'Forties’ Fashion

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2180
Date Released
15 Mar 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Forties Fashion. DESCRIPTION: London designers Ossie Clark and Alice Pollock latest creations add to the ‘Forties’ fashion trend. SHOTLIST: GV street. SCU Karina on left, wearing pant suit with printed roses, talking to Gala wearing satin blouse & crepe maxi skirt pan down. SV Gala and Karina walk into room and sit on couch. SCU girls on couch Gala wearing pale crepe & satin dress with leg revealing slit, Karina wearing 2 tone crepe dress, pan down to Gala’s leg. SV girls on couch, Gala lies back. SCU Karina does same. LV girls looking in mirror Karina walks out of picture leaving Gala, wearing a dark crepe midi dress with plunge neck & embroidered with tulips. SV Gala looking in mirror she turns to camera, pan down to her leg. SV pan Karina in see through spotted cotton voile dress. SCU ditto she turns and walks into SV. CU Gala in Parme velvet jacket with puffed sleeves, she’s also wearing a hat.
Keywords
Fashion and costume; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
96854
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Pat Whitaker
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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''Forties’ Fashion', British Movietone News Issue No. 2180, 15 Mar 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28751 (Accessed 09 Jun 2025)