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Outfit of the day 03/02/17

Posted on 03/02/2017 by The Librain

I will admit from the start that I am cheating a little bit. This is the outfit I would have worn today, if we had gone out. For once, I was feeling just about well enough for a pot of tea and a library visit, but Lovely Husband was too tired and had to have a rest this afternoon. He is quite seriously disabled and had to retire very early from work. I am so lucky to have him as he tries so hard to look after me, despite his own problems. We have been together for almost thirty years and he has always been such a wonderful role model to our lads as he cooks, shops and does loads of housework as well as supporting us all.

I hope our sons make good husbands or partners – they will do if they follow his example! Of course, we are all human and are under a great deal of stress as a family which means that our life is far from perfect. Thank goodness for social media and my friends who support me via Facebook and other such services!

Phew, enough of the personal stuff. The outfit today was based on this pretty Ferragamo scarf. It is a silk twill 90cm in shades of brown and beige with pops of purple, violet, green, orange and pink. I love the leopard and the gorgeous flowers and foliage. It was the first Ferragamo scarf that I bought.

Brown silk scarf by Ferragamo.
Horn shawl ring by MaiTai.
Camel cashmere jumper by Marks and Spencer (this image does not quite show the correct colour).
Brown suede jacket by Wallis.
Navy jeans by Klass (I definitely need some brown trousers, perhaps chocolate cords?).
Gold knot earrings.
Tan leather ankle boots by Ted and Muffy.
Caramel leather handbag by Peony and Moore (no longer trading).

Outfit of the day 03/02/17 with Ferragamo scarf

If I do manage to go out over the weekend, I will wear this outfit – promise!

Posted in Clothes, Family, Friends, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe | Tagged beige, boots, brown, camel, caramel, earrings, Ferragamo, jackets, jeans, jumpers, MaiTai, navy, pink, purple, scarf rings, sweaters, tan | 2 Comments

Great news plus Egyptian motifs 01/02/17

Posted on 01/02/2017 by The Librain

Younger Son passed his driving test today! Hurrah! And at the first attempt! Whoop!

Passed driving test

Not much else to say, really. Still very ill and unable to do much except watch the TV and read. I am wearing much the same outfit as yesterday, but with nice Egyptian style earrings. So, to entertain you, here is a collage of Egyptian motifs.

Egyptian motifs collage

Egyptian style turquoise earrings by AngelineDresserSilks via Etsy.
Egyptian style blue earrings as above.
Cuff bracelet as above.
Wall decal by AdnilCreations via Etsy.
Painting: “The Finding of Moses” by Alma-Tadema
Head of Nefertiti.
Scarab motifs.

I studied Ancient Egypt as part of my first degree in Ancient History and Archaeology back in the 1970s and I have loved the style ever since. We were able to visit the Tutankhamun exhibition at the O2 back in 2008 and I bought the earrings then. They are very similar to the image of the wall decal in the collage above.

Top image from Flickr:

One of life’s milestone moments by nutmeg66

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Outfit of the day 31/01/17

Posted on 31/01/2017 by The Librain

Today has not been terribly inspiring, really. I have been very weak and tired over the weekend and did not go out of the house. So, things have been very similar today too. I tried to get up this morning and went downstairs, but Lovely Husband quickly sent me back to bed.

My outfit today was a velour lounge suit by Cotton Traders. It is in a deep navy and is very comfortable and comforting when I am feeling low. I also managed to wear some brass dangly earrings and my navy leather Ferragamo bracelet for a bit of bling. LH bought me a fluffy fleece blanket some years ago, so I snuggled down with this for most of the day.

Outfit of the day 31/01/17

I read my latest book for a while and ate lunch, kindly made by Younger Son before he went out to work. In the afternoon, LH and I swapped places and he came up to bed for a rest whilst I went down to watch the Silent Witness recordings from last week. I enjoy this show as I really like Emilia Fox and I don’t usually guess the killer until well into the second part – very unusual for me.

I finished “The Glass Rainbow” by James Lee Burke on Saturday. I found this hard to read, not because the writing was poor, far from it, but because my lack of concentration means that I struggle to read descriptive passages, and there are a lot in this book. Burke sets the scenes and culture of the Deep South with such a beautiful touch. Even though I didn’t understand every word, I felt transported into the swamps, levees and bayous, the heat and sweat and damp trickling through the leaves. Wonderful stuff!

Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke

This evening, I will read some more and then write more blog posts, if I am in the mood. My new book is “The Reckoning” by Jane Casey and is the second book in her Maeve Kerrigan series. I am filling in the gaps.

The Reckoning by Jane Casey

Such exciting stuff when you have a chronic illness!

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Wardrobe planning #04 – choosing colours #03

Posted on 30/01/2017 by The Librain

Dilemma: how to change a wardrobe that suited my working life to fit with retirement?

In 2014, I officially retired from my position as a school librarian. As I had been off work for some time with illness, this was the obvious next step. Over the subsequent weeks and months, I began to realise that I needed to make some changes in my clothing to fit with my new life.

In last week’s Wardrobe Planning #03 post, I wrote about how my choices of the last two years have affected the balance of colours in my wardrobe, how I address gaps and, hopefully, make sensible purchases. This week, I will quickly touch on other influences on colour choice.

Colour collage #01

I have already shown the charts which demonstrate the colours of clothes and accessories in my wardrobe. These were made after observing what I already owned and reading fashion forums and blogs. But, what made me choose those colours when I originally purchased those items, sometimes many years ago? And why have I chosen these particular colours: navy, blue, brown, turquoise, purple, coral and creamy white, as opposed to red or orange, for example?

Well, I think the quick answer is that I have a reasonable idea which colours suit me. On further consideration, there are also aspects of age and experience to include! When I was younger, I really enjoyed colours like yellow and red. But my hair was darker and my skin was brighter and less washed out. As I have aged, I have coloured my hair a much lighter shade (not yet ready to go grey) and my skin is paler, so those colours simply don’t do anything for me. Similarly with black – it makes me look even more ill.

Colour Analysis

Some of you reading will have heard of this. As far as I know, Consultants hold colour swatches against your face to find out which colour families or seasons bring out the best in you. They then give you a set of swatches to use when you go shopping. Now, I didn’t want to spend money on this, but I read up on it and worked out which colours fitted with my face, hair and eye colours.

Interestingly enough, they were the colours I already had in my wardrobe, or at least pretty close.
I also thought about the outfits where I had received compliments in the recent past. Not things like “lovely dress” or “nice jumper” but “you are looking really well today” or “your face is really glowing in that outfit” (yes, amazingly, these have been said!). Again, my favourite colours were top of the list.
Lastly, I thought about my favourite paintings or fabric or furnishings and the same colours came back to me again and again!

For example, the first time I saw the refurbished bar in my favourite hotel – I loved it. The whole room is decorated in turquoise and brown with pops of other colours – fantastic!

Ullesthorpe Court Hotel bar

So, here we are again with navy, brown, turquoise, purple, coral and creamy white: erm, can I see a gap here for coral accessories? 😉

Colour collage #02

Maybe I was bored, maybe my Librain head was working clearly – a couple of years ago I thought of a great way to sort out my wardrobe and avoid the pitfalls of buying the wrong items in the wrong colours…

See the next Wardrobe Planning post.

Posted in Clothes, Wardrobe, Wardrobe planning | Tagged accessories, blue, brown, colour analysis, colours, coral, cream, navy, planning, purple, research, turquoise, white | 1 Comment

Scarf of the moment: The Savana Dance

Posted on 27/01/2017 by The Librain

This was only the second Scarf of the Moment posts that I wrote for the blog back in 2017, after Le Jardin de la Maharani. As I was still finding my way back into writing, I hadn’t quite developed the style that I have now settled upon for this series of posts. Now that I have written so many, as my Hermès collection has developed, I am working through my older posts and updating them to reflect the style. This is now a work in progress!

(Updating began on 05/01/20).

The Savana Dance by Hermès

Savana Dance by the Ardmore Artists for Hermès

I bought The Savana Dance at the same time as Le Jardin de la Maharani, trying to beat the January 2017 price increase! This gorgeous scarf was designed by the Ardmore Artists for Hermès’ Spring/Summer 2016 collection as a 70cm and then again as a gavroche for Spring/Summer 2017 and has also appeared as a cashmere/silk shawl, a twilly and a mousseline. The design has become so popular that Hermès also used The Savana Dance on clothing, jewellery, ceramics and other items. It has now been offered as a wash silk 140cm for Spring/Summer 2020.

