* Bare breasts were two a penny, skirts indecently short and bikinis microscopic at Milan Fashion Week over the weekend. Tom Ford's collection for Gucci featured minis so abbreviated they should have carried a Government health warning (Hilary Alexander, The Daily Telegraph).

* Roberto Cavalli's models frolicked down the runway wearing cheongsams so short and tightly corseted that they made Suzy Wong look like a nun. (Suzy Menkes, IHT)

* Micro-minis and the shortest dresses, teamed with high silver sling-backs, were followed by kimonos – with nothing on underneath. The warriors at Gucci were of the man-eating variety. Think footballers' wives on a hen night. (Jamie Huckbody, The Independent)

* A lot of designers here can't seem to get themselves out of a snarl and produce clothes that women might grow excited about next season. But this hapless approach won't lift anyone's skirts.Zippers and other dressmaker notions are occasionally invested with more importance than they rightfully deserve, much as puppets are said to come to life magically when nobody is looking. I don't know about you, but I hate puppets. (Cathy Horin, NYT)

About the pics: I uploaded a larger version of the Ferre pic above here. A lot of you have asked for a hi-res version of the Omahyra pic from yesterday. here you are

Lap Dance Lessons For Britney
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Britney Spears has been hanging out at lap-dancing clubs - for the sake of her new movie.
The superstar's next role sees her play a stripper - and Britney wanted to research the part in person.
Her debut movie Crossroads bombed at the box office, and Spears wants to make sure her next flick does better.
A source close to the 20-year-old said: "If that involves a bit of method acting then so be it.
"I'm sure she could have watched the girls stripping on video.
"But she wanted to get a taste of the atmosphere and see the real thing in the flesh."
Britney has even been taking private lessons to learn how to gyrate around a pole.
The Daily Star quoted her as saying: "I have the body but now I need to learn some of the moves.
"Being a stripper is hard work."