Pathé Collection: Fabulous Fashions of the 1940s
- Synopsis
- This compilation of British Pathé Cinemagazines focuses on fashion. Reports are included on eccentric hat designer Lady Newborough and the legendary designer Norman Hartnell. Film star Lana Turner is seen having a new hairstyle and other film stars model chinchilla fur coats. Among other titles are: SERVICE INTO CIVVIES, explores how much (and what) a Wren can buy with her demob money; SOMETHING BORROWED is about women having to borrow their wedding dresses from the
British War Relief fund; MAKE DO AND MEND includes a demonstration of how to make a swimsuit from face towels; EXPORT FIGURES REVEALED deals with the export trade in British lingerie items and MAINLY FOR WOMEN looks at Britain’s supremacy in the new synthetic fabrics. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2010
- Subjects
- Design; History
- Keywords
- fashion; cinemagazines
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £14.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 70 minutes
- Year
- 2013
Distributor
- Name
Plastic Head
- customerenquiries@plastichead.com
- Web
- http://www.plastichead.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01491 825029
- Address
- Avtech House, Hithercroft Road
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 9DA
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