Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Photo by Angela Lansbury. Bought Hat My husband bought a warm hat in Galeries Lafayette in Beziers, France. It was more expensive than we wanted to pay, about 25 or 35 Euros but a nice warm hat and the cheapest they had. The colour was Invisible black. Invisable on dark restaurant floors under banquettes. Invisible under the black seat of a hire car.  I had wanted him to buy a cheaper orange hat, but he liked the softer, warmer black. Lost Hat After two days, the new black hat disappeared. I still had my white hat with the scarf attached. Years ago I had sewn in a name label. You need a name and phone number. Now I shall put labels in the inside lid of my travelling suitcase for my next trip, with a sewing kit and reels of black and white cotton. As soon as we buy a hat or gloves or coat I shall add a label. That way, if we leave it behind, somebody might shout after us. Or chase after us. Or phone us using our hotel booking number.  Or reply, 'Yes we have it,' when we ...

A Singapore Airlines bride to be with her beau. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Copyright.  In Asia in countries such as Vietnam and Singapore it is the fashion to do a pre-wedding photo shoot the day or week in advance. If you see a wedding couple in a venue, that's probably a good place to show off your beau and your beautiful holiday clothes. For example, the entrance to a scenic point with the signpost. Waterfalls, walkways, bridges, fountains, outside and inside stations, beside artworks and statues.   For example, the USA: Especially if you are wearing a period costume. Los Angeles' Union station is the setting for the Oscars, extending the space needed for social distancing. The station is open as usual for trains, during the ceremony, as well as before and after. You may have seen the station already as it has appeared in numerous films. One more place to put on your visit list next time you are in Los Angeles, as well as the stars in the pavement. (NB what the British ca...