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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- In this programme, - from mother to daughter.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06- Clothes which - stand the test of time.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- A young comedian who has - a passion for football shirts.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- The international taste - of a clothes shop owner.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18- Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.
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0:00:49 > 0:00:55- Mam was the main influence behind - the clothes I have in my wardrobe.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- She was always stylish and smart.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16- She wore matching accessories - - earrings, belts, shoes and bags.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Colour was very important to her.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- She had a good eye for colour - and for colour combinations.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29- She was also good at choosing - clothes whose shapes went together.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33- You had a good teacher.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- Yes, I called her Oracle!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- I knew instantly - if something didn't suit me.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- I'd say, "Do you like this, Mam?"...
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- ..and one look from her - gave me the answer!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- I do find it comforting.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- I lost my mother three months ago...
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- ..and I find it - incredibly comforting...
0:01:55 > 0:02:01- ..to open the wardrobe, take out - an item of her clothing and wear it.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- It feels like she's with me.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- You were a television presenter - for a while.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- Have you kept some of those clothes?
0:02:10 > 0:02:11- Have you kept some of those clothes?- - Yes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17- I kept some of the coats I wore - when I presented 'Adar', with Iolo.
0:02:19 > 0:02:25- I aimed for a youthful image when - I presented children's programmes.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- I wore T-shirts - with ice cream cones on them.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- I always had my hair in plaits - and wore a hat.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- I tried to have an image which - children would instantly recognise.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- A section of your wardrobe is here, - by the front door.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Do you often wear a hat?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Yes, I wear hats which fit me.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- I often wear this hat.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06- It fits, just about!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- I wear it with this black coat.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Is this your coat?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- No, it was my mother's coat.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- I think she bought it in the 1980s.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- You can't go wrong with - a plain raincoat, like this one.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- The hat looks good with this coat.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- This is a 1960s coat.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- It's similar to a swing coat.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- I take this out of the wardrobe - every year.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- This is a 1980s coat.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- I took this out last year because - the collar was back in fashion.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- This is a really warm coat.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- The colour goes with anything.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- You must have these cleaned - and take really good care of them.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- They're in mint condition.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- They've been in a wardrobe - for 20 years.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- They haven't strayed far from home!
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- This is a modern coat.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25- It's one of my coats.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Mam had a pink one - and I have this red one.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- I bought this in Melbourne.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- It was a sizzling - 98 degrees Fahrenheit outside...
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- ..and there I was, - trying on winter coats!
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- They were half price, - 50% off cashmere coats.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- We had good wear from them - over the years.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- I suspect you have - lots more clothes!
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Yes, one or two things! - Let's go upstairs.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- This way?
0:05:09 > 0:05:10- This way?- - Yes.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- You have a room to yourself!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Not a wardrobe but a whole room!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- It's very handy to have - plenty of room for everything.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Take me through your wardrobe.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- This belonged to my grandmother.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35- Your mother's mother?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- Your mother's mother?- - Yes.
0:05:37 > 0:05:37- Your mother's mother?
0:05:37 > 0:05:37- So she was also smartly dressed.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- So she was also smartly dressed.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- So she was also smartly dressed.- - Yes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:40- So she was also smartly dressed.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41- She came from a well-respected - family from Llanfairfechan.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- She came from a well-respected - family from Llanfairfechan.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- They didn't have money - to spend on clothes.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- This is a suit - which was made to last.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- The standard of the stitching work - in this suit is wonderful.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- It's also very flattering.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Take a look at the skirt.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- There's a box pleat at the rear.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- It's back in fashion.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- When I first started to - put on concerts, as a harpist...
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- ..I was always booked - to play on St David's Day.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- I didn't want to turn up - in a Welsh costume.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- You can't wear a hat - when you're playing the harp!
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- I wore this - to play St David's Day concerts.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- It looks similar to a Welsh costume.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- It's a similar shaped skirt.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- I wore an apron on top of it.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- It's a full skirt, so it looks nice.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- It's a respectable length.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16- Yes, exactly.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- This one is wonderful!
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- It's my absolute favourite.
0:07:36 > 0:07:42- The colour is striking and the - decorative jewels are beautiful.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- The straps sit on the shoulder - without cutting into it at all.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55- The shape is wonderful.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57- It's an amazing dress.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- I haven't worn it in public.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11- It's a really straight skirt, - and I daren't play the harp in it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- I wouldn't want to - make any alterations to it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21- I yearn to wear it!
