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-Does opening a wardrobe door

-give you access to someone's psyche?

-Maybe.

-Tonight, we'll learn what shapes

-the style of Helen Humphreys.

-We'll learn about the traditional

-clothes of Juliet Revell's homeland.

-Finally, we'll snoop through

-Johnny Tudor's showbiz wardrobe.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-I've always

-been interested in clothes.

-I had a little sewing machine

-when I was six years old.

-As I grew up,

-I think I enjoyed being different.

-I wanted unique clothes and making

-them was the way to achieve that.

-Helen Humphreys is a stylist.

-She pursued her early interest

-in clothes and in sewing...

-..by studying fashion in Carmarthen.

-She acquired a wide variety

-of skills when she was a student.

-I did everything,

-when I was in Carmarthen.

-Everything from cutting patterns...

-..to creating

-the finished item of clothing.

-At the end of the course, we had to

-create a collection of six outfits.

-Looking back,

-I must have been absolutely insane!

-My collection was inspired

-by Barbie dolls and milkmaids.

-The whole experience was wonderful.

-The buzz of seeing my clothes

-on the catwalk was fantastic.

-How did being at art college

-influence your style?

-I think it helped me

-develop a style of my own.

-It gave me a sense of real freedom.

-Everyone wore

-whatever took their fancy.

-I didn't have to dress

-in any particular way.

-I wore whatever caught my eye -

-no matter how ugly or fluffy it was.

-How would you describe your style?

-I like simple garments...

-..but I also combine them

-with strong colours and patterns.

-I also like unusual accessories.

-I believe styling is more important

-than the clothes themselves.

-Yes, the styling

-is the most important thing.

-Do you buy pricey clothes, cheap

-clothes or a combination of both?

-I believe in spending more

-on the basics in your wardrobe.

-You should work out how much

-an item costs, per use.

-If you spend 10 on something and

-wear it twice, it costs 5 per wear.

-I'll spend a lot of money

-on a pair of jeans...

-..because the cut and the fit

-are really important.

-I'm happy to spend money

-on a good pair of jeans...

-..because they'll cost

-less than 2 per wear.

-Entering your room is like

-entering a clothes shop!

-Everything is neat and tidy,

-especially your shoes.

-Yes. I can find everything,

-when I want to wear them.

-Is your wardrobe

-as neat as your shelves?

-Yes, it is.

-It makes life easier

-if you group items together.

-I hang jackets together,

-skirts together and so on.

-It means I can find any specific

-item of clothing really quickly.

-Let's start with denim.

-There's a lot of it in there.

-There's a lot of it in there.

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-Yes, that's true.

-I have several denim skirts.

-I also bought

-these culottes recently.

-I remember culottes the first time

-around, many moons ago.

-They look like a skirt, when you're

-wearing them, but they're a trouser.

-They're comfortable

-and easy to wear.

-They're a break from the norm too.

-This dress is one

-of my favourite floral garments.

-I love it.

-It's a cheap dress.

-I saw it in a magazine, loved it

-and bought it for about 20.

-It didn't fit me properly,

-so I altered the waist, at the back.

-It was too long for me.

-I'm also very fond of this jacket.

-It's a classic, white jacket.

-I don't buy many things like this...

-..because they're not practical for

-me, as the mother of a young child.

-You get food splattered on it!

-You get food splattered on it!

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-Yes. It's not great.

-The good thing about this jacket

-is it's washable.

-I bought it in Italy.

-I love going to Italy.

-The clothes there are wonderful.

-I can put this on and I look smart.

-I don't have to think about it.

-Helen's career started...

-..when she managed

-an Amanda Wakeley shop in London.

-It was an invaluable experience

-for her.

-When I went to London, I thought

-I knew how the fashion world worked.

-I also thought I knew a lot about

-clothes and the industry in general.

-In truth, I knew nothing!

-Amanda Wakeley clothes

-are simple but beautifully made.

-I realised why people are happy

-to spend so much money on a garment.

-Did you wear Amanda Wakeley clothes

-for work?

-Yes. I had to wear Amanda Wakeley

-clothes and it was great!

-I was given

-a generous clothing allowance.

