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0:00:59 > 0:01:03- I go through periods where - I'm fond of one particular colour.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- That's then reflected - in the clothes I choose.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15- I often see themes and ideas - as different colours.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- I see people as different colours.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- People now know I'm - a bit obsessed with the colour red.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- I bought it in America, - at a time when I wore plain colours.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- I didn't wear bold colours, - like this.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Something inside told me to buy it.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- It was in my wardrobe for two years, - until I felt ready to wear it.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- Some strange things happened, - from that point onwards.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- The red coat got a mention - in my songs and in my short stories.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- It was as though - she were coaxing me to wear her.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- What is it about the colour red?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Why are you so drawn to it?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- I think it's because - it can mean different things.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Red can be seen as - an iconic, national colour.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- It can also be seen - as a symbol of love.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Red can also signal danger.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- You can be seen as being provocative - when you wear red.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- You can't wear red - and expect not to be noticed.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- # I can't wear red - for the rest of my life
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- # Never forget, never forget
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- # Some hearts, some hearts
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- # Aren't as pliable as dough
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- # Leni
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- # These lips are made of honey. - Your lips are made of honey... #
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- I've been abroad on residencies - and to literary festivals.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- I enjoy being abroad on my own - and seeing different fashions.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- I buy things which capture - the essence of my independence.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- I can't seek a friend's advice, - so I follow my own instincts.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20- This is wonderful!
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- This is wonderful!- - Yes. I bought it in Helsinki.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- I passed this particular boutique - every day...
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- ..and this dress cast a spell on me.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- It was my final day in Helsinki - and as I walked past the shop...
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- ..the lady was about to - take it off the mannequin.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- I tried it on and - it fitted perfectly, so I bought it.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- I love its shape. It's fairy-like.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- I enjoy taking it out - and looking at it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- It's easy on the eye.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- I haven't worn it. - I'm waiting for the right occasion.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- # Cross my heart and hope to die
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- # That's what we said
0:04:09 > 0:04:10- # My boy
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- # Will you - clamber to the top of my ladder?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- # I want to rescue you
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- # I want to hide you in my wardrobe
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- # I want to - hide you in my wardrobe... #
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- I bought this dress in Italy.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- I was attending a festival.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- I had to stay in Mantova - for an extra night.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- I went for a wander, - and I saw this dress.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- I bought it - using my very basic Italian!
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- I didn't have a specific occasion - in mind when I bought it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- I came home the next day to hear - I'd won the Eisteddfod prose medal.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- I instantly knew this was the dress.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- I'd been strangely drawn to - buy this dress the previous evening.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11- What image do you portray when - you're Fflur Dafydd, the singer?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- I didn't give it a thought - when I was in a band.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20- Since I've been a solo artist, I've - been more aware of the way I dress.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- I want the way I dress - to typify the music I make.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- It's an opportunity - to have a bit of fun.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- I wear miniskirts and boots and - short dresses when I'm on stage.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39- It's interesting because it's only - on stage that I wear miniskirts.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- It's nice to have a chance - to wear something different.
0:05:43 > 0:05:49- This skirt is falling apart but it's - indicative of my musical direction.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- My music - isn't as neat as it once was.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- It's fun to wear short skirts, - like this one...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- ..but I wouldn't wear it - for Sunday lunch with my gran!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- Is your relationship with clothes - quite practical?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- No, it isn't practical at all!
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- The choices I make are based solely - on what captures my imagination.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- I never work out when - I'll wear something and what I need.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- This is a good example of something - I bought because it makes me laugh.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- It's a fun skirt - and it's also very silly.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- I remember showing this to people - and getting some strange looks.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- It's fun to play with this skirt.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- I don't know when I'll wear it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- I may save it until I'm old, - and I no longer care what I wear!
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- I lecture at the English Department - in Swansea.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- It's a completely different world - from performing on stage.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Mind you, I still perform, to - a certain extent, during lectures.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- The style I choose for lectures...
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- ..is very much influenced by - what I think a lecturer should wear!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- I wear clothes - which make me look more formal.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- They help people take me seriously, - and they make me look a bit older.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- Will your image change? - Will your style change?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Yes, I'm sure it will change.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- The experiences you have, the things - you do and the way you think...
