The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Cuddle Coat
Experimentation with a coat for two leaves couples with really no escape.
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Overview
A pantomime horse of a fashion idea sees a new design for a coat for couples tried out and tried on in Plymouth. Alison Holloway tests its wearability and saleability to the bemusement of onlookers. The doubleheader single-sleeved item has the locals caught in a dilemma more akin to a game of Twister than changing-room fashion passion and one from which there is just no easy escape. Good for a hug, huggle or cuddle, the cuddle coat is a poncho with a difference.
The patent is still pending.
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