Shorts for men in the office are tolerable — but open toed footwear? Never

The heat is rising, London is sweltering already and it seems we are in for another summer of people saying the word ‘unprecedented’ every five seconds. Given infrastructure failure and pets cooking in their own fur, men’s fashion choices are perhaps low down the list of concerns, but for those confined to offices it can quickly head to the top of priorities when a casual glance at a colleague may result in a retina imprint of an expanse of white inner thigh which no amount of CBT can erase.

Yet last summer a YouGov survey found attitudes had changed. The data revealed 66 per cent of Britons were in support of men wearing shots in the office, and only 29 per cent were against it. This was compared to a 2016 survey in which 56 per cent of people said this wasn’t acceptable and 37 per cent were in favour.