Once upon a Monday, I saw these beautiful dresses by Alberta Ferretti. I get so inspired by sheer fabric and lace overlaying. Billowing chiffon with beautiful details. Clothes so delicate they look as though they might pale to dust in a strong wind. Just the kind of thing modern fairy tales are made of.
I Spent my first sleepy moments online this morning swooning over the runway pictures from the Spring 2011 Elie Saab collection. Hence the coral outburst here today. 
Wrap dress Coralie Beatrix @ Etsy and Coral gemstone strand
Bronzer Jelly Pong Pong, Adam Crepe pencil skirt The Outnet, Dress, Catherine Malandrino The Outnet, Corded lace crop top Topshop, Lorna2 Chiffon bow sandals Topshop, Chiffon drop waist dress Miss Selfridge, Leafy lace corsellette Topshop, Missoni Belted knitted cardigan The Outnet, Basic zip back vest Topshop, Longline pointelle cardi Miss Selfridge, Sweet coraline ruffle dress Shop Ruche, Sequin front vest Topshop, Leather Lock Detail Purse ASOS, Peaches Suede Platform Court Shoe ASOS
Coral Czech Glass beads from Zoo Town Beads @ Etsy and
The sixties sweetheart, a modern day Mia Farrow circa Rosemary's Baby and A Dandy in Aspic. Knees and elbows showing. Seen at BCBG Max Azria
The tough on the outside wild child aka Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver. Flimsy flashy flamboyant head wear and 70's dresses. Care of Marc Jacobs.
The fragile beauty, Angelina Jolie in the changeling. Creamy satin, floral silk and chiffon longline layers. All over the runway at Donna Karen. Have fun dressing up!
If my embracing Autumn was too soon for you and you are wanting to hang on to Summer a little longer, these beautiful photographs by Nan Lawson will keep the sunshine season alive long after the first leaves start to gather at the sides of the road.
I am rubbish at drawing so naturally I am way excited that I have a friend who is so good at it. Meet Mitch Blunt.
Although I love Autumn, it seems to have arrived decidedly early. Murky skies and a cold wind, the need for a scarf to keep the chill from my decolletage. Maybe it is just how this week is going to go and the sun will return again, but I just get a feeling.
Adore these F-Scott Fitzgerald book jackets by senior cover designer at Penguin Books Coralie Bickford-Smith found via 100 Layer Cake. Adds a new flourish to one of my favourite books-The Great Gatsby, I can't wait to get a copy or maybe the whole set.
Noa Noa's new Autumn collection is a patchwork of thunder cloud greys, greens and dark dusky layers with accents of vintage sparkle and berry colours, ready to view online now.
As you will know I am a great lover of Style.com. All those wonderful fashion collections under one roof. I trawl through images full of colour and dream fabrics, and I save them for future posts. These however got filed without labels or words and I am not 100% on all the designers. So I have gathered them all together for this post. Some coral a little sparkle, some that swish and others that float, nipped in waists, delicate layering. Some subtle and a lot of brights. All my favourite things.
Delicate frothy pieces of barely there Christian Dior fabric, just right for layering up with heavy knits. No need to leave the house just grab a favourite old book, a champagne saucer full of milk and take yourself off to a cosy corner.
Today was the ultimate dreary day, first day back at work, never-ending with customers because of the bank holiday, and to complete the miserable mood, thunderous rain clouds hanging all around the skyline.
A final colour burst before hitting the colour trail myself next week when (volcano permitting) we should be in Marrakech. I was just over at Design sponge seeing what I had missed over the past week or so and found this amazing interiors shoot of the Buenos Aires studio belonging to the super talented Lula Aldunate and her sister Rocio. Take a look at the beautiful party styling in the bottom picture.
Wednesday things that will make you smile.
The new range from Noa Noa is so pretty and in all my favourite summer colours of coral, powder blue and champagne.
Something pretty for a Monday morning. So many beautiful details on these gowns by Zuhair Murad. I love the delicate glistening antique feel of them all.
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