She may be an expert at advising women what not to wear.

But it appears Trinny Woodall has NO expertise in the very tricky art of getting into cars with dignity intact.

Fresh from a friend's book launch, the pencil-thin TV presenter, 44, flashed a spectacular amount of her extraordinarily long legs as she leapt into a waiting Mini.

Ladies who perch: Trinny gets ready to get in

Oh dear: Trinny, you really shouldn't

The lady is a vamp: She lets herself go

Not my best angle: Trinny's leggy but unladylike pose

Instead of waiting for the door to be opened, 44-year-old Miss Woodall perched on the edge of the open-topped vehicle and twisted herself round, swinging her bare legs up into the air.

She then settled into her seat, laughing at all the attention. Perhaps she felt the fact that her black dress was actually a pair of culottes meant she had maintained some level of decorum.

Laughing it off: Trinny safely settled in the back seat

'One minute she was standing there perfectly composed and the next she was leaping into the back of the car like an Olympic gymnast,' one onlooker said.

'She looked in absolutely great shape and was obviously having a lot of fun.'

Fashionista Trinny, who along with Susannah Constantine has carved out a reputation as the nation's pre-eminent style gurus, was attending a book launch at  Asprey's, in Bond Street, London.