I have been financially reckless...

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... but Hobbs were having a 40% sale on evening wear.

It included The Dress (it's the oddly named Eckland piped dress) - and it looks fabulous on.

It is, I concede, an obscene amount of money to spend on a garment that's neither a winter coat nor a pair of shoes (I have ridiculously narrow feet: I have only once succeeded in finding shoes that fitted me for less than ninety pounds in the last five years). But it's gorgeous, and I love it, and I daresay it will last....

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"Investment". Good term. I have one dress which cost me the princely sum of £80 nearly fifteen years ago, and I still wear it. I was horrified at the cost at the time, but in terms of "cost per wear" I've had very good value. Amazing thing- machine washable, doesn't need ironing and could be worn for almost anything except white tie!