Royal Opera Fashions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1745
Date Released
12 Nov 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Leading Ladies. DESCRIPTION: We visited Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House, to watch a fashion show with the Queen Mother. The show was put on by the Society of London Fashion Designers, including Michael Sherard, Charles Creed, Lachasse, Norman Hartnell, Hardy Amies, John Cavanagh and Victor Stiebel. Act One presented some suggestions for Mornings about Town, with the focus on tweed. Act Two: a North of the Border look for afternoons. Act Three - a night at the opera. And a First Night Finalé. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Covent Garden Market. MCU Queen Mother seated. MCU model with tweed suit. MS model with tweed coat. MS model with tartan dress. MS model with fur coat. MLS models descend stairs. MCU models with evening gown. CU chandelier. Another evening dress. MS Rimsky Korsakov’s Coq d’Or. Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. Bizet’s Carmen. Spectators. Models curtsy to Queen Mother.
Keywords
Royalty; Fashion and costume
Locations
London; Covent Garden
Card file number
85450
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Opera Fashions', British Movietone News Issue No. 1745, 12 Nov 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24873 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)