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12:11 UK time, Tuesday, 15 January 2013

A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.

Deadline and time differences put paid to Monday's newspapers having many photos from the Golden Globes, so today's deconstruct the event in full. Anyone who is interested already knows that walked off with the Best Hosts Of An Awards Ceremony Ever award, as well as the gongs for lesser mortals such as Daniel Day Lewis and Anne Hathaway.

So the papers devote much of their attention to who wore what and looked a fright. And there is rarely much agreement between the fashion editors called in to give their assessments - although their picks often prove revealing about their paper's character.

But soft! This year it is all about Angelina Jolie's right leg. And it wasn't even there! (And Jodie Foster's .)

"THIGHLENCE IS GOLDEN" - the Sun

After she "legbombed" the 2012 Oscars in a slashed-to-here-no-higher gown, it was , says the Times:

The new red carpet status symbol? Legs: you can't fake them, says Sarah Vine. Miranda Kerr's was so high that she had to use her clutch bag as a merkin... Halle Berry's exposed her right leg at a very uncomfortable angle... We're talking splits, of course. Specifically split skirts, of the kind pioneered at last year's Oscars by Angelina Jolie.

Style-wise, Jolie's look was not generally felt to be a success; indeed, she was mercilessly pilloried. It did, however, ensure that her picture was plastered across the front pages of the world. That, presumably, is the basis for the re-emergence of the Hollywood Leg at this year's Golden Globes.

But Vine thought the 35-plus actresses such as Julianne Moore looked best in their more covered-up gowns. The Daily Telegraph much preferred Adele. And the Sun, quelle surprise, gives centre stage to model Miranda Kerr's cutaway dress with plunging neckline and super-split skirt.

The Daily Star, however, went for lots of photos of leg-flashing, granting all equal weight and enthusiasm.

Well, they would, wouldn't they?

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