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-If you want to create

-the perfect image...

-..every detail is important,

-from head to toe.

-Tonight, I'll rummage through

-three wardrobes...

-..looking for the small things

-that say so much about a person.

-We'll hear about

-Edna Griffiths's world of hats...

-..and discover why Ieuan Morris

-loves the details of his clothes.

-First, we meet Lowri Ann Richards,

-the queen of bling.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-I have lived a wonderful life.

-I've had

-some really brilliant experiences.

-Memories come flooding back to me

-when I look at the costumes.

-I've always been into fashion.

-My mother enjoys buying clothes and

-I think I followed in her footsteps.

-Lowri Ann trained

-as an actress and singer in London.

-She's acted on stage and screen

-in Welsh and English.

-During the 1980s, she was a member

-of bands Shock and Tight Fit.

-It was an important decade

-for Lowri.

-How did you discover

-your own, unique style?

-I lived in South Kensington

-and I went to Kensington Market.

-That's where I bought

-my antique clothes.

-I started to buy

-things like cowboy boots.

-I love cowboy boots.

-I actually wore these spurs.

-My initials are on the front - L A.

-I jingled down the street,

-in my spurs!

-In the middle of London!

-In the middle of London!

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-Yes.

-I did the housework

-in my cowboy boots, too!

-We wore over-the-top clothes.

-This is a prime example of that.

-Unfortunately, all my rubber dresses

-have fallen apart.

-It's a shame, really.

-This was a dress?

-No, it was a two-piece.

-It's such a shame.

-I wore this kind of thing

-at rubber fashion shows.

-You're dressed as a mermaid.

-You're dressed as a mermaid.

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-Yes, that's right.

-I was carried onto the stage

-on bodybuilders' shoulders.

-I wore these, then went home

-to have a nice cup of tea.

-We didn't live the lives

-our clothes may have suggested.

-I wore this

-when we appeared on Top of the Pops.

-I don't think I've worn it

-since that day.

-It's a blouse.

-It's a blouse.

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-Yes, a 1960s blouse, with a ruffle.

-Did you have this made especially

-for you?

-No, I just bought it off the peg.

-The compilation

-was called Back to the '60s.

-It got to Number 4, mind you!

-Following her pop career,

-Lowri became a cabaret singer.

-She travelled the world

-on cruise ships...

-..and, naturally, her style changed.

-I really love hats.

-I really love hats.

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-Do you wear them, today?

-I really love hats.

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-Do you wear them, today?

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-Yes. I wear a lot of hats.

-I was performing on cruise ships...

-..and I bought this Russian

-policeman's hat during a cruise.

-I spotted it

-at a market in St Petersburg.

-You look very authoritarian in that.

-You look very authoritarian in that.

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-Thank you.

-They tried to stop me

-taking it through customs...

-..but I ran onto the ship.

-I was safe,

-once I'd crossed the gangway.

-This belonged to my grandmother.

-I found it in her old farmhouse.

-My grandmother and my mother

-were born there.

-This is a 1920s hat.

-To be honest,

-I haven't actually worn it...

-..but I'd love to wear it to

-a wedding, or a special occasion.

-It's a typical, 1920s hat.

-Would you

-pass that hat to me, please?

-I wore these on my wedding day.

-I wore these on my wedding day.

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-You didn't wear a white dress?

-No.

-That was a silly question!

-That was a silly question!

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-No, I didn't wear a white dress.

-I also wore these boots.

-Is this a skirt?

-Is this a skirt?

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-Yes.

-Karen Millen, darling.

-Where did you get

-that original, Victorian dress?

-I was a member of a Victorian

-drama company called The Players.

-SHE LAUGHS

-I wore this

-when we performed in New York.

-We flew back and the dress

-kind of stayed in my suitcase.

-I have no idea how it happened!

-No, that isn't the full picture!

-The place was about to close down...

-..and the wardrobe manager

-knew the costumes would have to go.

-He realised

-I was really fond of the dress...

-..and, one day,

-he told me I really had to keep it.

-I'd worn it many times.

-I do apologise, Players' Theatre,

-but that's what happened.

-I had a clear-out and I've been

-kicking myself ever since then!

-This is a fantastic dress.

-I was pregnant

-when that photo was taken.

-It's a Vivienne Westwood dress.

-I don't know what came over me,

-but I sold it last year.

