Britishpopsinger and televisionstarCherylCole was crowned the world'sbestdressed woman by Glamourmagazinethis week, beating last year's winner Kate Moss into secondplace.
The teenage groupies in the 60s and 70s who hung around the pop scene, hoping a bit of the glamour and excitement would rub off onto their own lives, were entering very dangerous territory - a world where sexual liberation was colliding with traditional power structures.
Beloved by A-listers and pop princesses, these are not clothes for the shy: this is old-school glamour, infused with power, wielded by women who have flounced and shimmied their way to the top.