Katie Holmes

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and it seems Katie Holmes has found a fashion mentor in New Best Friend Victoria Beckham.

Leaving a restaurant in Beverly Hills with husband Tom Cruise the young actress and new mother showed off a sleek bobbed hairstyle which seems to have been inspired by Mrs Beckham's latest peroxide cut, christened the Pob - or Posh Bob.

The youthful Mrs Cruise, 28, has been criticised recently for dressing like a Hollywood wife several decades older since her marriage to the 44 year-old veteran actor and the birth of daughter Suri in April last year.

However, her latest fashion foray in a flattering sheer leopard print frock and sky scraper black heels seems to be another example of the Posh effect along with a sexier modern haircut.

The former Spice Girl also favours animal print ensembles - last month she wore a skin tight zebra print mini dress with a visible hot pink bra at the MTV Awards in Los Angeles which she told reporters she picked up in a vintage shop in New York.