Don't sweat it: your style rules for staying chic in the heat

Last week I went to Ascot. My first time. It was a revelation in more than one way, gambling, quite addictive! Who knew? Everyone brought their fancy best game. And yet… for a large proportion of the populace that meant one thing: a stretchy dress two sizes too small. Why so keen to show off your knicker line? That, I thought, cannot be comfy in this heat. And secondly, Roland Mouret and his Galaxy dress (circa 2006) has a lot to answer for; it’s descent to what my friend sharply described as “high street cocktail” is not pretty. Ladies: we must free ourselves from the tyranny of too tight. This isn’t about size, it’s about style. May I counsel a bit of waft? A little looseness… see below for...