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0:00:02 > 0:00:06- Tonight, I'll go back to the 1980s - with Mefys Jones.
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0:00:13 > 0:00:17- We begin in Cardiff - with Alwyn Humphreys's obsession.
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0:00:43 > 0:00:45- # MYFANWY #
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- I don't need any more shirts - - and I keep telling myself that.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- But if you see something you like, - where's the harm in that?
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- Alwyn Humphreys is a broadcaster - and a choir conductor.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- He's in the public eye, - so it's lucky he loves clothes.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24- Is your wardrobe dominated - by a particular item of clothing?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Yes. - Shirts are very important to me.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- I remember a shop opening in Bangor.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- It was called Horesh - and it was completely different.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- I was around 14 years old...
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- ..and I remember looking at - Ben Sherman shirts in the shop.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- That was the first time - I came across the name Ben Sherman.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- A turquoise shirt caught my eye.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- It had a peaked collar.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- I thought to myself, - "Oh! I'd love to wear that shirt."
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- I couldn't afford it, of course.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- I saved up until, one day, I could - go to the shop and buy the shirt.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- That was my first thrill.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07- Since then, shirts have held a - fascination for me - and ties, too.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- I do realise my obsession - with shirts is some sort of disease.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- I admit it - and I think that's important.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- I once tried to get rid of - some shirts but it was too painful.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- My heart bled at the thought - of getting rid of some of them.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- That left me with a stark choice.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- I could either be like an alcoholic, - buying shirts rather than bottles...
0:02:47 > 0:02:53- ..and hiding them around the house - behind wardrobes and under beds.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- Either I could do that, - and allow my problem to escalate...
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- ..or I could say to myself, - "I can't do this any more."
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- That's exactly what I did.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- I have to iron, - every now and then...
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- ..but I can go for six months - without ironing a single shirt.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- That's if I dip into my collection.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- This is a Versace shirt.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46- It's a denim shirt.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Look at this detail.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- It's a button-down - but half-concealed.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- I love that sort of detail.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- The pocket is the same.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Next, we come to Tommy Hilfiger.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- I love the details around the collar - on this shirt.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- I like that.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- Does it make you worry about me?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Does it make you worry about me?- - Yes. I do worry about you!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- I'm trying to hide my concerns!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- I bought - this Ben Sherman shirt recently.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- I haven't worn it, yet.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Look at the detail - around the buttons.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Isn't that unusual?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- I kept this label intentionally.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- There's a picture - of Ben Sherman on it...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- ..and it includes - some notes about him.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- He was known as the Mod God - in the late 1950s.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- He became the king of trend - in Carnaby Street.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- There you go.
0:04:50 > 0:04:56- You should buy a scooter and make - a Welsh version of Quadrophenia!
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- These are my formal shirts.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- I wear them for concerts.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- When people see you on stage - with a Come to Jesus collar...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- ..they assume it's a plain shirt.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- That's not the case with this shirt.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25- My wife bought it for me.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- I apologise - if people are shocked by this.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- Take a look at the pictures - printed on the back of this shirt.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- Some very loving elephants.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- I can't remove my jacket - at a concert with this on my back.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- The public never suspects - I'm wearing something like this!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- This shirt is far busier - than people suspect, too.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- You only see the plain front, - under a jacket.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- I like it because it includes - the names of places I've visited.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Places like Sydney and New York.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- I've only ever worn this shirt once.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- This section is terribly stiff.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- It feels starched.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- When I conducted the choir, - the whole thing moved with my body.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- There's no flexibility there.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- It's possible this shirt has seen - its one and only concert.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- # CWM RHONDDA #
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- When I first wore tails, some of - the choir members' wives complained.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- They declared that - they couldn't see my rear end!
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- I hadn't realised that being able - to see a conductor's rear end...
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- ..is so important for women.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- I had no idea my rear end was more - of an attraction than other things.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- I stopped wearing tails for a while - to appease the wives.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- They were mature ladies, rather than - young ladies, unfortunately.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- The pin-removing ceremony - gives me tremendous pleasure.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- I love the feel of a new shirt.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- I also love the smell of it.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23- Isn't it wonderful?
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- It will never be the same again. - Its new career begins here.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- This is the first day - of the rest of its life.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- Who knows where it will go - during its lifetime.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- It gives me immense pleasure - to open the packaging...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- ..and wear a new shirt - for the first time.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- Can you describe - how you feel about your clothes?
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- When I wear a new shirt for the - first time, it makes me feel good.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- I feel more confident.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- I'm quite a shy person.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Many people can't fathom it - but I really am shy.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- I must battle against - my inner demons to be sociable...
