Dress Of The Day with Angela

White cap with sewn on straps. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Why did my cap need straps?  1 It kept falling off. When I looked down. Or when the wind blew. I worried about losing it, leaving it behind on a train. 2 It twisted sideways, looking odd in photos. What should I add? White ribbons? No. They would get dirty quickly, with all the handling.  I sewed pink straps on this white cap. What kind of straps could I add. I hunted in my stache of ribbons. I found what I wanted. The pink in the straps echoed the pink motif. The pink ribbon fabric is matt, matching the hat fabric's look.  The pink ribbon is narrow. But wide enough.  White cap with added red bow. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. The White Cap From Daiso I added wide black ribbon straps to a white cap. The black ribbon is wide. The White Cap (Baseball cap style) The white cap is from Daiso in Singapore. The Japanese chain. One of my favourite cut price chains. Light weight cap, easy to stow in a pocket. But...

  Angela Lansbury in white lace dress by Zalora. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Why Buy This White Lace Dress? At first glance this was not the fabric I wanted, the late was pretty, but not my target. Lace is lovely.  The size was small and it also looked tiny. Most small items I tried on got stuck on the shoulders.  But this had a long zip at the back. You can reverse the dress and just try the arms. If the sleeves are too tight, you either cut them off or let them out. But how do you try it on? These sleeves were wide, no problem.  So I tried on the dress. To my surprise it fitted. A close fit. A perfect fit. A flattering fit. Like hand in glove. Super Sleeves Aren't those shaped sleeves divine! You have to lift your arms to show off the sleeves to best advantage in a photo. I was looking for broderie anglaise, called eyelet in Asia. I already have a white lace dress with co-ordinating, almost matching lace white wrap which has fringes. However, this dress suits me well. ...

  Angela Lansbury in red and blue DIY dress, with red ribbon belt and red ribbon bow. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The dress came from a wide skirt. I cut off the belt and was left with an oblong large enough and long enough for a dress. Blue suits my complexion and goes with my blue eyes. I love the red. I added a wide red ribbon belt, and a narrower red ribbon tied in a bow at the neck. I thought of having both the neck bow and the belt the same width of ribbon. Would that look more co-ordinated?  However, I was not sure that I had enough of either width.  A wider ribbon looks better as a belt. A smaller bow is less distracting from your face. With enough ribbon, I could leave the ribbons attached to the outfit.  Storing Ribbons and Belts At first I had ribbons stored in boxes on my sewing table. Then I decided that the wide black ribbon used as a belt was frequently needed. It could be found more quickly if I placed it on the rack with my belts on the wall behind the b...