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Hareem Pants Dress In Lilac Colour, dress of the day 217

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  Carolyn wearing her dress from converted hareem pants (trousers). The dress is lilac, worn over a short sleeved t-shirt.  A small piece of contrasting fabric patch is used to link the dress across the right shoulder. 

Bright orange BHS top and converted skirt outfit. Dress of the day 395. BHS bye bye. Colourful teacher memories.

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Angela Lansbury in orange. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Description  Top The label says BHS. British Home Stores. I love the bright orange contrast with the brilliant white of the blouse. British Home stores used to be like Marks & Spencer but cheaper. Clothes, bedding, lamps and household items. Skirt The skirt is created or converted from a pair of trousers (Americans say pants) slit up the centre seam and rotated  so that the slits are at the sides. I looked for a blank wall in the kitchen. My first thought was to avoid the red pattern on the blind on the door which I thought would be a distraction and a clash of colour. However, my husband said it looked jolly. Therefore, afterwards I made a point of being photographed next to it. With red lipstick and red shoes I would always co-ordinate with the blind. However, you can get tired of one colour. So now I am trying to alternate with orange and pink. Teacher's Clothes in Singapore When I worked as an English teacher in a priv...