Before I start, I must admit that I don’t follow fashion, nor would I notice a Prada handbag as it hang on the arm of a person wandering by. I don’t understand the concept of colours clashing, I wear one pair of shoes pretty much all the time, and I change handbags whenever the colour of the one I’m using becomes unrecognizable under the grime. So I’m perhaps not the best person to talk about this.

There are two situations we need to consider – viewing by the fashion-conscious, and viewing by the fashion-illiterate. The fashion-conscious will notice the handbag and shoes, and as long as the main high street clothes are decent enough, they’ll be an asset.

Even the fashion-illiterate know that leather handbags don’t go with jeans and a tee-shirt. However, they won’t notice that the bag is a designer brand. Forget the fashion-illiterate – we don’t care what you wear. Just make sure your outfit is showier than a pair of jeans.