The first work day after a long, long vacation, requires a power suit. I had an hour of shopping time during my last vacation stop, Rome. I spent the first fifteen minutes drooling, licking my lips and groping the goods at Saint Laurent and then forty-five minutes at Maje. I love that label and the huge ‘70% sale’ sign in the window sealed the deal. I was meant to be here.

I left the building forty-five minutes later with some heavily laden bags (and a less heavily laden purse). I was a happy person.

Today was the day for wearing a pencil-skirt and a leather top to the office. My Dior pumps were the perfect match. And because I watched a stunning documentary on Cathérine Deneuve yesterday, my vintage Dior also came along. Actually it used to belong to her daughter. Seriously. I’m not making it up. My perfume today is the men’s perfume Dior Homme. Total look, remember?