What's hot and what's not
WHAT'S HOT
Le Quatorze Juillet, Citoyensoui, it's aujourd'hui. Get out and storm that darn Bastille
Melinda Gatesbillionaire philanthropist and practising Catholic, telling the Vatican that African women will "vote with their feet" on contraception, just as she and her husband, Bill, pump a further fortune into family planning for developing countries
Crochetthink a little cape in mustard wool. Very Marc Jacobs. Get the hook out
The tuxedo for womenvery YSL, and also the only way to get through the remaining and pretty chilly weddings of the summer
Heatwave envywe know it's wrong when people have suffered so much in the US but would a week of heatwave here really be so bad?
Strawberries at the side of the roadWe wish they were there all year 'round.
Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange'forget all the chatter about his sexuality, this is one of the albums of the year
Turquoise ringsespecially if they once belonged to Jane Austen. Her pretty little one sold for €192,931 in London this week
Peter O'Toole(80 next month) announcing his retirement from acting in a "dry-eyed but profoundly grateful farewell". He's going to devote himself to the third volume of his memoirs
Neon nail varnishparticularly on your toenails - even if you're the only person to see them this weather, the colour is cheering
WHAT'S NOT
Skinny August magazinesso much for so little
Grafton Streetlooks just like a high street in a depressed part of England. Those poor tourists, what are we doing to them?
Hawaiian tropical printnot a good look. Only teenage boys can wear it, and even then . . .
Is the Dáil sittingor is it over for the summer? How can we tell?
Dublin-biking along Temple BarBetter than toffee for removing fillings
Not-on-holiday hellYour workmates are all off sunning themselves, so your workload means you can't even make it outside for a scabby sandwich in the park