Description

My version of the scarf is in heavy twill silk and measures 45cm each way. This size is called a pocket square or gavroche. It has the famous Hermès rolled hem and the colours are wonderfully harmonious. They are cream, denim blue, and powdery pink with other shades of blue and pink. The rolled hem is pale grey and there is a lovely pattern around the main central image of the leopard and the monkey with stylised foliage.

Colourways

The scarf was originally offered in Hermès’ Spring/Summer 2016 collection as a 70cm. Here are some of the colourways (I will add more if I find suitable images):

There were lots of alternative colourways for the Spring/Summer 2017 gavroche, so it was very difficult to choose the right one for me, which was 07:

Savana Dance has returned to the Hermès collection in Spring/Summer 2020 as a 140cm wash silk:

Please note that Hermès deliberately put muted images of scarves on their website to combat fraud, so the pictures here don’t show the true beauty of the colours. If I find clear images of the other available formats in the future, I will add them to this page.

Design Story

Another lovely thing about Hermès scarves is that each one usually has a “scarf story” as well as a name. These stories seem to appear on the website in a rather serendipitous manner! Kind friends on The Purse Forum site (link in the sidebar) gave me the story of this scarf:

“Chased by a leopard, a vervet monkey turns to face its predator, his expression anxious and uncertain. In Zulu culture, the leopard symbolises royalty, while the vervet monkey represents intelligence and wit – fine qualities, though they may not be enough to save his life here. But who knows? Giant King Protea blooms (South Africa’s national flower) surround the two protagonists, and the carré is framed with a border of amazumpa motifs, used in Zulu pottery. Ardmore is a collective of Zulu, Zimbabwean and Sotho artisan potters, founded in 1985 by Fée Halsted, in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Today, the group numbers seventy members: creative artists dedicated to reinventing traditional styles, united by their recognition of what our common humanity and fraternity truly mean: that each of us exists thanks to others. This carré marks the beginning of a new collaboration between the collective, and the house of Hermès.”

Details

Here is a slideshow with the details of the scarf:

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How I wear the scarf

Savana Dance – Hermès – collage #01

The collage above shows some clothes I might wear with this scarf. In the winter: grey cashmere jumper, navy wool mix cardigan, velour jogging pants or jeans, navy cashmere jumper with enamel bracelets by Halcyon Days. In summer I would switch to linen pants, a white or blue t-shirt and navy sandals.

Further collages below show some other alternatives:

Savana Dance – Hermès – collage #02

Savana Dance – Hermès – collage #03

Here are some more recent collages, showing possible outfits:

Outfit of the day 22/05/18 with Hermès’ Savana Dance scarf

Outfit of the day 15/11/18 with Hermès’ The Savana Dance gavroche

Outfit of the day 22/02/19 with Hermès’ Savana Dance gavroche

Scarf ties

I will upload some images of scarf ties as soon as possible.

Background information

Ardmore Ceramic Artists
Main page
Website for the Ardmore Artists

Ardmore Artists Fan Club on The Purse Forum
Ardmore Artists Fan Club
Lots of information and discussions about the artists and their work for Hèrmes.

The Fashion Plate
Hermès’ Unveils New Scarves By South African Sculpture Artists’ Ardmore
Very short article introducing the scarf.

House and Leisure
A Collaboration to Love
Interesting article about the early stages of Hermès and the Ardmore Artists work.

The quality, the designs, the colours, the artists, the stories – these are the reasons that I love Hermès scarves!

I hope readers have found this exploration Savana Dance both interesting and useful. Once again, if you find any errors or have any additional information that I could add, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Edited:

01/04/17 to add in alternative colourways of the gavroche.
05/01/20 to change into standard format, correct some mistakes, and add in alternative sizes and colourways plus some new modelling photos.

Posted in Clothes, Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe | Tagged Ardmore Artists, blue, cream, gavroches, grey, Hermès, navy, pink, Savana Dance, scarf ties | 2 Comments

Outfit of the day 26/01/17

Posted on 26/01/2017 by The Librain

This afternoon, I went to the local cinema with Younger Son to see Rogue One – all good fun science fiction with loads of action, the usual daft plot holes and an intriguing CGI version of Peter Cushing. We really enjoyed the afternoon as we both love watching films together. A nice mother-and-son activity which we have been doing since YS was very small.

