Ever since the overseas "it girl" Kendall Jenner appeared in a lace bra over a white T-shirt the rules of wearing underwear have changed. Pyjamas were the next hottest trend and dresses resembling evening lingerie. Everything that had been the realm of our bedrooms, proudly entered the streets. How are we to  continue in this bold world of fashion and not commit a faux pas?

Years ago a photographer friend of mine told me something that has remained in my head till this day and I often recall. He was giving his opinion on women’s portraits and on how different a shootgoes depending on whether a woman is wearing heels or worn shoes. You can’t see the shoes in the picture frame, but when she’s got heels on you can tell, just by the confidence she has. When she is wearing ordinary shoes confidence is not necessarily a feature. Everything changes – the way she holds her body, her posture and of course her attitude. A heard something really similar from a stylist at a different event. This time she wasn’t talking about shoes, but about underwear. And she wasn’t thinking of a lingerie shoot.