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-This programme

-has an international flavour.

-She lives in Cheshire...

-..but Helen Havard Griffiths's

-clothes are French.

-Hugh Edwin Jones travels

-even further to buy clothes.

-Sian Hughes Cook's knickers and bras

-are sold all over the world.

-She designed them!

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-Who knows what secrets lurk behind

-the lace curtains of suburbia?

-I'm very fortunate to have married a

-man who has no interest in clothes.

-He doesn't notice

-if I have two similar coats.

-He thinks it's the same one!

-I have a brown mack and a black mack

-but he hasn't noticed.

-Helen Havard Griffiths

-is having an affair...

-..with France.

-Her children know

-and so does Gareth, her husband.

-We lived in Paris for two years.

-That gave me ample time

-to grow to love French fashion.

-French fashion is very feminine.

-Ladies wear lots of layers

-and different fabrics, too.

-Hiya, Helen. How are you?

-Hiya, Helen. How are you?

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-Hello. Come in.

-I wear the clothes most women

-would wear to go out at night...

-..to pick up the children

-from school.

-I also have an opportunity

-to wear fancy clothes...

-..in my work, as a harpist.

-I don't follow fashion.

-I follow my own fashion.

-I tend to keep things for years

-because my style doesn't date.

-I don't seek to buy

-the famous designers' clothes...

-..but I'm drawn to

-certain designers.

-When you look through my wardrobe,

-four names keep cropping up.

-Jus d'Orange, Derri,

-Cottonade and Zone Bleue.

-This is the spare room.

-I keep my everyday clothes in here.

-They're very smart. They don't

-look like everyday clothes.

-You're wearing

-a lovely outfit today.

-I love those

-three-quarter length trousers.

-This is a great outfit,

-by Jus d'Orange.

-Is there anything else

-by Jus d'Orange in here?

-Yes, quite a few,

-including these trousers...

-..which I bought in Paris

-two or three years ago.

-I wear them with this jacket.

-It has a spiral of ruffles

-on the front, as you can see.

-The top I wear under the jacket

-has ruffles, too.

-I've been wearing berets

-in the winter for a few years.

-I buy cheap berets in France

-and I like to decorate them myself.

-It's important to me that my beret

-matches my clothes.

-It must also complement

-my shoes and my bag.

-Your daughters

-are fans of the beret, too.

-Yes, parents tend to struggle to

-get their children to wear hats...

-..but mine started young and

-they wear berets to go to school.

-It can be an obsession

-and it creates problems for me.

-My daughters kick up a fuss

-if their clothes don't match.

-They're at an age now where

-they know what goes well together.

-If they were home with their father

-and I was away...

-..they'd wear funny things,

-including each other's clothes.

-Does the white dress go with

-the white shoes and the white bag?

-Yes, that's right.

-I buy things from different shops

-but they go together.

-I bought the dress,

-then the cardigan.

-I came across a shop

-in Llandrillo-yn-Rhos one Sunday...

-..and I saw the bag and the shoes

-in the window.

-The shop was closed and I was

-only passing through the town.

-I mentioned it to my parents and,

-fair play to them...

-..they phoned me a few weeks later

-from that very shop.

-They wanted to make sure I realised

-there was some yellow on the bag.

-They were worried I wouldn't want it

-because of the yellow...

-..but I was already aware of that.

-They bought the bag and the shoes

-and gave them to me, as a present.

-Very few people

-buy clothes for me...

-..not even my parents,

-who know my taste.

-Poor Gareth! I sometimes pick on him

-for not giving me a surprise...

-..but it would be impossible for him

-to buy something to my taste.

-I'm part of a duet,

-with a woman who plays the flute.

-We talk the week before a concert

-to decide what we'll wear.

-I make sure her outfit

-goes with the outfit I plan to wear.

-Do you keep different clothes

-in this wardrobe?

-Yes, these are my work clothes.

-My performance clothes.

-I bought these quite recently.

-I love this design.

-It matches my style perfectly.

-I couldn't find something to match

-the skirt, so I bought this dress.

-I decided to put the dress with the

-skirt and wear the dress as a top.

-I already owned this bag,

-so I put them all together.

-I must ask you about these roses.

-What sparked your interest in them?

-What sparked your interest in them?

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-I just think they're feminine.

-They add texture to the

-item of clothing, so it isn't flat.

-They're interesting and they're fun.

-I wear full length dresses...

-..and I often wear trousers and

-a very fancy top to play the harp.

-I was travelling back, through

-France, when I saw this in Troyes.

-It struck me as being interesting

-and unusual.

-I wore it when I played at a wedding

-a few days later.

