I think we have established that I dig skirts but we haven't gone to the lengths of pricy skirts.  Now I'm a cheapskate who doesn't often go pass the £50 mark to cover just the bottom half of my body which is why once again, I find myself faced with the conundrum of Reiss.  Their set of skirts for SS08 are once again loverly-loverly...all irregular ruffles/tiers and curvy/tri-directional pleats in juicy pink and yellow and clean taupe/white.  It would really make a lot more sense if I was a Canary Wharf high-flyer who talks of mergers and um... that sort of stuff... I could walk into Reiss and take a bunch of the clothes and plonk it down at the till without so much as looking at the pricetags.  The dark wood interiors, chrome and tasteful la-la-la music suggests that I should be a regular diner at Hakkasan (more dark wood...) except that I'm not...

So as wonderful as they are, Reiss will eternally make me feel like I should be exchanging business cards with fellow shoppers and overhearing tidbits about whether people will be getting their annual City fat bonuses.... and as I embark on new career territory in about a month's time, plonking down the credit card for some quickie buys at Reiss seem even further away from the agenda...