If there’s one factor that can take an outfit from on-point to passé, it’s your cut of denim. So, as we begin a new fashion season, the pressing question is: which jeans should we be wearing now?

Rather ironically, a throwback look will give you all the updated style kudos you need. Believe it or not, skinnies are back.

If you are anything like me I will imagine you are all too well aware of what gets in the way when it comes to the theoretically straightforward act of finding clothes that suit you. You probably think it’s something to do with the size of your bottom or the length of your legs, your lack of waist or your amplitude of bosom.

I’ve been intrigued by Anna Berkeley ever since fashion colleagues raved about her nononsense advice and precise instructions. You see Berkeley, who spent 23 years merchandising and buying for high street and designer brands, from Wallis to Prada, knows about outfit building.

Are your drawers overflowing, but you still can’t find anything to wear? Spring is the perfect time for a wardrobe detox, but where do you start? This is how to take the stress out of decluttering

I’ve been intrigued by Anna Berkeley ever since fashion colleagues raved about her nononsense advice and precise instructions. You see Berkeley, who spent 23 years merchandising and buying for high street and designer brands, from Wallis to Prada, knows about outfit building.

If you’ve ever suspected that most fashion trends are exclusively for the very tall and very thin, I’m afraid the street-style set’s new favourite look will do little to persuade you otherwise. The vogue among the A-list and the Insta pack is for a style of high-waisted, wide-leg slacks known among fashion editors as “Hepburn trousers”, after their most famous wearer (Katharine, not Audrey).

Fashion editors aren’t known for getting their hands dirty, but they have started dressing to make you think otherwise — the arrival of the boilersuit among the decorative-collar workforce is the closest most of those along the front row have been to manual labour.

You have heard the term high-net-worth, jargon that seems to be passing, distressingly, into common usage. But may I introduce you to high-knit-worth? This is the kind of stupendously luxurious jumper that high-net-worth individuals — defined as having liquid assets of more than $1 million — get to wear

It needs to be just right at the bum, hips, waist and legs, and that’s before you’ve factored in the length. Add in decisions like stretch or no-stretch, blue or black, cropped or boot-leg, straight or flared, and going shopping for jeans suddenly seems like way too much effort.

We talk to a host of experts to help curate and cleanse your closet space (yes, that includes those bags under the bed). Whether you’re a hoarder or a minimalist, here’s your need-to-know…

I am about to urge you to spend £200 on something, not an exhortation I have made before, nor, I’ll wager, one that I will make again. (Far be it from me to dictate how you spend your precious spondulix.) This is not about the perfect summer dress, or the best kitten heels. This is not about anything you will wear. It’s about everything you will wear, for ever more.

Whether you’re still looking or back on the market, the politics of getting dressed for a date are complex. Two experts suggested clean knickers. Not a bad start but I think this is an everyday rule, not just for a first date.

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