Dress Of The Day with Angela

  This is my preferred swimsuit. Why? Because it has an attached cap.  Why Attached Caps? I don't buy them to protect my hair and neck for religious reasons. Firstly, I am protected from sunburn and mosquitos. A friend of mine has just come down with dengue in Singapore. A cap which is attached is so convenient. I remember getting half way downstairs in a lift (Americans say elevator) and realizing I had forgotten my swim cap. They are obligatory in our local pool? Why?  Not because stray hairs are unsightly or could spread disease. For practical pool problem prevention. To prevent hairs blocking the drains and pump.  Swimming hats For Safety Keeping your long hair out of the way is also a safety issue. In London, UK, a girl in a Jacuzzi leaned back and her long hair got caught in the sucking in a vent. She was pulled down and trapped underwater. The life guard ran over and kept her alive by giving her mouth to mouth oxygen underwater - for several minutes, until som...

  Angela Lansbury wearing red, white and green for a winter meeting online. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury. The Headband - take or create a coloured headband You might get given a headband, or you can buy one. My family received a Santa headband from the Tanglin club in Singapore at their tree-lighting ceremony. If you have an adult's or child's headband in a plain colour, you can wind red, white or green ribbon around it in a spiral, or sew or stick a fabric piece along the top. You could also print red, white or green paper and cut a strip to cover the top of the headband. Headbands slide off my silky hair. I looked around for something white and red to wear like a Santa hat. The Red and White Clothes - Caftans I started creating the ensemble with a red top. If you are looking for caftans, try also spelling with a K, kaftan. Cape Blazers  The white is a cape blazer which has open front sleeves showing the red top. Baseball Caps Then I added a white brimmed baseball cap. I h...

Dress of the Day 163. Selfie of Angela wearing her new colourful DIY swimming cap made from an old swimming costume. I arrived back in Singapore from the UK ready to go swimming in the outdoor pool and I found my swimsuit but no swimming cap? Where was it? Luckily nobody was checking and I was able to go swimming in a baseball cap with a brim to keep the sun out of my eyes. I was swimming breast stroke which keeps your head above water, unlike the crawl. The Story of the Search for Swimhats When I reached home, I went online and researched swim hat. I went on google and amazon.com and Ebay - after switching country of delivery to get the true postal address and postal rate.  Swim hat brought up what I would call sun hats, items with large brims, not waterproof. So I tried swim caps. By now, quite tired of this online search, I clicked on a reasonably priced item, from China, not the UK or the USA. If you are in the USA you want a local supplier for free postage and quick delivery. ...