WHAT TO WEAR IN A HEATWAVE

If you like to switch it up when it comes to necklines – a halter top here, a bandeau there – the bardot dress is your tan-line eliminating friend. This flowing maxi in navy (a great hot-weather alternative to black) is the perfect high-low mix of chic and casual. This is how to look put-together while still sunning those shoulders.

Got a meeting at 4pm then an appointment with a pub garden at 5pm? Take inspiration from this street-styler in Milan. A white tee under a slip dress makes it work-appropriate (and will keep you warm if your boss has the office air-con whacked up). Then as soon as it's clocking-off time, you can lose the tee quicker than you can say: 'Quick, there's a table.' Extra points for the white mules, too.

There's a lot to love here. The laid-back knotted white shirt (the easiest – and coolest – styling trick for summer, BTW). The black legging shorts. The lashings of gold jewellery and bright-red chain-handle bag. The fact that the whole look channels 90s-era Neneh Cherry is just the icing on the cake.

As the saying goes: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. This Paris Fashion Week attendee has taken this advice literally, dressing up as the sun in a bright-yellow wrap dress. The flouncy cut and balloon sleeves make things breezy and she keeps all the focus on the dress with a classic tan bucket bag and white shoes.

If dresses aren't your thing, let this Paris showgoer be your inspiration. A simple black vest and lightweight, 90s-style loose trousers is a classic combo to beat the heat. Those pale-blue colour-pop sneaks liven up the monochrome palette nicely, too. Also good for sitting on the grass in the park any way you like.