Dress Of The Day with Angela

 Footwear is described differently in countries around the world as I discovered to my dismay. Thongs in Australia  In Australia I went into a beachside bar. A sign on the door said, No thongs. Okay, I was properly dressed in a wrap skirt, no thong underwear revealing buttocks. The barman said, "No thongs." I replied, "That is okay. I am not wearing thongs." He replied, "I can see you are wearing thongs." I was puzzled. How could he see my underwear. Through my clothes? Visible panty line? In any case, he had made a mistake. I was not wearing thong underwear. So, I said, "I am not wearing thongs. How can you see thongs?" He pointed to my feet, "Those are thongs. On your feet. You ARE wearing thongs!" I looked down, and said, "You mean my flip-flops? You call them thongs?" "Yes." "Ah!" Luckily I had other shoes in the boot of the car nearby.  Indian Slippers A second misunderstanding happened in the UK. A fr...

The Orange Tee-shirt With Shoes The Tee-Shirt Look carefully and you will see three pairs of beach sandals on the tee-shirt. The Skirt The skirt has shoes in several styles. The background colour is yellow, which goes well with orange. The Black Waistband The black waistband is a wide black satin effect ribbon from a roll of ribbon sold by hallmark, the gift card people.  I normally avoid waring belts if possible. They cut you in half and make you look shorter and draw attention to a low or unsupported bust. You can see that I have tied another piece of the ribbon around the hat, to co-ordinate.  The next outfit, dress 180, shows the tee-shirt top reversed with a different skirt. Useful Websites On Clothes Amazon Ebay Wikipedia About the Author Angela Lansbury is a travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. She evaluates speeches, judges speech contests and runs language workshops. She also draws caricatures. Please bookmark and share links to your favourite posts wit...