A detailed exploration of twentieth century clothing design, documented through extensive archival footage and interviews with numerous fashion identities, including British designer Katherine Hamnett, and editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Schulman. The design analysis contextualises historical, cultural, social and political influences on the development of fashion, and traverses a wide array of subjects including fashion and the war, innovations and trends, fashion designers, the supermodel phenomena and gender differences in fashion and professional modelling. This detailed documentary is presented in four parts. Narrated by Sir David Frost.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309625
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Costume design
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Clothing trade
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion designers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Models, Fashion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Clothing and dress
Crafts & Visual Arts → Costume design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion designers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Models, Fashion
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Clothing and dress
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Clothing and dress
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion designers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Models, Fashion
History → Clothing and dress - History
Music & Performing Arts → Costume design
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)