Latest Neckwear (1933)

New York Harbour, United States of America. Burmese women who sport traditional neckwear are seen posing for the camera. They are known as “giraffe-necked women“ as the rings they wear around their necks cause the neck to lengthen. American narrator makes a few jokes about “the latest in necklines“ etc. He says that the women will be part of the entertainment at “The Greatest Show on Earth“. He also quips that the women have to use brass polish whenever they want to wash their necks. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Vi