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All-knowing British fashion writer Hadley Freeman tackles new fashion acronyms in her latest advice column: "So now we have OTK (over the knee, generally applied to boots but can also be used for hemlines); VPL is well known but there is now also VBL (visible bra line) and VBS (visible bra strap) and then the particularly marvellous TFFF (too fat for fashion.) Yet I think my favourite new acronym is LSD. Yes, LSD. A certain far inferior newspaper promoted this acronym over the Christmas period, claiming the LSD was absolutely de rigueur at Christmas parties this year. Sadly, it turned out to be a lot less fun than it sounded as it stands now for little sequinned dress." [The Guardian]