Dress Of The Day with Angela

Antique Clothes More than 100 years old. Usually used for furniture. Not so much clothing survives that long. BNWT Clothes BNWT is an acronym, short form, for Brand New With Tags. Brand New with Tag The tag confirms the size. Otherwise the seller might photograph the item with a ruler or tape measure on top.  Pre-loved Clothes  Pre-loved is the euphemistic, positive or polite way of describing what used to be called second-hand. To confuse matters, there's a company which calls itself Pre-loved. Modern Clothes Anything in the last twenty years. Useful Websites On Vintage Clothing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vintage_clothing -ends- Please share links to your favourite poems. About Angela Lansbury - my books of poetry Poetry Pets & Pests Angela's Alarming Animal poems Poetry Workbook  My latest book, Embarrassing Moments, is on Amazon, at a bargain price of well under ten pounds My books are on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Lulu.com Take a look. You might like to buy ...

  The Black Jacket My new black jacket is old, vintage, from label Indigo Moon. But you would have no trouble buying an Indigo Moon jacket or similarly elaborate embellished top, suit, dress or coat nowadays. Ebay found me more than a thousand Indigo items. Jackets abound, in any colour combination you could imagine. Vibrant red, black or blue velour. Tee shirts in pink, purple and green. Also brown and orange embroidered vividly with gold thread and glinting sequins and gleaming tiny tubular beads. Neat and symmetrical, or mosaic and asymmetrical.  If I were still looking for a novelty, I could have bought handbags, or a swimsuit. Beautiful Buttons Five gib beautiful buttons are down the front. Plus an extra spare button inside. In case you lose a button, or want to test its durability. But the label says dry clean only. The buttons have glinting tiny jewel-like pieces, secured under a see through varnish. The buttons are fastened with black matt loops. Beautiful Braid The ed...

  Primark's Snuddie in Off-White. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Primark provides practical and pretty clothes at appealing prices. This pull on warm winter fleece has a handy kangaroo pocket to keep your hands warm. Kangaroo Pocket For Warmth I love the kangaroo pockets. So snug for your hands to hide and keep warm. Hoods Are Handy The second great feature is the hood. This garment, a cross between a hoodie and snuggle, is called a snuddie. Knitted Cuffs Advantages Knitted cuffs have two main advantages. Firstly, they keep you warm. Secondly, they stop sleeves from dragging in water when you are washing your hands, your clothes, or washing up dishes after meals. They look neat and do not flap about. Snuddies and Blanket-Like Clothes The snuddie is unlike earlier versions of hooded blankets. One version had a lining which made it warmer and thicker, maybe more expensive. Another garment was the Slanket. The fleece dressing gown worn back to front could leave you with gaps. I hate the wa...

Indigo Moon coat with pockets worn by Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Edited (background cropped) by Angela Lansbury.  Indigo Moon Clothes Without And With Pockets  I love Indigo Moon clothes. The sequins. The fancy metal big buttons. No two alike. Individual. Despite being produced long ago, they are mostly in good condition. Some of them are flimsy without linings. I bought a dozen and none of them had pockets. Lots of jackets were available. Very few coats. No coats in my modest price range of under twenty pounds including postage of up to five pounds. Then I did a search for long coat or jacket with pockets. Up popped this one. Pockets! Indigo Moon Clothes Colours The coat was in dark green, almost black. Affordable. Not the bright colours I loved. Dismal green. Would I want to wear such a sombre colour? Would it suit me? Would it look right and co-ordinate with my other clothes? I took a chance. I ordered it.  Yes, the colour is dark, dull green.  Advan...

Today yet another item arrived in the post for me. What was it? It was small. A scarf. Low cost. I have half a dozen items in my watch lists on Ebay. Different colours, sizes, all with this month's trend, passion, serrated edges. Inexpensive vests and tops, a dress, jackets. Should I ask for one for my birthday? Let's admit it. I am addicted. To shopping. Every day I look at Ebay, pay for anything which I bid on, or made an offer on. I see in whatsapp what is about to be delivered. I am inundated by notifications.  Ebay tells me you won. Ebay tells me pay now. Ebay tells me you have paid.  PayPal tells me you have just paid. Paypal tells me my week's spending total. Royal mail tells me I have a tracking number. Royal Mail tells me the item is about to be delivered. Royal mail sends a picture of the item being delivered. Each one makes me go back on line. I can't walk past a sale sign. Or a Marks & Spencer's, or a supermarket such as Sainsbury's with sale clo...

  Cocktails, cherries and hearts, pink and red on white background, tee-shirt at Sainsbury's. Photo taken and edited (cropped) by Angela Lansbury. Red lobster and cocktails, pink and red on white background of tee-shirt at Sainsbury's. Photo taken and edited (cropped) by Angela Lansbury.  Label Tu. Sainsbury's megastore. Hendon Sainsbury's Megastore Huge, recently opened, I am writing in Feb 2026.  Helpful staff. Giant building on the main road. Large ground floor car park with wide spaces. Sainsbury's Clothes Prices I used to buy from their branch in Stanmore. Here in Hendon the prices of clothes seem high but now on a discount. A huge amount of clothes. In addition to the discounts of 20% and 70%, there's a rail of discounted mixed up, odd items.  If you are looking for hair bands and colourful clips, look in the children's section. Costa, Ground Floor Costa on the ground floor with tables for two or four where some people sit for a long time. The Costa wa...