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- ..means you'll always - go through different phases.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- You reach a point where you think, - "This is me. This is my identity"...
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- ..but something always alters that.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- You look back and you think, - "Oh! That's what I wore then!"
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- That evolution is fascinating.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01- What triggers the choices we make? - How do those choices represent us?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- It'll be interesting to see - my wardrobe in ten years' time.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- I come a family full of women!
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- I'm the youngest of three sisters...
0:08:26 > 0:08:31- ..so I was surrounded by clothes - and fashion from an early age.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- I'd rather dress up than dress down.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- I always wear heels. - I only own one pair of flats.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46- I love clothes.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48- I love fashion.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01- I'm a journalist.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06- I work for the South Wales Echo, - and for Wales on Sunday before that.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Have you been to fashion shows?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- Have you been to fashion shows?- - Yes, to the Julien Macdonald show.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16- I went to three of his London shows - when I worked for Wales on Sunday.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- They were unforgettable nights.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- I went alone each time, - but it didn't bother me.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- It's such a buzz, - from queuing to get in...
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- ..to the fact - the shows are always late.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31- It's spectacular.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- I wore this dress - to my first Julien Macdonald show.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- This belonged to Great Aunt Cathy.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46- Aunty Mary lived in Kuala Lumpur - and she sent over this fabric.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47- It was made locally.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- So, nobody had - the same outfit as you!
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- I met Trinny and Suzannah.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- I met Trinny and Suzannah.- - Oh, no!
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- They're massive stars, and I didn't - know what to wear to meet them.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- I searched for something new, but I - came back to an old Top Shop dress.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- They said, "Nice dress!" - and that's good enough for me!
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- I've met Leonardo DiCaprio - and Martin Scorsese...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- ..and I was really nervous.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- They were lovely - and stunning in the flesh.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- That's totally fantastic.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- My mother spotted this - in a school jumble sale.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- She picked this up for me - for a couple of pounds.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- A lot of my friends - have borrowed it.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- It falls nicely. - I'm very fond of it.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- I don't have many expensive items. - I mix high fashion and vintage.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- My mother kept a lot of her clothes, - and they're in great condition.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- You rummage through her wardrobe - and say, "Ooh! I like that!"
0:11:57 > 0:11:58- Yes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- This belonged to my grandmother.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04- I've worn it quite a lot.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- It's nice.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- This belonged to my mother.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- This was her 21st birthday present - from her parents.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- It's great that you now have it.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- It's great that you now have it.- - Yes, it's nice.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- I also kept her leather jacket.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- She bought this with her first - students' grant cheque...
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- ..when she went to - Swansea University.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- She bought it in C&A, I think.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- Her sister was so jealous, - she made her buy one for her too!
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Mam says she's never been - as rich as she was...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- ..when she got - that first grant cheque!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- Tell me about that cute hat.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- Do you knit?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- Do you knit?- - No, my grandmother made it.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- She and my aunt were well-known - in Penarth for their hats.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- She knitted this hat.
0:13:03 > 0:13:03- Do you wear it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Do you wear it?- - Rarely. It doesn't suit me.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- It doesn't suit me - but it suited my grandmother.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- It's nice!
0:13:16 > 0:13:22- Will you stick with your image? - Will you be a glamorous granny?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- Yes, I hope so. - I can't see myself changing much.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- I'd like to be a glamorous granny.
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0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Collecting things - comes naturally to me.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- I find it strange when I meet people - who aren't collectors.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- As a man - who tends to live in the past...
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- ..anything with a touch of nostalgia - is bound to appeal to me.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18- I enjoy my collections, - even though they're not valuable.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- They're priceless only - when it comes to sentimental value.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- If that's an obsession, - then I'm hopelessly obsessed!
0:14:38 > 0:14:44- I do keep suits which are too small - in the hope that one fine day...
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- ..I'll once again - fit into a 36-inch waist suit!
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- Unfortunately, - I'm a 38-inch waist man these days.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- I enjoy wearing suits.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- I'm one of these people - who thinks that a suit and tie...
