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-In this programme,

-a lady who has lost weight...

-..but hasn't lost

-her sense of style.

-Eleanor shops for a young man

-who is climbing the career ladder.

-We meet a woman who loves to shop.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-I enjoy having nice things.

-I don't wear flashy clothes.

-No busy patterns or bold colours,

-just something unusual.

-When I was around three years old...

-..I remember

-the minister coming to the house.

-I was wearing my mother's clothes

-and her high heels.

-The minister said,

-"Ooh, you've dressed up!"

-I replied, "No, this is New Look."

-Dior's New Look came out in 1947.

-It took a year to reach Drefach!

-We argued every day

-before school...

-..because I didn't want to wear

-the clothes my mother chose for me.

-Mam once took me

-to a shop in Llanelli...

-..to buy some new clothes.

-I tried everything in the shop

-but I didn't like a thing!

-We left empty-handed.

-The shopkeeper said, "You'll never

-find a husband - you're too fussy!"

-He was right.

-I wanted something more.

-I didn't know what,

-as I was too young then.

-My friends talked about

-getting married and having children.

-They dreamt of houses,

-televisions and double beds...

-..but I wasn't

-remotely interested in those things.

-I wanted to

-travel down The Silk Road.

-I wanted to see the Bosphorus...

-..and listen to the sound

-of Sufi chanting in the air.

-When I first saw Paris,

-I fell in love.

-I still go to Paris

-once or twice a year.

-I enjoy visiting

-Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt...

-..and I've been to India,

-Istanbul and Hungary.

-Wherever I go...

-..I buy clothes,

-jewellery or textiles.

-This is an antique Moroccan robe.

-My sisters bought it for me

-when we visited Marrakech.

-We were there

-to celebrate my 60th birthday.

-It's a little bit fragile

-but it's really beautiful.

-It's silk with gold braiding

-running down here.

-It's amazing and it reminds me

-of my time in Marrakech.

-I left Drefach in 1964 to go

-to the University of East Anglia.

-Before then, my main influences

-were people like Audrey Hepburn.

-I wore suits and high heels.

-The highlight was going

-to a hymn-singing festival...

-..wearing a new hat and a new suit.

-I'd also buy

-matching shoes, gloves and handbag.

-That was my style

-before I went to university.

-Once I became a student, I started

-to wear jeans and baggy sweaters.

-I went to Paris when I was

-a student, back in the 1960s...

-..and everyone wore black polo necks

-and black berets.

-I switched from being Audrey Hepburn

-to being Juliette Greco!

-That type of style.

-This is an antique Japanese robe.

-I bought it years ago in a shop

-just off Portobello Road.

-She sold antique kimonos, which you

-could part exchange annually.

-You could buy quite a cheap kimono,

-go back when you had some money...

-..and swap it

-for a more expensive one.

-It took me three or four upgrades

-to get this one.

-Cedric was fabulous!

-We met when I was doing a course at

-the college where he was the Dean.

-We fell in love straightaway.

-Before I met him, I was really slim.

-All I kept in my fridge...

-..was white wine,

-yogurts and nail varnish!

-That's all you'd find in my fridge!

-Once we moved in together,

-the fridge was full.

-Everything was wonderful.

-I was so happy,

-I didn't put on weight.

-I'd never been fat.

-That's when the weight

-started to creep on.

-I moved from London

-to Stratford-upon-Avon...

-..to take up the post

-of vice principal at the college.

-Two days before the move,

-my partner died very suddenly.

-I moved to Stratford

-and lived there alone.

-I didn't know anyone and I'd taken

-on a very demanding job.

-It was very stressful.

-I ate for emotional comfort.

-All I did was work and eat.

-Gradually, I had to buy

-larger sizes all the time.

-They don't make nice clothes

-for large people.

-If they do make them,

-they cost a fortune.

-You must search for clothes...

-..and you must be more imaginative

-in the way you put things together.

-I see some large people

-who have no idea how to dress.

-Their clothes

-don't enhance their shapes.

-You can still get your hair done...

-..wear make-up, wear pretty shoes

-and wear jewellery.

-All you do

-is keep the clothes plain.

-People always told me I

-dressed smartly and looked elegant.

-Their unspoken words were,

-"For a fat person."

-This is a skirt.

-It's square!

-I thought I looked smart in this

-tweed skirt, with the fringing.

-It wasn't loose on me -

-it fitted me.

-This is a sweater

-I bought from Dawn French's shop.

-I have two of them.

-Look how big it is!

-I now wear this as a dress,

-teamed with leggings.

-It fitted me like a sweater,

-at one time.

-I was fed up with not being able

-to buy clothes...

