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From Top to Toe

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1476
Date Released
16 Sep 1957
Date submitted
10 Sep 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Queen Opens Conference
  2. 2Homes Crash into Crater
  3. 3From Top to Toe
  4. 4Police on Parade
  5. 5On Target
  6. 6Tito Entertains
  7. 7Salute to the Few

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Hairdressing Congress. DESCRIPTION: Various hair styles at the World Hairdressing Congress in London. Also on show in London were new stockings, designed by Shiaparelli. SHOTLIST: GV preparations for the display of hair-styles. LS girl receives treatment. Closer same. LS another girl having hair dressed. Crowd. LS Glasgow delegate having hair dressed. Closer same. CU hairdresser. MS another girl parades hairstyles. CU another same. Same another (x2). Crowd. LS girl being photographed. MS girl parading. LS girl models hairstyle with turtle doves. MS same. CU same. Same LS. Cave-man hairstyles paraded. Closer same. LS Lady Godiva. Closer same. Lady Godiva’s cloak removed. MS wearing Miss Congress sash. MS Elizabethan style paraded. MS Charles 2nd & Nell Gwyn. MS 18th Century style. Same (x2). Crowd. LS parade of modern court coiffure. Closer same. LS finale of hairstyles. Closer same. Same. CU amateur photographs focus on Miss Congress. CU King Charles. CU pan Miss Congress.
Keywords
Women; Conferences; Fashion and costume; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London
Card file number
71663
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:

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