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0:00:00 > 0:00:02- Tonight, a trip to Pen Llyn...
0:00:02 > 0:00:06- ..to see Nicola Pilkington's - unusual wardrobe.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12- Marc Rees will show us his small - but interesting wardrobe in Cardiff.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18- First, we meet former singer - Olwen Davies in Aberystwyth.
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0:00:42 > 0:00:44- # DELIBES: FLOWER DUET #
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- This is a duvet cover, - from Brixton Market.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Come on, girls! Lovely duvet covers!
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- I bought it - and turned it into a trouser suit.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20- I still like it.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22- I made it many moons ago.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- I wear it when I'm at the seaside - and people compliment me on it.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- It's colourful, isn't it?
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- Colour is very evident...
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- ..when you enter - Olwen Davies's home, in Penparcau.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- The house is full of clothes - made and collected by Olwen...
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- ..during her fascinating and varied - 80-year lifetime.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Your whole house - is a walk-in wardrobe!
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- It's certainly true of this room.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Yes. All the rooms are like this!
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- From time to time, - I put the clothes in cupboards.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- I can't believe - I have so many clothes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Every item brings back memories.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- They're like children to me.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- I look at articles and think...
0:02:18 > 0:02:24- .."Oh! That's where I bought that" - or "Oh! I wore that there."
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- My clothes - definitely bring back some memories.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Olwen grew up in Wales - and in London.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- She went on to study music and she - became a singer and a translator.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- She divided her time - between London and Rome.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- Olwen moved back to Wales - to retire...
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- ..and she became - a leading member of CND Cymru.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- When I was in Covent Garden...
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- ..I spotted this dressing gown in - a gentlemen's outfitter in Victoria.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- There are red dragons on it - and I loved it.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- When I moved back to Wales and - started to go on peace protests...
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- ..I gave it a padded lining.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- It was the ideal coat to wear - to London, Greenham Common...
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- ..and to pop to town on - a shopping trip during the winter.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- There it is - the Welsh dragon.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- It's the colour of fire and - your flame certainly burns brightly.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Yes. When I do something, - I do it with passion.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- I feel passionately - about certain issues.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- I'm passionate - about the peace movement...
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- ..and about the terrible things - that go on, across the world.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- The arms trade - "We arm the - dictators and bomb their people".
0:03:51 > 0:03:52- We must do something.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Children die of starvation - and disease every day.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- It's wrong.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- We really must change things.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22- You're passionate about world issues - and you're passionate about clothes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- You love your clothes, don't you?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- You love your clothes, don't you?- - Yes, I do.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- It's amazing what you can achieve, - with a bit of creativity.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- The fabric is the important thing.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- If you have good fabric, - you can create something unique.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- Nobody else has items - like the ones in my wardrobe.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- I certainly don't think - anyone has an outfit like this one.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- This was a present. - I was in South Africa.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- I have a Wales Anti Apartheid shirt, - of course.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01- The hat and the scarf are the kinds - of things they wear in South Africa.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- We taught them to sing...
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- # Drop not bombs is our desire. - We don't want a nuclear war #
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- They taught us to sing a song - in isiZulu.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- SHE SINGS IN ISIZULU
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- It meant "You, woman, - can become a Member of Parliament."
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- This room - is just one of your wardrobes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- You have another roomful of clothes, - don't you?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Let's take a look at that room, too.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- First, let's flap our... - what are they called?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- Ventalio.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Oh, these come in handy in Rome.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- The dress you're wearing - matches your blue eyes.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- You wore this - to your birthday party, didn't you?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- How old were you?
0:06:33 > 0:06:34- How old were you?- - I was 80 years old.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- I had my party at the Arts Centre.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- This was made by Bella, - my dressmaker in Rome.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- I lived in Rome and I came back - to England occasionally...
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- ..and I'd buy fabric in John Lewis.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- I took this material back to Rome, - many years ago.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- This dress - must be 40 or 45 years old.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- It's timeless.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- You wore more than one dress - at your birthday party.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- You changed, - at the end of the evening.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Yes. - I changed into this black dress.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11- I crocheted the red collar.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- It adds a bit of life to the dress.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- I wear my jet necklace - with this dress.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- I was in Whitby in 1949, - appearing in 'Out of the Blue'.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- Whitby is famous for its jet.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- I earned around 15 a week.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- My husband earned something similar.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- I was determined - to buy a Whitby jet necklace.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- I found that one.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- I think I paid - something like 25 for it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- I was in Whitby last year - and I saw a similar necklace.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- If I bought it today, - it would cost around 800.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- What a fantastic investment!
