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0:00:02 > 0:00:06- In this programme, the owner - of a salon for whom fashion is fun.
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0:00:13 > 0:00:17- And a music teacher who loves to be - the centre of attention.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19- Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.
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0:00:43 > 0:00:46- I hate looking like everyone else.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- I'm a hairdresser - and I like to think I'm unique.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- I've been here for five years.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09- Everyone tries to outdo each other - in the fashion stakes in Liverpool.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- Everyone dresses up to go out.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- That happens a lot more - than in other cities.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- Men are as fashion-conscious - as women here.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- I have my own salon and being - a hairdresser is all about image.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Nobody in the shop wears a uniform.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- They wear their own clothes.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- What you wear should reflect - the kind of person you are.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- I like to be bright, - so I don't wear dark clothes.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- I like reds and blues.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45- I love to stand out.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- I think it reflects who you are.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- What you're wearing - expresses how you feel that day.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57- I'm wearing grey!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- What does that say about me?
0:02:01 > 0:02:02- Watch it!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- This is where I keep my T-shirts.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- They're colour coordinated.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- When I get up in the morning, - I choose which colour to wear.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- I have loads of T-shirts - with cartoons on them.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- I have ones - with logos printed on them.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- This Coca-Cola T-shirt - is quite retro.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- I have a Mr Incredible shirt here.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- I hear your bed linen - is incredible, too!
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Yes, a glow-in-the-dark - Mr Incredible duvet set.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- I bought it in Hong Kong.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- # Where does your trip begin?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- # Trying things - which aren't available
0:02:54 > 0:02:59- # It's part of your life - but it wasn't part of the plan... #
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- I really like 1980s stuff.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- A lot of fashion disasters - happened in the 1980s...
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- ..but we now look back and see - that some things were cool, too.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- I look at pop music, bands - and fashion.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- Everything goes around in cycles and - 1980s trends are making a comeback.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- Those are great! I really like - these fantastic trainers.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- They're so colourful.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- They're so colourful.- - I love trainers and I live in them.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- That's why I own - so many pairs of them.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- I had these made for me - at Nike Town in London.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- You can - design your own trainers there.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- You choose the style - and the colours.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53- That's so cool!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- You chose all of this?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Yes, I chose all of it.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- You choose your colours and they - send it to you within a month.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Your name's on them!
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- That's handy if you leave them - at the swimming baths!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- I have a thing - for Reebok Pump trainers.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- I have three pairs of them.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- These are - the Miami Vice special edition.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- You put them on, then pump them up?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- You put them on, then pump them up?- - Yes, they support your feet.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25- Do you need three pairs?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Do you need three pairs?- - Yes, and they're all from eBay!
0:05:01 > 0:05:06- Male fashion and male grooming have - changed a lot in the past decade.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Men feel similar pressure to women.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- The designers now produce - a lot more men's clothes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Louis Vuitton make man bags.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Everyone's spotted a new market.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21- They're pushing it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- There's pressure on men - to look the part.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- I'm happy with the way I look.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- I'm happy with my body - and with the way I dress.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51- I now tend to buy classic designs - which are made to last.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Are those bags genuine or fakes?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- They're genuine - and they cost a fortune!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- My one bag a year treat.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Which is the newest of them?
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- The Fendi weekend bag, - which I bought last Christmas.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- I love that bag but I love - my Louis Vuitton bag even more!
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I bought it in Milan - and it's one of the collection bags.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- I adore it!
0:06:27 > 0:06:28- How much did it cost?
0:06:28 > 0:06:29- How much did it cost?- - Over 1,000.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Honestly?
0:06:32 > 0:06:37- Aren't you scared to take it out, - in case someone grabs it from you?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- No, I hold on for dear life!
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- I like going to vintage shops - in Liverpool and in Camden.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- I know where to go - to get what I want.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- I bought most of these shirts - in second-hand shops.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- I've bought some really nice shirts, - like this one.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08- The cowboy style!