-I sold it

-at Christie's auction house.

-It's a fantastic place

-to find vintage, designer clothes.

-I saw the dress six months later -

-Kate Moss was wearing it.

-There weren't

-many of these dresses around...

-..and she was wearing it in Hello!

-That's my dress!

-Some of these dresses are bespoke.

-Look at that fabric.

-Isn't the colour fantastic?

-Oh, we have bling!

-Oh, we have bling!

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-Yes - the obligatory bling.

-Sorry - no!

-No, thank you!

-What on earth came over me?

-I was toying with the idea

-of becoming a classical singer.

-It's so

-"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane"!

-Look at that! Sorry - no, no, no!

-I do like a bit of bling.

-I also like colour.

-Looking out of the window here

-makes my spirit soar...

-..and so do clothes.

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-What I really like about clothes

-are tiny details.

-I look at shapes and fabrics, too,

-but details are just as important.

-It means I look closely

-at everything.

-Ieuan Morris is a lecturer

-and a film director.

-His wardrobe

-is full of interesting garments.

-Were you aware of clothes, style

-and fashion when you were young?

-No, not really.

-I remember hating a pair

-of bright orangey brown trousers.

-My mother wanted me to wear them.

-They must have cost a bit of money.

-I must have been

-about six or seven years old...

-..and I hated those trousers.

-I'd hide them all over the house...

-..and my mother would find them,

-stuffed behind cupboards.

-I really hated wearing them...

-..so I must have been interested

-in colour and fabrics, even then.

-I'm getting older...

-..and I think being 50 years old

-has made me braver.

-It's like the last, final fling!

-It feels like my chance to create

-a lasting impression on people.

-I'm not sure why I'm doing it.

-Maybe that explains it.

-I want to make an impression

-on the world, in different ways.

-When you look at this clothes rail,

-these garments certainly stand out!

-These colours.

-Can you talk me through these?

-I bought this in a second hand shop.

-I think

-it's an original, 1970s shirt.

-It's a Co-op shirt.

-It isn't a designer label.

-Well, not unless Co-op

-was a designer label, in the '70s!

-It's too small for me but I had to

-buy it, because I love the pattern.

-These came from the same shop

-and they're original, 1970s shirts.

-None of these had been worn.

-The shop

-must have bought a job lot...

-..or someone had found them,

-in a warehouse.

-They were all under 20.

-They're all made of early polyester!

-They're a bit itchy,

-next to the skin.

-Yes, but they look right

-and that's the most important thing.

-The designs are fantastic.

-They have double pockets and

-the patterns match those pockets.

-That's true of all of them.

-I bought that in Mexico City,

-about 15 years ago.

-I remember the shop.

-It was a gents' outfitters.

-It was full of everyday clothes.

-This style

-is very popular in South America.

-It's called a Guayaberas.

-It's a shirt with four pockets,

-which you can wear as a jacket.

-This is ideal in a hot country.

-My mother told me never to wear red.

-Red clashes with my hair.

-I don't have any hair now

-but, if I did, it would be ginger!

-I have one red shirt.

-It's a cowboy shirt

-and it's quite nice.

-I rarely wear it...

-..but I'll put it on to watch Wales

-play their next rugby match.

-That would be quite a good idea.

-If I had the money,

-I'd spend more on shoes.

-I've always

-been interested in shoes.

-Some pairs have lasted for years.

-I bought a pair of cowboy boots

-in Mexico and I'm fond of them.

-I bought them 15 years ago

-and I rarely wear them.

-They're really nice.

-This is a crazy jacket!

-It's great.

-The lining

-is as fabulous as the outside.

-This belonged to a man

-who lived a few doors up from me.

-He was having a clear-out...

-..and he asked me if there was

-anything that I fancied.

-Naturally, I had to have this!

-It's silk.

-It was made-to-measure for him,

-about 20 years ago.

-Tell me about this suit.

-Tell me about this suit.

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-Yes, I wore it quite recently.

-I went to the BAFTA awards ceremony

-in London.

-A short film I made last year

-was nominated for a BAFTA.

-I didn't want to wear

-a dinner jacket.

-That would be too predictable.

-I went to a theatric

-costume dealer...

-..just to find out what sort

-of things they had in stock.

-This is a regency style jacket.

-I wore it with a pair of trousers

-I bought for 10 in a sale...

