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-In this programme...

-..a rugby wife

-who has said au revoir to Wales.

-An artist and businesswoman who has

-a smart, conservative wardrobe.

-And two people who treasure

-their Vivienne Westwood clothes.

-Welcome to Cwpwrdd Dillad.

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-# FRENCH SONG #

-Hello!

-Hello!

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-Hello! How are you?

-Bonjour. Ca va?

-Bonjour. Ca va?

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-Oui, ca va!

-Oh, that's nice!

-Coffee and croissants.

-It's lovely to have an excuse

-to come to France.

-Yes, we moved here in July.

-You've been here

-for around six months.

-Yes, so I'm fluent in French!

-Really?

-Really?

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-No!

-It's a slow process.

-The French have the reputation...

-..of being the most stylish people

-in the world.

-Are they stylish?

-Do you spend

-your afternoons shopping?

-They are stylish.

-I went to Bordeaux on Thursday

-and people there looked nice.

-A lot of women

-wear black leggings...

-..with motorcycle boots

-or riding boots.

-I like the look but I can't

-find boots to fit my little legs!

-That's the problem. Nothing fits me.

-The French have big legs!

-Yes, the French have big legs

-and it's a problem for me!

-There are a few nice shops in Brive

-but they're expensive.

-Really expensive.

-Aren't you happy about paying

-a lot of money for clothes?

-If it's good quality and I'll get a

-lot of wear out of it, then fine...

-..but I usually go to Topshop

-and buy lots of similar garments.

-If I like something,

-I'll wear it all the time.

-Everyone's feeling the pinch

-during this recession...

-..so it makes sense to do that.

-Yes, I agree.

-I like Coleen Rooney.

-She buys Balenciaga bags

-but she also goes to Topshop.

-She combines the two styles.

-What do you wear when you

-watch your husband play rugby?

-I never wore jeans

-to international matches.

-I wore leggings or a dress.

-Kick-off time dictates what I wear

-when I watch a Brive game.

-If it's an afternoon kick-off,

-I dress up a bit more...

-..because we go out afterwards.

-I wear Diesels and Cats to evening

-kick-offs because it's really cold.

-I've started to pay a little bit

-more for cashmere and leather...

-..because they do keep you warm.

-Acrylic may look the same

-but it doesn't do the same job.

-Tell me about

-your beautiful wedding dress.

-I enjoyed wearing it

-and I wear it all the time.

-I wear it

-to do the cleaning and the ironing.

-You don't!

-It's an expensive dress,

-so why wear it only once?

-I can see you're not making it up!

-I've never seen

-such a dirty wedding dress!

-I think I must have fallen!

-Alix's shirts

-are on the wall in the dining room.

-They're covered in mud and blood.

-If you're going to keep something

-for ever, keep the history too.

-Footballers' wives and rugby

-players' wives have high profiles.

-Are you under pressure

-to look smart?

-Do you do photo shoots?

-Yes, I've done

-a lot of different photo shoots.

-We had lots of opportunities like

-that when Gwragedd Rygbi was on S4C.

-I did one for Vibe

-and one with Julian Castaldi.

-I've done loads

-for the Western Mail.

-I am the face

-of Talbot Green shopping centre.

-I wore this

-for the Julian Castaldi photo shoot.

-It's ugly now

-but I liked it at the time!

-In Wales, because I was

-in the newspapers quite a lot...

-..and there were

-a few features online...

-..I felt

-I should wear a bit of make-up.

-Over here, nobody knows me so I'm

-a real scruff when I go into town!

-Is it nice being a part of a group?

-Are you happy to be known

-as a rugby player's wife?

-Yes. That's what I am!

-We're not WAGs, we're Scrummies!

-That sounds better.

-That sounds better.

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-Yes, I'm a Scrummy Mummy!

-It doesn't bother me.

-When you go about your everyday life

-do you wear more practical clothes?

-Yes, very much so.

-I bought those Diesel jeans in Leeds

-when I first moved there.

-I don't wear them any more.

-They're a bit revealing!

-You didn't buy them like this.

-You wore them out?

-Yes, I wore them

-when I was pregnant with Holly.

-They sit so low, I could wear them

-right until the birth...

-..and as soon as I left hospital.

-I wore them when I went

-down the slide in the garden.

-I don't wear them any more.

-Not at all?

-Not at all?

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-No... well!

-Are you sentimental about any items?

-Yes, I wear

-my grandmother's wedding ring.

-I haven't taken it off.

-I also have

-two of my grandmother's necklaces.

-Spin this

-and it says Happy Birthday.