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- This is second-hand.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- The shirt I'm wearing - belongs to my dad.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- It's around 40 years old.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Fred, the Homepride character.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- I can't believe it's so old.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24- I can't believe it's so old.- - It's amazing.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- What are those red trousers?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- I bought them years ago. - They're Gucci jeans.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- I bought them over six years ago.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- I don't wear them any more.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- How much did you pay for them?
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- How much did you pay for them?- - Around 180.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- You've had good wear from them.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- You've had good wear from them.- - Yes, I've worn them six times!
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- Have you found a place - where you're confident and happy?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- Yes, I'm happy because my style - isn't expensive to maintain.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- I do buy stuff - from second-hand and vintage shops.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- You blow the savings on bags!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- You blow the savings on bags!- - Yes, on bags and sunglasses!
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- My wardrobe is full of dresses. - I don't really wear jeans.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Dresses are so easy.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- It's a single item and you don't - have to match it with anything else.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- You can glam it up with jewellery - or a nice pair of shoes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Dresses dominate my wardrobe!
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- I don't know if it makes me boring - but I like pretty, girly things.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- I've never veered towards - any other style.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- People say your clothes - reflect your personality.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Yes and I think that's true.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- My wardrobe is colourful - and I'm a lively person.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Wearing bright colours - brightens up my day.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- I hope it cheers up - other people, too.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- This flowery dress - is definitely one of my favourites.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- It's such fun!
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- I bought it a month ago - to go on a girls' holiday to Turkey.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- I wanted something comfortable - and fun.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- I love the elastic - at the bottom of the dress.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- It complements my shape quite well.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- This print and these colours - are very fashionable.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Yes. These are pretty colours.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- This dress worked really well.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- It's good for clubbing - and as daywear, too.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Yes, I wore it with flat sandals - during the day.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- I like to keep everything. - I hate throwing things away.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- I don't wear the clothes in the - left hand section of my wardrobe.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- My mother goes mad and she asks me - to have a clearout once a year.
0:10:26 > 0:10:32- I like to keep things - in case they come back into fashion.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- This green dress was given to me - by my grandmother.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- My grandmother bought it - to go to a party...
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- ..but, for some reason, she ended up - never wearing this dress.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- She gave this dress to me - and I think it's really pretty.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- I'd wear it with a belt and - a pair of flat gladiator sandals.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- I'd even wear it with leggings - to modernise it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- You'll take this dress to a party - on behalf of your grandmother!
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- I study Theatre Design - at Nottingham Trent.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- It's a creative subject.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Costume design - is one of my strong points.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Theatre costumes - must be big and dramatic.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- The audience - must be able to see everything.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Small, pretty details are pointless.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- The opposite of the dresses - you wear every day!
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Yes, it's the opposite of my taste!
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- I go for simple, pretty things you'd - never wear on the theatre stage.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- This is - a theatrical-looking garment.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- This is the dress I made - during my Art Foundation course.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- I took Blodeuwedd as my theme.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- I screen-printed trees - along the bottom of the dress.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- I needed another layer, so - I borrowed my grandad's waistcoat...
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- ..and I printed - a picture of tree on it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- Your grandfather and I - dress similarly!
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- I can't help but notice - this lovely pink skirt.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- Your room is pink, your wardrobe - is pink and this skirt is pink too!
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- We had to design a garment - as part of our GCSE course.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- I decided to make this tutu - because it's fun...
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- ..and I wanted to work with net.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- I used a couple of layers of net.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- It must be hard work to create - something with this many layers.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- It's quite thick but I managed - to sew it in the end.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- You'll never get rid of this.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- How do you see your style developing - as you get older?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- I can't see it developing at all!
0:13:36 > 0:13:41- I'll always buy nice little dresses - and ignore jeans and trousers.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- I don't think I'll change much.
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0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Clothes give me confidence.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- If I feel good about myself...
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- ..I'm a better mother - and a better wife.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- I'm a better everything!
0:14:36 > 0:14:41- You have six children, you work - full-time and you look fantastic.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- You look too young - to be a mother of six!
