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0:00:00 > 0:00:05- Interesting stories lurk behind - wardrobe doors in every house.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09- You could almost say clothes reveal - a person's life story.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- Tonight, we'll meet - three different contributors...
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- ..with three different wardrobes.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Gwenfudd James has an astonishing - collection of clothes.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- We will then - peek inside the wardrobe...
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- ..of a successful financial advisor.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- First, the charity shop clothes...
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- ..in the wardrobe of singer - and dancer, Gwenno Saunders.
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0:01:00 > 0:01:03- I could talk about clothes - all day long.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- I get almost as excited - about clothes as I do about music.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- I get a real buzz - when I find something.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16- It's amazing.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- A gig makes me cry - but clothes don't.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- A real find - makes me feel great, though.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- Gwenno is not only a singer - but she danced in Riverdance.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- She recently danced with - Michael Flatley's troupe...
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- ..in Lord of the Dance.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- Irish Dancing - has a huge influence on me.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- The dresses are very intricate.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- I wear amazing dresses on stage - and curl my hair for performances.
0:01:45 > 0:01:51- If I hadn't been a dancer, I'd have - turned out very differently.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- This is my wardrobe.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- This is truly a walk-in wardrobe!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Clothes have taken over the room!
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- The hats, scarves and bags - hanging on the wall are striking.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- I wouldn't be able to find them - unless I hung them up.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- They look good and they inspire me - to choose an outfit...
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- ..when I walk in the room.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- This is one of the tops - I made myself.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26- I wear this with jeans.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- It wraps around, like that.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- At first glance, it just looks like - a strip of material.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- I don't know where I got the idea.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- I clip it up, at the back.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42- I love the colour.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- The back is just simple.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- It looks great.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- It makes jeans a bit dressier.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Yes, exactly.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- This is my dreaded top.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55- You can see it.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- I wore this - when I went to a comedy club.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- I got very drunk, fell downstairs - and smashed my teeth.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- I haven't worn it since then - but I really like it.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- I can't wear it.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- I can't wear it.- - Because you had an accident in it.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- I don't wear - the clothes I make any more.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- I used to make tops which showed off - my boobs, my stomach and my back.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- I don't make them, any more.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- The aim was to create - the smallest possible top.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- I bought these - in the PDSA shop for 2.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50- Wow!
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- They're genuine, 1970s shoes. - They're not copies.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Isn't it a bit weird - to wear someone else's shoes?
0:04:00 > 0:04:01- I don't think I'd like it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- I don't think I'd like it.- - I used to feel like that.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Do you give them a good scrub, - before you wear them?
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- No, but I don't wear them barefoot.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- I wear these with tights.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- If you shop for vintage clothes, - you can't be sniffy about things.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- They're second hand - - that's the whole point.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- The dress my grandmother made - is my favourite.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- She made it, in the 1940s.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- She gave it to my mother - and I thought it looked rubbish.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- I tried it on - and it's really flattering.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- It fits beautifully.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Even if you're having a fat day, - you feel good in it.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- The important thing - is I'm comfortable with my body.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01- I know what suits me.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Anything tailored, flattering - and girly.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08- This is so dramatic!
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- This is so dramatic!- - Yes, this is a great dress.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- It's a showgirl costume - and I bought it in Pwllheli.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- I wear it over jeans, - when I'm doing an acoustic gig.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- The great thing about vintage - is it takes you back in time.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- An item of vintage clothing - also sets the mood for the day.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- I don't have a normal day, - when I wear this dress.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- I imagine myself running through - long grass - a real '70s thing.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- That's also part of it, for me.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- The fantasy of what you'll become - when you wear a certain outfit.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- I've found the look I want - and it's like finding your voice.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- My clothes - definitely represent who I am.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- I only buy clothes at sale price.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- I never, ever pay full price - for clothes, in any shop.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- There's a huge profit margin - on clothes.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- If you see something this month...
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- ..wait two months - and you'll get it in the sale.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- People pay two or three times more - for something than is necessary...
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- ..and I think that's crazy.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- This successful businessman from - Aberdare believes quality counts.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- It shocks me, - every time I tidy my wardrobe.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- I like to think - I don't have a lot of clothes...
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- ..but the truth is, - I have far too many clothes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- I divide my time - between Cardiff and London...
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- ..so I have a wonderful excuse - to buy a second wardrobe.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- I have almost exactly the same - wardrobe in Cardiff and London.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- I'm not a huge fan of shopping, - so I'll buy two of the same thing.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- If you buy things - at a half price sale...
