{style inspiration: sofia coppola + louis vuitton}

. . . have always been besotted with sofia coppola's collaboration with louis vuitton, especially the black velvet clutch with gold clasp, but love most the ad campaigns, that have an upscale, almost selby-esque quality to them, and best of all, include beautiful glimpses into sofia's new york apartment, featuring the elegant blue george smith sofa, framed photographs, busy workspaces and stacks of books . . .

{p.s.} sofia's paris apartment

{images: sofia coppola for louis vuitton via rdujour & habitually chic}

{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}

{a beautiful day + the winner . . .}

. . . yesterday was a leisurely lunch date in a secret courtyard and today is late, late and rushing about . . . back soon, but in the meantime . . .

Hope you're having a lovely week so far,
xo

{a few newsy bits:}
* a warm thank you to franki for the lovely mentions
* congratulations to clarice, winner of the gunmetal cuff give-away!

{images: 1 - Elsa Sylvan photographed by Lina Scheynius for Elle September 2009 via lace & tea; 2 - photography by Andreas Einsiedel via Blueprint Bliss}

{fashion inspiration: lauren moffat}

. . . socks with heels and soft leather satchels, paired with a boyfriend blazer or cinched at the waist, soon, there will be autumn mornings of hot coffee and impossibly chic tartan . . .

{images: lauren moffat}

{colour inspiration: autumn leaves}

. . . would never dream of being over summer until it has undeniably passed, but early this late-august morning, there was a nearly brisk and intoxicating freshness in the air, whirling and tousling strands of hair sexily about, and for just a moment, was falling for fall . . .

{images: domino magazine, apartment therapy via the city sage; anna dello russo's milan apartment photographed by tommy ton for jak&jil via the neo-traditionalist; anouck lepere by pablo delfos for elle belgium, september 2010 via oh & kate arends}

{have a wonderful weekend + links}

. . . late saturday afternoon and after last weekend's whirlwind trip to nyc, slowing things down just a little and happily spending much-needed time at home . . . there are no cases to pack or flights to catch, only long and leisurely conversations over dinners in favourite restaurants, late mornings sipping coffee and flipping through glossy magazines and warm nights under falling stars . . .

hope you're having a perfectly wonderful weekend and that it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* utterly fascinating: the caddis worm {via cabin on the water}
* architecture: office treehouse, germany
* fun: sneaky décor
* design inspiration: diamonds
* on the terrace: more lovely wicker
* summer inspiration: beautiful gardens
* before & after: a place for everything
* pretty, pretty: a four-tiered cake
* interior inspiration: bare plaster

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* hello & back from nyc
* at home with: rachel ashwell
* fashion inspiration: antonio berardi, london
* scrapbook: a countryside picnic

{new for the weekend:}
* décor inspiration: endless summer

{& a few thank you's:}
* melisa for this post & rachel for the daily & loveliest comments
* lynn & 2pompitas for the fun parcels in the post
* shelter pop for the link-love & style bistro for the wonderful mention

{images: adriana lima, alessandra ambrosio and rosie huntington whiteley for the loewe autumn/winter 2010/2011 campaign via fashionising}

{design inspiration: wooden laptop cases}

. . . quite smitten with these streamlined and beautifully elegant wooden laptop cases with leather lining -- a wonderful combination of natural elements and technology, and a perfect mix of rustic and modern . . .

{p.s.} & speaking of wood: decals

{images: rainer spehl via laissezfaire}

{hello + a few things}

. . . dashing out the door -- sexy tousled hair, a light linen summer dress, suede heels and coral lips -- but first, a quick hello and two new & lovely things:

* summertime: a dreamy & languid light
* two lovely things: bits of green

{p.s.} isn't the miu miu bow satchel in palest pink the loveliest thing?

{image: the cherry blossom girl via beautiful things to share}

{shoes, shoes, shoes}

. . . has been a while since the last beautiful installment of {shoes, shoes, shoes}, and couldn't dream of a better pair to begin again with than these intricately lovely and summer-perfect sergio rossi cut out sandals, so delicate and lacy, can imagine them with a summer dress from the recent stella mccartney resort collection for a leisurely afternoon at the gallery . . .

{p.s.} previous shoes: valentino | mugnai | chanel | lanvin | louboutin

{image: sergio rossi scalloped cut out sandal from here via mrs. lilien}

{shoes, shoes, shoes}

. . . the last pair of shoes featured created quite a stir, and while they may not be origami-inspired louboutins, these equestrian-inspired lanvin beige double platform mary janes with white toe-caps and ankle straps are pure summer sexiness . . .

{image: elle via r-a-w shoes blog via wit + delight}

{shoes, shoes, shoes}

. . . adore acne's new agate raw-edge leather sandals with rock-and-refined metal stiletto heels and platform soles -- amazingly fun with or without detachable sonia rykiel-esque pom-poms and wonderfully perfect for summer, now to decide on the white, black or brown . . .

{acne spring/summer 2010 pre-collection, more colours here & here}

{spring things: more tea rose + roman coffee}

. . . very much looking forward to bare legs and crisp white shirts, sexy side-swept hair and loose braids, and once again and most of all, that enchantingly romantic shade of tea rose . . .

{images: toni garrn for zara spring 2010 campaign via fgr, more looks at a glamorous little side project}

{a perfect palette + resolutions}

. . . ordinarily very few resolutions {with the exception, of course, of the yearly thought to find a better way to handle the flurry of e-mails} -- that is -- until this year, in which, for the first time in a while, there are many, many resolutions, most beginning with organizing & re-organizing, which very nearly always begins with notebooks, daybooks, sticky-notes, calendars, engraved pens & personalize writing paper . . . this year, it's all happening . . .

{p.s.} a white & gold office

{images: valextra, italy}