Laura Ashley

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
832
Date Released
1974
Filmed
Nov 1974
Length of issue (in feet)
197
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: City girls around the world have recently been walking out in romantic country looking dresses. The fabrics and design of this fashion trend all emanate from a small factory in Wales where Laura Ashley, the originator of the new styles has based her work. Michele Brown has a look at the fashions and talks to Laura Ashley about why her particular designs have become so popular.
Researcher Comments
Includes footage from the BBC’s ‘Made in Britain: Laura Ashley’ programme. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
Keywords
Industry and manufacture; Fashion and costume; Design
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/832
Credits:
Camera
AI Films
Production Co.
AI Films
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Producer
Eric Halliday
Director
Eric Halliday
Presenter
Esmeralda Reyna
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Michele Brown
Support services
Zakiya Powell

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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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).
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How to cite this record

'Laura Ashley', This Week In Britain Issue No. 832, 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329073 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)