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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's Classic push-up bra, £23. On the right: 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, this 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 at Tiffany's sleep mask.

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.