Formal Clothes

Synopsis

In the fourth programme of the series, Doris Langley Moore explores how outfits for formal events are planned to call attention to joy, grief or glory. She also looks at how ceremonial robes are merely once fashionable formal attire that has become ‘petrified’ and how this is particularly true in Britain, with its rigid class structure. [14 minutes]

Series

Men, Women and Clothes

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

1957

Notes

First broadcast on 12/5/1957

Subjects

History

Keywords

clothing; fashion

Credits

Producer

Charles R. Rogers

Cinematographer

Ken Higgins

Contributor

Doris Langley Moore

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributor

Name

BBC Archive

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/ External site opens in new window