Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury wearing at waistcoat with palm trees.   Photo by Angela Lansbury. The Shein Waistcoat The waistcoat came from St Lukes charity shop. The label is Shein. Made in China. As you might expect  The St Luke's price was £3. I googled waistcoat, Shein, parrot, and the exact sme garment appeared immediately. The Shein model was wearing it over a white crop top with short denim shorts. The price was ten pounds plus three pounds postage. But as a new customer or returning customer (eg after a gap of several weeks not ordering) you might get offered free postage.  I like the fact that the patterns on the right and left mirror each other as if the parrots are about to speak to each other. Useful search words for the same or similar garments would be beach scene, colourful, multicolor, palm trees, sleeveless jacket, tank top, top, Travachic, tropical print, vest, waistcoat.  The Straw Hat  The straw hat was free, a promotional gift. Advertising Cea...

  Angela Lansbury wearing a straw hat and waistcoat with palm trees  Photo by Angela Lansbury. The Straw Hat Adapted With A Lining The straw hat had spiky pieces of straw prickling my scalp. I had previously gone to the expense of buying an orange skull cap But today I happened to have a small white linen table napkin lying next to the hat. I folded. It to fit inside the dome of the hat . The linen did the trick. Temporarily. But the new liner slipped. So I needed to fasten it to the hat with 2 safety pins. I also needed two ribbons. One either side, sewn on inside to the inner headband. But there was no inner headband or sweatband.  The straw hat was a promotional gift. Advertising Ceará. Ceara is the sandy coastal state in north eastern Brazil. An article about Panama hats from Ecuador alerted me to the qualities of genuine hand made hats using natural fibres. One thing to look for is the straw edging of the brim. Not machine sewing with thread nor glue.  Descubrac...

Angela Lansbury wearing a painted palm tree pattern dress, red and green on white cloth. Photo by Trevor Sharot. This dress was bought from a shop opposite the Troodos Hotel, Troodos, Cyprus. The shop is the far right distant shop with the bright green awning Souvenir and clothes shop, Troodos Square. Attractive Price  In a shop at Troodos, near the Ski Centre, I saw a rail of clothes at the bargain price of about 12 Euros. I selected a sleeveless dress with a painting of palm trees pattern in red and green on white cloth. The occasional brush stroke of blue looks almost green. The neck is accentuated by a pattern of green and red. The Cut and Style The cut is not a straight shift. As you see in the photo, from the way I spread out the skirt, a wide hem dress. The back is plain white.  Plain Back The black was plain white. Often a garment printed or painted only on the front is cheaper than one printed on the back and front. That didn't bother me. In fact an alternative look a...