The Clothes Show

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The Clothes Show is a British television show about fashion that can currently be see on UKTV Style. It was originally broadcast on BBC One from 1986 to 2000.

[edit] Original BBC Series (1986-2000)

The Clothes Show was first broadcast on 13th October 1986, with Breakfast Time's Selina Scott and top designer Jeff Banks 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 Franklin (a former designer for Wrangler and Ravel), and once Selina left, she took over as Jeff's main co-host. The show bought into the 'Yoof TV' craze, adopting the MTV look, with random camera angles, pop music, and pop-up facts.

Such was the success of the show, that in 1989 the annual Clothes Show Live event was launched at Birmingham's NEC, and later a magazine to accompany the programme. The programme continued on the BBC right up until the late 1990's, with other presenters over the years including Margherita Taylor, Tim Vincent, Richard Jobson and Brenda Emmanus.

[edit] Theme Tune

The theme tune to the show was an instrumental version of the Arthur Baker remix of the Pet Shop Boys' song "In The Night". The original song was taken from the 1985 single "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" and can also be found on the Pet Shop Boys' 1986 Disco album.

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 single "Before". This version can now be found on the 2001 re-issue of their 1996 album, Bilingual.

Saint Etienne were also asked to produce a theme tune for the show, but it was turned down[1]. Their theme was eventually released on the fanclub-only album Built on Sand.

[edit] The New Series (2006 onwards)

On the 7th of August 2006, The Sun newspaper reported that The Clothes Show was to be resurrected after six years, hosted by Louise Redknapp and Brendan Courtney.