Daily Diary

Don’t panda to him

Posted 31/08/2007 by The Daily Diary

Strange goings-on at Simmons & Simmons, which has underlined yet again its green credentials by providing an unusual habitat for rare and endangered species (no, not high-billing Simmons partners).

The Diary hears how regular sightings of a magnificent giant panda have been made in the City firm’s offices – thanks to the idiosyncratic dressing habits of one Simmons partner.

Apparently the partner acquired the panda outfit when the WWF (as in the whale-bothering conservationists, not the wrestlers) was named as Simmons’ designated charity for that year. However, sources report he now wears the costume on regular dress-down days, instead of the more usual turtleneck and corduroy slacks (or whatever City lawyers wear between when they cast off the pinstripe). All of which has apparently left colleagues somewhat, ahem, bamboozled.

In a further bizarre twist, the partner was reportedly rocking another offbeat look not so long ago, when Simmons adopted the RNIB as its official charity. Good taste prevented the partner carrying a white stick (or dressing as a Labrador) in tribute, meaning his only alternative was to dress as… a wizard. No, The Diary doesn’t get the link either.

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