How does a colour, that I associate with John Major and all things dull, suddenly become the colour of sex?

Craft is on a huge upward trend, do the fashion pack have a right to claim it?

Frockadvisor: I’m looking at the catwalks and seeing scenes that look like backstage at The Muppet Show, is this what we want?

Every so often, with autumn/winter approaching, we get word that knitwear is a bona fide trend. I can’t get my head out of baby jumpers and Arans, what more is there?

So the newsflash reads ‘Black is Back’. Seriously, ‘Black’ is a trend? In the real world, it’s an everyday reality: excite me!

My daughter is getting married. I have waited longer than I ever expected for this event and now I’ve overheard that word ‘alternative’. Will the day be ruined by piercings and tattoos?

I’m tired with contemporary life’s “Dollification” of women, I want to look like a latter day Annie Hall. I also want to live in New York, on my own, but I don’t suppose you can help me with that?

Is it possible that dungarees are back in fashion?

You must never wear horizontal stripes, my mother told me, because you have my hips. Please help with fashion advice, or the contact details of a good therapist.

As the sun rises in the sky, how wise is it to cloak oneself in a garment with a reflective surface. Is silver a health and safety nightmare or just the most unlikely summer offering?

This week: The idea of buying a swimsuit is scarier than a Japanese horror movie. Are there any tips that can ease the pain?

Just as I thought we’d all matured out of gross brandishing of logos, high design seems to be touting bad taste and brashness like never before?

Skinny jeans are part of who I am (sometimes, literally). We rejected boot-cut, even when worn by Anna Wintour, are you seriously telling me that denim is going sloppy?

I have a very clear vision of my style when I’m living my life day to day, but somehow my holiday persona is at odds, how, exactly should one pack for the annual retreat?

Baggy fashion and oversized sunnies