Green three piece summer outfit





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 set was not a bargain. But if you divide twenty into three pieces, you get about seven pounds per piece, the jacket having short sleeves, the skirt being long. 

Extending Sleeves
Could I add white sleeves, cut from an old man's shirt with a frayed collar? Could I add a cuff of fabric cut from a hem or seam? Or add a small patch to white cuffs? Or cut the jacket shorter, using the spare fabric for sleeves, godets in the sleeves, or cuffs? 

Or cut the hem off the existing sleeve, insert lace, plain cotton.

You can buy flared sleeves, or bell sleeves, and bridal chiffon sleeves, white, black, burgundy, around 25 pounds.

 A few hours later, a few days after first seeing it, I bought it at under twenty pounds including postage.

Creasing and Crumpling
It arrived crumpled in the post but I put it on straight away. Because it ceases easily, perhaps not suitable for travelling on a multi-destination and multi-hotel holiday.

I wear socks to protect my feet from rubbing shoes, and insect bites, in both cold and hot weather. Out came my black socks. I only realised this was a mistake after I saw the photo.

Must Match Socks

The black socks did not go. So I changed into cream-coloured socks.

Beautiful Buttons
The short sleeved jacket has seven buttons, six down the front and one on the pocket. The buttons have four holes in the green centre, and white donut shape, plus green edges.

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