Friday Fabulousness....

....by Mario Testino for Vogue US November....

....via Dustjacket Attic ....

....via FGR....

....love these Kate Spade items!

....Diego Dolcini shoes....

....was it really only last Monday I was here!!?

This week-end is Bonfire Night here in the UK...bonfires and fireworks - we're going to a public display tomorrow evening and a friends party on Saturday.

Following my success with Halloween cocktails last week, I shall be attempting the following

Midori Bonfire Night Toffee Apple Cocktail....

Toffee Apple MIDORI 1 part

Cognac 1 part

Squeeze of Fresh Lemon

Top with Apple Cider

Pour ingredients over ice into a glass, and gently stir.

I do have another prize for today but the lovely people at Midori contacted me this week very kindly offering a cocktail gift pack to one of my readers.....so there are two prizes!

See the Midori website here for more great cocktail recipes....

The winners of this week's Giveaways are:

Day 1 - CSN gift voucher - Metropolitan Mum

Day 2 - the Remedi bag or necklace - A Tranquil Townhouse

Day 3 - Paris book - Everyday Adventures of a Curious Gal

Day 4 - skincare - Miss Sew and So

I will announce the winner of my Friday giveaway tomorrow (Saturday).

Thank you very much for entering and for the lovely comments this week :)

Lovely winners, please email me!

Happy Week-end!

{weekend + links}

. . . this weekend is soft silk scarves and mid-october sunsets, long evening gowns and red lipstick, and along the way, a little time to reflect on the wonder of it all . . .

have a beautiful, beautiful weekend, everyone!
xo

{as always, some things you may have missed:}
* at the shops: cranberry milk
* two lovely things: iron console + on the water
* side project: camilla belle
* falling for fall: mustard + gold
* roberta furlanetto: dreamy dresses
* give-away: three-strand necklace

{a few lovely links:}
* nyc: the classic trench
* shopping: gold teapots!
* adore this calendar: paris: a love story {via decor8}
* pretty paper chandeliers: here + here
* DIY: antique wallpaper
* polka dots: in rooms + on tights
* joy's fun new blog: happy lady eats
* roberta furlanetto: dreamy dresses

{p.s.} still time to enter the give-away for a lovely, lovely three-strand necklace . . .

{images: editorial: secret passion; edita vilkeviciute by mario testino for vogue germany june 2008; chandelier, heart - previous post; holding hands - previous post}

Wedding : Kate Moss

Mario Sorrenti, Mario Testino and Jude Law

The wedding of Kate Moss and Jamie Hince on 11 July was a beautiful and very English affair....

a country church, 15 little bridesmaids in Bonpoint dresses, photos by Mario Testino, the most amazing guest list and a radiant Kate Moss wearing a stunning gown by John Galliano. Her wedding veil was one of the most beautiful I've ever seen.

I read somewhere that she wanted to have a very traditional wedding - exactly the kind of wedding that people didn't expect her to have and I love that.

She rarely, if ever, does interviews, and she is certainly her own person.

The couple looked blissfully happy and sounded absolutely gorgeous....who doesn't love an English country wedding!

For more details read here ....

The wedding photos appeared in Vogue September issue along with the photos below taken by Mario Testino....

Charlotte Casiraghi : Vogue Cover Girl

 

You know that I am a fan of Charlotte Casiraghi and this shoot by Mario Testino for the September issue of Vogue France, which sees her a cover girl for the first time, is absolutely beautiful.

I bought this issue while I was in France this summer and pored over the images - and the accompanying interview, in which she showed herself to be as charming, poised and delightful as you might hope.

I am very careful which of my magazines I let my 10 year daughter browse but I was more than happy to let her see these....in fact, she now has one of the images up on her bedroom wall!