“Thora is a powerful look, imagined in the boardroom,” say Agent Provocateur, and while I’m not sure this dress is the answer to women’s dire underrepresentation on boards across the globe, there’s no denying that AP’s stylish take on shapewear packs a weighty punch.

Echoing the stylish details of Dior’s 1940’s ‘New Look’, the Thora dress, waspie (below) and suspender belt promise “maximum hold and support,” whilst making good old fashioned Spanx look even more dowdy by comparison. Sadly there’s no room for even a small g, let along a whole G-Unit in that eye-popping dress; but then perhaps €840 is rather a lot of money to spend on something to stay at home pretending to be a CEO in…