Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. A boy's complete costume on Ebay costs about 100 dollars and up on ebay. Women's outfits are over 200 dollars plus shipping from Albania. In Tirana, the capital, a bus was parked in the pedestrian boulevarde filled with restaurants and temporary stalls.  I asked in Albania what their cheapest Albanian outfit was. It was about 100 Euros which was 5 times more than I wanted to pay for a souvenir I might wear only once or twice. If you want a modern souvenir piece of clothing, there are plenty of tee-shirt and caps showing the Albanian flag with its striking red background colour and double headed black eagle.  You can also buy items with woven patterns. I bought a bag which I was very pleased with. It cost me about 10 Euros which is about eight British pounds sterling. Useful Websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_national_clothing

 I had a lovely white blouse, elegant evening wear. The buttons were gleaming, with central diamonte, gold colour edge, soothing circular buttons. Dress of the day and dressy for the evening. Tru blue blouse, dyed blue. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.   Echoing the larger buttons were tiny glittering mock diamond accents. On the collar and cuffs were parallel strips of gold colour matching the buttons,  The TRU Brand The label was TRU, a German brand. Expensive. I bought it from a now gone shop in Hatch End high street (Americans say main street) in London, England. I tried on every white blouse in the shop, until reluctantly paying for the high price blouse, which outclassed the others as well as fitting me and suiting me. It would go well with a long black skirt for evening wear. Because it was so expensive, it sat unworn in my cupboard for weeks, months, years. (Americans say closet - but they really do have large walk-in closets, whilst British houses have built in cupboards,

  Gladiator sandals in gold. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Evening Shoes Needed I need new shoes. Smart evening shoes. Gold evening shoes.  Why? Because my old fancy gold shoes have broken. They were Cushion-Walk. Model number FZ975.. Size UK 4E, EU 37, US size 6. Broken heel on Cushion-walk gold sandal. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. What could replace such pretty sandals! Gold sandals from Cushion-walk. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. Do I need to buy new shoes? No. I just gave a speech on shop in your spare room. Shop in your own cupboards. Save space. Save time. Save clutter. Save the planet from those piles of unwanted goods which are sent to Africa.  Now the empty spaces are full. The piles of clothes and shoes and accessories are catching fire, polluting the air, sending out methane gas, polluting the water with dye from new clothes, with dirt from stained and old unwashed clothes. Filling up land with piles of rubbish. The land could instead be used for food, or housing,

  Angela in pale blue multi-pocket jacket at winery in Albania, in pale blue jacket. My pale blue jacket was what I wore travelling on the plane, when hiking, in the car and making indoor visits. The four deep outside pockets were handy for holding a phone, or my folding baseball cap. Angela in pale blue jacket, casual look, with her crossed legs deliberately echoing those of the statue of Jack Daniels, in Tirana, capital of Albania. Photo by Trevor Sharot The pale blue jacket, with a cape blazer in navy on top, on the castle at Shkroder, Albania. Photo from Angela Lansbury. Copyright. Angela took off the pale blue jacket to look co-ordinated and take up less room when we where told to squash up to allow the photographer to get in view the people on the far left and far right to include all members of the group. The photo was taken at a lookout point near Theth in northern Albania. Notice that this time Angela is inconspicuous in navy, white, and red accents. The stand out colours worn

  Angela Lansbury in blouse with red watermelon and yellow and green pineapple pattern. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury. This was my regular shirt on my trip around Albania. I washed it out every night and wore it next day. Ocasionally it was slightly damp but soon dried off. A couple of times it was dripping a slight dark purple dye onto a bathroom floor or bath. Mostly I was able to squeeze it half dry and dry it a bit more with toilet paper. Or hang it on a balcony. 

  My friend on the right travelled light on a one week hiking holiday. She had a pink linen shirt which she washed out every night and it was dry by the morning.

 Reversible dress, showing the diagonal blue and leopard print. Handy for travelling light. Two thicknesses of fabric. Few decisions about what to wear. Shoes which match one side will match the other.

