Dress Of The Day with Angela

 I admired this tote bag carried by my good friend, who goes my the name of Dearmcatcher. Her bag is the brand Kate Spade, New York. the bag is a clean cream colour, with a pattern of red and orange charries, so it can go with many colours. She said it was a very reasonable price. Strange. When I went online all the bags of this brand were around 100 sing dollars. One  see something you like at a reasonable price, buy it.

  After Sylvia lost her phone, left behind in a taxi, she thought, she invested in this phone holder. It  has a flap which slides under your existing phone  protection case.. https://www.shein.co.uk/Clear-Phone-Case-With-Chain-Lanyard-p-6338482-cat-1923.html?onelink=2/2nv2itayitn9&skucode=I74dhsufx525&url_from=ukadplase2110181727436529iPhone14_GPM&cid=16905480376&setid=&adid=&pf=GOOGLE&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4NujBhC5ARIsAF4Iv6d1HOIW0Djdm6Ul-KPtjNBNPqD7AxmEYFlfk-OttQeNAxiuhd3kXRoaAk1gEALw_wcBlus the time and trouble and stress.  Photo by Angela Lansbury.  Sylvia lost her phone. She thought she left it in a taxi. If you have the number of the taxi you can ask the taxi company. I always ask for a receipt. Then if I left anything behind I can call the taxi company.  If they say, 'we don't have it', you can then work down your list of places you could have lost it.  The driver might say he does not have it. Why not? It could have been pic...

Sylvia Ang (left) and Angela Lansbury (right.   I am wearing an Anthony Sicari outfit. It consists of a skirt, shoulder strap top, long sleeve, light weight jacket. Photo taken in the lobby of the Parkroyal hotel on Kitchener. The staff were very helpful taking photos.  

  Dress of the day, 559 wrap dress. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Clothes shop in Farrer park MRT station, underneath exit H, along the corridor to below City Square Wall. The dresses are all 24.90 Sing dollars. That is 14.91 pounds sterling. 18.40 US dollars. according to https://www.curvert.com/ A reasonable price. I took a picture and showed it to my husband. He said, "Yes, it's nice - but you have so many dresses!' " The shop was called Sayon. They sell only children's clothes online. I had another post showing one of their lacy dresses. Useful Websites https://www.citysquaremall.com.sg/ https://www.curvert.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sayon.singapore/posts/shop-online-at-wwwsayoncomsg/1059095897490776/  

  Angela Lansbury in blue with balloons. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Blue Caftan Somebody said to me, "What do you call this kind of jacket? It's your signature item of clothing." I replied, "Yes, it's called a cape blazer, or a cape jacket or a cape.  I like it because it can button across the front, or swing at the back, and cover what I wear underneath. I have several colours, black, white, red, pink, blue green." Blue Cape Jacket Blue Sandals 

 Sherawani kurta with jacket. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. The photo does not do justice to the luxurious look of the iridescent fabric in a golden colour. Photo taken on the MRT train after the Toastmasters International Gala Dinner in 2023. The jacket has five buttons, three handy pockets, a mandarin, upstanding collar. The jacket fabric has a repeating pattern. The sleeves and skirt and trousers are plain.   You can buy a woman's kurta with a long tunic which has split sides, worm over straight trousers.  You can buy different styles of trousers with a drawstring at the ankles.  For a wedding you might opt for a luxurious fabric with gold or silver thread which will be more expensive, as suits a fine, special occasion. Useful Websites https://www.weddingwire.in/wedding-tips/sherwani-price--c4257#:

 Angela Lansbury . Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.  The bicycle in gold is a prop at the Toastmasters International gala dinner in May 2023 at the Parkroyal hotel. The props were provided by Toastmasters International.

  The blue Mongolian outfit comes from a dress hire company in Singapore. Angela with a toastmaster at the gala dinner at the 2023 conference in May 2023 at the Park Royal Hotel. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

 Sylvia Ang. She says, As usual bob look haircut by my esteemed hairstylist Daniel Ng of  Neo Geo hair salon (in Singapore). It accentuates the contour of my hair. Makes me look younger. Notice the handy glasses holder, in a fancy design. Practical.

  Red and white dress of the day. Angela Lansbury.Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright. Dress Red and white. Sandals Red, Free-step. Touch and close.  Socks Black airline socks Slip Black, lace hem Props Bottle with barnacles from storage under the sea

Vietnamese dress with applique flowers and sequin birds. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Dark green skirt. Pale green blouse. Red sandals.

Angela Lansbury, wearing a caftan made from a converted tube skirt bought in Indonesia. Photo by Trevor Sharot. See also post 521, I picked this up off my sewing table where I had left it for further sewing and maybe cutting. I previously had safety pins across the top. this time I added two new features The Neck Slit I simply cut a vertical slit half way along the fabric neckline for the front of the neck. The main reason is that the horizontal line rubbed uncomfortably against my neck. I could prevent this happening by adding ribbon across the middle of the top of the fabric to make the horizontal line an inch or two lower. However, making a cut was an instant, quick solution. I used pinking sheers. Besides, I thought it added interest. It made the outfit look more like a shaped dress and less like two bits of oblong fabric. To keep the two cut pieces folded down, I could sew on two small shirt buttons, or two fancy buttons, in black, white, brown, red, blue or gold. The ...

