{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}

{runway inspiration: j. mendel, new york}

. . . one of the very few designers that could rival affections for monique lhuillier, {with the exception of chloé and stella mccartney}, would be j. mendel, whose purely romantic sensibilities are impossible to to resist, and whose spring collection was an ethereal dream of mousseline and tulle, exquisite hand-pleating and ruching, and stunningly elegant draped silk chiffon . . .

{style.com, more of this collection at the side project}

{a stunning combination}

. . . would have never thought to pair the palest champagne with vibrant vermillion, and yet, in delicate sheers and pretty pleats, the combination is both striking and perfectly stunning . . .

{image: no. 21 style.com via wildfox}

{lookbook: secret squirrel}

. . . light cardigans over silk tanks and soft t-shirts with pale pleated skirts, secretary's blouses with city shorts and perfectly pretty little black dresses -- a time of transitions and layers and romantically tousled hair on the out the door on an early september morning . . .

{p.s.} a previous collection & nautical at the side project

{images: secret squirrel deep blue sea 2010 summer via all the mountains}

{runway inspiration: preen, new york}

. . . could hardly tear myself away from the preen resort 2011 collection -- it is just so, so good - perhaps it's that designers justin thornton and thea bregazzi took inspiration from brigitte bardot, or they easily and perfectly combined prim and sexy, with buttoned-up dresses and sheer, shimmery tops, pretty pleats and bits of lace -- or perhaps it is the slight nod to the wild wild west that is just too impossibly cool . . .

{images: style.com}

{runway inspiration: erin fetherston, new york}

. . . utterly smitten with erin fetherston's resort 2011 collection, a whirl of blush silk crepe and perfectly draped knits, pretty silhouettes and a relaxed elegance made for a sunlit parks and rooftop lunches, afternoon shopping trips and dusky discothèques . . .

{images: style.com via studded hearts, more of this collection at the side project}

{have a glamorous weekend}

. . . this weekend is frothy lattes and early morning markets, elegant dinners and waterford crystal, floral bed linens in charming guest rooms and away, away for just a few days . . .

wishing you a perfectly beautiful weekend,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* inspiration: origami tablescapes
* fashion forward: flag necklaces
* sneak peek: warm & woodsy
* wonderfully whimsical: angel wings
* summer inspiration: may day & hot and hazy
* collections: retro table fans
* design inspiration: like it was yesterday

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* a weekend away: billykirk carryalls
* shoes, shoes, shoes: tailored elegance
* runway inspiration: modern marilyn
* colour inspiration: moody & atmospheric
* storage inspiration: shoes
* happy may & late spring blossoms
* hello: monday & inspiration boards
* colour inspiration: driftwood

{images: editorial: archistile un mix di design minimal curve fiori e plissé, photography by tiziano magni for marie claire italia april 2010 via [design] relevant}