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Western Costume Company

1950 Tour with Bob Moon

In this video from the early 1950s, host Bob Moon takes us through the journey of creating a costume at Western Costume, from preliminary research to completed gown. Bob interviews the president of Western Costume,  Graydon Howe, designer Riley Thorne, and head of production Al Nickel, before taking us through the workrooms and into a fitting.

1950s Tour with Bob Moon: Part 1

1950s Tour with Bob Moon: Part 1

1950s In this video from the early 1950s, host Bob Moon takes us through the journey of creating a costume at Western Costume, from preliminary research to completed gown. Bob interviews Western Costume president Graydon Howe, designer Riley Thorne, and head of production Al Nickel, before taking us through the workrooms and into a fitting.
1950s Tour with Bob Moon: Part 2

1950s Tour with Bob Moon: Part 2

1950s Bob Moon follows the evolution of a dress by interviewing staff members at Western Costume, including designer and illustrator Riley Thorne, who shares his sketch, and head of production Al Nickel, who selects the fabric. He next visits the cutters and fitters in the Ladies' Made-to-Order Department.
1950s Tour with Bob Moon: Part 3

1950s Tour with Bob Moon: Part 3

1950s Bob Moon takes a detour through some of the rental departments at Western, including the Indian Room, the Sword Room, and the Prop Department. He shows Western's impressive medal collection.
1950s Tour with Bob Moon: Part 4

1950s Tour with Bob Moon: Part 4

1950s Bob takes us back to the Ladies' Made-to-Order Department where the dress we have been following is complete. We are off to the fitting room to meet John Golden, assistant to the president and treasurer of Western Costume, and to view the dress on a model.
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In this video from the early 1950s, host Bob Moon takes us through the journey of creating a costume at Western Costume, from preliminary research to completed gown. Bob interviews the president of Western Costume,  Graydon Howe, designer Riley Thorne, and head of production Al Nickel, before taking us through the workrooms and into a fitting.
Featuring:

Bob Moon (host)

Graydon Howe

Riley Thorne

Al Nickel

John Golden

Information:
Genre:
Documentary

Release:
1950

Run Time Total:
25:07
Languages:
Orignal Audio:
English
 
Accessibility:
Orignal Audio:


Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the add-ons of relevant non-dialogue information.



Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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