Blue and White top, Esence by Evans, Dress 789

Angela Lansbury wearing blue and white top, label Essence. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright.

 The Top

Blue and white abstract, geometric pattern, navy blue, mid blue - dark turquoise, and pale blue. 
Label Essence.  From Evans, a company specializing in large sizes.
Style, fastened wrap. Thin, rolled, two piece tie belt from both sides, can tie at the back or front in a bow.
The neck gap is fastened with a safety pin.
The waist has a triangular end.
Bought from St Luke's hospice shop in Hatch End, July 2023. 
Fabric, stretchy.

The Skirt
Black. Waist length slip. Co-ordinates with the thin black lines in the top.

The Sandals
Touch and close, adjustable strap and wide front. Open toes. 
Colour red. Free-step. Size 5. EEE.

The Necklace
Mother-of-pearl pendant, suspended on a triple  chain of with small red beads. Fastened with a pearl button slotting through a gap in the between strands of the chain. I saw a larger, nicer pendant in similar style,with a grand, thick chain, but it felt heavy to wear. So I bought this one.

Photo editing
I edited out the slit in the slip showing my leg. It was distracting. I edited out white light reflections in the glass. I edited out, on my Samsung phone, a light switch on the wall which was distracting.

I found several large size clothing items listed on ebay as Essence by Evans.

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