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Polly Vernon is a former deputy editor on the Observer magazine and continues to write about fashion and culture. Same age, same hair colour, but sadly, says Polly Vernon , there the similarity ends. It's thrilled millions of teenage girls, saved people from bombing in Bosnia, and - so the creator of Dirty Dancing claims - helped bring down the Berlin Wall.

How did a low-budget chick flick become one of the most adored films of all time, and now a West End stage phenomenon before it's even opened? Is Zadie the new Kate? Is Condi the new Carine? Yes, says Polly Vernon - at last, brains and style are mixing. Grab your literature and your Lanvin. December A table, madam? No chance.

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Polly Vernon's Cocktail Girl. How to cure jet lag and tone your tum. Big hips - they're going to be huge! How Alex James became a very big cheese in the country. Cocktail girl. Want to be a Sam Cam?