LVMH celebrated a £30m victory over eBay yesterday as the group, composed of Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Donna Karen and Tag Heuer, used their combined fabulousness to take on the online bidding site. eBay was penalised for its lax laws protecting the trade of authentic goods on its site.

Investigations in 2006 revealed that nine out of ten Luis Vuitton bags and Christian Dior items on offer were fake. Frightening statistics for any online bidder who may have to Russian Roulette their way to getting a designer item from a brand they love. If only they had heard of koodos.

Hoorah for the Paris courts who made the ruling which will certainly put a dent in the online trade of fake items in the future.

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We all know how we would ‘like’ our men to dress, but the chances are they are more likely to grott around in their jeans and sloppy tee-shirts then a super stylish Giorgio Armani or Lyle and Scott piece.

Well, with the GQ ‘Best Dressed Man’ list 08 being published this month, it may give your man a much required kick start to his fashion sense. So here are the big runners, past and present, in this interesting / ever inspiring list of best-dressed men, this side of mars:

2002/03/04 – David Beckham of Armani and “apparently” football fame (This boy wonder scored a double with the confusing status of 6th best and 9th worst in the 2008 listings).

2005 - Rio Ferdinand – Not too sure about this wild card, but with earnings of over £100k a week, you would think he can afford some style, maybe?

2006 - Clive Owen – There’s a stylish aura about this man, that Lancome and Tag Heuer have also noticed.

2007 - Daniel Craig – 007 in 2007 – Sorry couldn’t help myself!

2008

No. 3 – James McAvoy – it appears starring alongside the luminous Miss Knightley and being spotted in oodles of Gucci and Armani is a sure fire way to get you noticed in the fashion stakes.

No. 2 – Daniel Day Lewis – Spotted in Paul Smith when he picked up his Best Actor Oscar this year, this seasoned thespian keeps ahead of the crowd.

No.1 - Daniel Craig – Reclaiming his 2007 ‘Best Dressed’ crown, this 007 slickster can’t seem to help himself when it comes to looking good. Having been spotted in Dunhill for the Baftas and Tom Ford on set – it’s obviously down to the clothing!

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