Courtaulds Reel

Courtaulds Reel


An advertising showreel for Courtauld's fabric range and products from c1958-1959.

WINTER IN TRICEL (c1959) Katie Boyle shows off a range of clothes made with
Tricel - "The fibre made by man with woman in mind" - 60 secs b/w

NEW YORKER LINGERIE (c1958) Animated fairies flutter across the screen as a
woman looks out across the New York skyline. Models show off the New Yorker
Lingerie designs, two pose on the crescent moon. On screen: New Yorker
Lingerie in Tricel. On soundtrack - "The fibre made by man with woman in mind"
- 60 secs b/w

FEEL TERRIFIC IN TRICEL (c1959) An animated dynamic frame opens and closes,
changing shape across the screen to reveal still images of women in Tricel
adverts. Cinema advert. - 30 secs col

MARKS & SPENCER - DISPLAY CARD (c1959) A close-up of a display card featuring
a photo of a woman holding up a piece of lingerie made with Tricel. On the
card the text reads, "St. Michael slips and dresses in easy-care Tricel." The
camera pulls back to reveal the same woman matching the pose. Final shot of
exterior of a Marks and Spencer store. - 7 secs b/w

[NEW YORKER LINGERIE - TV HOLD] Mute end frame from TV commercial - 10 secs
b/w

NEW YORKER LINGERIE (c1958) Cut-down version of 60 second commercial above -
30 secs b/w

NEW YORKER LINGERIE (c1958) Cut-down version of the same advert - 15 secs b/w

SHIP - SHIN WA AND SERICHE (c1958) On a cruise ship, woman show-off their
clothes made with Shin-Wa and Seriche fabrics. "The fabulous new Silmyra
fabrics in Courtaulds fibres: Shin-Wa - Seriche 7'11 per yard" - 60 secs b/w

SERICHE - PILLAR (c1958) A woman wears clothes made of Seriche fabrics on
either side of a pillar (same woman through trick photography). "Feel all
woman in Seriche: New Silmyra fabric - Seriche" - 7 secs b/w

SHIN-WA - DRAGON'S HEAD (c1958) Image of a Chinese Dragon head. A model wears
clothes in Shin-Wa fabric either side of a bamboo pillar. "Look all woman in
new Silmyra fabric - Shin-Wa" - 7 secs b/w

SHIN-WA SERICHE (c1958) Women in dresses move towards camera to show close-up
of two fabrics. "New Silmyra fabrics in Courtauld's fibres" - 7 secs b/w


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