The First Nylon Fair at The Albert Hall in 1956 – video

FLASHBACK Fashion : it’s The First Nylon Fair at The Albert Hall in 1956. British Pathe’s man on the scene tells it like it is:

“Two rows of sedately dressed ladies are watching the show”.

Oh, for the halcyon days when “bloomers and “housecoats” were go-ahead fashions…

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