| MEN'S FASHIONS IN TECHNICOLOR (aka MEN ABOUT TOWN) Famous sportsmen and broadcasters model latest fashions at Victoria and Albert museum. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7161 |
| Catalog #: | 37753 | |
| Clip Number: | 37753-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 420 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:40 - 01:40:40 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1952 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | FASHION: Formal / Evening Wear FASHION: Historical (Pre 1900) FASHION: Men's FASHION: Suit LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Pathe Pictorial Technicolor supplement - Men about town. L/S as camera pans down exterior of Victoria and Albert Museum. M/S door. M/S interior of statue. Author James Laver adjusts a suit from King Charles' time. He walks down row of dummies showing fashions from different ages such as flowery waistcoats, fine suits and ruffles on shirts etc. M/S of Roger Bannister posing as a dummy, the camera pans down his modern checked suit and across to golfer Arthur Lacey in plus twos. M/S of Tottenham Hotspur manager Arthur Rowe in angora suit and Rugby International Wilfred Wooller in tweeds, they are all posing as dummies. M/S cricketer Godfrey Evans with Arthur Lacey who is in tweeds. C/U darted shoulders of the suit. M/S as security guard walks along. C/U painting of a group of women, camera pans down to cricketer Denis Compton in a suit with turned back cuffs. M/S John Arlott, camera pans down suit to show it does not have turned back cuffs. M/S T.B. Kyle in tweed suit posing next to rifle in case. M/S Harold Warrender in fine woollen tails and top hat, camera pans up him. C/U statue on table, camera pulls back to show Guy Middleton, Richard Murdoch and Eamonn Andrews standing around it. C/U Eamonn, he is wearing a frilly shirt front. M/S of the three of them, a woman comes up to have a look, and Guy turns and winks at her. C/U Derek Bond in full evening dress standing on the steps, he coughs and all the "dummies" look around. M/S as Derek walks away. | |
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