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- ..and to be confident - about meeting new people.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Clothes help, in that respect.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- People come up to me and say...
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- .."I love your tie. - Where did you get it?"
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Or, - "Oh! Where did you get that shirt?"
0:08:40 > 0:08:45- Wearing nice clothes which fit you - well and which are comfortable...
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- ..gives you a good feeling.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53- It gives you confidence even though - you might be lacking in confidence.
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0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Mefys Jones is a teacher - and she lives on Anglesey.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- She loves clothes - and she's a real hoarder.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Clothes from one decade...
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- ..are very close to her heart.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- The 1980s are important to me.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- Youngsters find their own identity - in their high school years.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- You develop your own style - during your high school years.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- Mam no longer chose my clothes - - I was free to choose what I wore.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- What sparked off your interest - in clothes, Mefys?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- I think - it stemmed from my childhood.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- I was an only child.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- I was taken from shop to shop - by my mother.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Mam was very fond of clothes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- I received things like Cindy dolls - as Christmas presents.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- I also received - extra outfits for her.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- I would choose the doll's clothes.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- As youngsters, my friends and I - bounced fashion ideas around.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- We would also try to copy - whoever we saw on the television.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- We were influenced by pop stars.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- Duran Duran was my favourite band - and Madonna was my favourite artist.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- Madonna frequently changed her look - and she summed up the 1980s.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56- How did your clothes connect with - your experiences in the 1980s?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- I wore the late-1980s suits - when I was in the sixth form...
0:11:02 > 0:11:03- ..and at college.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- I wore a suit every single weekend.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- I'm sure people looked at me - in my suit and were baffled by it.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- The clothes were expensive.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- I wouldn't spend that much - on clothes today...
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- ..even though - I'm still fond of clothes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- I was working and felt - I deserved that sort of perk.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Other people spent their wages - differently from me...
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- ..but, in those days, clothes - were my number one priority.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46- I've lived through the 1970s, 1980s, - the 1990s and the current times.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- The 1980s was my favourite - decade, without a doubt.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55- Let's start over here.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- Green leather.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- I went to the Anglesey Show - every year.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- My grandparents took me to the show - when I was 14...
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- ..and I remember seeing this jacket.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- I went home - and started to hatch a plan...
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- ..to persuade my parents - to buy it for me.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17- It was quite expensive.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- I came up with a great excuse - - my aunt's wedding!
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- I told my parents the jacket - would be perfect for it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- My parents were kind enough - to buy this for me.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- Baggy, knee-length shorts - were typical of the 1980s.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- The shorts weren't enough for me.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- I had to buy the shirt - and the trousers.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- The same thing applies - to this collection.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- There's a shirt.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- A waistcoat.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02- A pair of shorts.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Last, but not least, the trousers.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- I wore this outfit - on my 18th birthday.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- That was in the late 1980s.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- I had a surprise party - and this is what I wore.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- What about this, Mefys?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Are you sure you want the nation - to know you wore it?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- Yes. - I was proud to wear it at the time.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- I was really taken with the colours.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- I wore a really baggy - pair of trousers with this jacket.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- They went well together, - at the time...
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- ..since the jacket is quite fitted.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- The label says, 'Cartoon', - and I'm saying nothing, Mefys!
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- Whatever floats your boat.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- These are pretty radical culottes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- You could mistake it for a skirt, - at first glance.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- All is revealed - when you start to walk in them.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- If you look, you'll see that these - culottes have a high waistband.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- It's ironic, but I recently bought - a pair of culottes.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- It just goes to show - things do come back into fashion.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- These are similar culottes.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- They're just like mine, Mefys.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- They're just like mine, Mefys.- - Yes. You're so trendy!
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Or am I stuck in a 1980s time warp?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- Or am I stuck in a 1980s time warp?- - Who knows?
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- I'm amazed you kept these clothes. - Why did you keep them?
0:14:59 > 0:15:00- I'm amazed, too!
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- I'm not sure why I kept the clothes.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- It was a decade - when I had lots of experiences...
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- ..and I have so many memories - of that period.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- I grew up during the 1980s...
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- ..and, for me, - it's an important decade.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- I went through high school, - I started work...
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- ..I went to sixth form - and I went to college.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29- I look back at that time and - memories come flooding back to me.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- The clothes came with me, - in a box...
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- ..from my parents' house - to this house.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- I'd be heartbroken - if the box disappeared.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09- I'll keep a suit for a year, unworn, - until I find matching accessories...
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- ..before I launch it on the public!
