The Elegant Male

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
57/92
Date Released
14 Nov 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
British men’s fashions are traditionally conservative. Why can foreigners never quite copy? Is the tradition changing, anyway? And what about the tricky question of men’s cosmetics? Pathe News (with the assistance of Mrs Gerald Legge and Cicely Courtneidge) investigates the problem.
Keywords
Aristocracy; Fashion and costume; Performing arts
Locations
London; Soho
Footage sources
Neue Deutsche Wochenschau
Pathe Journal
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Camera
Pat Whitaker
Length of story (in feet)
346
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

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Name
British Pathe Ltd
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Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'The Elegant Male', Pathe News Issue No. 57/92, 14 Nov 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/107955 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)