FASHION HORIZONS

Year Published: 1940s

Creator: donahue-production

Description: “Fashion Horizons” is a surprisingly beautiful 1940's short. It shows fashion of the era following travelling ladies as they board a TWA flight to various hotspot destinations. Viewers get a brief lesson on fashion. The Italian jewelry company Co.Ro Jewels is featured as well as a number of other notable fashion companies of the time. The film also delivers stunning shots of architecture in Bermuda and Montreal including the old Bermudiana Hotel, St. Peter’s Church and McGill University. It was directed by Harry D. Donahue (:18). Passengers board a Colonial airlines passenger plane via the airstairs (:28). The propeller spins from outside the window; blue waters swim below (:38). Aerial shots pass over the Summer Isles (:46) of Bermuda. Snow covers roof tops of residential homes in St. George Port (1:11). Old and new architecture blend (1:18). Radio towers prick the sky (1:22). The view passes over local bays (1:29). Narrow streets wind between homes; a restaurant hangs on the left screen (1:42). Circular windows of St. Peter’s church (1:56). This is the oldest surviving Anglican church outside the British Isles. A two horse stagecoach down the road (2:16). The drivers pauses to give the lady a hand as she steps down (2:40). She swings around in a navy chamber afternoon dress and ornate hat (2:47). The camera view pans down the young viewpoint skirt (2:54). A sun tanned cyclist tucks her bike to the side in a long navy green jumper (3:17). A sign advertises Wolseley Motors and Morris cars. Tourists peer over the edge of a sightseeing cliff (3:20). A short haired candy red lipped model shows off a smart David Crystal sailor dress (3:22). Palms bend in front of the lofty Bermudiana Hotel in old Bermuda (3:33). Two women wander through the gardens in red orange stripped dresses (3:40). A paisley Clara McArdle designed dressed lady shows off a three strand Co.Ro choker (4:02). She fans the skirt as the camera view runs down (4:15). An elegantly dressed model shows off a burgundy tank top dress and white sleeves accompanied by Co.Ro Jewels (4:19). Elegant empire jewelry drape from ears and neck (4:28). A vacationer wears a wide striped dress in front of a crystalline blue pool (4:43). Three sunbathers (4:49) hang by sun beaches rocks in fashionable swimsuits. Travelers board a Colonial flight for departure (4:55). The view runs out of a passenger window as the plane shoots for takeoff (5:10). A stagecoach driver drives a couple down roads of Montreal, Canada (5:19). St. Joseph’s shrine peaks over lush greenery (5:28). Pillars of McGill University (5:40). Two women march forward in Sher Brook’s utility coats (5:49). A triage wears (5:55) suit dresses and luxury sweaters for a game of pool. They pause to enjoy glass bottle cokes (6:20). A travelling pair steps from a cream convertible (6:27). A Colonial planes moves down the runway (6:37). Golden shores of California (6:48) run up against jagged mountains. Rough waters crush against sea rocks (6:56). A Lincoln Cosmopolitan drives down the El Camino Real (7:04); connecting San Francisco, Santa Barbara and San Diego (7:10). Two female travelers enjoy an outdoor fruit market accompanied by Coke advertisements (7:30). A car drives up to the Victor Hugo Inn in Laguna (7:51). Flowers (8:08). A woman steps from her convertible in Windwood designed hoes (8:32). Two women pass wearing suits from Adele of California (8:56). Elegant hats (9:02). Another David Crystal dress appears accompanied by Co.Ro jewels (9:22). Flowers top wide Casper Davis sun hats (9:40). A model wears a pearl choker and a one-piece floral dress (9:51). Another David Crystal dress is the one-piece Indian dress (10:05). Size ranges of the Young Viewpoint dresses are discussed (10:24). A blonde tips forward in a silk sport dress (11:09). Three wear swimsuits and a short skater dress (11:16). The California sun sets (11:33) A Donahue Production (11:39).

