Purple bra, £20, TK MaxxHER – 1.5 secondsHIM – 10 seconds

BOW FASTENING

Dement bra set atSelfridges, £165:HER - 0.5 secondsHIM - 0.5 secondsJOEL SAYS: It’s easyto remove but I’drather fumble aroundthan pay £165.INGAR SAYS: Notpractical – it keepscoming undone.

Peach bra, £25, La SenzaHER - 2.5 secondsHIM - 3.5 seconds

WHEN it comes to undoing bras, men andwomen are normally poles apart – fellasbecome fumbling passion-killers while girlsmanage it with ease.But that could be about to change. Top

London store Selfridges have launched thefirst bra with a MAGNETIC clasp.It fastens at the front, with the clips

disguised by a bow. Matching knickers arealso secured by magnets. But the under-wear, designed by French firm Dement, willset you back £165 for a set.JOEL FOX put the new bra to the test

against traditional hook-and-eye, U-loopand bow fasteners by seeing how quicklyhe and model Ingar Rose could undothem. Here’s how they got on.

HOOK & EYE

Pink bra, £20, TK MaxxHER – 11 secondsHIM – 2 seconds

THIS has to be good news forcouples who are brought togetherby magnetic attraction but letdown by frustrating fumblings.For many a promising coupling

has been thwarted by the humblehook and eye.It starts as an embarrassing and

inappropriate “err . . . I’ve donethis before – honest”.And as she decides to recite

the lyrics to I Will Survive, he pullsand pinches her back. Until she

eventually reaches around and upher back and in one movementmagically unclips the offendingitem.The magnetic bra’s a good idea

but the price tag will dampensteamy intentions.

U-LOOP

By SALLY BROOKWoman Editor

MAGNETIC

MAGNETIC CLASPLAUNCHES..

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