Trying to soak up the last rays of summer, I spent the afternoon at the beach with my bestie and my black bikini. The wind and surf were so soothing today...Feeling drowsy and sunkissed after a perfect girls day out.
I love a man on a bike. And I have a special place in my heart for older Italian gentlemen in suits on bikes. I have never traveled to Italy without seeing one or two of them and for me it always adds a little extra romance to the experience.
Vogue US July 2010 says:
How about a little sunshine and flowers to go with your red white and blue? Wishing everyone a breezy, dreamy holiday Monday...Happy Memorial Day!
I'm feeling inspired today by the sweet scent and soft tone of late spring lilacs....
Don't you love when it heats up just in time for memorial day? I wish you a long weekend full of sunshine and basking with someone you love...Happy Friday!
Photos from l'officiel via fashion copious.
I have long, thick, dark and wavy hair and while it's sometimes the envy of straight-haired friends, for me it's always been a love-hate relationship. On a good hair day, I get a cascade of big silky curls, but on a bad hair day I face a daunting tangled mass. I've learned that a great haircut goes a long way. For summertime, I need lots of long light layers, and I think I may have just found my perfect style for this season....
What better way to start the week than feeling fancy, fabulous and madly in love? These photos remind me of courting my handsome husband on the Upper East Side...What a great way to brighten up Monday!
Last week, while bogged down with stress and the city, I kept wondering why I didn't choose to live somewhere like Miami: hot hot heat, fresh sandy beaches, and a glamorous sunny lifestyle. I mean New York is glamorous. And it's coastal. But there's a reason everyone flees for the Hamptons every summer and I think that reason is that it's damn hard to feel bronzed and beautiful in Manhattan's own special steel and concrete heat. As summer hots up, I find myself longing for the glamor of a city that's designed for heat. Poolside, seaside, loungy, breezy, sailing, tanning, tropical drinking summer....
I take a passing interest in couture runway shows but, while sculpturally beautiful, they are often too avant garde to be anything I would consider wearing. So I was pleasantly surprised when I came across Alex Perry's Spring 2010 show from earlier this week on Fashionising. They described the entire affair "as glittery as a thousand stars and as glamorous as a champagne glass full of diamonds."
