Dress Of The Day with Angela

 

 

 

  Light and airy dress for summer. The wearer is Kirsty who owns Alara Boutique,  in  La Palma island in the Canary Islands. The dress costs about €60 in her shop. She has a Facebook page. Look for Alara Boutique. Kirsty was originally from Norway. She speaks Spanish and English.

  Pocket added to jnside of jacket. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Most of my Indigo Moon jackets don"t have pockets. I emptied a zip up bag which I was given on a Singapore Airlines flight. I am turning larger, stiff zipped make up bags into clutch bags by addibg sequins. Other small, stiff bags with zips in brigjt colours can be turnef into small shoulder bags or evening body bags for dinner in restaurants and hotels.  Hoever, this light, thin bag will make a pocket. I considred making a slit for a pocket in a side seam, but slant pockets are bettter for side seams. If I had one smart zippered bag I could make two vertical slits and thread it onto a dress belt, or a belt for trousrs(Americans say pants) or a coat. One drawstring fabric gift bag which came with jewellery, or a candle. Could thread through a belt on on evenin skirt. lf I had had  two elegant matching matching bags they would make matching patch pockets on a shirt, skirt, pinafore dress or coat But zi have just...

A bright jolly outfit. I keep seeing these on the websites of Shein and Temu.   White tight across a full tummy is not a good look. So I hid it with a pink scarf. I added another scarf to fill the neckline. Would my legs be bitten by midges or mosquitos? I added a long Indian underskirt in navy blue which matched my multi pocket travelling  vest. Please follow my blogs and share links to your favourite posts.