Venice Festival Fashions (1950)

Northolt, London. Top British mannequins leave from Northolt to show British Haute Couture fashions at the second International Festival of Fashion in Venice. They are met at the aircraft by the grand doyen of fashion mannequins. Sixty year old Dorothy Walker who checks that these girls who represent Great Britain have all their final instructions and gives them advice from her vast experience. CU. . traffic clerk checks passenger list with Dorothy Walker. The models are wearing British travel clothes for which British designers are so famous. Girl in chequered outfit looking over traffic clerk’s shoulder is Polly Ramsden. GV. Group by plane (including photographers). MS. Polly, pan up from shoes to classic suit - green pleated skirt with green and white check jacket. MS. Polly talking to Phyllis who is wearing a black suit with pink collar and feathers in hat. CU. Phyllis Garnett showing hat, pink vest and bow tie. MS. Dorothy and friend try to teach Anne Gunning a few Italian phrases. Anne is weari