{runway inspiration: lanvin, paris}

. . . elegant leather detailing, glamorous jeweled embellishments, and form-fitting bodices perfectly complemented with luxurious and fluttery fabrics on the runways of paris . . .

{style.com}

{thursday thoughts}

. . . a dashing out the door day and on the way to a long lunch on a terrace overlooking the park, oversized sunglasses and a classic chignon, always a coffee in hand -- but first, a quick hello and the promise to return later in the day with more beautiful inspiration . . .

hope you're having an extraordinarily lovely week so far,
xo

{image: dress, rodarte spring 2008 collection, tumblr via felicity}

{summertime, summertime}

". . . if you allowed yourself to be enchanted by the beauty to be seen in even ordinary things, then all things proved to be extraordinary."

~ dean koonz

. . . summertime at last, my favourite time of year and there's a beautiful heaviness to the air that only comes from languorously hazy & humid days, and there are plans for picnics {more than anything} and hand-rolled waffle cones with two scoops {mango and pralines & cream}, golden beaches and midnight walks . . . and whether luxurious plans for afternoon daydreams on gold-threaded italian silk and strolling the winding paths of elaborate gardens, or sunlit days on terraces and dinners outdoors at sunset, wishing you a summer filled with more beauty than you can stand . . .

happy first day of summer!
xo

{images: 1 - trouvais}

{happily ever after}

. . . becoming quite obsessed with little white dresses and long, flowing gowns for summer and always inspired by modern wedding gowns -- much like marchesa's resort collection, they are extraordinarily dreamy and perfectly stylish and while they may be designed for walking down the aisle on a sunny saturday in june, could also imagine the flows of organza and flounces of silk on an elegant summer's evening at the ballet or gallery or dancing until dawn . . .

{p.s.} more of this collection

{images: top - vera wang, bottom - vera wang fall 2010 bridal collection via [design] relevant; more of this collection at a glamorous little side project}