Extravagant English Catwalk Show (1956) | Vintage Fashions

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
  • This quintissentially English and quite eccentric fashion show almost looks like a night at the opera. This glamorous catwalk show features designs by John Cavanagh, Owen Hartnell, Charles Creed, Digby Moron, Hardy Amies, Cossack, Mattli and Michael Sherard.
    For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: goo.gl/W4hZBv
    Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: goo.gl/7dVe8r
    #BritishPathé #History #Fashion
    License this Film: britishpathe.co...
    Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: goo.gl/hV1nkf
    Subscribe to the British Pathé War Archives YT Channel: goo.gl/QY21c9
    Subscribe to the British Pathé Vintage Fashions YT Channel: goo.gl/XT1Zo7
    Subscribe to the British Pathé Sporting History YT Channel: goo.gl/ELDCsT
    BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY
    Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it.
    Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.
    Film ID: 55.15

КОМЕНТАРІ • 232

  • @anitaproq3528
    @anitaproq3528 8 років тому +205

    what a gesture at 2:18 when a model takes off her jacket holding her muff under the left hand and then takes the jacket and muff into the right palm reaching through her back. I watched it several times thought she let it fall. what a trick

    • @OmarLuna1981
      @OmarLuna1981 7 років тому +23

      And the quick small short steps complete the picture of a finest, elegant model.

    • @markusmulder_
      @markusmulder_ 3 роки тому +8

      Yes! That was perfection 🤩

    • @hermajesty52
      @hermajesty52 5 місяців тому

      And the beautiful lining on that jacket ….sigh……

    • @karlbroderickmusic
      @karlbroderickmusic 5 місяців тому

      In order pics, even teens look older as u were taken more seriously and respected as an adult and everything was aimed at people who could become a customer, older people.Thats why the models aren't teenagers.

    • @glamourdarling
      @glamourdarling Місяць тому

      really quite amazing

  • @victoriaaguilar266
    @victoriaaguilar266 3 роки тому +137

    First off the models were beautiful and smiled, they were of all ages and glided down runway with grace and beauty. Each one knew how to walk and move in each garment they modeled. . Their makeup and hair were beautifully done, sleek and fashionable. The fashion was exquisite and breathtaking. The models today clog down the run way similar to Jethro, in unfinished rags they model which is suppose to pass for fashion. They wear a scowl on their face, their hair and makeup is ridiculously done and they are anything but beautiful or graceful. Trashy is the new look, I will take these garments and this fashion show, over anything that is strutted out there today and called fashion.

    • @lesleyklotz5149
      @lesleyklotz5149 Рік тому +13

      Could not agree more!

    • @watercolourferns
      @watercolourferns Рік тому +13

      I was with you up till you said today's models aren't beautiful. They are just as beautiful, the problem is how they make them up with looks that are supposed to draw attention to the "garments" but really don't.

    • @Estela_2002
      @Estela_2002 Рік тому +2

      Agreed!!!

    • @JoJo-fan-right-here
      @JoJo-fan-right-here Рік тому +5

      It went from angels gracing us with their presence, to people who look as if they’ve walked right out of the Capitol from The Hunger Games.

    • @dawnelder9046
      @dawnelder9046 Рік тому +8

      The models today don't wear clothing. They wear freak costumes. Hard too look good .

  • @alinariz7883
    @alinariz7883 10 років тому +143

    They're all so beautiful and elegant but the last gown the white one is just spectacular!!

    • @Rach1313
      @Rach1313 3 роки тому +6

      I know! I'm absolutely fawning over that last gown even in 2021!😱😱😱

  • @missavfree
    @missavfree 9 років тому +96

    I'd happily wear most of those beautiful outfits.... stunning!

  • @j9keystone806
    @j9keystone806 8 років тому +57

    I clutched my pearls while watching this.

    • @quester09
      @quester09 7 років тому +3

      Jean Waterhouse I reached for my lorgnette.

  • @molossergirl2
    @molossergirl2 2 роки тому +45

    Wonderful, a bygone era that was so elegant. I was born in 1950 and I still have vivid memories of my mother making me a dirndl skirt which I loved so much. The material was cotton and design beautiful pale apricot roses, I loved it so much. I grew up wearing kitten heels, chisel toed shoes, pencil skirts, twin-sets and shift dresses. I love the 50's fashion!

    • @kat35lulu88
      @kat35lulu88 9 місяців тому

      And I bet you were both elegant and cute!!!!!

