{runway inspiration: chloé, paris}

. . . classic, asymmetrical and draped intermingled with sheer flutters and whispers and light-as-air shades of champagne at chloé . . .

{p.s.} all in white

{style.com}

{places: at the ballet, saint petersburg, russia}

"At the ballet, you really feel like you're in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life. "

~ Robert Caro

. . . there are some things that are so heartbreakingly beautiful, they cause one's breath to catch -- the sad and longing strains of an opera, the moon on a midsummer's night, the rose gardens after a rainfall, and of course, the ballet . . .


{p.s.} also new today: lovely little glimpses

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{a cashmere affair, the yakobson dance studio in saint petersburg, russia, featuring local ballerinas for j.crew [here & here] via the terrier and the lobster}

{colour inspiration: warm summer whites}

. . . a million and one wonderful things still left to do this week, business trips and summer weekends away, projects & plans and letters & emails . . . and so, a few moments to collect thoughts and get lost for a short while in late-spring things -- glossy pages to flip through, a box of chocolate truffles tied with ribbon, the sound of crashing waves and the beautiful silence of warm summer whites . . .

{p.s.} exciting news a little later


{images: one | two | three | four | five | six | photography by andy crawford}

{a new week + notes from the weekend}

. . . a very late but warm hello! it's lovely to see you again . . . this weekend was miles and miles of sunshine, some time at the shops and a new pair of perfectly chic suede summer sandals with gilded clasps; long walks at sunset and a saturday night film {bill cunningham new york -- [have you seen? so good]} with buttery popcorn; scented candles in the evening and strong coffee in the mornings, a table for two high above the world, with utterly breathtaking views of the city, and gardens overflowing with the intoxicating scent of white lilacs and sweet-smelling secret bunches of lilies of the valley . . .

happy monday! hope you had a beautiful weekend filled with little moments of repose & that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo

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a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* for the office: stripes & flats
* travel: chenonceau, loire
* pretty, pretty: sheer & pleats
* photographer: martin morrell
* in the kitchen: glamorous gold
* collections: duchesse & bergère
* out the door: with a perfect chignon
* colour inspiration: this palette
* late-spring shopping: this lace strapless dress & these sandals
* inspiration: lazy sunday mornings
* recipe: poached peaches & lemon verbena icecream
* at the gallery: the wallace collection

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* monday, monday & all in a day's work
* style inspiration: bright whites & bits of colour
* spring things: closet organization
* shoes, shoes, shoes: rose suede & bits of gold
* hello & early morning musings
* favourite five: actress & writer shiva rose
* summer inspiration: let's go on a picnic
* hello & a few updates



{images: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight & also here | nine | ten | eleven | twelve | thirteen}