Views On Mini Skirts And Interview With Linda Naylon, Of The Ark Boutique

Anglia TV news item; vox pops on the streets of Norwich on the subject of the mini skirt and interview with fashion designer Linda Naylor of the Ark Boutique in Norwich.

Exterior of the Castle and two boys on bicycles looking at Linda Naylon, clothes designer and owner of The Ark Boutique in Norwich, sitting on a bench outside. The camera zooms in on Linda’s miniskirt and back to the boys on the bicycles. Camera zooms in on Linda’s face and pans back to her sitting on the bench. She stands up and walks down the Castle steps. Interviewer Bob Wellings talks to a woman on the street who says that she doesn’t think that miniskirts do any harm and that they are just a phase, like other fashions are. A man on the street says that he thinks if a woman has a nice figure then they should be entitled to wear them, but not many women have figures nice enough. Linda is again shown coming down the stairs. Interview with other people on the street who say that miniskirts are offensive. Linda walks through the market with people looking at her. She then swings around a lamppost and runs over a zebra crossing. A woman talks about the garters she used to wear as a girl and how they were thought to be shocking at the time. Another woman says that it depends on your purpose in life as if you want to attract boys then you should wear them but she feels that miniskirts are offensive. A close up of a woman’s skirt as she walks down the street. Bob Wellings stands with a view of Norwich market behind him and talks about Linda Naylon, saying she is the designer of the new store ‘The Ark Boutique.’ Shot of Linda helping a woman find a miniskirt in her store. Bob Wellings interviews Linda and they both sit on a seat in her store. Linda talks about how people want to be individual and they can be by coming into her store. They talk about the age range of her customers. They discuss how long they think the miniskirt will stay in fashion. Back to Linda sitting on the Castle bench with a close up of the miniskirt.

Featured Buildings

Norwich Castle; The Church of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich; The Ark Boutique, Norwich

Keywords

Designers; Fashion; Sexism; Trends; Women; Mini skirt