Swimsuits (1955)

HenleyonThames, Oxfordshire. Sent for rewashing dirt on neg. Will be retransferred. C, U of a woman s legs as she walks up a small flight of freestanding steps. She stands on top of the steps and the camera pans up her body. She wears a white strapless swimsuit and stands at the top of the steps posing for the camera. She is model Brenda Mee. L, S of group of people standing beside tables laden down with rolls of fabric. Designer Major Du Cross (or Du Cros or Ducros ) approaches Brenda with fabric for his latest design ViceVersa. It is a reversible swimsuit. The piece of fabric is pinned around Brenda s body. C, U of the fabric being pinned. L, S of Major Du Cross looking at the fabric on the model and making a note on a drawing of the swimsuit. L, S of another model Patti Morgan stepping up onto the podium. Major Du Cross approaches her with some green fabric. The models help the designer to visualise the finished garment. M, S of Herida May wearing an elastic gingham check swim