Article: A SEXY BRITISH AGENT.(Agent Provocateur opens shop in Los Angeles)

LOS ANGELES -- As Agent Provocateur, the U.K.-based purveyor of upscale undies with a cult-like following among starlets and It girls, opens its first store outside of London this week, designing owners Joseph Corre and Serena Rees will finally learn whether this town is big enough to contain their irreverent brand of lingerie.

Bold enough, likely.

After all, this is a plastic surgeon's paradise, where the bikini cup runneth over. And there are no shortage of Valhallas devoted to sexy innerwear -- among them the landmark purple and pink Frederick's of Hollywood flagship and the notorious, members-only Trashy Lingerie.

Standing inside their ...

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