  • @MrEjidorie
    @MrEjidorie 4 роки тому +29

    I was born in Japan in 1956 when this English Catwalk Show was shot. This footage shows how people looked like and felt about beauty at that time. Models` beauty transcends the times indeed. But one thing I feel sad is that many beautiful models in this film are probably gone a long time ago.

  • @wildflowerwind6941
    @wildflowerwind6941 3 роки тому +24

    A time when the world was more elegant. Just lovely.

  • @laneyh2121
    @laneyh2121 10 років тому +60

    The yellow gown is stunning. And wool chiffon is not heavy.

    • @elderlypoodle9181
      @elderlypoodle9181 6 років тому

      Jilker Conway Yes !!! The yellow tipped in sable ?? My favorite but I would settle for faux fur now. It was the best gown in the show.

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому

      Hello

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому

      How are you doing and how is the weather condition over there??

    • @mellie4174
      @mellie4174 2 роки тому

      I've never even heard of wool chiffon! I had no idea it could be made from wool

  • @scoshi6592
    @scoshi6592 3 роки тому +11

    I love the narrator’s voice

  • @ellielouise6247
    @ellielouise6247 7 років тому +30

    Absolutely adore the white gown at the end

  • @thepearlatelier4256
    @thepearlatelier4256 4 роки тому +14

    how supremely elegant, from the models to the cut and design of the clothes, a far cry from today! thanks goodness it is recorded for posterity.

  • @ACS402010
    @ACS402010 2 роки тому +59

    I was born in the wrong era. Love these outfits so much!

    • @jelly.212
      @jelly.212 Рік тому +2

      Cringe

    • @rachelmariasnow88
      @rachelmariasnow88 Рік тому +1

      Me too . I love winters, I get to dress classier and wear beautiful coats. I absolutely love it.

    • @exposingcelebs3357
      @exposingcelebs3357 Рік тому

      Same thing here

    • @alantes
      @alantes Рік тому +2

      You can still find outfits like these today.

    • @karolinakulig2664
      @karolinakulig2664 2 місяці тому

      Kobieta wyglądała jak kobieta

  • @eveolg324
    @eveolg324 3 роки тому +14

    So classic, stylish and elegant - with gloves the necessary accessory.

  • @indiechick22
    @indiechick22 13 років тому +15

    That Hartnell dress with the fox stole is GORGEOUS.

  • @anm0086
    @anm0086 8 років тому +107

    As he describes the details of each dress and type of fabric, the haute couture of today seems lazy and uninspired. Think about all the effort and tailoring that goes into making that slit back on the one dress that balloons out in the back yet looks very tailored and sleek in the front. So elegant

    • @caligulalonghbottom2629
      @caligulalonghbottom2629 6 років тому +25

      details such as that are very much frequented on todays high fashion. look at Dior which continues to do versions of the new look, Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Valentino, McQueen, etc all make beautiful and highly detailed clothes. You won't find clothes like that at Walmart or Target or even in a catalogue (which probably doesn't exist now...) because most modern people aren't willing to pay for quality fashion, they want it quick, comfortable and cheap. Don't blame the designers because believe me, they would like you to pay for their couture. Keep in mind, everyday women weren't wearing couture Dior and Norman Hartnell in the 1950s...they were wearing lesser quality, cheaper and more simple clothing, albeit a more 'ladylike' design. Fashion was almost uniform like prior to the 70s. Fashion 'rules' were observed. Everyone wore variations of Chanel or Dior as those were the silhouettes of the time. Now, you can wear anything you like. If you want to dress in 1950s style, there are plenty of fashion retailers which can accommodate you...but its going to cost you.

  • @thanaf1045
    @thanaf1045 7 місяців тому +3

    Dear Watson was a show stopper. I would wear every single one of these beautiful creations

  • @lyricpdx
    @lyricpdx 10 років тому +80

    I didn't find this pompous at all. I thought it was lovely! Much more natural than the shows of today...now there's pompous!!!!

    • @OmarLuna1981
      @OmarLuna1981 7 років тому +2

      You have no idea of what pompous means. You were never there.

    • @susanschaefer325
      @susanschaefer325 6 років тому

      I don't know, he demonstrated it pretty well.

    • @susanbrogan2517
      @susanbrogan2517 4 роки тому +8

      At least there clothes that are wearable and not silly. Todays fashion shows are to shock you.

  • @dorotheasclosetvintage2005
    @dorotheasclosetvintage2005 10 років тому +20

    Adore the "Dear Watson"!

  • @cathiiannii
    @cathiiannii 7 років тому +13

    Amazing elegance and deportment that you never see today!

