Pearly white teeth, fake tans and big hair can only mean one thing - the British Soap Awards came to town this week. With some of the hottest tottie in Tellyland taking to the red carpet, it comes as no surprise that there were plenty of bright, brash and beautiful outfits to get the fashion crowd’s tongues wagging.

And while the British soap babes stepped out in style, those chic New Yorkers said “I do” to fashion at Modern Bride magazine’s 25 Trendsetters of 2009 awards. Rachel Stevens’ style inspired us all at the Inspirational Women of the Year Awards and Lauren Laverne showed off her pins at the Sony Radio Awards.

The past seven days have seen a furore of fancy frocks, sky-high heels and hemline daredevils – but who made this week’s list of heroes, and who’s on our hitlist of zeroes? Over to the fashion jury to decide. ...

by Rebecca Bryant