Post stay-at-home tracksuit, meet-ups with friends in the great outdoors are best done in ditsy florals and gingham – signifying safe and wholesome fun
So we have a new dress code: a picnic with an exclusive six-person guest list. Sorry, did I say dress code? I meant new social distancing rules. Anyway, like I said: a picnic – or a barbecue – in the park or in the garden, with an exclusive six-person guest list.
A stroll through my local park confirms that the new behavioural guidelines are being read as a new uniform. Anywhere on a sunny patch of grass, you are guaranteed to be exactly two metres away from a picnic dress. There are puffed sleeves and broderie anglaise. There are ditsy florals and polka dots. There are midi-length gingham dresses in chic monochrome, by Ganni.