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Quiksilver in Tatler

Tatler goes gaga for Sam Branson (son of Richard) this month - he's just back from a polar expedition, apparently. Not much call for these Quiksilver shorts in the Arctic, I imagine, but doesn't he model them well?

Mary Green in Marie Claire online

More Mary Green in the press... this time, it's the Dear Santa set of silk boy shorts (£70), each embroidered with a festive wish, adorning the Marie Claire online Christmas gift guide.

As Seen on TV

 

Our old friend Gok is back on the telly, demonstrating once again that the right bra and knickers can send your confidence soaring. As seen on last night's episode of How To Look Good Naked, it's Splendour Classic push-up bra plus (for larger cup sizes), £26.

Mary Green in Seventeen

Here's the Mary Green Panty Fortunes again, this time in Seventeen's "gifts for you" page. Dancing, dreaming, or chocolate... remember, only your knickers have the answer. $84 for a pack of seven.

Elsewhere in the magazine: recommendations for cone-shaped women include Wacoal's lace minimizer bra, $56.

Taffy the pants-scoffing dog and singing knickers

• Spare a thought for Taffy the dog - the 18 month old pooch from Tamworth, Staffordshire, had to undergo emergency surgery after eating his 40th pair of underpants, reports the BBC.
• Paris Hilton goes out in her nightie! Some pics in the Daily Mail.
• Stars without their underwear: the story that just won't die. Christina Aguilera is the latest, says the Australian Daily Telegraph.
• Phrase of the day? "Singing knickers". It's how critics of Russia's "feeble" music industry refer to lip-synching girl groups, says the St Petersburg Times.

New Pussy Glamore video

A video for you today courtesy of our new fashion brand Pussy Glamore. Shot by rock star and celeb snapper Bryan Adams, it features a bevy of sought-after girls about town (Alice Dellal, Nathalie Lunghi, Laura Fraser, Jessica Niederberger and Maria Babikova) modelling this season's PG collection. Love it? Shop the collection here; find out more about designer Marissa Montgomery here.

Shapewear for feminists, Camisole Day and flaming lingerie

• No let-up for this year's shapewear mania - The Guardian today debates whether or not you can squish yourself into a pair of Spanx and still be considered a feminist. Conclusion? Shapewear is a betrayal of the sisterhood but the alternative ain't pretty.
• Stripping to your underwear is the latest thing for political activists, it seems. Hot on the heels of the Senator On-Line party in Western Australia, anti-nuclear protesters showed off their undies at a conference on nuclear arms in Israel last Thursday, reports the Associated Press.
• In a whole new twist on burning your bra, a K-Mart store in Orange County was evacuated yesterday when a customer set some lingerie on fire, says local6.com.
• Working at Audrey Underwear in Taiwan is not for the shy. Fox News reports that when 21 November was designated Camisole Day, workers were asked to turn up in their underwear - and 90 per cent of them did.

Sassy & Rose in Heat

 

Heat magazine picked out some nice pressies for various celebs this week; in its Holly Willoughby selection, a silk cami set, £95, by Sassy & Rose, can be seen peeking out from a hatbox. And that flash of turquoise on the chair on the right? It's our old friend the Mary Green Breakfast sleep masks.

Mary Green in Self, Hanky Panky in Ebony

Some figleaves.com pressies in the US gift guides today. First, here's Mary Green's Panty Fortunes set, $84, (with a different fortune for every day of the week) in the December issue of Self.

Next, here are three of Hanky Panky's famously comfortable thongs in a hatbox, $50, in Ebony's Holiday gift guide.

Gemma Atkinson for Ultimo D-G

You can't fault Ultimo's timing - just as we're all enjoying former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson in the Australian jungle, what should arrive in the figleaves.com warehouse but Ultimo's new D-G brand fronted by none other than Jungle Gemma? Sleek and Smooth bra, left, £26; Cabaret padded plunge bra, right, £28.

figleaves.com in the lads' mags

Some figleaves.com lingerie in the men's mags this month. First, here's Huit's frilly set in Arena. Triangle bra £36, frilled brief £30.

Next, never mind the tying-up; look instead at Implicite's triangle bra £24, and brief £16, as seen on the pages of FHM.

The calming effect of pink pants

Some nice pink pants for you today courtesy of Derek Rose (left) and Polo Ralph Lauren... feeling a bit less stressed now? Pink has a calming effect, apparently - at least that's how Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio justifies issuing pink underwear to prisoners. Former boxing champ Mike Tyson, jailed for a day, was less than amused, reports the Daily Mail.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

   

We have all dreamt of following in Audrey Hepburn's footsteps and living out the fantasy lifestyle of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's... well now you can.

Or at least you can look like her while you are dreaming with the Breakfast at Tiffany's eye mask from Mary Green, £19.

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Party politics, Pravda and the Pussy Posse

• Hope you're all enjoying fun and flirty new brand Pussy Glamore (above left). You might have caught designer Marissa Montgomery (above right) and her "effortlessly cool" Pussy Posse in The Sunday Times this weekend - the most glamorous party-goers in town.
• What links a pair of scarlet knickers with a Soviet ballistic missile? You'll find both in the new EU museum in Brussels, says Pravda.
• Internet-based political party Senator On-Line has no policies but does know how to pull a stunt - six people stripped off to their underwear to draw attention to the new party in Western Australia, says Yahoo News.

K cups

A certain high street retailer made the news this morning for planning to sell J cup bras. We can do better than that - our Panache bras, go up to a K cup.

Plenty of J cup bras too, of course, from the ever-popular Triumph to more fashionable styles from Freya. 

figleaves.com lingerie in Cosmo

Loads of figleaves.com lingerie in this month's Cosmo. Where to start? Here's O Lingerie's sparkly set enjoying a whole page to itself. Padded bra £15, brief £6.

Here's Beau Bra's New Night bra £25, and French knicker £13, in their round-up of "perfect pressies".

This Sexy Panties and Naughty Knickers silk bra £28 and knickers £26 appeared on the lingerie page.

Finally, Lou's red bra and brief are coming soon.

Sexy Panties in InStyle

 

What to buy "for someone like you"? InStyle suggests this pure silk Sexy Panties and Naughty Knickers set - triangle bra, $53, and knickers, $36 - in rich purple.

Lift me up

Some fascinating (if hard to believe) science news for you today: Researchers at the University of Kentucky have concluded that breastfeeding does not make your breasts sag, says Medicine.Net.

Anyway, for those of us who did notice a certain loss of elasticity after breastfeeding, I asked our in-house fitting expert Kate Horrell for some tips. Her advice? "It's quite common to lose fullness in the top half of the bust, so try a half cup or three quarter cup bra to avoid gaping at the top. It's also worth swapping rigid fabrics for a bra that has some stretch at the top of the cup. And a bit of padding can make your bust look fuller."

Lejaby in Latina

"A bra worth a sneak peek," says the November issue of Latina - this Lejaby bra, $90, is proving a hit with the press on both sides of the Atlantic.

Sharleen, chopsticks and the new Calvin model

• Big knickers? They're all at it. Sharleen Spiteri is the latest sleb to join the fan club - she wears Trinny & Susannah's Magic Knickers all the time, reports the Daily Record.
• Save the planet with Triumph's "chopsticks bra", says The Independent.
• Like dancing in your undies? Jockey wants you - and you could win $5000, says MSNBC.
• Finally, lots of reports that Tom Brady is to be the next Calvin Klein underwear model. Looking forward.