Pennod 5 Cwpwrdd Dillad

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-The clothes you wear

-speak volumes about who you are.

-When we inspect someone's wardrobe,

-we find out the truth about them.

-Tonight, we peek inside

-a keen shopper's wardrobe.

-We then focus on Cricieth couture.

-Joyce Jones

-rarely goes near the shops.

-First, we meet Audrey Mechell.

-She won't go to a shop

-unless she's fully co-ordinated.

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-Lots of people want to know...

-..where I buy my clothes.

-They ask

-how much I pay for my clothes.

-They ask me

-how I can be so co-ordinated.

-The point is

-I'll buy my clothes anywhere.

-I'll buy clothes in Llangefni market

-or in a market in Spain.

-It doesn't matter to me.

-If I see something I like...

-..I don't ask how much it costs

-or where it came from.

-All I do is ask myself,

-"Will it suit me?"

-Audrey Mechell

-and her theatre company...

-..have travelled

-the length and breadth of Wales.

-She loves drama

-and her clothes are dramatic, too.

-You get into character,

-as soon as you put on your costume.

-There's a link there.

-If you're wearing something

-which you think is pretty...

-..you feel better.

-People assume I spend a fortune

-on clothes and that baffles me.

-I don't spend huge amounts of money

-on clothes.

-I have a couple of special outfits

-that cost over a hundred pounds...

-..but very few.

-Someone came here one morning,

-just before Christmas.

-Her name is Elaine

-and she lives up there.

-She told me she'd seen a suit

-in Tesco which she thought I'd love.

-She didn't know

-what sizes they had in stock...

-..but she loved the suit.

-I made a beeline for Tesco

-to have a look at this suit.

-Lovely! I bought it, straightaway.

-It was the last one, in the shop.

-It wasn't really expensive.

-It cost less than 100.

-If you went to Liverpool or Chester,

-you'd pay 200 or 300 for it.

-Sandra found this -

-it matches the suit.

-People always ask me how I manage

-to get everything to match.

-Well - keep your eyes peeled

-and be very, very patient.

-If I wear a pair of silver shoes,

-then I carry a silver handbag.

-Even if I'm only popping

-to the shop, in Cemaes Bay...

-..if I'm wearing a brown coat, you

-can bet I'll be wearing brown shoes.

-I wouldn't wear black shoes.

-Denim.

-Denim.

-

-Yes.

-Many people of my age

-don't dare wear denim, but I do.

-This is unusual.

-It has a tail,

-like a mermaid's tail.

-I like it.

-I wear red boots, a red top

-and a denim jacket with that skirt.

-Do you wear jeans?

-Do you wear jeans?

-

-Yes, I wear jeans all the time.

-What else do we have in here?

-What else do we have in here?

-

-That's special.

-I wear it

-to chapel singing festivals.

-I have matching shoes, of course.

-If you're feeling

-a bit under the weather, wear red.

-Red perks you up, no end.

-You've got to be pretty confident

-to wear red.

-Yes,

-especially when you get to my age.

-I'll keep wearing red,

-for as long as possible.

-Standing out doesn't worry you?

-Standing out doesn't worry you?

-

-No. I'll know when the time has come

-for me to stop wearing red.

-When will that be?

-When will that be?

-

-When I've passed away!

-You want to buy clothes that

-are young, because you feel young...

-..but they must also suit you,

-of course.

-Do you find it difficult to

-find the perfect clothes, for you?

-You don't want to be

-mutton dressed as lamb.

-Well, the simple answer is

-take a look in the mirror.

-You'll know instantly

-if you're mutton or lamb.

-If your clothes are too young,

-you won't look right, will you?

-You're talking to an actress -

-don't forget that.

-You're talking to a drama queen!

-I'd wear anything.

-I'd even wear it inside out!

-Cwmni Mechell

-was my first drama company.

-It was a cast of 18 actors.

-I remember performing that play,

-for the very first time.

-The Llanfechell schoolmaster

-had come to the school...

-..to the auditions.

-I said, "Which play shall we

-perform, Richard Jones?"

-"Dive straight into the sea and do

-Y Ferch o Gefn Ydfa!" he replied.

-We toured Wales for about 18 years.

-I became the lady from Cefn Ydfa!

-I wore this in Y Ferch o Gefn Ydfa.

-I wore this in Y Ferch o Gefn Ydfa.

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-Did you make this?

-Yes - every single stitch.

-I used old curtains

-to make the sleeves.

-When you look at this dress,

-what emotions wash over you?

-A mixture of a yearning for the past

-and a degree of pride.

-This was my deathbed dress.

-I lingered, especially if I felt

-the audience was with me!

-If they seemed disinterested,

-I'd die quickly.

-If I thought they were

-getting upset, I'd take my time!

-It's called timing.

-Do you wear everything you buy?

-Do you wear everything you buy?

-

-Goodness me, no!

-I forget things.

-I come home with a new blouse,

-open a drawer...

-..and realise I've already

-bought the very same one.

-I'm not proud of that.

-Do you consider yourself

-to be a shopaholic?

-Yes - definitely.

-Definitely, definitely.

