I first learned of the power of a black dress in the late ’70s when I was about 16 and being set up on a date with Bryan Ferry by the late designer Antony Price. Ferry had had his heart broken by Jerry Hall, who had left him for Mick Jagger. I had waist-length blonde hair, and I think Antony was trying to cheer up his Roxy Music friend with something – or rather someone – he might enjoy. I don’t really remember much about the date other than being totally tongue-tied, but I do remember Antony zipping me into his famous black spiral-zipped dress in ciré satin (yes, the same one worn by Amanda Lear in Nova magazine in 1971). The zip ran from the top of a high collar and circled around the body to the bottom. Essentially, one could be “unwrapped like a gift”. We’ll park that story there.