Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury in all black and white new look. Post 459. Photo by Trevor Sharot, edited by Angela Lansbury. The Jacket has been in previous posts. Black Jacket with white collar - mystery label Black Tights I have the choice of two styles of tights. Solid black with an integrated foot. That means the ankle is covered. No gap above the boots visible with a midi skirt when standing nor with a maxi skirt when sitting with legs crossed. This pair is warmer when travelling. Another pair ends at the ankles with fancy lace. This is my best pair. For evenings, dinners, restaurants, special occasions. Red and black boots I get lots of compliments. Coast dress The Coast dress is an easy to wear, quick to put on wrap around dress. The label says it's silk. For a change, I have covered the top of the Coast dress with a black top.  I thought two patterns above the waist was too busy. In the old days we would have said that two different patterns alongside each other clashed. Even in on...

  An Anthony Sicari outfit, black and white dress and jacket. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Dress and Jacket Dress with pleated skirt. Size 14.  Jacket with knitted cuffs. Swamps me now I have lost weight.  The buttons are large white pearly discs with four holes You can undo the two buttons on the edge but the other two are sewn on. It is a pull over your head jacket because the dropped waistline knitted band has no opening. The cuffs and waistband are a little bit stretchy. What looks like a horizontally striped false front is the top half of the sleeveless underdress. The breast pocket is yet another illusion, designed to make the item look smart. The cuff of the pocket is sewn on and the triangle of the handkerchief goes down only as far as the cuff of the non-existent pocket. Sewn in place. If you ever have a tiny scrap of material left over and are wondering what to do with it, you can make a false pocket and a false handkerchief apparently peeping out. A black and wh...