Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury, author, wearing blue and green dress of the day 790. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright. Brand Top From Next. Made in India. Size UK 8 P  (Petite, it says on the washing label.) Europe zize 36. Colour Two shades of blue green, deep dusky blue, turquoise, black, white, cream and brown.  Decoration Sequins inside some of the flower patterns,, on three large flowers on the front, and one on the back. .  Source Bought second hand from St Luke's Hospice shop. Hair band Turquoise green ribbon, tied in a bow. Probably from a chocolate box. Skirt/dress Double layer green sleeveless dress. Blue Jacket,  Cape blazer style. Bought from Shein in their sale. A Chinese company. Chinese sizing. Small. 3XL, and nowhere near close enough to do up at the front. I added two blue ribbons to pull it in at the waist to stop it slipping off my shoulders. That was not enough. I added another pair of ties, gold rope, handles removed from a small shop's paper gift bag. ...

  Angela in blue backgound white flower pattern summer dress outfit 419. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Blue Summer Dress The old blue summer dress was rescued or recycled, scavenged from my spare room in London, England. Lovely colour, bright blue and crisp, contrasting bright white. But I was not keen on the fabric. The style did not suit me because it had spaghetti straps and a low back. This style meant you needed a jacket, and a bra which would not show at the front, on the shoulders, at the back, a whole nuisance.  However, when packing for my Writers' Summer School, and emptying the room for an overnight visitor who is going to that event, I re-discovered the dress. I thought I would try it on. Maybe now I am thinner it will suit me again.  If not, I could cut it up. What could I do? Turn it into a pillow case? Or an apron? Or a tunic? Would I be able to divide it horizontally into a wearable skirt and top? Or cut the skirt vertically to create a wrap skirt?  The...