-I've worn it many times.

-It isn't easy

-to get hold of this brand...

-..but I've now tracked down

-their headquarters, in Paris.

-They mostly sell to shops...

-..but I persuaded them to let me in,

-with my daughters.

-I bought this handy blouse,

-which can be formal and informal.

-This is a great mack.

-The roses theme

-continues in this mack.

-I was travelling

-in an open-top bus around Madrid...

-..at a time when they were

-getting ready for a royal wedding.

-There were decorations

-and flowers around the city.

-I was wearing summery clothes

-and it started to rain.

-It was raining cats and dogs

-and I was on this bus!

-I hopped off the bus

-and I ran into a shop.

-I found this, I put it on and I

-got back on the bus and carried on.

-Only you could have found

-a pretty coat, decorated with roses.

-Most people would have found

-a bit of plastic or bought a kagoul!

-If I spend money,

-I'll spend on things that will last.

-Do British clothes disappoint you?

-I can't find the feminine styles

-that I love.

-Perhaps British clothes

-are more practical...

-..but my clothes are practical,

-in my eyes.

-When I go on holiday,

-I pack all my co-ordinating shoes.

-I have a suitcase full of

-Bensimon pumps, from France.

-I can't imagine going on holiday

-without taking them all with me.

-I always leave room

-in my suitcase...

-..for the items I'll buy

-for the following season.

-My clothes make me feel happy.

-They're French

-and I love all things French...

-..so they make me feel very content.

-People say you shouldn't mix

-business and pleasure.

-As he travels the world...

-..Hugh Edwin Jones has blurred

-the boundaries, even in Caernarfon!

-The Hawaiian shirts

-are connected to my work.

-I worked for the Film Commission

-and I visited America frequently.

-I wore this shirt

-when I was in America...

-..trying to persuade producers

-to come and film in Wales.

-I tried to be one of the gang...

-..in this shirt, white trousers,

-shoes with no socks and sunglasses!

-Sunglasses were part of the look?

-Sunglasses were part of the look?

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-Absolutely.

-Even if they were just on your head?

-Even if they were just on your head?

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-Yes, on your head, not your eyes!

-I bought two of these from Burton,

-many moons ago.

-They helped me blend in

-when I was in America.

-Even a few Americans teased me about

-dressing to fit in with the locals!

-I built on that,

-to a certain extent.

-I wore this shirt on honeymoon.

-We tied the knot in Las Vegas,

-which was a wonderful experience.

-Everyone wore this sort of shirt,

-so I felt at home there.

-If you dressed a certain way to

-fit in with the locals in America...

-..those very clothes make you

-stand out if you wear them in Wales.

-I've raised a few eyebrows

-within the local government system!

-However, most people accepted

-that I work in a field...

-..that was slightly removed from

-the council's basic work.

-There was

-a general acceptance of me...

-..as a round peg in a square hole.

-The clothes in here are linked to

-the countries I've visited.

-This has connections with

-the film industry.

-I travelled to India to study

-the Bollywood film industry.

-The producer worked in Bollywood,

-so I visited him.

-He took me to Marks and Spencer,

-in Bollywood.

-We went around the shop

-and he bought this for me.

-He wanted me to wear this to a party

-he'd organised one evening.

-His mother, who was in her 80s,

-had come down from the mountains...

-..to meet this man from Wales.

-Do you wear it often?

-Do you wear it often?

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-I wear it on Sunday evenings.

-I hope to wear it next year,

-when we go on holiday to Goa.

-You'll wear your Kurta pyjamas

-when you're on holiday in Goa.

-That's lovely!

-That's lovely!

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-Yes.

-The next garment

-has no connection with my work.

-I went on holiday to Egypt

-and I bought this in Cairo.

-When I wear it, I can picture myself

-back in the shop in Cairo...

-..surrounded by hundreds of people.

-I haggled with the owner and his

-starting price was extremely high.

-We eventually agreed a fair price

-for both of us.

-I hadn't planned to buy it

-but I ended up buying this outfit.

-I enjoy wearing these clothes.

-They give me access

-to some wonderful memories.

-They give me an opportunity

-to relive some experiences...

-..which may otherwise

-have been forgotten.

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-I'm quite fussy

-when it comes to underwear.

-I look at my outerwear first,

-then I choose underwear to match it.

-I like underwear that has

-lots of intricate details.

-I consider the fantasy element

-and the fun element when I design.

-There's an element of respectability

-about suburbia.

-Sian Hughes-Cooke

-is a prime example.

-She lives with Neil, her husband,

-and William, their son.

-She designs underwear

-and she works from home.

