Pennod 11 Cwpwrdd Dillad

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-Tonight, I'll go back to the 1980s

-with Mefys Jones.

-I'll also hear how colour influences

-the wardrobe of Linda Jones.

-We begin in Cardiff

-with Alwyn Humphreys's obsession.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-# MYFANWY #

-I don't need any more shirts -

-and I keep telling myself that.

-But if you see something you like,

-where's the harm in that?

-Alwyn Humphreys is a broadcaster

-and a choir conductor.

-He's in the public eye,

-so it's lucky he loves clothes.

-Is your wardrobe dominated

-by a particular item of clothing?

-Yes.

-Shirts are very important to me.

-I remember a shop opening in Bangor.

-It was called Horesh

-and it was completely different.

-I was around 14 years old...

-..and I remember looking at

-Ben Sherman shirts in the shop.

-That was the first time

-I came across the name Ben Sherman.

-A turquoise shirt caught my eye.

-It had a peaked collar.

-I thought to myself,

-"Oh! I'd love to wear that shirt."

-I couldn't afford it, of course.

-I saved up until, one day, I could

-go to the shop and buy the shirt.

-That was my first thrill.

-Since then, shirts have held a

-fascination for me - and ties, too.

-I do realise my obsession

-with shirts is some sort of disease.

-I admit it

-and I think that's important.

-I once tried to get rid of

-some shirts but it was too painful.

-My heart bled at the thought

-of getting rid of some of them.

-That left me with a stark choice.

-I could either be like an alcoholic,

-buying shirts rather than bottles...

-..and hiding them around the house

-behind wardrobes and under beds.

-Either I could do that,

-and allow my problem to escalate...

-..or I could say to myself,

-"I can't do this any more."

-That's exactly what I did.

-I have to iron,

-every now and then...

-..but I can go for six months

-without ironing a single shirt.

-That's if I dip into my collection.

-This is a Versace shirt.

-It's a denim shirt.

-Look at this detail.

-It's a button-down

-but half-concealed.

-I love that sort of detail.

-The pocket is the same.

-Next, we come to Tommy Hilfiger.

-I love the details around the collar

-on this shirt.

-I like that.

-Does it make you worry about me?

-Does it make you worry about me?

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-Yes. I do worry about you!

-I'm trying to hide my concerns!

-I bought

-this Ben Sherman shirt recently.

-I haven't worn it, yet.

-Look at the detail

-around the buttons.

-Isn't that unusual?

-I kept this label intentionally.

-There's a picture

-of Ben Sherman on it...

-..and it includes

-some notes about him.

-He was known as the Mod God

-in the late 1950s.

-He became the king of trend

-in Carnaby Street.

-There you go.

-You should buy a scooter and make

-a Welsh version of Quadrophenia!

-These are my formal shirts.

-I wear them for concerts.

-When people see you on stage

-with a Come to Jesus collar...

-..they assume it's a plain shirt.

-That's not the case with this shirt.

-My wife bought it for me.

-I apologise

-if people are shocked by this.

-Take a look at the pictures

-printed on the back of this shirt.

-Some very loving elephants.

-I can't remove my jacket

-at a concert with this on my back.

-The public never suspects

-I'm wearing something like this!

-This shirt is far busier

-than people suspect, too.

-You only see the plain front,

-under a jacket.

-I like it because it includes

-the names of places I've visited.

-Places like Sydney and New York.

-I've only ever worn this shirt once.

-This section is terribly stiff.

-It feels starched.

-When I conducted the choir,

-the whole thing moved with my body.

-There's no flexibility there.

-It's possible this shirt has seen

-its one and only concert.

-# CWM RHONDDA #

-When I first wore tails, some of

-the choir members' wives complained.

-They declared that

-they couldn't see my rear end!

-I hadn't realised that being able

-to see a conductor's rear end...

-..is so important for women.

-I had no idea my rear end was more

-of an attraction than other things.

-I stopped wearing tails for a while

-to appease the wives.

-They were mature ladies, rather than

-young ladies, unfortunately.

-The pin-removing ceremony

-gives me tremendous pleasure.

-I love the feel of a new shirt.

-I also love the smell of it.

-Isn't it wonderful?

-It will never be the same again.

-Its new career begins here.

-This is the first day

-of the rest of its life.

-Who knows where it will go

-during its lifetime.

-It gives me immense pleasure

-to open the packaging...

-..and wear a new shirt

-for the first time.

-Can you describe

-how you feel about your clothes?

-When I wear a new shirt for the

-first time, it makes me feel good.

-I feel more confident.

