Nightwear (1955)

Elstree, Hertfordshire. C/U of an open book which contains photographs of old fashioned underwear. Narrator observes that fashion designers often seek inspiration from the past. C/U of a woman’s hand as she paints a fashion portrait of a woman wearing old fashioned underwear or night-clothes. L/S of the woman sitting at a desk working on her design. High angle shot of her painting. Over the shoulder shot of same. She is the fashion designer Kay Keystone. L/S of her standing up and walking off with her design. L/S of two women standing behind a large counter. Bolts of fabric are stacked on the counter. Kay shows her design to one of the women. C/U of Kay handling a fabric sample. The other woman pulls out a bolt of fabric for Kay to look at. She shakes her head and another sample is shown to her. She likes this one. The two women lay out sample lace over Kay’s drawing. L/S of a room where nightwear garments are being modelled - could also be worn as underwear. An older woman assists the