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. . . and in other exciting news : there will be a wonderful new extension to the {take me away} series, after many lovely requests, and the first installment of which, will appear a little later today, but first, a glimpse of what is come, in the form of a tiny 15-room boutique hotel in the seventh arrondissement, that also happens to include a michelin-starred restaurant, and the most fun mix of colours & patterns, brought together by designer india mahdavi; besides beautiful powder rooms enveloped in carerra [and with aesop bath products, at that], there is a view of la tour eiffel just outside the window . . .

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. . . today began with one of those mornings where the mind whirls with a million projects & plans, and so much so, that sleep was impossible and coffee & throwing open the curtains was all that one could do; and the desk is a beautiful mess of daybooks and fountain pens and very long lists, and it's off for a bit to make sense of it all, leaving you with, as promised, a few lovely links . . .

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. . . lavish fabrics from france's bucol studio, dark, inky prints as beautiful as watercolours, and gold-foil brocade cloque, in a-line skirts and swing jackets, pleats and pretty collars -- the rochas pre-fall collection was pure perfection . . .

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. . . and while saturday mornings are lovely things in and of themselves, this one began drenched in golden sunlight, the kind that warms one's face on a bright winter's day, flooding hearts with happiness uncontained; and this weekend is red wine and good music, sorting & organising and plotting & planning, coffee table picnics and delicious nostalgia, and there's still sunday . . .

hope you're having a perfectly wonderful weekend, and that it's beautiful where you are, roséline xo

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. . . quite stunning, actually, how we have arrived at december so quickly, and in such a beautiful whirl of hours and days, flying at breathtaking speeds, only to arrive at the end, the very last month of an extraordinary year, and soon there will be the making of resolutions and plans for a new year, but for now, immensely looking forward to twinkling crystal & mimosas at festive brunches, holiday soirées and elegant dinners by candle & fairy light, to sequined dresses and upswept hair, and most of all, to a little time spent with those we love . . .

happy december! wishing you days filled with the utter magic of the holiday season, roséline xo

{images: one | two}

. . . perhaps one of the simplest & loveliest cocktails ever: a glass, some ice, three-quarters of dry champagne or prosecco, a thinly sliced cucumber and fresh mint, and a splash of st. germain, an enchanting elixir of handpicked wild elderflower blossoms from the foothills of the french alps, and it's time to celebrate . . .


{image & recipe from zested}

. . . chandeliers and leopard print, wood panelled walls and herringbone floors, and suddenly, there are dreams of spending the summers in a château in normandy . . .







{p.s.} another stunning french château


{château in normandy, interior design by charles spada, weranda via rdujour}

. . . you know weekends are good when friday links become late-sunday ones, and sunday links are moved to monday . . . and this weekend was paris vogue and spanish wine, a late saturday night of dreams and plans and moonlight, an always leisurely sunday brunch and drinks on a sun-drenched terrace {first of the season!} . . . and, now monday, monday and it's good to see you again -- how are things?

wherever in the world you may be, hope you had an extravagantly lovely weekend and that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo

a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* the perfect intermingling of: modern & ornate
* patterns & textures: fall versus spring
* architecture: a castle in miami, complete with a moat
* style: are you a marilyn or a jackie?
* photography: chandeliers & lace
* details: in black & white
* spring hair inspiration: ponytails
* spring things: container gardening
* travel: norwegian architecture & nature
* all in a day's work: this chiffon blouse & these shoes
* travel: horses & geysers in iceland
* décor inspiration: a lacy curtain {via 79 ideas}
* a study: in fireworks

There are very few things in a woman’s wardrobe that withstand the test of time, trends and life’s changes. It is for this very reason that Los Angeles-based French designer, Camille Eddera, set out to create elegantly refined, timeless pieces that become treasured family heirlooms. "Eddera", which means “ivy” in Corsican, is the inspiration behind many of Camille’s pieces.

Camille, a former model, attended both the French National Institute of Gemology and the esteemed Ecole Du Louvre in Paris, where she was selected as one of fifteen students to have the unique privilege to study under Adalbert Smoliar, the head jeweler for Van Cleef & Arpels. To this day, Camille recalls Smoliar's sage advice and still does everything the way she learned in Paris, before graduating as a bijoutier-joaillier and gemologist. While in Paris, Camille also worked for two of the world’s most prestigious names in jewelry: Boucheron and Chopard.



Each beautifully handmade piece Camille creates integrates classic details found in Parisian flea markets with elements of graceful modernity, incorporating the most stunning arrays of 18k gold vermeil, white topaz, aquamarine, tourmaline, green onyx, sparkling topaz and turquoise. Camille's pieces are adored by a loyal following, including stylist Rachel Zoe, Marion Cotillard, Victoria Beckham, and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Camille officially launched her own line of jewelry, Eddera, in January of 2008, and the rest is history . . .



This week, she sits down with us to share the:

. . . soaring ceilings and chevron floors, juliet balconies and a luxuriously grand and perfectly ornate gilt mirror, and most of all, the dusky, smokey, sexy french-ness of it all . . .


{image: south of market}

". . . il n'est jamais trop tard pour être ce que tu veux être | it is never too late to be what you want to be . . ."

. . . this weekend was french wine and oysters, window seats in quaint cafes and watching the world go by, porchetta in the park on sunday afternoon and snow pea leaves for dinner, an evening in the country and beautiful plans for the week ahead . . .

hope you had a lovely weekend
& that your week is off to a perfect start,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* photography: stunning sea-scapes
* spring things: fantastic florals
* in the kitchen: breakfast
* spring things: tulips
* at home: bookcases
* packaging: crabtree & evelyn
* shopping: for the work week
* at home: decorated minimalism
* diy: dorothy draper
* style inspiration: middleburg
* spring things: lemonade & seaglass

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* like a fairytale: ribbons, ruffles & tulle, tulle, tulle
* colour inspiration: all the luck in the world
* in the bedroom: ruffles & lace
* look book: whispery nudes & shimmery champagne
* party inspiration: always classic camellias
* two lovely things: storage inspiration
* all in a day's work: elie saab
* spring things: coming up roses
* favourite five: denise pocaro

{new for the week:}
* storage inspiration: on display
* look book: lacy dresses & pretty neutrals
* a place for everything: shoes, shoes, shoes
* french chic: pretty polka dots

{elsewhere this week:}
* elle decor's design insiders' weekly finds

. . . the boldest colour ever worn was perhaps an iridescent turquoise raw silk blouse with pretty sleeves; and with that exception, nearly always classic black, crisp white and every shade of pale & pretty neutral imaginable, from fluttery nude to blush and champagne -- that is, before happening upon navy and polka dots, with a dash of perfect red for that elegant and effortless parisian je ne sais quoi . . .


{images: sandro spring/summer 2011 lookbook, discovered via eclecchic, images from sunrainey}