Dresses and Diamonds
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dresses & Diamonds. DESCRIPTION: All aboard for London Fashion Week: top models displayed some of the 130 outfits presented by the London Fashion Group. Barges were never like this, but the opening was at Puddle Dock, and the City’s Mermaid Theatre. Our pictures show just a few examples from the show, part of the proceeds of which go to the Save the Children fund. Another show in London was a jewellery exhibition, with a million pound’s worth of jewels on display. SHOTLIST: LS Mermaid Theatre. CU Puddle Dock. MS Mermaid Theatre. MS buyers. CU Duchess of Kent arrives. MS greetings. LS models on barge. MS same. HAS same. MS models wearing cocktail dresses. CU same. MS model wearing slacks. Slip pan MS people enter Diamond Show Room. CU diamonds laid out in glass case. CU 3 men looking in cabinet. CU people viewing gems. CU show room guard. MS models put on tiara. CU model wearing tiara. CU guard mops his brow. MS seated model wearing gems. CU same. CU jewels on model’s shoulder strap. CU model with gems in hair. CU jewels. CU model with bracelets. CU rings. CU guard. CU rings.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Buildings and structures; Women; Fashion and costume; Exhibitions and shows
- Locations
- London; England
- Card file number
- 80120
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 161
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