and chic.Arizona nubuck leather sandals, £100, birkenstock.comIn an ideal world, I’d advise you to wear-in new sandals with socks, so that the leather is nicely softened when the warm weather arrives.
Or send them to The Restory, which offers a shoe breaking-in service for £30. But we don’t have time for that. Luckily, comfy footwear has never been cooler and your old Birkenstocks or Tevas can be worn with almost anything.
If you do have your heart set on a potentially troublesome new pair, you can break them in quickly by spritzing your feet with a little water before wearing them around your home – but stock up on those unbudgeable fabric plasters just in case.
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean dry shampoo, £13, cultbeauty.co.uk; Inca straw bucket hat £135, selfridges.comWear a hat – it doesn’t matter if it’s a classic panama or a floppy brim number, sunstroke is never a good look.
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