CROSS AND BLACKWELL

Once again it's time for fashion designer Blackwell to unveil his annual list of the worst-dressed stars of the year - an exercise in futility that the camp old raisin has been trotting out for years (this is the 48th instalment), though to be fair he does it with a certain style and wit, such as his comments on 1998 winners the Spice Girls as "the only spices on the planet that have no taste".

So it's heartiest congratulations to Posh Spice who has emerged from the shadow of her tasteless bandmates to stand supremely alone as the worst-dressed woman of last year. Quite an achievement to have so much money and so little taste, but hey, Victoria has plenty of practice in this field.

Lindsay Lohan and Fergie made the top ten of the worst-dressed, but Blackwell reserved his cream for Posh and runner-up Amy Winehouse, who he described as...

"Exploding beehives above, tacky polka-dots below, she's part 50s carhop horror." Ooh! Get him! Britney was spared further heartbreak this year...

"I felt that it was inappropriate at this time to make comment, when her personal life is in such upheaval. I hope 2008 is a better year for her," which is nice, though he was saving all his bile up for Posh, after all.

"Forget the fashion spice, wearing a skirt would suffice! In one skinny-mini monstrosity after another, pouty Posh can really wreck-em," he rhymed bizarrely. Alright, he's not going to mystify Eminem with his skillful wordplay, but he's spot on about Posh.