Tubular belles

get the look ... and get it right

Boob Tubes, what a misnomer. They should of course be called rib tubes, because if you actually have breasts, then a boob tube will make you look like you have a mono bosom. Katharine Hamnett has done some ridiculously brief b/ts which will look fantastic on anyone with a young girl's body. Boob tubes look best with micro hipster skirts or, preferably, hipster trousers. You need to get into the spirit of it - this is not a look you can take and adapt too much, you either go the whole hog or forget it. I guess they're really rather good value, when you get big and old you can always use them as a knee support bandage. Yum. AB

Leopard boob tube, pounds 25, No Such Soul, from Hype DF, 48-52 High Street, Kensington, London W8. Enquiries: 0171 937 7835

Pink and orange boob tube, pounds 45, Antoni & Alison, Browns, 22-27 South Molton Street, London W1, and Hervia, Royal Exchange Arcade, Manchester. Enquiries: 0171 275 7033

Black boob tube, pounds 6, Etam, 63-65 High Street, Watford, Herts, and St Enoch Centre, Glasgow. Enquiries: 0171 494 7732

White cotton with blue pattern boob tube, pounds 55, Joseph, 77 Fulham Road, London SW3, and Cruise, Renfield Street, Glasgow. Enquiries: 0171 590 6200

Pink leather boob tube, pounds 150, jeans, pounds 125, both Katharine Hamnett, 20 Sloane Street, London SW1. Enquiries: 0171 823 1002. Photo: Chris Moore