Things I have learnt this week

• That row upon row of precious gems is dazzling in the real sense of the word. I felt almost drunk when I came out of the Bulgari exhibition at the Grand Palais. More to come on that.
• That reading the complete works of Shakespeare in 12 months was a rather ambitious News Year's resolution. Let's start with the comedies and tragedies and see how we get on, shall we...
• That it's nice when models have voices, especially when they are sharing industry secrets on A Model Recommends.
• That the washing up can be the root of all evil, even after ten years. Pah.