Dress Of The Day with Angela

Harrovians toastmasters club. This year I went to Harrovians. The two leaders of the meeting, husband and wife, were in matching jumpers. I thought that was very effective. I then received a notice from the sister club of which I am also a member. Time for me to get out my Xmas outfit. Years ago I would not have bought a seasonal outfit. I thought it was a waste of money to buy seasonal items which you only wear once to a party. Too twee.  Might offend non-Christian friends. Then, one year I saw one in a sale.  Now, when asked to dress in Xmas theme, I can oblige.  In theory I should keep it in a suitcase up in the attic or an outroom such as a store room, maid's room, scullery/utility room.  The suitcase would be labelled Xmas with a all the decorations.  However, I tend to keep most things out. This works well if you want to find it in a hurry. I did. iwent to my cupborad of thick woolly jumpers and found it immeditely on the top of the pile. Xmas jumper Backg...

 I showed my friend Carolyn how I had cut a pair of trousers to make a skirt. I had shown her how to use pinking shears. Pinking shears from Wikipedia. The plainest have silver or black handles. I prefer coloured handles. If you have two pairs, you can remember which is which more easily. If the resulting skirt is too long, you can hoist it up at the waist. Or raise it above your bust line under your armpits. The next day Carolyn called me. She wanted to do the same to an old pair of trousers (Americans say pants) and turn them into a skirt.   She asked me, "Can you meet me for lunch - and bring with you your pinking shears!" They cost twenty dollars or more. If you use them to cut paper, they go blunt, won't cut, and leave frayed, ragged edges. Because of the shape, they are impossible to sharpen. Seam Rippers She also said, "The unpicking is going slowly because I don't have unpickers."  The usual term is seam rippers. They are much cheaper. Two dollars fo...

   An American cowboy or cowgirl hat is easy to recognize and quick to put on and you can buy one cheaply from fancy dress shops online. You wear a cowgirl hat in Texas or to a fancy dress party or when talking about the USA. Not for New York. Angela in a cowgirl style hat and cowgirl style shirt with handy mother of pearl effect poppers instead of buttons. Of course, the British version of a cowgirl shirt, bought in the UK, comes in a UK version, a tartan which is Scottish. Party shops will sell cheap outfits and fancy dress hire shops hire out Elvis outfits, dresses from the Forties (WW2), the Fifties for a 50th birthday party.  Hats and wigs come in all colours and styles. Dress hire shops also hire out outfits for weddings. hat hire shops will hire out fancy hats for weddings, mother of the bride and mother of the groom, useful if you are traveling overseas, as I did for our son's wedding in the UK.   But let us look at various countries, in Alphabetical ord...