Dress Of The Day with Angela

  How I did it. The sleeves were too long, the buttons did up the wrong way and the collar was too stiff. The material was fine. The garment had several lovely buttons. The colour was great, girly pink. I turned the cuffs inside out. The buttons could be fastened from the inside without showing. The sleeves were still too long so I folded them up the inside of the sleeve, not once but twice. I folded the buttons down the front to the inside, and the buttonholes on the other side. How to keep this in place? Ironing? No. Quicker than that. I used a duck clip. I possess two of them, so one at the top and one further down. The clip holds the jacket in place and conceals the buttons and buttonholes. Lastly the neck. I could cut it off to make a mandarin collar. However, I was in a hurry. So I just turned the collar to the inside. I had a new outfit for our next family meal and photo. The label is Limited Collection, which is Marks & Spencer. Useful Websites https://en.wikipedia.org/...

  Angela is wearing a four piece Ann Balon outfit, consisting of a skirt, top with ruler width shoulder straps, a jacket and a long oblong scarf. This view shows the satiny effect back of the jacket. The long thin scarf is worn as a headband. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Here you can see clearly the collar as well as the scarf. Photo selfie by Angela Lansbury. Head scarf to Conceal Hair The headscarf can be used to hide the roots of your hair if they need dyeing. To add elegance. To look jaunty. For a special occasion of course I would not have greasy hair. I washed my hair. Too much washing or too much shampoo can result in dry fly-away hair. The solution is conditioner. If you have none, sometimes a dab of  moisturizer from your own bathroom or a hotel or club wash room will do the trick. Failing all else, water. Hiding A Bra Strap With A Dickey At a Toastmasters meeting we were treated to a workshop on looking good on camera. The speaker, patricia Lum, showed several pictures of...