Sure, we looked dumb - but we saved a shedload of tax: Abba explain those outfits

Abba's trademark outfits of spangles and sparkles were in fact part of a (not-so-fiendish) tax-saving scheme.

Wearing them meant the Swedish supergroup could exploit a Swedish law which meant clothes were tax deductible if - and this bit's crucial - their owners could prove they were not used for daily wear.