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0:00:00 > 0:00:04- In this programme, 1950s style - with actress Nia Roberts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:09- ..and a few horsey tips - and fashion tips from Huw Rees.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.
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0:00:52 > 0:00:55- My life revolves around shopping.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01- I get up in the morning and I shop - for models or for a pregnant woman.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- I shop for personal shoppers...
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- ..and I'm always on the lookout - for something for myself.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- I think I was - born to be a professional shopper.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- Huw Rees has been involved - in the fashion industry for years.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27- He studied in London...
0:01:27 > 0:01:32- ..and became a designer for - high street shops like Warehouse.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- He then returned to Wales...
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- ..to become a fashion consultant - on S4C programmes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- I've learned a lot - from talking about clothes.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48- I think every designer should visit - shops and talk about their clothes.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53- Meeting the people who wear the - designs is also a great experience.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- I talk to people - about what they like to wear...
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- ..and that's led to me doing - a lot of personal shopping work.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- That means I meet a housewife - who hasn't a clue what to wear...
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- ..take her to lunch, - have a chat with her...
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- ..then take her - around the shops in Cardiff.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- The ladies pay for the clothes - and I get paid, too.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- I'm lucky enough - to have worked with stars...
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- ..like Charlotte Church - and Gavin Henson.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- Charlotte was fantastic.
0:02:27 > 0:02:33- She knows what she likes but she - welcomes other people's ideas, too.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38- It must be great to see someone - transformed, thanks to your styling.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- Yes. I feel I get as much out of it - as those who pay for my service.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Huw doesn't just shop for others.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- He loves finding unique clothes - for his own wardrobe, too.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- What about your personal clothes?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- I can sum them up in one word - - black.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- I wear almost nothing except black.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Everyone who knows me - knows I always wear black.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- No-one would dare buy an item of - clothing for me that isn't black.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- If I were given a purple jumper - or a blue shirt...
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- ..it would stay in its packaging.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26- I wear black.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- This is one of my favourite outfits.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- The tie grabs people's attention - because there's a lot of pink in it.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- I don't wear much colour - but this tie works well.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- I wear a black shirt - beneath this Paul Smith jacket.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Paul Smith - is one of my favourite designers...
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- ..even though he often makes clothes - exclusively for skinny people.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- This coat fits me nicely, it's warm - and I love the detail on it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- The buttons are great, as is the - stitching around the buttonholes.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07- I love shoes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- These black shoes - are similar to trainers.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- The stitching on the toe - is a really lovely detail.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- You spend most of your time shopping - but how do you like to relax?
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Horses are my other great passion.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- I spend time with my horses - every weekend.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- I either enter them in competitions - or I tend to them every weekend.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- That happens on the farm, of course.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47- The clothes I wear on the farm are - light years away from my daywear.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- I'd love to give up shopping - to focus on the horses...
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- ..but the shopping - pays for the horses.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- Image is the last thing on my mind - when I'm working on the farm...
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- ..unless I'm preparing for Shows.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- These are your Show clothes.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Image is important in Shows, - isn't it?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- When you're in the ring at a Show...
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- ..you must follow the dress code - laid down centuries ago.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- The children must wear tweed jackets - when they're showing ponies.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- This tweed jacket - is called a rat catcher.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- The rest of the outfit - matches the tweed.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- They're expensive. - This jacket cost over 200.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50- A child's jacket cost 200?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- A child's jacket cost 200?- - Yes, and everything else must match.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- He wears a yellow shirt, - this tie and a waistcoat.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Are these your clothes?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- Yes. Sam wears yellow and green.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Yes. Sam wears yellow and green.- - Sam is your nephew.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- Yes, he's my nephew - and we compete every weekend.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- The children come off the ponies - and we remove the saddle.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- I then take the horse into the ring - to be judged.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- One of the rules is - you must wear a hat.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Some people go into the ring - inappropriately dressed...
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- ..but I wear matching clothes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- A yellow jacket, a green and yellow - shirt, yellow trousers and a hat.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- I'm shocked. Where's the black?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- There is no black!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- This dark blue - is the closest I get to black.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02- I wouldn't wear a Burberry shirt to - go out or to appear on television...
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- ..but it's perfect, in this context.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11- Is it a nice feeling to lock the - black clothes in the wardrobe...
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- ..and fish out a bit of colour, - at the weekend?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- Are you a different person - when you wear colourful clothes?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- What a great question!
