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0:00:00 > 0:00:04- Do you struggle to decide - what to wear in the morning?
0:00:04 > 0:00:09- That isn't a problem for the three - people featured on tonight's show.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12- You won't believe - the amazing choice they have!
0:00:13 > 0:00:18- Radio presenter, Chris Needs, - has some very exotic clothes.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- Shelah Eakins has some clothes - from the 1960s and 1970s.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- Aimee Phillips would love to wear - Shelah's clothes.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- Aimee is into vintage styles.
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0:00:58 > 0:01:04- Aimee Phillips from Bridgend is a - fashion graduate, living in London.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Where does a stylish girl like Aimee - buy her clothes?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- Anywhere that sells cheap clothes.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- Charity shops, vintage shops - and designer outlets.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- Sometimes, I go shopping...
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- ..and I have a gut feeling - that I won't find anything.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- I'll still walk around - but I know I won't buy anything.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- On another day, - I know I'll find something.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- I bought this - for the office Christmas party.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- I like the way it's been shortened.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Where did you find this dress?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- At Top Shop Vintage, - for thirty pounds.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- More than you'd usually spend - on a dress.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00- Yes, but it was the day before - the party, so I settled for this.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Is the history of clothes - important to you?
0:02:16 > 0:02:17- Yes, it is.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- That's why I'm into vintage.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- I wonder about who wore it before me - and what they were doing.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31- Why did they wear it and - what was fashionable, at that time?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- When did you wear this?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- When did you wear this?- - For my graduation.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- I wanted to look like a Welsh lady.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- I wore a petticoat under it - and a daffodil too.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- I wanted to make a statement. - I've graduated and I'm Welsh!
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- I give it an airing every year.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- I wear it at Christmas time.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- I wear it during the day. - It makes me feel special.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- It's a good, winter dress.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- It holds special memories - of your graduation day too.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- A friend of mine - made this black dress.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22- This is the back.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- This is the back.- - Risque!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- It looks plain, from the front.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- You show no flesh at the front, - then you see the back - hey!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- I love this black dress.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- You can wear it all the time.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- You can dress it up - or dress it down.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Yes - or wear it over trousers.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Did your friend make this dress - as a present, for you?
0:03:48 > 0:03:53- No, it was part of her collection - when she was a student.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54- You grabbed it!
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Yes, initially to go to a party.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- I like classic items - which I can wear for years to come.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- Things like jeans - - everyone likes jeans.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Jeans are brilliant - because they grow with you.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- They change with you.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- This denim shirt - is an example of that.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- It's growing with me - but it belonged to my mother.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- She wore this - when she was pregnant, with me.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- It's 24 years old.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- I love it as much as ever.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- It hasn't gone out of fashion.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- It will never go out of fashion - because it has a style of its own.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- I love this.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- I adore floral patterns.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48- The colours are amazing.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- I bought this for a friend's party, - in the Cotswolds.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- It was a garden party, in a marquee, - so I wore this dress.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- To which period does it belong?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- To which period does it belong?- - The 1970s, or possibly the 1980s.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11- My initial reaction to seeing - this cardigan was, "Oh, yuck!"
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- National Express bus!
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- The seats on National Express buses.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- I'm sure it looks fantastic on you - because you know how to wear it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- I wear it with other patterns.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- It makes it look worse, in a way!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- It looks worse, but it's better!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- The people I look up to...
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- ..have always been people like - Dolly Parton and Bonnie Raitt.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- People who have massive hair - and wear eccentric clothes.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- That's especially true - of Dolly Parton.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- She was like a Barbie doll.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- If she went skiing, - she'd have the full rigout.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- The clothes you wear tell a story...
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- ..of where you are and what you do.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- That's how I feel - when I buy something.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11- It's like, "OK. This dress is really - summer's day in Barcelona".
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- That's where I'm going.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- The older I get, the wackier I get.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- I'm becoming more eccentric.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- I feel better inside, so I have - more confidence to do as I please.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- I dressed to make myself feel good.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- I liked to look good.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- I enjoyed hearing people tell me - I looked pretty.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- The same thing is still true.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- I enjoy dressing up, - going out and feeling great.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- Shelah Eakins's life story - is in her wardrobe.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- When I was a teenager, - I would make my own clothes.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I would sew - and I would knit jumpers.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- I did a lot of sewing.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- I bought some lovely fabrics - and I made my own clothes.
0:07:17 > 0:07:23- Once you were married and settled, - did clothes become less important?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- No, not at all.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- I went shopping for clothes - every Saturday.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- I worked hard.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- We'd moved in to a guest house.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- I had students - and I had summer visitors.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Nine months after the wedding, - I also had a baby.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- There was money coming in, - so I no longer had to knit and sew.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- I could buy whatever I wanted.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Did you keep a lot of the clothes?
