{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}

{gold lamé & black velvet}

. . . no longer pinks and corals for fingernails and toes, but now, gold lamé & black velvet . . .

{chanel le vernis via a glamorous little side project}

{two lovely things: black & white}

. . . whether an iconic and luxurious custom design perfectly paired with an ornate gilt console in the entryway, or a bold and impossibly stylish herringbone pattern in the powder room, there is such wonderful drama and visual impact in graphic patterns in shades of black and white . . .

{p.s.} recent two lovely things:
* bits of green
* cool august nights
* light & lavender

{ 1 - coco chanel's suite at the ritz paris via marcus design; 2 - christina murphy interiors}

{monday, monday . . .}

. . . hello again! . . . a little {fashionably} late today, it's true, but another beautiful summer weekend, and so much so, decided to stay for another night, returning only moments ago . . . and after the starlit nights and warm evening breezes, the late-morning coffees and walks along the river, and most of all, the first countryside picnic of the summer, it's back to business with lingering memories and a few lovely photographs of the weekend . . .

happy, happy monday! and hope your week is off to a perfect start,
xo

{p.s.} ever since this collection by chloé, have been a little obsessed with sexy 70's styling, also seen here & here

{images: a glamorous little side project}

{photographer: patrick demarchelier}

. . . a very longtime fan of photographer patrick demarchelier's work and was absolutely delighted to happen upon this shoot with emma watson, who took a few moments off from studying from exams to strike a few elegantly windblown poses; adore the soft, painterly quality of the shots, contrasted with the stark regality of the black & white portrait, and most of all, the ruffles paired with french grey in shades of blush and champagne . . .

{p.s.} the second dress is chanel

* more patrick demarchelier here & here
* more emma here & a fun video of the shoot here

{images: patrick demarchelier exclusively for vanity fair june 2010}

{a charming mix of things - three}

. . . oftentimes things come together perfectly and there is endless inspiration at every turn, but sometimes, and especially during exceptionally busy weeks, inspiration is elusive . . . happily, one thing that fell beautifully into place was this collection of fluttering thoughts -- and so, on this early friday morning: a charming mix of things . . .

. . . cozy reading corners



. . . raindrops on the ocean


. . . smokey eyes & windswept hair


. . . seaside inspiration


. . . pretty underthings {from agent provacateur}


. . . skylights



. . . white blouses & summer sandals


. . . perfectly ornate


. . . eiffel tower pillow cover {via ephemerette}


. . . topknots & lacy summer dresses


. . . fires in the springtime {via ephemerette}


. . . pretty packaging


. . . elegantly hidden



. . . gracefully gilded {via aubrey road}


. . . chandeliers in entryways


. . . palest pink seashells


. . . palest pink lace {via definitely golden}


. . . grand ballrooms



. . . masquerade balls


. . . settes & staircases


. . . sea & sky


. . . secret doorways


. . . always & forever, butterflies


. . . and these french words -- il n'est jamais trop tard pour être ce que tu veux être: it is never too late to be what you want to be . . .

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{p.s.} past collections > original | one | two


{top image via [design] relevant], masquerade ball photographed by steven meisel, natalia vodianova photographed by michael thompson for w magazine march 2005, french print discovered via madebygirl}