From frills and thrills to nothing at all, Chris Bunting uncovers the hidden agenda of underwear.
Someone sniggered in the back of the court. Lee Bowyer, the Leeds United footballer accused of a brutal attack on an Asian student, had been asked by his barrister, Desmond de Silva QC, to change into the trousers and shoes he had worn on the night of the alleged assault. It was a dramatic court moment, but Bowyer stood still in the witness stand, apparently struck dumb.
Slowly, an awful possibility dawned on de Silva. "Are you wearing underpants?" the urbane silk asked his client. Bowyer's expression eased into a guilty smile and with an embarrassed glance at the public gallery he said: "No, I'm not, no." Full article
The photograph is of "Bisto Knickers" by Ellen Bell. Reproduced with permission