0:08:02 > 0:08:03- Did you keep a lot of the clothes?- - Yes, I did.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- I kept my favourites.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Maybe, one or two dresses - could tell a story.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- A lot of memories - are attached to them.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14- They're of good quality.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17- Expensive clothes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Those are the reasons I kept them.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- I'll show you - a few items from the 1960s.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- I'm in my element - with 1960s clothes.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32- Take a look at this.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- That's amazing.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- A friend of mine, who lived - in Mumbles, made this for me.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- She was a good friend.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- She made several dresses for me - but this is the only one I've kept.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- Friends of mine borrowed the others - to go to fancy dress parties...
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- ..and they kept them.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55- This is the last one.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Oh! Matching gloves and boots!
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Those boots were made for dancing.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- I wore the dress and the boots on a - Saturday night, to go to the Pier...
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- ..to the Langrove Country Club - and perhaps to Caswell Bay.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- I felt I was 'it' when I wore them!
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- I bought this dress in a small shop, - in Swansea.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- It was a boutique called Monica.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- Monica went to Italy, - Spain and France to buy clothes.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- I bought this dress from Monica.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- I have a photo of myself - wearing the dress...
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- ..and I'm standing next - to Gareth Edwards in that photo.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- It was taken in Swansea, at a - champagne morning on one Sunday.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- We were raising money for charities.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- I was lucky to have - my picture taken with Gareth.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- He was famous, back then.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- I bought this dress - to attend a dinner in Cardiff.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- Everyone who knows me - recognises this dress.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20- I've worn this dress - every New Year's Eve...
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- ..for the past 15 years.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Really?
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- Yes. It's remarkably light - and it's easy to wear.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32- It's very glam too.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- It's very glam too.- - Yes, that's true.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40- The 1980s style is unmistakable - - the Ra Ra skirt and the low waist.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- The shoulder pads - are also very 1980s.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- Having said that, all these styles - are coming back into fashion.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- Yes. I wore this - on New Year's Eve three years ago.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- What about this, Shelah?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- What about this, Shelah?- - It's a bit Joan Collins!
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- Did you feel like Joan - when you wore it?
0:11:04 > 0:11:05- Yes. I loved wearing it.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- I went - to a friend's birthday party...
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- ..and someone spilled red wine - down the front of this dress.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20- I went upstairs to rinse it - and someone passed me a hairdryer.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- The dress shrivelled into a clump, - like this.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- It became a mini dress!
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- I was really upset - but it regained its shape.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- How do you know exactly what - you're looking for when you shop?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- I know my own body shape.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- I'm not like that, I'm like this.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- I know what suits me.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56- I enjoy playing golf.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- I also enjoy wearing golf clothes.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- Every Tuesday, I go for a round - of golf with the girls.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- We then have lunches in the house, - in the afternoons.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- We change out of our golf clothes - and dress up, for lunch.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- We also - go to golf club dinner parties.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- The golf club - plays a big part in my life.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Do you enjoy - standing out from the crowd?
0:12:35 > 0:12:36- Yes, I do.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42- My friends tell me I buy clothes - which are anything but mainstream.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- They ask me where I bought them and - I'm pleased to be able to tell them.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- I attract attention - because I look different.
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0:13:19 > 0:13:24- The doctor told me to wear bling - because it helps me play the piano.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- I got these on prescription!
0:13:27 > 0:13:33- If you play the piano, bling makes - you look the part - like Liberace.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- I do a Liberace tribute show - and so, I must look the part.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- I enjoy dressing up, - especially at night.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- If I go to a restaurant, - in Bridgend or Cardiff...
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- ..people turn around and say, - "Wow! What's that, love?"
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- That's the general reaction.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- Chris Needs, - the Radio Wales presenter...
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- ..has a fan club of 30,000.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- Chris says his clothes - are a huge part of the show.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- Is standing out from the crowd - important to you?
0:14:09 > 0:14:14- Yes, because I think I'm right - and everyone else is wrong.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- I am a fashion guru, - as far as I'm concerned.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Clothes give me a feel-good factor.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- Come up to my bedroom.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25- Come up to my bedroom.- - I'd love to, Chris.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- To the bedroom!
0:14:36 > 0:14:37- To the bedroom!- - Yes - to HQ.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- Sit down.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- I've got something to show you.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44- Are you excited?
0:14:44 > 0:14:45- Are you excited?- - Yes.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47- All the girls say that!
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- This is your big chance - to show us your bits.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55- Show my what?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Show my what?- - Your bits.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- Especially in chapel, - because it's very holy!
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Wear it with these, in chapel.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- "Rock"!
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- What do the chapel congregation say?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- They think Rock - is a tribute to Gibraltar.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Covent Garden.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Oh, Chris!
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- It doubles up - as a pair of binoculars.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- Well, well!
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Look - these are massive!
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- There's a bag to go with it.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- That's fantastic.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- I think my granny - has a handbag just like this one.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- This is what I call - the Quentin Crisp look.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Wow! It's lovely to touch.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- Do you wear anything under it?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Do you wear anything under it?- - No. All my assets are on display.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- I like boxer shorts and I also have - some G-strings and some thongs.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- There are motifs like "Hunky boy" - printed on them.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- I also have some diamante thongs.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- I like being a bit different.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- Some people say, - "You can't wear that, at your age!"
