Dress Of The Day with Angela

 If you are looking for embellishments for an outfit, consider sewing on large buttons with your favourite motif. Elphant buttons are sewn onto Thai clothing. They are on foldover / wrap blouses which fasten underneath with hidden snaps (which in England we call press studs). Here are elephant buttons which I ordered in a large size. You can get elephant buttons in all sizes and designs, as well as owls and other motifs. I ordered these three elephant buttons online. They are bigger than I expected and beautiful.  I have already ordered a blue Thai top with the classic three elephant buttons.  I already have a top in red which I bought years ago in Singapore in a clothes shop in Holland Village. I can't find my red top. Maybe it's in storage.  I can see it in a photo of 231 in this blog.  The three buttons are below the bust across the tummy to the waist area. The red skirt completes the look, but does not have buttons. The fabric is stiff and creases a bit. Yet...

Angela Lansbury wearing a red and black Anthony Sicari outfit, American size 4. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Red Anthony Sicari Outfit I love Anthony Sicari outfits because the wide sleeves always fit me whatever my weight and girth. I also love the colour red So, when I saw a red Anthony Sicari outfit on Ebay, I had to have it. I buy a lot of outfits. Most are in the USA. I ponder a long time because of the high cost of postage. Sometimes the price comes down. I buy.  Despite the additional cost of postage from the USA to the UK. The Short Sicari Skirt  Size 4 USA is very small. I tried wearing it as you see here, with the skirt lowered.  I let down the hem twice and made the skirt longer. The Black Bucket Hat The black hat is a rainbow colour hat turned inside out. Co-ordinating Colours I have matched up both the black and red of the skirt suit. The hat and socks are black. The sandals are red. I wear red lipstick. In winter and for the evening I would wear a long black sati...