{have a stylish weekend + links}

. . . a sunny & blustery late-saturday morning and the carryalls are packed for a weekend adventure -- crested blazers and crisp blouses and a cozy scarf or two for overcast skies and it's off to fireplaces and turning leaves, country drives and quaint cafés . . .

a million thank you's for stopping by to say hello this week, and -- of course -- for the thoughtful comments, tweets and e-mails -- hope you're having a spectacularly wonderful weekend and that it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* travel: blue skies & white sand
* shopping: this collection
* design: grooves & ruffles
* fashion inspiration: lounging around
* download: customizable cartograms
* guide: top fifty wallpaper resources
* fashion inspiration: lace & tweed
* at home: bronze & mirrored
* photography: miu miu
* design: textiles & handwritten table plans
* colour inspiration: changing hues
* for autumn: coats & capelets
* art: amazing handpainted floors
* recipes: apples & bourbon caramel
* décor inspiration: wicker pendants

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* a fond farewell to summertime
* look book: secret squirrel
* décor inspiration: gracefully gilded
* a new week & a hazy tuesday in september
* falling for fall: stripes, sequins & tartan

{& new for the weekend:}
* farewell summer: croissants on a friday morning
* fashion inspiration: lauren moffat

{images: editorial - chic en seine, raquel zimmerman by terry richardson for vogue september 2007, styling by emmanuelle alt via habitually chic & the fashion spot, scans by kissmesweet; textiles & handwritten plans via a life more fabulous}

{fashion inspiration: hair + sunglasses}

. . . adore everything about this editorial -- the high-waisted trousers and skirts, the shorts paired with boots, the secretary's blouses, and most of all, the wonderfully fun & stylish 70's vibe . . .

{p.s.} very much like this collection

{images: editorial - the untold crime, freja beha erichsen by terry richardson for vogue nippon august 2010, styling by george cortina; via smile}

{have a magical weekend}

. . . spending a little time away in the countryside, but a quick hello to wish you a perfectly wonderful weekend -- thanks for being so lovely and hope it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links from around & about:}
* home accessories: vintage brass
* inspiration board: lily of the valley {via lovely}
* at the office: a stylish wood mouse
* for the love of: books, books, books
* cute, cute: a mini pony
* obsessed with: this wallpaper {design*sponge via twitter}
* lovely, lovely: more wallpaper {layers & layers via twitter}
* summertime: wicker
* pretty packaging: tea time
* photography: hazy days of summer & here
* & most of all: stars

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* like a fairytale: flounces of organza & flutters of silk
* colour inspiration: petal pink & french grey
* summertime: basket handbags
* perfect elegance: smokey violet & herringbone floors
* styling inspiration: fantastically french
* runway & backstage: christian dior
* beautifully ornate: grand ceilings

{for the weekend, two new:}
* inspiration: summer, summer, summer
* two lovely things: entryways

. . . and of course, until tuesday to enter the diamond give-away . . .

{image: photography by terry richardson, vogue paris august 2006, styled by emmanuelle alt}

{at home with: alexander wang}

Flipping through a past issue of domino and happily came across Alexander Wang's NYC apartment {above, styled by Lili Diallo} and remembered completely falling for its perfect mix of rock + refined -- a Terry Richardson photo hangs above the bed and beside a fantastically pretty flea market dresser about which Wang has said, "People are so self- conscious and afraid of things that might make them look cheesy. The coolest people are the ones who aren't afraid to look like dorks."

above + below: images of the bedroom from decorator and friend Ryan Korban's porfolio


above: amazing leather handbag {definitely on the fall shopping list} and shoes with see-through heels from the fall 2009 collection + a sexy, body-conscious dress from the resort 2010 collection

above: home office with perfectly arranged and framed portraits of models styled as oil-field workers, drifters and miners

above + below: bright and spacious new office space photographed by Todd Selby



above: a perfect mix of rock + refined

above + below: worn leather Chesterfield sofa


above: among the coffee table books is the work of iconoclastic photographer Helmut Newton

above: an all-time favourite from the resort 2010 collection -- assymetrical + blue sequins

{images: 1, 5, 9, 11 - photography by david black for domino magazine february 2008; 2 + 3 - ryan korban via desire to inspire;4 - nitrolicious + style.com; 6, 7, 8, 10 - the selby; 12 - style.com}

{happy new year}

. . . such excitement for what lies ahead . . . always a little sentimental at New Year's, and wanted to say thank you for making the past year such fun -- it's been lovely, and there are exciting things planned for 2009!

Wishing everyone a beautiful New Year, filled with love, happiness, and the promises of many new adventures ahead . . .

Happy, happy New Year!
xo

{images: 1 - flickr via tutti dolce; 2 - editorial: Noctambule; magazine: Vogue Paris May 2007; model: Daria Werbowy; photographer: Terry Richardson; credit: berlinrocks at TFS; this is a scheduled post}