-The boys

-took me on a trip to Ireland.

-It was a treat for me.

-Off we went, to Ireland.

-I didn't see a single shop.

-All I saw was where Oscar Wilde

-and Molly Malone once lived.

-I didn't give two hoots about

-Molly Malone and Oscar Wilde!

-I wanted to go shopping

-but I wasn't allowed to shop.

-I was disappointed.

-I bought something on the ferry,

-on the way home - I had to!

-I didn't enjoy it.

-I can't come home

-without buying a pair of shoes.

-Shoes are your weakness, then?

-Yes. I can't resist buying shoes.

-I take an empty suitcase

-when I go to Spain...

-..to carry my new shoes home.

-I like foreign shoes.

-Well, Audrey! I've never seen

-so many pairs of shoes in one room!

-I'm not surprised to hear it.

-I don't know how they got here!

-There can't possibly be room for

-all these shoes in your wardrobe!

-I keep most of them

-in the bottom of the big wardrobe.

-The struggle to find a matching pair

-can take anything up to an hour!

-Finding one shoe is easy.

-Finding its partner

-is almost impossible.

-You know full well

-that shoe is in there...

-..but you just can't find it!

-You won't wear a different pair?

-You won't wear a different pair?

-

-No - they must match.

-This skirt is a good example

-of co-ordinating outfits.

-I can't remember where I bought it.

-I happened to find these shoes...

-..nowhere near the shop

-where I bought the skirt.

-These shoes match the skirt.

-I did a lot more driving

-than I do now, in those days...

-..so I bought two pairs

-of these gorgeous shoes.

-One pair with covered heels

-and a pair for driving.

-That gives you an idea

-of how fussy I used to be!

-There's a pair of shiny, red shoes

-over there, somewhere.

-Red, with black heels.

-Red, with black heels.

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-This pair?

-Yes. I think they're lovely.

-I got dressed to go out somewhere.

-I can't remember where I was going.

-If my memory serves me well,

-I think I was wearing a red skirt.

-I may have gone a touch over the top

-with the red.

-I went to

-my younger daughter's house.

-She had no time for clothes.

-Linda, my other daughter,

-wouldn't have said anything...

-..but she said, "Mam! Did you follow

-the Yellow Brick Road here?"

-That was the end of these shoes.

-That was the end of these shoes.

-

-You haven't worn them, since then?

-That was the end of these shoes.

-

-You haven't worn them, since then?

-

-No.

-I'm still in a huff

-with these shoes.

-Sorry!

-You won't throw them out?

-You won't throw them out?

-

-Goodness me, no!

-My day may come again.

-What's your secret?

-How do you look so young

-and dress so young, yet smartly?

-Well, I'm almost 80 years old.

-I look in the mirror

-and thank God I look presentable!

-I dye my hair. I can't deny it.

-I refuse to let my hair go white.

-I've already told the hairdresser

-to come and do my roots, when I die.

-I don't want anyone

-seeing white hairs.

-That's the only thing I do.

-It's the only thing, I swear.

-I think it all depends on

-your attitude towards life.

-You either have flair, or you don't.

-I take clothes to Help the Aged

-and to Cancer Research...

-..but the trouble is,

-I'm left with some empty hangers.

-That's criminal.

-Hangers mustn't remain empty.

-Not only that, but I'm left with

-gaps in the wardrobe.

-That's fatal, you see.

-It's fatal.

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-Carwyn John, who lives in Bethel,

-Caernarfon, likes to stand out.

-I like unusual clothes.

-I think you could buy something like

-a black shirt in any shop, anywhere.

-I don't want to be seen

-wearing the same clothes...

-..as someone my age,

-who lives in this area.

-That won't happen because

-I buy Vivienne Westwood clothes.

-Few people have heard of her,

-never mind buy her clothes.

-This is a Gieves shirt.

-Gieves is the young side

-of Gieves & Hawkes.

-They bring out a

-limited edition shirt every summer.

-They only make

-around 150 to 200 of those shirts.

-It's a shirt

-meant for one season only.

-This is another

-limited edition garment.

-This is Gieves & Hawkes,

-unlike the shirt, which was Gieves.

-Only 50 of these were made.

-It's very light fabric.

-It's almost transparent.

-It's almost transparent.

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-Yes.

-It's cotton.

-The best cotton.

-Only the best will do for Carwyn!

-Only the best will do for Carwyn!

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-Yes. Members of the

-British royal family shop there.

-If it's good enough for them,

-it's good enough for you.

-I shop at Alcatraz in Pwllheli.

-They usually phone to let me know

-when they have some new stock.

-It could be the latest Nicole Farhi

-or the latest Ted Baker collection.

-I'm also fond of Hugo Boss...

-..Versace and Armani.

-I'll also buy Louis Vuitton,

-Burberry and Roberto Cavalli.

-Dolce & Gabbana is alright but I

-wouldn't go out of my way to buy it.

-What I first notice

-when I meet someone are their shoes.

-Shoes speak volumes

-about what sort of person you are.

-My Louis Vuitton shoes.

-I've never worn them.

-Really?

