Soothing sky blue flowers with a cloudy white background and round shisha mirrorwork skirt. Dress of the day 318.
Angela in Soothing blue top patterned with white clouds. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Blue Top The top is brand Nightingales, of the UK, 100% polyester, both the shell and the lining. I recall that Nightingales was taken over by one of the big companies. I still have a traditional Victorian style cotton full length long sleeve night dress which I wear frequently. i could not find the company in Wikipedia, but eventually I found them on ebay.co.uk, selling tops and skirts - lots of blue, new and second hand. Then I found the Nightingales brand on the Ambrose Wilson site, selling mother of the bride outfits. I looked at the fabric again. It is slightly stretchy with a diagonal weave. The effect is matt. So it would not go with satin effect dark blue skirts. The front has horizontal bust darts, one either side. The back has two vertical darts in the middle, not reaching the top nor the hem. You can see the darts more clearly when you turn the top inside out and look at the lining....