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- When I wear these clothes, - I feel like a kid in fancy dress.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- It isn't something I'd buy naturally - so a lot of thought goes into it.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- It's like dressing up.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- I don't feel like the same person - when I wear these clothes.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Perhaps I have a split personality.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- I'm comfortable in these clothes...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- ..because I'm comfortable - in this world, too.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- It surprises many people.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- When I go to the horse sale - at Llanybydder mart...
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- ..farmers say, - "Here comes the knickers man"!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- I just smile and accept it.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- If I took it as an insult...
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- ..I'd be upset month after month.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Why are you so fond of scarves?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Why are you so fond of scarves?- - I don't know why but I love scarves.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- I buy scarves, wherever I go.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- I wear black all the time...
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- ..but I look for texture and colour - in a scarf.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- There's often black in the scarf.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- I have a Dolce & Gabbana scarf...
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- ..which is black on one side - and red on the other.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- I often wear the red side out.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- I either buy something small - that ties around the neck easily...
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- ..or something big.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Everyone who knows me - knows I love shoes.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Do you - spend a lot of money on shoes?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Yes. I spend an awful lot of money - on shoes.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29- I went to Dublin one weekend and - my friends banned me from shopping.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- The first night was great.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- We were out on the second day and - I still hadn't shopped, come 2.30pm.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- We were sitting opposite - the Brown Thomas store...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- ..and I told my friend - I had to go into the shop.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- We copied the girls and said - we were both going to the loo.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- We pretended to go to the loo but we - were really heading to Brown Thomas.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- We ran across the road and made - a beeline for the Prada section.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- I bought a pair of shoes - and we went back to the restaurant.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08- When we were leaving, - our friends said, "What's that bag?"
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- I bought shoes in 10 minutes!
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- You didn't even try them on?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- You didn't even try them on?- - No. I knew they'd fit me.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- I rarely try on shoes in shops.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- I know what size my feet are.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- If I like the look of shoes, - I buy them.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- Even if they're uncomfortable, - I'll wear them.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- These shoes are uncomfortable - but I like them, so I wear them.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32- Beauty is pain!
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Fashion and I came together...
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- ..because I suit - the ever-changing fashion world...
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- ..and fashion suits me because I'm - always looking for something new.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- I'd be lost, without clothes.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Clothes - are a part of everything I do.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- If there was no fashion world, - there would be no Huw Rees.
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0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Actress Nia Roberts - is dotty about vintage clothes...
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- ..especially 1950s dresses.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35- She enjoys shopping for clothes - that have an interesting history.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41- Do you dream about clothes?
0:11:41 > 0:11:42- Do you dream about clothes?- - Sometimes.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- I think it's more a case - of me thinking about clothes.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- For special occasions, - I must wear the right thing.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- I think long and hard - about what I want to buy...
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- ..or about how to accessorise - something I already own.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- If I had money, - I think about what I could buy.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- I daydream about clothes - rather than dream about them.
0:12:28 > 0:12:35- We had a dressing-up box in - the bedroom when I was growing up.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- My mother had put a lot of her - 1950s clothes in there.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46- My mother would buy things for us - and we loved to dress up, at home.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- I think that's where it started.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Did you walk around - in your mother's heels?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Yes, and in big dresses.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Mam wore hairpieces and wigs, - in the 1960s.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- We wore those, too.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- It was great fun.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- You're an actress.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- What's the relationship between a - character and the clothes she wears?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Clothes help you find the character.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- When we're rehearsing, - it can help to wear the shoes.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- If I'm doing a period piece, - it helps to wear the corset...
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- ..simply because - it changes your posture.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Yes, clothes play a vital part - in unearthing a character.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- The appeal of acting lies within - dressing up and being someone else.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- What's your idea of dressing up?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- What's your style?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- I enjoy combining vintage - and contemporary clothes.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- I enjoy buying vintage dresses - because they're steeped in history.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- That makes them special, in my eyes.
0:14:08 > 0:14:15- Thinking about the past life - of the clothes I buy fascinates me.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Can you describe how you feel when - you walk into a vintage shop...
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- ..and you find something - taht suits you?
0:14:24 > 0:14:25- I get palpitations.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27- Without a doubt!
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- If I walk into - a fantastic vintage shop...
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- ..I know I'll be there - for two to three hours...
0:14:37 > 0:14:38- ..and I think, "Wow!"
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- My heart starts racing.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- I won a BAFTA one year - and I wore this to the ceremony.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- It didn't have an underskirt...
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- ..so Mam found a 1950s skirt - and attached it to the dress.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- It's wonderful.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- You're going to captivate people - when you wear a red dress.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Yes, it felt fab - to wear a full skirt.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34- You won a BAFTA?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Yes, for 'Lois', - back in the year 2000.