-I went to the shop

-to buy a pair of trainers...

-..but I soon spotted these shoes.

-I tried them on,

-just to see if they fitted me.

-I liked them, so I bought them.

-The people in the shop warned me

-they're not everyday shoes.

-This is some sort of fur.

-Back they go, in their box.

-I've never worn these shoes, either.

-They're Patrick Cox shoes.

-I saw them in a sale.

-I liked them, so I bought them.

-Aren't you miffed?

-You spend lots of money

-but you don't wear them.

-No. I have the shoes. All I need now

-is the right occasion.

-Do you

-spend a lot of money on clothes?

-Yes.

-I can go to the Hugo Boss shop...

-..and pick up three pairs of

-trousers for between 550 and 650.

-This is a white suit, with a twist.

-As you can see...

-..the stripes become wider,

-then narrower.

-I bought this for

-the National Eisteddfod in Newport.

-I was competing for the

-Llwyd o'r Bryn memorial prize.

-This must be my lucky suit because,

-out of the blue, I won the prize.

-Is this an expensive suit?

-Did you feel a million dollars

-in it?

-It certainly wasn't cheap,

-that's for sure.

-It was really expensive.

-I hope you don't mind my asking...

-..but how can you afford

-expensive clothes?

-Well, I think the main reason

-is I still haven't left home.

-I don't have a mortgage to pay.

-My outgoings are very low,

-which means I can afford clothes.

-If I did buy a house...

-..I think I'd have a full wardrobe

-and an empty fridge.

-I can't remember a time when

-I didn't love clothes and fabric.

-If I want the right clothes for me,

-I must make them myself.

-My body is a funny shape

-and I like clothes that fit me well.

-I have to alter shop clothes so

-it's easier to start from scratch.

-Joyce Jones received her first

-sewing machine when she was ten.

-She's only

-on her third sewing machine...

-..but she still

-makes all her own clothes.

-This is your studio, Joyce.

-How do you get started?

-This is my messy studio!

-You can't be neat and creative.

-I put pictures of clothes

-that appeal to me on the wall.

-I buy fabrics

-and they inspire me, too.

-I also have

-examples of embroidery in here.

-It comes together, in my head.

-Suddenly, something clicks

-and I draw a few sketches.

-I think about fabrics,

-at this point.

-Then, I create the pattern.

-That's the most important step.

-Cut the fabric accurately

-and you can't go wrong.

-You can unpick the stitching

-but you must get the cut right.

-Cutting is a time-consuming process.

-That's what makes couture expensive.

-I know my size and my shape,

-to the inch, by now.

-I also know

-which flaws I want to hide.

-I know what suits me.

-I usually add some

-decorative touches to a garment.

-It could be some embroidery,

-a buckle or a piece of leather.

-I prefer embroidery.

-What sort of clothes do you like?

-What sort of clothes do you like?

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-Classic clothes.

-Armani is my favourite designer.

-I like the Armani style.

-I don't like frills.

-I'm not a girly girl.

-This is the closest thing to Armani

-I'll ever own.

-It's Armani fabric.

-Where did you get this fabric?

-It's a second. This fabric isn't

-perfect - it's slightly flawed.

-It was much cheaper

-than flawless fabric.

-This is a suit jacket.

-The trousers

-are in my other wardrobe.

-I decided to use top stitching

-for this jacket.

-When you see the stitch

-on the material, it's top stitching?

-Yes.

-Have you seen an Armani design,

-in this fabric?

-Did you copy the Armani style?

-Did you copy the Armani style?

-

-Yes.

-I've included more detail

-than you'd see in an Armani jacket.

-I went to an Armani exhibition

-in London...

-..and I saw a pair of trousers

-in a very similar fabric to this.

-This is a silk and linen tweed.

-I think it's really wonderful.

-I feel wonderful, when I wear it.

-Do you usually buy cheap fabrics

-or expensive fabrics?

-Expensive fabrics.

-I won't work hard on something

-which won't look good.

-I want my clothes to last.

-I don't mind paying extra

-for quality.

-This is one of my favourites.

-This is quite old.

-It's a linen suit.

-I embroidered it, by hand.

-You did all this, by hand?

-You did all this, by hand?

-

-Yes.

-There's embroidery

-on the buttons, too.

-The leaves are on one side and

-the buttons are on the other side.

-How long did it take you

-to make that suit?

-This isn't lined,

-so it's a very simple suit.

-It wouldn't take very long.

-A day or two, perhaps.

-I buy fashion magazines.

-Designs appear in Vogue a year

-before they reach the high street.

-I often wear styles

-that haven't yet hit the shops.

-They look unusual, but everybody's

-wearing them, a year later.

-That caught my eye a little earlier.

-It's very fashionable

-to have fringes, like this...

-..but I made this

-around three years ago.

-This is wool.

-It's very soft.

-Do people come up to you and ask you

-where you buy your clothes?

-Yes, they do, and I get embarrassed.

-I don't know why but I don't like

-to say, "Actually, I made this."

-It's flattering to be asked,

-of course.

-I'm a bit too shy, perhaps!

-S4C subtitles by

-Eirlys A Jones