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THE WHEEL

The Wheel (1930)

A woman spins round on an exercise wheel in the studio - looks quite uncomfortable!

NIGHTWEAR

Nightwear (1955)

Nightwear designer Kay Keystone seeks inspiration from the Victorian age - nighties are...

OVER-UNDERWEAR

Over-Underwear (1960)

Glamorous and frilly petticoats from the British Nylon Fair at the Royal Albert...

TESTING NYLON STOCKINGS

Testing Nylon Stockings (1956)

Nice story showing new ladder proof nylons being manhandled.

SYDNEY SUNDAY SPORTS

Sydney Sunday Sports (1937)

Light-hearted sports in Australia - wheel barrow races and fox terrier...

LATEST PARISIAN LINGERIE

Latest Parisian Lingerie (1916)

Underwear is modelled - nice footage of cute undies.

FASHIONS - STENCIL COLOUR POS

Fashions - Stencil Colour Pos (1924)

Beautiful early colour item - girls posing in their undies. ...

 

 

M'LADY'S DRESS - WHILE SHE WAITS

M'lady's Dress - While She Waits (1921)

Alphonse Berg - the dress designer - rustles up a frock for...

EVE

Eve (1922)

A very overweight woman is seen bathing her children, being pushed along in a pram, being...

LIGHTNING FASHIONS

Lightning Fashions (1922)

A dress is created in 90 seconds - fabric is draped around a woman then pinned...

BATH AND BOUDOIR

Bath And Boudoir (1932)

Barmy story about a woman who has lots of animal themed knickknacks in her...

M'LADY'S DRESS - WHILE SHE WAITS

M'lady's Dress - While She Waits (1922)

Alphonse Berg - the dress designer - rustles up a frock for...

LATEST PARISIAN LINGERIE

Latest Parisian Lingerie (1916)

Underwear is modelled - nice footage of cute undies.

THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

Things Are Not What They Seem (1929)

Funny film which shows stocking shaping machines in action.

GIRLS WILL BE - BOYS!

Girls Will Be - Boys! (1929)

Fantastic pillow fight - large crowd of girls have a massive scrap.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 77

Caught By The Camera No. 77 (1936)

On Caught by the Camera this week we see the latest lingerie, a...

BREVITIES

Brevities (1929)

Woman seductively models the latest in underwear.

SWINGBALL

Swingball (1930)

Eight girls exercise using a new contraption - a "swingball" - also more traditional...

THE PERFECT MAN

The Perfect Man (1941)

Men show off their muscles and physique in contest to find perfect man. San...

GERMAN CARNIVAL

German Carnival (1938)

A German carnival with lots of bizarre fancy dress costumes, floats and figures.

WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL

World's Longest Underwater Tunnel (1927)

The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.

FRENCH CHORUS GIRLS

French Chorus Girls (1929)

Nice footage of chorus girls doing a high kick routine then changing...

KEEPING AWAY COLD

Keeping Away Cold (1931)

Two women are given tattoos - one on the shoulder, the other on the thigh.

FAIR'S FAIR!

Fair's Fair! (1932)

A couple have a great time at the funfair - good shots of various rides.

WHEELS AND WHIRLS

Wheels And Whirls (1933)

Slapstick entertainers "the Hughes family" perform their cycling routine.

THE GRAND PARADE

The Grand Parade (1933)

A fashion show is staged - we see what goes on behind the scenes.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 47 - BACK TO THE GOOD OLD STAYS

Feminine Pictorialities No. 47 - Back To The Good Old Stays (1935)

Good footage of Victorian...

NIGHTIES - AND THAT'S NOT ALL!

Nighties - And That's Not All! (1932)

Lovely item about the latest fashions in nightwear and underwear...

NYLON

Nylon "Comes To The Fair" (1959)

Great shots of fashions at the Nylon Fair in London's Albert Hall.

SUSPENDERS issue title - HATS OFF !

Suspenders Issue Title - Hats Off ! (1940)

With the aid of diagrams and women's suspenders the...

THREE SMART GIRLS issue title - EASY ON THE EYE

Three Smart Girls Issue Title - Easy On The Eye (1941)

The Three Smart Girls tour the country with...

MRS MOPPS HAVE PARTY

Mrs Mopps Have Party (1960)

Cleaning ladies have fun at their 13th annual ball at Walworth Road in...

MUDDY SPORT!

Muddy Sport! (1960)

Men have fun on very muddy beach playing football and tug of war. Southend, Essex.

MIXED BOUTIQUE

Mixed Boutique (1966)

Clothes shop that caters for both sexes opened in Carnaby Street.

RUSSIAN-LOOK FASHION SHOW

Russian-Look Fashion Show (1967)

Models show off latest fashions based on Russian and Regency dress....

LINGERIE FASHIONS AND SWIMSUIT FASHIONS

Lingerie Fashions And Swimsuit Fashions (1952)

Women display the latest fashion in lingerie and Swim...

SERVICE INTO CIVVIES

Service Into Civvies (1945)

A former Wren goes to buy her first civilian outfit for a job interview.

TOMTOPIA aka  PATHE FRONT PAGE

Tomtopia AKA Pathe Front Page (1947)

Tommy Handley pays a visit to his 82 year old mother on his...

AMERICAN RECRUITS ARRIVAL AT BARRACKS, UNIFORM FITTING AND MEDICAL INSPECTION

American Recruits Arrival At Barracks, Uniform Fitting And Medical Inspection (1941)

Recruits...

MOBILE BATH HOUSE FRANCE

Mobile Bath House France (1940)

Troops in France create a mobile bath and use it happily.

 FRENCH CUSTOMS PROBE

French Customs Probe (1947)

Pathe Joins A French Customs Probe looking for smuggled contraband.

BATTLE OF THE BULGE -  U.S. TROOPS

Battle Of The Bulge - U.S. Troops (1944)

American troops in heavy snow during Battle of the Bulge,...

LOOKING AT TOKYO PRIOR TO OLYMPICS

Looking At Tokyo Prior To Olympics (1964)

Cultural depiction of Tokyo in run-up to the Olympics

UNDERWEAR SHOW IN ROME

Underwear Show In Rome (1959)

Girls model the latest underwear. Rome, Italy.

 DUBLIN SPRING SHOW

Dublin Spring Show (1961)

Irish girls model stockings and the 'Shamrock' car.

KNICKERS!

Knickers! (1971)

Various shots of women's underwear including some very bizarre knickers called Pop-Pants.

WAY-OUT FASHIONS - PARIS

Way-Out Fashions - Paris (1967)

Way-out fashions modelled using metal-foil fabric.

MISS BETTY SIDDONS

Miss Betty Siddons (1929-1931)

Great story showing Betty Siddons showing us her 'daily dozen' in vest, shorts...

THE ELEVATION OF LABOUR Reel 3

The Elevation Of Labour Reel 3 (1930)

Co-operative Co-Partnership film - good shots of factory workers...

BATHING PARADE

Bathing Parade (1914-1918)

British troops undress on beach and run to the sea.