-I'm quite a shy person.

-Many people can't fathom it

-but I really am shy.

-I must battle against

-my inner demons to be sociable...

-..and to be confident

-about meeting new people.

-Clothes help, in that respect.

-People come up to me and say...

-.."I love your tie.

-Where did you get it?"

-Or,

-"Oh! Where did you get that shirt?"

-Wearing nice clothes which fit you

-well and which are comfortable...

-..gives you a good feeling.

-It gives you confidence even though

-you might be lacking in confidence.

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-Mefys Jones is a teacher

-and she lives on Anglesey.

-She loves clothes

-and she's a real hoarder.

-Clothes from one decade...

-..are very close to her heart.

-The 1980s are important to me.

-Youngsters find their own identity

-in their high school years.

-You develop your own style

-during your high school years.

-Mam no longer chose my clothes -

-I was free to choose what I wore.

-What sparked off your interest

-in clothes, Mefys?

-I think

-it stemmed from my childhood.

-I was an only child.

-I was taken from shop to shop

-by my mother.

-Mam was very fond of clothes.

-I received things like Cindy dolls

-as Christmas presents.

-I also received

-extra outfits for her.

-I would choose the doll's clothes.

-As youngsters, my friends and I

-bounced fashion ideas around.

-We would also try to copy

-whoever we saw on the television.

-We were influenced by pop stars.

-Duran Duran was my favourite band

-and Madonna was my favourite artist.

-Madonna frequently changed her look

-and she summed up the 1980s.

-How did your clothes connect with

-your experiences in the 1980s?

-I wore the late-1980s suits

-when I was in the sixth form...

-..and at college.

-I wore a suit every single weekend.

-I'm sure people looked at me

-in my suit and were baffled by it.

-The clothes were expensive.

-I wouldn't spend that much

-on clothes today...

-..even though

-I'm still fond of clothes.

-I was working and felt

-I deserved that sort of perk.

-Other people spent their wages

-differently from me...

-..but, in those days, clothes

-were my number one priority.

-I've lived through the 1970s, 1980s,

-the 1990s and the current times.

-The 1980s was my favourite

-decade, without a doubt.

-Let's start over here.

-Green leather.

-I went to the Anglesey Show

-every year.

-My grandparents took me to the show

-when I was 14...

-..and I remember seeing this jacket.

-I went home

-and started to hatch a plan...

-..to persuade my parents

-to buy it for me.

-It was quite expensive.

-I came up with a great excuse -

-my aunt's wedding!

-I told my parents the jacket

-would be perfect for it.

-My parents were kind enough

-to buy this for me.

-Baggy, knee-length shorts

-were typical of the 1980s.

-The shorts weren't enough for me.

-I had to buy the shirt

-and the trousers.

-The same thing applies

-to this collection.

-There's a shirt.

-A waistcoat.

-A pair of shorts.

-Last, but not least, the trousers.

-I wore this outfit

-on my 18th birthday.

-That was in the late 1980s.

-I had a surprise party

-and this is what I wore.

-What about this, Mefys?

-Are you sure you want the nation

-to know you wore it?

-Yes.

-I was proud to wear it at the time.

-I was really taken with the colours.

-I wore a really baggy

-pair of trousers with this jacket.

-They went well together,

-at the time...

-..since the jacket is quite fitted.

-The label says, 'Cartoon',

-and I'm saying nothing, Mefys!

-Whatever floats your boat.

-These are pretty radical culottes.

-You could mistake it for a skirt,

-at first glance.

-All is revealed

-when you start to walk in them.

-If you look, you'll see that these

-culottes have a high waistband.

-It's ironic, but I recently bought

-a pair of culottes.

-It just goes to show

-things do come back into fashion.

-These are similar culottes.

-They're just like mine, Mefys.

-They're just like mine, Mefys.

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-Yes. You're so trendy!

-Or am I stuck in a 1980s time warp?

-Or am I stuck in a 1980s time warp?

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-Who knows?

-I'm amazed you kept these clothes.

-Why did you keep them?

-I'm amazed, too!

-I'm not sure why I kept the clothes.

-It was a decade

-when I had lots of experiences...

-..and I have so many memories

-of that period.

-I grew up during the 1980s...

-..and, for me,

-it's an important decade.

-I went through high school,

-I started work...

-..I went to sixth form

-and I went to college.

-I look back at that time and

-memories come flooding back to me.

-The clothes came with me,

-in a box...

-..from my parents' house

-to this house.

-I'd be heartbroken

-if the box disappeared.

-I'll keep a suit for a year, unworn,

-until I find matching accessories...

