Enquiries: 0171 629 2716
Top: Snakeskin ankle-strap with silver stiletto heel, pounds 155, Russell & Bromley, 24-25 New Bond Street, London W1. Enquiries: 0171 629 6903 Above: Black/cream stiletto, pounds 89.99, Pearce Fionda for Ravel, selected branches. Turquoise vest (sizes S,M,L), pounds 24.99, French Connection, 249 Regent Street, London W1 Enquiries: 0171 399 7200. Blue sunglasses, pounds 109, Cutler & Gross, 16 Knightsbridge Green, London SW1 Enquiries: 0171 581 2250.

In an American study conducted some years ago, a high number of men were said to become aroused by women who said that their shoes hurt Mmm. Well there should be no shortage of mysteriously moving table-tops this autumn, because stilettoes are the shoe to wear And, worn properly, they hurt bad. There is to be no respite: heels are high and spindly, toes are pointy and mean. My favourites, not pictured but by Givenchy (deeeeevine), are to order only – but that’s probably just as well. After a lifetime of wearing desert boots, my feet are too shy of such sexy shoes. On a style note: there is no point wearing these shoes if you can’t walk in them, you’ll ruin the look So, either practise or forget it.

White V-neck linen tunic (sizes 10-14), pounds 44, Jigsaw, 126-127 New Bond Street, London W1, and 39-43 King Street, Manchester Enquiries: 0171 491 4484. Purple sandals (sizes 3-8), pounds 19.99, Ravel, 184-188 Oxford Street, London W1, and 19 Schofields Shopping Centre, Leeds. Enquiries: 0171 631 0244Blue gingham pedal pushers (sizes 8-16), pounds 26.99, Oasis, 76-78 Kings Road, London SW3, and 3 Frederick Street, Edinburgh Enquiries: 01865 881986. Enquiries: 0171 278 3491Top left: white cotton shorts (sizes 8-16), pounds 21.99, Oasis, as before.

Navy/white stripe top (sizes S,M,L), pounds 25, Nougat, as before. Blue suede one-star sandals (sizes 3-11), pounds 29.99, Converse, Cobra Frontier, 41 Carnaby Street, London W1. Enquiries: 01372 731343Left: denim hipster shorts (sizes 10-14), pounds 49, Kevan Jon, as before. Bottle-green sunglasses, pounds 99, Calvin Klein Eyewear, major department stores. Enquiries: 0800 722 020
Right: white linen trousers (sizes 10-14), pounds 99, Kevan Jon, 30 Byram Arcade, Westgate, Huddersfield, and Sub Couture, 224 Kensington Park Road, London W11 Enquiries: 01484 456312. Green check silk trousers (sizes S,M,L), pounds 50, Nougat, Fenwick, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, London NW4, and Jill Black, 2 Barton Arcade, Manchester Enquiries: 0171 208 4300.