The Clothes Show is a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
television show about fashion that can currently be seen weeknights on
ReallyReally is a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, part of the UKTV family of channels. The channel launched on 19 May 2009, after replacing UKTV Gardens. The channels focus is lifestyle programmes targeted at women....
. It was formerly broadcast on
BBC One
from 1986 to 2000.
The Clothes Show was first broadcast on 13 October 1986, with Breakfast Time's
Selina ScottSelina Scott is a British newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter.- Background and early life :Scott was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in 1951, the eldest of five children...
and top designer
Jeff BanksJeff Banks CBE is a renowned Welsh designer of both men's and women's clothing, jewellery, and home furnishings.-Biography:Banks was born in the Monmouthshire valleys of South Wales, at Ebbw Vale...
as its first hosts. The show combined reports from the catwalks, with items on how to achieve the catwalk look, without breaking the bank.
Selina and Jeff were later joined by
Caryn FranklinCaryn Franklin is a British fashion expert and television presenter. From fashion editor and co-editor of i-D magazine in the early '80s, She is most famous for being a presenter on The Clothes Show on BBC One from 1986 until 2000....
(a former Fashion Editor and co-Editor of International style bible i-D magazine), and once Selina left, she took over as Jeff's main co-host.
Such was the success of the show, that in 1989 the annual
Clothes Show LiveThe Clothes Show Live is a consumer exhibition brand comprising of two shows held annually each May in ExCeL, London and December in Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre. The events showcase latest fashion, beauty and music trends on large and often interactive features and stands...
event was launched at Birmingham's
NECThe National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres...
, and later a magazine to accompany the programme.
The Clothes Show is a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
television show about fashion that can currently be seen weeknights on
ReallyReally is a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, part of the UKTV family of channels. The channel launched on 19 May 2009, after replacing UKTV Gardens. The channels focus is lifestyle programmes targeted at women....
. It was formerly broadcast on
BBC One
from 1986 to 2000.
BBC series (1986-2000)
The Clothes Show was first broadcast on 13 October 1986, with Breakfast Time's
Selina ScottSelina Scott is a British newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter.- Background and early life :Scott was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in 1951, the eldest of five children...
and top designer
Jeff BanksJeff Banks CBE is a renowned Welsh designer of both men's and women's clothing, jewellery, and home furnishings.-Biography:Banks was born in the Monmouthshire valleys of South Wales, at Ebbw Vale...
as its first hosts. The show combined reports from the catwalks, with items on how to achieve the catwalk look, without breaking the bank.
Selina and Jeff were later joined by
Caryn FranklinCaryn Franklin is a British fashion expert and television presenter. From fashion editor and co-editor of i-D magazine in the early '80s, She is most famous for being a presenter on The Clothes Show on BBC One from 1986 until 2000....
(a former Fashion Editor and co-Editor of International style bible i-D magazine), and once Selina left, she took over as Jeff's main co-host.
Such was the success of the show, that in 1989 the annual
Clothes Show LiveThe Clothes Show Live is a consumer exhibition brand comprising of two shows held annually each May in ExCeL, London and December in Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre. The events showcase latest fashion, beauty and music trends on large and often interactive features and stands...
event was launched at Birmingham's
NECThe National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres...
, and later a magazine to accompany the programme. The programme continued on the BBC right up until the late 1990s, with other presenters over the years including
Margherita TaylorMargherita Taylor is a British DJ and television presenter.Taylor studied media and communications at the University of Central England, majoring in video production for her degree. She found fame in 1993 when Birmingham based radio station BRMB offered her a slot as a DJ as part of a talent contest...
,
Tim VincentTim Vincent is a Welsh actor and television presenter who was a presenter on the popular children's programme Blue Peter between 1993 and 1997...
,
Richard JobsonRichard Jobson may refer to:*Richard Jobson *Richard Jobson *Richard Jobson , filmmaker and TV presenter, formerly of The Skids...
and Brenda Emmanus. The
Clothes Show LiveThe Clothes Show Live is a consumer exhibition brand comprising of two shows held annually each May in ExCeL, London and December in Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre. The events showcase latest fashion, beauty and music trends on large and often interactive features and stands...
event continues to be held annually at the beginning of each December.
Theme tune
The theme tune to the show was an excerpt from the
Arthur BakerArthur Baker may refer to:* Arthur Baker , calligrapher and typeface designer* Arthur Baker , record producer and DJ...
remix of the
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' song "In The Night" which can be found on the Pet Shop Boys' 1986
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album. The original song was taken from the
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single "
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".
In 1995, Pet Shop Boys were asked by the BBC to remix the theme tune for a revamped version of the show. This new version appeared as a b-side to the
1996
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single "Before". This version can now be found on the
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re-issue of their 1996 album,
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.
Saint EtienneSaint Etienne are an English indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell . Former music journalists Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs are the other regular members of the band...
were also asked to produce a theme tune for the show, but it was turned down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/clothesshow/trivia.shtml. Their theme was eventually released on the fanclub-only album
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.
UKTV Style/Really Series (2006-Present)
On the 7th of August 2006,
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newspaper reported that
The Clothes Show was to be resurrected after six years and would be shown on UKTV Style, hosted by
Louise RedknappLouise Elizabeth Redknapp is an English singer and television presenter, known as a member of the girl group Eternal and subsequently as a solo singer ....
,
Caryn FranklinCaryn Franklin is a British fashion expert and television presenter. From fashion editor and co-editor of i-D magazine in the early '80s, She is most famous for being a presenter on The Clothes Show on BBC One from 1986 until 2000....
and
Brendan CourtneyBrendan Courtney is an Irish comedian and television presenter. He is openly homosexual. He has been linked with famous Irish synchronized swimmer Caroline Walsh. The pair broke up after Courtney discovered his true sexuality. The pair are still friends.-Career:Brendan began his career on RTÉ...
. The programme moved from UKTV Style to a new channel called
ReallyReally is a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, part of the UKTV family of channels. The channel launched on 19 May 2009, after replacing UKTV Gardens. The channels focus is lifestyle programmes targeted at women....
(formerly UKTV Gardens up to 19 May 2009), after UKTV Style was rebranded Home on 30 April 2009.