Justin Turner, representing Elite¹ & Premier² Ltd, outlining his client's case for an injunction said, "The agency represents many models who are household names such as Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Cambell and Linda Evangelista. I don't know if your Lordship is familiar with these models?"

"Do I need to be?"

replied the judge.

"I don't think so," said Mr. Turner, perhaps wisely. Mr Justice Harman was perplexed³ by the use of the word 'topless' in discussing glamour⁴ modelling.

"It means precisely⁵ the opposite," he was told. This misuse⁶ of the word is, the judge said, is "remarkable⁷ - as if they had been cut off at the waist which is exactly what they do not mean".

"If you cut the top off, it wouldn't be very interesting - what's more they would be dead. It's clearly an abuse of language by the tabloids," he said. Peter Victor, The Independent, Friday Nov 15th 1996