Today’s outfit was again based on this purple jumper – it is soooo lovely and warm!

Purple wool-mix jumper – Tommy Hilfiger.
Navy cotton jogging pants – Cotton Traders.
Navy suede slippers – Lands’ End. Changed into my Hotters when I went out. Comfort was paramount today.
Purple amethyst and silver stud earrings – Blue Nile.
Purple enamel and gold plate bangle – Halcyon Days.
“Lilacs” – purple, lilac, green and white silk scarf – by MinkuLUL via Etsy. This is a hand painted scarf and it has received a lot of compliments for the colours! Prices seem to have increased since I bought the scarf, but perhaps this is due to the weak pound. I love some of the Mucha inspired scarves ❤️❤️❤️

Outfit of the day 26/01/17 with MinkuLUL’s Lilacs scarf

I also swapped handbags for my previous favourite (before I bought the navy Massaccesi). This is from Francesco Biasia and I have had it for over ten years, I think. It is a lovely purple glazed leather with gun-metal fittings. The image doesn’t really show the true shade of the leather.

Francesco Biasia handbag

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Serious issues of the day 25/01/17

Posted on 25/01/2017 by The Librain

The day began with what felt like a punch to the guts. I got downstairs at about 11.00 and sat watching a recording of the morning’s Victoria Derbyshire show on the BBC. Just two reports, but both left me reeling.

First, the interview with “Ivy”, a woman who had suffered horrendous domestic violence and abuse from her former husband, and who then went on to suffer further from the appalling actions of those who should have been helping her. If I had not already read similar accounts on the Mumsnet forums, I would have found it very hard to believe it all. But, sadly, it is clear that women are not only being abused in huge numbers by husbands, partners, and other family members, but are then often treated dreadfully by the “system”. I wept for Ivy and her children, who are also badly affected, and I hope that things can get better for her and her family.

Victoria Derbyshire and “Ivy”

You can see the report and video on the BBC website. The entire Victoria Derbyshire programme is available on BBC iPlayer for 29 days, starting today.

The second section that affected me so much was about the proposed changes to the welfare system, meaning that for some families to get child tax credits for third and subsequent children, women would have to prove that they had been raped and made pregnant by that rapist. I had already read about this online and in the newspapers, such as The Independent , but the programme really brought the issue to the fore. Again, this is appalling abuse of women by offialdom and must be challenged forcefully by Opposition parties in Parliament. I hope that the Labour Party can do something to stop this.

I am outraged by issues like this, but am also sad that I am too ill to help with the fight. Instead, the stress caused by even thinking about this makes me feel even more ill. And so it has proved as I have been unable to go out today.

But this is not about just my reactions. If anyone reading about this feels as I do, then please do more than I can manage and at least write to your MP. I will donate to a suitable organisation in lieu of direct action – Women’s Aid would be a good one. Please let me know of any others via comments if you are able.

The Citizens’ Advice Bureau have a list of organisation which can help those suffering from domestic violence and abuse.

Writing about my outfit of the day seems to be very inappropriate after talking about such serious issues, so I will leave that until tomorrow.

Posted in Politics, Women's Rights | Tagged domestic abuse, domestic violence, rape, tax credits | Leave a comment

Outfit of the day 24/01/17

Posted on 24/01/2017 by The Librain

Since my last post on Friday, things have improved a fair bit. I spent the weekend slowly regaining my health and strength – well, by regaining I mean getting back to my previous pretty crap levels rather than the really dreadful way I felt at the end of last week.

Once I could concentrate again, I started reading. On Friday, I had finished Neil White’s Dead Silent, which is number 4 in his DC Laura McGannity series. For some reason, I had got out of sync with this series, so I found myself reading number 3 on Saturday! “Last Rites” was another good read, although, a bit OTT in places even for me, and I have rated it on Goodreads as usual.

Last Rites by Neil White

Sunday saw even more improvement and I was able to go downstairs for a while and watch cricket with Lovely Husband, in between glancing at the papers. I went back to bed in the afternoon and read almost two-thirds of “The Darkest Goodbye” by Alex Gray before giving up in irritation. The religious theme just annoyed me too much to carry on.

