Pretty Pink Dress of the Day 321 - silk and pockets - to celebrate a wedding anniversary and birthday


Angela Lansbury with Happy Anniversary cards and red tulips. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright.

The Pale Pink Waterfall Cardigan
Label Atmosphere.
Shop Primark, the budget store, with branches in Harrow, London, and many other places.
Colour light or pale salmon pink.
Style, waterfall effect, no buttons nor fastening.
A horizontal hanging ribbon across the inside neck, stops it falling off a hanger. The ribbon is satin effect, shiny on the face, matt on the reverse. 
The sleeves are ribbed. I have folded them back twice to make a cuff because they are too long for my arms
Size UK/IRL 14. ES/PT 42.  D/NL 40. ((UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Germany and The Netherlands.).

The Silk Blouse
The blouse is very soft. It feels like sand-washed silk.100% silk. Made in China. Hand wash.
Medium Pink. I was going to say dark pink but there's a darker blue-ish pink.
The label is Glassons.

Blouse Style 
It has thin shoulder pads. Short sleeves.

Size M for medium..

Reversible Black Chiffon Skirt
The reversible skirt had black chiffon one side and the same fabric in pink the other side.You can see me wearing the pink side out in my earlier post.
The label, or brand name, is on the hanging ribbons. It is Pearce Fionda.

Buttons
Seven buttonholes down the front placket and seven buttons. Small round red buttons with four holes in each button. . 

The Hat
The red hat is from Marks & Spencer. Label Autograph.

The Scarf
Label missing. The scarf was tied into a tie like a necktie. Then turned with the knot at the back of my neck and the two scarf ends falling forwards. This makes the scarf shorter, and with the circle around the neck draws attention to the face.

Happy Anniversary Cards
The card with the crinkle edge also says printed in the UK.
Stored in a box from Cards For All Occasions.
The pop up card is Expressions from New Image.

If your restaurant does not do birthdays, you can take your own hat, or balloon, or a birthday card to display on the table for a photo of yourself seated. Or hold it in your hand for a photo, Although the wording on the card it may look small if you are standing.

Useful Websites
Several silk Pearce Fionda second hand items reasonable priced tops and a suit were on ebay 11th April 2024.
Glassons.com

Marks & Spencer

White lace effect see through blouse with breast pockets
https://www.temu.com/uk/solid-chest-pocket-button-up-textured-blouse-lapel-collar-long-sleeve-casual-blouse-womens-clothing-g-601099532493558.html?

A guide to pockets on men's jackets
https://www.permanentstyle.com/2020/07/the-guide-to-jacket-pockets.html

https://www.heddels.com/2019/06/types-pockets-pocket-dictionary/

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Happy Birthday plate. Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright
 

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