I can get away with dressing in dull clothes (sadly), but women get flak for wearing the same thing twice

Respected men would prance about the grand courts of Europe in lovely tights — even a girdle wasn’t a step too far for a fellow who fancied a trimmer waist. These displays of delight in personal appearance have disappeared into a blur of navy/monochrome drudgery.

I would like to be a riot of colour, texture and silhouette, rather than just looking a bit nicer in some suits than others. I want to be Nadia Sawalha and h ave the people of Great Britain threaten to lock me up for the most minor fashion sin.

I understand that good-looking A-lister boys have immense commercial influence over fashion but the stuff they’re peddling, in general, is one massive sartorial snoozefest that has had almost no effect on cultivating a broader range of men’s options. This all contributes to an unhappy situation where, unlike women, men never really have to be that mindful about what they put on as nobody is likely to comment. There are hardly any men in the “What-were you thinking?” red-carpet lists of shame.

For as long as men can go around looking like bollards, women will keep picking up the fashion flak.

I haven’t the know-how to lead by example but I hereby commit to holding men to much higher standards — and at least to not wearing the same thing twice.

I want the people of Great Britain to threaten to lock me up for the most minor fashion sin