Dress Of The Day with Angela

  The Black Jacket My new black jacket is old, vintage, from label Indigo Moon. But you would have no trouble buying an Indigo Moon jacket or similarly elaborate embellished top, suit, dress or coat nowadays. Ebay found me more than a thousand Indigo items. Jackets abound, in any colour combination you could imagine. Vibrant red, black or blue velour. Tee shirts in pink, purple and green. Also brown and orange embroidered vividly with gold thread and glinting sequins and gleaming tiny tubular beads. Neat and symmetrical, or mosaic and asymmetrical.  If I were still looking for a novelty, I could have bought handbags, or a swimsuit. Beautiful Buttons Five gib beautiful buttons are down the front. Plus an extra spare button inside. In case you lose a button, or want to test its durability. But the label says dry clean only. The buttons have glinting tiny jewel-like pieces, secured under a see through varnish. The buttons are fastened with black matt loops. Beautiful Braid The ed...

Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. The tote bag is navy colour with silver elephant patterns.  The scarf is a co-ordinating pattern of elephants, bought at Phuket in Thailand in 2024. Please share links to your favourite posts.

  Pink sari fabric with edging strip showing. photo by Angela Lansbury.  The word sari is Sanskrit for strip of cloth. A saree can be 15 to 30 feet long. Price varies accordingly. The edging strip is on three sides because the fourth side is pleated and tucked into the waist of the petticoat. You can pin it to make it more secure. A complete outfit consists of three pieces, the saree length, the petticoat or underskirt, and the bolero which bares the midriff or covers it. Usually short sleeved for hot countries.   The saree is worn in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia and in Insian communities around the world. The pink saree fabric is a semi-see-through rough fabric. The edging strip is stiff with what feels like fine gold thread or wire, again, rough. I tried it around my neck and it was scratchy. I would say, gauze. However, it looks very good, opulent, especially from a distance. The edging strip is a mixture of geometric and curved l...