Adam - And Eve's Frocks 1923

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A "Hallé" creation inspired by the Middle Ages is modelled.

A chinchilla collared cloak is then presented to the camera. There is a C/U of the sequinned pattern on a dress. Another cloak has a collar made from Thibet fur, which, an intertitle informs us is: "a very distant and aristocratic...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14733
Sort Number:
EP 062
Time in/Out:
01:30:29:00 / 01:34:00:00
Canister:
EP 062
Film ID:
856.17
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