Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: in praise of slightly silly clothes

The push to buy lasting, sustainable clothes is a good thing, but every wardrobe need a bit of mischief I do hope you are wearing your zebra stripe trousers today.

Anyone who is anyone is wearing zebra stripes this month, you know.

If you haven’t yet got with the programme, I suggest you nip to the shops and snap some up before they are all gone.

It would be mortifying to be the last one without a pair.

Hurry! Only teasing.

Fashion doesn’t work like that any more.

The days when people like me bullied everyone else into wearing banana yellow one season and puffball sleeves the next are over.

Looking trendy is over.

Timeless chic is the only show in town.

Peacocking has been phased out in favour of understatement and personal style.

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