{late-summer sunshine}

. . . one of those mornings where a million things are happening at once and the week has gotten away a little . . . a few lovely things planned for the day as well as weekend wishes & links later on, and before we know it, another summer weekend . . .

{anja rubik by carter smith via studded hearts, also here}

{halloween inspiration: orange}

a little more halloween inspiration in shades of saffron and paprika for an afternoon of carving beautiful hand-stenciled monograms into bright, late-autumn pumpkins . . .




{p.s.} also:
* a perfect combination: grey + coral
* at this moment: hermès orange

{images: 1 - editorial - saffron days, lakshmi menon by jean-francois campos for vogue india may 2009 via tumblr; 2 - styling by kevin hertzog; 3 - vignette - top + bottom left - martha stewart; vignette - bottom right + below - editorial - dressed in innocence, lily cole by carter smith for vogue nippon march 2006 via porcelain beauty + lace & tea; autumn in paris via flickr}

{falling for fall: mustard + gold}

. . . a weekend spent in the country and has become clear that leaves are falling and there's no turning back -- and everywhere, shades of mustard and gold . . .












{p.s.}
* more mustard tones here
* thanks to karey m for the kirtsy

{images: andreas von einsiedel; bloom, grow, love; backstage at chanel via a glamorous little side project; scanned by moodboard from house & garden October 2005, photography by pascal chevallier; cate blanchett via tfs; design*sponge; a previous post; design*sponge; hervé léger via fashion toast; scanned by moodboard from house & garden november 1998, photography eric morin; flickr;scanned by moodboard from elle august 2008, photography by carter smith}

{at home with: photographer carter smith}

. . . back from an idyllic weekend in the countryside and still dreaming of deep, rich tones for the coming days when the sound of fallen leaves breaks the mid-afternoon silence and warm and romantic fireplaces crackle with newly chopped wood and everywhere, dark rich hues -- the colours of autumn . . .

. . . and here, carter smith's photographic work, intermingled with the warm deep colours of his darkly cozy home . . .












{p.s.} also new:
* at home with: marc jacobs
* side project: camilla belle

{from late last week}:
* inspiration: elle russia
* fall colours: jewel tones
* photography + illustration: do.ri under.ligne

{images:1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 - editorial: Great Lengths; model: Angela Lindvall; photographer: Carter Smith; fashion editor: Paul Cavaco; magazine: US Vogue October 1998; images: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 - carter smith's home scanned and created by Moodboard from House & Garden magazine, produced by Kim Gieske and Joe Zee; photographed by Martyn Thompson & styled by Stefan Beckman}

{festive style + the winner is . . .}

The season's trends are a whirlwind of embellishments, including stacks of rings and layers of necklaces, extravagant fabrics and glittering piles of shimmering sequins, and, in keeping with the holiday spirit, will most likely being wearing something spectacular in my hair for New Year's for certain, and perhaps even Christmas eve, or both . . .

{p.s.}
Incidentally, a tiara would also be fitting for Chelsea, who, in the middle of all the excitement and some serious competition, has been chosen, {with a little help from a random number generator}, winner and will be the most stylish girl around town with her brand new Hayden-Harnett handbag . . .

{Congratulations, Chelsea!}

Special thanks again to Hayden-Harnett and to everyone who entered -- it's been such fun, and a wonderful way to begin the holiday season.



{1- Lily Cole by Carter Smith; 2 - Natalia Vodianova from an earlier post; 3 + 7 - editorial: The New New Look, Vogue UK June 2007; Daria Werbowy by Paolo Roversi; 4 - editorial: The House on the Hill, Vogue UK November 2004; Lily Cole by Arthur Elgor; 5 - editorial: bollywood dreams, Vogue India October 2007, Gemma Ward by Patrick Demarchelier; 6 -Natalia Vodianova by Paolo Roversi}

{a few things}

Lots of fun and exciting things going on this week, and have also been trying to get a few administrative things accomplished today:

> thought it might be time to join the facebook blog network, went to sign up and noticed that a lovely reader has already completed a profile for me -- thanks so much for your thoughtfulness. However, as it was not me who set up the account, am unable to log in, and can not set up a new one . . .

> another lovely reader has also set up a profile for {this is glamorous} on bloglovin'

> have installed a new search engine for the site, which you can find in the left sidebar -- it's a great way to find posts you may have seen a while ago and would like to find your way back to once again

> two fun give-aways coming up in the next few weeks

> posting will continue to be irregular and sporadic, so check back if you like . . .

> guest posting at design*sponge for the week of November 17, 2008

That's all for now . . .

Have a lovely, lovely day, everyone!
xo

{image: Natalia Vodianova by Carter Smith}