-..and not being able

-to live the life I wanted to live.

-I wanted to fly on aeroplanes

-and sit in small cafes in Paris.

-I felt so huge in confined spaces.

-I decided to go to WeightWatchers

-and I lost six stones in two years.

-It made such a difference to me.

-Being able to wear anything

-in a shop makes you feel great...

-..when you've been fat for 20 years.

-I know it sounds a bit shallow

-when I talk about clothes like this.

-I'm interested in more than clothes

-but I do really love clothes!

-I always have.

-Good design and good fabrics

-are amazing.

-It makes you feel confident

-and good about yourself.

-It's worth it.

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-This is SA1 -

-the place to be in Swansea.

-The marina area

-has great potential...

-..and it's home to a young man

-who also has great potential.

-Congratulations on your new job,

-Gwion.

-What did you do for a living

-previously and what did you wear?

-I worked in local government.

-It was really easy

-to know what to wear.

-I wore a shirt and tie

-and I didn't need a suit.

-I wore a suit occasionally but I

-generally wore a shirt and tie.

-Easy!

-What exactly

-is this new job of yours?

-I'm the National Assembly

-Liaison Officer...

-..to the Children's Commissioner

-for Wales.

-I champion the rights

-of children and youth in Wales.

-I also try to protect the rights

-of children and young people.

-I do this

-within the political process.

-I talk to politicians

-and civil servants.

-Will you dress differently when

-you're working with young people?

-Children and young people...

-..influence the field

-in which the Commissioner works.

-They shape his priorities.

-They've said they don't want

-the Swansea office...

-..to be a place

-where people wear suits and ties.

-It creates

-a sort of barrier between us.

-So I'll need two wardrobes for work.

-It isn't easy to be formal,

-yet informal.

-If anyone can find the answer,

-it's this woman.

-Armed with bags of clothes...

-..she's ready to interrogate Gwion

-and give him good, honest advice.

-Gwion, do you enjoy shopping?

-I don't mind shopping.

-I struggle more

-with shopping for work clothes...

-..because I resent

-spending money on them!

-I'm quite indecisive, in a way.

-I feel very insecure when I feel

-I'm outside my comfort zone.

-Do you struggle

-to find clothes which fit?

-Yes, it's very hit and miss.

-It depends on the brand name

-or the shop.

-Yes, it's often hit and miss.

-You have a slight frame and

-that limits your choice of clothes.

-Slim, short men struggle

-to find jackets which fit properly.

-It's a problem.

-Your body shape

-is an inverted triangle.

-You have broad shoulders

-and a slim waist.

-What does Gwion have

-in his present wardrobe?

-A lot of his everyday clothes

-are quite dated.

-There are very few formal garments

-in his wardrobe.

-He buys jumpers from Tesco.

-Some of his shirts are scruffy.

-He has few formal shirts.

-Gwion has

-a large circle of friends...

-..and men tend

-to follow each other like sheep!

-We do it too.

-Yes, men and women do it because it

-makes us feel more secure.

-It's true

-about clothes and activities.

-I feel

-it's time for Gwion to break free.

-He needs to develop a new style.

-There are no blazers

-in his wardrobe.

-That's a bit strange.

-Is there a place for a blazer

-in the wardrobe of a young man?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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-To wear on what occasion?

-To go out socially in the evening

-with friends...

-..or for daywear on weekends.

-It's a case of combining the formal

-and the casual...

-..and having a new, fresh wardrobe?

-Yes, that's right.

-He's a young man, living in

-a new flat in this stunning bay.

-Let's see

-what Eleanor has in the bags.

-I like the colour.

-Charcoal is great on you.

-I'm not sure

-about the size of the jacket.

-It's too big for you.

-Try a different suit.

-I can't remember how to do this.

-I can't remember how to do this.

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-Shall I show you how it's done?

-This looks much better.

-It's a slim-fitting suit.

-It shows off

-the shape of your body really well.

-The length is much shorter

-than the first one...

-..which helps

-make your legs look longer.

-Flat-fronted trousers

-are the best ones for you.

-Ones with pleats at the front

-make you look bigger.

-They're pulling on the crotch.

-Thanks for pointing that out!

-What are Eleanor's top tips

-for men...

-..who want to improve their image

-to match their status?

-Choose a shirt and tie

-in a similar colour.

-To look taller, wear the same colour

-on the top and the bottom.

-Brown shoes, brown belt.

-Black shoes, black belt.

-Please organize your wardrobe.

-An organized wardrobe

-leads to an organized life.

-That's a good colour on you.

-You can wear jumpers but you'd be

-better off wearing tank tops.

-This jumper is a small size.

-But it's too big for you and doesn't

-show off your body shape.

