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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- If you want to create - the perfect image...
0:00:03 > 0:00:06- ..every detail is important, - from head to toe.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10- Tonight, I'll rummage through - three wardrobes...
0:00:10 > 0:00:15- ..looking for the small things - that say so much about a person.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20- We'll hear about - Edna Griffiths's world of hats...
0:00:22 > 0:00:27- ..and discover why Ieuan Morris - loves the details of his clothes.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32- First, we meet Lowri Ann Richards, - the queen of bling.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.
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0:01:03 > 0:01:05- I have lived a wonderful life.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- I've had - some really brilliant experiences.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Memories come flooding back to me - when I look at the costumes.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- I've always been into fashion.
0:01:27 > 0:01:34- My mother enjoys buying clothes and - I think I followed in her footsteps.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- Lowri Ann trained - as an actress and singer in London.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- She's acted on stage and screen - in Welsh and English.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53- During the 1980s, she was a member - of bands Shock and Tight Fit.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- It was an important decade - for Lowri.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- How did you discover - your own, unique style?
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- I lived in South Kensington - and I went to Kensington Market.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- That's where I bought - my antique clothes.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- I started to buy - things like cowboy boots.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20- I love cowboy boots.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- I actually wore these spurs.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- My initials are on the front - L A.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- I jingled down the street, - in my spurs!
0:02:33 > 0:02:34- In the middle of London!
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- In the middle of London!- - Yes.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- I did the housework - in my cowboy boots, too!
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- We wore over-the-top clothes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- This is a prime example of that.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Unfortunately, all my rubber dresses - have fallen apart.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- It's a shame, really.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- This was a dress?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- No, it was a two-piece.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- It's such a shame.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- I wore this kind of thing - at rubber fashion shows.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- You're dressed as a mermaid.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- You're dressed as a mermaid.- - Yes, that's right.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- I was carried onto the stage - on bodybuilders' shoulders.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- I wore these, then went home - to have a nice cup of tea.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- We didn't live the lives - our clothes may have suggested.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- I wore this - when we appeared on Top of the Pops.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- I don't think I've worn it - since that day.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32- It's a blouse.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- It's a blouse.- - Yes, a 1960s blouse, with a ruffle.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Did you have this made especially - for you?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- No, I just bought it off the peg.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- The compilation - was called Back to the '60s.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- It got to Number 4, mind you!
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Following her pop career, - Lowri became a cabaret singer.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- She travelled the world - on cruise ships...
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- ..and, naturally, her style changed.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14- I really love hats.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- I really love hats.- - Do you wear them, today?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17- I really love hats.- - Do you wear them, today?- - Yes. I wear a lot of hats.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- I was performing on cruise ships...
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- ..and I bought this Russian - policeman's hat during a cruise.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- I spotted it - at a market in St Petersburg.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- You look very authoritarian in that.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- You look very authoritarian in that.- - Thank you.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- They tried to stop me - taking it through customs...
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- ..but I ran onto the ship.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- I was safe, - once I'd crossed the gangway.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- This belonged to my grandmother.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- I found it in her old farmhouse.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- My grandmother and my mother - were born there.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- This is a 1920s hat.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- To be honest, - I haven't actually worn it...
0:05:04 > 0:05:09- ..but I'd love to wear it to - a wedding, or a special occasion.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- It's a typical, 1920s hat.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Would you - pass that hat to me, please?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- I wore these on my wedding day.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- I wore these on my wedding day.- - You didn't wear a white dress?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- No.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- That was a silly question!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- That was a silly question!- - No, I didn't wear a white dress.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- I also wore these boots.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39- Is this a skirt?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Is this a skirt?- - Yes.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- Karen Millen, darling.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Where did you get - that original, Victorian dress?
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- I was a member of a Victorian - drama company called The Players.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- SHE LAUGHS
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- I wore this - when we performed in New York.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20- We flew back and the dress - kind of stayed in my suitcase.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- I have no idea how it happened!
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- No, that isn't the full picture!
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- The place was about to close down...
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- ..and the wardrobe manager - knew the costumes would have to go.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- He realised - I was really fond of the dress...
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- ..and, one day, - he told me I really had to keep it.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43- I'd worn it many times.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- I do apologise, Players' Theatre, - but that's what happened.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- I had a clear-out and I've been - kicking myself ever since then!
