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Open Thread: Macca v Mucca: it was the divorce battle of the decade. But who, if anyone, won in the sartorial stakes?
  
  



Heather Mills arrives at court. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

The Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce spectacular sadly came to an end yesterday after the judge imposed a settlement of over £24m. The papers are full of details of the legal judgment (pdf), but how should we interpret the players' fashion statements on the final day of Macca v Mucca?

Mill's self-designed outfit appears to have taken inspiration from the traditional court jester. Her patchwork jacket and waistcoat are unlikely to be attributed to her former step-daughter, fashion designer Stella McCartney.

Paul went for a more traditional dark suit, although he accessorised with what could be a pair of Merrell's slip-on shoes. His footwear seemed somewhat orthopaedic in appearance, and has opened a debate about what medical conditions might force a man in his 60s to appear in public in fabric clogs.

Mills, although thrilled with the "incredible result", seems to have celebrated by throwing a carafe of water over McCartney's glamorous solicitor, either destroying or improving (depending on your point of view) Fiona Shackleton's bouffant blow-dry.

So, who came top in the sartorial stakes?

For more pictures of the outfits at court, go here.

 

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