I would definitely wear knee length shorts or capri pants if my legs were not so marked and went brown , but short shorts definitely not, not even in the garden.

I don't know whether anyone noticed the photo on page 18 of the Fashion How supplement that came with the May edition but I didn't like the city shorts with high heels. For me shorts are casual items of clothing that need to be worn with flat shoes,

Jane I'm mortified

. What do you mean by 'uggish'? - nothing to do with people who wear Ugg boots, I hope.

I've worn a pair with my jeans all through the winter. I suffer terribly with Raynauds Syndrome and for the first year ever I've not had numb toes - I could do with a pair for my hands!!

When I first got them I was bit worried about how I looked in them (I'm over 50), but when I realised how warm and comfy they were I gave up worrying. I wear them for medical reasons - that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!