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- The clothes are very precious to me.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- I respect them and I love them - because they're a part of her.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- She chose them and she wore them.
0:08:58 > 0:09:04- She felt they were good enough - to pass them down to me.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- It gives me a very special feeling.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- She was a very special lady.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Every mother is special.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Her motto was 'Clothes maketh man'.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- I'll always keep her clothes.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- I'd never throw them out.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- I hope Angharad, my daughter, - will also wear them.
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0:10:01 > 0:10:02- A nice old wardrobe!
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- A nice old wardrobe!- - I made it myself.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06- It's very neat.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Yes. I knew you were coming!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- I've been tidying up.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- I don't want anyone to think...
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- ..I look like Peter Sutcliffe, - the Yorkshire Ripper.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- You're worrying me!
0:10:19 > 0:10:20- It's really neat.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21- It's really neat.- - Thanks.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23- Here, here and here!
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- Here, here and here!- - Yes, I'm a big fan of Lyle & Scott.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- It's like Lacoste - without the right wing connotations.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Lyle & Scott is quite expensive.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Lyle & Scott is quite expensive.- - Yes, but I skimp on pants and socks.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- Primark!
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- No-one sees your pants and socks.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- I used to present Bandit years ago.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54- I looked back at the auditions and - I wore this shirt in all of them!
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- I'm a fan of the Threatmantics, - a band from Cardiff.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- This is a good quality, - heavy cotton T-shirt.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- I was in hospital for a fortnight - when I broke my leg.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- I bought this for myself, - as a treat when I came home.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18- Nice piping!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Nice piping!- - Yes, that's what I call piping.
0:11:20 > 0:11:20- Nice piping!
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- I've washed it too many times - and it's starting to fade.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- The tag's still there.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- I received this as - a birthday present when I was ten.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49- Oh!
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Oh!- - Perfect!
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- I hadn't noticed that.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Wales beat Germany and Brazil - when they wore this shirt.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- Ian Rush scored against Germany and - Dean Saunders scored against Brazil.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- I hold this shirt up - and I think, "Yes!"
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- Don't wear it because - it won't cover your belly button!
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- I'm not great at washing clothes, - so I love this 1960s top.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- The collar turned pink in the wash. - Well done, me!
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- This is a Swansea shirt but - it's a replica, so I don't wear it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- It was a present, but he can't speak - Welsh, so he won't be watching!
0:12:33 > 0:12:34- Look at that badge!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- This is my favourite.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- It's a 1980s Wales shirt.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- It's a Hummel, - with some lovely chevrons.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- I'm very fond of chevrons.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- 'Gorau Chwarae Cyd Chwarae' - isn't written under the badge.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- What happened to the Wales motto - in the 1980s?
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- In the 1960s, it was there - - 'Gorau Chwarae Cyd Chwarae'.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58- Classic!
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- In the early 1990s, - the motto is there.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- What happened in the 1980s?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- They'd had enough of that.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- A Liverpool shirt. - Now, that is disgusting!
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- My mother put my name on it!
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Iron-on name tags!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Yes. Thanks a million, Mam!
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- You've kept football shirts - since you were 10 years old.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Why? Did you feel a loyalty to them - even at that age?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- The more I talk about my clothes...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- ..the more I think - I need to get a grip!
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- I should get some perspective. - It isn't important. I can move on.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- Why do I look at these shirts - and think they mean something to me?
0:13:46 > 0:13:47- You look back at the good times.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- You look back at the good times.- - What good times?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- We were rubbish in this shirt.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- We've always been rubbish!
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- I don't know why I adore my shirts.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- I'm on my way to having a breakdown!
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- Tell me about your style.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- How would you define your look?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- I quite like mod clothes, - from the 1960s.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Quadrophenia.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- I go and watch the Swans - play football...
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- ..and I look around the terraces - at what the other boys are wearing.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- I like the rock and roll aesthetic - of the late 1960s.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Mick Jagger and the Stones.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- But I don't have the guts - to pull it off...
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- ..because it draws attention - to yourself.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Let's talk about comedy.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- The thought of standing on stage - and trying to make people laugh...
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- ..is horrific.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Do your clothes - play a part in your preparations?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- I make sure I have matching socks - or I get agitated.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- I like my clothes to be clean - and to have had a shower.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- I just write notes in a book.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- I want to talk about - this sock psychology.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- I haven't opened a bank statement - since 1997...
