Summary

Footage Information

British Pathé
SWIM CAPS
London

L/S of a room full of people, mostly women Punch and Judy booth is seen in front of them Low angle M/S of the inside of the booth showing operator and a girl wearing swimming cap This is an unusual fashion show in unusual setting - Punch and Judy swimming cap fashion show! Caps are designed by Kleinert C/U shot of Punch with a girl in white swimming cap named Trumps C/U shot of the girl's head as she turns to model the cap C/U shot of Punch bowing C/U shot of a girl in the audience - sweet face

M/S of Punch with two girls, one at each side, modelling fantastic swimming caps Top Notch is yellow cap with black stripes Another is white and it is called Tassel C/U shot of the girls' heads Punch pushes the girls downwards C/U shot of a girl in the audience with feather arrangement in her hair She is not enjoying the show M/S of Punch in the corner, leaving space for the new girl to appear She is wearing a very feminine white cap with floral design called Flowering Leaves Flowers float like water lilies C/U shot of the cap on the girl's head C/U shot of a woman in the audience with a terrible hat on - looks like an ice bag Next design is quite ingenious and is modelled by two girls It is a cap with false curled fringe made of nylon One girl is blonde' and another 'brunette' Punch seems to be amused M/S of the audience showing mostly middle aged ladies with horrid hats on Punch presents a girl with red strapless cap

Next cap is called Petal and it is made of layers of fine rubber petals each secured with a pearl C/U shot of Punch and a girl followed by the C/U shot of the cap on girl's head Punch presents next creation called Ruffles and Bows Yellow cap with ruffles around and bow at the back The last creation is called Spray A white cap with attractive spray of rubber flowers C/U shot of Punch watering the flowers, Girl laughs and disappears Punch follows

Note: Girls modelling the caps are Janice Van Ayre, Percy Press, Fay Brooke, Elizabeth Duke and Penny Springs
British Pathe
01/01/1957
00:03:01:00
Colour
Sound
5906

Keywords

London Punch and Judy entertainments fashions exhibitions modelling hats swimming caps swimwear cosmetics quirky beauty vanity sexy designers Kleinert arts artists glamour flirting feathers modernity laughing Janice Van Ayre Percy Press Fay Brooke Elizabeth Duke Penny Smith Trumps Top Notch Tassel Flowering Leaves Petal Ruffles Bows Spray
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