GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

. . . 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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Though we have certainly visited a number of beautiful wintry destinations, from elegant train tours and exquisite St.Petersburg, to romantic wintry gardens in England and enchanting ice hotels, often the promise of warm sunshine calls us away from home for an escape from it all . . .



. . . an escape away from snowy slopes, boots and layers upon layers, to endlessly blue waters and an indescribable golden sky, to Bora Bora, Tahiti . . .



Here, beautifully warm and languorous days await.




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. . . the weekend is off to a perfect start, with friday night's late dinner reservations on a candle-lit terrace -- oysters to start, and wild pacific halibut with sugar snap pea, fava bean, succhini, potato & housemade country ham hash with citrus braised endive & chanterelle mushroom relish & lobster broth -- and for dessert, a bittersweet chocolate tart with peanut butter mousse and summer peaches . . . and still so many wonderfully exciting things to look forward to -- perhaps a last-minute flight to nyc for a rooftop cocktail party, late-august travel plans and don't summer weekends always feel so full of endless possibilities?

hope you're having an impossibly beautiful weekend,
xo

{p.s.} photographs of our countryside picnic next week . . .

{a few lovely links:}
* summer inspiration: screened porches
* recipe: tarte aux figues
* fashion inspiration: giovanna
* how to: stripping furniture
* silver screen: sweet sunday mornings
* recipe: nectarine & fennel salad
* travel: barcelona
* download: summer floral gift tags
* photography: in the kitchen

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* hello & glamorous gold velvet
* fashion inspiration: always chloé
* inspiration: greek islands
* monday, monday & a new week
* beautiful details: paint-dipped baskets
* room inspiration: vintage wallpaper

{& new for the weekend:}
* hello & late summer sunshine
* interior designer: miles redd

{nika lauraitis by max abadian for flare may 2010 via oh & the side project}

. . . one of those mornings where a million things are happening at once and the week has gotten away a little . . . a few lovely things planned for the day as well as weekend wishes & links later on, and before we know it, another summer weekend . . .

{anja rubik by carter smith via studded hearts, also here}

. . . soon it will be poolside with pomegranate blossom martinis, lunches on terraces and warm summer nights . . . but for now, a hopelessly romantic weekend with no plans in the world but for the ones we make up as we go along . . .

wishing you a beautiful weekend,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* organization: open shelves
* work of art: miu miu nails {via fur coat, no knickers}
* reminds me of the charming bf: here & here & here {via kate}
* pretty, pretty: handlettering
* summer inspiration: back gardens
* recipes: financiers {& here}; and new york cheesecake
* from twitter: perfect summer hair
* blogger news: paul's new magazine & emily designs for coach
* silkscreen: qu'est-ce que tu fais dan la vie?
* & speaking of french: a paris apartment
* soon: this & this

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* beautiful details: hervé pierre, new york
* fashion inspiration: summery & sexy
* two lovely things: same room, different light
* favourite things: sensuous scents & perfect pouts
* inspiration: task lamps & dramatic wallpaper
* new: hello & a few things
* new: smokey violet & chevron floors
* a charming mix of things: thoughts drifting prettily

* and thank you: kelley & kate

{images: a glamorous little side project}

{photography by Corinne Day}

. . . a colour I've never worn, yet am growing increasingly fond of . . .

{see also:}
blue-blooded
everyone is wearing blue
blue satin sashes

{Photography by Bruce Weber for Vogue Italia March 2008}

{Michael Bruno's living room in his Paris home: a Cubist painting from the 1940s is paired with 1940s blue furniture in its original silk, from 1stdibs.com; Rooms to Inspire by Annie Kelly, photography by Tim Street-Porter}

{photography by Polly Wreford for You Magazine; styling by Melanie Molesworth}

{via the style files}

{Editorial: Model & Supermodel Magazine: Vogue US Issue: September 2004 Model: Gemma Ward Photographer: Steven Meisel via foto decadent}