Showing posts with label swimsuits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swimsuits. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

{style inspiration: perfect florals}

lost-in-daydreams
blair-w

. . . isn't this the loveliest swimsuit? . . . luxurious summery shades and a pretty tie, and all in a the most enchanting florals perfect for hazy sunday afternoons poolside, lost in love and daydreams . . .


{photography by giovanni rufino; leighton meester, gossip girl, via simplyedits}

Friday, April 15, 2011

{style inspiration: the french riviera}

tulle-hed
tulle-jcrew

. . . isn't this the loveliest swimsuit? . . . inspired by vintage french swimwear and beautifully draped in a ruched tulle overlay, it can be worn strapless and would also look lovely with a fluttery skirt for dancing the night away, but mostly, would be perfect with a bellini on an enchanted afternoon in the french riviera . . .

{p.s.} the tulle is a special blend that holds its shape & dries quickly


{tulle underwire tank from j.crew}

Monday, May 17, 2010

{inspiration: summer afternoon}




"Summer afternoon -- Summer afternoon . . . the two most beautiful words in the English language."
~ Henry James

. . . can hardly contain the floods of happiness on brightly beautiful days and now that it's headstrong into summer, have been more hopelessly drawn than usual to beachside things: bare shoulders and tousled, sun-kissed strands,
shimmery golden skin and strappy high-heeled sandals -- and whether beachside or poolside -- pure languidness and sunlight all around . . .

{images: a glamorous little side project}

Saturday, May 15, 2010

{have a romantic weekend}




. . . soon it will be poolside with pomegranate blossom martinis, lunches on terraces and warm summer nights . . . but for now, a hopelessly romantic weekend with no plans in the world but for the ones we make up as we go along . . .

wishing you a beautiful weekend,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* organization: open shelves
* work of art: miu miu nails {via fur coat, no knickers}
* reminds me of the charming bf: here & here & here {via kate}
* pretty, pretty: handlettering
* summer inspiration: back gardens
* recipes: financiers {& here}; and new york cheesecake
* from twitter: perfect summer hair
* blogger news: paul's new magazine & emily designs for coach
* silkscreen: qu'est-ce que tu fais dan la vie?
* & speaking of french: a paris apartment
* soon: this & this

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* beautiful details: hervé pierre, new york
* fashion inspiration: summery & sexy
* two lovely things: same room, different light
* favourite things: sensuous scents & perfect pouts
* inspiration: task lamps & dramatic wallpaper
* new: hello & a few things
* new: smokey violet & chevron floors
* a charming mix of things: thoughts drifting prettily

* and thank you: kelley & kate


{images: a glamorous little side project}

Thursday, July 16, 2009

{inspiration: midsummer blues}

Isn't this the most darling denim one-piece?
And yet another perfect reason for spending the rest of the summer lounging by the sea . . .


{ ruffle-detail cotton swimsuit by current/elliott, photography by mark platt via elle}

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

{photography + illustration: beauté naturelle}

Came across this lovely, lovely editorial that mixes photography and illustration and features shades of summer coral . . .







{images: beauté naturelle}

Thursday, July 2, 2009

{something i'd forgotten}

"Sitting there, alone in a foreign country, far from my job and everyone I know, a feeling came over me. It was like remembering something I'd never known before or had always been waiting for, but I didn't know what. Maybe it was something I'd forgotten or something I've been missing all my life. All I can say is that I felt, at the same time, joy and sadness. But not too much sadness, because I felt alive. Yes, alive. That was the moment I fell in love with Paris. And I felt it fall in love with me."

-- from
paris, je t'aime

{lovely little bikini from bonpoint via follow studio and simple+pretty; more swimsuit inspiration here}

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

{norma kamali swimwear}

Received a link to Norma Kamali's fantastic swimsuit collection a while ago from my lovely friend Felicity -- and while there are always thoughts about walking along the ocean, only recently, with these pretty selections, and the sun's warm and wonderful rays, have there been thoughts of frolicking in the crashing waves . . .


. . . adore the vintage styling and lovely, lovely details of gathers, rusches and ruffles
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