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Kay & Co - Temple Works
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Temple of Horus at Edfu. Signs of the business. On The Edge festival 2011. Tour with the Heritage at Risk group. Under construction - save us in your favourites! History can be found at:. Http:/ www.kaysheritage.org.uk. If the link doesn't work, copy and paste into a new tab. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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World of Kays | Look at the collection
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Kay and Co Ltd of Worcester sold clothes to the nation from 1920. The catalogue images in Kays Collection held by the University of Worcester represent the nation’s changing lifestyles and body image from 1920 to 1990. At the heart of World of Kays is a collection of 1500 of these images. As you browse, feel free to comment on these images. Did you have outfits like these? Is your lifestyle reflected here?
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Contributions | World of Kays
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Your stories about Kays. My dads New Suit. By Rod The Mod. More stories ». Add your story. It’s easy! Please read the terms of use. The button below takes you to the upload screen. Enter your story, add an image if you want to and click send. Your story will be added to the list on the right. I agree to the. STORY or CONTRIBUTION DISCLAIMER. By submitting a story or contribution to this site:. Remember the golden rule: Treat others with respect. About contributing to the site. It is not acceptable to pub...
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Blog | World of Kays | Look at the collection
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Creating the World of Kays. Creating the World of Kays. A short documentary about how the World of Kays project team created the web site and what we got up to during summer 2011. The film was made for us by Jonathan Lee, freelance film-maker. … Continue reading →. Creating the perfect bathroom shoot. Why we love vintage clothes. What can you find in the Kays Catalogues? This is a fantastic collection of images which highlights the social and cultural contexts of the 20th century. The catalogue image...
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1970 | World of Kays
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The 1970s saw an explosion of men’s fashion. The introduction of artificial fabrics such as Crimplene, Acrylic or Terylene, meant that clothes could be lighter-weight, more elastic and as a result either more fitted or more flowing. Throughout the 1970s, male models emulated the rugged looks of Steve McQueen or James Coburn, whilst young female models pose against them almost as props. Indeed, for a decade that saw the rise of feminism and made wearing a bra a political act in some quarters, the emphasis...
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1930 | World of Kays
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Keep young and beautiful’ Al Dubin, 1933. Throughout the 1930s, the fashionable imagery shown in the popular press and the movies began to be reflected in the styles offered by Kays. For women’s wear, the emphasis moved from ‘durable’ to ‘chic’. New fabrics such as rayon (marketed as ‘artificial silk’) meant that fancy clothes cost less and were easier to clean. In 1928, Kays introduced their first artificial silk wedding dress. By 1930, the range also included dresses for the bridesmaids. Film of a 1930...
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1980 | World of Kays
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Punk didn’t really impact on Kays. In fact, although youth subcultures multiplied increasingly rapidly during this decade, most passed under the Kays catalogues radar. This wasn’t deliberate: it takes 18 months to prepare a catalogue, from the first visits to the fashion shows, through planning, purchasing, photography, layout and printing. Big Gals’ were still encouraged to wear girdles in order to squeeze themselves into Lycra jeans. Either that or resign themselves to wearing a small range of poly...
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1950 | World of Kays
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I wanted my dresses to be constructed, moulded upon the curves of the feminine body, whose sweep they would stylize’. Christian Dior describing his ‘New Look’ collection, 1947. The ‘New Look’ that scandalised and delighted the fashion world in 1947 took some time to reach the Kays catalogue. Clothes rationing went on until 1949 and import restrictions made it prohibitively expensive to buy the many yards of fabric to create such full skirts and petticoats. The 1950s sees the last of the ranges of childre...
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1920 | World of Kays
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In 1920, when the earliest Kays clothing range in the collection was launched,Britainwas emerging from the after effects of the First World War. Society was changing: women had taken on men’s work during the war and had enjoyed this brief period of liberation and empowerment. Although many women returned to their previous roles in service or the home, they continued to wear the more masculine-styled and comfortable clothes they had adopted during the war. Workmen navvies, miners and cowmen are among the ...
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My Collection of British Railway Clocks.
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My Collection of British Railway Clocks and How it Started. It all started for me back in the 1970's when visiting the newly commissioned National Railway Museum in York, I came across Collectors corner which was a small shop selling railway relics, I purchased a signal arm and that was the start of my railway relics collection. I still collect this type of sign and am always looking to add to these. The clocks shown below are mainly ones that are in my collection and are definitely not for sale, I hope ...
