Dress Of The Day with Angela

Do you remember the old Marks & Spencer label, St Michael? It suggested reliability, above the average. In those days marks had just one label. Label Images They have since added several new brands. Some names suggest sizes, such as Petite. Others, like Footglove, for woman's shoes, indicating both function, foot, and quality, softness and flexibility.  Other Marks brands added were Autograph and Per Una. Fun Labels Would you ever want to start a business and choose a label?  You don't need to have a business to have a label. Many people like to label jams or bottles of wine with family names or funky names for weddings, or just for fun at home. Personalising is the thing. Many businesses and brand names use the first name, last name, or intials of the founders. Or the founder's spouse or children, or their ancestor who started the company. What if you want to turn old items into new, then you have more than you need? As soon as you start to sell clothes, you need a lab...

   This is known as recycling or upscaling.  The Collar I was originally looking for a plain top to show off the new double embroidered collar which can be seen better in the previous day's outfit number 221 and in 220. The Top The top is reversed back to front to show only the plain pink. It is Disney princess. The Skirt The skirt is rescued from a child's dress. The top which was too small was cut and slit up the sides to make a dickey or false front to fill in a V neck outfit. The skirt was cut above the waistband, and slit at the back. The tie of the waistband holds it in place and the gap is hidden by the jacket. The Jacket The jacket is coral pink cape blazer, made in England, as in the previous photo. The long under slip is a black slip from Marks & Spencer. Coral Pink Cape Blazer Brand name, Pretty Little Thing, from the UK. Size UK 16, AUS 16. EUR 44, US 12. The label says 95% polyester 5% elastane, made in UK. I sewed pink ribbons onto the jacket to fasten i...