This just in: a snowy scene from my hometown, good old Ida in all her winter glory. Dare I say, this photograph makes me a little lonesome for the ocean state.
Island Living: Hibiscus Hill
In honor of her new book, I leave you with photographs of India Hicks' charmed island life at her Hibiscus Hill home on Harbour Island. To view her new book (which will be released March 20th), visit here.
White Blank Page
I never tire of this song. It is a passionate emotional acoustic affair that leaves me spellbound. Listen here.
Rewind
There are moments in my life I wish I could rewind to, and this would be one of them. I wish I could snap my fingers and be back in this moment with my family over the Christmas holiday. Passion lover rum drinks, spontaneous dance parties and new found friends on the water. Our happiness was all in sync and the weather could not have been more perfect. Life is grand.
La Piscine
A love triangle in the heat of the summer on the Côte d'Azur, the 1969 Italian-French film La Piscine is one of my favorite classics. Romy Schneider, (who plays Marianne) is one of my favorite actresses and oh how I wish I could just slip into any given scene with the drop of a hat. The sultry swimming scenes and enviable 60s wardrobes just do it for me. View the trailer here.
Leading Ladies: Oscars 2015
Without question, Rosamund Pike (first photograph above) was my favorite best dressed at the Oscars. Red was a daring choice, but she looked exquisite and exuded that pure Hollywood glamour that I would argue, we see less of in our modern age. Rosamund wore Givenchy Haute Couture, her hair and makeup natural and elegant. Although she didn't win best actress for "Gone Girl" she won the red carpet in my book. My other favorites, as depicted above, include Reese Witherspoon (in Tom Ford), Naomi Watts (in Armani Privé) and Julianne Moore (who seems untouched by time in Chanel Haute Couture). The New York Times did an excellent job of capturing all the red carpet moments, visit here for more.
Thank you to my girlfriends who made it such a fun evening of Oscar viewing! Xx
NYFW 2015 (Street Style): C&C Favorites
I love all the outerwear I'm seeing from NYFW - the oversized coats delivered with a laid back poise, and many with a play on 70s style that is so "en mode" right now. Lots of fringe, felt, denim and wool. Even though not depicted above, there was A LOT of fur, too. Tommy Ton and A Love is Blind both captured the women (and and men!) out in the elements. Between the clothes and weather, there is a definite sense of movement in each photograph. Romantic, in a way.
Don't forget to watch the Academy Awards Sunday!
YES
My dream come true, all in one photograph. Greenery amidst a soak. I'm assuming the champagne is just on the other side of the bathtub and the sounds of Nina Simone are fluttering out from a speaker above....
Photograph via.
Girl Crush 3.0: Mimi Thorisson
I discovered Mimi Thorisson on Condé Nast Traveler's Instagram page. It didn't take much to lure me in; her style and essence is elegantly chaotic, defined by a landscape so pure and bountiful. Mimi's reality is in fact particles of my own fantasy I dream of living; she has made the bucolic an active ingredient in her own life.
Mimi and her Icelandic photographer husband, Oddur, left Paris to live in the countryside of Médoc, France several years prior. At the time, they were seeking more space for their growing family (now comprised of seven children and 15 dogs). The region of Médoc, wrapped in a blanket of some of the world's most expensive and prestigious wine villages, is a six-hour drive from Paris, a landscape that will taunt even the most urban dwelling soul. After settling in to their stone farmhouse, Manger began to take greater shape. Manger is Mimi's labor of love, a blog that has flourished greatly since its inception that chronicles her family's life, largely centered around the seasonal foods that come from their surroundings. Each photograph, taken by Mimi's husband, is handsomely furnished as if each one were an invitation to Mimi's table in France. Manger has quickly snowballed into the success of Mimi's French TV Show, La Table de Mimi, and her new cookbook, A Kitchen in France: A Year of Cooking in My Farmhouse (it debuted last fall).
A writer from Condé Nast Traveler wrote a piece on the french beauty after visiting her home, describing her farmhouse as a 'Rembrandt still life.' As evidenced by the photographs above, Mimi's life is full and vibrant. It is certainly one to envy but perhaps one that proves following your heart can lead to all the satisfaction one could dream of, Rembrandt-esque, indeed.
Love A Good Lacquer
The WSJ ran an article about the appeal of high-gloss and one skeptic's new view on the paint's possibilities. I'm particularly fond of the high-gloss look, especially in small spaces. When I think of high-gloss done well, my mind goes to the jet black glossy walls of The Black Pearl, a Newport fixture that never grows old (mudslides & chowder, anyone?). Above, the high-gloss effect courtesy of William Waldron.