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Standardisation Of Clothing

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
115
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fabrics
  2. 2Standardisation Of Clothing
  3. 3Pre-Shaped Clothing
  4. 4Acclimatisation
  5. 5Clothing For The Future

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
COI synopsis: Most clothing sizes are based on statistics of height and girth as interpreted by each manufacturer, but at London’s Royal College of Art they are recording dimensions, shape, and even skin texture, so that what we buy "off the peg" will fit like a glove.
Keywords
Education and training; Arts and crafts; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture; Fashion and costume; Design
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/115
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Cutter
Fred Goodland

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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