The Lipster

The Apprentice has been credited/blamed for many things, but its Sex And The City-style influence on fashion has previously gone unnoticed. Until now. Today's Guardian lists the show's pioneering ways with clothes and handily explains "how to get the look on the high street".

* Tory boy style

"Raef Bjayou has hair that ticks not just one but three current fashion reference boxes: Merchant Ivory films, the Tory party, and Matt Damon as the Talented Mr Ripley."

* The updated Carrie Bradshaw look

"Check out [Lucinda's] Carrie Bradshaw homages: pink berets, quirky brooches, red leather gloves, floral frocks and even a short bob identical to the one Carrie had for a meeting at Vogue (end of series four, just after the split with Aidan, SaTC fact fans)."

* The silk scarf

"A signature look of recently fired femme fatale Jenny Celerier, the silk scarf has become something of a style mascot on this series: bossy senior retail buyer Claire Young is also a fan."

* Margaret Mountford's sunglasses

"Oversized and retro of frame, they prompted an immediate fashion-desk debate as to their origin."

*Yellow

"Jennifer Maguire chose to sport a satin blouse in Colman's English mustard yellow as she sat in Sugar's line of fire. This sheeny number had all the hallmarks of a vintage Karen Millen top you might have worn with jeans to a wine bar circa 1997."

So there you have it. When you're accosted in your high street by an army of wacky-beret-wearing Lucinda-alikes, just blame Suralan.