Barataria - A new edict was promulgated last night forbidding the people from making public comments on clothing other than their own. The Master of Protocol is also looking at more severe punishments for seamstresses and button-makers who give fashion tips.

The Guild of Tailors has announced itself very pleased. "This is a major contribution to preserving the fine traditions of aristocratic couture, so recently under attack from vulgar speculation," a spokesman said. "The country only just survived the panic and chaos recently caused to his Imperial Highness' wardrobe by a malicious peasant-boy, so everyone can now understand where that sort of thing leads to. More sumptuary laws will mean an orderly clothes trade where people are able to buy what experts know is good for them at an approved price. "