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- ..you get two for the price of one!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- You're a very neat person.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- That's clear, from your wardrobe.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- I made an effort to have a tidy-up.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Let's start with the shirts.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- This is an Ozwald Boateng shirt.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- It was expensive, - but the quality is superb.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52- Did you buy it in the sales?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Did you buy it in the sales?- - Yes, for a third of the full price.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- Ozwald Boateng often have a sale.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- Next to that shirt is this one, - by George of Asda!
0:08:02 > 0:08:07- This cost 4.99 and this one cost - something like 120, full price.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- I'm lucky. Everything is organised - because other people help me.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- It makes the practicalities - so much easier.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- I get back to London - and the cleaning lady has been.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- She washes and irons my clothes...
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- ..so I have clean clothes for work, - or for social gatherings.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Let's take a look at your suits.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Do you buy some expensive suits - and some cheaper ones?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Yes, that's probably true.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- I bought every one of these suits - in sales, over the years.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59- Versace.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- I bought this in Australia.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- We stayed at Palazzo Versace hotel, - in Queensland.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11- A Versace suit - for the Versace Hotel!
0:09:11 > 0:09:12- What a great excuse!
0:09:12 > 0:09:12- What a great excuse!- - This was at sale price, too.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- This was at sale price, too.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- I bought it three years ago - and it's lasted well.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19- I enjoy wearing it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- What's this one?
0:09:22 > 0:09:23- This is Armani.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- I bought it on Bond Street.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- Have you always - been conscious of your image?
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- I first became acutely aware of it - when I started my business.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- I noticed how people dressed and - the image created by their clothes.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57- Clothes speak volumes.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Some people wore cheap suits - that looked cheap.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- Some wore overly expensive suits - that looked flash.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- The secret is to aim for something - between those two.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Good quality suits - that look professional.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- One suit - really brings back some memories.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- It once belonged to Cliff Richard.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- I attended a charity event - in Bristol a few years ago...
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- ..and they held an auction.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- I woke up the next morning, - in a hotel in Bristol...
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- ..and I looked at - the brown wardrobe in my room.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- I woke up and I thought, "Oh, no! - Did I really do that, last night?"
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- I opened the door and I saw the suit - hanging there.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- I paid far too much money - for that suit!
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- What about this leather jacket?
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- This is probably - my favourite item of clothing.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- I bought it in the Armani shop, - on Bond Street.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16- I paid something like a third - of the full price, in the sale.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- I wore it for a week...
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- ..and I loved it so much, I went - back to the shop to buy another one.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- I wanted one for Cardiff - and one for London.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- The sale had finished by then...
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- ..and they didn't want to sell it - to me for the reduced price.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- I persuaded the manager to sell it - to me for the same price.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- I now have one in Cardiff - and one in London.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- It's a lovely jacket - and I enjoy wearing it.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- As we get older, I think we become - more content with our image.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- I'm certainly content, - where clothes are concerned.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- I don't follow fashion.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- I simply want to look smart, - without making any fashion blunders.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- I'm not trendy, so I stand a better - chance of keeping out of trouble.
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0:12:57 > 0:13:00- They don't stand there, - doing nothing.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- They can be little persons.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06- You can talk to them.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- They don't answer you...
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- ..but you can say things like, - "You look nice today," to them.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- Gwenfudd James started - collecting clothes, as a hobby.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Her collection has grown and grown, - over the years.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Do you have a favourite item?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Ooh! That's a tricky question.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- I have several favourites. - I can't single one out.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- It would be unfair on the clothes - to choose a favourite.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- No, I must refuse - to give you an answer.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- I think it was always there.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- No - I- know- it was always there.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- There was a drawer - in my mother's wardrobe...
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- ..that contained - dressing-up clothes.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- My mother had kept - my grandmother's clothes...
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- ..that were passed down, to me.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- That's what sparked my interest.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17- I'm due to pick up some more clothes - from the Drefach area.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Where will you put them, Gwenfudd?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- Where will you put them, Gwenfudd?- - Well, with the other clothes!
0:14:26 > 0:14:27- There's plenty of room.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29- Don't you think so?
0:14:46 > 0:14:47- I can't believe my eyes!
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- This is incredible.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- I've never seen anything - quite like this in my life.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58- Suits, dresses and hats.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- It really is amazing.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- She's passionate about clothes - but not about storage methods.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- More bags.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Dear me, Gwenfudd!