0:07:55 > 0:08:00- Yes. The man in the shop told me - it's hand-crafted and hand-carved.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Nobody makes them, any more.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Peacock! I'm a peacock!
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- I'm beginning to believe you.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- People ask, - "What are you going to wear?"
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- "You do look nice."
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- That's when the feathers come out.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21- That's when the feathers come out.- - Yes, that's right.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- Let's hope Olwen Davies's - colourful peacock feathers...
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- ..keep coming out - for many years to come.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Nicola Pilkington - is only 18 years old...
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- ..but she has already developed - her own, unique style.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- I love walking into a room and - seeing people looking at my clothes.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- I'm different.
0:09:14 > 0:09:20- Of all the wardrobes I've seen, - this has to be the most unusual.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- What gave you the idea - of storing things like this?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- When I had a normal wardrobe, - I used to stuff everything in there.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- I had no room - and I couldn't find anything.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- I pair colours together - but I still couldn't find anything!
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- This has made life easy.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45- I'm surprised. Everything within - a block of colour blends into one.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51- I'm used to it and I recognise - the different fabrics and textures.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- I know where everything is - and I know what I've got.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Black is an exception to that rule.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Black is tricky.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- You have to pull everything out!
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- I was a tomboy when I was young. - I wasn't into fashion.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- My friends matched colours - but I didn't.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- The school uniform we wore - was really restrictive.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- I didn't want to look - like everyone else.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- I like people to notice my clothes. - I want to stand out.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- How would you describe your style?
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- I never wear the same thing - two days on the trot.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50- Sometimes I wear something feminine - and sometimes something grungy.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- It depends on how I feel or - what sort of weather we're having.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- Colour has huge relevance, for me.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Do you choose one colour - or a combination of colours?
0:11:02 > 0:11:07- Sometimes, I wear a single colour - and sometimes I combine colours.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- I wear unusual colour combinations.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- You have four pairs of boots of the - same design, in different colours.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- These trainers - are all the same, too.
0:11:43 > 0:11:49- Yes. If I find something comfortable - I buy it in every available colour.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- It makes it easy because - I know they fit and how they look.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- It's easy to adapt to different - colours of the same design.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- I buy lots of things - from charity shops.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- My trainers weren't very expensive.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- I like things like this.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- I bought it in a charity shop.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09- I wear this as a top.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- You just wrap it around yourself?
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Yes - like this.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16- Yes - like this.- - Let me try.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Aren't you worried it'll fall down?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- No, I'm confident. - I wear them all the time.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- I don't worry about it.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- I bought these Evisu jeans - from a charity shop.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- They're brand new - and they cost 3.50.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- They'd be around 100, in the shops.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- I cut things up, like that. - It's easy.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- If I mess it up, who cares? - They're cheap.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56- This is lovely.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- This is lovely.- - I bought that in Iceland.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59- My uncle lives there.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- He's an artist - and I studied his work at college.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- I visited him - and I went shopping, too!
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- I bought lots of really unusual - fabrics there, too.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Texture is important to me.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- These materials - are quite old-fashioned.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- This is a top.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- It's an interesting fabric.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- If you scrunch it up, - the creases stay in the material.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Great! There's no need to iron it.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- My friends think I'm nuts.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40- They're used to it.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- We go out for a drink - and I'm over-the-top.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- I know I'm over-the-top - but I can't be normal.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- I needed something to wear - to a New Year's Eve party...
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- ..so I bought this silver catsuit.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- It's hideous!
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- It looked fine on the internet.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- You don't wear this - to go down the pub?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- I want to but people stop me!
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Can you see yourself making a living - from clothes and fashion?
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- I'll do an arts foundation course - in Bangor next year.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28- The next step then is to study - fashion design, in London.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- Fingers crossed, - if I work hard enough.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- What will you include - in your collection?
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- Everything. I like all sorts - of styles, as you can see.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- I like patterned fabrics - and plain fabrics.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- I want to keep adding - to my collection...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- ..and pick up ideas wherever I go.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- If you come back in a few years, - everything will have changed.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- I never stand still.
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0:15:31 > 0:15:32- Things will change...
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- ..but the 1970s was the important - decade for me, regarding clothes.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Performer, Marc Rees, - grew up during the 1970s.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- The experiences he had - during that decade...
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- ..shaped his character, his home - and his wardrobe.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- When did you form your - special relationship with clothes?
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- I had a special relationship - with clothes, even as a young boy.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- I wanted to express myself - by dressing up.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- I remember dressing up - as Demis Roussos or Kate Bush...