0:15:57 > 0:16:03- The film 'Solomon a Gaenor' - was nominated for an Oscar in 2000.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- I wore this dress - to the Oscars ceremony.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- I love this dress.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15- The whole Oscars experience was... - well, it was an experience!
0:16:17 > 0:16:22- I had a stylist and - several dresses were offered to me.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- I chose this one, eventually.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- I love this dress.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31- The jewellery I wore came from - Asprey & Garrard, of London.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- I wore something like 40,000 worth - of diamonds that night.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41- You borrowed them?
0:16:41 > 0:16:42- You borrowed them?- - Yes, I borrowed them.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Mr Asprey also let me borrow - a Judith Leiber bag...
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- ..which was worth around 3,000.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- I woke up - on the morning of the Oscars...
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- ..and the bag was on the chair, - at the foot of the bed.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- I just thought, - "Oh, no! The bag is horrible."
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- I didn't like it.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- I called Mr Asprey - on the mobile phone.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- I said, "I know it's the morning of - the Oscars and you're very busy...
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- ..but I don't like the bag."
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- He couldn't believe it.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- He said, "Elizabeth Hurley - always carries a Judith Leiber."
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- I thought, "Exactly!"
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Fair play to Mr Asprey, - he found another bag for me.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- He found this Jimmy Choo for me.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- I'm not keen on it now - but it was perfect, at the time.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- It's simple - and it was exactly what I wanted.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- I don't like lots of bling.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- Less is more, for me.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- You travel the world, with your job.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- Have your clothes - come from various countries?
0:18:15 > 0:18:16- Yes.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- I bought this in Amsterdam.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- It was a different dress - - it was long.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- It wasn't very nice - but I loved the colour.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- I bought it and it was only - something like 20 euros.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38- I brought the dress home - and I took it to the tailor.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- He changed the dress's shape.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- I wore this dress - to the BAFTA ceremony, one year.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- I love the colour.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- My sister lives in Patagonia...
0:19:10 > 0:19:16- ..and we went to visit her on - a working holiday a few months ago.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- I came across this poncho - in Buenos Aires.
0:19:22 > 0:19:28- My Spanish isn't too hot but I think - the man said it's a 1950s poncho.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- It reminds me - of something I had when I was young.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- I think - that's what attracted me to it.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Let's take a look at your shoes.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- There are lots of styles - from different periods here.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Do you have a favourite pair?
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- At the moment, I enjoy wearing - second-hand, 1980s shoes.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- They're quite fashionable.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- I think my favourites - are the Roland Cartier pair.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- They're 1980s shoes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- This pair.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11- They're so '80s.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- This pair - looks extremely second-hand!
0:20:17 > 0:20:22- I found them in Buenos Aires. - They're old, tango shoes.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- They look as if they've had a life.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- They have exciting tales to tell.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- It's safe to say I like - tatty-looking shoes at the moment!
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- There's a story behind this red bag.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- This is my boomerang bag.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- It's been stolen twice - but it's come back.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- I was in a cab in New York.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- I got out of the cab...
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- ..and the driver sped off, - with this on the back seat.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06- I got it back.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- The second time, - my house in London was burgled.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17- It was like a loot bag - and they threw it in the hedge.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- I got it back, a second time.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- This bag doesn't want to leave you.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- This bag doesn't want to leave you.- - No. It keeps coming back.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- I love this scarf.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- I found this - in a second-hand shop, in London.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32- It's a 1950s scarf.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- It's covered in poodles.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41- There must have been a fad where - everyone had a poodle in the '50s.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- This scarf is quite twee.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- I like it - and I'm fond of the colours.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- I've spotted some berets.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- I've spotted some berets.- - Yes, I'm partial to the odd beret!
0:21:53 > 0:21:54- Would you model it for us?
0:21:54 > 0:21:55- Would you model it for us?- - OK.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- This isn't second-hand. It's new.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- It really suits you.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- Very French!
0:22:27 > 0:22:32- How do you feel about your clothes? - Do you love them? Respect them?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- I think I do respect my clothes.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- When I wear - a special dress to go out...
0:22:38 > 0:22:43- ..I worry about spilling things - on it and damaging it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- Once I'm out, - I forget about the dress.
0:22:50 > 0:22:56- Sometimes, I wake up in the morning - to see a ripped or stained dress...
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- ..but you must live in your clothes.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- I respect them - when I'm not wearing them...
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- ..but when I'm wearing them, - I live in them.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- I'd love to step back in time.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- I can't do that, - so the next best thing...
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- ..is to taste - some of the romance of the past...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- ..by wearing - the clothes of the past.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones