I was just about to answer when she was bumped up in the queue and sailed on in to the event without a backward glance, but it did get me thinking and since then have found myself scanning crowds of girls to see the goods and the bads in the world of wearing yellow.

While bright yellow and white skin are definitely a bit albino bumble bee, lots of girls are looking great out there too. The trick is to go with '60s' mustards rather than new-rave yellow, so its less of the perspex jewellery and hoop ear-rings from Penneys and more of the smock dresses, halfjackets and statement leather bags from BTs that work.

Shades of gold and mustard are easier to get away with than lemons and bright little miss sunshine yellow van yellow but the good thing is that it's a lasting trend as the yellows that you wear now with your charcoals, chocolate browns and blacks will be replaced later in the year with crisp taupes and whites - all very Jackie O.

For what its worth, here's what I reckon:

Do buy: Yellow knitwear, bags, shoes (see below) or one heavy dose of yellow in the form of a coat or a dress.

Don't buy: Yellow jewellery, hosiery, denim, boots or basically anything that looks cheap, nasty and as if you bought it in Cassidys in 1983.