Business & Finance Club - Fashion : Miquita Oliver, 26, is a television presenter and broadcaster. She lives in Shoreditch, London

'I find it really hard to find good coats, so I'm excited by this one. I really love the pea-coat shape. I like the colour and the English country-jaunt feel. I'll wear it over skinny black trousers and a small, black Audrey Hepburn-style top. I think it would lend itself well to a dress, too.

My stylist, Celestine, and I go for a big old shop every six weeks. Our mantra is, 'What would Jane do?' – as in Jane Birkin. One of my favourite labels is Isabel Marant, because of its clean lines and colours. I love all the Céline stuff for the same reasons. Céline did a line last season that felt as if it came right out of my head – I couldn't resist!

On T4 [the Channel 4 weekend youth show that Miquita co-hosts] we are lucky, because Alexa [Chung], Jameela [Jamil] and I dress very differently to reflect our own personalities.

Trends don't need to be followed. Don't get me wrong, I love fashion and read all the magazines, but the fun part is wearing what you like – mixing trends with your own style and not taking it too seriously. It's important to live without fashion rules.

I've been on television for 10 years now and made many clothing faux pas. But it's helped me learn what really suits me. I'm more comfortable and confident with who I am these days.'

Kay Sutton, 67, is the director of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and the International Book Department at Christie's. She lives in Leamington Spa

'I like this coat because it is versatile and easy to wear – classic with a twist. I would wear it with a skirt or trousers, at work or on the weekend, but not on the days I'm wearing a long dress, which I do quite often.

I'm not sure I always achieve it, but I aim for comfortable elegance with a touch of individuality and big silver jewellery. For work I mostly wear trousers with co-ordinating jackets or coats and dresses.

If we're preparing a catalogue I'll be in libraries doing research or sitting in front of my computer, and will be more informally dressed than on days when I'm visiting clients. For receptions or cocktails in sale season I'll dress up more – but that's usually just a change from linen or wool to silk, plus shinier beads. The biggest adjustment is for country-house valuations, when older clothes and lots of layers are the answer to dusty, unheated attics and cellars.

I have a lot of clothes made for me by Sheila Partridge, who trained as a tailoress with the designer Digby Morton in the 1950s. She completely understands my taste. When I'm on business in New York I buy clothes from Eileen Fisher: simple, unstructured natural fabrics – just my thing.