Like Dolly Alderton, I like to flout Trinny and Susannah’s rule that ‘blonde and leopard print equals barmaid’. After all, have the formidable duo not seen Debbie Harry rock a spotted jumpsuit? Or Kate Moss a big cat mini? And, more importantly, what’s wrong with barmaids?

This month, I’m going True Romance with my feline prints. Topshop’s one-piece has a loose cut and heatwave-ready spaghetti straps, and can be layered over a crisp white tee when the sun goes down, like this suitably 90s offering from Nasty Gal.

These chunky sandals by & Other Stories have a touch of regulation schoolwear about them, which I love, and stand me in good stead for a month of day parties and rooftop drinks. For a Carnival-appropriate twist, I’ll throw in Alighieri’s baby lion anklet and a hot orange pedi – this Jaipur shade by Mavala is suitably spicy.

A leopard look obviously calls for cat-eye specs, so these jet-black acetate winners by Le Spec will be shielding my peepers from rays and BBQ smoke until September. The only burn I want in my life is the Nomad Society’s gorgeous wildflower soy candle.

Finally, my beauty haul heroes are Bali Balm’s moisture-drenching lip oil, with its heavenly bergamot and grapefruit scent, and – sticking with the essential oils theme – my old failsafe, MoroccanOil Treatment Light.

Now, get me to the Aba Shanti-I soundsystem.