Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury is wearing a red, white and navy blue plaid shirt. Dress  587. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The H & M Red, White and Blue Plaid Pattern Shirt  The shirt is labelled H & M. Made in Bangladesh. It has two spare buttons, one in each size. Seven buttons down the front placket. Two on each cuff. One smaller button fastening the slit up the wrist from the cuff. H & M started in Sweden and is now in many countries worldwide. H & M stands for Hennes and Mauritz. It is a man's shirt, in good condition, with long arms. I considered cutting off the cuffs to make a shorter flared sleeve. However, the geometric pattern is more rigid and suits the cuff.  It is a casual shirt, but not a feminine style, more practical. The cuff has a wide placket with one buttonhole, and a narrower one underneath with the button. I could use either one of them to make a tab. A shortened tab sleeve might be cooler in Singapore, especially in the very hot summer. Colours T...

Angela Lansbury wearing blue hearts Patty Moon label top. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury.   Who could resist looking at a clothes rail labelled two Euros. I looked at the tops.  Colour Test I tried the colours against my skin tone on my arms. Pale blue, pink or royal blue? The deep royal blue was the best of three. I regret not buying the other two.  Price - Quick Decision But I knew I had two dollars. I had just received two dollars in change from the five dollar note which I had given the shop for the three dollar top. I had not tried on the item. I was in a hurry. I had to meet my husband in Starbucks. Fabric Weight and Garment Packing I now regret not buying all three bargain tops. I was a bit worried about the weight and volume of packing for our return journey. But the items were so light that I could have worn all three. Travelling Wearing Layers I travelled home wearing what I had worn on the way out, two reversible full length dresses, an orange Craghoppers shir...