Red Outfit for Valentine's Day. Post 708 Dress of the Day by Angela Lansbury

 


Angela Lansbury at the Central London Wine Society meeting. Photo from Angela Lansbury.

The Central London Wine Society met at a Civil Service Club meeting room for a meeting on the theme of Valentine's Day.

We told the story of St Valentine, quoted Chaucer and Shakespeare on the subject.

We tasted wines whose labels featured Romeo & Juliet, Champagne Jean Valentin, Sanct Valentin, and Château Valentin.

I wore red, which is the traditional colour of roses given on Valentine's Day.

The Red Jacket
The red jacket is one which I bought from Ebay. The label is Indigo Moon, a vintage label. The fabric is red velvet with  the embellishment of sequins.

The Red Skirt
The red sequined skirt was from Peacock. Many suppliers have sequin skirts, at different lengths, colours, and prices. I saw it in the Peacock shop in Elstree in the sale and later bought it online on discount at a higher price.

The Red Rose
I bought a container with several artificial red roses from St Luke's charity shop in Hatch End.

The Red Scarf With the Metal Heart
I have seen similar scarves in several colours. They are long, with metal hearts in the middle,.
 

Useful Websites For My Red Valentine's Day Clothes


For Indigo Moon clothes
Ebay
Etsy

For Sequin skirts, numerous sellers online from well-known UK international stores, especially around Xmas and New Year with sales in shops in January, continuing online through February
Peacocks

For scarves-belts with metal heart pendants, many under ten pounds on ebay, with postage abut £3 in February 2026.

For scarf oddments and a rummage basket of unsold clothes reduced to under £5 at St Luke's several shops in NW London
https://www.stlukes-hospice.org/shops

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