Lampshade Hat (1954)

Lampshade hats in London. M/S Chinese dancer, Chin Yu, sitting by dressing table. Hairdresser Biagio enters picture and puts a traditional oriental-style “coolie hat“ on Chin Yu. Various shots of Biagio pulling Chin Yu’s pony tail through hole in hat, he winds it into a bun. Dissolve to Biagio sitting at table holding brown paper. C/U paper being folded into cone which forms base of hat. C/U Biagio. He pins raffia trimmings to hat to give it straw effect. M/S Biagio walking out of picture with hat. Various M/Ss Biagio placing straw hat on Chin Yu’s head. M/S of Biagio taking hat from Chin Yu’s head and fixing her hat on to lamp stand - the hat is duel purpose and can also be used as a lampshade! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters h