The first boilersuit I ever owned was from the kids’ section of a local garden centre near my grandparents’ house. Classic cobalt blue, it was worn with waders while pond-dipping for newts. Then came my 2010s dabble in the trend: a white denim Topshop Moto number, three sizes too big, complete with a waist-cinching belt, tapered legs and rolled-up cuffs. Today, my preferences have shifted. Now I favour exaggerated proportions, but cut from a sturdy fabric that adds just the right amount of structure and utility.

Indeed, boilersuits of all shapes and sizes have witnessed a recent rival, not just in fashion circles, but on screen too. Case in point: the recent paparazzi snaps of Anne Hathaway on the set of the upcoming (and much anticipated) Devil Wears Prada 2 . In them, Hathaway,

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