Christmas in green and white. Ann Summers outfit. Dress of the day, or year, number 565.
I put on the orange-red neck warmer from Patra in the UK.
Neck Warmer
The brand is from Patra, from the UK, not the Patra in the USA. These neck warmers are available in several colours. Light. Handy cover-up for a low neck. Mostly silk so it is soft, and not bulky.
Skirt
The red skirt is labelled Anthony Evenings. This seems to be a brand of Anthony Sicari. I bought it second hand on either Ebay or Etsy from the USA. It is part of a suit, size 22.
It was much too large for me, so I tightened the skirt with large safety pins. I meant to sew it, but never got around to it. The fabric is thick, so the safety pins are not pulling out nor tearing the fabric.
The Green Xmas Outfit
The popular story says that the original Santa was dressed in winter green, like a Christmas tree, or holly. Red was supposedly a colour chosen for a change by the artist for an advertisement for a department store in Philadelphia, USA.
The green outfit from Ann Summers has tiny bells around the hem which ring very faintly. The bells are not loud enough to annoy, or to sound on a Zoom call as you shift whilst sitting or standing.
Website Searches
I found lots of Ann Summers outfits, in red and white, all white, or green with white, in various styles such as tight, or skater skirt. This exact same one including the hat for thirteen pounds, less one penny, was on ebay in December 2022.
Mine cost only three pounds fifty from St Luke's charity shop. My outfit was missing the matching green hat. So I used a red hat. The outfit is backless. You just slip it on. I was surprised it fitted. I had worn it previously hanging at the front like an apron.
The arm pieces (fingerless gloves) can be worn with a short-sleeve blouse or tee shirt to add warmth. The arm pieces have a loop to go over your fingers. I first thought that the white part on the arms was a cuff. When I tried it on that way it was too tight. Then I saw the loop and realized it went over your fingers - so the white is at the top, nearer your face and the neckline.
The Boots
The boots were ordered online. They are wine colour leather with a zip up the back.
Useful search terms are ankle boot, real leather, back zip, flat, block heel, Mary Jane, rounded toe. Multi coloured produce Zalando in the UK, a boot coting forty six pounds, less a penny.
Useful Websites
For bargain Xmas outfits in London, England
Red boots from ebay with side zip
Cowboy/biker ankle leather boot white with red pattern
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