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-In this programme, a gentleman

-who's also a familiar face.

-A glamorous journalist,

-from Penarth.

-First, a woman who sees the world

-in full colour.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-I go through periods where

-I'm fond of one particular colour.

-That's then reflected

-in the clothes I choose.

-I often see themes and ideas

-as different colours.

-I see people as different colours.

-People now know I'm

-a bit obsessed with the colour red.

-I bought it in America,

-at a time when I wore plain colours.

-I didn't wear bold colours,

-like this.

-Something inside told me to buy it.

-It was in my wardrobe for two years,

-until I felt ready to wear it.

-Some strange things happened,

-from that point onwards.

-The red coat got a mention

-in my songs and in my short stories.

-It was as though

-she were coaxing me to wear her.

-What is it about the colour red?

-Why are you so drawn to it?

-I think it's because

-it can mean different things.

-Red can be seen as

-an iconic, national colour.

-It can also be seen

-as a symbol of love.

-Red can also signal danger.

-You can be seen as being provocative

-when you wear red.

-You can't wear red

-and expect not to be noticed.

-# I can't wear red

-for the rest of my life

-# Never forget, never forget

-# Some hearts, some hearts

-# Aren't as pliable as dough

-# Leni

-# These lips are made of honey.

-Your lips are made of honey... #

-I've been abroad on residencies

-and to literary festivals.

-I enjoy being abroad on my own

-and seeing different fashions.

-I buy things which capture

-the essence of my independence.

-I can't seek a friend's advice,

-so I follow my own instincts.

-This is wonderful!

-This is wonderful!

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-Yes. I bought it in Helsinki.

-I passed this particular boutique

-every day...

-..and this dress cast a spell on me.

-It was my final day in Helsinki

-and as I walked past the shop...

-..the lady was about to

-take it off the mannequin.

-I tried it on and

-it fitted perfectly, so I bought it.

-I love its shape. It's fairy-like.

-I enjoy taking it out

-and looking at it.

-It's easy on the eye.

-I haven't worn it.

-I'm waiting for the right occasion.

-# Cross my heart and hope to die

-# That's what we said

-# My boy

-# Will you

-clamber to the top of my ladder?

-# I want to rescue you

-# I want to hide you in my wardrobe

-# I want to

-hide you in my wardrobe... #

-I bought this dress in Italy.

-I was attending a festival.

-I had to stay in Mantova

-for an extra night.

-I went for a wander,

-and I saw this dress.

-I bought it

-using my very basic Italian!

-I didn't have a specific occasion

-in mind when I bought it.

-I came home the next day to hear

-I'd won the Eisteddfod prose medal.

-I instantly knew this was the dress.

-I'd been strangely drawn to

-buy this dress the previous evening.

-What image do you portray when

-you're Fflur Dafydd, the singer?

-I didn't give it a thought

-when I was in a band.

-Since I've been a solo artist, I've

-been more aware of the way I dress.

-I want the way I dress

-to typify the music I make.

-It's an opportunity

-to have a bit of fun.

-I wear miniskirts and boots and

-short dresses when I'm on stage.

-It's interesting because it's only

-on stage that I wear miniskirts.

-It's nice to have a chance

-to wear something different.

-This skirt is falling apart but it's

-indicative of my musical direction.

-My music

-isn't as neat as it once was.

-It's fun to wear short skirts,

-like this one...

-..but I wouldn't wear it

-for Sunday lunch with my gran!

-Is your relationship with clothes

-quite practical?

-No, it isn't practical at all!

-The choices I make are based solely

-on what captures my imagination.

-I never work out when

-I'll wear something and what I need.

-This is a good example of something

-I bought because it makes me laugh.

-It's a fun skirt

-and it's also very silly.

-I remember showing this to people

-and getting some strange looks.

-It's fun to play with this skirt.

-I don't know when I'll wear it.

-I may save it until I'm old,

-and I no longer care what I wear!

-I lecture at the English Department

-in Swansea.

-It's a completely different world

-from performing on stage.

-Mind you, I still perform, to

-a certain extent, during lectures.

-The style I choose for lectures...