-I don't know why she wore that.

-Did she wear this always?

-Did she wear this always?

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-Yes, and this cross too.

-They are the two items I asked

-to keep when she passed away.

-Holly will have one

-and Isobel will have the other.

-This is the first ring

-Alix gave to me.

-You're a softie, aren't you?

-You're a softie, aren't you?

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-A softie? Yes, I am!

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-What sort of clothes

-do you like, Kathy?

-Comfort is my number one priority.

-I tend to wear trousers

-more than anything else.

-I'm quite boring

-when it comes to colour.

-I go for a neutral palette -

-blacks, browns and whites.

-I like layers.

-I love to wear clothes

-in which I feel comfortable.

-That's the main thing.

-You run a clothes shop

-but you're also an artist.

-Yes, I'm an Artist/Publisher,

-or so they tell me!

-I went to college

-and graduated in Illustration.

-You may have seen my work on

-Christmas cards and greeting cards.

-I use very vibrant colours.

-Pictures of flowers, blue crockery

-and Gaudy Welsh ceramics.

-I also sell prints

-of my original paintings.

-I seem to say this

-about a lot of things...

-..but I fell into selling clothes.

-It's a struggle

-to make a living purely from art.

-I like to wear sculptural clothes.

-My clothes are a bit unusual.

-I thought to myself,

-"Why not put them in the gallery?"

-I think they go well with

-the goods I sell in the gallery.

-That's how it started.

-I sold a small selection

-of Crea and Sarah Pacini designs.

-Your artwork may be colourful...

-..but your clothes

-are very neutral colours.

-What's going on there?

-Yes, curiously.

-I'm not sure why it's the case.

-My career as an artist

-began 11 years ago.

-I went through a divorce

-at the same time.

-The palette I used at that time

-was white.

-All the colour had gone.

-As I regained

-my confidence over the years...

-..the colour came back.

-That isn't the case with my clothes.

-I still use a very neutral palette

-because it gives me confidence.

-Confidence is very important.

-Looking at your collection...

-..the contrasting element

-in your clothes is remarkable.

-Though the colours are neutral,

-the shapes are very unusual.

-Let's start

-with the outfit on the end.

-I'd wear this to go out.

-It's quite formal evening wear.

-Once again, I use layers.

-I combine the old and the new.

-I never throw things away.

-I layer it over the skirt,

-then I wear a jacket over it.

-The belts are very important.

-I wear two belts with this outfit.

-I then finish it off

-with jewellery.

-Jewellery can transform an outfit.

-Jewellery can transform an outfit.

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-Yes. I'll show you an example.

-I'd wear this every day.

-It's a Crea dress.

-If I take away the necklace,

-you'll see it's very plain.

-It's a long tunic, which I wear

-over trousers or a skirt.

-Once I add the necklace,

-it's transformed.

-That's nice! Is it a purse?

-Yes, It's a small leather purse

-from Turkey.

-I never throw out anything.

-I keep everything

-and I blend the old and the new.

-Where do you get the clothes

-and what designers do you like?

-The two designers I like best

-are Crea and Sarah Pacini.

-They combine beautifully.

-Crea Concept is French

-and Sarah Pacini is Italian.

-They're casual clothes

-but it depends on the accessories.

-Wear them with flat boots

-and they're casual.

-Team them with high heels for

-an evening out and the look changes.

-This jewellery is very popular and

-it's made by a company called Bjorg.

-This is a summer dress.

-Yes, and this is unusual for me.

-This is quite a bright colour

-for Kathy...

-..but it's nice to see

-a little bit of colour come out.

-Are these trousers?

-Yes, my nappy pants!

-They're different

-but they're comfortable.

-Is it hard to know

-what your customers want?

-How do you choose what to stock?

-How do you choose what to stock?

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-It isn't easy.

-If I can wear it, I'll stock it.

-It's as simple as that.

-If I have the confidence to wear it,

-so will other people.

-You sell clothes you'd choose

-to have in your private wardrobe?

-Yes, and it isn't easy.

-I've got it wrong many times...

-..but that's how you learn,

-as you go along.

-Do you go abroad

-to source the clothes?

-Do you have to go

-to France and Italy?

-I don't have to but I love to go

-because I learn a lot from it.

-I tend to go to see

-the collections...

-..then buy through

-an agent in Britain.

-The sterling's fall against

-the euro has made a difference.

-May I take a look

-at the bags and the shoes?

-Yes.

-There's a story behind the Gucci.

-I had a chance to exhibit my work

-in California.

-I had an afternoon off and

-my friend and I went to Rodeo Drive.

