Pennod 16 Cwpwrdd Dillad

-In this programme, a peek inside

-Paul Thomas's wardrobe...

-..before we get rid of

-most his clothes.

-We see a different side

-to talented actress, Delyth Eirwyn.

-Finally, to Brighton...

-..where we'll meet singer,

-Elin Manahan Thomas.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-Eleanor, why are we in Pontyberem?

-We struggle

-to find men for our makeovers...

-..so I contacted businesses

-and companies by phone and email.

-I contacted Menter Cwm Gwendraeth,

-which is next door to this cafe...

-..and Paul phoned me

-to say he was interested.

-It was the phone call

-I'd waited for all my life.

-I need some sort of spark.

-A lot has happened to me

-over the past year.

-I split up with my girlfriend

-of two and a half years.

-That was a massive change

-in my life.

-I felt I'd reached a crossroads.

-We all reach a certain age

-when we really fancy a change.

-He's adopted a healthy lifestyle.

-He does yoga and pilates.

-He also goes out walking.

-He's become aware of his image.

-You're growing in confidence

-and clothes are the next step.

-Yes, changing my style would reflect

-the changes I've made to my life.

-I've grown up a lot

-over the past year.

-I want to do

-some more adventurous things.

-I remember Paul

-buying his first shirt.

-He still wears it, despite the fact

-that fashion has moved on.

-Some of the items in here

-belong to a different decade.

-I'm talking about these shirts.

-He's still living in the 1990s

-when we first started going out.

-We had a lot of fun

-during that period.

-He may be trying to cling on

-to those days...

-..by wearing the same clothes

-and going to the same places.

-Everyone else has moved on.

-This jumper turns my stomach!

-It reminds me of the jumpers boys

-wore when I was at school in 1996.

-I'd realised it was out of fashion

-and unsuitable!

-This is a check shirt

-and you have quite a wide body.

-A large pattern will draw attention

-to the width of your body.

-It's better for you to wear shirts

-will small patterns on them.

-I know when something looks good...

-..but I didn't know why

-it looked good and how to look good.

-You must remember never to wear

-your shirt outside your trousers.

-It's then important

-to have a nice belt.

-That looks much better.

-You must avoid wearing dark colours,

-especially black.

-You have pale skin.

-You can wear black

-if you team it with a light colour.

-You own a lot of round-neck jumpers.

-Round-neck jumpers aren't great

-for your body shape.

-You'd be better off

-wearing V-neck jumpers.

-He'll look much more mature

-but in a funky way.

-The clothes he now wears

-are too young for him.

-He's 32, so he's still young.

-What he must do is start to create

-a more sophisticated image.

-First, I'd like to talk about

-these tailored clothes.

-There's a lot of structure here.

-I've chosen smart waistcoats

-and jackets...

-..to give your body a strong shape.

-These colours are dark

-but they're quite soft.

-I hope to keep dressing in

-a stylish way over the coming years.

-I think Eleanor's a good teacher.

-I feel like a new man

-and that's great.

-The shirts

-contrast with the jackets.

-They add colour and unusual patterns

-to your wardrobe.

-Over the years, I haven't always

-made the effort to look good.

-I've been guilty of going out

-without any preparation.

-This new wardrobe of mine

-will make life much easier.

-I bought this black jacket for you.

-It's important to team it

-with a light shirt, blue jeans...

-..black shoes and a black belt.

-You'll look great.

-I was taken aback

-by the positive reaction.

-They really had noticed

-what I wore in the past.

-It's important that the clothes

-you wear reflect your character.

-He's a new man.

-I like the shirt and the tie.

-I also like

-the hair and the spectacles.

-I love the hair.

-The spectacles aren't as noticeable

-as your old ones.

-You scrub up well!

-Weekends will never

-be the same again for you!

-I'm happy

-they gave me a positive reaction...

-..and they think

-this really is a new Paul.

-I feel I've matured.

-I don't worry about

-little things any more.

-I feel a lot more confident...

-..and I want to have fun.

-I feel I've been holding back

-for years...

-..and this reflects

-the changes I've made in my life.

-If you look good, you feel good.

-We know Delyth Eirwyn as an actor.

-Her Tipyn o Stad character

-is passionate...

-..and she has a passion for clothes.

-Sorry about all these steps!

-It's a little bit steep, isn't it?

-Here we are, in the attic.

-Yes, far from the madding crowd!

-You don't even have to get

-out of bed to choose your outfit!

-Your wardrobe is there

-in front of you.

-Yes, everything's on display.

-I can get up and have a little think

-about what I'm going to wear.

-These are your special clothes.

-When I lived in London

-a few years ago...

-..I was friends with

-some clothes designers.

-Their company is called Preen.

