inklings of gold

My apologies for the recent hiatus. A relocation to the wonderful city of New York has taken over my recent weeks...but I'm back. And here are some inspirational images for us to drool over...

images: 1. fendi project via the selby 2. fendi project via the selby 3. bijou and boheme 

4. photographer chloe rice 5. the plaza via the coveteur

"You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question." 

- Albert Camus

cut it out

images: "instant" via style.com by alessandro garafalo

alexander wang spring '13 rtw 

one of the most anticipated shows of NYFW has officially walked. 

and delivered.

the essential black and whites.

crisp silhouettes chock full of cut outs and geometric undertones.

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself,

than to be crowded on a velvet cushion."

- Henry David Thoreau

a colorful story

collage: by fashionable palette

1. tim ryan fringe jacket via browns

2. stella mccartney top via net-a-porter

3. felder felder belt via browns (on sale!)

4. j.crew denim via net-a-porter

5. avec moderation slippers via browns

some colorful picks for summer

...because sometimes it's okay to look like a rainbow or a scarlet macaw,

even better, a scarlet macaw sitting on a rainbow,

eating a funfetti cupcake.

be careful what you pretend to be

day of fools

images: 1. audrey hepburn 2 & 3. elena perinova 4. jason wu by tommy ton 

5. pneumonia white 6. sasha pivovarova and maryna linchuck

7. mk olsen photographed by terry richardson

"be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be." - vonnegut

"april is the cruelest month." - t.s. eliot

eternities of dark ribbon

images: 1. unknown, via my pinterest 2. tom ford lipstick in pink dusk 3. unknown

4. roland mouret fall 2012 rtw via style.com 5. clutch via bengt fashion 6. sconces via marjorie skouras

7 & 9. jil sander fall 2012 rtw via style.com 8. christian dior fall 2012 rtw via style.com

10. elsie de wolfe quote, unknown source...I can only hope to accomplish half of what she did.

still loving the blush color...and soft tones, as always.

and the rest is rust and stardust

images: 1. rundales castle in latvia via alexis lozano's pinterest 

2. cody young by alice rosati for please magazine

3. gucci fall 2012 rtw via style.com (a beautiful, dark collection)

"and the rest is rust and stardust" - nabokov

happy march.

j. mendel

what a collection! there is not a look that I don't like...but these are some of my favorites.

I love the emphasis on rich materials, and the neutral color palette is right up my alley.

j. mendel fall 2012 via style.com.

now if only i had a horse

images via style.com

Riccardo Tisci...right on point again with the Givenchy pre-fall 2012 collection.

The footwear is beyond amazing...as style.com notes, "instant collector's items."

givenchy becomes her

images: Rumi, better known as fashiontoast, in head-to-toe Givenchy while in Florence.

She entitled her post "ice cream colors." I call it her best look...ever.

...and I've been a loyal follower for years.

I couldn't help but repost this look.

truly bloody



images: 1. via traditional home 2. scalamandre fabric 3. via atlanta homes

4. mk olsen in givenchy at met costume gala 5. clandeboye estate in ireland

lullaby after dark

images: 1. unknown, 2. ovid quote, a favorite 3. michael donovan photography for vision china

4. kate bosworth for vanessa bruno 5. marc and kate 6. harper's bazaar nov 2011 7. unknown