Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Pocket added to jnside of jacket. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Most of my Indigo Moon jackets don"t have pockets. I emptied a zip up bag which I was given on a Singapore Airlines flight. I am turning larger, stiff zipped make up bags into clutch bags by addibg sequins. Other small, stiff bags with zips in brigjt colours can be turnef into small shoulder bags or evening body bags for dinner in restaurants and hotels.  Hoever, this light, thin bag will make a pocket. I considred making a slit for a pocket in a side seam, but slant pockets are bettter for side seams. If I had one smart zippered bag I could make two vertical slits and thread it onto a dress belt, or a belt for trousrs(Americans say pants) or a coat. One drawstring fabric gift bag which came with jewellery, or a candle. Could thread through a belt on on evenin skirt. lf I had had  two elegant matching matching bags they would make matching patch pockets on a shirt, skirt, pinafore dress or coat But zi have just...

A bright jolly outfit. I keep seeing these on the websites of Shein and Temu.   White tight across a full tummy is not a good look. So I hid it with a pink scarf. I added another scarf to fill the neckline. Would my legs be bitten by midges or mosquitos? I added a long Indian underskirt in navy blue which matched my multi pocket travelling  vest. Please follow my blogs and share links to your favourite posts.

 Sahara online and shops to try on dresses. Comfortable cottons and pockets. Pretty flowers and butterflies. If tall and slim, consider  Spanish label Bimba y Lola.

 The Green Next top The sleeves are a light 100% cotton. Sleeve Buttons Ten little buttons on each sleeve. That's twenty on the sleeves alone. Neck Buttons Eight buttons on the neck. Total 28 buttons. The ones on the neck have button holes. The ones on the neck are decorative. Size 16. The top is comfortable because of the wide arms, which are thin cotton, but narrow to knitted cuffs elegantly fastened with numrous small green buttons.

  Comfy Clothes The label says Comfy Clothes and by Alice Fabrics. The descriptive label says it all, summarises it all. Why comfy? All cotton. The clothes were designed for large ladies. The production was done in Cyprus. I bought from their warehouse cum shop in Queens Park. The clothes suited me. They had long skirts and long dresses. Because they used a lot of material, they cost more than a teeny miniskirt.  When they had end of season sales and a last sale before they went out of business I bought several outfits and half outfits.  They had one design of an underdress and sleeveless overdress with slit skirt, showing the dress underneath, in co ordinating colours, the added flower or abstract pattern on the top garment. Both parts could be worn separately, or with other garments, best of all as a pair. So three options if you bought the two garments together.  Storing Clothes Folded Flat Storing clothes folded saves on hangers. Shelves protrude less than a han...

  Update - Wear Tank Top On Top I went to hang up the tank top. Not having another hanger handy, I put it on top of the jacket. Although the jacket pocket adds bulk under the tank top, that is a way of getting a second wearing if the jacket has a stain on the front, to create a second look for a second day, cheering the wearer and onlookers. This is what is hidden underneath. Yesterday's look. When the jacket was done up, you lost the tank tops edged neckline and braided sleeves. I have a symmetrical outfit.  Neater. And more attention to a speaker's face, rather than their body, chest and waist. The effect you prefer might depend on whether you are walking about at a cocktail party or buffet, or sitting at dinner, or speaking, seated, at a committee The Tank Top Tank tops are usually plain, sleeveless, no bust darts, round necks, wide shoulder strap part of the front.  The matching tank top is completely hidden when you do up the collar of the jacket.  For an altern...

I tried knotting the top but prefer the way it looks loose. I  searched on ebay for a three-piece skirt suit. I found several. Most were dull classics, boring fabric, dull designs.  Advantages of Long Sleeves Then I saw the green outfit. I wanted long sleeves, not short sleeves. Long sleeves protect you from cold weather and cold air conditioning, and insects, or sun's rays. They hide any imperfections of arms, freckles, age spots, wrinkles, veins, elbows. Longer sleeves are useful when visitong temples requiring you to cover up. I bid from very little. Bidding Wars & Strategy I was outbid. I was bidding against one other bidder. I did not want to keep bidding up every day, driving up the price for me, and for my rival if I lost. But I did not want to forget and lose out on the last day. So on the last day I bid early in the morning then later in the day. Would I still be outbid?  I decided I really liked the colour and kept bidding. Perfect Price, plus postage The se...

Zulu Hat Style I love the bucket hat with the wide crown. Purely decorative. No brim to shelter your eyes from the sun. But eye-catching, attractive, makes you look taller and more elegant. Distinctive.  Zulu Hat Colours Orange is my favourite of the colours offered. I also like blue. And multi-coloured. The multi coloured hats go best with a plain colour dress or suit. The plain coloured hats enhance a plain colour outfit or dress. Zulu Hat Prices I found none on Amazon. But half a dozen on ebay. All at high prices, around forty to seventy pounds or more, some with half or double the cost in postage from the USA to the UK. Useful Websites For Zulu Hats ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232947332586?_skw=woman%27s+hat+zulu Webpage picture. About 80 pounds,  108 US dollars, plus US $69.43 (approx £51.68) eBay International Shipping . See details for postage Located in: Orlando, FL, United States etsy over 111 pounds but free postage. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1375533114/zu...