0:16:26 > 0:16:27- Watch me, love.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29- I still haven't grown up.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- This is a picture of me.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- You're naughty, - just like Dennis the Menace.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Now then! # Da-ra! #
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Why do a pair of jeans with so many - holes in them appeal to you?
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- I don't know. They're trendy. - # Keep young and beautiful #
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- I bought these in Durham - with Christine, my friend.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- The lady serving me said, - "For your son, love?"
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- "No, they're for me!" I said.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- What was she thinking?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Dress young and you feel young?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Dress young and you feel young?- - Yes. You've got to try.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Someone asked me, - "Have you got a fan club?"
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- I said, "Yes, of course I have," - but I was lying!
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- I made up a fancy title for it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:30- The Chris Needs Friendly Garden - Association Affiliated Ltd Twice.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- Over 30,000 people - have since joined "The Garden".
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- I travel the length and breadth - of Wales in the motorhome...
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- ..when we do the shows.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- It's a handy place to shower, - have a change of clothing...
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- ..watch "Pobol y Cwm" and hide.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- This is fantastic, Chris.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- Where's your wardrobe?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- Where's your wardrobe?- - Et voila, mademoiselle.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Ooh, monsieur!
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- What clothes do you keep here?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- I keep two sets of clothes in here.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- Clothes to wear to go shopping - and stage clothes.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- Performance clothes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Yes. I love - having this mobile dressing room!
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- This is my velvet jacket.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- This is my "In The Garden" badge.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- This is your fan club badge.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26- This is your fan club badge.- - Yes.
0:18:27 > 0:18:35- I wear these Cuban heels whenever - I'm going to dance the flamenco.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Can you do flamenco dancing?
0:18:37 > 0:18:38- Can you do flamenco dancing?- - Well, I try.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- Whenever I do a show, - I go for the jugular.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- I want people to see the real me.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- They like to see Spanish stuff...
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- ..because I play - lots of flamenco music on the radio.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- I wear bell-bottoms and Cuban heels.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- People love the bling - and the really wild clothes.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- # Here we go, here we go, here we go
0:19:16 > 0:19:17- # Here we go, here we go #
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- Oh, Nia! I have nothing to wear - to appear on the wireless tonight.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- I'd better help you choose.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Let's take a look - at your accessories.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- When do you use a tiny bag, - like this?
0:19:34 > 0:19:35- I do use this bag.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- It makes a statement.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41- I couldn't agree more!
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Whenever I walk on stage, - at the top of the show...
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- ..I carry this bag with me.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- I've always complained - about men and bags...
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- ..so this is my chance - to make a statement.
0:19:57 > 0:20:04- I keep my mini disc, my fags, - my lighter and my tablets in here.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- What's in this box?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- How do I open it?
0:20:10 > 0:20:11- Is it alright if I look inside?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Is it alright if I look inside?- - Say the magic words - Open Sesame.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17- Say it!
0:20:17 > 0:20:18- Say it!- - Open Sesame.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- Mademoiselle!
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- You have more jewellery than me.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26- You have more jewellery than me.- - Yes, I know.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Armani. - Just like my aunt, it's two-faced!
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- I hope she's not watching!
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- This is the time in Wales - and this is the time in Spain.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38- That's lovely.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Where did you get it?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Where did you get it?- - It was a present, from my audience.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46- It cost a fortune.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- Do you wear jewellery every day, - to go to work?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- No, not every day. - When I get the urge.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- I wear some gold, - when I need a boost.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01- What does gold do?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Does it make you feel smart?
0:21:05 > 0:21:12- Dolly Parton said it costs a fortune - to look this cheap and she's right!
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- I wear this - to answer the door to the postman.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- At home, with Chris Needs!
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- This is good. Watch this!
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- If you don't like it, like that...
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- ..you can turn it inside out.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- It depends on your mood?
0:21:33 > 0:21:34- It depends on your mood?- - Yes.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36- Where did you get it?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- Where did you get it?- - Gibraltar.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- I went there almost every weekend.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Flights are so cheap, these days.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- I once went there for 28 quid.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- I once went there for 28 quid.- - That's great, isn't it?
0:21:49 > 0:21:54- I save a fortune. I buy duty frees, - clothes and smellies.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- I like this.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Noel Coward, my dear.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- I went off to Gibraltar - for the weekend...
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- ..and I gave my credit card - a real hammering.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18- How much did you spend?
0:22:18 > 0:22:24- In a weekend, between hiring a car, - staying in a nice hotel...
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- ..eating out, going to a show, - buying clothes and duty frees...
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- ..I spent something like - six thousand pounds.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- I don't think I'm all there, really.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- I think I need - a little stay in a hospital!
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Clothes are like my family.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- I look at something - and remember events in the 1970s.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Meeting old friends, and so on.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- They're like family to me - and I won't get rid of them.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01- No way, Jose.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- S4C subtitles by- Eirlys A Jones
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