You know you are in trouble when the receptionist at your vet’s greets you by name as soon as you set foot through the door.

“They look good on you”, said the blonde, who had pulled the box containing the boots in the requisite size from an orderly stack under the shelves.

Fashion colour trends from the most authoritative industry sources.

I saw this illustration from a knitting book at Hungerford Antiques Arcade. Cast your eyes over the man’s hat, the shawl, gloves and the pipe and let us resign to the fact that we have lost the style.

When I drove into Devizes earlier today for my Fantasy Radio interview, I knew that I could not allow my brain to drift to the other side of town by itself, leaving me to fend for myself. Turns out that I really loved the experience …

I am undecided between the vintage car, the sailing yacht and the mistress if the midlife crisis should arrive. Opinions and advice welcome.

Meet Mr. Fantasy Radio and help Fantasy Radio, the local radio station for the area of Devizes in Wiltshire, England, to become a full-time radio station.

The fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld rules out T-shirts for himself categorically. He finds them offensive to his taste. Lagerfeld says that a properly tailor-made shirt not only looks better but it will actually keep you cooler, dryer and more comfortable in hot weather. For at least 25 years I have not heard him change his opinion on this subject. Lagerfeld creates fashion but he has style.

You cannot pick a basketful of greengages in the morning with the intention of eating them at lunchtime. The only way to eat greengages is fresh from the tree.

And when the politicians had failed to regulate the bankers and the bankers had ruined our economies, the small shops began to fail. The once bustling small town centres turned into cold and empty spaces.