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- ..and my life is utter chaos.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- I don't know where anything is - and I'm late for everything.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- I rarely know - what day of the week it is...
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- ..but all that changes - when it comes to socks.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- They've got to match.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- If I'm not wearing matching socks, - I get very agitated.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- My mother laid out my - school uniform on the radiator...
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- ..before I went to school.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Warm socks in the morning!
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Yeah!
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- I may not dress smartly - but my socks are always smart.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- What about the future?
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- Will you adopt a new look - when you're 60 or 70 years old?
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- Yes. I want to be like the old men - who go to the farmers' mart.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18- They retired years ago but - they still wear a shirt and tie.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- I'll dress smartly but I'll have a - gut to go with my narrow shoulders.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- People will say...
0:16:25 > 0:16:31- .."That old man may be pathetic but - he's smartly dressed, fair play!"
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- I took over the shop - in September 2007.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- I'd shopped there for years.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- I'd always hated clothes shopping.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16- I never liked it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Before Gareth and I married, - we lived in south Wales.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- I came up here, and he told me we - were going to lunch the next day.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- I said, - "No! I have nothing to wear."
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- He told me - to go and buy something new.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- I said, "No way!"
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- He told me about this shop - in Ruthin.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- I liked it - and I became a regular customer.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- We became friends with the owner - and her family.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Unfortunately, - we were told in September 2006...
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- ..that Elizabeth had to retire - because of ill health.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- I was worried about the little shop.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Gareth told me to stop talking - and do something about it.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- I thought, "Flipping heck!"
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- I'd always been a secretary.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- I was approaching my 50th birthday - and I thought to myself...
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- .."If I don't go for it now, - I never will."
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- I decided to go for it - and the rest is history.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- I bought the shop - and I'm still here.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- So far, anyway!
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- This is a big solid wardrobe.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- This is a big solid wardrobe.- - Yes, it needs to be solid!
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- The colours are all similar - and quite natural.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- You also have natural fabrics, - such as linen, in there.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57- Most of it came from the shop, - and I only sell natural fabrics.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Linen and cotton.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- They may be made by man - but they're not manmade fabrics.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Unusual fabric!
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- Yes, it's special.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- The manufacturing process - involves wood.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- It's similar to viscose, in that you - can throw it in your suitcase...
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- ..then hang it up for a while - and the creases disappear.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31- The trousers go here.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Hold on! I need another hand.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- May I borrow yours?
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- This goes here and the sarong - goes between the two.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Oh, that's nice!
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- When you're wearing it, - you catch a glimpse of those.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- This is a bit more colourful.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14- This is a bit more colourful.- - Yes, indeed.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- I bought this in Bangladesh.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- We've been to Bangladesh twice.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- The first time, a friend told me - to go shopping with her.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- I refused, - telling her I hated shopping.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- She said, - "Please come! It's a co-operative."
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- I went with her and it turned out - to be a group called BARD...
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- ..Bangladesh Academy - of Rural Development.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- They train women to embroider - and make clothes...
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- ..and train men in leather work - and jewellery.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- They teach agricultural skills - to able-bodied people.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- Once trainees - reach a certain standard...
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- ..they can apply for a micro loan.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08- They use the loan to buy fabric - and sewing materials...
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- ..then they make these.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- I also bought a cotton one.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01- The thing which makes this unusual - is that it's hand-printed.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- Imagine how long it must have taken - to make something like this by hand.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15- This dress is great.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20- You can scrunch it up, - but the fabric just won't crease.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- It's really easy to wear.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- You need something like a wedding - abroad as an excuse to wear it.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- Yes, but I have worn it locally.
0:22:31 > 0:22:38- I wore it last week, to the launch - of the North Wales Music Festival.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- You and Gareth - must receive lots of invitations.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Yes, we do more now - than when he was an MP.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- We see people I know now, - so I'm more comfortable with it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- Does it give you an excuse - to have a new dress?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- No, I believe in recycling.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- A princess dress!
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- When I wore this, I reminded myself - of the old song...
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- ..'No-one Loves a Fairy - When She's Old'!
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- It isn't the sort of dress - you'd wear to do the gardening!
0:23:27 > 0:23:28- It's a special dress.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33- I do wear it to wash the dishes, - with my fur-trimmed Marigolds!
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