With much tut-tutting and anguished sighs of desperation, Emma Watson has been perusing her wardrobe in preparation for her long-awaited 18th birthday party this week.
While other girls her age might be happy with a new outfit from Topshop or Zara, the sophisticated Miss Watson has turned up her delicate, retrousse nose at the rows of couture Chanel and Chloe already hanging on her designer rails and declared them totally unsuitable for the occasion.
have been protracted and occasionally fraught discussions with her personal stylist and at least one moment when she became so exasperated by her inability to find the perfect ensemble she considered opting for jeans and her favourite multi-coloured Converse baseball boots.
But after several shopping sprees, plus the usual private audiences - reserved for stars of her ilk - at some of the most exclusive fashion houses in London, the actress (better known as Harry Potter's sensible sidekick Hermione Granger) has finally decided on the perfect melange.
Not even her closest friends are permitted to know the full details of the expensive creation she will wear for her big night.
But Emma, who this month is pictured in both British and American Vogue, is determined her look should be utterly show-stopping.
No expense will be spared (although with a reported £8 million in the bank, she's hardly likely to be left short).
And by way of an early birthday present to herself, she has already picked out an as yet unrevealed new and suitably girly run-around after passing her driving test in January.