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Thank you, Nia.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Have you always - been interested in clothes?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Yes, I've always - been interested in clothes.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- I started to take an interest - in myself after I had the children.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- I started to take more of an - interest in clothes and my image.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- I didn't want to let myself go.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08- That's interesting.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Most people who start a family...
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- ..find they have less time - to spend on themselves.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- You must have made a huge effort.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Yes, I did. You're quite right.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- It was important for me to feel good - when I was with the children.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- I wanted to feel good about myself.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Having children changed me.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- How much of a say does Dewi, your - husband, have in the way you look?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- When Dewi first saw me...
0:15:38 > 0:15:44- ..he wasn't very impressed - with the way I dressed!
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- He said to himself, - "She's got a pretty face.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- "I can do something - about the clothes!"
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- He tried to change me, Nia, - and it helped me.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- He thought I was old-fashioned.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- You married him regardless!
0:16:01 > 0:16:02- You married him regardless!- - Yes. What a fool!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- This is a leopard print dress.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- I wear this when I want to feel - like me, like Linda...
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- ..not simply someone's mother.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- I'd wear it - on a weekend away with Dewi.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- I like the fabric - and I love the figure-hugging style.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- There are no big slits in it, - so it's a nice dress.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- I look forward to wearing it soon.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- I love an excuse to dress up.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Do your daughters - have an opinion about what you wear?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- They tell me if I wear - something that's wrong for me.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- I have a pair of check trousers - which they hate!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- When I wear them, they say...
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- .."Mum, don't wear - those farmer trousers to school.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- "Anywhere else but not to school!"
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- Do you wear them?
0:17:09 > 0:17:10- Do you wear them?- - Yes - I ignore them!
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- How important is it for you - to be smartly dressed...
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- ..when you're conducting a choir?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- It's very important.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28- I buy something really nice - to wear at the Eisteddfod each year.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- The Eisteddfod - is very important to me.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- I go to Manchester - to find something nice.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Is it superstition? - Is it linked to luck?
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- No, it gives me self-confidence - and I feel good.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- My pupils like to stand there - and see Mrs Morus dressed nicely.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53- They enjoy it, too.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- My clothes budget varies - according to the occasion.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- I bought this - for this year's Eisteddfod.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- I wore it with these shoes.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- They were - a big hit with the children!
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- Weren't you scared of falling?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- No, the platform - makes them comfortable.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- I thought it was a brave choice!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Are designer labels - important to you?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Not at all.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- I love this dress, for example.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- I paid - something like 10 for this one.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- I really love to wear this dress.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- It depends on the occasion.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- Are you aware - of the attention you get?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- Yes and I love it!
0:19:03 > 0:19:08- I really enjoy wearing - figure-hugging dresses to go out.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Why not?
0:19:11 > 0:19:16- Tell me about your make-up. - You like make-up, don't you?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- I know I wear too much make-up - but I love it!
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- I'll never leave the house - without make-up.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31- When I'm swimming, I hold my head - above the water to save my lipstick!
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- That's me - and I won't change for anyone.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- There's a lot of pressure on women, - more so than men, to stay young.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- There's pressure - to get rid of wrinkles.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- Yes but I have no money - for things like Botox!
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Women are undeniably under pressure.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Women are undeniably under pressure.- - Yes, that's definitely true.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- It's hard when you have a job - where people look at you every day.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- I stand in front of a class - and in front of choirs.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- I don't mind, as long as - I feel happy in my clothes.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- I'm 45 and I'm edging closer - to the big five-oh!
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- I may be panicking a little!
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- It hit me like a brick - when I was 40.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- It was a terrible feeling.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- I now have a greater awareness - of clothes and of myself...
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- ..than I had in my 20s and 30s.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- What about - when you reach your 50th birthday?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- I'll be terrible! Don't mention it.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- You'll throw a big party - and wear a new dress.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- No, I'm really dreading being 50.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- Will you change your look again?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Yes, I'll have to change my look - when I'm 50.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- I'll definitely be in the suits - and the linen jackets.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- I'll have to make the most of now.
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