Figuratively Speaking

Object Details

See more items in: Jantzen Knitting Mills Collection; Jantzen Knitting Mills Collection / Series 5: Audiovisual Materials / 5.1: Films

Extent: 1 Film reel (color, composite optical soundtrack, print, 16mm, 690 feet)

Type: Archival materials; Moving Images [31983000028837]; Moving Images; Film reels

Collection Citation: The Jantzen Knitting Mills Collection, 1925-1977, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Scope and Contents note: Descriptive Summary: This is a film directed to store buyers. The first half of film dedicated to history of Jantzen bathing suits and styles. Female and male models are shown in these suits. The viewer is taken to several Jantzen factories around the world including Mexico, South Africa and South America. Workers are shown in the factories in a number of these scenes. This segues into women's figure types (long torso, junior, small bust, large hips, etc.) and the proper fit of the swimwear. Charts of the different figure types are explained and the proper way to put on a suit is demonstrated. Several suits are modeled inside out to view their construction elements. Fashions for men, women and children close out the film. Creator: Producer: Jantzen, Inc. Director: Erven Jourdan Performers/Persons Appearing: Notes: Original script by Ernest Gold. Song "There's Nothing Like a Jantzen in the World" by Wendell Adams and Elizabeth Eyerly.