-I had to wear a suit

-or a skirt and jumper.

-I dressed simply but appropriately.

-I had to portray a certain image.

-Even the colour of nail varnish

-and hairstyles were important.

-The staff had to encompass and

-represent the Amanda Wakeley look.

-This is

-another Amanda Wakeley garment.

-It's one of my favourites.

-This was my leaving present

-from the company.

-It's worth a thousand pounds.

-This isn't an everyday garment.

-I wear it occasionally

-because I think it's really special.

-I'll keep it forever.

-The clothes I wear are all

-about the kind of person I am.

-I'm interested in fashion.

-I'm interested in quality.

-Juliet Revell

-is originally from Indonesia...

-..but she's lived in Simpson Cross,

-Pembrokeshire, for several years.

-I'm in love with Wales.

-I met Gareth in Indonesia

-and he became my boyfriend.

-We are now married.

-We married in Indonesia

-and we settled down in Wales.

-Do you have memories

-of clothes and materials...

-..when you were growing up,

-in Indonesia?

-Yes, I have many very happy memories

-of my childhood in Indonesia.

-I have fond memories

-of my grandmother and my mother.

-Do you remember

-shopping trips you had, with them?

-Yes, of course.

-We shopped in the markets.

-We sometimes bought clothes

-for my grandmother from factories.

-A special sarong, perhaps.

-Sarong kebaya -

-a skirt and blouse...

-..is the national costume

-of Indonesia.

-The sarong is a strip of material

-with a batik pattern on it.

-Each area and island in Indonesia

-uses different colours and designs.

-What sort of clothes do you like?

-For a traditional occasion, I would

-choose to wear a sarong kebaya.

-I'm very fond of the sarong kebaya.

-I also enjoy wearing

-Chinese dresses.

-The Suzie Wong dress

-is my favourite style.

-People like me,

-who come from the Far East...

-..usually wear the sarong

-to show off their true figure.

-Most of the women are very slim.

-Juliet wears western clothes,

-from day to day.

-She also wears Suzie Wong style

-Chinese dresses...

-..and she owns

-a vast collection of sarongs.

-These sarongs are examples

-of the Java style of batik.

-These sarongs are examples

-of the Bali style of batik.

-It's more colourful

-than the Java batik.

-The Java batik usually includes

-only the colours brown and white.

-There are pictures of large birds

-on this sarong.

-Some Java batiks feature flowers...

-..but the colours

-are almost always brown and white.

-Do any of your sarongs

-have a sentimental value?

-Yes.

-This is my grandmother's sarong.

-She wore this sarong

-on her wedding day.

-This is a very, very old sarong.

-Do you wear this?

-No. I just keep it

-to remember my precious grandmother.

-Here's another one.

-This is quite colourful.

-This is

-a morning and afternoon sarong.

-Why?

-In the morning, it's light

-and it's bright and it's lively.

-You wear bright colours

-in the morning.

-Orange.

-In the afternoon and evening,

-things quieten down...

-..so you wear calmer colours.

-How important are clothes to you?

-They're very important to me.

-I'm proud to wear Indonesian clothes

-for special occasions.

-Do you miss Indonesia?

-I missed it, at first,

-but I don't miss it any more.

-I'm very happy in my home.

-Wales is paradise, to me.

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-I've kept some suits

-since the 1970s.

-When I talk to youngsters, I say,

-"My suit's older than you, babe!"

-Johnny Tudor has been

-performing for over 40 years.

-Brought up in a showbiz family...

-..Johnny spent his childhood

-going from theatre to theatre.

-His father was a pianist and singer.

-His mother was a dancer.

-Performing is in Johnny's veins.

-Were you surrounded

-by showbiz costumes, as a child?

-Yes. The atmosphere was great.

-I was backstage, at theatres...

-..surrounded by dancers

-and people who played xylophones.

-All sorts of performers.

-I was always in the company

-of people who wore flash clothes.

-It's normal to wear flash clothes,

-when you're young.

-How does it feel to stand on stage,

-feeling good in your clothes?

-When I'm doing cruises...

-..I work on a ship

-called Sea Goddess.

-It's really expensive

-and there are rich people on board.

-I must look better than them,

-if you think about it.

-I want them to look at me and

-appreciate the quality of my suit.

-I feel great - like Frank Sinatra.

-If I feel great, I perform well.

-Your performance clothes

-are in here.

-You have a collection

-of white shirts.

-Yes, they're dress shirts.

-They're custom-made by a gentleman

-from Hong Kong called Ascot Chang.

-I met him in Hong Kong when I was

-performing on board a cruise ship.

-He comes over to London every year.

-He phones me

-to let me know he's here...

-..so off I go to London,

-to see the material.

-He then makes the shirts and sends

-them to me, from Hong Kong.

-How long have you done that?

-How long have you done that?

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-For around five years.

-And the same is true for the suits.

-I buy handmade suits.

-My suits

-are made by Robbie Stanford.

-He's a very famous bespoke tailor

-in London.

-He makes suits for Tom Jones,

-Engelbert Humperdinck...

-..Bruce Forsyth, Des O'Connor...

-..Bruce Forsyth, Des O'Connor...

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-..and Johnny Tudor.

-I first heard of him, years ago,

-when Bruce was on television.

-He said, "It's one of Robbie's".

-I went to London and found out

-who this Robbie was.

-I've bought suits from him,

-ever since.

-This is all handmade?

-This is all handmade?

-

-Yes, it's hand stitched.

-Take a look at the detail.

-Look -

-useful as well as decorative.

-Is this silk?

-Is this silk?

-

-Yes. It's called water silk.

-Water silk shimmers in the light

-and it looks really good on stage.

-Take a look at this.

-This is called a spat.

-This is called a spat.

-

-What do you do with it?

-You wear it, like this.

-It looks great

-when you're tap dancing.

-I'd wear this

-if I were doing an old tap routine.

-Spats.

-Do you still wear them?

-Yes, when I do

-an old "song and dance" routine.

-The most important tool of your

-trade must be your tap shoes.

-Yes, that's right.

-Did these start life

-as an ordinary pair of shoes?

-Yes, they're ordinary shoes

-with taps attached to their soles.

-You screw the tap plates

-onto the shoes.

-You mustn't tighten them too much,

-or you'll lose that special sound.

-This is my office.

-This is my office.

-

-Oh, this is really handy.

-My storeroom is through here.

-I keep show stuff in here.

-That's a picture of Frankie Vaughan.

-That's Sammy Davis, my hero.

-I use those hats in my show.

-Can I see you in one of your hats?

-Can I see you in one of your hats?

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-Yes. This is a top hat.

-I look like Frankie.

-And this, of course.

-Excellent!

-This hat is called a Derby.

-Wow! You're so cool.

-Flash or cool?

-The wardrobe.

-The wardrobe.

-

-Yes - here it is.

-The stuff in here is for pantomimes.

-I wore this when I played the ship's

-captain in Robinson Crusoe.

-Did you make it yourself?

-No, my mother made it,

-from a pair of curtains.

-This is the matching waistcoat.

-Where did you perform that panto?

-Where did you perform that panto?

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-All over the country.

-I performed it

-in the New Theatre, Cardiff.

-We also took it to Swansea,

-Liverpool and Manchester...

-..to name but a few places.

-This is my frilly shirt.

-I must wear a jabot over the top,

-like so.

-This is called a jabot?

-Yes, j-a-b-o-t.

-It's a French word.

-Who would wear something like this?

-Who would wear something like this?

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-The prince or Buttons.

-Lots of pantomime characters

-wear a frilly shirt and a jabot.

-It's old - it's a period piece.

-Do you enjoy playing panto villains?

-Do you enjoy playing panto villains?

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-No, I enjoy playing the heroic men.

-I love playing swashbuckling heroes,

-like Robinson Crusoe.

-My swash has never been so buckled!

-Ship ahoy!

-I don't know if it's in my blood

-but I want to be smart all the time.

-I can't stand scruffy people.

-My son looks like a terrorist!

-But he's happy.

-You must look good

-when you're on stage.

-If the suit is right,

-all you have to do is sing in tune!

-S4C subtitles by

-Eirlys A Jones