Pennod 5 Cwpwrdd Dillad

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-In this programme, Imogen talks

-about Miss Wales and Big Brother.

-Treflyn Jones,

-a man who has several catsuits...

-..and the figure to wear them.

-Eleri Jones, an artist

-who draws inspiration from clothes.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-Imogen, I feel as though I know you!

-I want to ask you about the night

-you entered the Big Brother house.

-Before you went into the house...

-..how did you approach the task of

-buying all the clothes you needed?

-I wanted to wear something classy

-to go in...

-..and something sexy to come out.

-I didn't know what I should buy

-because it was early summer.

-I needed a few bikinis

-but there weren't any in the shops.

-I thought,

-"Oh! What am I going to buy?"

-Did you take a friend, a stylist

-or an advisor with you?

-My friend spent the weekend

-shopping with me.

-I couldn't tell her

-why I needed all those clothes.

-I told her I was going on holiday...

-..and I asked her to come along

-and help me choose clothes.

-What made you decide to look classy

-on the night you entered the house?

-I thought about it...

-..and I realized everyone

-would watch the opening night.

-I wanted to wear something classy.

-When I chose that long skirt,

-I knew it was perfect.

-That was the look I wanted.

-It was summery with that yellow top.

-I wanted to wear a sort

-of Caribbean-Spanish style.

-I wanted to go in as a classy girl

-and come out as a sexy woman.

-That's exactly what I did.

-I remember you wearing

-these dungarees in the house.

-Are they comfortable?

-Are they comfortable?

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-Yes. My mother doesn't like these!

-They're comfortable

-and that's why I bought them.

-I was convinced

-this was Nikki's top.

-She wore it all the time.

-Yes, Nikki wore it every day,

-with hot pants, but it's my top.

-She loved it!

-You wore this top and a pair

-of shorts on your eviction night.

-Yes. I thought this was a sexy top

-which I could wear to come out.

-Did you wear a small, black top

-under it?

-No, I wore a bra under it.

-It hid everything.

-It comes down, like that.

-When you were in the house,

-you wore a lot of casual clothes.

-Do you enjoy wearing hoodies

-and baseball caps?

-Yes, when I'm at home,

-I wear caps and baggy clothes.

-In the House, I had a few jumpers

-and baggy pyjama bottoms.

-I wanted to be comfy

-and I wanted to be able to relax.

-You wore this

-when you won Miss Wales.

-Why did you choose this?

-What did you like about it?

-I liked the baby pink colour

-and the sparkles.

-It looked great on the stage too.

-It has a boob tube effect.

-I wanted something which was tight

-and fell into a flare at the bottom.

-That's what I wanted

-and I'm glad I chose this dress.

-You won Miss Wales in this dress,

-then you entered Miss World.

-You wore this for Miss World.

-You wore this for Miss World.

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-Yes, that's right.

-Where was the competition held?

-Where was the competition held?

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-In China.

-I wore this for my 21st birthday

-celebrations in China.

-Nowadays,

-I wear it to go to parties.

-You smile

-when you look at this dress.

-I always have good luck

-when I wear this dress.

-You wore this

-and you made it to the finale.

-Did you wear this for the finale?

-Did you wear this for the finale?

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-Yes.

-All the girls had to wear

-this dress for the finale.

-It wasn't a lucky dress,

-so back it goes in the wardrobe.

-Tell me about your eviction night.

-Tell me about your eviction night.

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-I knew I was leaving that night.

-I knew I wanted to look sexy.

-I spent the day getting ready

-for my eviction.

-I pulled my hair back from my face

-and applied make-up.

-I relaxed all day

-and I put on lots of moisturiser.

-I was ready to go.

-I thought, "I want to leave

-the house looking my best."

-That's exactly what I did.

-I was the only man in Wales who

-dressed flashy clothes like that!

-I lived the life of a superstar.

-I heard that you were called

-Tight-Trousers Treflyn at that time.

-Flares were all the rage, back then.

-Tight at the top

-and very baggy at the bottom.

-I wore jeans in the early days,

-tight, tight jeans.

-I would play at gigs...

-..and people called me

-Tight-Trousered Treflyn.

-I was the only one

-who wore trousers that tight.

