As a sister in voluptuosity - finding summer clothing that's comfortable, flattering and, god forbid, stylish or trendy, is a lifelong quest.
A lot of us have a body shape that's also long of leg, flat of bum and apple of tummy. Alas the things that suit us most tend to be body-skimming and longline - tunics, waterfall cardigans, long tops - to go with shorts, crops, skinny jeans etc.
I say Alas because none of those items shrieks 'modern'. Certainly many S&B arbiters of style would call them dated, which of course they are, for the time being. The prevailing look for separates is high-necked, boxy and square. Which make me look like a house on stilts.
The only vaguely-on-trend shape that really suits me is those v-neck tea dresses that have a kind of x-shaped bodice with a seam under each boob - any dressmakers out there know what it's called? - such as the Nobody's Child Starlight range. They're usually cut too low for everyday, but great for holidays.