GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAFY

. . . another perfect summer weekend and it's been dinners in charming and candle-lit french restaurants, filet de saint pierre de fond au basilic avec roti en ecailles de courgettes et tomate, a glass of red wine and always, always crème brulée to finish . . . and before long, the beginning of a new week and guests from out of town, a little redecorating {from boulder grey to shades of white}, and here, a give-away so stunningly and impossibly exciting, can hardly, hardly wait . . .

hope it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* from the garden: harvesting lavender
* wedding inspiration: marchesa fall 2010
* beautiful new book: the double life of celebrities
* storage: jewelry displays
* fashion inspiration: sophia loren
* work of art: pas encore mon histoire
* design: butterfly chairs by damien hirst
* lovely, lovely: légèrement
* work of art: sewing illustrations {work of miyuki sakai}
* editorial: noir et blanc
* fun, fun: a disco bicycle

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* colour inspiration: buttercream
*late summer nights in: valentino
* two lovely things: eames
* runway: stella mccartney, new york
* décor inspiration: balloon shades
* most of all: a charming mix of things - four

{& for fun, three new:}
* two lovely things: let's celebrate
* runway inspiration: preen, new york
* inspiration: summer solstice

{images: photography by olivia graham via dustjacket attic}

. . . isn't this the most loveliest way to display pretty gold necklaces and delicate silver earrings?

. . . have bits & pieces laying about on nearly every surface around the house -- a pair of glamorous & very sparkly earrings for cocktail parties on the bureau, a strand of pearls here and a pair of diamond studs there -- and would be so wonderful to keep things a little more organized, {especially on those mad-dash mornings}, while also turning favourite pieces from those we love into perfectly beautiful works of art . . .

{images: both via style at home, second also pottery barn}

. . . could hardly tear myself away from the preen resort 2011 collection -- it is just so, so good - perhaps it's that designers justin thornton and thea bregazzi took inspiration from brigitte bardot, or they easily and perfectly combined prim and sexy, with buttoned-up dresses and sheer, shimmery tops, pretty pleats and bits of lace -- or perhaps it is the slight nod to the wild wild west that is just too impossibly cool . . .

{images: style.com}

. . . whether always elegant silk or sumptuous velvet, billowing, pooled, or luxuriously layered, curtains & shades always add a layer of texture, depth and style to a space, and ever since rita konig's neo-english manhattan bedroom and hamish bowles' parisian grande hallway/drawing gallery {center}, have fallen for the elegant ruching of balloon shades, their romantic, old-world charm and the sense of grandeur they lend to any room . . .

{images: 1 - domino magazine via iffer's little nest; 2 - a previous post; 3 - country living}

. . . thursday, thursday and literally dashing out the door for a late lunch, a light trench and sophisticated ponytail kind of day, but a quick hello and leaving you with yet another perfect collection by stella mccartney . . .

à bientôt / see you soon,
xo

{p.s.} previous resort collections:
* christian dior
* erin fetherston
* burberry prorsum
* nina ricci

{stella mccartney resort 2011 via style.com, seen on julia, also posted by kate}

. . . deep into summer and it's as many wonderfully languorous hours en plein air as possible, an afternoon spent dreaming away or lost in the pages of a beautiful book and breathing the scent of a million blossoms, or idyllically swinging from the boughs of a perfect tree, or best of all, lilting conversations over an early evening dinner under the cover of the most charming canopy in a shade lost somewhere between lilac and lavender . . .

{images: photography by tim evan-cook for elle decoration uk july 2002 via moodboard}

. . . adore everything about this editorial -- the high-waisted trousers and skirts, the shorts paired with boots, the secretary's blouses, and most of all, the wonderfully fun & stylish 70's vibe . . .

{p.s.} very much like this collection

{images: editorial - the untold crime, freja beha erichsen by terry richardson for vogue nippon august 2010, styling by george cortina; via smile}