Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Accessory - Triple Crown Pin The cute pin  in the Toastmasters colours is from Toastmasters International, from one of the public speakers' training clubs in Singapore. I belong to two clubs in the UK, three in Singapore, and one online club.  The pin with the word triple crown and the design of a crown with three points on it is for completing three levels in Pathways, the speaking training program. I have completed all five levels of several paths.  Each Pathway has about 14 projects. Each project includes at least one speech, mostly 5-7 minutes. The shortest speech is only three minutes, about blogging, after writing eight blog posts. That project was what caused me to start this blog on clothing. Useful Websites Toastmasters International

In the good old days we used to buy bra strap fasteners. They consisted of a double ribbon fastened with a snap fastener over the bra strap, and a safety pin to pin the item to the underside of the blouse's or top's shoulders. You bought one or a set or two or three, and moved them from garment to garment by unpinning the safety pins. I would often leave them inside the garment, lose the garment or the pins, buy a new set, and find the old ones years later. Sometimes they stayed crisp. Sometimes the ribbon would fray. Now I have lots more methods for concealing or revealing bra straps. The biggest problem is bras with spaghetti straps. They are small, they slip. They are obviously part of an undergarment. Make sure you have a bra which matches your favourite travel outfit. When buying a top or dress, buy a matching bra. (Even a wrong size bra. You can swap the straps, providing there is nothing revealed in the underarms of a sleeveless outfit. I cover with a jacket. If I want m...