Oh, we LOVE a good road test. Outside of interviews with certain endearingly shy designers, there really aren't many chances to witness self-deprecation in fashion. Until someone gets stuck in cream-coloured. Striped. Flares.

Lucy Pavia of The Guardian pulled off most of spring's tricky shapes with ease. But one pair gave her the creeps.

"These are the sort of trousers a person should wear if they need extra incentive to lose weight," she says. We feel for you, Lucy. You're a good sport.