Pennod 10 Cwpwrdd Dillad

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-In this programme,

-from mother to daughter.

-Clothes which

-stand the test of time.

-A young comedian who has

-a passion for football shirts.

-The international taste

-of a clothes shop owner.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-Mam was the main influence behind

-the clothes I have in my wardrobe.

-She was always stylish and smart.

-She wore matching accessories -

-earrings, belts, shoes and bags.

-Colour was very important to her.

-She had a good eye for colour

-and for colour combinations.

-She was also good at choosing

-clothes whose shapes went together.

-You had a good teacher.

-Yes, I called her Oracle!

-I knew instantly

-if something didn't suit me.

-I'd say, "Do you like this, Mam?"...

-..and one look from her

-gave me the answer!

-I do find it comforting.

-I lost my mother three months ago...

-..and I find it

-incredibly comforting...

-..to open the wardrobe, take out

-an item of her clothing and wear it.

-It feels like she's with me.

-You were a television presenter

-for a while.

-Have you kept some of those clothes?

-Have you kept some of those clothes?

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-Yes.

-I kept some of the coats I wore

-when I presented 'Adar', with Iolo.

-I aimed for a youthful image when

-I presented children's programmes.

-I wore T-shirts

-with ice cream cones on them.

-I always had my hair in plaits

-and wore a hat.

-I tried to have an image which

-children would instantly recognise.

-A section of your wardrobe is here,

-by the front door.

-Do you often wear a hat?

-Yes, I wear hats which fit me.

-I often wear this hat.

-It fits, just about!

-I wear it with this black coat.

-Is this your coat?

-No, it was my mother's coat.

-I think she bought it in the 1980s.

-You can't go wrong with

-a plain raincoat, like this one.

-The hat looks good with this coat.

-This is a 1960s coat.

-It's similar to a swing coat.

-I take this out of the wardrobe

-every year.

-This is a 1980s coat.

-I took this out last year because

-the collar was back in fashion.

-This is a really warm coat.

-The colour goes with anything.

-You must have these cleaned

-and take really good care of them.

-They're in mint condition.

-They've been in a wardrobe

-for 20 years.

-They haven't strayed far from home!

-This is a modern coat.

-It's one of my coats.

-Mam had a pink one

-and I have this red one.

-I bought this in Melbourne.

-It was a sizzling

-98 degrees Fahrenheit outside...

-..and there I was,

-trying on winter coats!

-They were half price,

-50% off cashmere coats.

-We had good wear from them

-over the years.

-I suspect you have

-lots more clothes!

-Yes, one or two things!

-Let's go upstairs.

-This way?

-This way?

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-Yes.

-You have a room to yourself!

-Not a wardrobe but a whole room!

-It's very handy to have

-plenty of room for everything.

-Take me through your wardrobe.

-This belonged to my grandmother.

-Your mother's mother?

-Your mother's mother?

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-Yes.

-Your mother's mother?

-So she was also smartly dressed.

-So she was also smartly dressed.

-So she was also smartly dressed.

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-Yes.

-So she was also smartly dressed.

-She came from a well-respected

-family from Llanfairfechan.

-She came from a well-respected

-family from Llanfairfechan.

-They didn't have money

-to spend on clothes.

-This is a suit

-which was made to last.

-The standard of the stitching work

-in this suit is wonderful.

-It's also very flattering.

-Take a look at the skirt.

-There's a box pleat at the rear.

-It's back in fashion.

-When I first started to

-put on concerts, as a harpist...

-..I was always booked

-to play on St David's Day.

-I didn't want to turn up

-in a Welsh costume.

-You can't wear a hat

-when you're playing the harp!

-I wore this

-to play St David's Day concerts.

-It looks similar to a Welsh costume.

-It's a similar shaped skirt.

-I wore an apron on top of it.

-It's a full skirt, so it looks nice.

-It's a respectable length.

-Yes, exactly.

-This one is wonderful!

-It's my absolute favourite.

-The colour is striking and the

-decorative jewels are beautiful.

-The straps sit on the shoulder

-without cutting into it at all.

-The shape is wonderful.

-It's an amazing dress.

-I haven't worn it in public.

-It's a really straight skirt,

-and I daren't play the harp in it.

-I wouldn't want to

-make any alterations to it.

