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0:00:00 > 0:00:05- Does opening a wardrobe door - give you access to someone's psyche?
0:00:05 > 0:00:06- Maybe.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13- Tonight, we'll learn what shapes - the style of Helen Humphreys.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19- We'll learn about the traditional - clothes of Juliet Revell's homeland.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24- Finally, we'll snoop through - Johnny Tudor's showbiz wardrobe.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.
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0:00:59 > 0:01:01- I've always - been interested in clothes.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- I had a little sewing machine - when I was six years old.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- As I grew up, - I think I enjoyed being different.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16- I wanted unique clothes and making - them was the way to achieve that.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- Helen Humphreys is a stylist.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- She pursued her early interest - in clothes and in sewing...
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- ..by studying fashion in Carmarthen.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36- She acquired a wide variety - of skills when she was a student.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- I did everything, - when I was in Carmarthen.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- Everything from cutting patterns...
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- ..to creating - the finished item of clothing.
0:01:48 > 0:01:54- At the end of the course, we had to - create a collection of six outfits.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Looking back, - I must have been absolutely insane!
0:02:00 > 0:02:07- My collection was inspired - by Barbie dolls and milkmaids.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- The whole experience was wonderful.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- The buzz of seeing my clothes - on the catwalk was fantastic.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- How did being at art college - influence your style?
0:02:22 > 0:02:29- I think it helped me - develop a style of my own.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- It gave me a sense of real freedom.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Everyone wore - whatever took their fancy.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- I didn't have to dress - in any particular way.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- I wore whatever caught my eye - - no matter how ugly or fluffy it was.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- How would you describe your style?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- I like simple garments...
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- ..but I also combine them - with strong colours and patterns.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- I also like unusual accessories.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06- I believe styling is more important - than the clothes themselves.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Yes, the styling - is the most important thing.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- Do you buy pricey clothes, cheap - clothes or a combination of both?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- I believe in spending more - on the basics in your wardrobe.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- You should work out how much - an item costs, per use.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- If you spend 10 on something and - wear it twice, it costs 5 per wear.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- I'll spend a lot of money - on a pair of jeans...
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- ..because the cut and the fit - are really important.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- I'm happy to spend money - on a good pair of jeans...
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- ..because they'll cost - less than 2 per wear.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Entering your room is like - entering a clothes shop!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Everything is neat and tidy, - especially your shoes.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Yes. I can find everything, - when I want to wear them.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Is your wardrobe - as neat as your shelves?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24- Yes, it is.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- It makes life easier - if you group items together.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- I hang jackets together, - skirts together and so on.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- It means I can find any specific - item of clothing really quickly.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Let's start with denim.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- There's a lot of it in there.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- There's a lot of it in there.- - Yes, that's true.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- I have several denim skirts.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- I also bought - these culottes recently.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- I remember culottes the first time - around, many moons ago.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02- They look like a skirt, when you're - wearing them, but they're a trouser.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- They're comfortable - and easy to wear.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- They're a break from the norm too.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- This dress is one - of my favourite floral garments.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- I love it.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16- It's a cheap dress.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- I saw it in a magazine, loved it - and bought it for about 20.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- It didn't fit me properly, - so I altered the waist, at the back.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29- It was too long for me.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- I'm also very fond of this jacket.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- It's a classic, white jacket.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- I don't buy many things like this...
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- ..because they're not practical for - me, as the mother of a young child.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- You get food splattered on it!
0:05:58 > 0:05:59- You get food splattered on it!- - Yes. It's not great.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- The good thing about this jacket - is it's washable.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- I bought it in Italy.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- I love going to Italy. - The clothes there are wonderful.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- I can put this on and I look smart. - I don't have to think about it.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Helen's career started...
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- ..when she managed - an Amanda Wakeley shop in London.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- It was an invaluable experience - for her.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- When I went to London, I thought - I knew how the fashion world worked.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- I also thought I knew a lot about - clothes and the industry in general.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- In truth, I knew nothing!
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- Amanda Wakeley clothes - are simple but beautifully made.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01- I realised why people are happy - to spend so much money on a garment.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Did you wear Amanda Wakeley clothes - for work?
0:07:04 > 0:07:09- Yes. I had to wear Amanda Wakeley - clothes and it was great!