Darkest Goodbye by Alex Gray

The next book I am reading is James Lee Burke’s “The Glass Rainbow”. I started it on Monday and found it a real change from the books I have been reading recently as it is set in the American deep south.

Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke

Today, I finally managed to visit the library to return the massive pile that I had finished during December and January and to pick up the last book in Neil White’s DC Laura McGannity series, number 5. Before I read that, I will finish the rest of the books which I borrowed before Christmas. They are pretty randomly chosen. This is what is so brilliant about libraries – browsing! Most of the books I read I find through sheer serendipity.

Over the weekend I stayed in pyjamas, but managed to wear a nicer outfit today. This time I have chosen purples and blues to go with my L’Arbre du Vent scarf designed by Montserrat Gonzalez-Lugo for Hermès (90cm). The image below shows it on my navy sweater in a loose drape.

Purple wool mix jumper – Tommy Hilfiger. I love the wonderful colours in this yarn, but sadly it pills really badly. 🙁
Indigo jeans – Cotton Traders.
Purple and turquoise soutache earrings – BeadsNSoutache (no longer trading) on Etsy.
Purple leather and pale gold bracelet – Ferragamo.
Black leather ankle boots – Clarks. I am weaning myself from black footwear, but I love these and am not throwing them out! That would be taking colour co-ordinating to ridiculous levels!
Navy metallic leather handbag – Massaccesi.

Outfit of the day 24/01/17 with Hermès’ Arbre du Vent

After visiting the Library, Lovely Husband took us out for a cup of tea. When we got home, I spent some time arranging bunches of beautiful flowers which he had brought home on Monday evening.

Now I have finished this post, I will have my afternoon treat (tea and cupcake) and then rest in bed. LH is promising that I can have trout for dinner – my favourite! Will post again tomorrow, all being well 🙂

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Wardrobe planning #03 – choosing colours #02

Posted on 23/01/2017 by The Librain

Dilemma: how to change a wardrobe that suited my working life to fit with retirement?

In last week’s Wardrobe Planning post, I talked about how I began to streamline the colours that I wear. This week, I am looking at how my choices of the last two years have affected the balance of colours in my wardrobe, how I address gaps and, hopefully, make sensible purchases.

Wardrobe Colours chart version #02

When I look in my wardrobe, I can see that I have a lot of clothes in Navy and a few items in other shades of blue. They are things like:

T-shirts and vests which can be worn throughout the year.
Light and heavier weight jumpers and cardigans in cashmere, wool mixes and cotton.
Jeans, casual and smarter trousers, and jogging pants.
Skirts in wool and also linen and other summer weight material.
Dresses – plain or patterned in shades of blue.
Shoes – most of these are on the smart side, plus my Hotters!
Handbags – three stunningly gorgeous ones – more on these at a later date.

I have far fewer Brown clothes, although this is supposed to be one of my basics – maybe I don’t like brown shades enough and should change to grey instead. However, when I look more closely I can see:

Many shades of brown – caramel, bronze, tan – look good with my hair.
I really like the colours named above, especially for accessories.
I have lovely tan shoes and boots and a gorgeous vintage handbag in tan lizard skin.
Perhaps I simply need to keep looking for the perfect jumper, cardigan, skirt, trousers or dress in a brown shade – or all of these!

Turquoise – I have plenty of variety in my favourite colours of turquoise, aqua, sea green and teal: t-shirts and vests, twin-sets, cardigans, blouses, jumpers, casual yoga pants.

Purple – fewer items in this accent colour than in the turquoise shades. Perhaps there are gaps here – a twin-set, a skirt and more t-shirts or tops.

Coral – a twin-set and some t-shirts are all I have in coral, although, as I see this as a spring/summer colour, perhaps I don’t need a wide range.

Cream/white – lots of t-shirts and a skirt – maybe more are needed here.

As you can see, I am already beginning to work out where the gaps in my wardrobe might be. At the same time, I need to plan carefully as I don’t spend a lot of money and also I have limited space. So, I have to think about replacing an item in a different colour when something wears out or no longer fits. Keeping the balance of colours clear helps me to do this.

