Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury wearing a navy blue dress with white polkadots, label Bravissimo. Photo by Trevor Sharot.  Bravissimo is Italian for excellent, well done, the superlative of bravo. I bought this garment because of the polka dots. Later I noticed the label. Bravissimo. They sell online: bras, bikinis and one piece swimsuits. They even do virtual fitting with a lady at the other end checking your size. Bravissimo Photo by Angela Lansbury. Large comfy clothes come from Bravissimo. I associate them with large bras. When I searched for large size bras, up popped links to Bravissimo. Here's a dress, or long top. Metal Zips - For and Against The dress has a metal zip. Vertically down the front. At the front for easy of getting into the dress. Metal might be sturdier. However,  metal is stiff and harder to fold over the front when raising the waist if you are short or want to adjust the neckline or length of the skirt hem.  Style - Lining  The skirt has a thin black l...

  Angela Lansbury, top right, with cream colour lace background. Lovely Lace  I love lace. I have a white lace tablecloth covering a bookcase as my background on Zoom. But white lace doileys look old, shabby and old-fashioned. You can dye them deep colours. Use them as collars, neck fillers or dickeys. Solid colour lace is quite fashionable and available in 2022. My modern lace sleeve dress was polyester. The Design & Construction Lace can be made with strong thread, fine thread, or a mixture. Chantilly lace has strong threads linking intricate and delicate patterns of leaves and flowers. Black lace can be worn as a sophisticated evening fashion. For an evening shawl. In the old days it was considered romantic and luxurious. A lace shawl would be part of the trousseau of garments for a bride-to-be. A lace tablecloth with matching lace edge napkins might be a wedding gift. It can add delicacy and distraction at a funeral or time of mourning. You can create lace with a croch...