Back in December 2005, Monty Don, the British horticulturalist and human Peter Rabbit, wrote a delightful little essay for The Guardian on how to dress as a gardener. The piece was filled with Don’s personal rules and prejudices, which, when delivered with a bit of humour, tend to produce the best kind of menswear writing. Jeans and tight trousers, he warned, are uncomfortable and restrictive. Pockets should be just large enough to hold a penknife, string, a pencil and perhaps a mint or two, but not so cavernous that retrieving things becomes an excavation. In winter, the BBC presenter favours thornproof tweed jackets layered over a waistcoat or thick turtleneck, even if others feel this looks a bit patrician.

Josh Berry has been thinking about love recently. He’s due to get married later this year, which he is looking forward to. He’s also made it the focus of his latest stand-up special, Best Man, which centres on the discomfort many men feel when it comes to using the L word in their friendships. “A couple of years ago I was my best friend’s best man,” says Berry on a video call from his flat in London. “And I noticed how difficult I found it, to tell him that I loved him, even though I love him enormously.

This moment in time has you in a bind. We’re now in spring – not just meteorologically but also astronomically. Everywhere you look, plants are going gangbusters, with exploding blooms, vivid chlorophyl greens – and the air thick with pesky pollen. The world seems to have shifted from sepia to glorious technicolour and so the temptation with your wardrobe is to follow suit. Only, as bright as it appears in the sky, the sun isn’t at full tilt just yet. Which is where knitted layers come in.

There’s the general consensus that whatever happens on the runways somewhat reflects the times we live in. So, in a time of uncertainty and geopolitical turmoil, you’d expect military-style clothes or dark colours that reflect the all-round gloominess of it all, at least. There are plenty of those. But by contrast, there should also be something that brightens the mood altogether. Such is the case with the colours that Pantone would call “pastel yellow”, “glass green”, “sweetcorn”, “papyrus” or variations thereof.

Back in December 2005, Monty Don, the British horticulturalist and human Peter Rabbit, wrote a delightful little essay for The Guardian on how to dress as a gardener. The piece was filled with Don’s personal rules and prejudices, which, when delivered with a bit of humour, tend to produce the best kind of menswear writing. Jeans and tight trousers, he warned, are uncomfortable and restrictive. Pockets should be just large enough to hold a penknife, string, a pencil and perhaps a mint or two, but not so cavernous that retrieving things becomes an excavation. In winter, the BBC presenter favours thornproof tweed jackets layered over a waistcoat or thick turtleneck, even if others feel this looks a bit patrician.

Josh Berry has been thinking about love recently. He’s due to get married later this year, which he is looking forward to. He’s also made it the focus of his latest stand-up special, Best Man, which centres on the discomfort many men feel when it comes to using the L word in their friendships. “A couple of years ago I was my best friend’s best man,” says Berry on a video call from his flat in London. “And I noticed how difficult I found it, to tell him that I loved him, even though I love him enormously.