The White Collar On The Black businesslike dress, dress of the day, 527
Angela Lansbury wearing a white blouse under a round necked collarless dress. The White Blouse The blouse is by label Miss Unique. Embroidered Collar The embroidered collar makes it fancy. Not quite as businesslike as a plain white men's shirt collar. Removable button-On Tie The blouse had a matching tie which fixes to the bop button of the white blouse. The tie is removable. I removed the tie because it clashed with the pattern on the dress. Collar Styles Styles you might recognize from their names are stand up collar, and turn down collar, and button down collar, and notched collar. The Black Dress The label is Batik Kereta Kencana, made in Indonesia. Kereta is the Malay and Indonesian languages word for car, coach or train. Kankana means bangle, or bracelet and Kancana is also an Indian girls first name. Kereta Kencana is agreeably and memorably alliterative. The black dress has two large square front pockets. The pattern in a black background, with a blue, w...