  • @vickytaspartan
    @vickytaspartan 3 роки тому +8

    The clothes are so gorgeous and elegant! 😍

  • @SusanRoseArt
    @SusanRoseArt 10 років тому +42

    Pompous? Not really, it's how it was done back then ;) The clothes are beautifully cut and very feminine. The yellow dress is gorgeous. :)

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому +1

      Hello

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому +1

      How are you doing and how is the weather condition over there??

    • @SusanRoseArt
      @SusanRoseArt 3 роки тому

      All good here and at last the leaves are on the trees and the sun is shining 😊

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому

      @@SusanRoseArt so where are you from?

  • @kaylap3430
    @kaylap3430 10 років тому +28

    I absolutely love most of these dresses. Thank you for posting this show

  • @lizzykay9912
    @lizzykay9912 3 роки тому +6

    I really admirre how previous generations used models with more than one size/ shape/ look. It makes the clothes look like something wearable. Also the presenter called the models; mannequins! How cool.

  • @elaineglendinning9297
    @elaineglendinning9297 Рік тому +2

    This is the second time I have watched this video in the last few months,and although I was only four years at the time of the fashion show I still yearn for the elegance and graceful style of that time. Much better than today. I think Hollywood glamour and stars of that era are better than today's actors.

  • @ponyabouttown4981
    @ponyabouttown4981 8 років тому +21

    They take such tiny steps!

  • @GrilledChickenRamyun
    @GrilledChickenRamyun 3 роки тому +7

    I love how fancy and elegant people were back then compare to today we are so lazy 😂nothing but hoodie and shorts

  • @tinamerrill2484
    @tinamerrill2484 4 роки тому +7

    I loved all the fashions, but that last gown is GORGEOUS!!!

  • @kat35lulu88
    @kat35lulu88 9 місяців тому +1

    And there were numerous occasions to wear these lovely creations. Truly a long gone era here briefly.

    • @Lily-ok9lp
      @Lily-ok9lp 5 місяців тому

      I love the aesthetics of the past as much as anyone but nothing is stopping you from making or buying something beautiful and wearing it to somewhere nice there’s no need to romanticise an era known for bigotry.

  • @hermajesty52
    @hermajesty52 4 місяці тому +3

    No exaggerated hip thrusts or strange foot crossovers … just a naturally charming feminine walk. Class!

  • @lindabrown7374
    @lindabrown7374 9 років тому +23

    Ah, the fashions of 1956 - the year I was born!

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому

      Hello

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому

      How are you doing and how is the weather condition over there??

  • @AtticAnatomy
    @AtticAnatomy 10 років тому +32

    I LOvE THIS CHANNEL! I could watch it all day!

    • @elderlypoodle9181
      @elderlypoodle9181 6 років тому

      Attic Anatomy I practically have all day !!!! 😄

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому

      Hello

    • @fredjohn3210
      @fredjohn3210 3 роки тому

      How are you doing and how is the weather condition over there??

  • @mariammohammed1637
    @mariammohammed1637 9 років тому +12

    absolutely lovely

  • @hejminvan
    @hejminvan 9 років тому +8

    The two last ones are so beautiful!!

  • @superhuman6906
    @superhuman6906 10 років тому +10

    5:40 the dress is so gorgeous

  • @EricLehner
    @EricLehner 4 роки тому +7

    I remember these days first-hand. How we have become a slob culture baffles me.

  • @maleficentdiva
    @maleficentdiva 12 років тому +4

    the last dress the ball gown was beautiful!

  • @guillermoisamit7784
    @guillermoisamit7784 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful dress

  • @kitetales
    @kitetales 12 років тому +4

    I love the voice of the announcer.

  • @paulettenicely
    @paulettenicely 3 роки тому +1

    Just beautiful

  • @elaineglendinning9297
    @elaineglendinning9297 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful clothes and models. More inspiring than some fashion shows today. I watched a video showing a Chanel show this year and the models wore waders. Not something I intend to copy but I would try and copy some ideas from this show such as gloves, court shoes and poise.

  • @RubyOpheliaQuinn
    @RubyOpheliaQuinn 10 років тому +6

    I loved the second dress and the last one. Absolutely stunning!

  • @sweetpea2839
    @sweetpea2839 3 роки тому +2

    Loved the grey suit Scarb1 . I so loved the back!

  • @denisadellinger4543
    @denisadellinger4543 Рік тому +1

    A total different type of model. Those outfits were all unique. I loved the dress with the buttons up the back. I was born in the fifties. I miss the hat being a necessity. One must wear a hat today to shade your face from the sun.