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- This is a fantastic dress.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- I was pregnant - when that photo was taken.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- It's a Vivienne Westwood dress.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- I don't know what came over me, - but I sold it last year.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I sold it - at Christie's auction house.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15- It's a fantastic place - to find vintage, designer clothes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- I saw the dress six months later - - Kate Moss was wearing it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- There weren't - many of these dresses around...
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- ..and she was wearing it in Hello!
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- That's my dress!
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Some of these dresses are bespoke.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- Look at that fabric. - Isn't the colour fantastic?
0:07:55 > 0:07:56- Oh, we have bling!
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Oh, we have bling!- - Yes - the obligatory bling.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01- Sorry - no!
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- No, thank you!
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- What on earth came over me?
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- I was toying with the idea - of becoming a classical singer.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- It's so - "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane"!
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Look at that! Sorry - no, no, no!
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- I do like a bit of bling. - I also like colour.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- Looking out of the window here - makes my spirit soar...
0:08:41 > 0:08:42- ..and so do clothes.
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0:09:14 > 0:09:18- What I really like about clothes - are tiny details.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- I look at shapes and fabrics, too, - but details are just as important.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- It means I look closely - at everything.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Ieuan Morris is a lecturer - and a film director.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- His wardrobe - is full of interesting garments.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50- Were you aware of clothes, style - and fashion when you were young?
0:09:51 > 0:09:52- No, not really.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58- I remember hating a pair - of bright orangey brown trousers.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- My mother wanted me to wear them.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- They must have cost a bit of money.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- I must have been - about six or seven years old...
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- ..and I hated those trousers.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- I'd hide them all over the house...
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- ..and my mother would find them, - stuffed behind cupboards.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- I really hated wearing them...
0:10:18 > 0:10:24- ..so I must have been interested - in colour and fabrics, even then.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- I'm getting older...
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- ..and I think being 50 years old - has made me braver.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- It's like the last, final fling!
0:10:40 > 0:10:45- It feels like my chance to create - a lasting impression on people.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- I'm not sure why I'm doing it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Maybe that explains it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58- I want to make an impression - on the world, in different ways.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- When you look at this clothes rail, - these garments certainly stand out!
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- These colours.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Can you talk me through these?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- I bought this in a second hand shop.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- I think - it's an original, 1970s shirt.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- It's a Co-op shirt. - It isn't a designer label.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Well, not unless Co-op - was a designer label, in the '70s!
0:11:34 > 0:11:39- It's too small for me but I had to - buy it, because I love the pattern.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- These came from the same shop - and they're original, 1970s shirts.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- None of these had been worn.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- The shop - must have bought a job lot...
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- ..or someone had found them, - in a warehouse.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- They were all under 20.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- They're all made of early polyester!
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- They're a bit itchy, - next to the skin.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06- Yes, but they look right - and that's the most important thing.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- The designs are fantastic.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- They have double pockets and - the patterns match those pockets.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- That's true of all of them.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- I bought that in Mexico City, - about 15 years ago.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- I remember the shop. - It was a gents' outfitters.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- It was full of everyday clothes.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- This style - is very popular in South America.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- It's called a Guayaberas.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- It's a shirt with four pockets, - which you can wear as a jacket.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- This is ideal in a hot country.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- My mother told me never to wear red.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Red clashes with my hair.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- I don't have any hair now - but, if I did, it would be ginger!
0:13:16 > 0:13:17- I have one red shirt.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- It's a cowboy shirt - and it's quite nice.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22- I rarely wear it...
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- ..but I'll put it on to watch Wales - play their next rugby match.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- That would be quite a good idea.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- If I had the money, - I'd spend more on shoes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- I've always - been interested in shoes.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Some pairs have lasted for years.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- I bought a pair of cowboy boots - in Mexico and I'm fond of them.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- I bought them 15 years ago - and I rarely wear them.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- They're really nice.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- This is a crazy jacket!
0:14:20 > 0:14:21- It's great.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- The lining - is as fabulous as the outside.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- This belonged to a man - who lived a few doors up from me.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- He was having a clear-out...
0:14:33 > 0:14:38- ..and he asked me if there was - anything that I fancied.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Naturally, I had to have this!
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- It's silk.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- It was made-to-measure for him, - about 20 years ago.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Tell me about this suit.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Tell me about this suit.- - Yes, I wore it quite recently.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- I went to the BAFTA awards ceremony - in London.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- A short film I made last year - was nominated for a BAFTA.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- I didn't want to wear - a dinner jacket.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- That would be too predictable.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- I went to a theatric - costume dealer...
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- ..just to find out what sort - of things they had in stock.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- This is a regency style jacket.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- I wore it with a pair of trousers - I bought for 10 in a sale...
