A fashion moment

The next edition of Modern Elegance magazine, free with The Times tomorrow, is buzzing with fashion - there are statements coming out of Africa, nautical classics and Grecian dresses.

Key pieces from the top fashion stores will help you update your seasonal wardrobe.

Also in the magazine is the rise and rise of book groups, which are becoming so popular to make friends and influence people. You don't need to seek out a venue to hold one but you can do it with friends at home or internationally on the internet.

Book groups are intelligent, fun and easily available. A psychology graduate gives women tips on how to stay on top with their men not by outdoing them or playing hard-to-get but simply by doing what women know how to do best: love their man, make him feel good about himself and nurture his needs.

And if you are in a frenzied determination to lose as much fat as possible, follow the guide to the potions, treatments, diets - including the famous GI - and personal trainers that help you do it fast. You may drop a dress size or two and shed those extra kilos you have gained over the past wintry months.

Modern Elegance is published by Q Publications.