{at the shops: cranberry milk}

The lovely shop Cranberry Milk is filled with wonderfully pretty French-inspired things for the home and office -- from picnic baskets to lavender mugs, numbered paper clips and polka-dot tape -- and despite being unable to read the text, it's all so beautifully photographed, everything feels as if it belongs in a charming stone cottage in Provence . . .

{more at the shops:}
* rose & grey
* crucial trading

{via follow studio}

{at the shops: rose & grey}

British family-run online store Rose & Grey has the perfect assortment of lovely things -- current favourites include: rustic wooden boxes on retro orange wheels for storage and charming cut-out hearts tea light holders for late autumn evenings . . .

{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}

{décor inspiration: gracefully gilded}

. . . always a fondness for gold & gilded things, bookcases and nested tables and delicate dishes, especially if they are a perfect mix of porcelain and gold and made in paris and can already imagine them with floral vintage china or at an early autumn picnic . . .

{horne via creature comforts}

{fashion inspiration: loeffler randall}

Lovely new things for Fall at Loeffler Randall and it's all cream twill and champagne washed satin . . . and to make things even more irresistible, a brand new site for online shopping . . .



lola ruffle bootie - beige leather
shoulder dress - nude silk with pale gold sequins

{p.s.} more Fall inspiration

{at the shops: cinq design}

. . . much like cranberry milk, tokyo-based cinq design not only has beautiful photography & styling, but also happens to be positively filled with charmingly rustic things fit for long summer days in provence: lace tablecloths and straw hats, cheese boards, enamel teapots, cookie cutters and wooden spoons, and wicker baskets perfect for those sunlit afternoons among fields of lavender . . .

{p.s.} more at the shops:
* the society inc.
* crucial trading

{also:} more wicker:
* summertime
* paint-dipped baskets
* afternoons in the park & here & here
* breakfast in paris

{images: cinq design via the style files}

{be-ribboned stoles + feather capelets}

. . . already mid-november and soon it will time for late dinners in be-ribboned stoles or feather capelets around bare shoulders . . .

* 1 - ivory fur & organza ribbon stole, debenhams
* 2 - feathered capelet, morgane le fay

{via this lovely post by merci new york}

{holiday gift ideas: your special someone}

. . . he has sat through countless romantic comedies and doesn't mind it when you wake him up just to tell him you can't sleep, takes beautiful photographs and makes every day feel like an adventure:

{a few fun gift ideas for your special someone:}
1 - to keep him warm: the always classic duffel coat -- this one is from band of outsiders
2 - to capture your favourite moments together: a beautifully designed camera - this one is the new m9 from leica
3 - to keep him on time: an ultra-cool watch - this one is the christopher bailey for burberry triple wrap leather watch
4 - to keep his things: a leather briefcase - this one is from barbour and has a wonderful tartan lining

{holiday inspiration: glamorous soirées}

. . . a few fun things for all those holiday rsvp's:

1. mor marshmallow hand & nail cream & mor dala tripled milled soap {via oh joy!}
2. topshop feather bolero {via miss lilien}
   
3. miss buckingham heels in nude {via miss lilien}
4. beaded clutch with rhodium-plated clasp, regina b.
   

{p.s.} more wraps & capelets

{let's go out tonight}

. . . adore these bold + pretty necklaces by elva fields

{via a previous post + simple song}