  • @katemivanosch1480
    @katemivanosch1480 6 років тому +4

    The last dress is freaking beautiful

  • @hermajesty52
    @hermajesty52 2 роки тому +12

    That yellow hostess dress around 5:00 ♥️♥️♥️. And the next final gown…. Perfection. Back when femininity meant modesty and beauty. Oh….what an ugly crass world we live in now…😢

  • @lisastgeorge428
    @lisastgeorge428 3 роки тому +4

    Love every single outfit. The yellow gown…I want it! Look at these elegant beautiful clothes and then go watch some of the horrible designers looks of today….not all but some make clothes that make me wonder who would wear them.

  • @edinagaspar722
    @edinagaspar722 3 роки тому +1

    That last gown....wow 😍😍😍😍

  • @aliarsenal6136
    @aliarsenal6136 3 роки тому +1

    WOW. Those outfits is so elegant.

  • @dannsherstone1037
    @dannsherstone1037 2 роки тому +2

    Timeless fashion - you could wear any of these today.

  • @subbstevie
    @subbstevie 8 років тому +5

    love watching fashion shows my mom and sis were models of the 50-60 era

  • @herrbrucvald6376
    @herrbrucvald6376 8 років тому +37

    Today's shows are too fast. I like the 1950's Paris couture house shows where
    the models slowly walked through small in-house crowds and patrons
    could really 'touch' the clothes with their eyes....

    • @herrbrucvald6376
      @herrbrucvald6376 8 років тому +3

      +IyaEarthseeds The woman in red @ 4:00 is incredibly chic.....
      (I really wish Elie Saab or someone would stage
      a show like this with the same model movements
      in a smaller venue.....)

  • @Mintzik
    @Mintzik 8 років тому +7

    The City of London (no just London, a technically separate entity with a different mayor and the one most people are familiar with) is still this posh - the Lord Mayor dresses like an 18th century throwback for formal occasions. It's a very exclusive club of ultra-rich people.

  • @patriciaoreilly8907
    @patriciaoreilly8907 Рік тому

    Hartnell . Superb Designer.

  • @julzlove8591
    @julzlove8591 Рік тому

    How lovely!

  • @XOSiren18XO
    @XOSiren18XO 11 років тому +37

    Back when models weren't given clothes that made them look half naked...

  • @abelalieljaouahiry560
    @abelalieljaouahiry560 7 років тому +1

    very nice i couldnt feel it was so old the outfits i see still wearable today

  • @niameanspurpose
    @niameanspurpose Рік тому

    ahhhh the days when elegance, grace and beauty...of all ages were in style.❤

  • @emilymortex
    @emilymortex 11 років тому +3

    i want to permanently exist within this video.

  • @annrogers8129
    @annrogers8129 3 роки тому +4

    Such beautiful clothes. A more elegant and refined time. Today’s fashion designers appear to actively hate women. Would not be caught dead in today’s couture....

    • @granttommy8257
      @granttommy8257 3 роки тому

      way too much praise for one person haha , but she's really beautiful....

    • @granttommy8257
      @granttommy8257 3 роки тому

      Are you a fashion stylist friend?

  • @oanhsanford7241
    @oanhsanford7241 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful dresses love it

  • @helencavanagh8119
    @helencavanagh8119 3 роки тому +3

    I'm proud to say John Cavanagh was my second cousin :)

    • @greggnystrom8864
      @greggnystrom8864 7 місяців тому

      how cool! I LOVE the older model wearing his red ensemble!

  • @veerleke
    @veerleke 13 років тому +3

    the muff of beaver X)

  • @ladypinkbagsetc.9116
    @ladypinkbagsetc.9116 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤Absolutely Gorgeous!

  • @victoriabiel5861
    @victoriabiel5861 3 роки тому +9

    It's so nice to see actual women modelling and not sixteen year olds. There used to be grace, charm, and elegance-powerful characteristics that are woefully lacking in today's slum culture. It's time for the tide to turn.

  • @mr.anta_an5919
    @mr.anta_an5919 9 років тому +21

    POMPOUS ! I REALLY DON'T THINK SO. THE BRITISH, IN THIS MATTER ARE ALWAYS A QUIET SORT. I THINK IT WAS RATHER NICE. I WANT EVERYTHING 😉😆.💜

  • @wildflowerwind6941
    @wildflowerwind6941 3 роки тому +1

    Loved them all but the last dress as a wedding dress would be stunning worn today.

