Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Green top's label is Goodwill. Why do I have this open mouth, gasping, Marilyn Monroe sexy look? Because I have to look up when wearing my spectacles to avoid the reflections in the glasses. If I don't look up this is what happens. How To Recycle A Child's Outgrown Outfit I had rescued ready to recycle a set of child's skirt with attached leggings. I thought it would make a cape with sleeves. I had done that before. You can leave the elastic waist intact for your neck. I have done this before, successfully. Cut upwardsfrom the base of the skirt. Cut up one side of a seam so the edge is already seamed neatly on one side. This garment was much smaller. I had to cut the elastic.   However this time the seams were not neatly in the centre. I ended up with an asymmetrical cape. I know. You know. My husband never noticed.  Tricks and Tips on Night Portrait Photography He was more concerned with taking the photo in daylight, but not having the light behind me and none in ...

  Props We boiled up the egg, the small chicken's egg, for the small egg cup. I looked around the living room and saw a giant ostrich egg, souvenir of South Africa. Just thing for an impact in a photo and on zoom for a speech about cooking eggs.  Clothes and Hat The Apron   I had the chef's apron in wide blue and narrow white stripes. I bought it for my husband who felt and looked silly in my girl aprons decorated with flowers. It is waterproof and handy for protecting clothes from water, juice and coffee, more often than for cooking.  How To Make The DIY Paper Chef's Hat You can buy chef's hat from cookware suppliers. But I needed one instantly. For a speech about cooking eggs I thought I would switch my baseball hat to something else. What?  I had no chef's hat. But I did have a pillbox hat. So I took White A4 paper from the printer, or the pile of discarded paper, or the waste bin. I folded parallel strips using a ruler.  Then I folded  them ba...

  Photo by Trevor Sharot. Photo by Trevor Sharot. About the Author Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot. Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Member of many toastmasters  speaker training clubs and speaking contest judge. Angela Lansbury, the author of 20 books including Wedding Speeches & Toasts, and Quick Quotations, has lived in the USA, Spain and Singapore.  She has several blogs and writes daily on at least two of the following: travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com translateforfun.blogspot.com  Please share links to your favourite posts.

Dress of the day number 207, in royal blue, converted from trousers (Americans say pants). Photo by Trevor Sharot.  The pretty fabric of the royal blue trousers meant that they stayed in my wardrobe for months, years. I  never wore them. I rediscovered them when I had a sort out, looking for a new outfit to wear, and found them.  Why don't I wear trousers any more? They are too hot, too constricting. Especially in summer and the tropics. Life is easier when you wear a skirt because you can wear a slip underneath and wash that out and dry it overnight. You can wear the skirt two or more times before washing it. How can you convert a pair of trousers into a skirt? Simple. Just slit up the inside seam of both legs towards where they meet at the crotch. Since the legs of the garment reach the ankles, unlike shorts, you end up with a long skirt, which is what I like to wear.  You can wear the new skirt with a slit at the front and a slit at the back. Or you can turn the s...

  Photo by Angela Lansbury. Selfie. Red and white false collar, White Bird cape blazer, red catran by Label Elok, traditional batik from Indonesia. How to create an attention getting neckline for your appearance on Zoom. Dress of the Day 206 Red and white Trio neckline  Cape Blazer White Bird label white cape blazer. Glossary Cape blazer  A cape blazer is a-jacket with cape effect and opening for the arm, no front sleeve. Can be buttoned across the front or loose like this one.  I have ordered some double clip fasteners. I hunted everywhere for clip fasteners a year ago and could not find them. So I sewed on pairs of ribbons to tie in a matching colour. In Feb 2021 whilst I was looking for fake collars and applique up popped links and ads for fastenings.  The Red Caftan Dress The red caftan dress is loose and short and I wear it around the house. It is loose on the arms and waist. I don't need to match up a top and skirt. It is quick to put on if I am hurry...

  Dress of the night, pink delight. Dress number 205.  The White Dress The rescued dress is white cotton with thin white muslin lining.  the embroidery is pink, green and orange shy satin stitching, pink net for the large flowers and pink sequins with tiny seed pearls in the middle. The dress has no maker's label nor sizing. It is to fit either for somebody much slimmer, and smaller, possibly a child. The zip does not do up at the back, but the waist tie holds it in place and the gap is hidden by the cape blazer, and leaves me cool. White Cape Blazer The white cape blazer has the label White Bird. The fabric is light, unlined. The size is large and it is a long way from meeting in the middle. I thought of adding white ribbons at breast or waist height to fasten it but I wore it a lot and it didn't slip off. The flat shoes are deep dusky pink and purple. The brand is Brevitt. Touch and close. The pink cup was a free gift when you bought two or four cartons of drink, before...

  Orange wedge sandals with fabric flower by Castaner, vintage, owned by Angela Lansbury. Photo by Angela Lansbury. The good news is you can still buy wedge heel rope edge shoes from Castaner - notice the diacritic over the n, making a ny sound, as in manyana.  My favourite orange shoes with the fabric flowers with two layers of five petals. Open toe. Orange lining to match. So jolly. They make me happy. The latest designs are rainbow colours. The fabric is canvas, they say. Sold in London and Singapore. And franchises worldwide. Useful websites Castaner shoes in rainbow colours, on sale online from at least two sources, Feb 2021. In UK https://www.castaner.com/en-int/woman/sandals?___from_store=en-uk In Singapore https://www.mytheresa.com/en-sg/designers/castaner.html About the Author Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot. Angela Lansbury, travel writer and ...