It’s time to take off that lockdown tracksuit and put on this summer’s hit dress: black, short, loose and perfect for Zoom calls and picnic rugs alike

This summer of tentative re-engagement with normality has its first dress code. The tracksuits that were the uniform of lockdown have been replaced by the “re-entry dress”: a short, voluminous black dress that is Zoom-friendly yet picnic-appropriate, with a nod to Marianne in Normal People and puff sleeves for built-in social distancing.