  When I saw my new friend wearing a belt with the letter H my first thought was that her name was Hazel or Hannah. But almost immediately I realised the H should for the designer label Hermes. However, if your name is Hazel or Hannah, that is another reason for buying such a belt. Not exactly cheap. My husband says you can easily pay a three figure sum for a man's leather belt at an airport. On the Hermes site I saw narrow reversible belts for woman with the H at 585 pounds, 825 for a man's belt. My favourite was the women's reversible belt with red and pink. The cheapest I saw on eb ay was a man's belt at 177.50 pounds, open to offers. When I did another search I came up with prices starting very low. But the items might have been belt without buckle, buckle without belt, or belt with small scratches. Could be useful if you just want to try out the style, or are good at renovating, or want to smarten up your everyday clothes. Initial Belt Buckles Amazon has lots of re...

  You can find lots of wine glass ear rings moderately priced. Sterling silver teeny stud ear-rings, about 12 pounds for the pair and under two pounds postage. Useful Websites For Wine Glass Design Ear-rings Sterling Silver https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/silverrainsilver/product/extra-tiny-wine-glass-stud-earrings-sterling-silver Red Or Green, cheap under ten pounds from etsy  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/607138211/wine-earrings-wine-glass-earrings-red Also 3 D glasses https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4342610629/wine-earrings For details of the white beret and other berets see my other posts. Please follow my blogs on dress, travel and comical poems, and share with family and friends and colleagues the links to posts you find informative and entertaining.

 The Jacket The label is Indigo Moon.  My current favorite. Ebay has many jackets, tops and tee shirts with matching skirt suits, and a few coats, bags and dresses. I have several jackets.  This one is medium size. My husband said. 'The sleeves are too long.' I was going to fold them underneath, inside.   Then I realised I could fold them back on the outside of the sleeve. The sleeves are edged in braid. Any disadvantages of Indigo Moon jackets?  .Most of them have no pockets. Useful Websites for Indigo Moon Ebay Etsy Please follow my blogs and see my other posts on Indigo Moon clothes. See my  blogs on dress, travel and comical poems, and share with family and friends and colleagues the links to posts you find informative and entertaining.

  Angela Lansbury wearing a red beret. The Red  Beret The red beret completes the outfit. The Red Skirt The long skirt label is Jacques Vert. The style is flared. Easy for walking around the exhibition all day. And flights of stairs on the London underground, and over the railway line at Olympia station. The Red Jacket The label is Indigo Moon. Bought from Ebay. The Red Boots I invested in leather boots, wide toes, a zip up the back. You can buy them in burgundy red, all black, or yellow. I have worn them in several others posts where I listed the supplier. Suppliers of Berets Amazon has crochet red berets from about 7 pounds. Many sites have berets costing twenty pounds or more. Ebay has red berets at just over  three pounds with just over three pounds for shipping or six pounds plus with free shipping. White berets were offered at about four pounds from Shein and five pounds from others with reductions when buying two or more hats. Several sellers on ebay offered a larg...

 White beret from France. Used to promote white wines of France at the London Wine Fair. Also as gifts to visitors who completed a challenge. The white berets were for white wines. The red berets were for red wines. Amazon has crochet red berets from about 7 pounds. Many sites have berets costing twenty pounds or more. Ebay has red berets at just over  three pounds with just over three pounds for shipping or six pounds plus with free shipping. White berets were offered at about four pounds from Shein and five pounds from others with reductions when buying two or more hats. Several sellers on ebay offered a large number of colours. Some sellers say wool. Others say wooly. Lots of suppliers including https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126847524133?_skw=beret therange.co.uk https://hatshopping.co.uk/Beanies-trapper-hats-Berets.html

 Hand wash and hang dry. Bought on Instagram This lovely white trouser suit has the label edition. The top has a ruffle down the centre front. The cuffs are split.  The legs are wide. Casual, but classy. Seen on a stand at the London Wine Show.

  These lovely ear rings are white shell at the front, gold at the back, with glitter. Bought from Mango shop in Poland.  Are they real shell? I thought probably not.  However, I found lots of shell items which say they are real shell. They are perfectly matched mirror image. For pierced ears.  I met this lovely lady at a dinner party for Toastmasters clubs, held at the restaurant on Northwick Park Golf course just beyond Northwick Park Hospital. Clip on ear-rings Mango in Poland Clip on shell ear-rings https://www.very.co.uk/jon-richard-gold-plated-shell-clip-earrings Please share links to your favourite posts on blogspot.com.

  Monika bought her orange flower pattern hem  dress with the matching orange open front jacket from Amazon.  The pearl jewellery set comes from Amazon.  Monika was dressed up for an evening social of Harrow Toastmasters Speakers clubs, with member from clubs meeting in Harrow-on-the-Hill, South Harrow, Watford and Wembley. Monika was one of the organizers. If you want to visit her club, or my two clubs Harrovians in Harrow, or HOD in South Harrow, look in Eventbrite or for clubs worldwide search find a club on Toastmasters International. Our multi club social was held at the Blue Zenzer Italian restaurant. The restaurant is at Northwick Park golf club, just beyond the hospital when driving from Harrow. Useful Websites Affordable Pearls Amazon, Ebay, Etsy, Shein, Temu,  Affordable pearl clip-on ear-rings on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=glass+clip+on+earrings Pricier pearls https://www.thepearlsource.co.uk/ https://www.angara.com/uk-en/c/akoya+cultured+pea...

