You know what they say, you have to suffer for fashion but no-one ever said you have to end up in A&E.The big fashion hit of this summer, a pair of Zara XL slinky trousers, have turned out to be an extreme health hazard. Women have been taking to social media, often in plaster casts and slings, to complain that these floppy overlong trousers - now known as Death Pants - are liable to trip you up and must be worn with maximum caution, if at all.But why stop with the Death Pants? If you are any sort of dedicated follower of fashion you’ll have read about the Zara tripper uppers and thought, well yes, but a good twenty per cent of my summer wardrobe is lethal if not approached with caution.What about the floppy wide legged jumpsuit with the slightly loose trouser hem which is liable to get hooked by your heel (it happened to me only the other day) causing your leg to buckle and you to tip over, head first? (Note: you may say 'why don’t you sew it up?!' But the nature of walking in an overlong jumpsuit means your heel inevitably comes into contact with the hem, loosens the stitching, and it becomes a heel hooking hazard all over again). Alongside the Death Pants there are many more hazards in our summer wardrobes that are just as dangerous and should be handled with caution. At the very least carry a small first aid kit. The big fashion hit of this summer, a pair of Zara XL slinky trousers, have turned out to be not just nice to wear in the extreme heat but an extreme health hazardWooden platformsIn fact any high platforms, but these are the ones that are most in evidence this summer and they are, for obvious reasons, on the danger list. Let’s start with the fact that you’re manipulating small boxes under both feet and then add in uneven ground; unreliable perspective (see bifocals); alcohol (we assume you’re not wearing these platforms at work); unexpected events in your peripheral vision (causing you to twist to look over your shoulder and unbalance). For legal reasons I will not describe these shoes as a death trap but let’s just say that at a birthday party last month there were two female guests wearing them, one of them ended up face down on the dancefloor, the other one looked anxious and hyper-vigilant and stayed close to the walls all evening.Kitten heelsCompletely inoffensive and reliable until you encounter a pavement crack, a grill, or a ridge in an escalator stair that you had not allowed for, and one heel gets stuck while the rest of you keeps moving forward. If you are young and lithe this might result in no more than a momentary shoe loss; as time goes on it has the potential to become a toppling and faceplanting event, and if you’re at the top of the escalator that’s not good.Maxi dressesSame problem as the XL death trousers - only potentially worse, because the maxi dress you are wearing regularly this summer was purchased as a holiday outfit with a medium sized cork wedge (it is two inches too long) and it has a slip. If the dress doesn’t trip you up sufficiently, the slip will finish off the job.Asymmetric hems Asymmetric hems 'are a devil on the escalator, not to mention over a naked gas flame in the kitchen, as are billowing sleeves and sleeves with ties', said ShaneYou would not at first glance consider these to be anywhere on the health and safety hazard spectrum. Think again. Humans are used to symmetry, to sleeves and hemlines that are the same length, so we forget when they’re not and the unexpectedly longer part becomes an accident waiting to happen. Pop on your bike, in your asymmetric scarf hem skirt, all set, apart from the longer pointy part of the hem which is now wrapping around your spokes. Asymmetric sleeves are a devil on the escalator, not to mention over a naked gas flame in the kitchen, as are billowing sleeves and sleeves with ties.Trailing ties and scarvesLoose ties are lovely trailing down your back, or wrapped around your neck, and so is a long loopy belt adding definition to your pretty summer dress. But these things are rather crying out to get hooked on a handle or trapped in a door or snagged in the buttons of a man’s jacket – let’s hope not the side mirror of a passing car.BootsWhat’s dangerous about boots? Nothing unless it’s summer and it’s hot and they are zipless (cowboy boot style) with a slight narrowing at the ankle, and you can’t get them off for love or money. This boot lock-in can occur at any time of year, especially if they’re brand new or slightly too small, which is why at the mecca of cowboy boots R Soles on London’s King’s Road, sadly now closed, they used to insist you tried them on with thin plastic bags on your feet, the better to slide into the stiff unused leather. In summer, when your extremities may have swollen, the problem is more common and more acute. I once had to be cut out of a pair of cowboy boots and I’d had to sleep in them to get to that point. You have been warned.Hats (you can’t see out of) 'A low brimmed bucket hat would be a typical offender but any hat that obscures your vision is, by definition, a health hazard' insisted ShaneA low brimmed bucket hat would be a typical offender but any hat that obscures your vision is, by definition, a health hazard. Likewise really broad brimmed hats may be slightly too heavy for your neck and have the added disadvantage of sweeping things in their path, a bit like a labrador’s tail on a coffee table. I have seen a woman take down a display of olive oil bottles with her hat. A bit dangerous…and expensive.Giant totesThe most desirable bag of the moment is crying out to be loaded up with everything you could possibly need (on top of the laptop and spare pair of shoes) because there’s always room for more! Take the two litre bottle of water. Chuck in the sample tiles for the kitchen. And the Tupperware box of leftovers. And the massage gun (you’re going to need that). Many years ago my first visit to a chiropractor coincided with my first month trotting around with a rammed to the brim Mulberry Bayswater bag which was, admittedly, heavy in itself. This summer’s tote bags are light as air but they encourage packhorse behaviour and before you know it you’ll have a rotator cuff injury or tennis elbow. 'This summer’s tote bags are light as air but they encourage packhorse behaviour and before you know it you’ll have a rotator cuff injury or tennis elbow,' said ShaneExtra dark sunglassesYou really can’t see so well in them when the surroundings are darker. Nip into M&S for a sandwich at lunchtime and you may find you mistake the second escalator step for the first and…disaster. I would add to this bifocal sunglasses which play havoc with my judgement of pavement heights.If you’re stepping off a pavement wearing bifocal sunglasses and a long hemmed skirt or dress I’d recommend taking someone’s arm in the manner of Gywneth Paltrow descending a staircase at an awards ceremony.