IT is a fashion staple worn by women up and down the country. You will see it on mums behind the wheel of 4x4s, country shows and queuing in Booths. I have one, most of my friends have one, even my dad is partial to the fashion favourite. Can you guess what it is yet?

The gilet of course! Fashion icon Kate Moss is the go-to girl for this look and wears hers with everything from tiny denim shorts to leather pants.

The gilet is versatile, affordable and comfortable. An item you can throw on over anything - my kind of fashion.

And there are so many to choose from. For a more ‘high-maintenance’ footballers WAG look, go for a full-fur ‘chubby’ gilet. You can throw it on over some black skinny jeans and knee high boots or if you want to complete the J.Lo inspired look, throw on over your casual gym clothes, pop on a pair of shades and pretend you are in LAX airport.

New Look has some great coats to choose from. If you want to go all double denim (I’m sure you took my advice in last months column) this £14.99 gilet from the High Street store is a winner.

And if you can stretch the purse strings a bit, Karen Millen has some beautiful coats to choose from. This mesh biker gilet, at £180 is a oui bit expensive but I just like looking at it. The statement metallic mesh texture is a great way to work the trend and can update everything from spring dresses to your favourite denim. Love, love, love.