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- Patterns, books and magazines - about clothes and fashion.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- There can't possibly be more clothes - in here.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- Look at that!
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Where on earth would you start?
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- I'm shocked!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Look!
0:15:41 > 0:15:42- You can't open the door!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- I'd love to roll up my sleeves - and tidy it all up.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Hang everything - and group them by their colours.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- I'd like to store them neatly, - for her.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- There are - some fantastic things here...
0:15:59 > 0:16:00- ..but you can't see them.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- It's a struggle - to open some of the doors.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- You can't move - because you have so many clothes.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15- Yes, I know.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- I have tried.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- I do tackle it, every now and then, - and store them neatly.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- But then, someone comes - and something goes out.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33- They bring them back and I can't - get everything organised...
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- ..until I have another tidy-up.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48- Where are we?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- Where are we?- - We're in the emporium.
0:16:50 > 0:16:50- We're in the emporium.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- The emporium? It sounds really posh!
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Yes, it- is- posh.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Everything - was stored in the emporium.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04- Did you store in the emporium and - took some things to the house...
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- ..or is this - the overflow from the house?
0:17:09 > 0:17:10- Well, I'm not sure.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- This place is slightly - more organised than the house.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Yes. There are rows of rails here.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- It's organised.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23- It's organised.- - Yes. Thank you.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Thanks, Nia.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- I was a wardrobe mistress - at Theatr Felinfach.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- I learned about all sorts of things, - through my work there.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- I still hire out some costumes.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48- Not as much as I used to.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- One of my regular customers - designs book covers.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59- They're novels.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- He takes pictures of the costumes.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- He uses models who look right - in the clothes...
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- ..and right for the book cover.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- When I go into book shops...
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- ..and tell people the costumes on - the covers of the books are mine...
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- ..they think I'm mad.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- It's true.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- Do you make a good living - from hiring out the costumes?
0:18:33 > 0:18:34- No, not at all.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- It's hopeless!
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- People don't want to pay for it.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- They don't like the fact - I charge for hiring the costumes.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50- It costs almost as much to have them - cleaned as I charge the customers.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- You're not unwilling - for other people to wear them?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- It doesn't worry you?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- No, not at all, - as long as they take care of them.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- That's important.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10- If I see some damage to the clothes, - I lose my sense of humour!
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- That's especially true...
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- ..when they bring them back - in bin bags.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17- Oh!
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- They're not rubbish - - they're nice clothes.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- People return the clothes - in bin bags.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Oh, that makes me really angry.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- This is a riding outfit - and it has a matching waistcoat.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- People wear it - as a Victorian costume.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- It's a skirt, - for riding side-saddle.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Very majestic.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- This comes from the 1920s.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- Do you see the tassels?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- They characterise the 1920s.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Was velvet popular in the 1920s?
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Yes. This is pretty - but it's also simple.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- It's a straight dress.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- This border makes a huge difference.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- I'm fond of the 1940s. - I was a child in that era.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41- I saw my sister wear the fashion - that came in during that decade.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- Something about the 1940s dresses - appealed to me.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- This dress came from the Salem area.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- The lady who owned it - was going it throw it away.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- I said, "No, please don't!"
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- It's a 1940s wedding dress.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- The 1940s details - are so prominent in this dress.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16- It's lovely.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- The bride would have carried - a huge bouquet of flowers.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- This is the matching headband.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- There's a lot of detail - on the waist of these 1940s dresses.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Yes, that's very true.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- These tiny details - were very important.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- This is wonderful.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- The material is lovely.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52- Yes, this material - came from Liberty, in London.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- The lady who gave this to me - lived in Llandovery.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- She'd worn this dress - to an Edward VIII garden party.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- He was really miserable that day.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03- He was really miserable that day.- - Edward?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- He was really miserable that day.- - Edward?- - Yes.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- He was really miserable...
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- ..and she felt he'd ruined her day.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- Clothes don't necessarily - bring back fond memories.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Mrs Simpson wore this type of dress.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Has your collection - become too much for you?
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Your house is stuffed with clothes, - Gwenfudd.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45- Sioned and Haf, my daughters, - think it has become too much for me.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50- I disagree.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- I refuse to listen to people - who suggest that.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- It goes in through one ear - and out of the other.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- I don't want people to say it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01- I really don't.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- I can't imagine life without them. - I'd be lost.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- That would be it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Life wouldn't be worth living.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- I think the world of my costumes.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- I really do.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- S4C subtitles by- Eirlys A Jones
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