Blixies 1949

Star Item

Description

Fashion parade in Birmingham

M/S Typist sitting at desk having difficulty with her blouse. L/S of model on catwalk . She take off her skirt to reveal the 'Blixie' which is a blouse and cami knickers combined. Several shots of other models displaying Blixies.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34285
Sort Number:
NP 258
Time in/Out:
01:45:09:00 / 01:46:16:00
Canister:
NP 258
Film ID:
1267.28
Issue Date:
22/08/1949

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2006 London bombings.
911
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
A Camisole Novelty

A Camisole Novelty

Cute new device - a clip so that different coloured straps can be fixed to camisoles.

From Dawn To Dusk

From Dawn To Dusk

Excellent footage of models displaying the latest lingerie fashions and designs.

Feminine Pictorialities No. 16 - Mannequins & Modes

Feminine Pictorialities No. 16 - Mannequins & Modes

Great story shows us behind the scenes at a fashion show.

Costume Decorations

Costume Decorations

Two young women decorate their swimming costumes with rosettes, then wear matching headbands and garters.

Madam, Your Hat!

Madam, Your Hat!

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

One Man Coal Mine

One Man Coal Mine

A man works in a small coal mine at the bottom of his garden.

Corsets Through The Ages

Corsets Through The Ages

Corsets through the ages fashion show in London.

Australia

Australia

Strange but great story about women's legs - nice stockings and funny camera effects.

 

 

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Buchenwald
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW1animals
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
 Before_Famous
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Transport_Inventions
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Himmler