Survival of the slickest

ready to wear: by annalisa barbieri

EeE by gum, it's about time we had some menswear for all you chappies who write in with fragrant begging letters. Here we go then with a male supermodel wearing the pick of the spring threads. Flat-front trousers are still the shape to wear, and delicate colours like pale green and orange with beige. Everyone who came into contact with it went bonkers over the mint Katharine Hamnett cotton sweater, which is ridiculously expensive, I admit. But it has that lovely feel to it which begs a lover's head to rest on your chest.

Photographs by JANINE WILKS assisted by BEN SMITH. Styled by ZOE BROWN assisted by SARAH JANE WHITFIELD. Grooming by CHARLIE PICHON using AVEDA. Model CHARLEY SPEED at MODELS ONE

Lime short-sleeved shirt, pounds 95, Paul Smith, 41/43 Floral Street, London WC2. Enquiries: 0171 379 7133. Khaki cotton trousers, pounds 129, Nicole Farhi, 55-56 Long Acre, London WC2. Enquiries: 0171 240 9772

Blue striped tank-top, pounds 98, Ian Batten, from The Duffer of St George, 29 Shorts Gardens, London WC2, 0171 379 4660, and Flannels, 4 St Anne's Place, Manchester. Enquiries: 0171 281 7035

Mint cotton-rib sweater, pounds 195, Katharine Hamnett, 20 Sloane Street, London SW1, and 38 Princes Square, Glasgow. Enquiries: 0171 823 1002. White cotton trousers, pounds 79, and white leather shoes, pounds 129, both Nicole Farhi, as before

Orange linen shirt, pounds 120, Ermenegildo Zegna, 37 New Bond Street, London W1, and Tessuti, 34-41 Watergate Row, Chester. Enquiries: 0171 493 4471. Pale grey trousers, pounds 99, Joseph, 77 Fulham Road, London SW3. Enquiries: 0171 590 6200

Buttermilk shirt, pounds 87, John Rocha, from Liberty, Regent Street, London W1, and House of Fraser stores nationwide. Enquiries: 0171 734 0123. Buttermilk V-neck top, pounds 39, Jigsaw, 9-10 Floral Street, London WC2. Enquiries: 0171 240 5651. Beige trousers, pounds 45, French Connection, 249 Regent Street, London W1, and 14-16 St Anne's Street, Manchester. Enquiries: 0171 580 2507