Elaborate bra straps. Designer trunks riding above low-slung jeans. The fashion for flaunting one's underwear may have more to do with conspicuous consumption than a decline in decency, says Lisa Jardine.

A group of Turkish women protest after a woman is convicted of exhibitionism for wearing "improper clothing".

Muslim women's clothing by a Leicester-based designer fuses fashion with modesty.

Answers are hard to find about the polygamist sect at the centre of a child abuse investigation, the BBC's Matthew Price says.

An online start-up is offering bespoke tailoring, made in London yet sold cheaply. Can it possibly work?

An insight into disgraced tycoon Conrad Black's prison life is provided by an official prison manual.

A look at what is making the headlines in Friday's morning newspapers.

An exhibition of Kylie Minogue's stage costumes, awards and accessories opens at the Victoria and Albert museum.

"Hearts could be heading for football Armageddon"

A "return to glamour" is the aim of Oscar night dress, with some achieving this better than others.

In case you feel left behind by the goings-on of the catwalk, here's a helpful guide to what you're missing out on.

Europe's dealings with Iran come under scrutiny and there is sex appeal in visiting Poland.

A look at what's making the headlines in Wednesday's morning newspapers.

Miniskirts, tight outfits and plunging necklines are inappropriate for Sunday Mass, the Catholic Church in Mumbai (Bombay) says.

Love it or hate it, the opportunity to become Spiderman, Britney or another persona for the night has become part of the festive season.

A new brand of Wonderbra is recalled after women complained they snapped while being worn.

Miss Wales Amy Guy will have a secret weapon when she takes part in the final of the Miss World beauty contest.

We asked all you eggheads to sit down, stop doing naff all and come up with some awesome stories to illustrate that dumbing down is a thing of the past.

Software allowing internet shoppers to "feel" textures through their computer screens is being developed.

As polling stations open across the EU for elections to the club's parliament, BBC News Online's Clare Murphy looks at how newspapers are endeavouring to make what is widely seen as a dull vote engaging.