0:15:31 > 0:15:36- ..a black T-shirt - and a black handkerchief.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- That's what I wore to the ceremony.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- Sometimes, I see something - and I know I must have it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- I remember the things I didn't buy - and I wish I had.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- Santa Claus gave me a hat - for Christmas, one year.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- I thought I looked - the bee's knees in it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- It brings back fond memories. - I'll never forget it.
0:16:35 > 0:16:41- Edna Griffiths has been designing - and making hats for eight years.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- Why do hats appeal to you?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- I like styles, colours, - co-ordinating...
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- ..and finding the right hat - for the weather.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- How often will you wear a hat?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- I always wear a hat, in the winter.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- I always wear a hat, - when I'm out and about.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- I come in - and throw the hat on the floor.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- If there's already one on the floor, - I pick it up and put it on.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- I would love to go to the races.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- I haven't been yet, - but it's an ambition of mine.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- I'd definitely wear a hat - to go to the races.
0:17:32 > 0:17:38- The very first hat I made - was pink and black.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41- It was a cloche.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- A cloche is a hat which comes down, - over your face.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- It comes down, over your face, - or with an upturned brim.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- It's a 1920s style hat.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- This is my cupboard, Nia.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- This is my cupboard, Nia.- - I'm sure it's full of hats.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- Wow! There are so many different - styles and colours in there.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18- Where shall we start?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Let's start at the top - and work our way down.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- This is a good hat for you, Nia.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- Felt and a little bit of knitwear.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- You must have known - what I'd wear today!
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- Teal is the fashionable colour - this season.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37- Is it, really?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- I'll try this one.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Wow! You look like a cockerel.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Yes, that's right.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49- What else do we have here?
0:18:50 > 0:18:51- Let me see.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- What on earth inspired you - to make that hat?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- I'm as mad as a hatter!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- That's the only answer - I can give you.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- This is the very first hat - I made myself.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- This is your first attempt - to make a hat, using this material.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Yes.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12- I'll model it, for you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- This is the front.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16- What material is that?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- What material is that?- - This is sinamay.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- It's actually made of the wood of - a tree related to the banana tree.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- It's called the abaca tree.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- It comes from the Philippines.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Here's another hat, - made from sinamay.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- I had gained more experience, - by the time I made this one.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- This is sinamay and straw.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- As you gain experience, - you can combine materials?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Yes.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48- Try it on. Go on! Go on!
0:19:49 > 0:19:50- Let's have some fun.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- The first thing you want to do - when you see a hat is try it.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- How should I wear this hat?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Forward, like this?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Pull the brim down.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- You look like a shady lady, - who's off to the races!
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- These are really unusual.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36- Yes. They're feather fascinators - - that's the proper term for them.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39- These are sculptural.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- My work is evolving.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- How do you wear - a feather fascinator?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- I'll show you.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- You need a hat pin, of course.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- Stay away from crowded areas, - or you'll have someone's eye out!
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Yes - it's a for posing only.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Keep your head still - and you'll be fine!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- No, you must enjoy wearing it.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- This one is wonderful.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- I'd want to hang it on my wall.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Yes, I'm fond of that one.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- I used a material called crin - to make this hat.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- Crin is a type of plastic.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Do you wear it on the top, - like this?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- Yes. That's perfect, Nia.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Just don't move in it!
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Edna's home is full of hats.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- She made the majority of the hats - in her collection...
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- ..but she also kept family hats - from the turn of the 20th century.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- This is her wedding bonnet.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- There are - a few shop-bought hats here, too.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10- Wow!
0:22:11 > 0:22:12- Black and white.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Yes - graphic.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- This is a sisal hat.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Will you model it, for me?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- Will you model it, for me?- - Yes. Go on, then.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- You don't need much persuasion.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25- No, this is a comfy hat.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- It's brilliant.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- You don't put your fingers on top.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- You press down on the band, like so.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Press down, on the hat band.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- You feel comfortable in this hat.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Have you worn this - on a special occasion?
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- Yes. I made this hat especially - for my daughter's wedding.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- This hat was the culmination - of all this work.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- Do you sell your hats?
0:23:04 > 0:23:10- Do you sell your hats?- - Yes. I've sold to people who live - all over Gwynedd and Powys.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- One of my hats has gone to Greece.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- My hats are out there.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- I'm still learning my trade.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- If anyone out there wants a hat, - give me a ring.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- S4C subtitles by- Eirlys A Jones
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