The 10 Best umbrellas - Life & Style - The Independent London Undercover Brussels Sprout £30, liberty.co.uk Endearingly kooky and light enough to slip into your bag. Has a wooden handle and cotton strap. Brooks Brothers £59, mrporter.com Brooks Brothers are renowned for their brand of leisured elegance - and this jet-black, push-button contraption is no departure. Jeffery West Devil's had £250, jeffery-west.co.uk Fancy yourself as a latter-day Beau Brummel? Then this black number with its massive devil's head is for you. Fulton Slinger £20, selfridges.com It may be grey out but it's always bright with the Fulton Slinger, with its luminous day-brightening trim and flexible fibreglass ribs. Senz Smart £24, senz.co.uk This has the aesthetic of a space rocket and is so aerodynamic that the wind won't invert it, even if it is blowing at 50mph. Jeffery West Classic £125, jeffery-west.co.uk The detailing of the handles, the silver choker and the capacious tightly-rolled canopy are a wonder of British workmanship. Polka Dot Umbrella £15, theholdingcompany.co.uk This is small, cheap and clever. It's octagonal in shape, light and has a very handy mechanism that allows it to slip inside out in a high wind. GustBuster Metro £29.99, shopsportsbrands.com An umbrella for your very own windy city. It's made of a hardened steel and has a hexagaonal ribs and a reinforced shaft. Ella Ella LED £24.99, viewquest.co.uk This umbrella with its acrylic central column full of multicoloured fibre optic lights is goodfor those forbidding winter evenings. See-Through Deluxe £19.50, lemy.co.uk The Queen uses transparent umbrellas so we can see in, but they are just as useful for us to see out. It's tougher than it looks, too.