{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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{have a wildly romantic weekend + links}

"who knows where this path will take us but let's go forth hand in hand and promise not to let go because it may lead us somewhere vast & amazing"

*****

. . . trench coats and tartan skirts, kitten heels and argyle sweaters, another autumn weekend is here again, and everywhere, leaves are falling, falling to the last fading rays of golden light, and there are deep coral sunsets and charming pubs with velvet benches to look forward to, apple orchards in the late afternoon and evenings spent lingering by the fireplace, deep in conversation well past midnight . . .

à bientôt / see you soon -- hope you're having a stunningly lovely weekend & that it's beautiful where you are,
~ roséline xo

{a few lovely links:}
* falling for fall: orange velvet
* at home: five uses for wallpaper
* fun: model metamorphosis
* autumn inspiration: pumpkin recipes
* reading: a parisian treasure trove {via pia on twitter}
* packaging: penhaligon's sartorial
* a glimpse: interior designer andrea wilson

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* style inspiration: bits of gold & chic chignons
* at the shops: rothschild & bickers
* runway: valentino, paris
* perfect pairs: palest pink & leopard print
* runway: chloé, paris
* style inspiration: sofia coppola & louis vuitton
* runway: lanvin, paris
* shoes, shoes, shoes: all aglitter
* at the shops: mrs. press
* travel: tinos, greece

{images: editorial - an education, angelica bogatyrova & alex s. by chloe mallett for marie claire UK october 2010; styling by arabella greenhill; via vintage guide, photo-editing by this is glamorous; quote via design is mine}

{farewell, steve jobs}

“. . . almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

~ steve jobs

{these images were originally published on {this is glamorous} 0n june 2011}

{on happiness}

"The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken."

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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. . . and while the overcast mornings of autumn will surely come, as certainly as the november rain, today was one of those last unbearably bright and beautiful, warm and sun-drenched september days, reminding us to soak up every last single moment before it is gone . . .


{image: [iphone] photography by roséline for this is glamorous}

{a brand new month, a brand new season}

"September: it was the most beautiful of words, he’d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret."

- Alexander Theroux, 1981

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. . . the only fleeting regrets being, perhaps, the end of late dinners on balmy rooftop terraces at sunset and hours dreamily slipping by at the beach -- but september has its own beautiful charms: dusky mornings and french press coffee, soft leather clutches and wide-legged jeans, socks & heels and chic belted trenches, and most of all, wool tartan blankets as the leaves fall . . .



happy september! wishing you sun-drenched days as summer falls away and wonderful things to look forward this autumn, roséline xo





{images: all photography by sarah longworth on flickr, more work here}

{an impossibly lovely weekend + links}

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."

— Thornton Wilder

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. . . this note began in a lovely little place just before dinner, a glass of wine and a dashing companion, and this weekend has been a dream-filled tumble of lovely things: friday evening dinner {a delectable shrimp & crab salad made of butter lettuce, chives, cherry tomatoes, and avocado}, terraces and {perfectly ghastly} eighties films, fluttery silk dresses and shimmery bare golden shoulders, morning walks and easy conversations, late, late nights and summer stars . . .

hope you've had an astonishingly wonderful weekend and that it was 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
* at home: stone walls
* summer inspiration: picnics in paris
* underneath it all: a little bit of sunshine
* décor inspiration: marrakesh
* street style: peach & cable knit
* architecture: black & gold
* outside: garden party
* colour inspiration: mint condition
* for cool september nights: twist a twill
* art: painted intersection
* décor: an all-time favourite
* collections: pink depression glass
* collaboration: missoni for target
* at the shops: leather portfolio clutch & fire studded sandals
* iconic: summer rain
* at the salon: dipped in the jam jar
* at home: majorca, spain

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* a new week & late sunday links
* lookbook: lie wen for j.crew
* décor inspiration: a place for everthing
* at the office: meetings & a quick hello
* at the shops: silver ombré cocktail glasses
* style inspiration: past chloé, paris
* at the shops: loom, australia
* hello & thoughts on a busy tuesday
* seaside dreams: wicker, white & summer delights
* favourite five: jewelery designer cc skye

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{images: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven}

{summer inspiration: a crown of blossoms}

I question not if thrushes sing,
If roses load the air;
Beyond my heart I need not reach
When all is summer there.

-- John Vance Cheney

. . . and doesn't it seem like everything moves by more languidly and yet more quickly all at once in the summertime?









{more crowns of blossoms:}
* muse
* spring
* summer of love
* ruffles & florals
* pure romance
* at home
* hazy summer days


{images: solange by daniel gurton for vs. magazine july 2011 via fgr}

{summer inspiration: always the beach}

"At the beach, life is different. Time doesn't move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun."

~ unknown

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. . . there is a surf spray for your hair that promises "that salty, sexy, sun-dried, wind-styled feel" that comes from being in the ocean -- and while it does leave one's hair tousled and sexily wind-blown as promised, nothing can compare to the feeling of toes in the sand and saltwater kisses and that perfect feeling of all the time in the world . . .


{images: photography by dd. mollie on flickr; photography by endofmarch on flickr; photography by peterbaker on flickr; via the vamoose; tie tops & flip flops; zara-rose}

{afternoon breezes & the first day of summer}

"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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. . . and somehow, amidst everything -- days at the office and starlit weekends in the country, after the rains and the windswept petals, softly, beautifully, and at long last, it has arrived . . .

happy first day of summer! & hope it's beautiful where you are,
xo



{images: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven | twelve | thirteen | fourteen | fifteen | sixteen | seventeen | eighteen | nineteen | f. scott fitzgerald quote via that kind of woman}