{colour inspiration: autumn greens & golds}

. . . monday comes in shades of green & gold -- westminster and huntington, chardonnay and woodside moss -- and even while there are overcast skies, and soon, the last of the fallen leaves, there is the warmth of these elegant and regal hues, and along with them, a certain anticipation of things to come, or perhaps the anticipation could be attributed to the start of a new week and so many beautiful things to look forward to in the days and weeks ahead . . .

{images: keira knightley by mario testino for vogue september 2008 via ru glamour; pretty stuff; david wiseman via haute design; enterprise hotel, milano, italy; the glamorai; the cherry blossom girl; the diversion project; walker zanger via linen & lavender; from me to you; charles anastase via style.com; designer lucien rees-roberts via remodelista; billy bride; photographed by pascal chevallier for house & garden october 2005 via moodboard; candid, kate moss & rolls-royce}

{hello + thoughts on a monday}

"There is time for work. And there is time for love. That leaves no other time."

~ Coco Chanel

. . . today has been mostly work, and yet, still in the throes of what may well be the second longest post to complete in history [this one, being the first], as is often the case with photographs that are our own -- the level of perfectionism reaches new and impossible heights, but most certainly, when all is said and done, [hopefully], everything will turn out beautifully . . .


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{happy monday}

. . . hello again! . . . monday, monday, and after a perfect weekend of astonishingly spectacular autumn days -- romantic lunch dates and sun-soaked and golden trees, the still-lingering and intoxicating scent of freshly fallen leaves intermingled with warm apple crumble, it's back to work, although must confess quite adore the start of a new week, and this morning it's french coffee and sesame bagels fresh from the oven and many more beautifully inspiring things to come later in the day, but for now, dashing out the door, a little too chilly for leather shorts and heels, but perfect for a belted trench and high-heeled boots the colour of silver-lined clouds . . .

lovely to see you again & hope your week is off to a brilliant start,
xo

{p.s.} thanks so much for all the wonderful comments & e-mails over the weekend xoxo


{& one last thing:} if you've only just arrived, this week's give-away: the always stylish modern classic louis ghost armchair

{image: a glamorous little side project}

{back again & a brand new week}

. . . and after traipsing about in lyon, geneva, annecy & paris for the past ten days, long-lost family and some seen only recently, grainy old photographs, conversations in french, red wine and happy memories, and after only a day back again with cases still unpacked and so much to catch up on, it's monday, monday and very much back to work, on a brand new week positively filled with beautiful things: a new {favourite five}, as well as the second installment of {take me a way}, sarah's new travel series, and of course, a million photographs from recent travels, near & far, but first, a glimpse at the mountain lodge from a few weeks past . . .

happy monday! it's lovely to see you again -- hope you had a beautiful weekend & that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo



{images: pretty stuff}

{colour inspiration: overcast skies}

. . . early monday evening and the skies have already fallen dark, and earlier, brilliant leaves of orange and crimson, floating in the autumn breezes and fluttering along sidewalks, everything cast in utterly romantic shades of overcast skies . . .

{p.s.} a few updates:
* features & favourites
* fashion & photography

{images: 1 - linen & lavender; 2 - scan, photography by laura sewry for victoria magazine march/april 2009; 3, 4, 5, 8 - matteo; 6 - linen & lavender; 7 - .la doleur exquise.}

{travel inspiration: tinos, greece}

. . . rounded edges and a soft, charmingly uneven texture that catches the play of light and shadows, and shall never look at walls the same way again . . .

{images: photography by yiorgos kordakis via simple blueprint}

{have a beautiful september weekend}

. . . this weekend has been an early sunday brunch -- lattes and fluttering late-summer leaves on a quaint, bustling terrace, and afterward, cobblestones and shops and silken satchels of lavender, cocktails with good friends, wide-legged jeans and golden sandals, and on this over-cast autumn-like day, already a feeling of change and, perhaps, somewhere in the clouds, the promise of new and magnificent things . . .

where ever in the world you may be, hope you've had [are having] an astonishingly lovely [long] weekend, and that it's beautiful where you are, roséline xo

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a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s :
* décor inspiration: floods of light, cape town
* photography: mary ellen bartley, the ocean
* a fond farewell to summer: topiaries
* at home: dipped legs
* style: the top ten french wardrobe style essentials
* collections: murano glass chandeliers
* at home: open air
* at the office: a feather pen, a classic blazer, and the scent of jasmin
* décor inpsiration: stone walls & archways, italy
* on display: gallery walls
* at home with: søren rose studio, Copenhagen
* from the archives: charming mix, four
* design: stripes and houndstooth & coral watercolours

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* a perfect chignon & a few lovely links
* lookbook: kaufmanfranco fall/winter 2011
* tuesday musing & artfully arranged
* décor inspiration: tufted velvet & lavender silk
* a little note: favourite five, on vacation

& new for the [long] weekend:
* a brand new month: happy september
* at the shops: gemma redux, new york
* lookbook: from russia with love

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{images: gardener & marks via my paradissi; l'aragosta}

{happy monday & a brand new week}

. . . it was one of those beautifully exhausting weekends filled with all the things of summertime -- rooftop dinner parties, waterfalls and picnics and late-august peaches, silvery clouds and astonishing riotously pink sunsets, sun-drenched drives with the top down along the coast, and most of all re-connecting with old friend & family once again after far too long . . .



happy monday! hope you had a wonderful weekend & that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo



{p.s.} a few late & lovely links soon, but for now, it's off to the shops, for it's p's birthday in two days' time, and have yet to find a gift!

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a s p r o m i s e d : a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s

* décor inspiration: modern danish style

* print & pattern: gorman, australia

* at home: elegant fringes & watery hues

* architecture: made of concrete

* for crisp autumn mornings: lanvin's metallic tweed pleated skirt

* pretty, pretty: flowers everywhere

* in the kitchen: brunch

* at the office: brass index clips

* design: five from the ground

* fashion inspiration: goddess gowns for late-summer nights

* summer house: greek island, mykonos

* décor inspiration: on display

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}

* notes from the weekend & a few lovely links

* table for two: ferrero rocher cupcakes

* at the shops: morning calm

* falling for fall: hermès orange

* favourite five: perfumer anne mcclain

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{images: self-portraits by madelene of le portillon}

{happy monday + a brand new week}

. . . hello! hope you had a wonderful weekend & it's lovely to see you again . . . dashing out the door {late!} for appointments and the flower markets, but first, a quick hello . . . and for the first time in a while, the happy chaos of the past exciting & busy weeks is subsiding {just a little}, and everything feels as if it were slowly becoming a little more organised and falling beautifully into place, and just in time, as the last part of summer always seems to be the busiest; the nights already feel a little cooler, and the mornings have a certain freshness, and there is a {nearly imperceptible} and altogether irresistible something new and adventurous in the air . . .



happy monday! hope your week is off to a perfect start,

roséline xo



{p.s.} a few lovely links below . . .































{images: backstage photos by vanessa jackman for mih jeans spring/summer 2012 lookbook, model: beegee; discovered via v.k.}