  • @oldschoolcollodion
    @oldschoolcollodion 7 років тому +1

    Wow the red! 😲

  • @or-ren
    @or-ren 6 років тому +2

    I want it so badly....pretty lady pretty dress..so sweet beautiful..wish i born that time..

  • @Pinky-kb2hd
    @Pinky-kb2hd 4 роки тому +3

    Women dressed so beautiful and feminine back then....Love it!!!❤

  • @acastrohowell
    @acastrohowell 4 роки тому +1

    Loved the yellow

  • @mohammedali-zr1zb
    @mohammedali-zr1zb 5 років тому

    Wonderful

  • @Ma_Pooh
    @Ma_Pooh Рік тому

    What beautiful dresses!!! Bravo!!!!

  • @daniellemorris7774
    @daniellemorris7774 3 роки тому

    Elegant

  • @lyndioli
    @lyndioli Рік тому

    Wow, backstage attendants were even fancy 😊

  • @karenmurphy6749
    @karenmurphy6749 5 років тому +6

    Fashion was fashion!! No bones showing in their asses nor their backs!! Thank goodness the clothes covered in all the right places & no tatoos.

  • @glamourdarling
    @glamourdarling Місяць тому

    i like how the narrator calls the models "mannequins." i wonder when the word model started to be used

  • @yseniaterrazas7799
    @yseniaterrazas7799 10 років тому +1

    Thoughs last 2 were pritty cool :)

  • @massimosquecco203
    @massimosquecco203 3 роки тому

    Thumbs up for the scarab line!

  • @elderlypoodle9181
    @elderlypoodle9181 6 років тому

    I LOVE the mushroom Chiffon 😘

  • @nurmaybooba
    @nurmaybooba 6 років тому

    lovely and right now I would lik some wool fabric....winter is cold!

  • @h.huffen-puff4105
    @h.huffen-puff4105 17 днів тому

    Mayoress? Learn something new everyday. 😶
    3:36 Brilliant cut.

  • @globaleye8
    @globaleye8 4 місяці тому

    Blimey looks like the London Mayor is English, whoever would have thunk it ! 🤣

  • @curtisjensen
    @curtisjensen 10 років тому +3

    the large muff of beaver complete the picture

  • @siletsahar
    @siletsahar 10 років тому +1

    The last one... *----*

  • @HarleyQuinn257
    @HarleyQuinn257 6 років тому

    Same here!

  • @sabinacomert6752
    @sabinacomert6752 Місяць тому

    2.30 so elagant ...

  • @cecilyerker
    @cecilyerker 7 років тому +6

    I think the pompous title refers more to the elites and upper class attendants of the fashion show rather than the models or the clothing.

  • @maleficentdiva
    @maleficentdiva 12 років тому +17

    I love how models at this time, so different than the ones nowadays, the models nowadays act like monsters on the runway with their "I am better than you" attitude! LOL! just ridiculous

  • @zaker721
    @zaker721 4 місяці тому

    Imagine, if you will, a world that had never heard the word “twerk”

  • @mylordslords6134
    @mylordslords6134 3 роки тому +1

    ON ONLINE YES ON ONLINE YES YES

  • @yaelrar.4460
    @yaelrar.4460 6 років тому +4

    This wasn't pompous. The clothes were beautiful. I'd wear all of it.

    • @dls9437
      @dls9437 Рік тому

      Who said the show was pompous? I think someone said today's shows are pompous compared to this one. ??

  • @janesmith8453
    @janesmith8453 9 років тому +16

    A muff of beaver? Enough said!

  • @acastrohowell
    @acastrohowell 4 роки тому

    Class

  • @queenbeekeeper
    @queenbeekeeper 3 роки тому +1

    Blimey! The mayor is called Cuthbert! Is the one human on the planet at the moment called Cuthbert? I think not!

  • @kazimuttakin6312
    @kazimuttakin6312 2 місяці тому

    Now,the dresses of a fashion show has become a competition of peculiar dresses😂

  • @themermaidstale5008
    @themermaidstale5008 4 роки тому

    Does the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers still exist in 2020?

  • @bobandvegana4trump140
    @bobandvegana4trump140 7 років тому +1

    3:49 awww

  • @betenoireindustries
    @betenoireindustries Рік тому

    ...*wool* chiffon.
    wild.

  • @shoebill181
    @shoebill181 Рік тому +1

    Elegance, they move with grace and style unlike how the mode ln s walk today like they are wooden puppets out of joint.