Rabu, 30 September 2009

Wednesday Giveaway!

Today's giveaway is from Journelle, my favorite New York lingerie store. They're offering this Julianne Rosalia silk chemise, which would be perfect for seducing your sweetie or just lounging around the house feeling beautiful.

For a chance to win, visit Journelle's website (so many pretty things!), and leave a comment below. A winner will be chosen at random tomorrow. Good luck!

Update: Evening Sketches is our lucky winner. Thanks for playing.

here he comes - part 1 - sailor man








Sailor women like denim:D


Natalia:
shirt - second hand
jeans - Levi's
jacket -second hand
sweater - second hand
shoes - Prima Moda

Paula:
shirt - second hand
dress - second hand
jacket - second hand
jewellery - vintage
shoes - Vagabond

Dappled forest

A moment of woodsy calm for your Wednesday.

(By Stephanie Congdon Barnes)

Wedding kiss

This gorgeous bride wore a veil over her face throughout the wedding ceremony. At the end, the groom lifted it to kiss her. How lovely and old-fashioned.

(Photo by Jessica Johnston, via OnceWed)

Bling

What a fabulous necklace.

Selasa, 29 September 2009

Santorini hotel: Astra Apartments

Dear readers, many of you commented yesterday that you'd love to go to Santorini (rightly so!), so I wanted to pass on a hotel recommendation.

Santorini has quite a few villages, all with their own personalities. Oia is famously picturesque and touristy; Fira is packed with bars and clubs, and the quieter Imerovigli is perched on a cliff top between the two.

We decided to stay in Imerovigli and were so glad we did. The sunsets were breathtaking, and the village was more peaceful and less chaotic that the others. At night, you can walk along a coastal footpath to the Imerovigli Taverna, sit outside overlooking the sea. (Confession: We went to that same taverna four nights in a row, which I know is against Vacation Rules, but we couldn't help it!)

Our hotel was Astra Apartments (which we booked through the amazing site Mr. & Mrs. Smith; it's totally addictive). I would recommend it hands down, a thousand percent. The owners are warm and gracious, the rooms are romantic and modern (with a giant his-and-hers shower!), breakfast is served in your room, and you can sit at the pool with a glass of wine in hand and watch the sunset. Amazing.

Anyway, just wanted to pass that along, in case any of you are planning trips! xoxo

Round glasses

How cute is this girl with her geek-chic glasses, grandma-style handbag, and plaid pants? Thanks also for your sweet comments about my new glasses. I found them at Selima Optique, a great eyeglasses store in Soho. xo
(Top photo by Style Sightings; shop photos by Tong Jiao)

Senin, 28 September 2009

Honeymoon photos: Greece

My darlings, thank you for being so sweet about our Italy honeymoon photos! Now (ages later), I'd love to share a few of our photos from Greece, if you'd like to see...

We went to Santorini, the Greek island famous for its sunsets. The island was breathtaking, with dramatic cliffs, whitewashed houses, and a sparkling sea as far as the eye could see.

We stayed in the town of Imerovigli, which was quiet and sweet, but we also spent a day exploring the most popular town, Oia, along with lots of other tourists (pictured above).

We saw lots of cute couples taking photos of each other...

...and then we did the same.

As we walked around the cliffside town, we spotted a gorgeous little bay and decided to make our way down to swim.

Our journey to the beach was slowed considerably when Alex kept stopping to take photos of the stunning views...

Since Alex is obsessed with dogs, I laughingly slapped my legs and called for him like my wayward puppy. My plan backfired, since then he wanted to take photos of me doing that.

We finally made it down all the steps and jumped off the craggy rocks into the cold green water. The sea floor felt slimy but the water was refreshing!

Afterward, we had lunch at a little seafood taverna owned by a fisherman. We sat right on the water and ordered a Greek salad, which, in Greece, is simply tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and feta (no lettuce). The tomatoes were bright red and bursting with flavor.

Even though he doesn't have a sweet tooth, Alex fell in love with baklava for dessert. He ended up doing a taste-test, of sorts, throughout Santorini; the winner is pictured above.

Our favorite afternoon was spent, on my friend Allison's recommendation, on a catamaran, sailed by a friendly captain named Ted. We set out on a gorgeous windy day, along with five other couples, three of which were also honeymooners.

