Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela Lansbury wearing a Chinese jacket with gold embroidery. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Chinese Jacket I looked at the jacket. I told my husband: 'No washing instructions.When it gets dirty, you buy another one.' He replies, You wash it, cold water and gentle soap or mild detergent. I don't suppose it will come to any harm.' It looks to me like the colour might run. I would try a corner in cold water first. If I love a garment and it is good value, or I can bargain for a reduced price for two, I buy two different colours. If that two colours option is not available, I buy the same colour in two different sizes. The seams are inconspicuously sewn, inside out, so that you can wear the jacket inside out. But then you would lose the colourful and dramatic embroidery. Why would you wear it inside out? Either to protect the outside from getting stained and dirty when travelling and eating. Or to be inconspicuous. Less likely to get robbed. Blend in.  I bought the jacket ...