Trendsetting sunglasses have been ubiquitous at the Games and everywhere else this summer, with athletes, British royalty and A-list celebrities all rocking the look

It is not often that the superstar celebrities of music, sport, fashion and royalty all agree on one look, but summer 2024 is the exception. Wraparound sports sunglasses have been centre stage a t Glastonbury, the Olympics and everywhere in between.

More than 2,000 Olympic athletes wore Oakley sunglasses at this year’s Games. Some were chosen to wear the brand’s latest innovations, such as the revolutionary QNTM Kato frames, which, true to brand, have been designed to fit as close to the face as possible and block out the discomfort of peripheral light: the wraparound style.

It’s open season on celebrities, sending toxic messages about our own imperfect bodies

Body shaming – it wouldn’t be a British summer without it. It’s that time of year when you can’t move for media images of famous people, generally women, in their swimwear, prompting inevitable public commentary. Is she wearing a bikini? At her age? At that weight? Shouldn’t she be in a one-piece? Isn’t it all a bit undignified? On and on it goes. There are vested interests in making those near-naked bodies feel as if they’re your business.

In these scenarios, the paparazzi’s cameras aren’t interested in sexualising their female quarry. Evidently, the brief is to make them look frumpy, out of shape, and past it. Especially if they’re in a skimpy bikini, and they have the audacity to be north of 40, over a size eight, or simply happy in their own skin.

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In this week’s newsletter: Fashion loves a kooky accessory, but it is the sensible phone strap that is trending – and leaving hands free up and down the country

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Fashion is not averse to a ridiculous accessory. See, recently, a tiny Fendi lollipop holder, specifically tailored to the measurements of a Chupa Chups and yours for £440 , or a Gucci canvas pet carrier for £2,290. But, sometimes, a trend emerges that is – whisper it – practical and affordable. Enter, this summer, the jazzy phone strap – freeing the palms of everyone from parents and pub-goers to Hollywood stars.

Look around at rush hour, and commuters and tourists alike have their phones hooked on to corded straps and slung across sweaty torsos. Meanwhile, the finishing touch to gen Z’s OOTD videos on TikTok is to clip their phone on to a beaded strap and toss it around a wrist or shoulder.

The new buzzword in fashion is ‘excessories’ – accessories that have that little bit extra
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Accessories is a silly word. Sounds like the kind of fripperies you might find in a dressing up box. Surplus-to-requirements bells and whistles, like fascinators and hair ribbons and floral corsages. But the best accessories are, actually, necessaries.

This is more true than ever in summer. It is not an exaggeration to say that the right accessories are essential for good times in the sunny months. You need shoes that you can walk on grass in without sinking. A basket big enough to sling in a water bottle and your sunscreen. Sunglasses so that you can take your lunch hour outside without squinting.

The stylish garment has been sported by Austin Butler in The Bikeriders, by Little Simz on stage and even by bicycle commuters

They rule the racing track but now motocross jackets are roaring up the style charts too. Featuring patchworked leather with colourful racing insignia, motocross jackets, more commonly known as biker jackets, have become a surprising summer hit, as likely to be spotted on Lime-biking commuters as on track riders.

Last weekend at Glastonbury, Little Simz took to the Pyramid Stage in a black, red and white biker jacket emblazoned with her name. Over the four-day festival, the crowd was divided between team denim jacket and team biker.

Limp salad, bad barbecues, jellyfish stings and chaffing. Summer can be a tricky season - but our experts are on hand to help with your hot-weather headaches

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“If you eat near still water you’ll get a lot more insects than if you have a bit of a breeze,” says Ben Quinn, chef and founder of Woodfired Canteen . “But ultimately, if you go to mother nature’s dining room, there will be others at your table. Pack a few sacrifices to the god of the wasps in the form of diluted jam in a mug for them to focus on.” You’re better off firing up the barbecue, he adds: “The smoke annoys insects, so they avoid it.” Simon Stallard, chef and founder of the Hidden Hut cafe in Cornwall, says wait until the last second to open anything sugary: “Cakes, fizzy drinks, ketchup – that’s what they’re attracted to.”

Designer labels rejected in favour of crisp, flattering and functional outfits from British brand

Their predecessors wore Prada and Gucci. But as the Starmers entered 10 Downing Street on Friday, it was clear that there was a fashion policy change under way. The new British prime minister was less Savile Row and more everyman, sticking to his uniform of a crisp white shirt, natty woven tie and dark suit, the jacket worn purposefully undone.

His wife, Victoria, wore a Labour party red midi dress featuring contrasting white stitching, costing £275 from British brand Me+Em. A spokesperson for Me+Em said traffic to that particular dress on its site was up by more than 300%.