Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury in tartan blouse and Gordon Tartan headscarf. Dress 324. photo by Trevor Sharot. I was looking for tartans to wear when I gave a talk on Scotland, Scots language, Scottish people. I found a blouse but was not sure I could identify the tartan. Then I found a scarf. The label clearly identified it as Gordon tartan. If you buy a kilt, it comes with a white blouse with a jabot (centre front frill in white descending at the neck). Long white socks contrast with heavy black shoes. A decorative sporran.  (A sporran is a fur pouch hanging down on a string from the waist as a purse). Useful Websites Tartan Clothes https://www.lochcarron.co.uk/ Please share links to your favourite posts.

Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Shirt The shirt labels say: AMERICAN ROSE ELY (registered) Championship collection since 1878 size 10  65% polyester 35 % cotton  Made in Korea  Six snaps are on the placket, with a flat pearly button with four buttonholes at the collar. Two snaps are on each cuff. The embroidery depicts two roses, two rosebuds in red, and nine green leaves on a green stem, A wavy v shape line outlines an imaginary yoke - no apparent fabric join on the back. However, on checking carefully, I found the yoke area is double thickness, to the embroidered part must be added on top of the solid base. The snaps are a silvery metal. The flat snap part around the raised area has the word KANE. If you are looking online the search words you need are Western wear. If you are in the USA you are lucky. You can buy loads from specialists and from major department stores. From other countries the postage from the USA may be four times the cost of the item.  You could als...