Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Black Anthony Sicari top with diagonal red pattern. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury. Anthony Sicari top. Made in the USA. Size 14 with padded shoulders. Wide upper arms.  Black goes with a black skirt and shoes. The orange lifts the mood and makes it jollier. You can find lots of Anthony Sicari tops on Ebay. Anthony Sicari was an American fashion designer whose eponymous label operated actively from 1984 through 2011. He is best known on the vintage and secondhand markets for distinctive women's statement knitwear, sweaters, and art-wear jackets. His designs—frequently manufactured in the USA—often featured bold 1980s and 1990s aesthetics, including colorblocking, prominent shoulder pads, intricate appliqués, floral embroidery, and contrasting geometric or paisley patterns. -ends- Please share links to your favourite posts.

 Pink Top Anthony Sicari. Made in USA. The Sleeve Pattern Large white printed diamond shapes on pink background. The diamonds are in three sizes, the larger ones at the shoulder, the middle size half way and the smaller ones near the wrist. The Garment Body Pattern:  Three large, pink, diamond shapes sewn only on the front left. They are seen on the right when the garment is on the hanger and as seen by the onlookers when the garment is worn. The back of the top is plain white.   The fabric of the sleeves and sewn-on appliques are lightweight synthetic fabric. The material feels soft when stroked but very slightly rough when  pinched, like a light satin.  On close inspection in strips of contrasting weave. I discovered the fabric had small, softer tiny squares made in both pink or white, each made up of four smaller squares. The wrists and waist are knitted in stripes of contrasting gathered, stretchy weave. The Neckline The neckline is a semi circle. The A...

Grape theme apron from Joom.com £6 Fruit key-chain from joom.com £5  Joom has a large number of grape pattern tee-shirt, a couple of dresses, and several brooches and pairs of ear-rings. Tee shirt, grape pattern, metal ring.£13 from Joom. Bottle glass and grapes, £11 from Joom. Short sleeve. V shape front. Multiple glasses of wine! £13 plus £3 postage from Joom.com, sleeves below elbow. Open neck.

   Websites on Rioja Websites on Rioja Tee-shirt Websites with Grape Pattern Tee-Shirts Joom, from cost of about £7, £11. For winter, you might want to search for long-sleeved tee-shirt. Alternatively, wear a jacket, and choose a pattern which looks good with central detail and when partially covered on the left and right vertical edges. Virtual Try On Clothes https://picsart.com/virtual-try-on-clothes/

I wore this outfit to the Area contest of Toastmasters International at Watford. I had won first place in both the Table Topics contests at Club level, for Harrovians Speakers' Club, which meets at a church near Harrow in the Hill and Harrow station, then for HOD Speakers' Club meeting in South Harrow in the annexe to a church near South Harrow station and bus stop. At the Area Contest I represented Harrovians.  Sandals by Seibel Josef Seibel. Two-colour sandals. Touch and close fastening.  Knitted open front coat Black coat. Seed beads on imitation velvet with small ribbon roses.  The washing tag has the manufacturer's name cut out. I presume this was because the item was given to a charity shop; and the donor wanted to prevent a buyer returning the item to the retailer and claiming a full price refund. Skirt Anthony Sicari. Goes with all my red, and black clothes. It has a pattern so it goes with plain red or plain black. It was a size 10, too small at the waist. I cut ...

 I saw this lovely lady when she was sitting on a bench outside an ice cream shop in Notting Hill in late summer 2026. Her large, luminous eyelashes caught my attention.