-Oh, Beverly Hills!

-I wanted to be Julia Roberts!

-We had a few cocktails

-at the Beverly Wilshire.

-We possibly had one too many

-before we hit Rodeo Drive!

-I found myself in the Gucci shop.

-Spending is less painful

-after a few cocktails!

-It was great, at the time.

-Never mind, I've worn it a lot.

-It's a classic.

-There's another bag next to it.

-This isn't a fake, is it?

-This isn't a fake, is it?

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-No, it's a real Louis Vuitton.

-I bought it when my sister was

-filming with Sean Connery in Prague.

-I joined Paula, my sister,

-for a week.

-I had too much wine during lunch

-and I bought that bag!

-When you buy them abroad,

-outside Europe...

-..you get the tax back

-at the airport.

-It's quite sneaky

-and that's what I did.

-It's a great excuse!

-Did you meet Sean Connery?

-Yes, I shook his hand.

-Didn't he say

-that he liked your bag?

-No, he didn't.

-Her fashion is global

-and it appeals to many people.

-It's all about buying

-a totally unique item of clothing.

-You become a part

-of Vivienne Westwood's imagination.

-It's the feeling that,

-on your wedding day...

-..you're wearing the

-most amazing dress you'll ever wear.

-It was wonderful.

-Vivienne Westwood is one of the

-most famous designers in Britain.

-Her designs are striking.

-She made her name

-in the 1970s punk era...

-..with her use of chains,

-tartan and rips.

-Her witty, sumptuous designs

-are prominent in the fashion world.

-Thousands of people treasure

-their Vivienne Westwood garments.

-Rhodri, you own

-two Vivienne Westwood pieces.

-What makes them so special,

-starting with the jacket?

-It was my long-standing ambition...

-..to own a Vivienne Westwood piece,

-any sort of garment.

-I saw this jacket

-in a shop in Cowbridge.

-It was my size.

-It screamed, "Buy me!"

-So I thought, "Alright - go for it!"

-I think

-it's a very shrewd investment.

-I've worn it

-almost every day since then.

-The jacket has become an old friend.

-It fits me really well.

-It isn't too zany.

-It's a Vivienne Westwood

-but it's quite conservative.

-It's the same story

-with these trousers.

-I needed something

-to wear with my jacket!

-I saw these trousers

-and thought they were quite quirky.

-It's a pinstripe fabric but

-with lines going off at tangents.

-That suits me.

-I love my work but I'm sometimes

-off the wall in the things I do.

-That's how she's been so successful.

-She combines the traditional

-with the rebel.

-Is that part of your character?

-Yes, most definitely.

-Vivienne Westwood's

-self-confidence appeals to me.

-She uses her clothes to express

-another element of her character.

-It doesn't

-detract from her character.

-It suits her character.

-When I wear her clothes,

-it gives me confidence to know...

-..I'm wearing a classic design

-which in itself is a work of art.

-You're a businessman.

-You run a communications company.

-You see how well Vivienne Westwood

-has marketed herself...

-..and evolved over the years.

-Yes. She's unique.

-I admire the way she's developed

-her business into a global brand.

-Lisa, you got married in this

-amazing Vivienne Westwood dress.

-Yes, and I can hardly believe it!

-Did you choose this dress because it

-was designed by Vivienne Westwood?

-I hadn't planned to buy a dress

-by Vivienne Westwood.

-I didn't know what I wanted.

-I wasn't sure what would suit me.

-You want to look as fantastic

-as possible on your wedding day.

-I looked at all sorts of styles.

-I'd always wanted to try

-a Vivienne Westwood dress...

-..even if I didn't actually buy it.

-I went to the shop

-and I tried a few dresses.

-I was then

-given this combination to try.

-I looked over

-at my mother and Midge.

-They said, "You look fantastic!"

-"You've got to have it!"

-The rest is history.

-It's a Mae West skirt.

-It's a fishtail design

-which is longer at the back.

-There's a corset.

-It's quite tight but it's wonderful.

-It squeezes you

-in all the right places!

-The jacket

-ties with a bow at the front.

-That's what made the outfit for me.

-The jacket frames the whole outfit.

-I can see a tiny bow in here.

-It's a blue bow.

-Yes, and I didn't know

-about that until the last minute.

-It's such a lovely little touch.

-Vivienne Westwood is interesting.

-She's an interesting person but

-I don't agree with all she says...

-..and I don't necessarily

-like everything she's designed.

-This dress made me

-fall in love with her work.

-It made me

-fall in love with her clothes.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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