With April showers looming isn’t it time to invest in a decent brolly that works rather than turning itself inside out rendering it useless against our special climatic combination of rain and wind?

A Senz umbrella is a curious, isosceles-shaped brolly whose offset design works with the wind instead of against it – a feat of aerodynamics. James Dyson is a fan. The pocket-mini costs €42.95, ex delivery. Order online from Senzumbrellas.com.