-They'd started up their company...

-..a couple of years

-before this jacket was designed.

-They've since become

-a highly successful company.

-Kate Moss and other celebrities

-wear their designs.

-My sister designed

-the Preen corporate logo.

-I worked for them

-at Portobello Market.

-Rather than pay me with money,

-they paid me with clothes.

-Money meant nothing to me

-but clothes were priceless!

-This jacket

-is my first Preen garment.

-This is also a Preen design.

-They've played around

-with this gathering.

-How much would a skirt like this

-have cost back then?

-It would have cost

-a couple of hundred pounds.

-I didn't pay a penny for it,

-of course!

-I wear a lot of black,

-teamed with a single colour.

-I've worn red more often than not.

-I bought this

-to go to a wedding in Los Angeles.

-'Every girl

-wants a pair of red shoes'.

-That's true!

-Yes, and a few Americans read my

-back during the wedding ceremony!

-That was their excuse, anyway!

-The truth is they couldn't

-take their eyes off me!

-Did you have a good time

-at the wedding?

-Yes, we partied

-in the most amazing place.

-There was a jazz band

-at the bottom of the garden.

-A couple of the girls had sung

-and I was invited up there.

-It was a top hat on the evening!

-I sang Corcovado.

-"Which key do you want?"

-"I don't care! Let's go!"

-We had great fun

-but we had to stop in the end...

-..because the woman who lived next

-door complained about the noise.

-Her name is Sharon Stone!

-Her name is Sharon Stone!

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-Sharon Stone, the actor?

-Yes.

-"Tell that Delyth to be quiet!"

-"Screaming her head off, she is!"

-We had to pack it in.

-# Nah-nah, nah-nah, nah nah nah

-# Badam-bum

-# Ba-dada nah-nah, nah

-# Nah, nah, nah

-# Badam-nah

-# Bah, bah

-# Um cantinho um violao

-# Esse amor numa cancao

-# Pra fazer fleiz a quem se ama

-# Muita calma pra pensar

-# E ter tempo pra sonhar

-# Da jenela ve-se o Corcovado

-# O Redentor que lindo... #

-Tell me about the music

-you and your band create.

-Do you dress

-to fit in with that image?

-We play Brazilian music.

-We play some bossa nova, which is

-a 1940s and 1950s Latin jazz form.

-We also play some samba music...

-..which is more contemporary.

-Samba has strong connections

-with the carnival.

-If I wore clothes to reflect

-that carnival connection...

-..I'd be in a spangly bikini

-and some feathers!

-It wouldn't be a great look!

-I think I lean towards a jazz look.

-Are you sentimental

-about your clothes?

-No, I don't think I'm sentimental

-about anything.

-Fashion moves really quickly.

-I get rid of old clothes

-and buy some new ones.

-I enjoy buying new clothes

-for different occasions.

-It's all part of the enjoyment.

-If an outfit is new, it's better!

-The moment I'm tired of them...

-..it's out with the old,

-in with the new.

-It's the same with my men!

-# O que e Felicidade

-# O que e Felicidade

-# O que e Felicidade

-# Meu Amor #

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-# Ombra mai fu... #

-I wasn't a girly girl

-when I was young.

-I wasn't keen on dresses

-or dressing up.

-I didn't see the point.

-I wore trousers and tops.

-I was a tomboy.

-It's strange how life changes.

-Elin Manahan Thomas...

-..didn't know she'd be

-a professional singer either.

-She specializes in Baroque music...

-..and she must dress appropriately

-for every concert.

-As a result,

-Elin has a lot of clothes.

-Hello! Come in.

-I have three wardrobes in total.

-I know where everything is.

-I'm very organized.

-I mainly perform at concerts and

-that's why I have so many clothes.

-I must wear the right dress

-for every concert.

-Come up and see my three wardrobes.

-This is your

-everyday clothes wardrobe.

-Yes, which means

-it's my least exciting wardrobe.

-It's full of jumpers, tops,

-skirts, trousers and dresses.

-I wear a lot of dresses

-and these are my everyday ones.

-Let's move on to the next wardrobe.

-You don't turn up to rehearsals

-looking scruffy.

-I always make an effort.

-I choose my outfit carefully,

-even for an afternoon rehearsal.

-I must look the part.

-It's important to me

-to look as though I belong there.

-This is my second dressing room.

-Are these performance clothes

-or are they pleasure clothes?

-Some of it is party wear

-and a lot is for performing.

-It's informal recital, afternoon

-concert or summer concert wear.

-This is important to me.

-It was given to me by Universal

-for the album cover photoshoot.

-It's very important to me.

-It means a lot to me.

-This is a nice dress.

-I wore if for the concert to mark

-Classic FM's 15th birthday...