Alex joked that the hardest decision you have to make on a honeymoon is what time to switch from coffee to wine. On this sail, we switched over before noon. (When the skipper asked if we'd like a beer, Alex looked at his watch; the skipper laughed, "The time doesn't matter! You're in Greece!")

We sailed by lighthouses and the famous Red Beach. Then we went swimming in the hot springs. I thought Alex looked particularly handsome in this photo.

I'm the palest person ever, so Alex sweetly gave me a giant sunhat for our trip. He also made me apply SPF 90 multiple times a day. I felt like Audrey Hepburn, if she had worn cut-offs.

After we swam, the captain anchored in a cove and served a delicious lunch of grilled calamari, grilled lamb, Greek salad, pasta with olives and tomatoes, and yogurt with cucumber -- all amazing! Everyone ate around a table on the boat, in swimsuits and towels.

Afterward, the captain sailed back to the port, while we lay on nets at the front of the catamaran and napped. This (above) was our view.

We were happy as clams.

Our final day of our honeymoon was spent in Athens, where we caught our flight back to New York. Overall, our honeymoon was a truly magical trip, and we felt so lucky. A huge thankyou to all our wedding guests and friends, who made it possible. And Alex, you are simply the loveliest travel partner -- I didn't think I could love you any more, but somehow, impossibly, I do.

As for you, Greece, we miss you already! xoxo

Update: My glasses are from Selima Optique, my striped tank is from Steven Alan, and my long-sleeved striped shirt is from Anthropologie.

Edward Weston

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I've been thinking recently about hanging more art in our apartment, and, of course, which art it should be. I adore Edward Weston's "Nudes on the Dunes" -- they're so graceful and timeless -- and I love how gallerist James Danziger framed two together in his home (see above). We can't afford the actual photographs, of course, but we have a great $10 book about Weston's photography, and I'm thinking of simply cutting out the pictures and framing them. A little sneaky, but I think it could work beautifully!

(Top photo by Edward Weston; bottom photo by James Danziger, who is exhibiting Weston's prints at his gallery this month)

Unisex Christmas gifts

So you are not buying gifts this year? That’s what we all say until the week before Christmas or until we start receiving gifts we did not expect. Then we end up spending more money on unplanned gifts at desperation prices. I like to keep some unisex gifts on hand for those friends and family who wait until the last minute to give you a gift. That way I am never caught out.

It’s never too early to start your Christmas shopping. In fact, the earlier the better so that you can spread the cost of Christmas gift buying and you can find some real unique gifts online and at bargain prices too. Two great unisex gifts are scarves and iphone cases.


luxury knitted lambswool scarf, christmas gifts for her
Now this knitted lambswool luxury scarf, while it will make a very special christmas gift for her is certainly not unisex. But this scarf by Selected below is certainly a suitable christmas gift for him and her.
Scarf by Select, Christmas gifts for him and her
This Wool Rich Assorted Stripe Scarf is another perfect christmas gift for him and her

wool rich scarf, christmas gifts for him and her
If you have lots of friends with iphones or aspring to have an iphone then an iphone case is a perfect christmas gift. This hand-crafted Knomo iPhone Case is an ideal unisex christmas gift for him or her. This hand-crafted Knomo brown full-hide leather case provides a touch of understated luxury protection for your iPhone 3G. It has a soft orange velvet interior which helps safeguard your iphone device on the move.

Minggu, 27 September 2009

Gareth Pugh's shoes x 3





Zakochałam się w tych butach! Mają idealny fason, a połączenie czerni i bieli zyskało nowy wymiar dzięki kolekcjom Pugha. Chciałabym je mieć prawie tak bardzo jak tego kena!


Source: google, yvan rodic blog


~paula

Sabtu, 26 September 2009

outfit








Powracamy, by pochwalić się masą nowych lumpeksowych zdobyczy i własnoręcznie zrobionym body chainem!


Natalia:
bluzka/ shirt - second hand
spodnie/jeans - Levi's
kurtka/ jacket -second hand
sweter/sweater - second hand
buty/shoes - Vagabond

Paula:
koszula/shirt - second hand
spodnie/jeans - second hand
kamizelka/waistcoat - second hand
biżu/jewellery - vintage
buty/shoes - Vagabond

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