-Did you make a conscious decision

-to adopt that image?

-At the time, I didn't realize

-women looked at men in the way.

-I knew men looked at women but

-I didn't know it worked both ways!

-When I was performing, on stage...

-..I didn't know

-50% of the women's brains...

-..were focused on the man himself...

-..and the other 50%

-was listening to the music.

-I had that sort of appeal, I wasn't

-a folk singer or pop singer.

-Image was important to me,

-as was the melody and my guitar.

-I once had an opportunity

-to go to Manchester.

-I could have hit the big time!

-I was just an ordinary bloke

-from rural Wales.

-I didn't want to go to the city.

-I stopped performing for a while.

-When Welsh music became popular...

-I became a part of that scene

-and performed at many concerts.

-We're talking about the 1970s here.

-Were you a fan

-of the crazy fashions?

-Yes, I loved the style!

-I went to Bangor to buy clothes.

-I'd go to a shop called Creams

-and I'd buy some amazing outfits.

-Your image changed

-at a certain point. Why?

-I had a cabaret act

-which I performed in Caersws.

-There were three people there,

-sitting at a round table...

-..sipping champagne.

-A man with curly hair said,

-"Gordon Mills, Tom Jones's manager."

-"You sang one of

-Gordon's songs tonight," he said.

-The song in question

-was 'Ten Guitars'.

-Engelbert Humperdinck

-sang that song.

-He talked to me after he'd seen

-my performance and heard me sing.

-He told me I needed an image.

-He thought I was too plain.

-Too ordinary.

-He's the one who suggested

-I should start to wear catsuits.

-Where did a bloke from Porthmadog

-go to find a catsuit?

-I caught a train

-from Bangor to Euston.

-It was called an Away Day ticket.

-I'd reach London

-and get a taxi to Soho.

-I found the Colin Wilde shop.

-He had long hair

-just like Buffalo Bill!

-He had a long beard.

-I shook hands with him and he said,

-"Where are you from?"

-"Porthmadog," I replied.

-He had trouble

-understanding my accent.

-There were photos of Cliff Richard,

-Shirley Bassey...

-..and lots of famous people

-on the walls.

-I'd play in front of

-a full house in Aberffraw.

-Word had spread like wildfire.

-"Hey! A man from Porthmadog

-wears silly clothes!

-"He wears flashy catsuits!"

-There were lots of people

-wherever I played.

-This was your first suit, was it?

-This was your first suit, was it?

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-Yes, that's right.

-These trousers

-had a wide flare at the bottom...

-..but I never thought flares

-would come back into fashion.

-I had them tapered down

-and I regret doing it.

-I altered them so that

-I could wear them in the 1980s.

-Tell me about this gold top.

-It's fantastic.

-There are a pair

-of matching trousers here too.

-I went to London to take a look at

-this one before actually buying it.

-He described the brocade over

-the phone but I couldn't picture it.

-The collar is much bigger

-on this white one.

-This was my Elvis jacket.

-When Elvis died in 1977...

-..I bought this

-as a tribute to Elvis.

-These are really wide trousers

-with gold stitching.

-My name's written on the back.

-'T Jones' - Treflyn Jones.

-# I must now live without love

-# My love has gone away

-# Without you, my dear, without you

-# I must now live without love... #

-This is my favourite.

-You stand out from the crowd

-when you wear something like this.

-Yes, that was the whole point.

-I wanted one

-really bright, flashy suit.

-I thought pink would be nice.

-# I must now live without love #

-Do you have a favourite outfit?

-These two white suits.

-I'm fond of white clothes.

-I still wear a lot of white.

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-When you look at various items

-of clothing and garments...

-..it triggers thoughts about the

-role of women, traditional dress...

-..and a woman's role

-within the household.

-Clothes raise

-all sorts of questions.

-Let's start

-with Eleri Jones, the artist.

-Let's talk about your love of art.

-Does it blend

-with your love of clothes?

-Yes, the two aspects combine

-in many different ways.

-I did a still life project...

-..focusing on corners

-in my mother and father's home...

-..and in my

-grandfather and grandmother's home.

-I studied the way we set out

-the items we have in our houses.

