{halloween inspiration: orange}

a little more halloween inspiration in shades of saffron and paprika for an afternoon of carving beautiful hand-stenciled monograms into bright, late-autumn pumpkins . . .




{p.s.} also:
* a perfect combination: grey + coral
* at this moment: hermès orange

{images: 1 - editorial - saffron days, lakshmi menon by jean-francois campos for vogue india may 2009 via tumblr; 2 - styling by kevin hertzog; 3 - vignette - top + bottom left - martha stewart; vignette - bottom right + below - editorial - dressed in innocence, lily cole by carter smith for vogue nippon march 2006 via porcelain beauty + lace & tea; autumn in paris via flickr}

{falling for fall: mustard + gold}

. . . a weekend spent in the country and has become clear that leaves are falling and there's no turning back -- and everywhere, shades of mustard and gold . . .












{p.s.}
* more mustard tones here
* thanks to karey m for the kirtsy

{images: andreas von einsiedel; bloom, grow, love; backstage at chanel via a glamorous little side project; scanned by moodboard from house & garden October 2005, photography by pascal chevallier; cate blanchett via tfs; design*sponge; a previous post; design*sponge; hervé léger via fashion toast; scanned by moodboard from house & garden november 1998, photography eric morin; flickr;scanned by moodboard from elle august 2008, photography by carter smith}

{at home with: photographer carter smith}

. . . back from an idyllic weekend in the countryside and still dreaming of deep, rich tones for the coming days when the sound of fallen leaves breaks the mid-afternoon silence and warm and romantic fireplaces crackle with newly chopped wood and everywhere, dark rich hues -- the colours of autumn . . .

. . . and here, carter smith's photographic work, intermingled with the warm deep colours of his darkly cozy home . . .












{p.s.} also new:
* at home with: marc jacobs
* side project: camilla belle

{from late last week}:
* inspiration: elle russia
* fall colours: jewel tones
* photography + illustration: do.ri under.ligne

{images:1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 - editorial: Great Lengths; model: Angela Lindvall; photographer: Carter Smith; fashion editor: Paul Cavaco; magazine: US Vogue October 1998; images: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 - carter smith's home scanned and created by Moodboard from House & Garden magazine, produced by Kim Gieske and Joe Zee; photographed by Martyn Thompson & styled by Stefan Beckman}

{late-summer sunshine}

. . . 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}