Transcription

[Music] hard to stay home at this time of the year and it's easy to go especially when you travel the colonial way which you settle back in the easy super soft seats and watch distant Horizons appear as if by [Music] Magic historic Enchanted Bermuda the Summer Isles and the bright playground of the Americas from the air it's an emerald band laced by the blue Atlantic and to The Traveler it's the place daydreamers dream of for Bermuda is filled with with a light-hearted Madness and a visit is like attending a very special party where you just know you'll have fun quaint little St George ancient Port of the islands St George combines The Drowsy charm of the old world with the most modern in today's living and that makes it the answer for a vacation of [Music] memories tiny Bays of cobalt blue unsurpassed for fishing swimming boating or perhaps just idling in the sun chalky sundrenched roofs sparklingly clean miniature streets that wind out an invitation to stroll and overall the Temple of calm and relaxation while Bermuda is a wonderful place to rest and simply enjoy life it's interesting because of the many things to see for instance the St Peter's Church the oldest English church in the Western Hemisphere and it's here the Cradle of Christianity is rocked for the entire Western World at any rate it's wonderfully old even the communion vessel dates back three centuries but bermudo is more than the words you use to describe it and it can't be explained through history for its spell is beyond telling Bermuda is really a way of living leisurely and graciously ours so bright with Sunshine so dazzling with color and so filled with living that you want to shout for Joy for Bermuda contains all the promis of the future and all the best of yesterday much of the island is old and the H drawn hacks preserve part of this rich and exciting past but somehow they suggest a modern touch when they carry a fashionable young woman and fashionable women seem to go with Bermuda this two-tone chambre afternoon dress is a perfect example this is Young Viewpoint created for the woman who wants to look young no matter what her age brings out those graceful full skirts and smooth fitting hips so important to the young woman past 30 but the art of good dressing goes beyond the formal wearing of clothes exercise and play is a very important part in our lives and Bermuda sets the pace for proper Resort wear dress for what you plan to do for bicycling it's pedal pushers andine to be lived in is borne out by the perfect styling you'll always be free and easy setting and wearing a David Crystal sailor dress most appropriate for the occasion and something to remember the bermudiana the ultimate in resort hotels with the finest in service in Cuisine the bermudiana as well as being an outstanding Resort Hotel is a tradition with the island featuring luxurious quarters and lovely Gardens woven with flower scented WS at night the scene takes on all the magic of romance flooded with soft Bermuda Moonlight and filled with sounds of Music the place seems to have been created for lovely girls wearing exciting clothes and three strand Coro choker with matching bracelets blends perfectly with the Clara McArdle design a draped bodice with much fullness in the skirt a clever design for Resort Wear whether it's Acapulco Rio or Bermuda well-dressed women wherever they are wear Coro Jewels the Empire period to complement Fashion's newest Trend and with sparkling sapphires to enhance bermuda's natural charm an important Aid to fashion Perfection hos by [Music] Windwood coro's beads carry out the color combination in the David Crystal original of this wide bull striped dress most appropriate for Around the Clock [Music] wear when those it's cow Tex their own famous Ripple tide does a you fly with Colonial and even a departure from The Fabulous land of Bermuda can be a memorable moment for or with Colonial the air is yours and you speed in perfect safety distance ceases to be important as countries and climates are changed in the space of a few [Music] hours the Lush Tropic land of Bermuda carry you along the wide boulevards or to Montreal's old narrow streets of her lower town and the many special sites like St Joseph's Shrine the Miracle on the mountain and the scene of many miraculous cures for visitors come from all over the world to seek the help of St Joseph Mill University founded in 1821 this is one of the oldest in the Dominion and serves over 8,000 students Sher Brook's utility coats for all round casual wear you'll feel smartly dressed in your fitted coat and matching the mood of the day are Jane rell's luxury Loom sweaters smooth simple beauty for that look of richness Jane elwell's Classics in town for sport or spectator an ensemble of their own with a dozen Jane rwl sweaters in your wardrobe you're always fashionably dressed here again Coca-Cola scores with that refreshment pleasure the pause that refreshes Canada must drive this Sleek stunning convertible no wonder it catches every eye eye-catching loveliness is also built a field This is Home Port for the Colonials vacation Fleet and while they serve only America's Eastern Seaboard they'll be happy to plan your trip to other parts of the world and now for more far away places the Golden Shores of California and America's gateway to the Orient the scenic Wonderland of this Coast deserves its title of the American Riviera beautiful in itself it is made even more beautiful By the Waters of the ocean of peace El Camino Real the King's Highway a ribbon of concrete joining the fabled once Spanish towns of San Francisco Santa Barbara and San Diego here gay convertibles are a common site and this Cosmopolitan by Lincoln seems to go with the seene for California is really the land of tomorrow and the Lincoln is naturally tomorrow's [Music] car California lives out ofd doors and the outdoor life makes anyone feel more youthful so it's natural that they want to look as young as they feel for the woman who wants dresses with a young point of view gay smart made to fit as dresses never before fitted it's young Viewpoint this is lagona Jewel of Southern California and an international center of Art and Society with its famed Victor Hugo Inn meeting place for smart Californians who are attracted by the gay companionship the Glamorous atmosphere and the unrival beauty of this California Spa the flower studded Banks of lagona Shores with the tiny inlets and Coes are World Fame for their postcard Beauty The Gardens of Laguna's Victor Hugo are a splash of subtropical color almost to the edge of the ocean grow the colorful flowers and exotic trees that provide Laguna's natural beauty masses of ivy leaves geraniums Banks of purple ice plant are framed against the incredible blue of the shimmering Pacific again it's Windwood hose designed for the active life yet so suggestive of soft feminine loveliness amazingly sheer yet surprisingly long-lasting these beautiful nylons offer you the true economy of extravagance and remember these are the fashionable new stockings no oldfashioned seems in lagona Everything Has A Touch of Magic and your vacation magic is assured with suits by Adele of California for these are really a basic wardrobe and hats too or a must to complete the costume wheat colored Sailors dunworthy Town worthy with a language of its own this cool silk shantong sundress with a login stream print and a jacket trimmed with corded scallops around the collars and cuups a David Crystal Ensemble and when touched off with coral pearls it leaves a picture in your mind so perfect for any afternoon along the lagona shores here is a lovely scene on any afternoon with beautiful girls busily discussing love or is it clothes look pretty in a Casper Davis hat and flatter your figure with this clever David Crystal print with a Shaw color and cuffed dolman sleeves and here's an ajusta Pearl choker it's always a perfect fit setting off a one piece floral afternoon dress also created by David Crystal another David Crystal this a onepiece Indian print a casual little number for around the garden cool elegant effective with pointed colar and cap sleeves young Viewpoint more than a label a symbol of a new trend Y is for young with their 14 y to 24 y size range that enhances fullness shortens waist lines to suit the figure type Young Viewpoint will give you the illusion of slimness and height they will emphasize the grace of your figure and make the least of its over-generous young Viewpoint is a sense of loud and garish flatter colors yield to them refinement and subtlety season to season as the whims of fashion change it will be reflected in young viewpoints dots with Dash is news another smart combination of a dark Dre with a David Crystal two-piece cruiseline suit dress perfect for such occasions as well as the elephant print a silk chant Tong sport [Music] dress thrilling water wardrobes a full flared skater skirt in sun shadow black slipper satin that will excite interest on any Beach Caltech magical way you expect to be prettier you want to see yourself perfectly costumed strangely enough there is a kind of vacation magic which makes this dream possible but it doesn't just happen for it's how you're dressed that gives the answer [Music]


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