-..at the Albert Hall.

-When I wear one of these,

-my husband says I look pretty.

-It's lovely because it makes me feel

-like a woman rather than a singer.

-These are mainly for recitals.

-I can move around in them

-and I feel more relaxed in them.

-It's more normal and less formal.

-I don't feel on a pedestal

-when I perform in these clothes.

-I'm happy to give recitals in

-trousers because I can move around.

-I often wear trousers

-and smart bustiers.

-I choose carefully.

-It shows you respect the audience.

-It shows you respect the audience.

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-Yes, and the music too.

-If you're going to make the effort

-to sing the music well...

-..why not

-put the whole package together?

-Can I see the big dresses?

-Can I see the big dresses?

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-Yes. They're much bigger than these.

-Long dresses are fantastic,

-exciting and beautiful...

-..but they're like a uniform for me.

-When I wear a dress like this,

-I'm working.

-People don't realize

-how important it is...

-..to wear the right dress

-for a concert.

-I must be properly dressed.

-If I'm singing a requiem,

-I must wear black.

-If I'm singing the Passion,

-I wear dark blue or dark green.

-If I'm singing in a church,

-I must cover my shoulders.

-I have a selection of

-nice little cardigans and scarves.

-Here we are - the grand finale!

-The performance gowns.

-I'll start with my first gown.

-It's the first dress I bought

-to be worn for formal concerts.

-It's very simple.

-I had a concert at King's

-and we were doing Saul by Handel.

-All I had to sing was

-# He comes! He comes! #

-I then had a recitative at the end.

-I was so nervous, I sang

-# He comes! (HICCUP) He comes! #

-This was my first strapless gown.

-I wore it in Brecon,

-when I sang Magnificat by Bach.

-I was sitting in a church pew,

-facing the orchestra.

-When I got up, I was standing

-on the hem of my dress.

-When I stood up,

-my dress came right down!

-Most of the orchestra members

-didn't see me.

-Only the brass section

-saw what happened...

-..and they laughed uncontrollably.

-I sat back down, pulled up my dress,

-got up and turned around.

-I then had to sing Quia Respexit,

-which is the Virgin Mary's song!

-That was very apt!

-When you're performing...

-..you don't want to be worrying

-about necklines or tight clothes.

-Your priority is to be comfortable.

-Absolutely.

-The music is what matters and

-it's more important than my voice.

-I must perform that music...

-..but I love it when someone says,

-"Wow! That music was amazing."

-It's more satisfying than

-compliments about my singing.

-Amassing a collection of gowns

-is expensive.

-Jewellery and shoes

-are important, too.

-I can't wear the same dress twice

-at the same venue.

-I keep a diary of where I've been

-and what I wore.

-I make sure no-one can say,

-"She wore that dress last year."

-My insurance bill for these gowns

-is massive.

-There are thousands of pounds' worth

-of dresses up here.

-Gowns cost around 800...

-..but I picked this up in Edinburgh

-for 180.

-I asked the lady why it was only

-180 and she replied, "Why not?"

-She didn't realise how cheap it was,

-so I bought it and left quickly!

-I bought something else

-from that shop.

-This is a heavy dress!

-Yes.

-Gowns take up a lot of my

-luggage allowance when I go abroad!

-Wow!

-This is very special.

-I wore it

-for the Llangollen Opera Gala...

-..where I appeared with Alfie Boe

-and David Kempster.

-It was nice

-to walk on and feel special.

-I like my sparkly dresses.

-You don't have to shop in exotic

-places - this came from Llanelli!

-Most women only get to wear a long

-dress with net on their wedding day.

-You get to do it all the time!

-Yes, and as I told you earlier,

-it's my uniform.

-Having said that,

-I do feel a bit special.

-When I feel it's a chore

-to put on make-up and do my hair...

-..I put on my dress

-and think, "Hello!"

-This is another dress

-my mother found in Llanelli.

-Is she your personal shopper?

-Yes, and I'm sure she regrets

-having a singer for a daughter!

-Look! It's a Cinderella dress.

-It's amazing!

-I wore this for the second half

-of the gala at Llangollen.

-What a diva -

-I had a costume change!

-When I walk out and everyone says,

-"Wow!", it's a great feeling.

-It fills me with confidence.

-If I step onto the stage

-looking the part...

-..people will say, "Wow!

-What a beautiful, attractive woman!"

-It's a good start because

-it gets the audience on side.

-I then open my mouth and sing

-and hope they still like me.

-This is my favourite dress.

-It's incredibly beautiful.

-I want to wear it all day long,

-even to do the hoovering!

-I bet you already do that!

-I bet you already do that!

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-Yes. Don't tell anyone!

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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