{a new week & bright days ahead}

. . . it's monday, monday and don't these pretty pleated tops and perfectly pink pantsuits make you want to dash out the door every day this week in vibrant shades of cerise and coral?

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

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{p.s.} have been falling in love with long, long skirts lately

{also:} more summery, vibrant hues here & here & here


{preen resort 2012 via style.com & vogue.com; more of this collection at the side project}

{runway inspiration: preen, new york}

. . . could hardly tear myself away from the preen resort 2011 collection -- it is just so, so good - perhaps it's that designers justin thornton and thea bregazzi took inspiration from brigitte bardot, or they easily and perfectly combined prim and sexy, with buttoned-up dresses and sheer, shimmery tops, pretty pleats and bits of lace -- or perhaps it is the slight nod to the wild wild west that is just too impossibly cool . . .

{images: style.com}