-I then looked at the way

-I set out the items in my flat.

-From my point of view, I mainly

-focused on clothes and accessories.

-You created a piece of work

-which involved shoes.

-Yes, I was employed as the

-resident artist of Conwy museums...

-..and I spent a period working at

-Sir Henry Jones Museum, Llangernyw.

-Sir Henry Jones's father

-was a cobbler.

-I asked the people of Llangernyw

-and local schoolchildren...

-..to bring me

-a collection of shoes.

-I must have been given

-around 60 pairs of shoes.

-I then set about the task

-of sketching them.

-Apart from bags and shoes,

-are there other themes in your work?

-I do figurative work, studying

-people in different locations.

-I enjoy painting people...

-..when they're working,

-chatting or relaxing.

-What are your favourite materials?

-I like all sorts of things.

-I spent some time

-in Sri Lanka and India.

-When I was in Sri Lanka...

-..I spent time

-with a seamstress called Siriha.

-She worked a lot with old saris.

-I love all sorts of silks.

-It gave me an insight

-into everyday life in Sri Lanka.

-I saw at first hand how people

-went about making a living there.

-She actually sewed and dried herbs.

-She was a bit of an entrepreneur.

-Nowadays, we don't think of...

-..the traditional way

-of working with a sewing machine.

-Tell me about the picture

-you painted of you and your sister.

-Mam bought the red gowns.

-My sister and I were

-going to stay with our grandparents.

-Usually,

-we'd wear different colours...

-..but we both had red nightdresses

-on that occasion.

-I felt like

-Little Red Riding Hood in it!

-Eleri, it's like a gallery

-of bags and dresses.

-It looks great.

-I enjoy hanging things on display.

-I've done a few paintings

-of my handbags.

-That puppy bag looks old.

-That puppy bag looks old.

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-Yes, that was my first purse.

-It's quite old.

-Let's look at these dresses

-hanging here.

-They look as if many of them

-came from India.

-What about the brown one on the end?

-I bought this in Delhi, India.

-I regret not buying 15 of them!

-It only cost something like 75 pence

-and I've worn it a lot.

-It was cool to wear in India.

-Unfortunately, there are rips in it.

-It's made of delicate silk.

-I loved wearing this dress.

-I got this in Sri Lanka.

-This is the first dress

-Siriha made for me.

-She took my measurements

-to make sure it fitted.

-It fits me really nicely.

-It's made of an old sari.

-She used an old-fashioned

-sewing machine...

-..to create this unusual stitch.

-This dress looks as if it comes

-from an exotic, faraway land.

-Again, this came from Sri Lanka.

-I met an 18-year-old girl...

-..who had set up her own design

-and dressmaking business.

-I was lucky because I could choose.

-Two different saris were used

-to create this dress.

-I was allowed to choose which two

-fabrics I wanted to put together.

-I love the way these colours clash -

-the purple and the red.

-It also has a bright lining.

-This is a fantastic bag, Eleri.

-This is a fantastic bag, Eleri.

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-It's one of my most eccentric bags.

-I rarely use it.

-I can't put more than a tiny purse

-and a lip-gloss in it...

-..because every time I overload it,

-it gets bigger because it stretches.

-This is a pair

-of painting trousers.

-I do a lot of workshops

-and I end up covered in paint.

-Once I get a splodge of paint

-on a pair of trousers...

-..they become painting trousers.

-What do you keep in these?

-What do you keep in these?

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-My best clothes, really.

-I put them in the suitcases

-to keep them nice and clean.

-May I see them?

-May I see them?

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-Yes, of course.

-It must be full. It's heavy!

-Oh, what lovely colours!

-That's lovely.

-I bought that at a temple

-in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

-There was a woman

-selling them outside.

-When I saw this,

-I knew I had to buy it.

-What else do you have here?

-This is a silk skirt from India.

-It's reversible.

-It's comfortable to wear

-and feels silky smooth.

-I wear it a lot in the summer.

-I like the idea...

-..of keeping garments for years

-and wearing them time after time.

-I like it when there's

-a story behind an item of clothing.

-I'm keen on the idea of recycling

-by buying things from charity shops.

-I like clothes

-which may have a fascinating past.

-S4/C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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