WE HAVE been out of town for the past three days, and there's something about taking time away from work that's refreshing. When we returned home yesterday evening, I was ready to get to work, fresh from a break from routine. The time away also made me think about my home office set-up⏤things that are working and things that could be improved, and so I searched around for some inspiration.
WE HAVE BEEN eating walnut, brie and pear grilled cheese sandwiches all week with a side salad of arugula drizzled in a light dressing and more walnuts. It has been sunny everyday, so we spent the weekend on various sun-drenched terraces around the city, sipping on cava while watching the world go by: tourists in shorts, white sneakers and overloaded backpacks; beautiful old ladies in jackets and heels on the arms of their husbands, perhaps on the way to dinner reservations nearby; and fluffy dogs excitedly pulling on leashes past ornate fountains amongst the orange groves. This week’s links include a wine bar in the newly chic place of Kingston, NY; a lovely hotel in London; our brand new and wonderful Antiques & Collectibles selection at The Shop, and much, much more …
[slideshow — if arriving from bloglovin’, click here] It’s the weekend! and after being away for most of the week,...
From Marlene Dietrich’s top hat & tails in the 1930 film Morroco, to the headlines proclaiming “Garbo in pants!” whenever the Swedish actress was seen traipsing about on Hollywood Boulevard in trousers, women of the time were already, way back then, beginning to borrow pieces from their husbands’ closets.
CONTROVERSIAL, GLAMOROUS, PROVOCATIVE, are only some of the words that are used to describe Helmut Newton’s photography. He was the most imitated and controversial photographer of his time, because his pictures of women were both alluring and ethereal, representing a concealed and heightened version of reality.
TAILORED BLAZERS and soft grey knits are still in the works for the office these days, but with a dash of leopard print, inspired by Kate Moss . . .
AND WHILE FALL will always fall second place to summer here, there is no denying its astonishing loveliness and romance — there are still the last of the roses in blossom, the leaves have begun to turn and billow off the branches, falling, falling...
Cosy cashmere and lacy underthings, ballet flats and candlelight — a few favourite things for autumn . . . №...
stella mccartney tammy tickling flocked soft cup bra // yves saint laurent top secrets all-in-one bb cream skintone corrector //...
Amidst this week's flurry, finally had a few moments to update the Media & Press page with a few new and recent things, and also still to come before the week is through, a technology review and a new article from Victoria, as well as weekend links . . .
. . . earlier in the month, just after new year‘s, were astonished to happen upon roses in the garden,...
. . . two very lovely things for a sunny late-november tuesday : compacts and cornices, and in glimmering shades...
today’s give-away is an impossibly romantic cable and heart bracelet from chicago-based jess lc jewelry, who is celebrating a brand...