The fashion briefing

Here’s Sofia Coppola at the Bobby Fischer Against the World screening in New York. The film is about the late chess master, which fits because we love Ms ­Coppola for her ­chess-like approach to ­dressing. ­Nothing rash, each move is ­considered. This printed blouse (fashion ­forensics advise it’s Céline) and the cropped black trousers are a masterclass in looking ­summery in slightly ­rubbish weather. Alas, we need some of those moves now. Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features/Sipa Press / Rex Features

Belted dresses are chapter one in the First Lady style rule book – both Michelle Obama and Samantha ­Cameron have a few tucked away in their ­wardrobes. This one is a real ­multi-tasker. It can look as if it’s ready to do a 40-hour week and it’s also got a Hampton’s thing going on, which means it will work beautifully as a weekend dress, too. £240, by Disaya, fifiwilson.com Photograph: PR company handout

Put aside the overpowering ­Twiggy-­does-Benidorm image for a ­second, because M&S has some ­brilliant holiday-friendly stuff coming in this week. Fashion Brights is a new range with the brand’s fastest design-to-shopfloor ­turnaround ever. It has loads of bold-­colour separates and silky striped ­T-shirts. It manages to blend Jil Sander with Michelle Obama, and it ­totally works for us. T-shirt, £22, marksandspencer.com, online on 2 June Photograph: PR company handout

At least two high-fashion gals (Alexa Chung and model Daria Werbowy, since you ask) have admitted recently that wearing the same T-shirt a couple of days on the trot is a bit of a look. Now Australian model Jess Hart has launched a range of glam-grunge clothes in that same worn-in spirit. It’s all ­off-duty model, trashed denims, animal prints, that sort of thing. Eye-rollers out there – stop it. Clothing cliches work, that’s why they are cliches. £85, Neon Hart for Selfridges, selfridges.com from 7 June Photograph: PR company handout

Thomsen. Makes you think of ­package holidays doesn’t it? But it should make you think of ­brilliant unisex shirts. The French designers behind the low-key brand say you are meant to wear their shirts with “jeans, loose hair and the grace of Jane Birkin”. That’s the holy grail of ­undone ­dressing, is it not? Plus, the cotton feels ­amazing. Should anyone mention the word “tablecloth” to you, dismiss them with a Gallic shrug. £124, by Thomsen, asos.com Photograph: Linda Nylind/PR