Seen on the train. Photo by Angela Lansbury. You can buy white wigs from Shein, Shopee and Light in the box.

  Angela Lansbury in Mickey Mouse top, brown with gold lettering. Photo by Trevor Sharot. I was hunting for something else when I came across this top. I had folded it away in an unmarked box with a lift-off lid.  Why was it hidden away and not on a hanger with a matching or co-ordinating skirt? Because I had initially dismissed it. Disney. For a child. Not for a smart evening out. Not for an adult. Not serious.  Now I needed something new. My bedroom is overflowing with clothes. Before i buy anything new, I need to wear all the items I have. Or sell them. Or give them away. So, I looked at it with fresh eyes. Somewhere I must have something in brown or gold, at at least black, which could be worn with it. I tried it on. It fitted, The fabric was stretchy.  The gold was glamorous, so long as you were not close enough to read the lettering or see the whole pattern. I looked for gold shoes, evening shoes. I was in a hurry. I settled for silver with a glassy mock diamon...

  Three-strand coloured necklace seen on the train. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Triple Necklace Shape This attractive necklace attracted my attention on the train. The wearer's dress is in plain gray which forms a neutral background, The necklace could be hidden behind the dress neck. However, is shown here hanging below to dress neckline to echo the oval and enhance the curve. It is a triple necklace, so we have four ovals, one of the dress neck and three of the necklace, very satisfying. Varied Warm And Contrasting Cool Colours Look closely at the colours. The orange nearest the neck and face is the warm colour. Contrasted with cool green. In between is the gold which matched the watch strap, jewellery and ring and makes it suitable for understated evening wear, as well as fun daytime wear. Asking A Stranger For Their Sources I hesitated to ask the wearer where she got it. Then, when she gathered up the handle of her bag to get off the train, I panicked. I was going to lose my chan...

Angela Lansbury in red dress with white elephants. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Angela Lansbury in red dress, with white elephants and red accessories. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

  I never wear gray. Isn't it the world's least favourite colour? So why did I wear gray today? I rescued a gray scarf from the dump. Americans call it dumpster diving. It was a long thing bedraggled looking gray scarf. The label is The Venetian Macau. I washed it and unfolded it. It was large.  Large enough to make and over the head shift dress.  I looked on my rail and there was a gray and white skirt, a rescue from a pair of trousers, slit up the centre seam to make a skirt. I now had an outfit. I cut the scarf across the neck using pinking shears. The scarf  was semi-see-though. I added my tote bag with cats, which cost 4 Singapore dollars in Daiso. I tried two different hats. The scarf has speckles of silver on one side. You can wear the plain gray for daytime, the silver speckled side at night. I have bought a set of fabric dye in colours. But not silver nor gold. I have also used gold felt tip pen and gold speckles on a broken porcelain lamp base. Now I am won...

  Angela Lansbury. I wanted an illustration of somebody writing a poem.  Angela Lansbury, selfie. My hair was untidy, and hung over my neckline, so I plaited it. I put my phone upright on the chair, and sat on a stool facing it. My phone is set to take with a two second delay. You see the white numbers 2 and 2 appear on screen, giving you warning to smile, or raise your head, or your prop. Top See post dress of the day 416 for this green top which is hanging in Morrisons. The label at the neck says Nutmeg, 22 women. The washing label in the side hem says, Nutmeg 22, Keep away from fire, 100% cotton. On the back of the label, I was pleasantly surprised to read, Help the environment by washing at 30 Made in India www.morrison.com/nutmeg customer care 0345 611 6111 this label is made from 100% recycled plastic I used to be a plastic bottle Wrap Skirt Label SeaSide. Props A mall green watering can and a metal scoop for digging out sold to bury the roots of plants..

 Angela wearing sequin front union Jack dress. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Gold rope bracelets from discarded paper tote bags. Silver colour plastic mock tiara saved from a New Year party.

Various colours and suppliers on Ebay.I saw this in yellow and white. I set my location to the UK and was given a price of just over 76 pounds sterling and about twenty for postage. Useful Website  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353271327212? Please share links to your favourite posts.

I started looking at duck bags, given away at a stall selling food, with a minimum spend. Hec has white ones one day, yellow ones another day. A queue at a food stall usually attracts others, either curious to see what you are selling, or keen to join the line, assuming that it means the staff is good, or better than the others. In addition to people standing waiting for orders and free bags, he got lots of publicity.  He was good enough to tell disappointed customers that they could buy duck bags online. So I went online to look. I found tee shirt patterns and bags, and jewellery, featuring ducks, cats, butterflies and elephants. (My previous posts have featured various animals patterns, dogs, horses, flowers, leaves, fish, seashores, pineapples, pine trees, coconuts.  The stall holder had only 30 of them. I usually go out in red or white or black clothes with a red or white or black jacket to look swish, literally swish and swing.  I started my search online for matchin...