-..a black T-shirt

-and a black handkerchief.

-That's what I wore to the ceremony.

-Sometimes, I see something

-and I know I must have it.

-I remember the things I didn't buy

-and I wish I had.

-Santa Claus gave me a hat

-for Christmas, one year.

-I thought I looked

-the bee's knees in it.

-It brings back fond memories.

-I'll never forget it.

-Edna Griffiths has been designing

-and making hats for eight years.

-Why do hats appeal to you?

-I like styles, colours,

-co-ordinating...

-..and finding the right hat

-for the weather.

-How often will you wear a hat?

-I always wear a hat, in the winter.

-I always wear a hat,

-when I'm out and about.

-I come in

-and throw the hat on the floor.

-If there's already one on the floor,

-I pick it up and put it on.

-I would love to go to the races.

-I haven't been yet,

-but it's an ambition of mine.

-I'd definitely wear a hat

-to go to the races.

-The very first hat I made

-was pink and black.

-It was a cloche.

-A cloche is a hat which comes down,

-over your face.

-It comes down, over your face,

-or with an upturned brim.

-It's a 1920s style hat.

-This is my cupboard, Nia.

-This is my cupboard, Nia.

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-I'm sure it's full of hats.

-Wow! There are so many different

-styles and colours in there.

-Where shall we start?

-Let's start at the top

-and work our way down.

-This is a good hat for you, Nia.

-Felt and a little bit of knitwear.

-You must have known

-what I'd wear today!

-Teal is the fashionable colour

-this season.

-Is it, really?

-I'll try this one.

-Wow! You look like a cockerel.

-Yes, that's right.

-What else do we have here?

-Let me see.

-What on earth inspired you

-to make that hat?

-I'm as mad as a hatter!

-That's the only answer

-I can give you.

-This is the very first hat

-I made myself.

-This is your first attempt

-to make a hat, using this material.

-Yes.

-I'll model it, for you.

-This is the front.

-What material is that?

-What material is that?

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-This is sinamay.

-It's actually made of the wood of

-a tree related to the banana tree.

-It's called the abaca tree.

-It comes from the Philippines.

-Here's another hat,

-made from sinamay.

-I had gained more experience,

-by the time I made this one.

-This is sinamay and straw.

-As you gain experience,

-you can combine materials?

-Yes.

-Try it on. Go on! Go on!

-Let's have some fun.

-The first thing you want to do

-when you see a hat is try it.

-How should I wear this hat?

-Forward, like this?

-Pull the brim down.

-You look like a shady lady,

-who's off to the races!

-These are really unusual.

-Yes. They're feather fascinators -

-that's the proper term for them.

-These are sculptural.

-My work is evolving.

-How do you wear

-a feather fascinator?

-I'll show you.

-You need a hat pin, of course.

-Stay away from crowded areas,

-or you'll have someone's eye out!

-Yes - it's a for posing only.

-Keep your head still

-and you'll be fine!

-No, you must enjoy wearing it.

-This one is wonderful.

-I'd want to hang it on my wall.

-Yes, I'm fond of that one.

-I used a material called crin

-to make this hat.

-Crin is a type of plastic.

-Do you wear it on the top,

-like this?

-Yes. That's perfect, Nia.

-Just don't move in it!

-Edna's home is full of hats.

-She made the majority of the hats

-in her collection...

-..but she also kept family hats

-from the turn of the 20th century.

-This is her wedding bonnet.

-There are

-a few shop-bought hats here, too.

-Wow!

-Black and white.

-Yes - graphic.

-This is a sisal hat.

-Will you model it, for me?

-Will you model it, for me?

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-Yes. Go on, then.

-You don't need much persuasion.

-No, this is a comfy hat.

-It's brilliant.

-You don't put your fingers on top.

-You press down on the band, like so.

-Press down, on the hat band.

-You feel comfortable in this hat.

-Have you worn this

-on a special occasion?

-Yes. I made this hat especially

-for my daughter's wedding.

-This hat was the culmination

-of all this work.

-Do you sell your hats?

-Do you sell your hats?

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-Yes. I've sold to people who live

-all over Gwynedd and Powys.

-One of my hats has gone to Greece.

-My hats are out there.

-I'm still learning my trade.

-If anyone out there wants a hat,

-give me a ring.

-S4C subtitles by

-Eirlys A Jones