Pennod 9 Cwpwrdd Dillad

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-In this programme,

-a bit of glamour in rural Wales...

-..and a touch of romance by the sea

-with a creative, colourful couple.

-First, a belly dancing class

-in Pontardawe.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-During the day, I'm a hairdresser.

-At night, I'm a belly dancer.

-You need the three B's -

-boobs, bum and bottle!

-Ann has been belly dancing

-for years.

-She teaches almost every night

-and she organises shows for charity.

-She travels as far as Cairo

-to have costumes made...

-..both for her

-and for her troupe - The Divas.

-Why did you take up belly dancing?

-Why did you take up belly dancing?

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-I needed to keep fit.

-I was at a strange age.

-I went to a few keep fit classes.

-There were men there

-wearing Lycra and I hated it!

-I heard about a belly dancing class

-and I enjoy dancing, so I tried it.

-I took to it

-and it's very addictive.

-Once you dress up

-in all the sparkles, it's great.

-What do you wear when you dance?

-You wear skirts and coin belts,

-called shakiras.

-They jingle

-when you wiggle your body.

-When you gain more experience,

-you get a whole outfit...

-..that includes

-a sparkly skirt and bra.

-When you dance,

-you need a solid bra.

-When you lift your arms,

-everything shifts...

-..so it must fit you properly.

-You also wear coordinating shoes.

-The colours are fabulous.

-Do you feel sexy when you wear them?

-Do you feel sexy when you wear them?

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-Yes - brilliant! It's fab.

-Ann, I'm privileged to be here.

-You don't allow many people up here.

-You don't allow many people up here.

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-I allow no-one up here!

-You're the only one.

-It doesn't look like an attic

-in Pontardawe.

-It looks like a bazaar in Cairo!

-It's incredible.

-I've never seen so many sequins

-in my life.

-Do you have a favourite?

-Do you have a favourite?

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-I'm fond of this one.

-The sequins on the dress

-make it really heavy.

-You can see through it.

-This is incredible!

-They're like metal.

-They're solid.

-Yes,

-there's a bra built into this one.

-The dress wraps around the body

-and zips up at the back.

-This holds you in.

-This holds you in.

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-You mustn't spill out of it.

-Do you wear these to dance?

-Yes, you wear one

-that matches your costume.

-It goes on, like so.

-I feel like a queen.

-I've just spotted something!

-Do you wear this?

-Yes, it's quite possible to wear it.

-You wear fabric underneath it

-and it goes on, like so.

-You look like Madonna!

-Why is there a pair

-of red dragon knickers up here?

-We did a show

-and I was wearing my full costume.

-I wanted to have fun,

-so I tucked my skirt in my bloomers.

-When I turned around,

-people saw the Wales flag.

-You love being on stage, don't you?

-Yes.

-I don't care what anyone thinks!

-I'm up there to have fun.

-What did your husband say when

-you first took up belly-dancing?

-I didn't tell him, at first.

-I went to a class in Cardiff and

-I wore a long coat, over my costume.

-He'd ask, "Where have you been?"

-and I'd reply, "Keep fit."

-This went on for six months

-until I came home one night...

-..and he said I was wearing strange

-clothes for a keep fit class!

-He knew what was under the coat,

-so I told him where I was going.

-I thought he'd say I was crackers!

-I keep everything,

-including my pair of yellow wellies!

-I've had them for years.

-We performed at a festival

-in Pontardawe last year.

-I wore my belly-dancing costume

-and my yellow wellies.

-Everyone asked me,

-"Where did you have those wellies?"

-I keep everything.

-How does it feel to be on stage,

-in your wonderful costume?

-Do you feel like a different person?

-Yes, I forget about everything else.

-You're wearing your costume and once

-the music starts, you go for it.

-When I dance, I forget who I am.

-Some ladies

-are normally very quiet...

-..but, once they put on the costume,

-they're different people.

-I love the clothes.

-They give me such pleasure.

-I love them.

-How would you feel

-if you lost all these clothes?

-If I lost them,

-I'd head to Cairo to buy some more!

-You'd book a flight to Cairo!

-Gwen Sion works for

-a public relations company...

-..and she recently moved

-from Cardiff to Cwm y Glo.

-She did some ballet dancing,

-as a girl...

-..as you can see from her wardrobe.

-I danced a lot

-until I was 18 years old.

-Ballet clothes

-certainly influenced my dress sense.

-I like clothes that fit me well.

-I'm fond of different fabrics

-like satin, silk and netting.

-Those are what catch my eye

-when I'm shopping.

