Old Master Fashions 1958

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Mayfair, London.

Two fashion designers - the Ravis (sp?) sisters - admire their handiwork as three women model some of their creations. The Degas painting "The Dancing Class" is on display as the narrator explains that all these fashions have been inspired by "old master" paintings. Models...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1351
Sort Number:
CP 205
Time in/Out:
01:20:34:00 / 01:23:32:00
Canister:
CP 205
Film ID:
83.05
Issue Date:
01/12/1958

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