-When I was in Paris, I was

-headhunted by Calvin Klein...

-..and I worked for them for a year,

-in New York.

-I then

-went to work for Victoria's Secret.

-It's the biggest lingerie company

-in America.

-There are 900 Victoria's Secret

-shops across America.

-This is part of my portfolio.

-These designs appeared in Vogue...

-..and in

-the Victoria's Secret catalogue.

-This sequinned top

-was featured in German Vogue.

-I designed this

-especially for Christmas.

-I fell in love with this fabric

-but it was a little bit too bling.

-I covered it in mesh, to make it

-more subtle and sophisticated.

-More practical, too, because it

-stops the sequins from snagging.

-You can see that one,

-in the catalogue.

-It must be incredible to see

-some of your work in Vogue.

-Having designs featured in Vogue

-gives you huge credibility.

-Yes, it made me feel quite happy.

-I was flicking through OK! and

-I saw a photo of Britney Spears...

-..wearing that design, in purple.

-She was wearing it

-under a black shirt.

-It made me laugh and I thought,

-"Ooh! I designed that bra."

-I look at all sorts of things

-to get my inspiration.

-I start with a colour palette

-and a theme...

-..and I see

-what looks nice together.

-This is Versailles embroidery.

-I saw this embroidery

-on the film, 'Sleepy Hollow'...

-..and I knew

-it would make a lovely corset.

-When you don't expect something

-to influence you...

-..you get a flash of inspiration.

-Yes, when I'm watching films

-or when I see plates and cups.

-All sorts of things

-leave an impression on me...

-..and influence my work.

-Things like patterns and colours?

-Yes. I'm always on the lookout

-for something different.

-Take a woman who always wears

-basic, white bras and knickers...

-..which are totally comfortable

-and not sexy in any way.

-If you put her

-in a set of your underwear...

-..do you think

-she'd feel like a different person?

-Yes. Every set is created

-for a different customer.

-Every set fits a different mood.

-It's the same feeling as when you

-have a new dress or a new haircut.

-It boosts your confidence

-and your self-esteem.

-If you wear something that

-fits well, it gives you confidence.

-This is part of Victoria's Secret's

-'Very Sexy' collection.

-There's oil in there,

-to give you a bit of a plunge.

-Yes, it feels like a liquid.

-It's similar to this stuff.

-Have you seen these?

-They're hidden inside the cups.

-People call them chicken fillets.

-People call them chicken fillets.

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-You can buy them separately.

-You don't want them popping out of

-your bra, when you're having dinner!

-It doesn't feel fake.

-It feels lovely and soft.

-It's supposed to feel

-just like a real breast, isn't it?

-Yes, that's the idea.

-It's quite soft.

-I now design

-for several British companies.

-They're all high street stores.

-I'm currently doing a lot of work

-for Marks and Spencer.

-I've also designed for Ann Summers

-and Knickerbox.

-As a company, we work for Debenhams

-and we designed for La Senza.

-A lot of women wear my designs.

-Who are your customers, Sian?

-Women, of course!

-I design for women...

-..but men buy my designs for

-their wives and their girlfriends.

-Women tend to buy functional

-underwear, for everyday wear...

-..and men tend to buy something

-really sexy for their partners.

-Is comfort one of your priorities?

-Yes, especially for a company

-like Marks and Spencer.

-Most of the things

-we supply to them...

-..must be sturdy enough

-to withstand ten 40 degree washes.

-That's not necessarily my priority.

-I focus on

-how my designs actually look.

-Some of my designs are only

-meant to be worn for five minutes!

-I shouldn't say that!

-This is meant to look quite innocent

-but it's anything but innocent!

-You can open the flap.

-You can see the fun element

-in this design, with the feathers.

-It's called 'Fallen Angel'.

-This is called the Dolly Bird.

-We had a theme

-called 'Hello, Dolly'.

-It's very kitsch

-and we use sherbet colours.

-I like the colour combination.

-A large company

-is interested in buying this...

-..so I hope they decide to go ahead.

-This isn't in the shops?

-This isn't in the shops?

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-No, not yet.

-We're having a sneak preview!

-This shows off

-the fun element of my designs.

-It's called 'Chastity'.

-I found this chain embroidery and

-I wanted to make it pink and fun.

-I added a diamante key

-and a tiny padlock.

-There are matching handcuffs,

-which come with a key and a lock.

-I try to include a fun element

-in the designs.

-It's all a bit tongue in cheek and

-I like to push back the boundaries.

-Some items are kitsch and others

-evoke people's sexuality.

-They're designed for specific

-markets and different people.

-The biggest element I give them

-is that fun element.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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