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PICTURE POST TRAILER

Picture Post Trailer (1955)

Advertisement for 'Picture Post' magazine shown to cinema audiences before a...

WALKIE PEN

Walkie Pen (1950)

A baby gives baby walking device a trial run in Streatham, Greater London.

BAGS issue title - FOR GOODNESS SAKE !

Bags Issue Title - For Goodness Sake ! (1943)

Footage of cheap and simple handbag being made.

EDGAR NORFIELD issue title - SIGN PLEASE

Edgar Norfield Issue Title - Sign Please (1943)

Good footage of the comic artist Edgar Norfield at...

MARRIAGE BUREAU

Marriage Bureau (1944)

Nice item about an early dating agency in London.

MAGAZINE MASKS

Magazine Masks (1953)

Hairdresser Mr French makes unusual masks from pages torn from fashion magazines.

FASHIONS IN WOOL

Fashions In Wool (1945)

Latest in women's sports clothes by designer Muriel Bellamy, commentary by Anne...

 

 

DAY WEAR GAY WEAR

Day Wear Gay Wear (1946)

Great fashions for day wear, now that smart women do not wear slacks around the...

FURNITURE EXHIBITION

Furniture Exhibition (1954)

Footage of latest styles in furniture on show at exhibition in London.

"Woman's Own" Story (1952)

A behind the scenes look at the editor's role in "Woman's Own" magazine....

PERSONALITY MEET - ERNEST SHEPARD

Personality Meet - Ernest Shepard (1946)

Item showing Ernest Shephard, artist and illustrator of...

US FASHIONS

Us Fashions (1937)

Latest women's fashions from USA, worn by glamorous models.

THAT CROWNING GLORY

That Crowning Glory (1937)

Great story showing the hairstyles that suit different face shapes, with very...

BEAUTIFYING! WHERE TO PUT THE ACCENT!

Beautifying! Where To Put The Accent! (1938)

Jean Barrie of 'Woman's Fair' magazine shows three...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 10

Feminine Pictorialities No. 10 (1934)

Excellent item shows us the features of a simplistic art deco...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 40 - A MODE MOMENT

Feminine Pictorialities No. 40 - A Mode Moment (1934)

Great 30s frocks are the latest fashions...

OLD TARS' NEW HOMES

Old Tars' New Homes (1953)

In Portsmouth, a new barrack block, fitted with all mod. com. is opened.

VASCO LAZZOLO aka VICTOR LAZZOLA DRAWS

Vasco Lazzolo AKA Victor Lazzola Draws (1938)

The famous magazine illustrator Vasko Lazzolo at work.

SLIPPERS

Slippers (1943)

Anne Edwards gives advice on how to make your own slippers and save clothing coupons.

TURBANS issue title is WAYS AND MEANS

Turbans Issue Title Is Ways And Means (1942)

Fashion expert Anne Edwards combats hat rationing by...

DAY TO DAY FROCK issue title - SHOULDER ARMS !

Day To Day Frock Issue Title - Shoulder Arms ! (1943)

Fashion item about how a woman can make the...

EVENING AND DAY FROCK issue title is HI-DE-HI

Evening And Day Frock Issue Title Is Hi-De-Hi (1943)

Item showing women how to recycle evening...

LACE issue title is GIVE AND TAKE

Lace Issue Title Is Give And Take (1943)

Fashion expert Anne Edwards shows how old lace can be...

ANNE EDWARDS issue title is LET'S JOIN THE LADIES

Anne Edwards Issue Title Is Let's Join The Ladies (1944)

Glamorous model demonstrates different...

HONEY FASHION SHOW

Honey Fashion Show (1968)

Models on banks of River Thames wearing fashions for teenagers.

MODEL BABIES

Model Babies (1945)

Models Dorothy Cuff and Vivienne Bowden at home with their little daughters. London.

PERSONALITY MEET FRANK RICHARDS

Personality Meet Frank Richards (1946)

Footage of the creator of Billy Bunter Frank Richard's. Kent.

HOP PICKERS

Hop Pickers (1946)

Great footage of Londoners going hop picking in Kent.

CAREERS FOR GIRLS

Careers For Girls (1944)

A bored secretary at work does everything she can to avoid typing 'dreary...

HAIR DRYING SALON

Hair Drying Salon (1953)

Ladies are pampered with manicures, drinks and telephone access at salon in...

DRY-HEAT BATH

Dry-Heat Bath (1953)

Footage of young woman having a dry bath at beauty clinic in London

HATS aka MAKE AND MEND HATS

Hats AKA Make And Mend Hats (1942)

Item showing how to make new women's clothes and hats out of men's...

FASHION HINTS aka PATCHWORK & HATS issue title - S.O.S.

Fashion Hints AKA Patchwork & Hats Issue Title - S.O.S. (1942)

Fashion tips for using scraps of...

BOWLERS ARE IN - PARIS 1963

Bowlers Are In - Paris 1963 (1963)

Bowler back in fashion in Paris at 100th birthday.

AMERICAN FASHIONS FOR WOMEN

American Fashions For Women (1963)

American women visiting Good Housekeeping Magazine and are wearing...

NORMAN WISDOM

Norman Wisdom (1955)

Norman Wisdom and his son pose for a photograph to be used on the cover of...

NORMAN WISDOM

Norman Wisdom (1955)

Norman Wisdom and his son pose for a photograph to be used on the cover of...

WOMAN'S WORLD aka WOMANS WORLD

Woman's World AKA Womans World (1968)

In the chase towards equality, women are still bent on keeping...

ANNE EDWARDS aka GLAMOUR GIRL

Anne Edwards AKA Glamour Girl (1944)

A day in the life of glamour girl Joan Richards.

WOMENS HATS aka WOMEN'S HEAD-DRESSES issue title - HEADS AND TALES!

Womens Hats AKA Women's Head-Dresses Issue Title - Heads And Tales! (1944)

Anne Edwards...

LESTER TAKES A BRIDE

Lester Takes A Bride (1960)

Jockey Lester Piggott marries Susan Armstrong at St. Mark's church. London.

VOGUE

Vogue (1946)

Making of Vogue magazine issue.

SWIM WEAR FASHIONS aka WEST COAST SWIM STYLES

Swim Wear Fashions AKA West Coast Swim Styles (1949)

Models display latest swim wear fashions....

DC-8F JET IN FASHION DISPLAY AT LONG BEACH

Dc-8f Jet In Fashion Display At Long Beach (1963)

DC 8F plane used as a prop at fashion show at...

THE OLD OLD STORY - BOOKS FOR THE FORCES

The Old Old Story - Books For The Forces (1945)

Ministry of Information trailer asking people to...

BOOKS FOR THE BRAVE - DONATE

Books For The Brave - Donate (1944)

Story showing the need for book donation, and how to go about it.

FROM TOP TO TOE - FASHION SHOW

From Top To Toe - Fashion Show (1957)

Head to toe fashion show at Savoy Hotel, London - mostly...

GRAVITY GOES UP!

Gravity Goes Up! (1959)

Selection of US astronauts and a taste of life without gravity in a test plane.

MODEL AIRCRAFT

Model Aircraft (1947)

Miniature aeroplanes on display at National Model Aircraft Exhibition.

CONTINENTAL WEEKEND

Continental Weekend (1949)

British tourists go on weekend cruise to Rouen in France.