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There is a very stylish girl I know who drives a Valencia blue Triumph Vitesse with the hood down. Even in winter. Some might call this a mite silly, but I think it's cool. Obviously she wraps up well, and always wears her driving gloves (chapped and cold hands are not chic). There was a debate a couple of years ago as to the point of driving gloves, which, as I remember, was never resolved. But I say some of the best things in life are there for no reason. Driving gloves, like a scarf tied a particular way round the head, instantly remind me of Grace Kelly probably because they evoke the Monte Carlo lifestyle. If you haven't got the convertible, who cares, they're just as good for strap-hanging on the Tube. AB

Dents leather driving gloves, pounds 34.99 available in sizes S,M,L,XL (61/2- 8) from major department stores nationwide, tel: 01985 212291.