My librarian side comes out in how I organise my wardrobe – I have two rails. One long rail holds all my “short” clothes such as shirts, cardigans, light-weight sweaters, blouses. This is organised in colour order so that it is easy to see the balance. My other rail holds “long” clothes like dresses, skirts and trousers.

Life-Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo

Heavy jumpers, lingerie, socks and so on are in drawers. I read Marie Kondo’s book “The Life Saving Magic of Tidying” and watched some of her videos, and these helped me to put everything into drawers so tidily that I can see everything laid out.

Her books and videos are available on her website.

OK, I will admit that I also have space in another wardrobe for out of season clothes!

What I am trying to avoid are random impulse buys of clothes in colours that might catch my eye at the time, but, when they arrive, or I get them home, they don’t go with anything I already own. This also goes in term of the actual item – i.e. do I really need another shirt or pair of jeans? I will return to this in a later post.

Next week – some final thoughts on colour choices including Colour Analysis…

Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Wardrobe, Wardrobe planning | Tagged blue, brown, colours, coral, cream, Marie Kondo, navy, organisation, planning, purple, tidying, turquoise, white | 3 Comments

Outfit of the day 18-20/01/17

Posted on 20/01/2017 by The Librain

Everything has been in a right old state for a few days, which is why I have not been posting. I will catch up in this post.

On Wednesday, I had to take Lovely Husband to hospital for another set of procedures. Well, although it turned out OK in the end and he will be fine in the long-term, the day itself was absolutely dreadful. The NHS staff were wonderful as ever, but the whole thing took over eight long hours! In truth, I was far too ill to go with him, but I felt that I couldn’t let him down and he needed me to drive him home. I managed, just, but collapsed when we got home with the most painful headache of all time. I went to bed early, but was up with D&V in the night (sorry if TMI)!

Anyway, this was the outfit I wore to the hospital. Once again, I mixed up browns and dark blue, inspired by this wonderful “Tyger, Tyger” scarf, designed by Alice Shirley for Hermès:

Bronze cashmere cardigan – Pure Collection (mine is a v neck).
Dark navy cotton short-sleeved top – Lands’ End.
Navy jeans – Klass.
Silk scarf – 90cm – Tyger Tyger in a cowboy cowl knot – Hermès.
Crystal earrings.
Oxford blue leather bracelet – Ferragamo.
Tan leather ankle boots – Clarks.
Caramel leather handbag – Peony and Moore (no longer trading).

Outfit of the day 18/01/17 with Hermès’ Tyger, Tyger

Thursday was spent recovering in bed. At least the headache and other issues of the night before stopped, but I felt extremely weak and shaky. I managed to eat a little and had copious cups of tea, naturally. I also managed to finish the book that I had taken to the hospital – “Dead Silent” by Neil White. I have rated it and written a basic review on Goodreads.

Dead Silent by Neil White

I had been reading “The Silent Wife” by ASA Harrison, but have put that on hold for a day or two as I have got a bit bogged down with it. This is probably because I committed the cardinal sin of skipping forwards – naughty, naughty me!

Today (Friday) has been another pyjama day as I have been terribly ill all day. I woke up with extremely painful acid reflux, which took hours to calm down. Then, I developed a dreadful choking cough. I am finishing writing this post at around 17.00. The cough has calmed down, but I feel very weak and shaky. I was unable to take all my meds this morning, so am possibly suffering from that, but hope to be able to take the usual doses this evening as usual. Hopefully, things will get better over the weekend and I will post as usual on Monday.

One other matter: the Lands’ End order that I sent off last week actually arrived on Saturday morning.

Sale purchases – Jan 2017 – collage

I tried everything on straight away. The white vest is great with a really nice, thick fabric and a good, long length. The two t-shirts are fine, the colours are just right but the fabric is thinner and the fit is very boxy. They will be OK for the summer.

I am not sure about the trousers, though. My shape these days is a bit peculiar, with too much of a tummy, and so the fit is a bit odd, although the colour is spot on and I like the material. I will have to try them on again and get my chaps to give me their opinions. So, we will see.

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The Librain……retired

Outfit of the day 03/02/17

Great news plus Egyptian motifs 01/02/17

Outfit of the day 31/01/17

Wardrobe planning #04 – choosing colours #03