[OT] Basques ?

Mike.Elliott@integris.co.uk schrieb:
> 
> Basques in space? Sounds like another new range of cute 
> female figures from 
> Jon!

Please excuse my ignorance of fashion(?) terms:

What is a "Basque" supposed to be here ?

The only meanings I can think of for Basques are
a) that unruly people between France and Spain
b) the beret commonly worn by those guys.

Neither of which really seems to prompt the idea of 'cute female 
figures'.  

Greetings
Karl Heinz