Dress Of The Day with Angela

  I was very happy wearing my warm white jumper all day. However, in the evening I stood up and took a photo. What did I find 1 Take photos of yourself. I often hear people protest, I don't like myself in photos. I don't look good in photos. Full length photos reveal the truth, what you look like to other people. Warts and all, as the popular saying goes. I see from this photo 1 I have put on weight on holiday and need to lose weight. 2 White is revealing. Black is more flattering to fuller figures. 3 Try camouflage. Try wearing a dark skirt pulled up over the tummy area. I wore about this top before in post 438. This is what I said. The Jumper - Cinzano The label says Cinzano Designer Collection. It has a style number DK143. Yes, it is the same brand as the drink, not a fake or copy, but from the 1980s. A web search produces Cinzano objects related to the drink, such as ash trays or angular bowls, and tee-shirt featuring the Cinzano drinks brand pop up on Redbubble.  White St...

Sher in sheer delight white outfit, with boyfriend Kit. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.  New Zealand Dress Code New Zealanders wear shorts and short sleeved-shirts in their summer, the last of which is February when the schools resume. New Zealanders don't wear short sleeves and shorts only at lunch time. They go out to to utdoor restaurants dressed like that, too. Jandals and Flip-Flops - The Advantages Kit is wearing what the British call flip-flops. The New Zealanders call them jandals, short for Japnese sandals.  We think of flip-flops as footwear suitable for being almost barefoot on the beach. Shake out sand. Wash them off. When walking along the shore you can take them off in a hurry to paddle - and they are light to carry. They protect your soles from sharp rocks and stings. But leave you free to enjoy the sunshine and freedom from enclosure or rubbing. You can wiggle your toes.  Put them on quickly for scorching hot sand, or rough paths. Or bars and restaura...

  Angela Lansbury in red outfit for wine tasting. Photo by Trevor Sharot. I wore a black top with red sleeves, an Anthony Skicari top, and a red Indigo Moon skirt, both in red rather than the white Anthony Sicari top I first selected. Why? Because my evening out was a wine tasting and I did not want red wine to stain my top, nor the skirt. The red and black combination colour of the top was easy for me to co-ordinate with other clothing items and accessories.  The Red Skirt Indigo Moon label red skirt. Has embroidery. No pockets. The thick fabric is warm for mid-season. Although Indigo Moon is a vintage label it is easy to find. I saw twenty or more Indigo Moon skirts, jackets, and complete suits were are available on ebay. Long Red Jacket The red cape jacket with open sleeves has the label Be Jealous. I think the open sleeves are elegant. But you have to beware of it slipping off your shoulders. Especially if you buy a large size, which I do in the hope of added length and no...

  I was packing for a trip from cold England in January, stayng in New Zealand for three weeks January to February.  Did I need 21 day and evening otufits? I tried on complete outfits to see that I had boleros or jackets to match. I also checked accessories, shoes or sandals to match all the evening outfits, and an evening bag to go with all the colours. I packed both red solid shoes and brown sandals for daytime. Silver sandals for the evenings. Plus belts for skirts or dresses which were too long and trousers wwhich were too big around the waist. Matching Evening Bags I picked an easy to pack roll-up U-shape sequin shoulder bag for evening in goldy pink.  For a better match, I had a compact to pack, flat, silver foil-effect, square tote bag.   I packed enough outfits for a  different one every day of the week, and every evening. Seven summer daytime outfits. Seven evening outfits.  Plus the warm weather, red, Indigo Moon skirt, and mustard indogo Moo...

On holiday in New Zealand in late January and early February it is sumertime there, despite being winter when we left England. Escaping the cold British winter was one of the reasons for the timing of our trip. Insect Exposing Styles I found that sleeveless dresses, low necklines and short skirts exposed me to the annoyance of insects and the irritation and ugly marks of their bites. Insect Protection Clothes Bolero jackets exposed my forearms. So for travelling to restaurants I wore a hooded (pink) anorak.  For eating outdoors, I carried in my large bag a long scarf (in co-ordinating turquoise to match the dress, or pink to match the anorak, or orange or pink or red to contast with the turquoise dress which I wore most evenings on holiday. Anti Insect Spray In New Zealand on holiday the friends I stayed with had Bug Off anti insect spray. On ebay I found an inexpensive citronella and lemon grass spray at 3.99 pounds sterling with free postage.

  The half-transparent pendant shows the red fabric behind it, and co-ordinates beautifully. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury.. Copyright. Red outfit. Half-transparent pendant against a green background. Pendant against a red background. Pendant against brown. Pendant agaist purple. The Skirt The red skirt is from label Indigo Moon. Bought from ebay. Vintage. You can find many sIndigo Moon label skirts, tops and occasionally matching skirt suits or trouser suits (pant suits) on ebay. The Red Scarf The red scarf is a piece of remnant fabric from Spotlight store in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. It cost under five pounds. No need to cut or sew the edges. I could wear it staright away. The only problem was that the remnant rolled up and fastened with sticky tape. (In the UK we use the brand name Sellotape.) The sticky tape when removed pulled off a few of the gold foil dots. However, when I wore it, the missing or damaged dots were not noticeable. Note to myself. Never put stick ...