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- I was given - a generous clothing allowance.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- I had to wear a suit - or a skirt and jumper.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- I dressed simply but appropriately.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- I had to portray a certain image.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- Even the colour of nail varnish - and hairstyles were important.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- The staff had to encompass and - represent the Amanda Wakeley look.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- This is - another Amanda Wakeley garment.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- It's one of my favourites.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- This was my leaving present - from the company.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- It's worth a thousand pounds.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- This isn't an everyday garment.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- I wear it occasionally - because I think it's really special.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- I'll keep it forever.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- The clothes I wear are all - about the kind of person I am.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- I'm interested in fashion. - I'm interested in quality.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- Juliet Revell - is originally from Indonesia...
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- ..but she's lived in Simpson Cross, - Pembrokeshire, for several years.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- I'm in love with Wales.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- I met Gareth in Indonesia - and he became my boyfriend.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- We are now married.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- We married in Indonesia - and we settled down in Wales.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- Do you have memories - of clothes and materials...
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- ..when you were growing up, - in Indonesia?
0:09:41 > 0:09:46- Yes, I have many very happy memories - of my childhood in Indonesia.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- I have fond memories - of my grandmother and my mother.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Do you remember - shopping trips you had, with them?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59- Yes, of course.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- We shopped in the markets.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- We sometimes bought clothes - for my grandmother from factories.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- A special sarong, perhaps.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Sarong kebaya - - a skirt and blouse...
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- ..is the national costume - of Indonesia.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25- The sarong is a strip of material - with a batik pattern on it.
0:10:31 > 0:10:37- Each area and island in Indonesia - uses different colours and designs.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- What sort of clothes do you like?
0:10:42 > 0:10:48- For a traditional occasion, I would - choose to wear a sarong kebaya.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- I'm very fond of the sarong kebaya.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- I also enjoy wearing - Chinese dresses.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- The Suzie Wong dress - is my favourite style.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- People like me, - who come from the Far East...
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- ..usually wear the sarong - to show off their true figure.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Most of the women are very slim.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Juliet wears western clothes, - from day to day.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29- She also wears Suzie Wong style - Chinese dresses...
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- ..and she owns - a vast collection of sarongs.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- These sarongs are examples - of the Java style of batik.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- These sarongs are examples - of the Bali style of batik.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- It's more colourful - than the Java batik.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- The Java batik usually includes - only the colours brown and white.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- There are pictures of large birds - on this sarong.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- Some Java batiks feature flowers...
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- ..but the colours - are almost always brown and white.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Do any of your sarongs - have a sentimental value?
0:12:34 > 0:12:35- Yes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- This is my grandmother's sarong.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- She wore this sarong - on her wedding day.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50- This is a very, very old sarong.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- Do you wear this?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- No. I just keep it - to remember my precious grandmother.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Here's another one.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- This is quite colourful.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- This is - a morning and afternoon sarong.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11- Why?
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- In the morning, it's light - and it's bright and it's lively.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- You wear bright colours - in the morning.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- Orange.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- In the afternoon and evening, - things quieten down...
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- ..so you wear calmer colours.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- How important are clothes to you?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- They're very important to me.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12- I'm proud to wear Indonesian clothes - for special occasions.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Do you miss Indonesia?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- I missed it, at first, - but I don't miss it any more.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- I'm very happy in my home. - Wales is paradise, to me.
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0:15:29 > 0:15:32- I've kept some suits - since the 1970s.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- When I talk to youngsters, I say, - "My suit's older than you, babe!"
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- Johnny Tudor has been - performing for over 40 years.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Brought up in a showbiz family...
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- ..Johnny spent his childhood - going from theatre to theatre.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- His father was a pianist and singer.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02- His mother was a dancer.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Performing is in Johnny's veins.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- Were you surrounded - by showbiz costumes, as a child?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Yes. The atmosphere was great.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- I was backstage, at theatres...
0:16:19 > 0:16:24- ..surrounded by dancers - and people who played xylophones.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- All sorts of performers.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31- I was always in the company - of people who wore flash clothes.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- It's normal to wear flash clothes, - when you're young.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- How does it feel to stand on stage, - feeling good in your clothes?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- When I'm doing cruises...
