{snow & mistletoe}

. . . at this moment, red lipstick and a long sweep of silk taffeta, and excitement uncontained for a few days away . . . and there will be lingering soirées and champagne, laughter by firelight and snow and mistletoe . . . but first, hello & farewell and thank you so very much for reading all this time, for wonderfully thoughtful comments and beautifully written emails {& all the lovely holiday cards!} and for spending a part of your mornings & days caught up in the thoughts & musings here . . . wishing you holidays enveloped in warmth & laughter, family & friends, and most of all, love, love, love and arms to hold you tight on these late december nights . . .

a very merry christmas to you & the most happiest of holidays,
~ roséline xo

{images: thesteward; sofia; alina gozin'a via desire to inspire; kurt geiger shoes via selina lake; kate spade via inside the loop; thesteward, photo-editing by this is glamorous}

AT NEW YEAR EVE I WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS:

While I was looking at my H.Bazaar UK December issue magazine I came to this editorial (Velvet Goldmine) nothing else was eyecatching but this! I said: thats what I want to look like at new year eve.I have the same hair colour of the model (yeah,copper red) and purple lips would rock my hair.And this straples mini dress is just like something I saw the other day.I may wear it with uber- transparent thights.and put a purple lipstick on.Whola! and thats kind of how I will look like at new year's eve.

Photograph by Jason Kibbler

INSPIRATION FROM HELSINKI STREET STYLE

image via hell-looks.

Helsinki street style is more than gorgeous.Not glam but something gothic to rainbow to design and the cuts and the impossible stuff layered together.Very inspiring.And look at this young girl.She's so young to have this killer style.Maybe you may find her simple but her coat and her layering and her hairstyle...I liked everything I've seen in her style.I love style inspiration.Helsinki rocks!

{hello & exciting news}

. . . hello! . . . had meant to tell you earlier, {and some of you on twitter may have already heard}, but it's the holidays, and there is a beautiful bedlam, and so: at this moment, impossibly excited to announce the news that club monaco has launched an ultra-stylish new blog, much like the inspiration board here, and it is utterly filled with wonderful things, and best of all . . . has invited {this is glamorous} to be a contributor, alongside a perfect mix of designers, stylists, and even a violinist, the always fun refinery29, as well as many other wonderfully creative and inspiring people -- such a delight to be included!

. . . {click here} if you like, for photographs of the things am currently inspired by, from sequined shoes to oysters in paris, staircases in edinburgh and whatever else catches my breath . . .

{images: 1 - photography by this is glamorous in paris; 2 - via the inspiration board}

INSPIRATION FROM PHILIP LIM PRE-FALL 2011

Orange loves gray.fact.

{holiday inspiration: sugarplums}

. . . nearly time to say farewell for a few days, and while there were a million more inspirational holiday ideas planned here, there were and are {happily} not enough hours in a day, for there are still gifts to be wrapped and fastened with white velvet ribbon, billowy chiffon dresses to be worn and chignons to be tied, pretty glasses of champagne to be raised and toasts to be made . . .



{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* lost in daydreams: a few moments of repose
* fashion stylist: fer decartaya
* two lovely things: tufted & pearls
* gift guide: ruggedly refined
* holiday inspiration: a blue chrismtas
* a beautiful idea: gold placeholders
* runway: elie tahari, new york
* seaside dreams: starfish & evergreen
* gift guide: day & night

* holiday inspiration: the spirit of giving
* hello & exciting news

{& new for the holidays:}
* shoes, shoes, shoes: always chloé
* holiday inspiration: tinseltown

{images: homes & antiques via plum siena}

with attitude

harper's bazaar españa

with attitude

harper's bazaar españa

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Only two more presents to wrap before I'm 100% ready for the big day!  You know you are an interior designer when you spend just as much time (if not more) wrapping and garnishing presents than you did selecting the actual gift.  That and all the presents you wrap are color coordinated and you hide the ones that aren't in the back far reaches under the tree.  Not that I do these things... 

I wish all my readers all the warmth this season has to offer! 

{images via Martha Stewart and weheartit, edited by Brooke Jones, Allied ASID}

muted

vogue.co.uk

love the color combination here.

muted

vogue.co.uk

love the color combination here.