-..is very much influenced by

-what I think a lecturer should wear!

-I wear clothes

-which make me look more formal.

-They help people take me seriously,

-and they make me look a bit older.

-Will your image change?

-Will your style change?

-Yes, I'm sure it will change.

-The experiences you have, the things

-you do and the way you think...

-..means you'll always

-go through different phases.

-You reach a point where you think,

-"This is me. This is my identity"...

-..but something always alters that.

-You look back and you think,

-"Oh! That's what I wore then!"

-That evolution is fascinating.

-What triggers the choices we make?

-How do those choices represent us?

-It'll be interesting to see

-my wardrobe in ten years' time.

-I come a family full of women!

-I'm the youngest of three sisters...

-..so I was surrounded by clothes

-and fashion from an early age.

-I'd rather dress up than dress down.

-I always wear heels.

-I only own one pair of flats.

-I love clothes.

-I love fashion.

-I'm a journalist.

-I work for the South Wales Echo,

-and for Wales on Sunday before that.

-Have you been to fashion shows?

-Have you been to fashion shows?

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-Yes, to the Julien Macdonald show.

-I went to three of his London shows

-when I worked for Wales on Sunday.

-They were unforgettable nights.

-I went alone each time,

-but it didn't bother me.

-It's such a buzz,

-from queuing to get in...

-..to the fact

-the shows are always late.

-It's spectacular.

-I wore this dress

-to my first Julien Macdonald show.

-This belonged to Great Aunt Cathy.

-Aunty Mary lived in Kuala Lumpur

-and she sent over this fabric.

-It was made locally.

-So, nobody had

-the same outfit as you!

-I met Trinny and Suzannah.

-I met Trinny and Suzannah.

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-Oh, no!

-They're massive stars, and I didn't

-know what to wear to meet them.

-I searched for something new, but I

-came back to an old Top Shop dress.

-They said, "Nice dress!"

-and that's good enough for me!

-I've met Leonardo DiCaprio

-and Martin Scorsese...

-..and I was really nervous.

-They were lovely

-and stunning in the flesh.

-That's totally fantastic.

-My mother spotted this

-in a school jumble sale.

-She picked this up for me

-for a couple of pounds.

-A lot of my friends

-have borrowed it.

-It falls nicely.

-I'm very fond of it.

-I don't have many expensive items.

-I mix high fashion and vintage.

-My mother kept a lot of her clothes,

-and they're in great condition.

-You rummage through her wardrobe

-and say, "Ooh! I like that!"

-Yes.

-This belonged to my grandmother.

-I've worn it quite a lot.

-It's nice.

-This belonged to my mother.

-This was her 21st birthday present

-from her parents.

-It's great that you now have it.

-It's great that you now have it.

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-Yes, it's nice.

-I also kept her leather jacket.

-She bought this with her first

-students' grant cheque...

-..when she went to

-Swansea University.

-She bought it in C&A, I think.

-Her sister was so jealous,

-she made her buy one for her too!

-Mam says she's never been

-as rich as she was...

-..when she got

-that first grant cheque!

-Tell me about that cute hat.

-Do you knit?

-Do you knit?

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-No, my grandmother made it.

-She and my aunt were well-known

-in Penarth for their hats.

-She knitted this hat.

-Do you wear it?

-Do you wear it?

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-Rarely. It doesn't suit me.

-It doesn't suit me

-but it suited my grandmother.

-It's nice!

-Will you stick with your image?

-Will you be a glamorous granny?

-Yes, I hope so.

-I can't see myself changing much.

-I'd like to be a glamorous granny.

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-Collecting things

-comes naturally to me.

-I find it strange when I meet people

-who aren't collectors.

-As a man

-who tends to live in the past...

-..anything with a touch of nostalgia

-is bound to appeal to me.

-I enjoy my collections,

-even though they're not valuable.

-They're priceless only

-when it comes to sentimental value.

-If that's an obsession,

-then I'm hopelessly obsessed!

-I do keep suits which are too small

-in the hope that one fine day...

-..I'll once again

-fit into a 36-inch waist suit!

