Theirs are pounds 50.The pick of the bunch for savvy shoppers is from Easy, qualified jeans designers. They are stretch denim, they are cheap - pounds 29.99 - and they are everywhere. Wear with cute little cardigans and kitten heels, or strappy vest and flattie sandles A ponytail and chewing gum is optional Wear on a beach or on the street. But most importantly, don't wear with tights, socks or any other hosiery.

And if you don't want to follow the flock, don't wear them at all.. And now my cropped denims are the height of fashion, I know exactly how those Hollywood starlets feel when they turn up to the plushest of award ceremonies to find that a less famous person turned up in exactly the same ensemble. IT'S hot news at Debenhams. It's making Terry Green, the store's chief executive, a little hot under the collar. The Etam version, at pounds 45, is too expensive, too long and the v-cut detailing on the waistband too fussy. Everywhere I looked as I walked down the sunny side of the street, I thought I was seeing my own reflection. I couldn't possibly begin to list the high-street stores that have recreated their own version of the Fifties rockabilly denim pedal-pusher. I simply had a few scraps of fabric lying around; not quite enough for a pair of full-length trousers.

When he was studying the Romans, he was shown pictures and asked to speculate about what was going on. In Japan they'd be told what was going on."In Japan this year there have been riots in schools by rebellious children desperate to break out of the straitjacket forced upon them. There have also been recent cases of children murdering their parents or their fellow students.Perhaps the rebellion at Gyosei is partly a reflection of the changes happening at home. In any case, when - if - the young rebels of Gyosei go back, no doubt they will take with them a new-found sense of freedom..