{happy all hallow's eve}

. . . a more luxuriously low-key weekend would not have been possible, for this time, [and the first in quite some time], there were no set plans, travel or otherwise -- only half-thoughts, whims & fancies, all fallen by the wayside, in favour of easy mornings and elegant dinners, the blustery romance of autumn at every turn and candlelight against dark windowpanes on early evenings, and later, ambling walks, leather boots and leaves, long cashmere scarves and very warm thoughts . . .

hope you've had a magical late-october weekend, and that it's beautiful where you are, roséline xo

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N E W F O R T H E W E E K / E N D :

* décor inspiration : let the leaves fall where they may
* at the office : the pantsuit
* beautiful details : bits of gold
* design : penguin classics by coralie bickford-smith
* table for two : pumpkin meringue tartelettes

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a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s :

* décor inspiration : warm winter whites
* at the office : stripe & field
* architecture : anderssen-wise
* at the shops : still in love with art deco
* inspiration : i have dreamt about you and forgotten everything
* perfect patterns : charlotte taylor ss2012
* utterly breathtaking : aurora borealis {via julia}
* at the shops : luna & curious
* before & after : a hand-carved staircase
* for tonight : a perfect cateye
* at the gallery : the tiniest art show {via tea for joy}
* places : cedar, marble & brass
* in paris : luxembourg gardens & a flower shop

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

* travel diary : lake placid lodge, new york

* hello & thoughts on a monday
* take me away : tips for buying luggage
* two lovely things : golden shades of autumn
* at the shops : kora, nairobi, kenya

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i n s p i r a t i o n f o r h a l l o w e e n

* white & gold
* a masquerade ball
* dark sequins & gunmetal
* gilded pumpkins
* lacy masks & cocktail dresses
* hermès orange & carved monograms
* diamonds

* more lacy masks: one // two // three // four // five // six // seven
* last-minute costume idea : be an "it" girl

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{images: daria // october roses // gisele // natalia}

{two lovely things: monograms & pink roses}

{two lovely things:} crisp whites and black stripes with always elegant monograms, and pale pink roses just after a rainstorm . . .

{images: tracey overbeck stead via brabourne farm; flickr}

{colour inspiration: hermès orange}

. . . while not quite ready to let go of the last of the summer whites just yet, somehow, in august's last fleeting moments, always and inescapably drawn to vibrant and tumultuous shades of orange . . .

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{p.s.} more shades of hermès:

* at this moment

* french chic

* falling for fall

* portfolio clutch

* a charming mix



{images: midi skirt with equestrian print | roses}

{hope you've had a beautiful weekend + links}

. . . last week was a wildly scattered & intensely busy collection of hours and days, but the weekend was decidedly more laid-back -- just as summer should be, and a most welcomed change indeed . . . there were films and popcorn and curling close, long walks and dinners outdoors and sun-soaked rooftops, cakes and cupcakes and billowy summer dresses, and most of all leafy, sun-dappled gardens and time for all the plans dancing about in daydreams . . .

hope you've had a summery, romantic weekend & that it was beautiful where you are, roséline xo

a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* travel: rustic elegance, belgium
* fashion: a little denim
* summer inspiration: at the cottage & beachy napkin holders
* at the shops: these jeans & this scarf
* in the garden, flowers on: windows & doors
* architecture: the mandarin oriental hotel
* street style: perfectly pink
* succumbing to summertime: memories of green
* at home: vaulted timber ceilings & stone fireplaces
* & last, but not least: the loveliest weekly wrap-ups

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* a new week & links
* nautical inspiration: mid-week musings & oceanside dreams
* summer inspiration: a crown of blossoms
* let's celebrate: la fête nationale

* city sophistication: patterns & texures
* summer inspiration: always the beach
* for poolside or the beach: crisp summer whites
* places: an oceanside cottage

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{p.s.} images: the los angeles home of kimberley gordon of wildfox -- more at home with features:
* jennifer nicholson
* freunde von freunden
* rachel ashwell
* carter smith
* malene birger
* marc jacobs, paris
* alexander wang

{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}

{happy monday and . . .}

"Be in love with your life. Every detail of it."

~ Jack Kerouac

. . . there are few things quite like awaking to the slow seduction of sunday light, followed by a {rather romantic} early morning walk to the café and strolls about the fruit markets for plums and summer peaches -- a welcomed change of pace from last week's flights and drivers and barely unpacked cases . . . and now, a sunny, summery monday, and ready for a new week and all of the wonderful things that it brings, catching up on correspondence and beginning new projects, finalizing plans and feeling the warmth of the golden afternoon sun at every turn . . .

hope you've had an astonishingly beautiful weekend, and 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
* colour inspiration: dusky lilac
* art: ordinary people & disposable objects {via yellowtrace}
* at the office: perfectly lovely
* for summertime: garden roses & a countryside picnic
* summer sales: belted chambray dress & striped jersey top
* in the garden: the grounds of versailles
* beauty: a proenza schouler manicure {via honey kennedy}
* eco chic: lilac shopping bags {via snippet & ink}
* travel: out of africa
* for cool, late-summer nights: elegantly tied
* for fun: baroque eyes
* fashion inspiration: pretty pleats & a topknot
* recipe: strawberry soda

{p.s.} thank you for the link-love: here & here

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* at the shops: summer trips
* notes from the weekend & a few lovely links
* runway inspiration: no. 21, new york
* table for two: campari-citrus sorbet
* afternoon breezes & the first day of summer

& n e w f o r t h e w e e k:
* storage inspiration: wood drawer dividers
* one week left of wimbledon: game, set, match

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{images: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven; jack kerouac quote via patterson maker}

{game, set, match}

. . . and if there was any doubt as to how fleeting the summer months are, one week of wimbledon, the world's oldest & most prestigious tennis tournament, has already come and gone, unavoidably missed, due to wonderful projects and whirlwind travels, but, happily, still the final week left of royal attendees and crisp summer whites, impossible excitement and, of course, strawberries & cream . . .



















{images: oraclefox via pinterest; a life in focus; agent bauer; pink roses 1; tennis skirt by ryder & james; 14k two-toned tennis racquet pendant; wilson tennis racquets; pink tennis balls, penn championship; 14k white gold diamond tennis necklace; large 14k tennis racquet pendant; ; cable knit sweater, ralph lauren; yimmy yayo; pink roses 2; stretch racer back dress, ralph lauren; gorjana via lovely b.}

{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}