Dress Of The Day with Angela

Phase Eight Today I received my dress and matching jacket from an Evri delivery driver. I took it out to show it to her. She immediately recognized the label. Phase Eight. She said, 'They used to be from Debenhams'.  The Pink Dress Made in China. Feels very soft. Size 14.  The lining is acetate. The colour is deep pink.  It has a side zip. The zip is longer than the part which the manufacturer has allowed to open. The pattern is black and red flowers and leaves. Two shades of red, darker matt and lighter shiny. The skirt part is fold over like the top.  Unnervingly, the shoulders are just the very thin, delicate top layer without any lining. Will they eventually tear through? The more I look at it, the more I like it. What a pity I don't have the slim figure to do justice to it. Neve mind, it makes me feel happy. The Black Jacket With Pink Petal Edging The jacket has a hook and eye which holds it in place. So it covers the cleavage.  The main part is plain black...

  I am keen on colours. This blouse has pink. Orange, green and yellow vertical stripes in four widths. Pastel Rainbow Blouse From Primark, which sells cheap but modern, fashionable and cute clothes. Made in Sri Lanka. Size medium. Cotton. Please share links to your favourite posts. Buttons Six down the front  Plus one on each sleeve, plus a spare on the washing label. Total 9. Cute and colourful, orange to match the central stripe on the placket. Four holes. To replace or re-sew the button you would need a small needle and thin thread. Very tiny buttons. Please share links to your favourite posts.

  Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright. Dress Reversible dress. Red. Vintage. Jacket Scalloped vertical edges. Buttons.  Hat Marks & Spencer.  Red Sandals Adjustable. Search for reversible dresses or reversable dresses, 2 in 1 dresses. Useful Websites Marks & Spencer Ebay Please follow my blogs and share links to your favourite posts.

  The shop is in Westfiels, near Sherpherds overground and underground or white city.  Cotton. Comfy wide sleeves. A slit each side. Worn over pale pink trousers bought from Next years ago. Denise says, ' Its cool and loose, good for this hot weather in London.in the Caribbean even late at night this would often be too hot. You cant open any buttons. I would wear dresses and tops with spagetti straps. Except in air conditioned offices. Please follow my blogs and share links to your favourite posts.

  Photo by Angela Lansbury .  What is the most useful thing in this sewing box? The first thing I need when I need to sew is number one. 1The self-threading needle. Or, 2 The metallic needle threader. But, before I start sewing, sometimes I need  3 A seam ripper but I can sometimes make do with 4 Small sharp pointed scissors. No point in having a needle with no cotton.  5 Black and white spools of cotton are most useful. Needed most often. 6 The other spools of colours of cotton thread are handy. 7 Smaller to pack on holiday, and useful for those hard to find colour,  the plait (Americans say braid) of mixed colour cottons, already cut to useful lengths. -ends- Please follow my blogs on blogspot  travelwithangelaLansbury dressofthedaywithangela Share links about posts on food and drkink with your friends. Check out my books on poetry, eti quette, wedding speeches, quotations, Embarrassing Moments and chapters and poems in anthologies edited by Carolyn St...

 I saw a cute white baby one piece outfit. The overall effect was clean white, but with five-point, pale pink stars. My discovery, my find, was in the baby clothes basket at St Luke's shop in London.  The cost was only 50p per item, or three for a pound. Potential Spare Zip I don’t have a baby. My grand-daughter is already at school. But the garment had a long white zip. Do you know the price of zips! I bought it, intending to cut out and eventually to re-use the zip. When I reached home, Before I could change my mind, I grabbed a pair of scissors. I planned to cut out the zip. I had a problem. The zip ran most of the way down one of the legs. Cutting Off Baby Garment Sleeves To make it easier to handle, I cut off the sleeves. I was left with two small tubes, wider at one end. I rested my arm on the table over one piece. It was the same width as my small wrist. Let's try to see if they fit. Adult Wrist Covers To my surprise, they fitted over my wrists.  A tight fit. But t...