Dress Of The Day with Angela

Angela Lansbury wearing pink top and white skirt. White Cap White broderie anglaise cap, brand Tu, from Sainsbury's supermarket. Bought second hand from eBay. Pink Top From brand Tu, sold in Sainsbury's supermarket. I bought mine from eBay. Laura Ashley Lace Hem Slip (Vintage) This Lace Edge Slip is worn as a skirt. I keep asking various males, 'is my outfit looks okay.'  None of them say, 'You are wearing a slip.' My son did say, "You are dressed casual.' He did not say, 'You need a skirt.' Interesting - casual! I thought I looked elegant, pretty, at least smart casual.  So, on holiday I must keep the broderie anglaise for daytime. I need to change in the evening for dinner. White has the disadvantage that it easily stains.  Hotter Sandals The Hotter sandals are style Easy. They have two hook and loop fastenings over the toes and instep and a buckle at the back. I used to not wear them much. I preferred vibrant red. Cheerful red. Not boring cre...

Pink top with silver palm trees. I also have this silver palm trees design on a black top. I bought it from a catalogue. J D Williams. The brand name is Marisota. Hot pink. 100% viscose. Soft and comfortable.  One colour was on special offer. I liked it so much that I bought the other colour at full price. I was looking for a plain colour skirt to go with the patterned top. Black did not go. I tried the royal blue cardigan. Perfect, rich colours. Now, what about a skirt? I had a skirt which was dark blue one side, the back, and pale blue with seahorses on the front.  Seahorses on pale blue did not go with silver palm trees o vibrant pink.  I turned the skirt around. The dark blue side of the skirt went perfectly with the pink top. Fine for a photo, so long as I faced forwards. Fine when sitting at a desk.  But surely I could never wear this outfit, out and about? I turned sideways in front of the mirror to look at the back. I now had the pale blue with seahorses. Pal...