 Angela in circular suspended bamboo chair at the lobby of La Brisa hotel, Dhermi, Albania. Dress 566. Photo by Trevor Sharot.   Dress Anthony Sicari dress. I have lots of Anthony Sicari items. I started buying them when I was overweight and living in Singapore where the clothes were small and had tight sleeves. The Red Sandals Red sandals. From Free-step. Bought in England by mail order. UK Size 4. Upper leather. Lining and sock textile. Adjustable ankle strap and adjustable wide bar across the toes. Adjustable sandals are handy when you used to have to remove your shoes to go through security on long haul flights. On Whiszzair in June 2023 from Luton to Tirana, the capital of Albania, and back again, I did not get asked to remove my shoes.  But my feet change size going from hot places to colder countries or air conditioned places. So it is handy to have adjustable shoes. The Small Cross-body Fabric Bag Bought in Albania from a kiosk at the Shkoder Castle, a hilltop castle in north A

  Reversible dress, worn the plain red side, with red sandals and a red hair bow on a clip. Photo by Trevor Sharot. This reversible dress has one side plain red. When I received it in the post, bought from ebay, I was a bit disappointed. However, today I got it out and found it was the perfect under garment for a long red skirt under a short red skirt, or to match any red top. Very versatile on holiday. Neat and plain, like the plain colour outfits with matching hats and shoes worn by the British royal family. The Reversible Dress Like so many reversible dresses, no label. A mystery. The Sandals Red sandals. From Free-step. Bought in England by mail order. UK Size 4. Upper leather. Lining and sock textile. Adjustable ankle strap and adjustable wide bar across the toes. Adjustable sandals are handy when you used to have to remove your shoes to go through security on long haul flights. On Whiszzair in June 2023 from Luton to Tirana, the capital of Albania, and back again, I did not get a

  Angela Lansbury in red Jacques Vert suit with red Anthony Sicari top. Dress of the day 566. Photo by Sharot family. The Jacques Vert Suit The red jacket has three fabric covered buttons. Two false pockets are on the front of the jacket. The Anthony Sicari top Made in the USA.   Red Sandals Red sandals by Freestep, size 4. The ankle strap and the front are hook and loop adjustable fastening. Adjustable sandals are ideal if your feet change size, or you want to wear with and without socks on different occasions.

  Angela Lansbury wearing a green Gillian outfit. Photo by Trevor Sharot. This outfit consists of a long green skirt and matching top. The label is Gillian CLASSIC FEMME. Made in Korea.  Size 14.   Dry clean. I won't dry clean. Instead, I shall wear it with a black long sleeve vest underneath which I can wash daily.  The fabric is unusual. 70% polyester. So it does not crease.  20% Triasteit. I have never heard of that. The last 10 per cent is viscos (sic). Not viscose with an e at the end, v i s c o s. Hm? The Top The top has a lovely cut and an agreeable fabric. It has lightly padded shoulders. The sleeves are net. Stretchy net.  It feels comfortable. The Cut Of The Top The cut is most unusual. The back of the top is in three sections. Two curved lines down  from the shoulders.  It feels as if it fits well. It feels better than it looks. Size 14 is a little loose on me, since the post Covid-19, diet for a healthier weight. But the charm of the outfit is in the cut.  The Front of

  Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright. The Red Skirt   Marks & Spencer Broderie Anglaise, diagonal. The red skirt is worn over a shorter dress to fill the gap between the hem and the socks. The Pink Dress Label Roman. Size 12. Blue Jacket Black petticoat Marks & Spencer Long petticoat with lace hem Navy Vest with pockets Red Sandals Red. Leather.  The brand is Free-step. Navy Socks Airline socks from Singapore Airlines, from the good old days when every passenger on long haul flights got a pair of socks. Useful Websites Dress romanoriginals.co.uk style number 70913 https://www.cottontraders.com/ See previous post for description of a summery multi-pocket pale blue jacket. Please share links to your favourite blog posts.  

Angela Lansbury wearing pale blue jacket from Cotton Traders. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Red skirt from Marks & Spencer.  The Pale Blue Jacket Label Cotton Traders. Six pockets.  Buttons. Fabric linen, cotton. Two quarter belts at the back at waist level. (like epaulettes). The Red Skirt Marks & Spencer Broderie Anglaise, diagonal. The red skirt is worn over a shorter dress to fill the gap between the hem and the socks. The Red Dress Label Roman. Size 12. Red Sandals Red. Leather.  The brand is Free-step. Useful Websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Traders romanoriginals.co.uk style number 70913 https://www.cottontraders.com/ Please share links to your favourite blog posts.   On the trip to Albania, at Tirana airport (Tirana is the capital) I was standing behind a girl who had the same colour jacket. She said it belonged to her sister. It was from another company and had no sleeves, but the same pale blue with handy big pockets. It was from H & M, and from 20% recycle