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THE
WAR AND PEACE SHOW 2002
1940's Fashion show
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This year the
War and Peace team have pulled out all the stops to bring you a very
special 1940's Fashion Show. They have teamed up with three of our
regular stallholders who specialize in selling period clothing and
accessories, Gladrags, Starlite Homestyle and The Dress Circle, to
produce a show which brings together theatre, music, dance and fashion
to tell the story of life on the Home Front through the clothing we
wore. We present five shows this year, two on Friday and Saturday and
one on Sunday, with special previews on Wednesday and Thursday.
Depending on the weather conditions, they will take place either in the
enlarged Miller Marquee or in the adjacent new Miller Outdoor Arena.
For performance times, please refer to the Programme of Events for the
Miller Marquee and Arena published in the show programme. There will
also be a special show on Saturday evening for those guests attending
the 1940's Dance with the Herb Miller Orchestra.
The fashions on
display will all be original items from the 1930's or 1940's
complemented by genuine accessories, jewellery, handbags and shoes from
the period. Authentic makeup and hairstyles will complete the picture
to give a nostalgic look back to a period when the glamour of Hollywood
clashed with the harsh reality of living under wartime conditions.
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Many of the
items on show are for sale from one of the traders hosting the event
but not, of course until Sunday. However, they can be reserved in
advance. Please remember that all the clothing shown and offered for
sale by these traders is a genuine original from the period and are,
therefore, exclusives. They may not have the particular item you want
immediately available in your size but they will do everything they can
to give you that authentic period look. They will gladly give you
advice on matching accessories, hairstyles and makeup and give you
details of places and events where your new look won't be out of place.
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War and Peace
would particularly like to thank Gulsan McKie of Gladrags for
choreographing and co-ordinating this year's show and Gordon Ayres for
producing wonderful period photographs of our models and the fashions
on display. Gordon is also responsible for the cover photograph on this
year's show programme. We are pleased that he will be setting up shop
in the Miller Marquee at this year's show and will be available to
shoot period Hollywood style black and white portraits for visitors at
very competitive prices. Gladrags (telephone 01268 410688), Starlite
Home style (telephone 01483 487332) and The Dress Circle (telephone 020
8350 6518) can all be found in the stall area adjacent to the Miller
Arena or you can speak to them after each performance.
To complement
the Fashion show, we have introduced one new event and brought back a
favourite from last year. Nick Kirby of Jive Connection returns to give
his popular jive lessons each day and Jive Connection also team up with
the Hop Farm's very own "Blue Crew" to put on an entertaining show of
popular song and dance numbers from the war years. Add to this a full
programme of other events including bands, the World War Two Display
Team, an inter-cadet competition and our representation of the famous
"Stage Door Canteen", the Miller Marquee and the Miller Arena offers a
whole feast of family fun and entertainment.
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The
War and Peace Show 2002
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