-A fitted tank top

-would look much better on you.

-Do you agree?

-Do you agree?

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-I agree I shouldn't wear this!

-Be honest!

-What sort of experience was it?

-Eleanor's honesty shocked me!

-I think that was important.

-She was honest with me, which meant

-I could be honest with her.

-I think she's right.

-She's forced me to face

-some uncomfortable truths...

-..about the need to move on

-and grow up, perhaps.

-I can reach that point but I must

-get there, one step at a time.

-I must familiarize myself with it.

-It's a process, not an event.

-I'm not eccentric.

-I look at other people and think,

-"Wow! That's really different."

-"Those tights go with that skirt."

-I'm content.

-I follow fashion.

-I'm happy to admit I follow fashion.

-I have a very healthy interest

-in fashion.

-I've become quite girly.

-When I had the children...

-..I made a conscious decision

-not to be mumsy.

-I didn't want to follow the norm.

-No way would I wear

-a pinafore dress!

-I wanted to wear jeans,

-boots, combat trousers and so on.

-Jac is 10 years old

-and Gweni is 4.

-I was a young mother

-and I wanted to keep my identity.

-I wanted to be myself.

-When you have children,

-you can forget who you really are.

-For my clothes...

-..I think I realized I could

-look after myself and style myself.

-That offered me a little bit

-of an escape, to a certain extent.

-I wore this to a wedding.

-It creates a fantastic sound.

-It creates a fantastic sound.

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-Yes, and light bounces off it.

-Gweni's little hands

-are on it straightaway.

-She loves to touch it

-and play with it.

-We went to a ballet one night.

-People rarely dress up

-to go to the theatre these days...

-..but they had, that night.

-I wore this

-and felt like a princess!

-I adore shopping,

-much to my husband's dismay!

-I go shopping

-when the children aren't with me.

-Just me and my Top Shop card!

-If I see something I like,

-I can't say no.

-I was a 1970s child.

-I had short hair.

-I don't think my parents

-wanted a boy...

-..but I looked a bit like a boy,

-at times.

-I wore jeans with patches on them.

-It was important to me

-that it was just right for me.

-Everyone in the 1970s

-had a party dress.

-You had to wear a cute dress

-to go to parties.

-Dad took me to Howells in Cardiff.

-He asked six of the women

-who worked there...

-..to each hold up a dress

-in front of me.

-It was as though I was

-a sort of Paris Hilton!

-I fell in love with fashion.

-When I was 15, I didn't read

-Just Seventeen - I read Vogue.

-I wanted to escape into that world.

-The photography and the general

-aesthetics were so pretty.

-I loved to leap into that world

-for a short period of time.

-When Dad went to Cannes...

-..I remember asking him

-not to buy me a gift.

-I asked him to go into the Chanel

-boutique and bring back a catalogue.

-A friend of mine moved to Hong Kong.

-She decided to have a party

-with a Chinese theme.

-I went into town

-to search for one of these.

-I eventually found it,

-after walking for miles.

-It fitted me like a glove,

-at the time.

-I turned up to the party...

-..and I was the only person

-who'd worn something Chinese.

-Oh, no! Including your friend?

-Yes! She was wearing a camisole.

-I said, "That's not Chinese!"

-"It was made in Hong Kong,"

-she replied!

-I wanted a dress

-made especially for me.

-I knew what I wanted.

-I scoured magazines for months.

-A friend of my father's, who was

-a wardrobe mistress, made my dress.

-I'm very happy with the amount

-of money I spent on it...

-..when I consider how much friends

-of mine have spent on their dresses.

-My wedding dress

-cost a fraction of what theirs cost.

-I wanted a classic, which I could

-perhaps hand down to Gweni.

-As I tell my husband,

-if I had to sell it...

-..I'd get a good price for it

-on eBay!

-We went to Paris because I was

-determined to go there.

-We stopped off in Saint Germain and

-I thought I'd buy a bottle of wine.

-My plan was to get him tipsy,

-then get him to spend money!

-He told me to carry on shopping.

-I didn't have to get him drunk!

-I think Paris is my spiritual home.

-I can't speak French so I'm

-a dead loss when I'm over there.

-I rely entirely on Hywel.

-When I'm in Paris, I'm so relaxed.

-I enjoy everything about

-my surroundings when I'm there.

-Watching the world go by when you're

-in a cafe in Paris is wonderful.

-I'm happy.

-I spend too much money on clothes.

-But doesn't every woman do that?

-Every husband complains about it,

-of course!

-I'm happy

-when I get something I want.

-I love receiving shopping vouchers

-on my birthday or at Christmas.

-It brings

-a beaming smile to my face.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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