Waistcoat Club Aka Waistcoats For Women (1955)

Criterion Restaurant, London. L, S of a fashion model walking along a raised catwalk in the restaurant. Man stands behind a microphone presumably describing her outfit. Narrator states: There was a time when women were content to wear the trousers, but now they re wearing another conventional part of male dress the M, S of the model who is wearing a rather fabulous shaped waistcoat with sticky out collar. This show is at the Waistcoat Club. Model strikes various poses. M, S of a group sitting at a table. One of the woman wears a red and white striped shirt with a blue waistcoat with stars on it a variation on the American stars and stripes flag. C, U of her showing the outfit to good effect. Camera pans down. Narrator says something about this outfit being inspired by a honeymoon in America. Another waistcoat is modelled red velvet with black trims. Narrator describes this outfit as having the accent on glamour. Model wears long gloves. Shots of another waistcoat bein