Short instructional film acts as manuals woman and her daughter whose respective missions are securing food and clothes in exchange for allocated coupons. Film follows a young woman at home as she cuts patterns and sews, turning an evening dress into a day dress. Domestic tasks are portrayed not as ordeals but as jobs that can be enjoyed, especially when managed by a clever and skilful housewife.
Evening and Day Frock
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1943. Dir Pathé News.