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- What's the most important factor - for you when you buy new clothes?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- The important factor is - that I have a matching outfit.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35- That's important to me.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- I collect accessories - until I have everything I need...
0:16:41 > 0:16:42- ..to complete an outfit.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- I was in the bathroom one day...
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- ..just after I'd bought a new dress - and a matching coat.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- They were in an aqua colour.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- I couldn't find matching earrings.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- I couldn't find - the right shade of blue.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- It struck me the dress - was the same colour as the walls.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- I dug out the paint pot - and an old pair of earrings.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- They were white, metal earrings.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- I was sure I could paint them - and that's what I did.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- They matched the dress perfectly.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- I do daft things like that.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Where did it all stem from?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- It was probably - my mother's influence.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- She likes matching outfits - and so does my daughter.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36- Glesni is the same as me...
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- ..even if we don't - have the same taste in clothes.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- This passion for co-ordination - is certainly in her...
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- ..just as it is in my mother.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- Why is it important to you - to stand out from the crowd?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- I'm not sure.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Seeking out the unusual - is second nature to me.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- I really don't like to be the same - as everyone else.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13- I don't know why.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- It's just something inside me.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- Even the children at school notice - when I wear something unusual.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- They ask me where I bought things. - I'm too old to be a trendsetter!
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- It's exciting and I enjoy it.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31- Follow me, Nia.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- I have three wardrobes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Which one shall we see first?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- We'll start down here.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- My mother-in-law called this - 'The Preacher's Room'.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- It's a spare room and this is - where I keep my winter coats.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- You have plenty of choice.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- You have plenty of choice.- - I go to a hymn-singing festival - every Sunday night.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- I rotate my winter coats, - on Sunday nights.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- There's enough in there - to last for three months!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Maybe.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Linda collects more than just coats.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- How many pairs of shoes do you own?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- How many pairs of shoes do you own?- - I have 32 pairs of boots, - for a start.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- I'm sure I have something - in the region of 100 pairs of shoes.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31- I wear them all.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- My husband thinks it's crazy - because I only have two feet!
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- You look very smart, - dressed in suede.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- Are you fond of suede?
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Yes. I keep my - leather and suede clothes in here.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52- This wardrobe is full of - suede and leather items of clothing.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Do you have a particular favourite?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Do you have a particular favourite?- - Yes. This one combines everything.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- It's leather, with a fur trim.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- It also closes to one side, - so it's also rather unusual.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- It combines much of what I like.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- What are these, Linda?
0:20:11 > 0:20:12- What are these, Linda?- - They're special.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Kinky boots!
0:20:15 > 0:20:16- Kinky boots!- - Yes, they're great.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- My husband asks me where my whip is - when I wear these.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- I like them. They're unusual.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- They're incredibly comfortable.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- What do the people of Llannerchymedd - make of you?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- I'd love to know!
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- No... ignorance is bliss.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- This is another of my favourites.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- I'd wear that - to go to a wedding party.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- An evening party.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- The necklace goes well with it.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- I take it you have matching shoes?
0:21:02 > 0:21:03- I take it you have matching shoes?- - Yes, of course.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- I bought this - for a special birthday celebration.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- I had to find some matching shoes, - of course.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- This fringe is an unusual detail.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27- These are the shoes.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- I found them, after a long search.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- They match the dress.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- This dress has a touch of - the Charleston about this.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Yes, it's nice worn.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- More shoes! - There are handbags in here too.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- That's so pretty.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Sandra, my sister, bought it for me - when she was in New York.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- It seems to me these skirts - are all quite similar.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Yes, this is the latest trend.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- I've promised myself - not to buy more than four.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18- My daughter tells me they're - yesterday's news in Liverpool.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19- I'm behind the times!
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- When these go out of fashion, - will you stop wearing them?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Yes, I'll stop wearing them.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28- Will you get rid of them?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Well, it's hard to know what to do.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- I've tried selling clothes - at car boot sales...
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- ..but nobody buys them, Nia.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Nobody shares my dress sense!
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- Everyone else dresses 'normally'.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Nobody wants them!
0:22:57 > 0:23:02- Can you describe - your relationship with clothes?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- I have a close relationship - with my clothes.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10- They mean the world to me and - wearing them gives me confidence.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- I've forged a close relationship - with my clothes.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- I feel confident - if I'm happy with what I'm wearing.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- I'm not naturally confident. - I was very shy, as a child.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27- I gained some self-confidence - through reciting poetry.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- My relationship with clothes - gives my confidence a boost.
0:23:32 > 0:23:38- It's so exciting to wear a - matching outfit for the first time.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones