Overheard

"Elle Macpherson might see herself as a brainless, legless piece of meat who would do anything for a buck, but she does not represent the majority of women who are sick of being depicted in such a manner."

An unnamed detractor holds back the barf as she lodges a formal complaint against Macpherson's Intimates lingerie campaign.

There are two people in life you listen to - your doctor and your lawyer."

Mum's the word? Listen to your elders? Abide by the Holy Scriptures? Not in this industry, huffs Sydney-based fashion entrepenuer Bruno Schiavi.

"Designer showroom benefits include . . .a complimentary power outlet."

Boy oh boy, does Austrade know how to lay on the red carpet treatment. The government export agency recently "plugged" away the benefits of having an Austrade Designer Showroom during Air New Zealand Fashion Week.

"You need to think like a Yank."

But Peter Alexander, these are the same folk who deep fry Coca Cola?! The Australian pyjama designer throws caution (and his trim figure) to the wind as he channels the American p$yche.