  Angela's outfit, Indigo Moon jacket. Vintage. Bought from ebay, shop British Heart Foundation. Indigo Moon clothes are made in India. Many of the jackets are patchwork. Gill's outfit is from Myla Clare shop, Watling Street, Radlett, Hertfordshire WD7 7AB. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Myla Clare clothes shop Free onsite parking.  Occasional seasonal sales and one day sample sales. Online  Mylaclare.co.ukj Tel 01923 850448 Also on Facebook Facebook.com/mylaclare

  This sequin pinafore dress which I bought from St Luke's is too small, too tight and the light colour doesn't flatter my full figure. Also I don't wear backless tops.  However, when I lifted the short dress up and the top fell down over the skirt, I thought, I only have to sew up the horizontal hem and I have a large, sequined evening bag. I found a thread of matching colour. However, any colour would have been adequate. By turning the garment inside out to sew, the thread which I used did not notice from the outside.   Button thread would have been stronger. to make the thread stronger, I doubled the thread, tying a knot at the end. When sewing any garment with doubled thread, in theory you could oscillate the direction of the first couple of stitches to secure both ends of the thread, to avoid the irritation or lump of a knot. I had done this previously and it was not a success.  I started my sewing and had to leave it to go out for the evening. When I came ...

  Black dress, label Next. Worn by Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Black Dress Rather than a little black dress, this is a rather large black dress. It manages to make me look tall and slim, when other outfits make me look small and fat. Long black dress.stretchy fabric. Buttons Tiny square buttons. Gleaming. Two parallel cut glass bars. Scarf I added a scarf as a tie belt for a touch of colour. Scarf bought for £1 in St Luke's. Websites St Luke's Next -ends- Please follow my blogs on dress, travel and comical poetry, all on blogspot, and share with your friends, family and colleagues the links to your favourite posts. I have written more than twenty books including books on poetry and quotations. My books are on Amazon.com and Lulu.com

  The brand of my glasses is Chopard. From Hatch End. Hatch End Eyecare.

 I love my Indigo Moon coat and matching bag. The bag looks lovely flat on the table or clutched in my hand. The front is embroidered, matching the jacket.  Ebay and other sites have a couple more Indigo Moon bags, which don'[t seem to match anything. So what I have is unique. I prefer a bag the size of a tote bag. However, because of the matching, I could not resist this bag. Another possibility is to sew it on the front of a larger black bag. The back has no pattern, so no visual appeal would be lost. Cracked Lining Indigo Moon Bag With Cracked Lining. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Cracking By Clasp Of Bag However, open up the bag, and it has an attractive glossy red paint-like strip inside around the circular magnetic clasp - starting to crack. Cracking of Bag's Gusset At Side The same red plastic-like glossy material is used in the v shaped gusset opening between the front and back panels of the bag. As soon as you touch it and try to press it down, it starts to peel off. Once...

 I bought these online from Ebay which has a huge number of Indigo Moon outfits from the UK and USA. I had bought two Indigo Moon belts which I loved and thought I would look for Indigo Moon bags to complete an outfit. Indigo Moon jacket and matching bag with author Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot.  Jacket Indigo Moon. Usually I go for those with sequins for sparkle. However the embroidery and bright contrasting colours are so jolly that I love this jacket even without the sequins. Matching A Bag and Jacket It is quite unusual to have a matching bag and jacket, unless both are made in a specific pattern, such as a tartan, or Burberry. Making A Matching Pair I was wondering what I could do to make a big bag to match this or other outfits. If you start from scratch you can buy extra fabric. Or use offcuts to decorate a bag with a plain background. Or embroider the same pattern, on both bag and jacket or coat. Pick flowers, hearts, seasonal themes, whatever. Another optio...

 I love Indigo Moon clothes. They look dressy and make me feel special, smart, unique. Coral Skirt - long. Matching Coral Top - long sleeves. Worn by Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Indigo Moon Skirt & Top Colour Coral Pink I like pink. I like orange. I like coral pink.  I have been lucky enough to find sets of matching tops and skirts. The Indigo Moon Skirt Fabric  Polyester - cotton. Hand wash only The Indigo Moon Jacket Colour.  The Indigo Moon Skirt Features Elastic waistband. The Indigo Moon Jacket The jacket is a different pink, a pale pink. Almost beige. Jacket Size Size 2XL. Roomy enough for the arms to go over the top.   The Indigo Moon Jacket Buttons The jacket has five, large, thin, pearly buttons. Each has two holes. A spare sixth button is sewn onto an inside tab. This brand's heavier winter jackets have  curved metal buttons with embossed patterns. Heavier.  Socks Pink and black socks. Their pattern was mostly hidden under th...