GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

. . . and the weekend began with an enormous bouquet of palest pink long stem roses, and in between afternoon sunshine and starlit dinners, there was [finally] the chance to see the film, melancholia [beautiful, depressing], and there were visits with old friends, barbeques and beaujolais, and many hours spent planning for the enormous [& enormously exciting] changes ahead, and today, a new week, filled with brand new and wonderful things . . . one of which, is below . . .

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At the very centre—the heart, soul and jewel of France, we find Paris . . . Paris in all of its overwhelming magic and allure. Paris that, perhaps of all places around the globe, of all the islands and coasts, extraordinary mountains, cities, and countrysides, might just be the most dreamed about of them all. And is it with any wonder? Enveloping the experience of l'art de vivre is a rosy hue, a hue only seen while you are there [long remembered and forever held in the heart], swept up in the magic of the city of lights. Here, for hundreds of years, thousands and thousands of visitors near and far have traveled to visit, to live, [even if just for the day] amongst all that is Paris.



Here we find perfectly imperfect cobblestone streets, many offset by poetically tilted and beautifully aged architecture, and as we walk, we quietly take in the unabashed beauty and élan, as elegant & effortlessly stylish women pass by; an older man, pedaling along on his bicyclette, en route to the barber may bring on a smile—indeed, a postcard sight; ladies immersed in each other's company, tucked in bold red chairs at a quaint café, back and forth they speak, in reverent conversation; or peek into the windows of elegantly merchandised shop windows, seductively showcasing handmade merchandise, created with skills perfected centuries ago. A host of streets may call you to stroll, looking up as you go, at the decorated facades, noticing a tiny pot with a cheerful blossom tucked into the tiniest of nooks. Not so unlike Paris, where charm abounds—charm and quality, hand in hand—be it fine foods or perfumes, fundamental manners & etiquette, or tying a scarf with flair.



Perhaps it's passion? Perhaps it's Paris. A city unlike any other, Paris calls creatives to create, lovers in love, and explores to explore . . . for those with an appetite to discover and to learn may discover a convergence of past and present, and may lose themselves forever, never to be the same. And so, today we warmly invite you to join us as we visit some of the most memorable places, and share some of best kept secrets in our address book of Paris . . .

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. . . the first week of this new year has already been a spectacular flurry of activity, beginning with a new tiffany blue & gold-leafed daybook waiting to be filled, and on the eve of new year's day, a meeting in a hotel lobby amidst the still twinkling post-holiday fairy lights, to plot and to plan and to dream, and there is so much to tell you, including, currently, two enormously exciting projects in the works, a wedding in paris in june, and still to come, the grandest adventure of all, that may just change everything -- and so, it is wild anticipation that we begin the second week of this new year . . .

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. . . and the year still feels so new, one can not help but look back, [just a little], and with ever so much fondness, and a bittersweet nostalgia, at the last, and so, with plain disregard to numbers & figures, a few favourites from the past year . . .


[in no particular order]

01 | places: at the ballet, st. petersburg, russia
02 | table for two : oceanside dreams
03 | a beautiful spring weekend & late sunday links
04 & 10 | monday, monday & notes from the weekend
05 | thoughts for the weekend & a few lovely links
06 | weekend links, on tuesday
07 | ribbons, ruffles & tulle, tulle, tulle
08 | table for two : meringue-encased lemon cakes
09 | style inspiration : melancholia
11 | spring things : may flowers
12 & 13 | style inspiration : sexy scallops
14 | have a wonderful long weekend & a few lovely links
15 | mid-week musings & plans for paris
16 | on the market : a manhattan townhouse

17 | and not included in the collage, but always, always : like a fairytale : elie saab, paris


{top image: heart of gold hand-printed stationery set}

. . . and on a tuesday that feels like a monday, a collection of beautiful things: the top twelve most popular posts, one for each month, of the year we leave behind . . .








{p.s.} the top {favourite five} article was rachel ashwell & the top {take me away} article was also the top post for december, st. petersburg


{top image: keiko lynn}

. . . and in between the unpacked suitcases and last-minute trips, overflowing inboxes and busy days at the office, the starry autumn nights in silvery shoes and champagne, there was time to dream up brand new and wonderful things . . . one of which, is below . . .

[exciting news after the jump] x


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. . . a quick hello and a little note to say that the favourite five series will be on hiatus until september 12, 2011, as laily is away on holiday before summer's end . . . and when she returns, brand new and exciting interviews lined up that we can not wait to share with you, but until then, a few past favourites you may have missed . . .

. . . and throughout the week, here & there, a few lovely site updates:

• a brand new news page
• to help keep things a little more organized, a new advertising email address: advertising {at} thisisglamorous {dot} com
• updates to the inspiration board
  
• tumblr & pinterest
  
• in case you missed, for easy navigation, use the weekly features in the right sidebar, for instance, design & décor, inspiration boards, two lovely things, favourite five, colour inspiration {& for romantics, all royal wedding posts can be found by clicking the crest just above the weekly features}
  

. . . hello! feels as if this week is positively whirling by and in the midst of projects and too many cups of coffee and stunningly exciting plans, had nearly forgotten that the second issue of high gloss magazine came out today, and already it is a favourite, for aside from the elegant open shelves and palest pink rooms with glimmery venetian glass mirrors, in this particular issue, was perfectly delighted to be included in the "blogger we love" feature, and to answer a few fun questions . . .






>>> click here to read the interview {page 17}

. . . this week seemed to have flitted by in a flutter of eyelashes, so much so, that can hardly believe was just in paris last week; and after all the on-flight flims and overflowing travel cases, {secretly} delighted to spend a little time at home, just the two of us, before sunday's out of town dinner . . . for at this moment, it's glassware the colour of smokey quartz, belted coats and languid slants of sunlight, elegant evening bags and coffee-table picnics for two . . .

wishing you an extravagantly relaxing weekend, and that it's beautiful where you are, ~roséline xo

{a few lovely links:}
* london vs paris {via pia on twitter}
* architecture: ten favourites
* on the side: muveil's spring collection & little white dress
* bright & beautiful: moroccan house
* fading out: the loneliest whale in the world
* double exposure: a head full of fairytales
* street style: dots & stripes
* living in: coco before chanel
* at the shops: drummonds, uk
* wedding inspiration: at the ballet
* online shopping: this with these
* timeless elegance: grace kelly at the oscars
* at home: leopard print

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* happy march: a new month & magic in the air
* hello & thank you
* décor: always herringbone
* runway: gianfranco ferré
* a beautiful day: white lace & sunny mornings
* dreams & plans: the best is yet to come
* style: beribboned


* & very, very exciting news: brand new at this is glamorous


{images: 1 - little blue dear; 2 - with love via tumblr; 3 - photography by mia linnman; 4 - photography by emerson merrick via lynn on pinterest; 5 - style made simple via patterson maker; 6 - photography by mia linnman}