Strippers vowed to carry on working in Edinburgh despite a ban on venues - which will put nearly 100 dancers out of jobs.
Councillors voted to impose the 'nil cap' policy which will see the 'pubic triangle' of bars in Westport and a fourth club in the city centre close, amid concerns about links to violence against women.
The City of Edinburgh Council has been threatened with legal action by United Sex Workers union, which fears women will come to more harm if they are working off the books with no protection from a venue.