-It's all about the silhouette

-you get with those types of fabrics.

-When you're in a dance studio,

-you look in the mirror regularly.

-I'm quite a shy person but

-I'm confident about my reflection.

-I'm used to looking at arm movements

-and so on, as I dance.

-You must make sure

-it's positioned correctly.

-Once those shoes are on,

-you escape to a different place.

-It's a wonderful place to be.

-I've never seen so many issues

-of Vogue magazine in my life!

-They go back a few years.

-Have you always read Vogue

-and bought fashion magazines?

-For me, Vogue is the fashion bible.

-That's the starting point.

-It's then adapted

-to create high street fashion.

-I think my style is quite simple.

-I'm quite small, so I like to wear

-clothes that fit me properly.

-I rarely wear patterns.

-I tend to wear blocks of colour.

-I wear a lot of dresses.

-If I'm going out, I'll wear a dress,

-more often than not.

-Since you moved from the city

-to the countryside...

-..have you compromised your style?

-..have you compromised your style?

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-No, not at all.

-That may sound strange because

-I do live in a rural area.

-I don't see it like that.

-This place is really wild

-but it's also beautiful.

-The stunning landscape

-hasn't changed the way I dress.

-I may not get the opportunity to

-wear glamorous clothes often here...

-..but I'm not about to pack them

-all away and start wearing jeans.

-I haven't changed.

-I still want to look like this.

-I don't worry about

-what people think of me.

-I've started to find my own style,

-to a certain extent.

-I've accepted the fact I'm a woman

-who likes feminine things.

-I don't fight it any more.

-I like nice fabrics,

-like satin and silk.

-It must feel nice and look nice.

-I really like the feel of cashmere.

-There's a variety of colours

-in your wardrobe.

-That shade of blue looks fantastic

-with your eyes.

-It isn't a colour

-I'd normally choose.

-I tried it on

-and I really liked the colour.

-I wore it to a friend's wedding.

-There are a few newer dresses here.

-This is something

-Sarah Jessica Parker would wear.

-It brings back

-some wonderful memories.

-I wore it on my hen night.

-I got married recently.

-I've also worn it

-to a couple of my friends' weddings.

-This is a good-time dress

-and I knew that when I bought it.

-How could you have anything but

-a good time in this dress?

-I hope

-this will always be a happy dress.

-Let's talk about your work.

-You work in public relations, so you

-must dress appropriately for work.

-I think the way people dress

-for work is fascinating.

-There is no dress code

-for the company's staff...

-..but I feel more confident and more

-in the zone if I dress smartly.

-It's a business that values image

-and first impressions count.

-I believe it's important

-to dress for the job you want...

-..rather than for the job you have.

-It shows

-you take your career seriously...

-..and I hope

-it's a means of aiming higher.

-The shape of this dress

-reminds me of the 1950s styles.

-Yes. The 1950s style suits my shape.

-If you're quite small, you must be

-sure to wear things that fit you...

-..or you get swamped.

-There's a bit of detail here,

-then it just falls beautifully.

-It isn't a colour I'd

-normally choose but it works for me.

-I really like the detail

-at the bottom of the dress.

-As you can see, I like spots!

-I can see a lot of polka dots

-in your wardrobe.

-Yes.

-It comes back to the 1950s style.

-The pattern isn't too busy.

-It's just an extra touch,

-which works with the other colours.

-I don't think

-I'm obsessed with clothes.

-I have a sense of perspective

-and I know clothes are clothes.

-I think they enrich your life.

-If clothes add something

-to your life, you should embrace it.

-Some people may think

-I dress up too much...

-..but it makes me happy,

-so I'll carry on regardless.

-Give me two more years

-and maybe I'll have changed my mind.

-It's better to be overdressed

-than underdressed!

-Yes, and I'll stick with

-my fancy clothes, for now.

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-Osi and Hilary Osmond

-are a creative couple.

-Osi is an artist

-and Hilary is a piano teacher.

-They adore each other

-and they adore their clothes.

-Hilary, can you define your style?

-Romantic and old-fashioned.

-I always enjoyed dressing up

-when I was a little girl.

-We had lots of dressing-up clothes

-when I was growing up.

-Are you a romantic person?

-Are you a romantic person?

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-Yes.

-Would you agree, Osi?

-Would you agree, Osi?

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-Yes, very much so.

-We're both romantics.

-What about your style, Osi?

-I went from Huckleberry Finn boy

-to grammar school boy, with a tie...

-..to teddy boy, almost overnight.

-Elvis Presley burst onto the scene

-when I was 11 or 12.

