I’m amused by the comments of Zak Maoui, the style director of Esquire magazine, on going shirtless in hot weather outside of the beach (Summer etiquette: 47 essential rules – from sex to sunloungers to shopping in swimming trunks, 14 July). I’m guessing he’s not visited Scotland recently. As soon as the sun comes out here it’s a kind of macho obligation for certain young guys to parade round topless (“taps aff” in the local parlance), but there’s nothing stylishy louche about their torsos.
Siobhan McGovern
Edinburgh
• Mariah Humbert, an etiquette expert, advises: “Wear a trouser, or a longer skirt or dress.” A trouser? Can we expect to see office workers wearing half of a pair of trousers in the near future? What about a short, a pant or a sunglass?
Helen Swallow
Luxembourg
