Learning on ScreenCostumes Unlimited
Series
- Series Name
- This Week In Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: London is the home of the world’s biggest film and theatrical costumiers, where literally a million costumes of all periods, shapes and sizes are available for hire. Many have been made for famous films, and Gail Spiro gets a chance to try on some of their exotic creations - and to see how the ordinary man or woman in the street can change their personality by taking to fancy dress.
- Researcher Comments
- The location is Bermans & Nathans. Includes a brief extract from the ATV television series "Edward VII". NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
- Keywords
- Shops and shopping; Cinema; Fashion and costume; Performing arts; Television
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 936/900
- Credits:
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- Support services
- Alison Hawkes
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Presenter
- Esmeralda Reyna
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Presenter
- Gail Spiro
- Cutter
- Maurice Tarling
- Director
- Patrick Wyand
- Camera
- Platypus Films
- Producer
- Sylvia Eley
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
- http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - 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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