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FASHION FEATURE

Fashion Feature (1947)

Latest hats designed by British milliners on show in London.

MADAM, YOUR HAT!

Madam, Your Hat! (1946)

Good shots of female hat-wearers in the audience at a fashion show.

SKYSCRAPER MODES

Skyscraper Modes (1936)

The skyscrapers of New York are said to be the inspiration for the latest...

PAPER MILLINERY - WHILE YOU WAIT

Paper Millinery - While You Wait (1924)

Nice hats made of crepe paper are modelled.

VANITY UNLIMITED

Vanity Unlimited (1933)

Painting designs on clothes and hats.

FEATHERS

Feathers (1951)

Footage of goose feathers being prepared to put in new feather hats at Sedley Place,...

ELEGANT CALENDAR

Elegant Calendar (1946)

London's first midnight hat show in London.

 

 

HAT CHAT!

Hat Chat! (1946)

Three London-designed hats are modelled in the studio.

WHY NOT THIS CREPE PAPER HAT FOR SUMMER?

Why Not This Crepe Paper Hat For Summer? (1922)

Woman makes nice hats from crepe paper.

WOODEN HATS

Wooden Hats (1932)

Amazing wooden hats are made from very small pieces of wood then modelled.

BIRTH OF HAT

Birth Of Hat (1950)

Hat making in Brook Street, London.

POODLE HATS aka HAT CHOOSING POODLE

Poodle Hats AKA Hat Choosing Poodle (1952)

Nice story about poodle who helps her mistress which hat...

MADAME GOES HIGH HAT

Madame Goes High Hat (1945)

Mademoiselle Pavy working on latest hat designs.

SCIENCE IN HATS

Science In Hats (1945)

New plastic hats made by famous West End milliner Hugh Beresford.

JACK STRAW COMES TO TOWN on sleeve as JACK STRAN COMES TO TOWN

Jack Straw Comes To Town On Sleeve As Jack Stran Comes To Town (1922)

Great film demonstrating...

CREATING A CREATION

Creating A Creation (1920)

Various ways of trimming a hat are shown. Nice footage of a milliner at...

HATS WHILE YOU WAIT

Hats While You Wait (1930)

The way to make cute hats from crepe paper is demonstrated.

THE HAT MAKERS - AN ITALIAN STUDY

The Hat Makers - An Italian Study (1933)

Lovely film showing the processes involved in making straw...

HATS issue title reads HEADS AND TAILS

Hats Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

A look at ladies' hats being made in factory in Luton....

HAT FASHIONS

Hat Fashions (1964)

Women's hat fashions on display at the Dorchester Hotel, London.

GLASS FABRICS

Glass Fabrics (1948)

A look at how broken glass it turned into fibre and made into hats. Acton, London.

TOP HATS

Top Hats (1951)

God footage of top-hat being made in London.

HAT FASHION aka LADIES HAT FASHIONS ON SHOW

Hat Fashion AKA Ladies Hat Fashions On Show (1967)

The Millinery Institute of Great Britain...

HATS FOR SCHOOLGIRLS aka CHILDREN'S HATS

Hats For Schoolgirls AKA Children's Hats (1959)

Milliner Victor Hyett shows off his new range of...

THE RIGHT HAT - AND THE WRONG WAY

The Right Hat - And The Wrong Way (1928)

Great item showing the correct way for Madame to wear her...

THE RIGHT HAT - AND THE WRONG WAY

The Right Hat - And The Wrong Way (1925)

Great item showing the correct way for Madame to wear her...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 35

Caught By The Camera No. 35 (1935)

Stories in this item include hat making in the Tyrol in Austria and...

ETHIOPIA AT HOME

Ethiopia At Home (1935)

A look at life in an Ethiopian village.

SPRING PREVIEW FOR THE PRINCESS

Spring Preview For The Princess (1949)

Princess Margaret attends a hat show hosted by the Associated...

EDWARD COOPER issue title PIGS MIGHT FLY!

Edward Cooper Issue Title Pigs Might Fly! (1942)

Edward Cooper plays the piano and sings about...

SIX HATS IN ONE

Six Hats In One (1945)

Viola Hammond of Erik's hat shop shows 6 different trimmings for one boater hat.

SEASIDE HAIRSTYLES

Seaside Hairstyles (1952)

Footage of hairdresser Rene collecting shells for decorative hat. Hastings,...

LAMPSHADE HAT

Lampshade Hat (1954)

Hairdresser Biagio demonstrates his new "coolie hat" hairstyle on dancer Chin Yu.

HAT LIBRARY

Hat Library (1954)

Hat library in London were women can hire hats for special occasions.

BILLINGSGATE HATS

Billingsgate Hats (1949)

John Williams Fain makes bobbins - protective hats worn by porters at...

HOW TO CHOOSE A HAT!

How To Choose A Hat! (1946)

Great shots of women in the right and wrong hats for their face shapes.

PRINCESS MARGARET

Princess Margaret (1949)

Princess Margaret attends a show hosted by the Associated Millinery Designers.

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...

SUMMER HATS - IN CREPE PAPER

Summer Hats - In Crepe Paper (1925)

Gorgeous little hats are made by crocheting crepe paper.

BEAR SKINS

Bear Skins (1951)

Good footage of the making of bear skin hats - London.

NEWBOROUGH HATS cleaned neg

Newborough Hats Cleaned Neg (1955)

Wonderful posing in all manner of extravagant hats - good for...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 33

Cineviews In Brief No. 33 (1937)

Cineviews in Brief - a 117 year old man in Lithuania, fez making in...

NEWBOROUGH HATS

Newborough Hats (1955)

Wonderful posing in all manner of extravagant hats - good for showing the vanity...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES - HATS

Feminine Pictorialities - Hats (1935)

Sketches of designer hats from Paris are sent by radio to...

HEADLINE HATS

Headline Hats (1945)

Hat design competition by Sunday Pictorial results in two winning designs made up in...

STRAW BOATERS

Straw Boaters (1952)

Item showing process of making straw boaters. Luton, Bedfordshire.

PARTY HATS

Party Hats (1957)

A jokey item about the manufacture of party hats and other novelty items.

HATS AND FLOWERS aka SPRING HATS

Hats And Flowers AKA Spring Hats (1958)

Models display the very latest designs in hats inside a...

SUPPOSING - !  A LITTLE FANTASY BY THE NUTTY NIB AND JOE NOBLE

Supposing - ! A Little Fantasy By The Nutty Nib And Joe Noble (1932)

Funny Joe Noble animation...

FEATHER HATS

Feather Hats (1955)

Processes involved in the intricate technique of making feather covered hats.