-It's a mixture

-of the elegant thug bohemian.

-It's an interesting blend.

-My grandfather was well-travelled.

-He was a diplomat and he lived in

-South America and in Mexico.

-He enjoyed buying clothes

-and I wear those clothes.

-Those clothes are a way of

-connecting with your family history.

-Yes, it's like being hugged.

-Do you dress to please each other?

-Do you dress to please each other?

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-Yes, of course.

-If you say so!

-We don't go shopping together.

-No, that's true.

-This is your colourful

-dressing area and this is great!

-Red trousers and a yellow shirt.

-Yes. I feel like a fruit salad!

-You're like a ray of sunshine.

-Pink, turquoise, blue, red...

-Pink, turquoise, blue, red...

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-..cerise!

-Do you feel happy

-when you wear them?

-Yes. We need colour

-in this drab country.

-We live such grey lives.

-When I wear bright colours,

-I feel elevated.

-The colour creates something.

-I get an amazing sensation

-in my mind.

-I like the colour red,

-as you've gathered.

-I use a lot of pigment

-when I'm painting...

-..and I love wearing bright colours.

-I love pinky-red trousers.

-They're elevating.

-This is a fantastic, old wardrobe.

-Just like the clothes, the wardrobe

-came from my mother's house.

-Let's start with

-this amazing outfit.

-It came from Mexico.

-It's called a 'huipile'.

-People who live in the hot areas

-of Mexico wear these.

-The embroidery is stunning.

-Something like this was perfect

-when I was a hippy.

-Were you really a hippy?

-You're still a hippy, at heart!

-I always wear beads.

-I put them together myself but the

-beads come from all over the world.

-When my friends go away

-on exotic holidays...

-..I ask them

-to bring back some beads for me.

-These came from Sudan.

-I have a vast collection.

-They all mean something to me.

-Hilary likes beads

-because it's like a second smile.

-It doesn't matter how she feels,

-she projects a smile.

-Lipstick is also important to her.

-If she loses a lipstick, look out!

-It's like a terrorist alert!

-A security alert!

-I do like nice shoes

-and I have a modest collection!

-I have one pair

-that belonged to my grandmother.

-They came from Cuba and they're

-too small for me but they're pretty.

-Crocodile skin shoes.

-I also own

-lots of colourful espadrilles.

-I wear a lot of black and

-it's nice to have colourful shoes.

-Do you feel different

-when you wear red shoes?

-Yes. I think every woman feels

-different when she wears red shoes!

-Every female likes red shoes -

-girls and women alike.

-I like this Danish sweater.

-I held an exhibition...

-..in a part of Denmark

-where the weather changes quickly.

-The boys said,

-"Come on! Choose a sweater."

-It's spotty.

-It's dappled,

-just like the Welsh landscape.

-I feel comforted and creative

-when I wear this.

-I wear it and I want to go out with

-watercolours and a sketch book...

-..and study the landscape.

-He needs to keep warm

-when he paints outside.

-When I see him in his jumper,

-I know he's going out to create.

-I like sharing the experience

-and seeing what he studies.

-Are clothes a luxury

-or are they practical, too?

-They're usually a luxury but

-we all need practical clothes, too.

-I'm not great

-with practical clothes...

-..but we wear special garments when

-we do some gardening in the rain.

-We bought them in Marrakech.

-They're long djellabas, with hoods.

-They're waterproof, so we can

-do some gardening when it's raining.

-They're great!

-Your suits are all quite dark.

-Yes, they contrast with my shirts.

-I'm happy to wear a suit

-but not a collar and tie.

-I won't wear a white shirt,

-or a striped shirt...

-..like people wear

-in banks and businesses.

-This is a special suit.

-It was reduced from 600 to 30!

-The hand tailoring is fantastic.

-It's a light, wool cloth

-which you can wear in the summer.

-It's off the peg

-but it fits like a glove.

-These came from Bolivia. They're

-part of my grandfather's collection.

-It's colourful

-and I've worn it many times.

-How do you feel about your clothes?

-Are you sentimental about them?

-Are you sentimental about them?

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-Yes. They're like old friends.

-I'm always glad to see them

-and glad to wear them.

-Osi, are you equally sentimental?

-Osi, are you equally sentimental?

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-No, not quite.

-I don't care if other people say

-it's ridiculous...

-..if I feel comfortable and happy

-in something...

-..I want to wear it forever.

-It's with you throughout your life.

-You're dressed when you have

-many of life's experiences.

-You have experiences

-when you're undressed, too...

-..but let's not talk about those!

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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