{pleats and peonies + hello}

. . . hello again! had known the week would be a busy one, but was not prepared for the beautiful whirlwind it has become, and through the all the running around since it began -- the meetings, appointments, lunch dates, flower markets, shops and photo shoots, have not had as much time to stop in to say hello as much as would like, but in all the while, the most utterly charming and impossibly thoughtful messages have been coming through . . . how delightful! {& thank you} . . .

hope you're having a stunningly lovely week so far,
~ roséline xo

{p.s.} the white pleated dress & bag are chanel; the belt, akris; and the sandals, derek lam

& o n e l a s t t h i n g
amazingly excited for this week's favourite five

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SPECIAL UPDATE: this post from thursday, may 12 was removed during blogger's harrowing nearly twenty-four hour outage, and as there is currently no indication when or if it will be restored, it has been re-posted -- thank you for your patience! & new posts soon x

{p.s.} apologies to all those of you who took the time to comment yesterday only to have it vanish . . .

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{images: editorial: what to wear now; constance jablonski by greg kadel for harper's bazaar US may 2011; stylist, katie mossman; via noir façade; the glitter guide}

{monday, monday + late starts}

. . . hello again! . . . a scandalously late start, to be certain, but was such a bright and beautiful day, spent much of it in the sun, a long walk and a late lunch, and if truth be told, still a little in daydreams from last week, and after coffee and lipstick and thoughts on love, it's back to work and a brand new week . . .

hope you had an impossibly lovely weekend & that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo


{images: one | two | three | four}

{a beautiful spring weekend + late-sunday links}

. . . the weather has been so astonishingly lovely, it is nearly impossibly not to be swept away by the blossom-scented breezes and glittering rays of sunlight . . . and this weekend was out-of-town guests and charming dinner conversations, luxuriously late mornings and sunday brunch {smoked salmon & scrambled eggs with chives, rosti, creamed horseradish & caviar} and time to fall in love all over again with every last moment along the way . . .

happy april! hope you've had a spectacular spring weekend & that it's beautiful where you are, roséline xo

{a few lovely links:}
* lovely, lovely: lilacs
* painterly palette: decorating with art
* collection: thonet chairs
* for breakfast: fresh bread & french jam
* colour inspiration: mint madness
* vintage: brass pendant
* before & after: a tufted sofa & a campaign dresser
* online shopping: this dress with these shoes
* at the movies: pure decadence
* diy: silver-leaf cabinet
* colour inspiration: coral & seafoam
* spring things: love and lilacs & beautiful bouquets

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{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* décor: french chic
* inspiration: pinkish lavender, pleats & tulle
* travel: springtime in munich
* all in a day's work: classic neutrals
* at the shops: florence & florence
* at this moment: musings & romantic florals
* two lovely things: books & bouquets
* table for two: le petit déjeuner
* style inspiration: spring's sexy brights

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{& new for the weekend:}
* spring things: bar carts & blossoms
* décor inspiration: luxurious elegance
* favourite five: rent the runway


{images: 1; 2; 3; 4 - bhldn via raina dawn; 5; 6 - style me pretty; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12 - french bedroom company via lynn; 13}

{style inspiration: beautiful details}

. . . can never get enough of detail shots {an all-time favourite being this one}, and whether soft leather gloves and geometric bangles, french structured handbags and gold vintage watches, there is something about the intermingling of these beautiful little details that seems to say so much . . .

{p.s.} & while we're on the topic of clutches, day & night


{photography by garance doré via a glamorous little side project}

{matchbook magazine}

. . . by now, you most likely will have heard about matchbook, a new online magazine that launched last week -- considered a field guide to a charmed life, it is filled with an enchanting mix of classics, letterpress and paris, and many other wonderful things and even more so, delighted to have been a tiny part {here} of the premier issue . . .

happy monday! hope your week is off to a perfect start,
xo

{p.s.} a fun checklist

{images from strikes our fancy & matchbook magazine}

{travel inspiration: paris by lomo}

. . . and while on the topic of paris, {as we so often are}, still and always a fascination with travel photographs, especially the photographs of favourite places, and these hauntingly beautiful shots of la ville-lumière capture the city of light in a way that beckons for one's return at once, as fewer things are more inspiring than to fall once again into these familiar places, along the seine and palais royale, and if it is not possible to steal away at the moment, then even a glimpse, in photographs, are inspiration enough until the next time . . .

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{holiday inspiration: day & night}

. . . a flurry of things this past few weeks and can hardly believe that it is nearly & already only one week left until christmas, and in all this dashing about . . . by day, it's been white lacy dresses strewn with a million floating snowflakes, strands of elegant pearls and satin platform pumps, pink champagne truffles and the softest suede foldover clutches . . . and by night, it's all black satin and sequins and the intoxicating scent of deep florals and lotus wood . . .




chanel 1990's vintage logo drop earrings | kenneth jay lane 1980's vintage triple strand faux pearl necklace | charlotte olympia paloma satin platform pumps | guerlain 'kisskiss' liplift | charbonnel et walker pink marc de champagne truffles | mccoy design quartz jewelry box | elle macpherson intimates dentelle lace bra | h&m spring 2011 collection suede clutch





. . . set of four hand-screened white doily note cards here









rolex women's president 18k gold black diamond dial watch | liberty london for apple ianthe embossed leather iphone sleeve | house of harlow 1960 black resin station necklace | butter london nail lacquer in union jack black | kelly wearstler brass kaleidoscopes | agent provocateur black lace bra | miu miu glitter pumps | black & white diamante corsage brooch | handbag by chanel | tom ford black orchid eau de parfum

{images: lace dress by fleur wood & doily note cards via eat drink chic; miu miu image via luphia loves; room, kravitz design via french architectural digest; h&m spring collection clutch via julia; night look/outfit by zara}

{feathers & tiaras and the winner is . . . }

. . . and at long last, ecstatically delighted to finally have a moment to announce the winner of the last glamorous give-away: warmest congratulations to donna, from south carolina, who was randomly selected as the winner of the elegantly iconic & insanely stylish philippe starck louis ghost armchair . . .

*** congratulations, donna! ***

thanks to everyone who entered, and hope you're having a perfectly wonderful late-autumn weekend,
xo

{p.s.} more tiffany's blue inspiration

{images: style at home via mochatini; chanel via i know what you wore last season, photography by idha lindhag}

{colour inspiration: scarlet, crimson & vermilion}

. . . have been known to wear red lipstick nearly everywhere -- on early morning walks with the dog, at the shops and in the rain, and sometimes even to the gym, but very rarely, if ever, decorate with or wear the colour red . . . and yet, somehow, and only next to gold {an all-time favourite}, shades of scarlet, crimson and vermilion, always elegant and wonderfully festive in the form of short and stylish party dresses, are perfectly and utterly irresistable at this time of year . . .




earrings by janis savitt via gilt | yves saint laurent rouge pur couture lipstick | valentino couture bow d'orsay pump | chanel no 5 | dorothy perkins red velvet bow clips | red wine via jaipur, inverness | chanel le vernis in dragon | kelly wearstler brass kaleidoscopes





{chanel no 5 via the inspiration board, red dress via a glamorous little side project; eniko mihalik by camilla akrans for vogue nippon, august 2010 via fashionising; marion cotillard by ellen von unwerth via a dustjacket attic}