-I yearn to wear it!

-The clothes are very precious to me.

-I respect them and I love them

-because they're a part of her.

-She chose them and she wore them.

-She felt they were good enough

-to pass them down to me.

-It gives me a very special feeling.

-She was a very special lady.

-Every mother is special.

-Her motto was 'Clothes maketh man'.

-I'll always keep her clothes.

-I'd never throw them out.

-I hope Angharad, my daughter,

-will also wear them.

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-A nice old wardrobe!

-A nice old wardrobe!

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-I made it myself.

-It's very neat.

-Yes. I knew you were coming!

-I've been tidying up.

-I don't want anyone to think...

-..I look like Peter Sutcliffe,

-the Yorkshire Ripper.

-You're worrying me!

-It's really neat.

-It's really neat.

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-Thanks.

-Here, here and here!

-Here, here and here!

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-Yes, I'm a big fan of Lyle & Scott.

-It's like Lacoste

-without the right wing connotations.

-Lyle & Scott is quite expensive.

-Lyle & Scott is quite expensive.

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-Yes, but I skimp on pants and socks.

-Primark!

-No-one sees your pants and socks.

-I used to present Bandit years ago.

-I looked back at the auditions and

-I wore this shirt in all of them!

-I'm a fan of the Threatmantics,

-a band from Cardiff.

-This is a good quality,

-heavy cotton T-shirt.

-I was in hospital for a fortnight

-when I broke my leg.

-I bought this for myself,

-as a treat when I came home.

-Nice piping!

-Nice piping!

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-Yes, that's what I call piping.

-Nice piping!

-I've washed it too many times

-and it's starting to fade.

-The tag's still there.

-I received this as

-a birthday present when I was ten.

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-Oh!

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-Perfect!

-I hadn't noticed that.

-Wales beat Germany and Brazil

-when they wore this shirt.

-Ian Rush scored against Germany and

-Dean Saunders scored against Brazil.

-I hold this shirt up

-and I think, "Yes!"

-Don't wear it because

-it won't cover your belly button!

-I'm not great at washing clothes,

-so I love this 1960s top.

-The collar turned pink in the wash.

-Well done, me!

-This is a Swansea shirt but

-it's a replica, so I don't wear it.

-It was a present, but he can't speak

-Welsh, so he won't be watching!

-Look at that badge!

-This is my favourite.

-It's a 1980s Wales shirt.

-It's a Hummel,

-with some lovely chevrons.

-I'm very fond of chevrons.

-'Gorau Chwarae Cyd Chwarae'

-isn't written under the badge.

-What happened to the Wales motto

-in the 1980s?

-In the 1960s, it was there -

-'Gorau Chwarae Cyd Chwarae'.

-Classic!

-In the early 1990s,

-the motto is there.

-What happened in the 1980s?

-They'd had enough of that.

-A Liverpool shirt.

-Now, that is disgusting!

-My mother put my name on it!

-Iron-on name tags!

-Yes. Thanks a million, Mam!

-You've kept football shirts

-since you were 10 years old.

-Why? Did you feel a loyalty to them

-even at that age?

-The more I talk about my clothes...

-..the more I think

-I need to get a grip!

-I should get some perspective.

-It isn't important. I can move on.

-Why do I look at these shirts

-and think they mean something to me?

-You look back at the good times.

-You look back at the good times.

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-What good times?

-We were rubbish in this shirt.

-We've always been rubbish!

-I don't know why I adore my shirts.

-I'm on my way to having a breakdown!

-Tell me about your style.

-How would you define your look?

-I quite like mod clothes,

-from the 1960s.

-Quadrophenia.

-I go and watch the Swans

-play football...

-..and I look around the terraces

-at what the other boys are wearing.

-I like the rock and roll aesthetic

-of the late 1960s.

-Mick Jagger and the Stones.

-But I don't have the guts

-to pull it off...

-..because it draws attention

-to yourself.

-Let's talk about comedy.

-The thought of standing on stage

-and trying to make people laugh...

-..is horrific.

-Do your clothes

-play a part in your preparations?

-I make sure I have matching socks

-or I get agitated.

-I like my clothes to be clean

-and to have had a shower.

-I just write notes in a book.

-I want to talk about

-this sock psychology.

