Extravagant English Catwalk Show (1956) | Vintage Fashions

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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.
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  • @anitaproq3528
    @anitaproq35288 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

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

  • @markusmulder_

    @markusmulder_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! That was perfection 🤩

  • @hermajesty52

    @hermajesty52

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @karlbroderickmusic

    @karlbroderickmusic

    2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @victoriaaguilar266
    @victoriaaguilar2663 жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    Could not agree more!

  • @watercolourferns

    @watercolourferns

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed!!!

  • @JoJo-fan-right-here

    @JoJo-fan-right-here

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @alinariz7883
    @alinariz788310 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rach2909

    @rach2909

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @j9keystone806
    @j9keystone8068 жыл бұрын

    I clutched my pearls while watching this.

  • @quester09

    @quester09

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jean Waterhouse I reached for my lorgnette.

  • @missavfree
    @missavfree9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @molossergirl2
    @molossergirl22 жыл бұрын

    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

    7 ай бұрын

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

  • @wildflowerwind6941
    @wildflowerwind69413 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lyricpdx
    @lyricpdx10 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

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

  • @susanschaefer325

    @susanschaefer325

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @susanbrogan2517

    @susanbrogan2517

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ACS402010
    @ACS4020102 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jelly.212

    @jelly.212

    Жыл бұрын

    Cringe

  • @rachelmariasnow88

    @rachelmariasnow88

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @exposingcelebs3357

    @exposingcelebs3357

    Жыл бұрын

    Same thing here

  • @alantes

    @alantes

    11 ай бұрын

    You can still find outfits like these today.

  • @MrEjidorie
    @MrEjidorie4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @patriciaoreilly8907

    @patriciaoreilly8907

    Жыл бұрын

    Time & Tide Wait for no man .

  • @scoshi6592
    @scoshi65922 жыл бұрын

    I love the narrator’s voice

  • @dorotheasclosetvintage2005
    @dorotheasclosetvintage200510 жыл бұрын

    Adore the "Dear Watson"!

  • @anm0086
    @anm00868 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @indiechick22
    @indiechick2212 жыл бұрын

    That Hartnell dress with the fox stole is GORGEOUS.

  • @laneyh2121
    @laneyh212110 жыл бұрын

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

  • @elderlypoodle9181

    @elderlypoodle9181

    6 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    Hello

  • @fredjohn3210

    @fredjohn3210

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mellie4174

    @mellie4174

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thepearlatelier4256
    @thepearlatelier42563 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ellielouise6247
    @ellielouise62477 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely adore the white gown at the end

  • @deniseseespots1329

    @deniseseespots1329

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hard to believe it is wool

  • @thanaf1045
    @thanaf10454 ай бұрын

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

  • @eveolg324
    @eveolg3243 жыл бұрын

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

  • @GrilledChickenRamyun
    @GrilledChickenRamyun2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @SusanRoseArt
    @SusanRoseArt10 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    Hello

  • @fredjohn3210

    @fredjohn3210

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @SusanRoseArt

    @SusanRoseArt

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @fredjohn3210

    @fredjohn3210

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SusanRoseArt so where are you from?

  • @ponyabouttown4981
    @ponyabouttown49818 жыл бұрын

    They take such tiny steps!

  • @cathiiannii
    @cathiiannii7 жыл бұрын

    Amazing elegance and deportment that you never see today!

  • @vickytaspartan
    @vickytaspartan2 жыл бұрын

    The clothes are so gorgeous and elegant! 😍

  • @lizzykay9912
    @lizzykay99123 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @kaylap3430
    @kaylap343010 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lindabrown7374
    @lindabrown73749 жыл бұрын

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

  • @fredjohn3210

    @fredjohn3210

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello

  • @fredjohn3210

    @fredjohn3210

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @AtticAnatomy
    @AtticAnatomy9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @elderlypoodle9181

    @elderlypoodle9181

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @fredjohn3210

    @fredjohn3210

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello

  • @fredjohn3210

    @fredjohn3210

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @tinamerrill2484
    @tinamerrill24844 жыл бұрын

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

  • @hejminvan
    @hejminvan9 жыл бұрын

    The two last ones are so beautiful!!

  • @elaineglendinning9297
    @elaineglendinning9297 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @EricLehner
    @EricLehner4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @superhuman6906
    @superhuman690610 жыл бұрын

    5:40 the dress is so gorgeous

  • @mariammohammed1637
    @mariammohammed16379 жыл бұрын

    absolutely lovely

  • @kitetales
    @kitetales12 жыл бұрын

    I love the voice of the announcer.

  • @maleficentdiva
    @maleficentdiva11 жыл бұрын

    the last dress the ball gown was beautiful!

  • @kat35lulu88
    @kat35lulu887 ай бұрын

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

  • @Lily-ok9lp

    @Lily-ok9lp

    3 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @guillermoisamit7784
    @guillermoisamit77842 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful dress

  • @katemivanosch1480
    @katemivanosch14805 жыл бұрын

    The last dress is freaking beautiful

  • @denisadellinger4543
    @denisadellinger4543 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @elaineglendinning9297
    @elaineglendinning9297 Жыл бұрын

    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
    @RubyOpheliaQuinn10 жыл бұрын

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

  • @sweetpea2839
    @sweetpea28393 жыл бұрын

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

  • @XOSiren18XO
    @XOSiren18XO11 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lisastgeorge428
    @lisastgeorge4282 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @herrbrucvald6376
    @herrbrucvald63768 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    +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.....)

  • @edinagaspar722
    @edinagaspar7223 жыл бұрын

    That last gown....wow 😍😍😍😍

  • @aliarsenal6136
    @aliarsenal61363 жыл бұрын

    WOW. Those outfits is so elegant.

  • @Mintzik
    @Mintzik8 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @hermajesty52
    @hermajesty522 ай бұрын

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

  • @dannsherstone1037
    @dannsherstone10372 жыл бұрын

    Timeless fashion - you could wear any of these today.

  • @mr.anta_an5919
    @mr.anta_an59199 жыл бұрын

    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 😉😆.💜

  • @helencavanagh8119
    @helencavanagh81193 жыл бұрын

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

  • @greggnystrom8864

    @greggnystrom8864

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @subbstevie
    @subbstevie8 жыл бұрын

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

  • @paulettenicely
    @paulettenicely3 жыл бұрын

    Just beautiful

  • @abelalieljaouahiry560
    @abelalieljaouahiry5607 жыл бұрын

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

  • @julzlove8591
    @julzlove8591 Жыл бұрын

    How lovely!

  • @emilymortex
    @emilymortex11 жыл бұрын

    i want to permanently exist within this video.

  • @Ma_Pooh
    @Ma_Pooh Жыл бұрын

    What beautiful dresses!!! Bravo!!!!

  • @veerleke
    @veerleke12 жыл бұрын

    the muff of beaver X)

  • @oanhsanford7241
    @oanhsanford72412 ай бұрын

    Beautiful dresses love it

  • @patriciaoreilly8907
    @patriciaoreilly8907 Жыл бұрын

    Hartnell . Superb Designer.

  • @Pinky-kb2hd
    @Pinky-kb2hd4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mohammedali-zr1zb
    @mohammedali-zr1zb5 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful

  • @wildflowerwind6941
    @wildflowerwind69413 жыл бұрын

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

  • @oldschoolcollodion
    @oldschoolcollodion7 жыл бұрын

    Wow the red! 😲

  • @ladypinkbagsetc.9116
    @ladypinkbagsetc.9116 Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤Absolutely Gorgeous!

  • @acastrohowell
    @acastrohowell4 жыл бұрын

    Loved the yellow

  • @or-ren
    @or-ren6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @HarleyQuinn257
    @HarleyQuinn2576 жыл бұрын

    Same here!

  • @elderlypoodle9181
    @elderlypoodle91816 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE the mushroom Chiffon 😘

  • @yseniaterrazas7799
    @yseniaterrazas779910 жыл бұрын

    Thoughs last 2 were pritty cool :)

  • @acastrohowell
    @acastrohowell4 жыл бұрын

    Class

  • @niameanspurpose
    @niameanspurpose10 ай бұрын

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

  • @victoriabiel5861
    @victoriabiel58613 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @nurmaybooba
    @nurmaybooba6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lyndioli
    @lyndioli Жыл бұрын

    Wow, backstage attendants were even fancy 😊

  • @hermajesty52
    @hermajesty52 Жыл бұрын

    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…😢

  • @massimosquecco203
    @massimosquecco2033 жыл бұрын

    Thumbs up for the scarab line!

  • @daniellemorris7774
    @daniellemorris77743 жыл бұрын

    Elegant

  • @globaleye8
    @globaleye8Ай бұрын

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

  • @zaker721
    @zaker721Ай бұрын

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

  • @curtisjensen
    @curtisjensen10 жыл бұрын

    the large muff of beaver complete the picture

  • @annrogers8129
    @annrogers81293 жыл бұрын

    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

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @granttommy8257

    @granttommy8257

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are you a fashion stylist friend?

  • @AmorBesos123
    @AmorBesos12310 жыл бұрын

    Fashion❤️♥️💖

  • @cecilyerker
    @cecilyerker7 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @bobandvegana4trump140
    @bobandvegana4trump1406 жыл бұрын

    3:49 awww

  • @siletsahar
    @siletsahar10 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mylordslords6134
    @mylordslords61343 жыл бұрын

    ON ONLINE YES ON ONLINE YES YES

  • @yaelrar.4460
    @yaelrar.44606 жыл бұрын

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

  • @dls9437

    @dls9437

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @shoebill181
    @shoebill181 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @queenbeekeeper
    @queenbeekeeper3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @francisheperi4180

    @francisheperi4180

    3 жыл бұрын

    A nice saint's name.

  • @quester09
    @quester097 жыл бұрын

    😍

  • @matthewk2175
    @matthewk21753 жыл бұрын

    That last lady looked like Anne Hathaway

  • @TRaoomz
    @TRaoomz11 жыл бұрын

    i know someone in this video she was fashion model >Dovima

  • @nicoleburgon5773
    @nicoleburgon577310 жыл бұрын

    @funincluded I heard it too. I don't know, maybe it wasn't such a swear back then? Lol I don't know.

  • @Patrick3183

    @Patrick3183

    10 жыл бұрын

    The word is "hall".

  • @betenoireindustries
    @betenoireindustries Жыл бұрын

    ...*wool* chiffon. wild.

  • @matthewpatriquin7359
    @matthewpatriquin73593 жыл бұрын

    She could not do that today as she would drop her coffee and cellphone

  • @karenmurphy6749
    @karenmurphy67495 жыл бұрын

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

  • @janesmith8453
    @janesmith84538 жыл бұрын

    A muff of beaver? Enough said!

  • @deniseseespots1329

    @deniseseespots1329

    3 жыл бұрын

    Plucked and sheared beaver, no doubt

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