Traces the production of a child’s cotton print dress, from the design stage to the pressing and packing of hundreds of finished garments ready for despatch to a retail store. Contrasts mass productions techniques in a garment factory to hand-made methods.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311272
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Costume design
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mass production
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Sewing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Costume design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)