Dress Of The Day with Angela

  The Black Jacket My new black jacket is old, vintage, from label Indigo Moon. But you would have no trouble buying an Indigo Moon jacket or similarly elaborate embellished top, suit, dress or coat nowadays. Ebay found me more than a thousand Indigo items. Jackets abound, in any colour combination you could imagine. Vibrant red, black or blue velour. Tee shirts in pink, purple and green. Also brown and orange embroidered vividly with gold thread and glinting sequins and gleaming tiny tubular beads. Neat and symmetrical, or mosaic and asymmetrical.  If I were still looking for a novelty, I could have bought handbags, or a swimsuit. Beautiful Buttons Five gib beautiful buttons are down the front. Plus an extra spare button inside. In case you lose a button, or want to test its durability. But the label says dry clean only. The buttons have glinting tiny jewel-like pieces, secured under a see through varnish. The buttons are fastened with black matt loops. Beautiful Braid The ed...

 French - English bandeau - a stretchy or wide fabric hairband beret - simple, round hat, often felt, with a small tab in the centre, curved in to grip the crown of the head, no brim, might be worn flat or at an angle, sometimes kept on with a piece of elastic blonde - white or yellow hair, on a female, the male being blond without the e brassiere - support for the bust, shortened to the word bra broderie Anglaise - literally embroidery English (style), nowadays often called eyelet, but not just a cut-out, cut-outs edged with sewing camisole - spaghetti strap vest chemise - blouse or shirt coiffeur - hairdo, smart hairstyles arranged by a hairdresser, often fixed with pins, nets or ribbons cravat - wide ribbon tied at the neck in a bow or link as if starting a bow crochet - made with a single needle with a hook end culottes - knee breeches epaulette - shoulder tab, often fastened with a button, nowadays decorative Diamanté - set with diamonds or sparkling like a diamond faux - fals...