Victoria Beckham, craver of secondhand frocks

What a sorry state of affairs! What has the world come to when Victoria Beckham has run out of new clothes and resorts to slavishly imitating the style of a lesser-known celebrity:

Victoria Beckham has committed the ultimate celebrity fashion crime – brazenly stealing another star’s look.

Posh Spice spent Friday night rubbing shoulders with Cruel Intentions star Selma Blair, who wore a striking black and silver confection, at a Marc Jacobs catwalk show in New York.

And if imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, then the actress was surely delighted that just two days later, Posh was spotted at a party at the Maritime Hotel in exactly the same frock.

Somehow I think Selma is in a lot of pain right now. One can only imagine the horrible scene, realisation dawning on Selma’s frightened and pale face, as the covetous monster beside her ominously sharpens its nails against its stony palms in preparation for a voiceless and savage attack that will leave Selma a mangled mess but the dress beautifully intact.