-Unfortunately,

-I'm a 38-inch waist man these days.

-I enjoy wearing suits.

-I'm one of these people

-who thinks that a suit and tie...

-..looks infinitely better than

-a suit with an open-necked shirt.

-That's the fashion these days,

-I know.

-I'm not a confident person...

-..but, if I'm wearing a suit,

-it certainly gives me a boost.

-I feel more confident

-when I'm wearing a suit.

-When I'm wearing a suit, I feel

-I have an air of authority about me.

-I don't know

-what sparked my interest in clothes.

-It certainly

-didn't come from my father.

-My father

-was a smartly-dressed man...

-..but he didn't go out and buy

-shirts and cardigans, and so on.

-My father was a minister...

-..and he felt that money should be

-spent on more worthy causes.

-He had a shirt, a jumper and a suit,

-so why would he need two suits?

-That was his attitude,

-and I admired him for it.

-This is the wardrobe

-where I keep my suits.

-Some of these suits are older than

-certain S4/C presenters!

-I wore this jacket when I was a

-teacher at Brynford Primary School.

-I taught there in the early 1970s.

-I could never

-get rid of this jacket.

-I bet there's chalk in the pocket!

-I'm fond of autumnal colours.

-I was filming

-at Trefriw Woollen Mills...

-..seven or eight years ago.

-When we'd finished filming,

-I studied the fabric and the wool...

-..and they offered to make a

-bespoke jacket and waistcoat for me.

-They took my measurements and some

-three months later, they were ready.

-This is the only jacket I've

-ever worn which my father liked!

-He always said,

-"I like that jacket."

-It means a lot to me,

-for that reason.

-I'm interested in trains

-and anything to do with railways.

-I'm a keen fan of 1930s, 1940s

-and 1950s Hollywood movies.

-Cary Grant, for example,

-was always immaculately dressed.

-Cary Grant is a hero of mine

-when it comes to clothes.

-I'm going to make you

-feel old now, Arfon!

-You took your first television

-presenting job the year I was born.

-Really?

-Well, thank you and goodnight!

-Thanks for reminding me!

-People accuse me of not changing

-the way I dress since the 1970s!

-I still wear

-plastic-framed spectacles.

-Maybe I should have gone for

-rimless ones, like Sven!

-My hairstyle hasn't changed since

-the 1970s, neither have my clothes!

-That period certainly has

-a lasting influence on me.

-When I first started

-working on television...

-..Mam told me to wear a dark suit,

-a white shirt and a smart tie.

-I don't think fashion has changed

-dramatically in the past 30 years.

-My mother also drummed it into me

-to make sure my shoes were clean.

-You can tell a lot about a person

-from their shoes.

-My mother knitted jumpers for me and

-the patterns were out of this world.

-A lot of work

-went into knitting the jumpers.

-I wore some of them on television,

-and they were very colourful.

-You had to be self-confident

-to wear one or two of them!

-Maybe I'm not as insecure

-as I think!

-I enjoy wearing ties.

-It's fair to say I've bought

-too many of them over the years.

-When I presented television shows,

-kind viewers sent in ties for me.

-I wore the ties to please

-the people who sent them to me.

-I'd have to say that ties

-are down to personal taste.

-I gave around 100 ties to Tenovus

-back in 1993.

-The plan was

-to sell the ties for 2 each.

-I bumped into the shop manager

-a few months later...

-..and I asked her

-if the ties had all been sold.

-I could see she looked embarrassed.

-They'd only sold

-around three of them!

-She went on to say...

-.."If you'd like them back, pop in

-to the shop and pick them up."

-Around three years ago, there was

-a feature in the Wales on Sunday...

-..listing

-the 50 most smartly-dressed men.

-I was there - at number 27.

-I thought that was great!

-I phoned my mother and explained

-I was in the Top 50 list...

-..and I told her to buy a copy

-of Wales on Sunday.

-My sister phoned me

-and she was unimpressed!

-She said,

-"Hang on! Look at the list again."

-"Rhodri Morgan's at Number 18!"

-I said, "OK. Fine."

-Sorry, Rhodri!

-S4/C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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