Look. Have any of you "commentors" actually read the article at all. She is NOT seeking to divorce him. They are already divorced.

He in court accused of hiring detectives to install a trojan on HER computer in order to illegally gain information during said divorce.

I assume HIS attorney's strategy is to show that he is mentally ill and therefore unable to come up with the wizard plan of hacking her computer - or, at least, unable to carry it through.

Mellon is not embarassing to his family. He is ill and anybody who considers mental illness to be embarassing needs to fast-forward a few hundred years.

For what it's worth, I enjoyed the tramp stamp reference. I'd love to know what she was wearing underneath her clothes. She's a corker!

lee, London UK ,

But surely those attracted to headlines such as this one - with the catty quote - don't mind some superficiality?! And I think much better to be interested in fashion than the details of somebody's divorce and marital bickerings! It is not like this is an article about science...it could even be described as an upmarket gossip magazine article!! And I think Ms Mellon looks very nice - lovely handbag. Thoughts?

Julia, Wirral, Merseyside

Those correspondents who denounce Tamara Mellon don’t seem to have realised that her claims that her husband is completely scatterbrained is a powerful argument in his own defence. She is asserting that her husband lacked the cunning to arrange for a bug to be inserted into her software, the crime of which he currently stands accused. This is NOT a divorce trial. If only for the sake of their daughter, Ms Mellon might well prefer her child’s father not to be convicted of a criminal offence which can carry a jail sentence. If Ms Mellon were as devious as some correspondents suggest, surely she would be testifying that her husband’s alleged crime WAS in character? As for the detailed description of Ms Melon’s wardrobe, it is both unwarranted and crudely misogynistic, highlighted by the fact that the reporter stooped so low as to mention a tattoo on her ankle which he could not even see.

Kate Winspur, Melbourne, Australia

I totally agree - when I got to that particular paragraph I tought to myself "Is the Times I am reading or the Daily Mail??"

Raquel Seabra, Lisbon, Portugal

Typical of the shallow writing in the Times which always manages to find the superficial level in any story.

Bill, London,

Must agree with the other comments - what Ms Mellon is wearing is of no interest. Her photo adds nothing to the story either.

Was the journalist Adam Fresco previously assigned to the fashion desk?

Philip, Stuttgart, Germany

What she wears is described in 6 lines; this is hardly excessive. Please consider the audience. Being centred around a prominent character in fashion, a court case such as this will draw the attention of readers who under normal circumstances would not be interested in reading about divorce battles. To me, relating detail is a nice touch - something for those interested a different aspect of the story.

Julia, Wirral, Merseyside

Totally agree with the comments about her clothing and tattoo etc. The paragraph sticks out so much because it bears no relation to the tone of the rest of the piece. Looks to me like it was inserted by somebody else.

David, London,

All this and no mention of WHY she's seeking to divorce him? No cruelty or philandering (perhaps 2,000,000,000 pounds)?

Having met Matthew at 'NA' she should've been familiar with his shortcomings AND, assuming she knew and would STILL consent to marriage AND stay married long enough to conceive and raise a child, WHY would she leave him now - did she grow tired of dealing with him? It seems so. (Mr Purnell: “He needs a mother, wife, best friend.” Ms Mellon: “That’s correct”. )

My Dad contracted Malaria and soon after developed Parkinson's Disease upon his return from fighting in WW2 -as did thousands more returning from the Pacific Campaign. My Mum married him despite the combat flashbacks and cold sweats.

Unlike little 'Ms Priss' she STAYED with him throughout the decades of his worsening condition - dispite having opportunities for financial independence.

Reading of no other complaints: Perhaps it's Ms 'Yeardye' who has the problem - immaturity. (not surprising)

Larry, Middletown, USA/NY

Fascinating stuff I'm sure including the tramp stamp revelation. Nothing new here, rich kid completely inept works for daddies bank. There are thousands of people like him in the City, the only difference is they can usually catch their flights out of here without getting lost. Ms Mellon a self-confessed adulterer it seems from this piece is certainly in the business of the pot calling the kettle black when we see daddy gave her the money to start "her" company and daddy no doubt advises her every step of the way, just who is the child Ms Mellon? And as for disingenuously implying that because her husband is completely scatter brained he can't be trusted with his own child she shows herself for what she is in my humble opinion, a complete control freak of others because daddy controls her. People do strange things when they are taken in by someone and they find them out and it seems to me that is all Matthew is guilty of, he wanted to know if she was lying to him, and ,sadly, she was.

John, Dundee, UK

Why poke fun at inadequacies in a person. And why mention the medication names? Very insensitive.

Ajay, Bombay, India

Why was it necessary to detail every single piece of her designer clothing? Will it be done for the men who give evidence?

The words that come to mind are patronising and demeaning.

Kevin, Toronto, Canada

Presumably he was entertaining and attractive to her in the first instance. I have virtually no short term memory despite being a web developer and am married very happily. His symptoms are clearly quite severe, but nothing I have read precludes the possibility that he is a worthy individual in his own right. Surely in the past he would have been described as woolly or eccentric...

Jim, Brum,

Given that she OWNS Jimmy Choo, the cost of the shoes she's wearing is utterly insignificant. They didn't cost her a penny. The entire wardrobe run-down in this article is irrelevant fluff.

Carmen, Nashville,

Mr. Mellon appears to suffer from some serious sort of disability. ADD/AHD come to mind. It is such a shame that this article has focused on issues which are superficial, immaterial, damaging and misguided. This is not serious reporting. What a disappointment. Don't just scratch the surface, go deep please...

patrick, Los Angeles, CA

The most mystifying thing about all this is why Tamara Mellon should have married her husband in the first place if she has all this to say about him now. They must have had at least one date before the wedding, or were they total strangers on their wedding day?.

Peter, Cambridge, Cambridge,

"During cross-examination from Nicholas Purnell, QC, representing Mr Mellon, the full scale of the multi-millionaire’s problems were made public"

Who's side is he on? must be a bold 'strategy'

Frank, London,

michelle i agree completely.

clark, cannes, france

I agree with Michelle of Bristol. I would like to have a full analysis of what Mr. Mellon was wearing in court!

Barbara Begley
Mill Valley, California

Barbara Begley, San Francisco, California

Judge Thomas Mellon, the founder of the Mellon financial empire, would be very upset with the news about his descendent Matthew Mellon and his wife Tamara Mellon.

America's 60 families heirs, like Matthew Mellon, throw their powerful American families and their legacies of fabulous fortunes for many loops.

In fact, I wonder what Andrew Mellon, the second greatest U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, would have done about this present Mellon mess in the news media. One can only wonder what this Pittsburgh family thinks of everything right now.

Emzy Veazy III, Aspen, Colorado/USA

Why on earth such a detailed analysis of her shoes and clothing? How can that be newsworthy. And why no analysis of what her husband was wearing in court? Outgrageous and insulting reporting - and What on earth does her tattoo have to do with their court case?

Michelle, Bristol,

Why is it so important that the world should be told what Ms Mellon is wearing and its precise cost. Would they go into such detail for a male head of a fashion house?? By the way, they missed out the value of her house.

Christine Armstrong, Manchester, uk