Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury in red outfit for wine tasting. Photo by Trevor Sharot. I wore a black top with red sleeves, an Anthony Skicari top, and a red Indigo Moon skirt, both in red rather than the white Anthony Sicari top I first selected. Why? Because my evening out was a wine tasting and I did not want red wine to stain my top, nor the skirt. The red and black combination colour of the top was easy for me to co-ordinate with other clothing items and accessories.  The Red Skirt Indigo Moon label red skirt. Has embroidery. No pockets. The thick fabric is warm for mid-season. Although Indigo Moon is a vintage label it is easy to find. I saw twenty or more Indigo Moon skirts, jackets, and complete suits were are available on ebay. Long Red Jacket The red cape jacket with open sleeves has the label Be Jealous. I think the open sleeves are elegant. But you have to beware of it slipping off your shoulders. Especially if you buy a large size, which I do in the hope of added length and no...

  I was packing for a trip from cold England in January, stayng in New Zealand for three weeks January to February.  Did I need 21 day and evening otufits? I tried on complete outfits to see that I had boleros or jackets to match. I also checked accessories, shoes or sandals to match all the evening outfits, and an evening bag to go with all the colours. I packed both red solid shoes and brown sandals for daytime. Silver sandals for the evenings. Plus belts for skirts or dresses which were too long and trousers wwhich were too big around the waist. Matching Evening Bags I picked an easy to pack roll-up U-shape sequin shoulder bag for evening in goldy pink.  For a better match, I had a compact to pack, flat, silver foil-effect, square tote bag.   I packed enough outfits for a  different one every day of the week, and every evening. Seven summer daytime outfits. Seven evening outfits.  Plus the warm weather, red, Indigo Moon skirt, and mustard indogo Moo...

On holiday in New Zealand in late January and early February it is sumertime there, despite being winter when we left England. Escaping the cold British winter was one of the reasons for the timing of our trip. Insect Exposing Styles I found that sleeveless dresses, low necklines and short skirts exposed me to the annoyance of insects and the irritation and ugly marks of their bites. Insect Protection Clothes Bolero jackets exposed my forearms. So for travelling to restaurants I wore a hooded (pink) anorak.  For eating outdoors, I carried in my large bag a long scarf (in co-ordinating turquoise to match the dress, or pink to match the anorak, or orange or pink or red to contast with the turquoise dress which I wore most evenings on holiday. Anti Insect Spray In New Zealand on holiday the friends I stayed with had Bug Off anti insect spray. On ebay I found an inexpensive citronella and lemon grass spray at 3.99 pounds sterling with free postage.

  The half-transparent pendant shows the red fabric behind it, and co-ordinates beautifully. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury.. Copyright. Red outfit. Half-transparent pendant against a green background. Pendant against a red background. Pendant against brown. Pendant agaist purple. The Skirt The red skirt is from label Indigo Moon. Bought from ebay. Vintage. You can find many sIndigo Moon label skirts, tops and occasionally matching skirt suits or trouser suits (pant suits) on ebay. The Red Scarf The red scarf is a piece of remnant fabric from Spotlight store in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. It cost under five pounds. No need to cut or sew the edges. I could wear it staright away. The only problem was that the remnant rolled up and fastened with sticky tape. (In the UK we use the brand name Sellotape.) The sticky tape when removed pulled off a few of the gold foil dots. However, when I wore it, the missing or damaged dots were not noticeable. Note to myself. Never put stick ...

  Lady wearing an outfit from Camilla company in New Zealand. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. A colourful, light dress, perfect for a smart dinner out in New Zealand. Seen at Sage Restaurant at Paroa Bay, Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand. She has mutli-coloured sandals, too. The wearer told me, "It's also a great cover-up for the beach." This dress design is pretty, but pretty pricey. You can opt for the website to show UK and British pounds. The same fabric, for an off one shoulder tie up dress costs a three figure sum in the sale. They sell sarongs, scarves, knitwear, jackets, clutch bags, scrunchies, head bands, pillows. Lots to look at. Co0ordinating slip-on poolside sandals are shown. Also clothes for men, bags and accessories. Dress lengths from mini to maxi. Sleeveless and long sleeves. Countries covered include Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia,  Useful Website Nz.camilla.com Please share links to your favourite posts.