0:15:05 > 0:15:11- ..looks infinitely better than - a suit with an open-necked shirt.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- That's the fashion these days, - I know.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- I'm not a confident person...
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- ..but, if I'm wearing a suit, - it certainly gives me a boost.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- I feel more confident - when I'm wearing a suit.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34- When I'm wearing a suit, I feel - I have an air of authority about me.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- I don't know - what sparked my interest in clothes.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- It certainly - didn't come from my father.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- My father - was a smartly-dressed man...
0:15:55 > 0:16:00- ..but he didn't go out and buy - shirts and cardigans, and so on.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- My father was a minister...
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- ..and he felt that money should be - spent on more worthy causes.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- He had a shirt, a jumper and a suit, - so why would he need two suits?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- That was his attitude, - and I admired him for it.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- This is the wardrobe - where I keep my suits.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25- Some of these suits are older than - certain S4/C presenters!
0:16:28 > 0:16:34- I wore this jacket when I was a - teacher at Brynford Primary School.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- I taught there in the early 1970s.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- I could never - get rid of this jacket.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- I bet there's chalk in the pocket!
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- I'm fond of autumnal colours.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- I was filming - at Trefriw Woollen Mills...
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- ..seven or eight years ago.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- When we'd finished filming, - I studied the fabric and the wool...
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- ..and they offered to make a - bespoke jacket and waistcoat for me.
0:17:09 > 0:17:15- They took my measurements and some - three months later, they were ready.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- This is the only jacket I've - ever worn which my father liked!
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- He always said, - "I like that jacket."
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- It means a lot to me, - for that reason.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- I'm interested in trains - and anything to do with railways.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- I'm a keen fan of 1930s, 1940s - and 1950s Hollywood movies.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- Cary Grant, for example, - was always immaculately dressed.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Cary Grant is a hero of mine - when it comes to clothes.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- I'm going to make you - feel old now, Arfon!
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- You took your first television - presenting job the year I was born.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Really? - Well, thank you and goodnight!
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- Thanks for reminding me!
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- People accuse me of not changing - the way I dress since the 1970s!
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- I still wear - plastic-framed spectacles.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- Maybe I should have gone for - rimless ones, like Sven!
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- My hairstyle hasn't changed since - the 1970s, neither have my clothes!
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- That period certainly has - a lasting influence on me.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- When I first started - working on television...
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- ..Mam told me to wear a dark suit, - a white shirt and a smart tie.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12- I don't think fashion has changed - dramatically in the past 30 years.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18- My mother also drummed it into me - to make sure my shoes were clean.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- You can tell a lot about a person - from their shoes.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38- My mother knitted jumpers for me and - the patterns were out of this world.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- A lot of work - went into knitting the jumpers.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- I wore some of them on television, - and they were very colourful.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- You had to be self-confident - to wear one or two of them!
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Maybe I'm not as insecure - as I think!
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- I enjoy wearing ties.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20- It's fair to say I've bought - too many of them over the years.
0:20:20 > 0:20:27- When I presented television shows, - kind viewers sent in ties for me.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- I wore the ties to please - the people who sent them to me.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- I'd have to say that ties - are down to personal taste.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41- I gave around 100 ties to Tenovus - back in 1993.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- The plan was - to sell the ties for 2 each.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- I bumped into the shop manager - a few months later...
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- ..and I asked her - if the ties had all been sold.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- I could see she looked embarrassed.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- They'd only sold - around three of them!
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- She went on to say...
0:21:03 > 0:21:08- .."If you'd like them back, pop in - to the shop and pick them up."
0:21:23 > 0:21:28- Around three years ago, there was - a feature in the Wales on Sunday...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- ..listing - the 50 most smartly-dressed men.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- I was there - at number 27.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38- I thought that was great!
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- I phoned my mother and explained - I was in the Top 50 list...
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- ..and I told her to buy a copy - of Wales on Sunday.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- My sister phoned me - and she was unimpressed!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- She said, - "Hang on! Look at the list again."
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- "Rhodri Morgan's at Number 18!"
0:21:58 > 0:21:59- I said, "OK. Fine."
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Sorry, Rhodri!
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