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- ..I work on a ship - called Sea Goddess.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- It's really expensive - and there are rich people on board.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- I must look better than them, - if you think about it.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- I want them to look at me and - appreciate the quality of my suit.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- I feel great - like Frank Sinatra.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- If I feel great, I perform well.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Your performance clothes - are in here.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- You have a collection - of white shirts.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Yes, they're dress shirts.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37- They're custom-made by a gentleman - from Hong Kong called Ascot Chang.
0:17:37 > 0:17:43- I met him in Hong Kong when I was - performing on board a cruise ship.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- He comes over to London every year.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- He phones me - to let me know he's here...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- ..so off I go to London, - to see the material.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- He then makes the shirts and sends - them to me, from Hong Kong.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- How long have you done that?
0:18:00 > 0:18:01- How long have you done that?- - For around five years.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- And the same is true for the suits.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- I buy handmade suits.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- My suits - are made by Robbie Stanford.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- He's a very famous bespoke tailor - in London.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- He makes suits for Tom Jones, - Engelbert Humperdinck...
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- ..Bruce Forsyth, Des O'Connor...
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- ..Bruce Forsyth, Des O'Connor...- - ..and Johnny Tudor.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- I first heard of him, years ago, - when Bruce was on television.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- He said, "It's one of Robbie's".
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- I went to London and found out - who this Robbie was.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- I've bought suits from him, - ever since.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- This is all handmade?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- This is all handmade?- - Yes, it's hand stitched.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Take a look at the detail.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- Look - - useful as well as decorative.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- Is this silk?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Is this silk?- - Yes. It's called water silk.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- Water silk shimmers in the light - and it looks really good on stage.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27- Take a look at this.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- This is called a spat.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- This is called a spat.- - What do you do with it?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- You wear it, like this.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- It looks great - when you're tap dancing.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- I'd wear this - if I were doing an old tap routine.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- Spats.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Do you still wear them?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- Yes, when I do - an old "song and dance" routine.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- The most important tool of your - trade must be your tap shoes.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55- Yes, that's right.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- Did these start life - as an ordinary pair of shoes?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- Yes, they're ordinary shoes - with taps attached to their soles.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- You screw the tap plates - onto the shoes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- You mustn't tighten them too much, - or you'll lose that special sound.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- This is my office.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33- This is my office.- - Oh, this is really handy.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- My storeroom is through here.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- I keep show stuff in here.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- That's a picture of Frankie Vaughan.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- That's Sammy Davis, my hero.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47- I use those hats in my show.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- Can I see you in one of your hats?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Can I see you in one of your hats?- - Yes. This is a top hat.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52- I look like Frankie.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55- And this, of course.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59- Excellent!
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- This hat is called a Derby.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04- Wow! You're so cool.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Flash or cool?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- The wardrobe.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14- The wardrobe.- - Yes - here it is.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- The stuff in here is for pantomimes.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26- I wore this when I played the ship's - captain in Robinson Crusoe.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Did you make it yourself?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- No, my mother made it, - from a pair of curtains.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- This is the matching waistcoat.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Where did you perform that panto?
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- Where did you perform that panto?- - All over the country.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- I performed it - in the New Theatre, Cardiff.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- We also took it to Swansea, - Liverpool and Manchester...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- ..to name but a few places.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- This is my frilly shirt.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- I must wear a jabot over the top, - like so.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- This is called a jabot?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Yes, j-a-b-o-t.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- It's a French word.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Who would wear something like this?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Who would wear something like this?- - The prince or Buttons.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- Lots of pantomime characters - wear a frilly shirt and a jabot.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- It's old - it's a period piece.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Do you enjoy playing panto villains?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Do you enjoy playing panto villains?- - No, I enjoy playing the heroic men.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- I love playing swashbuckling heroes, - like Robinson Crusoe.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- My swash has never been so buckled!
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Ship ahoy!
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- I don't know if it's in my blood - but I want to be smart all the time.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- I can't stand scruffy people.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- My son looks like a terrorist!
0:23:10 > 0:23:11- But he's happy.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- You must look good - when you're on stage.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- If the suit is right, - all you have to do is sing in tune!
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- S4C subtitles by- Eirlys A Jones
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