-..before I launch it on the public!

-What's the most important factor

-for you when you buy new clothes?

-The important factor is

-that I have a matching outfit.

-That's important to me.

-I collect accessories

-until I have everything I need...

-..to complete an outfit.

-I was in the bathroom one day...

-..just after I'd bought a new dress

-and a matching coat.

-They were in an aqua colour.

-I couldn't find matching earrings.

-I couldn't find

-the right shade of blue.

-It struck me the dress

-was the same colour as the walls.

-I dug out the paint pot

-and an old pair of earrings.

-They were white, metal earrings.

-I was sure I could paint them

-and that's what I did.

-They matched the dress perfectly.

-I do daft things like that.

-Where did it all stem from?

-It was probably

-my mother's influence.

-She likes matching outfits

-and so does my daughter.

-Glesni is the same as me...

-..even if we don't

-have the same taste in clothes.

-This passion for co-ordination

-is certainly in her...

-..just as it is in my mother.

-Why is it important to you

-to stand out from the crowd?

-I'm not sure.

-Seeking out the unusual

-is second nature to me.

-I really don't like to be the same

-as everyone else.

-I don't know why.

-It's just something inside me.

-Even the children at school notice

-when I wear something unusual.

-They ask me where I bought things.

-I'm too old to be a trendsetter!

-It's exciting and I enjoy it.

-Follow me, Nia.

-I have three wardrobes.

-Which one shall we see first?

-We'll start down here.

-My mother-in-law called this

-'The Preacher's Room'.

-It's a spare room and this is

-where I keep my winter coats.

-You have plenty of choice.

-You have plenty of choice.

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-I go to a hymn-singing festival

-every Sunday night.

-I rotate my winter coats,

-on Sunday nights.

-There's enough in there

-to last for three months!

-Maybe.

-Linda collects more than just coats.

-How many pairs of shoes do you own?

-How many pairs of shoes do you own?

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-I have 32 pairs of boots,

-for a start.

-I'm sure I have something

-in the region of 100 pairs of shoes.

-I wear them all.

-My husband thinks it's crazy

-because I only have two feet!

-You look very smart,

-dressed in suede.

-Are you fond of suede?

-Yes. I keep my

-leather and suede clothes in here.

-This wardrobe is full of

-suede and leather items of clothing.

-Do you have a particular favourite?

-Do you have a particular favourite?

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-Yes. This one combines everything.

-It's leather, with a fur trim.

-It also closes to one side,

-so it's also rather unusual.

-It combines much of what I like.

-What are these, Linda?

-What are these, Linda?

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-They're special.

-Kinky boots!

-Kinky boots!

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-Yes, they're great.

-My husband asks me where my whip is

-when I wear these.

-I like them. They're unusual.

-They're incredibly comfortable.

-What do the people of Llannerchymedd

-make of you?

-I'd love to know!

-No... ignorance is bliss.

-This is another of my favourites.

-I'd wear that

-to go to a wedding party.

-An evening party.

-The necklace goes well with it.

-I take it you have matching shoes?

-I take it you have matching shoes?

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-Yes, of course.

-I bought this

-for a special birthday celebration.

-I had to find some matching shoes,

-of course.

-This fringe is an unusual detail.

-These are the shoes.

-I found them, after a long search.

-They match the dress.

-This dress has a touch of

-the Charleston about this.

-Yes, it's nice worn.

-More shoes!

-There are handbags in here too.

-That's so pretty.

-Sandra, my sister, bought it for me

-when she was in New York.

-It seems to me these skirts

-are all quite similar.

-Yes, this is the latest trend.

-I've promised myself

-not to buy more than four.

-My daughter tells me they're

-yesterday's news in Liverpool.

-I'm behind the times!

-When these go out of fashion,

-will you stop wearing them?

-Yes, I'll stop wearing them.

-Will you get rid of them?

-Well, it's hard to know what to do.

-I've tried selling clothes

-at car boot sales...

-..but nobody buys them, Nia.

-Nobody shares my dress sense!

-Everyone else dresses 'normally'.

-Nobody wants them!

-Can you describe

-your relationship with clothes?

-I have a close relationship

-with my clothes.

-They mean the world to me and

-wearing them gives me confidence.

-I've forged a close relationship

-with my clothes.

-I feel confident

-if I'm happy with what I'm wearing.

-I'm not naturally confident.

-I was very shy, as a child.

-I gained some self-confidence

-through reciting poetry.

-My relationship with clothes

-gives my confidence a boost.

-It's so exciting to wear a

-matching outfit for the first time.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones