{summer cabin + the winner is . . .}

Must confess: more likely to find me in a lovely hotel in a city drowning in history than in a cabin in the woods, and yet, the idea seems undeniably romantic . . .

{p.s.} congratulations! to mélanie from the south of france, who has just added a new jet black silk jumpsuit to her summer wardrobe

{image: vanidad july/august 2009 photography by anna wolf, with jenny may and tony a. via miss at la playa}

{pale + watery blues}

. . . four straight days of sunshine and a weekend that included sunlit drives and waterfalls . . . lead to thoughts of pale & watery blues and midsummer afternoons of salty air and sunkissed happiness . . .

{1 - flickr, unknown; 2 - cachemir et soie; 3 - amlul via miss at la playa; 4 - alicia bock}

{a crown of blossoms}

Just as Sofia Coppola's commercials and print ads for Dior have begun a love affair with balloons, Alix's Cherry Blossom life has city girls everywhere fluttering around like lovely wood nymphs wearing crowns of blossoms . . .

{more lovely headdresses:}
* the cherry blossom girl
* paper flower tiaras
* tiraras & headdresses
* blossoms on the side

{images: 1 - miss at la playa; 2 - lover}

{yellow: feels like early morning sunshine}

. . . moments of happiness in the early morning sunshine . . .

{images: 1 - automatism; 2 - patricia gray interior design; 3 - Harper's Bazzar February 2009, Siri Tollerod & Karmen Pedaru by Alexi Lubomirski via Miss at la Playa; more of this editorial here}

{cake & candles}

Had mentioned in passing that it's a week of celebrations and today is the first -- getting ready for tonight's plans, for today is my birthday . . . Will be back tomorrow with more lovely things to share.

Have a beautiful Wednesday, everyone!
xo

{images: 1 - domino; 2 - from the Sofia Coppola feature in Paris Vogue February 2009 via Miss at la Playa; 3 - unknown}

{a new week + happy february}

Happy February, everyone!

Hope you had a lovely weekend and are looking forward to a brand new week.

{image: Sofia Coppola feature in Paris Vogue February 2009 via Miss at la Playa}

{a new week + little luxuries}

Beautiful bed linens, a silk-covered chaise, handpainted wall murals . . . or simply time, the best luxury of all . . . this was supposed to be last week's weekend send-off, but before long, another week had come and gone . . . hope you had a beautiful time and found a few moments to enjoy little luxuries . . .

{hand-painted wall murals by Maria Trimbell}

{Marion Cotillard in Madame Figaro February 2009, shoes by Dior}

{clutch by Sofia Coppola for Louis Vuitton}

{images: 1 - photography by emma lee; 2 maria trimbell murals, via sfgirlbybay; 3 - madame figaro february 2009, marion cotillard photographed by bruno dayan - via tfs; 4 -collaboration between sofia coppola & louis vuitton, via miss at the playa }