"But what does it look like under clothes?" is one of the questions we most often get asked, so we spent a couple of days recently in indie fashion brand Philmore Clagues' excellent seaside shop...

Years ago, I managed to pick up a genuinely vintage robe on eBay. It was sold as 1950′s, but I suspect it’s earlier. It was sheer, made from rayon, with a pleated bust, twisted ribbon...