How to find the perfect balance between smart and comfortable as we head out of lockdown As we ditch the wellies and elasticated waists, you can smarten up and still be comfy Smort dressing: smart and comfortable Credit: Andrew Crowley Welcome to a new chapter of this column. As we feel the grip of the past year loosen, it seems only right to start thinking about how we dress to re-emerge into the sunlight. We are all a little apprehensive, I’m sure. Many of us have enjoyed the slower pace – I have certainly relished the looser waistbands. My feet are definitely experiencing a baptism of fire. I think I have worn a pair of heels just six times in the past two years (I bid adieu to the Jimmy Choos in November 2019 when I was heavily pregnant, then lockdown arrived and I embraced the open-toed road in a pair of Birkenstocks). For endless walks my wellies and AllBirds trainers became the new norm.