Inspired by Colin Firth's tour de force performance as George VI in The King's Speech we've decided to delve into the archive to find some vintage clips of the man himself. Here we see the pomp and ceremony of his coronation (plus a glimpse his brother Edward and new bride Wallis Simpson):
In this clip, filmed almost a decade later in 1946, we see the King giving a speech during a visit to Leicester. The footage, shot in lovely 1940s colour, captures the excitement of post-war Brits as they greeted their King. Look out for the POV shots from a car in the royal convoy showing crowded streets of people clutching Union Jacks and the children getting into a flag-waving frenzy at the end:
Monday, 31 January 2011
Friday, 7 January 2011
New Year: New Hairdo
The 1940s 'victory roll' is being touted as the new hairdo for 2011. This version of the french roll is now gracing the heads of everyone from starlets to Shoreditch girls.
But where did the name of the style come from? As this clip featuring the beautiful Verionica Lake (known for her glossy long hairstyle) shows, it was safety not style which motivated the uptake of the roll in the 1940s. With women off to work in factories for the war effort, wearing hair up meant it was less likely to get caught in the machines, as the voiceover warns 'danger too lurks in the hang-down hairdo':
But where did the name of the style come from? As this clip featuring the beautiful Verionica Lake (known for her glossy long hairstyle) shows, it was safety not style which motivated the uptake of the roll in the 1940s. With women off to work in factories for the war effort, wearing hair up meant it was less likely to get caught in the machines, as the voiceover warns 'danger too lurks in the hang-down hairdo':
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