Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Yellow and abstract pattern in black and blue. V neck. Round neck. Vivid royal blue sleeves contrast. Polo neck shirt with polo logo. Label from Lane Bryant. Pensive pose. His New York tee-shirt shows a scene from New York and the lettering NYC, for New York City. Why do they bother to state the word city? Because New York City is in New York state.    These photos show student Shehan in his favourite yellow tee-shirts which his mother buys for him in the markets of Sri Lanka. V-necks, round necks, they all look good. A great contrast against his dark hair. I bought tee-shirts from indoor market stalls in Singapore near the MRT station. I bought one, after being torn between three which I liked. The seller offered me a second at a reduced price.  I learned from this that it is worthwhile trying to bargain in Asia. Whether or not they show prices. Poses My view on poses is this: 1 looking at the viewer is more engaging. However, if you want to focus on the clothes r...

  Burgundy cape from Shein. What is great? Colour. Packs small. Light weight. Any reservations? It is described as a cape coat which is a misnomer. It bears no relation to a coat. No sleeves, nor bodice. It is basically a circle in sections with four slits. The shoulders are shaped.  Wearing it over an Anthony Sicari top with absurdly large padded shoulders helps to give it more bulk and swing. I must admit I bought it two sizes larger. I wanted a long over garment because I have lots of maxi skirts and dresses.   I have bought cape blazers from China in what should have been my exact size but which were two sizes too small. The buttons and buttonholes don't meet in the middle. The garment doesn't do up, so it slides off your shoulders. Shein calls this style open front. It would hang better if it had a lining. Or if you bought two, in co-ordinating or contrasting colours and sewed the edges together. At a price of ten pounds sterling, plus two pounds for postage, th...