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- ..and putting on performances - for my family.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- That then rubbed off - on my choice of day-to-day clothes.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Has performing - always been in your blood?
0:16:24 > 0:16:25- Yes. Always.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- I've always used costumes - for my performances.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- I create stage costumes.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Much of your performance work - is autobiographical.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Is that reflected in your clothes?
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- Is that reflected in your clothes?- - Yes, because my work is inspired - by my home - the Swansea Valley.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- I go back to my parents' house, - in Alltwen...
0:16:47 > 0:16:53- ..and look through the contents - of the cupboards or the attic.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- I find clothes I wore as a child - or a 1970s suit.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Such discoveries - inspire new pieces of work.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- You tell the truth, through clothes. - Doesn't that make you vulnerable?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Yes, of course, that's true.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- My work is all about identity - and sexuality.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28- That comes to the surface by wearing - clothes and through nakedness.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34- I do a lot of work either naked - or wearing just a pair of pants.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- This is the spare bedroom - and this is my wardrobe.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- It's small.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- There aren't many clothes in there.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- The first thing I'd like to show you - is this special pair of pants.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- I wore them - when I was eight years old.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- I don't think they fit me any more. - I won't try them on!
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- There's a poignant story - linked to these.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04- I was eight years old and I was - getting changed, for a PE lesson.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- The girls were getting changed - into their knickers and vests.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- I ended up in my pants - and everyone started to laugh at me.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- The teacher started to laugh at me, - really hysterically.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- She paraded me around the school, - in my pants.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- She made me walk across the yard - and into the classrooms.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- That was - an extremely traumatic experience.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35- I think that's why I now spend - so much time performing in my pants.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- I perform a lot, either in my pants - or completely naked.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- A lot of these items - are linked to my childhood.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- I shave my head, these days...
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- ..but I tended to have curly hair, - when I was young.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- When the curls started to grow, - I was in a real panic.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- Didn't you like having curly hair?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Didn't you like having curly hair?- - No, because curls are girly.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- I wanted to stop it happening.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03- Believe it or not...
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- ..I used to wear a balaclava - when I was in bed at night.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- I'll see if it still fits me.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13- For weeks and months...
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- ..I slept with this balaclava - on my head.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- There's another item - linked to my childhood in here.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- I entered the Swansea Valley - road race on 27th of April, 1982.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- I wanted to prove my masculinity...
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- ..so I trained in secret every night - with Rhodri, my friend.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- I ended up winning the road race.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- This is the actual outfit I wore - to run that race.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- I'll try it on, - to see if it still fits me.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14- A lot of the things I have still - fit me, even if they're a bit tight.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- I was about 16 when I wore these.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- You see? They still fit me, - just about.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- I take it you always wear - this dress to do the housework?
0:20:43 > 0:20:44- No, not always!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- There's a story behind this dress.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- I did a show called 'Iddo Ef' - in the early 1990s.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- It was a piece based on the work - of Ann Griffiths.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- This dress was created especially - for the show.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- I'll tell you - who inspired this dress.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- I remember - watching the BAFTA ceremony.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- Nia Ceidiog was wearing a dress - similar to this.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- It had a high neck and it was shaped - like this, to show off her muscles.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- Nia Ceidiog inspired this dress.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- I take it this jacket - has some significance?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- Yes. - Listen and you'll hear it creak.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- Leather makes a special sound.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- This sound inspired my performance.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- I developed an idea, - through the performance.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- I performed naked and - I draped this jacket over my head.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- It takes place under the jacket.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- It was an image - linked to ageing skin...
0:22:07 > 0:22:12- ..and our obsession with - keeping our body young and healthy.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- I went to art college in Brighton - during the 1980s.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38- I decided to create an outfit - to wear on my first day at college.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Please remember - this was back in the 1980s.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44- This is the top.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- As you can see, - it's made of towelling.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51- Isn't it awful?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- There's also - a pair of matching trousers in here.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Oh, no!
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- I wore the top and the trousers...
0:23:03 > 0:23:08- ..with Dr Martens boots - and a biker's leather jacket.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- I thought it was great.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- From then on, the students called me - "The little Welsh boy".
0:23:24 > 0:23:28- One thing that strikes me - is how much you enjoy your clothes.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34- Yes. Clothes are important in - my performing work and in my life.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- How would you sum up - your relationship with your clothes?
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- As you've discovered, - my wardrobe is important to me.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- It spreads out and covers my work - and my creative life.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- It's terribly important to me.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones