What We Wore

This unusual collection of programmes reveals what it took to be stylish through over 250 years of British history as it explores fashion from 1720 to 1982.

Included here is the first colour series made by the BBC. Pre-dating colour TV by a decade, this is the first time it has been available to view as it was intended. It also features some surprising live models.

Witness the gradual democratisation of fashion through the ages and see how clothes began to throw off the shackles of class from the 1960s onwards.

Men, Women and Clothes - How Fashions Come and Go
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Men, Women and Clothes - Sense and Nonsense in Fashion
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Men, Women and Clothes - Fashions in Faces and Figures
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Men, Women and Clothes - Formal Clothes
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Men, Women and Clothes - Informal Clothes
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Men, Women and Clothes - Facing the Elements
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Clothes That Count - Shirt Waister
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Clothes That Count - Suit
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Clothes That Count - A Double-Breasted Coat
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New Clothes That Count - Suit
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Knitting Fashion - Setting the Style
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Knitting Fashion - Design for Yourself
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Weekend Wardrobe - One
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