Dress Of The Day with Angela

 Label Shelana Blue Mock Two Part Top Worn by Angela Lansbury. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Bargain Price Clothes I ought to go for a walk every day. I live near the shops which is more interesting, for me, than walking pas houses, since I prefer people to plants.  Near Tesco is St Luke's charity shop raising money for a worthy cause, a hospice. London has several St Luke's shops, in Hatch End, Stanmore, and other areas. You can see a list of outlets on their website. Bought in St Luke's charity shop for £4. Slightly over my budget. I look first in the £1 jumble box. Then the £3 last reduction rail. Vintage Clothes Shelana of London was a British boutique producing maxi dresses and cotton lace. From the nineteen 60s to the Eighties.  This blue top is 100% polyester. Lined body with bust darts. Glinting flat sequins. Thick shoulder pads. Shelana's dresses and tops are on Ebay and Etsy I hung it on the back of a chair to show the mock cardigan effect more clearly. This style l...

  Angela Lansbury in Anthony Sicari drak pink top. Photo by Angela Lansbury. copyright. I needed an outfit to go out to a wine tasting. I would be seated all night so the skirt was not important, only the top. I would be drinking wine, white, orange, and red wines. So I needed a top which would not get stained. Synthetic fabric. Not white. Preferably patterned. I have several Anthony Sicary outfits, mostly tops, a few with matching skirts, one of two with the matching scarf, and one red jacket. Most have some red or pink. One or two are mostl black or navy. Warm Colour, Warm Fabric  I wanted to wear a different one. And not the dark colours. Something in a warm colour. But not bulk sleeves. Why? Because I was wearing a black woolly cardigan. Why? Because I was going to be sitting in a large hall which was unheated and cold last year. The sleeves of the Sicari top were thin fabric, not knitted like the bodice. So I wore a blouse underneath. Another layer. The White Blouse The w...