SHANE WATSON: During the first wave you could huff and puff and protest that you weren't prepared; now we are several waves in and there are no excuses left.
This is a public information announcement for women who want to look good - and stay cool - on warmer days: with the mercury rising again this week, please consider this dress length.
It's not an impossible dream: out of uniform, William's wardrobe in general is much like that of the average middle-class forty or fiftysomething - he just looks 100 per cent better in his clothes.
Once you're armed with a list of items to avoid (talking of arms, watch those vests) it's a lot more relaxing. Here are the top 11 things that will age you to watch out for in the coming months.
This time last year I received a very surprising present from my husband: a pair of sawn-off denim shorts. Actually, very surprising doesn't begin to cover it.
As of this summer the floral dress is bottom of the fashion charts and top of the clothes that will make you look years older than you are - the reasons why are key to finding a new everyday alternat…
Jewellery has, for a while, been chain-based and discreet. I can't remember the last time I wore a bead necklace, let alone earrings the size of sea anemones.
Why we don't take sunnies at least as seriously as shoes, I do not know. They are style plus face camouflage. The right ones work like a mini-facelift.
SHANE WATSON: Every so often a fashion item comes along that polishes up and modernises the clothes we already own. Zara's jackets are more than that - they're a fashion lifesaver.