Santa Claus red hat and matching red shouldered jacket, jolly against green seasonal holly, dress no 257

 

Angela wearing a Santa hat by a holly bush. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

The Background
This photo was taken on Xmas Day 2023.
The holly grows all year but is suitable for a seonal picture.

The Skirt
The skirt is silk. It is soft. One of my favourites. From Patra, the UK firm which specilises in silk. The skirt is thin with a think black lining. 

The Vivid Orange-Red Tee-Shirt
The tee-shirt is an orange-red tie dye pattern. Soft and stretchy. From Primark. Size large. Primark is always such good value. UK size 14/16,

The Orange Sandals
The orange sandals with hook and close on the ankle strap and across the toe always fit. They don't protect you much when it is raining.
I love the flower effect on the toe bar. Fancy. Smart. The decoration upgrades the sandals.

Cushion-Walk. Leather Lined. Size 4.

The Blouse
You may have seen this before in previous posts. It dries out fast, 1-2 days. I lost a button. An inconvenience. But found I had a spare button on the lower left label. Then I discovered the lost button on the floor.

I wanted to wear another blouse. I tried two others, But this has a smart, sharply definitive collar, a bright white-cream colour to enhance the contrast with the orange. It has neat cuffs, everything I could want.

The Black and Red Jacket
The jacket label is High Point New York. Made in USA. Large. 59 % rayon. 49 % acetate.
It has a red silky lining. 

Shoulder Style
The shoulders are heavily padded. That was the style of the nineteen eighties. (Coming in during the late 1970s and  going out in the early nineteen ninties, according to the article in Wikipedia.) I considered removing the padding. However, I did this on another garment previously. You end up witha huge sagging puff effect. the shoulder is too wide and hangs down. You need to narrow the shoulder with darts either side. Meanwhile, the jacket looks worse than before. Best to leave well alone, unless you are sure you have the time, energy and tools ready to do the darts straight away.

The sleeves are long without cuffs.

Two large buttons with buttonholes opposite are at the waist level. The buttons are gold effect, with four raised hearts. In the centre is a black effect echoing the black fabric. The buttons are on shanks.

Useful Websites
Information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_pad_(fashion)#:

Sales - Opportunity to buy similar items
Primark

Cushion walk sandals
emily red touch fastening with flower decoration about 27 pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emily-Ladies-Touch-Fastening-Sandal/dp/B0CB6Q2W5K/ref=pd_ci_mcx_di_int_sccai_cn_d_sccl_1_4/260-7933407-6917857?pd_rd_w=GoFjm&content-id=amzn1.sym.6448d24d-f04d-4e11-90e5-10165d266aa2&pf_rd_p=6448d24d-f04d-4e11-90e5-10165d266aa2&pf_rd_r=NWDYZ93CZTP8P7M88S1Y&pd_rd_wg=t4kQY&pd_rd_r=900ebd88-c077-4f2f-bd3e-bbe36275cb50&pd_rd_i=B0CB6PJLV7&th=1

Same as mine with flower decoration in navy or black about twenty pounds from Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cushion-Walk-Slingback-uk_footwear_size_system-numeric_5/dp/B0B984CYFL/ref=sr_1_36?qid=1703525743&refinements=p_89%3ACushion+Walk&s=apparel&sr=1-36
About twenty pounds.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cushion-Walk-Ladies-LOLA-Sandals/dp/B0C9MF228S/ref=sr_1_17?qid=1703525743&refinements=p_89%3ACushion%2BWalk&s=apparel&sr=1-17&th=1

Ajvani about 24 pounds, several colours including red or rose gold which would be good for evening.

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