Can anyone explain why British women, who were once famed for their good grooming and beauty, are now so shabby?

An EU survey has just ranked British women as the scruffiest and least attractive in Europe.

Why do so many young women think it is smart or attractive to wear torn jeans or jeans which look as if someone has splashed bleach all over them?

Our streets are full of women who look like clones, all wearing shabby blue denim jeans.

If women think they look attractive in these jeans they should think again. They all look as if they have been sleeping rough all week.

Oh well, at least I can still remember when British women were stylish, attractive and the toast of Europe.

-Alastair Williams, Bognor Regis