| SERVICE INTO CIVVIES former Wren goes to buy her first civilian outfit for a job | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7343 |
| Catalog #: | 316112 | |
| Clip Number: | 316112-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 45 | |
| Timecode: | 01:07:03 - 01:09:11 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FASHION: Women's LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MILITARY: Women SHOPPING: Clothing Store | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 500921 Service into Civvies EX-WREN buys civvy clothing. C/U of a woman putting money into her bag (purse, handbag), she walks across the road and we see she is in Wren's (Women's Royal Naval Service) uniform. The money she has received is to buy civilian clothing and she is looking for an outfit for a job interview. M/S as she enters a shop, she chooses a dress then tries on some gloves. Next the assistant brings out some rayon satin underwear for her. M/S as the woman chooses a new handbag then goes and tries a hat on. We see her in a boutique picking out clothes and going into the fitting room where she drops her bag, hat and jacket on a chair. M/S of the pile of clothes in the changing room. Camera pans down to her legs which magically transform from uniform stockings and shoes to silk stockings and high heels. She exits the boutique and mistakenly salutes another WREN still in uniform. | |
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