Imagine the coral pink interior of an exotic conch shell washed up on a Bahamian beach and you’ve got the inspiration for this week’s article. It’s a colour that is luscious and full of life yet warm and sophisticated.
The Lanvin Fall 2017 Ready-to-Wear collection at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris is a study in “tender and strong femininity”, according to Bouchra Jarrar, artistic director of women’s wear at the house. For her second collection with Lanvin, Jarrar took things in a more dreamy and romantic direction, stating “It’s not a political act, but in the world we live in today, it’s important to give beauty and love.” Of course, the dresses were paired with flats and even boots, giving things a modern edge.
IT IS THAT TIME of year again, the time for wreaths and fairy lights and holiday films and bits of gift wrap and ribbon and shortbread cookies everywhere. We saw an Instagram comment by someone yesterday stating that she might get drunk and put up the tree tonight (it was a Tuesday). Yes, regular hours and workdays fade away during this time of year, which is decidedly more free-flowing and therefore, festive ...
This week’s ’s 30 Images of Inspiration is a beautiful mix of manicured gardens and ivy-filled sunrooms, pools and terraces and beagles in the...
Nicky Haslam’s work [above] first appeared here five years ago, and then again, a few weeks ago, a true testament...
. . . as you know, have been, recently, very much into the notion of ornate austerity, that is, a maximalist’s interpretation of minimalism, and interior designer rose uniacke’s sprawling london home with its rather sparse furnishings, is the embodiment of just that — keeping things simple and in a neutral colour palette, to better showcase the grandeur of the spectacular vaulted ceilings and crown mouldings, crystal chandeliers and sweeping staircases and fireplaces . . .
. . . hello! another exceptionally wonderful weekend of gauzy mornings and dusky bookshops, ruffled eyelet and lacy bedskirts, sunny,...
WHILE SEARCHING for charming British pubs on Instagram for a new project we're working on, happened upon new photos of Beaverbrook, the luxury country house hotel and spa we featured here in 2018. This quintessentially English estate overlooking the Surrey Hills ...
THIS WEEK’S 30 Images of Inspiration is the perfect mix of extravagantly romantic beaches at sunrise, marble & gold kitchens and lacey white dresses, winter...
. . . very much inspired by the idea of a large-scale and glamorous silver-leaf Napoleon III mirror in the...
. . . a return to warm winter whites, a marble vanity strewn with murano glass, petals and pretty things,...
Picked up the latest issue of Elle Decoration a few weeks ago for a long train ride, and also...
THIS INSTALMENT of Weekday Wanderlust is actually a continuation of our 10 Images With series, which focusses on the Instagram photography of those whose accounts that have caught our eye.