I’m into oversized men’s shirts — white ones and blue ones made from the lightest, loveliest cotton. A playful hint of black lace that peeps through a pinstripe is as sexy as it gets. Sofia Coppola, who is always so chic and demure, wears Charvet shirts. I’ll raid my dad’s wardrobe. I bet he’s got some 30-year-old gems that’ll look just fine on my back.

There was a period of about a decade where, to the chagrin of my mother, my jeans sat way below my belly button. High waisted jeans –– her jeans –– were ridiculously uncool. And now I am a Mom, and my jeans, trousers and skirts sit comfortably at my waist. And frankly, I couldn’t be cooler. At least, my kids think so. For now.

If my children saw this woman they would think she was a witch. And they may well be right. There’s something fabulously dark, mystical and dramatic about her. She has an air of Karl Lagerfield. And perhaps the German accent, too. “I don’t like standard beauty –– there is no beauty without stangeness,” said Kaiser Karl.

If you’re on the hunt for easy breezy dresses for summer, you may want to have a look at Aussie designer Sarah Hardie. From simple, solid coloured wrap dresses to embroidered frocks fit for a gypsy, it’s hard to stop at just one. I like the Gemma dress (with or without a belt) and the Ibiza dress is lovely, too. And the little girl’s clothes –– blouses, rompers and dresses –– are very sweet.

Inspired by a photo of post-war fashion model, Liz Pringle, I will be wearing a headscarf this summer. I have a few vintage Pucci silk scarves that belonged to my grandmother to play with, and I may even whip out the paisley bandana of my youth. That’s not to say that my usual messy knot is going anywhere, but wrapping one’s head in Pucci is just too much fun.

This is the time for demure ivory dresses with eyelet detailing, sexy oversized men’s shirts like the ones the supermodels wore in Peter Lindbergh’s iconic beach snap, and high waisted white palazzo pants paired with wedges and stacks of gold bangles. This is the time for white.