Dress Of The Day with Angela

Storing Old Clothes in the Old Days  In the good old days people used to store their winter clothes in a suitcase in the loft or attic in winter. The reverse took place in summer.  Storing Items In Garages Nowadays we recycle and collect clutter. Only a quarter of UK garages are used to store cars. Now cars are left in the front forecourt, and garages are used for storage, clothes, accessories, bric a brac. You need to keep moving clothes. Why? To be sure that moths get disturbed. Also so that the clothes do not get mouldy from damp. (American spelling moldy.) Avoiding Impulse Purchases I try not to go shopping for food. I postpone my trips to Tesco supermarket because it is right near a charity shop. If I shop for food, it is better to go out after the charity shop has closed.  Home Shopping The Americans have home shopping channels. You see items being demonstrated on TV and you buy them from home.  Of course you can sit at your desk and order online.  But wha...

How To Buy From Refash  I came across a Refash an open top, walk in 'kiosk' (I can't think what else to call it) at Bishan. I bought two items, from well-known brands, Zalora and Love Bonita. That was not chance.  How to Buy From Rehash The Seller - Refash The seller is solely for second-hand clothes. They have 12 branches in Singapore. The Bishan branch is on the balcony overlooking the atrium in Junction 8, a multi-storey mall above Bishan MRT underground railway station. Bishan is a busy junction where two train lines meet. The blue downtown line, and the yellow Circle line. How to Sell to Rehash You can earn from 50 cents to 5 dollars by selling a garment to them. Minimum ten garments. Within 14 days they contact you with the price (which varies according to fabric and popularity). (You don't have to wait for the item to be sold.) If you want to sell second-hand items to them, you can read their information page for sellers. They look for brand names. The clothes co...

You can go to commercial organizations which teach you about colour matching. They often check the colours of scarves and outfits which you are invited to bring to the meeting. You may be given a set of coloured cards or fabrics in a pouch or linked together by a string, which you can take to your wardrobe at home, or take into clothes shops when shopping. You can go shopping with your own set of cards. Save scraps of card from printed material such as packaging. Or print out using a colour printer. Some garments have spare buttons or fabric attached. Or carry a small scarf or even a sock or g-string (thong) or piece of wool, or a cotton reel or plaited piece of cotton. Or a make up bag in your best colour. Or a bracelet to match.Or your phone cover. Or a pencil or pen. Matching Hair You can also match to your hair colour. A black mask with a black dress and black hair. Shades of colours matter. If a yellow is pale and makes your blonde hair look brassy instead of classy, you might hav...