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Beautiful boots in black or red bring compliments - how to wash mud?

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Wine red boots. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.  I am still getting compliments, from men, "they are unusual,' and women, 'they are pretty,' about my boots.  I have these boots in black, and wine. The soles are thick and synthetic. But flat enough for comfortable walking around the city.  Because the soles are synthetic, they are washable. I wore them walking across a lawn and they became muddy with bits of gravel. A quick wash.  Dig out the gravel from grooves. How? Some bigger piece can be pushed out by flexing the boot sole and pushing with your fingernails.  But, I thought, you risk damaging your nail varnish, loosening your nail and it hurts,  Or picking up an infection. One answer is use a toothpick or cocktail stick.  I was afraid to dry them under a radiator in case the leather cracked. Or the soles cracked. I have had several pairs of shoes and sandals whose synthetic soles disintegrated, and crumbled.   Ruined shoes. Mess all over my floor - or somebody

Used Fashion companies - starting to thrive

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 Who are the used fashion companies? Alphabetically Depop https://www.depop.com/gb/ Ebay Etsy Thred Up https://www.thredup.com/ Vinted Delivery Service Vinted Go Useful Websites BBC on tax if you buy to resell, or make more than the minimum when new rules come in, in January 2005. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67855872 Please share links to your favourite posts

Red Thai silk dress, outfit 29

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Angela Lansbury wearing a red Thai silk outfit. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Tunic The matching skirt The red skirt is warp around. My friend Titin from Indonesia called it a cheongsam. Yes, I supposed it is. I have several of these in different colours. Bright red, worn here. Royal blue background. Wine colour. You can buy reasonably priced sleeveless tank tops in several colours on ebay from thaistyle asia. Also tissue box covers, cushions, men's boxer shorts, men's short sleeve shirts. They may be a bit shapeless. Depends what you like. Ebay is presumably quite strict about describing silk, because several of the websites describe their products as faux silk. Faux is French for false. But the French sounds much more complimentary than the equivalent English world. I get lots of compliments on this outfit. If you want to buy the Chinese knots, they are useful if you have to cut a slit to make the top larger. Useful websites Thai silk on ebay, lots of wrap skirts, tops and shir

Tie to Dye for, outfit 328

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  Richard Pull in H & M tie. Photo by Angela Lansbury. I asked Richard Pull, "Why did you choose that particular tie?" (I thought he would say, because blue is my favourite colour, or, it matches my suit.) He replied, "It's my favourite." I persisted, "Why do you like it?" He answered, "Because I painted the stripes on myself." H & M The label on the tie reads H & M. The H & M company is huge. They started in Sweden. The H stood for hennes, meaning her, in Swedish. Useful Websites https://www.thomasfortin.com/post/stripes-that-unite-a-short-history-of-the-regimental-striped-tie#:~:text=Over%20the%20last%20century%20the,group%20camaraderie%20rather%20than%20individuality. Please share links to your favourite posts. 

Celebration lace slit sleeve, outfit 327

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At a family party I made a new friend whose outfit I admired She wore a red lace top with a wide sleeve. She could not remember where she bought it. However, I thought the slit sleeve was an interesting idea. It gives your forearm more freedom of movement. But, most importantly, it also looks most attractive. If you slit the sleeve on a garment which you have bought, your item becomes different from everybody else's.  I loved my new friend's top. In summer she wears it without black sleeves underneath  She is wearing the black garment underneath for warmth. An additional bonus is that the black top can match a black skirt to create a unified outfit. Please share links to your favourite posts.

Neck warmer under blouse collar, outfit 326

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Neck warmer and blouse. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. I put  this neck warmer over the blouse. But it did not match the jumper. It matched the blouse. It hid the pretty collar. The neck of the blouse was gaping.  I pulled up the neck warmer. It raised the collar. It filled the gap. That moved the collar up to hide my craggy neck. The outfit looked neater because the neck warmer is hidden. You could do this with neck warmers, like short tubes. Of scarves. Use the neck warming  device on top of the blouse but under the collar. Neck Warmer No label. Blouse Shein. I love the colour combination. The background is fresh looking white. The pattern is pretty pink and businesslike gray. Gilt Elephant Buttons on collar Sewn on by Angela. Jumper Marks & Spencer Label Woman Useful Websites https://www.amazon.co.uk/neck-gaiters/s?k=neck+gaiters  Please save and share your favourite blog posts.  

How To Choose a tartan - for clans, tourists, religions, US states, outfit 325

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When I was a student I wore a a black watch tartan tunic. The dark colours, black, dark green and dark blue, co-ordinated with black accessories such as shoes. Dark colours looked good with my hair which was then a dark mousy brown.  When I went to Scotland several times as a tourist from England. The shops in Edinburgh and all over Scotland sold tartans in all colours. As a tourist I simply went for the colour I liked. Unfortunately complete outfits were beyond my budget.  I knew that an army brigade wore black watch tartan in the old days. I was dimly aware that on ceremonial occasions different groups of the military, guards, and civilians would march in identifying colours. I wore tartan because I liked the pattern. In Scotland I was offered tartans as a tourist. Now I wear a lot of red. As a child I wore blue to match my eyes. My school uniform was dark green. I liked red to get attention, especially as I am being photographed, travel and am short of sleep and need red to make me