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Consider your hair color

The European fabric appers to be more golden than the Broadway one (I have not managed to find any photos of the tour skirt)

Stick with a black or charcoal jacket for versatility, or try a brown oversized blazer-style leather piece for a warmer, more unexpected take on the formula

Kryolan is a well-respected German make-up brand, and its London outpost is the place professionals in the film and theatre industries come for make-up, wigs, latex and lashes

Vera wrote: 'My Dad was in the Royal Canadian Navy (Petty Officer) and due to be away for 20 months

So travelling around Asia back then, the clothes largely passed me by