{style inspiration: of books & vintage silk scarves}

"scarves have expressed the constant evolutions in style, representing every major decorative arts movement over the past century and into the present one"





. . . as books are always on the very verge of overtaking the place, there is nothing to do but to give in, and certainly one more couldn't hurt, could it? . . . and especially if it is the recently published, scarves, by nicky albrechtsen and fola solanke, positively filled with hundreds of beautiful designs and patterns, from balenciaga, to christian lacroix and yves saint laurent . . .



{p.s.} at home, current favourites are both french: one vintage & the other, hermès

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{images: from the book, scarves, from thames & hudson, by nicky albrechtsen and fola solanke via kevin sharkey, discovered through a lovely being}

{runway inspiration: dsquared2, new york}

. . . sometimes, a gold and white summer dress with sandals & pearls; and other times, a trench, cuffed jeans & heels -- but had never considered a denim shirt with pink wide-legged pants, or a cropped trenched with city shorts {so utterly chic!} -- the dsquared2 resort collection is filled with these perfect combinations, all intermingled with a sophisticated seventies feel, and a dash of rock and refined . . .









{dsquared2 resort 2012 collection via style.com}

{two lovely things: a paris apartment & hermès}

. . . how we arrived at thursday {or mid-april, for that matter}, is an utter mystery, but the spring sun has been shining and have you ever had amazingly enormous plans that hinged on the completion of a million smaller ones? . . . and in a few months' time, the beginning of one of the grandest adventures, and despite excitement uncontained for the things to come, for now, there are to-do lists and always emails, handwritten thank you notes and long lost friends to be reacquainted with -- and so -- a few moments away to get caught up, leaving you with these two very lovely things . . .

hope you're having a stunningly beautiful week so far,
xo

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{also} recent two lovely things:
* green & white
* open shelves & elegant black
* bar carts & blossoms

{parisian apartment, coté paris via haute design, click here to view the rest of this amazing home; hermès via fashion in my eyes}