  Tee shirts worn by servers in the Man O War beachfront winery restaurant.  The tee shirts cost 45 NZ dollars. The location is Waikeke Island a ferry ride from Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Man O War Winery staff uniform tee-shrit. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

 Sher with dress to impress new boyfriend, Kit, on Valentine's Day. Sher in sheer delight white outfit, with boyfriend Kit. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. They met in Vancouver. This photo is of them was taken in Man o' War beachfront winery in New Zealand in February, New Zealand summer. She is wearing white. Summer white to reflect the light.  She is petite. The long skirt makes her look taller and can hide high-heeled shoes.  The bare midriff and cut-out shoulders and lack of sleeves give her body access to the sunlight.  Sexy. Huggable. Touchable.  Attention to the pretty face, and long black hair. As Kit is so tall, he would have to stoop to hug her around the waist. So the off-the-shoulder top invites him to hold her shoulders instead. New Zealand Dress Code New Zealanders wear shorts and short sleeved-shirts in their summer, the last of which is February when the schools resume. New Zealanders don't wear short sleeves and shorts only at lunch time. ...

  Amanda designs and makes her own clothes on Instagram. This dress attracted our attention from a distance at a winery in New Zealand.  What are the attractive features of the dress?  1 The short skirt draws attention to the girl's long shapely legs and high heeled peep-toe shoes.  2 The low neck invites a hug at neck level and shows off both bust and long hair. 3 The large curved sleeve is unusual.

  Angela Lansbury, wearing a tee-shirt with the word love, on Valentine"s Day. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Vintage tee shirt from a St Luke's Hospice shop in London, England. Worn in New Zealand

  Angela Lansbury  in rainbow dress. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright.  With horizontal stripes you have to stand straight.  Our first attempt was lopsided. I bought this dress in Thailand. It has no maker's label. I liked the rainbow pattern. It is jolly and can be matched with any one of the colours. I like rainbows. I always have. Everybody likes rainbows. They are now a political statement. But so are all the component colours. What might the colours symbolise to form a discussion point and win you friends? In addition to happy memories of the hopeful song, 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'? The Colour Reminder Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet. Read out your green book in verse. Richard of York gained battle in vain.  Red Red, white and blue are the colours of the USA and UK flags.  Red and blue are political in New Zealand. Red for the Chinese as an auspicious colour.  Red is used for stop signs in the UK, as well as pillar box red. Orange O...

  Angela Lansbury  wearing a fuschia dress. Photo by Trevor Sharot.  Copyright. Picture taken in CRK (Crawford Road Kitchen), Gisborne, New Zealand. The dress was bought from a charity shop, fund raising for a Hospice. My dress cost ten New Zealand dollars, about six pounds sterling in January 2025. The shop was huge.

 The charming lady with this lovely necklace and matching ear-rings told me she bought it in Fiji.  The design features two contrasting colours of silvery grey and pearly white pearls.  Concealing Faces She was shy about showing her face so I have cocealed her face and enhanced my picture with a star. The lady did not want her face shown on social media. So I assured her I would cover it. I used the insert a sticker feature on my Samsung mobile phone edit photos. Enlarging Pictures when Posting I used to post pictures small. Firstly I was afraid that I would use up my allowance. Secondly, sometimes a large picture put first spread beyond the columns and obscured the first page listing of later posts. Enlarging Pictures When Viewing To see the necklace more clearly on your phone, blow up the picture on your screen with two fingers resting on the screen with fingertips together. Then slide the two fingertips apart.

 I always save airline socks. Angela Lansbury wearing Air New Zealand airline socks. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright. I have several colours of airline socks. Mostly plain navy blue