// Chloë on YouTube //

Over the last year, an actor by the name of Drew Droege has been writing and performing in these obscurely-referenced YouTube videos that spoof the uber-chic actress and fashion designer, Chloë Sevigny.

Drew stars in the videos, that are all clearly shot in front of a blue/green screen with even more obscurer images, as the one and only Ms. Chloë Sevigny.

The specific references that are made to actual brands, labels, designers, boutiques, meals, and people are really a key player in these short films.  What it says about the real Chloë herself - well I will let you interpret that as you will.

Below are some of my favorite "Chloë" videos:

Summer


Hallowe'en


Preamble

Moschino Spring 2011 Ad Campaign Preview

Moschino Spring 2011 Ad Campaign
Model: Yasmin Le Bon
Photographer: Juergen Teller

GALATAMODA TEPEBAŞI'NDA

GALATAMODA 22 ARALIK TAN 26 ARALIK'A KADAR TEPEBAŞINDA OLACAK.SAKIN GALATA KULESİ ÇEVRESİNDE OLDUĞUNU DÜŞÜNMEYİN YOLLARDA KAYBOLMAYIN.

GALATAMODA, TÜRK MODA TASARIMCILARI İLE MODASEVERLERİ BİR KEZ DAHA BULUŞTURUYOR.BEN DE GİDİP İZLENİMLERİMİ VE FOTOĞRAFLARIMI DAHA SONRA PAYLAŞACAĞIM.

GALATAMODA IS KIND OF A FASHION FESTIVAL.THE EVENT TOOK PLACE IN GALATA,ÇEŞME,BEBEK AND MORE PLACES IN THE PAST.NOW ITS AT TEPEBASI BETWEEN 22th- 26th DECEMBER 2010.Its a good opportunity to meet the market for most known Turkish fashion designers who are mostly in Istanbul Fashion Week either.Its kind of a fashion bazaar and marketing place.I like events...I'm gonna check it out at weekend probably after my design class.

SPARKLE

after i made THIS post, i was dying to get my nails covered in crystals.
thankfully my friend ann from HOLIER THAN NOW knew of the perfect place!
we both went to VALLEY in nyc last week to get it done.
it's a silver glitter gel manicure with swarovski crystals placed one by one.
it took less than two hours + is supposed to last for weeks.
♥ ♥ ♥

ps- daily candy has a special discount for a manicure at valley! get it HERE!

SPARKLE

after i made THIS post, i was dying to get my nails covered in crystals.
thankfully my friend ann from HOLIER THAN NOW knew of the perfect place!
we both went to VALLEY in nyc last week to get it done.
it's a silver glitter gel manicure with swarovski crystals placed one by one.
it took less than two hours + is supposed to last for weeks.
♥ ♥ ♥

ps- daily candy has a special discount for a manicure at valley! get it HERE!

Let It Snow!

It snowed.  A lot.  More than a foot in less than a day.  Wowsers.

{images via weheartit}

Julia Saner - Top Newcomers Spring 2011

Hello Hello!
Good morning and afternoon to some of you out there! ;)
How is your day going?
Today's painting i think is my favorite out of the Top Newcomers Spring 2011 Series i did for Models.com.
It's of a Julia Saner, who was the winner of Elite Model Look Switzerland 2009.
Julia has a great wholesome look.
When i was looking through pictures of her,
there was this one profile photo of her that really inspired me.
There was something so pensive about her expression it made me instantly know that was what i was going to paint.
All and all I really like how it turned out.
What about you? Whatcha think?
Well i hope you all are having a great day! :)

spin

michael oats

spin

michael oats

{fashion stylist: fer decartaya}

. . . crazy for the perfect styling, by london-based fashion stylist fer decartaya, in these hopelessly lovely shots by photographer xavi gordo -- high-waisted and romantic lace shorts paired with structured handbags, stylishly messy side-braids and thick-rimmed glasses, delicate seafoam silk chiffon blouses cinched with ultra-thin teal-coloured belts, and the beautiful layering of tartan and ruffles, . . .






{alexandra vittekova by xavi gordo, styled by fer decartaya via miss at la playa}