{ribbons, ruffles and . . .}

. . . yesterday was one of those days were it seemed as if inspiration was always just nearly out of grasp, and while coffee & a moment of repose, a late lunch date and a little fresh air seemed to help, when all else fails, {with the exception of a flight to paris}, there are always ribbons, ruffles, and tulle, tulle, tulle . . .

{p.s.} what do you do when you're in search of inspiration?


{images: marchesa via the wedding chics}

{décor inspiration: ruffles & lace}

. . . one of the guestrooms in p's parents' home has the most luxuriously lovely floral bedding trimmed in yards and yards of ruffles, and always seems to be enveloped in a perfect slant of dusky sunlight; and ever since the waking up in such loveliness the very first morning, have had a new-found fondness for ruffles, whether floral, or enchantingly dreamed up in the most breathtaking lace . . .

{image: elle decoration uk}

{playing fashion: paris}

jean paul gaultier


yves saint laurent


alexander mcqueen


christian dior


chloé

. . . at this moment, it's softly tousled and romantically upswept, a whisper of ruffles and white satin sashes, palest champagne intermingling with rambling florals, pretty pink pouts and a feeling of spring in the air . . .



{images: editorial: paris, photography by emma temptest for playing fashion march 2011; models: anais pouliot; stylist: verity parker; via noir façade}

{spring collection: sessùn}

. . . lace with stripes, polka dots and pretty ruffles, the new spring collection for sessùn is pure sunny day perfection . . .









{sessùn spring/summer 2011 collection via mustard & sage}

{runway inspiration: philosophy, new york}

. . . elegantly tailored a-line princess coats perfectly paired with matching lace-trimmed satin, crocheted mohair, and appliquéd floral lace, and best of all, in irresistible shades of pale & pretty pastels . . .

{alberta di ferretti for philosophy fall ready-to-wear 2011 via style.com & fgr}

{dreams of early spring picnics}

. . . last week's mid-winter pedicure left newly golden toes and still-lingering dreams of sandy shores and wind-rippled bays . . . and today, it's bare shoulders and legs and thoughts of billowy dresses with layers of lace and pretty scalloped edges and the sweet promises of early spring picnics . . .

{spring dresses by h&m}

{have a romantic mid-winter weekend}

. . . amazingly, mid-january, and the close of a most exciting week, and after a late dinner date in a dress strewn with magnolias and the promises of spring, nearly imperceptibly and yet most certainly, the days are silently becoming longer, and there is still the rest of this blissful weekend left to linger . . .

à bientôt | see you soon & hope it's beautiful where you are,

~ roséline xo

{p.s.} thanks so much for your wonderful well-wishes! x

{a few lovely links:}
* inspiration: sea breeze
* travel: grand hotel a villa feltrinelli, gargnano
* in the city: penthouse with a view
* pure romance: a wedding in florence
* collection: silhouettes
* shopping: still in love with these satin platform pumps
* inspiration: perfect roses for valentine's day
* fashion: of cityscapes & silk scarves {via the diversion project}
* décor: glass & crystal drop chandeliers
* weathering winter: let it snow

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* winter hair how-to: the double knot {& a reader who tried it}
* travel: versailles la nuit
* style: going on a picnic
* colour inspiration: bright winter white
* fashion: alexander berardi
* elegantly chic: the classic chignon
* at the shops: mariage frères, paris
* colour inspiration: island dreams
* at home: a paris apartment

{new for the weekend:}
* runway: bally, new york
* travel: paris by lomo

{a few site updates:}
* photography & fashion
* features & favourites

{& most of all, exciting news:}
* {this is glamorous} in lonny magazine

{images: asos spring collection via fashionista, via destined to design}

{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}

{colour inspiration: overcast skies}

. . . early monday evening and the skies have already fallen dark, and earlier, brilliant leaves of orange and crimson, floating in the autumn breezes and fluttering along sidewalks, everything cast in utterly romantic shades of overcast skies . . .

{p.s.} a few updates:
* features & favourites
* fashion & photography

{images: 1 - linen & lavender; 2 - scan, photography by laura sewry for victoria magazine march/april 2009; 3, 4, 5, 8 - matteo; 6 - linen & lavender; 7 - .la doleur exquise.}

{runway inspiration: valentino, paris}

. . . and after the fluttery fabrics of lanvin, the coral lips & shoes of j. mendel, and the pure romance of monique lhuillier, valentino comes along and changes everything . . .

{style.com, more at a glamorous little side project}