INDULGENCE, SHOWING OFF AND DRESS-CODES

Back in August (or was it July?) I attended the Harlequin black and white party at the fabulous Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. It was here that I received a Tiffany trinket for having published 75 books. Yay! I even bought a black dress for the occasion - though there is still a part of me which rebels at being told what to wear!But for once I capitulated and followed the dress-code, buying a dress by a Canadian designer which one of my American author friends informed me was called an Opera Coat. Lots of the fabulous women who attended my course at the Watermill in Tuscany, kept asking to see a photo of said dress.So here I am, striding across the ballroom while wearing it.



And this is me enjoying a bit of an "Oscar" moment.


I'm currently deep into my latest book which features the gorgeous but very tricky Neapolitan, Ciro D'Angelo. And I'm at that stage where I could do with some inspiration.So what have you all been up to - and have you ever enjoyed an "Oscar" moment?