Summary

Models show off women's sportswear designed by athlete-turned-sportswear designer John Weitz

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Paramount
Negative # D-7743
Clip SR004954_01_02.mov
Date 5/1/1956
Title Models show off women's sportswear designed by athlete-turned-sportswear designer John Weitz
Description Title: "Sports Wear - Created By Athlete Turned Designer" superimposed over follow shot of five models walking along road / MS Chrysler car approaching camera, car stops and one model decars / Front view of Chrysler 300 with five models standing alongside / CU women's sportswear designer John Weitz sitting in sports car sketching dress / CU over Weitz shoulder showing him working on sketch of model wearing six-pocket car coat / CU same coat on live model, camera pans up to model's face / same girl starts taking coat off to reveal striped lining and shows shirt; girl puts hand to hip pocket to take wrench from pocket / CU rear view model hands wrench to another and she puts hand her into side pocket and turns forward to reveal 2 leg pockets / CU other girl standing alongside her wearing pink and white striped cotton middy over pink and white striped cotton Jamaica length shorts / CU Weitz seated in car sketching / rear of 2 girls standing at car watching Skitch Henderson, orchestra leader and pianist, repairing motor, girl on left is wearing bold red and white striped Rugby shirt, girls turn around to face camera / CU Rugby shirt, tilt up girl's face / girls standing alongside car, girl seated in A.C. Bristol sport car, girl standing to left starts to remove wrap around skirt of sky blue cotton sateen and shirt-all is visible / CU Pan girls around cars / Side shot of same girl getting into car, car starts off as girl waves to camera / Note: exact day not known
Personality John Weitz, Skitch Henderson
Country United States
Province/State Connecticut
City Thompson

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