Dress of the day 190, smile with Angela. Red dress and scarf with red sails, double width fastened with fixed buttons

 


The scarf
The scarf which I wore in my previous post, was worn showing it had three buttons down the front and three down the back.

The Scarf - Shopping

Scarf by Thomas Calvi, ten pounds, from a UK motorway service station shop between London and Swanwick, Derbyshire, driving back south.

The Print

You have to stand as I did in the previous post, arms out, to show the full effect of the print.

Yesterday I chose a plain colour jacket in pale coral pink, picking out the colour of the scarf, plain rather than print to show the print on the edge of the scarf. 

The Scarf Fabric

The fabric is see-through and light-weight. It does tend to run easily. If I see a thread hanging, I cut it off before it can catch on something and pull tight.

The Buttons

This scarf is the same construction as the one in the previous photo. Two long oblong scarves hang, one over each shoulder. The two scarves are fastened together, down the front, by three buttons, down the back by another three. The buttons are simply sewn to fasten the two scarves edge to edge.  The buttons are four and a half inches or eleven centimetres apart, buttonhole to buttonhole. 

Replacement Buttons
I lost two of the buttons. They were tiny matt brown buttons with two holes which means quicker sewing and less distracting colour cotton.
 
I looked for replacement buttons in my button box. Doesn't everybody have a button box? Apparently not.

Update in 2021
I looked online and found three Thomas Calvi scarves you could bid for on ebay.co.uk No mention of button fastening. A simple way to recreate the look is to buy two identical large scarves and add six of your own buttons, from a button box if you have one, or buy a set of six buttons, or buy in a charity shop any jacket or item with six buttons and convert the jacket to button-less and use the buttons on the scarf.

The Red Dress in previous post

The Red Shoes
The shoe brand is Covet. The shoes are mid height wedge for glamour, with a toe-post so your feet keep cool and free from abrasions. I have described the company website in previous posts. See post on shoes. Covet shoes come from a company in Australia but other companies in other countries stock the  brand. 

The Welcome Mat
Numerous websites sell doormats with welcome messages, featuring flamingoes, animals and assorted visuals and texts. You can buy doormats with flamingo designs from Lazada and Shopee.

Useful Websites
Scarves from numerous supplies including bidding for second-hand or new Thomas Calvi scarves on
ebay.co.uk 
or
ebay.com
Shoes
https://covetshoes.com.au/
Doormat with flamingo design
shopee.sg/Anti-Slip-Doormat-For-Entrance-Door-Flamingo-Rug-Light-Thin-Flannel-Kitchen-Mat-i.67846887.1538
Doormats with flamingoes, personalized with  your name, costing over thirty pounds sterling plus postage from
www.zazzle.co.uk/flamingo+doormats
For the UK, Singapore, the USA and worldwide
https://www.amazon.com/flamingo-door-mat

About the Author

Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Member of many toastmasters  speaker training clubs and speaking contest judge.

Angela Lansbury, the author of 20 books, including Wedding Speeches & Toasts, and Quick Quotations, has lived in the USA, Spain and Singapore. 
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