{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}

{style inspiration: carefree colour}

. . . perhaps it is the thought of april showers, but lately have been adoring bold stripes and bright florals, rich greens and royal blues, saffron-hued lips and perfect bands of colour . . .

{p.s.} fuchsia lips & sexy brights

{images: zara april 2011 lookbook via fgr}

{style inspiration: spring's sexy brights}

. . . absurdly in love with spring's vibrant hues -- lips in shades of coral & cerise and belted dresses in riotous purple, frolicsome jumpsuits in shimmery turquoise and flirtatious dresses in peach and long skirts paired with tangerine -- such a wildly welcome change from winter's grey days and suddenly, the air feels electric . . .



{images: karl lagerfeld and silvia venturini for fendi spring 2011 rtw, photography by marcio madeira via vogue}

{have a glamorous weekend + links}

. . . the weekend began with a cocktail called starlight, dinner for two and peach, olive oil & rosemary upside down cake with vanilla ice cream & poached farm peaches & pistachio for dessert, a decadently late and leisurely saturday morning, chandeliers at nightfall and a charming local pub, the impossible romance of the rain against the window panes, and most of all, the thought that it has only just begun . . .

wherever you may be, hope you're having a beautiful weekend,
~ roséline xo

{a few lovely links:}
* pretty patterns: bringing back gingham
* inspiration: fall collection board
* early october afternoons: a weekend dream
* décor inspiration: monochromatic rooms
* perfectly prada: collaborations with artisans around the world
* for dinner: potstickers
* for dessert: spiced pears with chocolate sauce & vanilla icecream
* at home: white wooden floors
* twitpics: tall leather boots & the last golden days of autumn
* interior design: roman and williams

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* stylist: lotta agotton, stockholm, sweden
* photographer: max-kim bee
* at the shops: neology by mina, brooklyn, ny
* perfect pairs: bicycles & hermès
* perfectly ornate: sheer opulence
* photographer: jamie beck, new york
* a glass of champagne: for happy news

{& new for the weekend:}
* style inspiration: perfectly ladylike
* home inspiration: a manhattan loft
* two lovely things: monograms & pink roses

{images: a previous post; les impressions de chanel, winter spring 10 / ten magazine 2009 via wildfox}

{inspiration board: modern seventies style}

. . . upswept hair, a leopard print dress and a few cups of coffee later, and it's on the way back to the city, leaving you with beautiful inspiration and fondest thoughts on this autumn afternoon . . .

trench: a.p.c. | shoes: brian atwood | lipstick: tom ford | bracelet: s|bella
handbag: chloé | vintage photographs: vogue archive collection
brass kaleidoscopes: kelly wearstler

à bientôt, lovely friends! {see you soon},
xo

{p.s.} more seventies inspiration:
* wide-legged jeans & denim trenches
* blouses & blazers
* scarves & pencil skirts
* fedoras & leopard print
* stripes & secretary blouses
* turlenecks & tweed

{also: silver mercedes, bridge & burn discovered via creature comforts; gold & rhinestone bracelet discovered via the neo-traditionalist}

{favourite things: sensuous scents + perfect pouts}

. . . a longstanding love-affair with tom ford's ultra-sultry black orchid eau de parfum and luminous hair perfume, but with languorous summer days not far off, longing for the linger of spring florals, and have been wearing chanel's gardénia, from les exclusifs de chanel collection -- an ode to the camellia, it's both sweet and sexy and perfect for the last of the golden spring mornings . . .

{p.s.} also lovely: the dusky white patchouli eau de parfum spray and quite smitten with tom ford's new private blend lip color collection {the packaging alone is stunning}, with fun shades such as bruised plum, pink dusk & vanilla suede {& for an extra glamorous night out, these}

{top image: a glamorous little side project}