The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

WHAT should you eat when shopping for clothes? Sushi, of course. It's chic, carb-free and you'll still be able to slide into your skinny jeans after lunch. Iconic Japanese restaurant Yo! Sushi has opened in Edinburgh's Harvey Nichols with a kaiten sushi bar that delivers dishes on a conveyor belt.

A five-dish Yo! Chic menu has also been specially created for the designer store, featuring iconic high-end sushi dishes such as beef tataki, scallop kushi katsu and salmon and tobiko tartare. The new venture is sure to be a hit with the capital's fashionistas.

BAD

SCOTS are wary of wooing a first date with their culinary skills, despite the fact it's a sure way to wow. Although three quarters find a partner who can cook attractive, according to a survey conducted for Waitrose, just over half of those questioned said they would avoid cooking on a first date for fear of turning someone off with poor culinary skills. While 17 per cent of respondents feared that turning out a feast on a first date might scupper their chances of another, 44 per cent said it would be too intimate to dine at home. What they really mean is, not only are they useless in the kitchen, they're rubbish at cleaning and interior decor too.

UGLY

UNDERWEAR as outerwear is all very pretty, but there's a reason most of us cover up – we don't have a Cheryl Cole waspy waist or Posh glockenspiel spine. So this spring's bold brassieres, vests so sheer they necessitate nipple covers and totally transparent corsets are unlikely to make far along the high street without an unsightly spillage of flesh. Not that this will deter Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld et al. You can count on male fashion designers to create something gorgeous but utterly unwearable outside the bedroom. When it comes to hip, we like hips – Vivienne Westwood might be high priestess of the corset but her constructions blend function and form and will still rein us in long after this season's scraps of lace have disappeared in the breeze.

This article was first published in Scotland on Sunday, February 14, 2010