-I haven't opened a bank statement

-since 1997...

-..and my life is utter chaos.

-I don't know where anything is

-and I'm late for everything.

-I rarely know

-what day of the week it is...

-..but all that changes

-when it comes to socks.

-They've got to match.

-If I'm not wearing matching socks,

-I get very agitated.

-My mother laid out my

-school uniform on the radiator...

-..before I went to school.

-Warm socks in the morning!

-Yeah!

-I may not dress smartly

-but my socks are always smart.

-What about the future?

-Will you adopt a new look

-when you're 60 or 70 years old?

-Yes. I want to be like the old men

-who go to the farmers' mart.

-They retired years ago but

-they still wear a shirt and tie.

-I'll dress smartly but I'll have a

-gut to go with my narrow shoulders.

-People will say...

-.."That old man may be pathetic but

-he's smartly dressed, fair play!"

-I took over the shop

-in September 2007.

-I'd shopped there for years.

-I'd always hated clothes shopping.

-I never liked it.

-Before Gareth and I married,

-we lived in south Wales.

-I came up here, and he told me we

-were going to lunch the next day.

-I said,

-"No! I have nothing to wear."

-He told me

-to go and buy something new.

-I said, "No way!"

-He told me about this shop

-in Ruthin.

-I liked it

-and I became a regular customer.

-We became friends with the owner

-and her family.

-Unfortunately,

-we were told in September 2006...

-..that Elizabeth had to retire

-because of ill health.

-I was worried about the little shop.

-Gareth told me to stop talking

-and do something about it.

-I thought, "Flipping heck!"

-I'd always been a secretary.

-I was approaching my 50th birthday

-and I thought to myself...

-.."If I don't go for it now,

-I never will."

-I decided to go for it

-and the rest is history.

-I bought the shop

-and I'm still here.

-So far, anyway!

-This is a big solid wardrobe.

-This is a big solid wardrobe.

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-Yes, it needs to be solid!

-The colours are all similar

-and quite natural.

-You also have natural fabrics,

-such as linen, in there.

-Most of it came from the shop,

-and I only sell natural fabrics.

-Linen and cotton.

-They may be made by man

-but they're not manmade fabrics.

-Unusual fabric!

-Yes, it's special.

-The manufacturing process

-involves wood.

-It's similar to viscose, in that you

-can throw it in your suitcase...

-..then hang it up for a while

-and the creases disappear.

-The trousers go here.

-Hold on! I need another hand.

-May I borrow yours?

-This goes here and the sarong

-goes between the two.

-Oh, that's nice!

-When you're wearing it,

-you catch a glimpse of those.

-This is a bit more colourful.

-This is a bit more colourful.

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-Yes, indeed.

-I bought this in Bangladesh.

-We've been to Bangladesh twice.

-The first time, a friend told me

-to go shopping with her.

-I refused,

-telling her I hated shopping.

-She said,

-"Please come! It's a co-operative."

-I went with her and it turned out

-to be a group called BARD...

-..Bangladesh Academy

-of Rural Development.

-They train women to embroider

-and make clothes...

-..and train men in leather work

-and jewellery.

-They teach agricultural skills

-to able-bodied people.

-Once trainees

-reach a certain standard...

-..they can apply for a micro loan.

-They use the loan to buy fabric

-and sewing materials...

-..then they make these.

-I also bought a cotton one.

-The thing which makes this unusual

-is that it's hand-printed.

-Imagine how long it must have taken

-to make something like this by hand.

-This dress is great.

-You can scrunch it up,

-but the fabric just won't crease.

-It's really easy to wear.

-You need something like a wedding

-abroad as an excuse to wear it.

-Yes, but I have worn it locally.

-I wore it last week, to the launch

-of the North Wales Music Festival.

-You and Gareth

-must receive lots of invitations.

-Yes, we do more now

-than when he was an MP.

-We see people I know now,

-so I'm more comfortable with it.

-Does it give you an excuse

-to have a new dress?

-No, I believe in recycling.

-A princess dress!

-When I wore this, I reminded myself

-of the old song...

-..'No-one Loves a Fairy

-When She's Old'!

-It isn't the sort of dress

-you'd wear to do the gardening!

-It's a special dress.

-I do wear it to wash the dishes,

-with my fur-trimmed Marigolds!

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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