raindrops...

{ 'raindrops' ; alittlemuse }

perfect for this rainy day... 

makes me miss those days i nannied in brooklyn >>> 

romps down streets.

and stomps through puddles.

and socks soaked over the tops of galoshes. 

and squealing. 

and slippery chases through the drizzly park fields. 

and heading back with loud songs sung, to forget the damp.

and steaming, warming drinks. 

and radiators hissing as you clamber up the stairs.

happy thursday

saturday shopping list, february 11th...

$319 

printed mini kimono dress, by yosefperez

"i don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz

or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:

i love you as certain dark things are loved,

secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

i love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carries

hidden within itself the light of those flowers,

and thanks to your love, darkly in my body

lives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.

i love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,

i love you simply, without problems or pride:

i love you in this way because i don't know any other way of 

loving

but this, in which there is no i or you,

so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,

so intimate that when i fall asleep it is your eyes that close."

~  'love sonnet xvii',  by pablo neruda

   { click on the price below each picture to view the listing on etsy, and on the shop names to see what other lovelies you may find!}

$84

smock de méule, by xmotherx

$58 

make your own uomi, by caracarmina

$30

brown handdyed tube cotton jersey scarf, by trivialitylab

$65 

dancing in brooklyn, by daejafallas

$42 

high waters. original, by cathymcmurray

$60

box top crop top one size, by naftul

$100

original collage art, by karineleger2

$5 

funny valentine's day card - "i like you and naps", by sadshop

$90

antique lace blouse - low scoop back. sheer. modern, by minxshop

$50

 valentine's special edition - his and hers crochet slippers, by whitenoisemaker

$138

vintage 1920s hat / cloche / the amelia, from poppycockvintage

$60 

organic wool felt - for rugs. place mats. trivets. meditation or yoga mats, by woolenmoss

$890

whimsical white french lace wedding dress with ribbon, by graceloveslace

happy saturday

listening...

{ 'bird in the thyme' ; tiny ruins ; facebook ; twitter }

so many new ideas for soft sculptures floating about in my head today, which means it is time to pull out a pile of fabric, fill up the french press, and prepare a playlist of inspiring music...

{ 'some chocolate & cigarettes' ; nadine carina ; facebook ; twitter }

{ 'evelyn' ; gregory alan isakov ; facebook ; twitter }

** p.s. i'm currently have a 15% off sale in the shop, to show my love to you, now through valentine's day! simply enter coupon code: winsomelove

happy thursday

johanna burke...

yes, please, to the brooklyn living and studio space of set designer johanna burke (via freunde von freunden).  you can see, in the images below, some of her in-progress work for the holiday window displays, for bergdorf goodman (oh, how i miss those manhattan window displays, during the christmas season) ..

side note: my own living/studio space, during my brooklyn days, was not quite so grande >>> so much so, that i actually used to visit the brooklyn ikea and sit in one of the 'bedrooms' overlooking the river, just to pretend, for awhile, that i lived in such a place (the stereotypical new york apartment, as depicted in nearly every film set in the big apple).  i wish now that i'd snapped a picture of the continual line of new yorkers sitting on that ikea bed, all looking toward the giant windows with the same wistful expression...

happy wednesday

listening...

{ 'london's rose' ; douglas dare ; facebook ; twitter }

douglas dare was nice enough to send me the link to his brand new video, a live recording of 'london's rose' >>> how happy i am that he did.  this is just the music which makes me both eager and excited to share...

such beauty in the voice, the song, and (maybe even most powerfully) the emotion behind the words.  a soul-piercing, breath-taking, giving performance.  and the setting is perfect.  simple and haunting.

there seems to be this fluctuating dance between the piano and the voice.  at times a quiet, harmonious sway... only to build to an emotional, push and pull struggle.  a battle of wills.  both equally beautiful.

happy thursday

swarm...

just love the stories created by these pillow portraits (by swarm, for anthropologie) >>> such soul, with narratives on the back to give voice to each character...

pillow photography by pia jane bijkerk

prefer to carry your art?  how about these fabulous bags and clutches >>> love the use of the oil paintings on the clutches and of the vintage linens and metal embroidery hoop used to construct the last bag pictured...

visit swarm for more lovelies and details

happy wednesday

listening...

{ 'wait a while' ; rae morris ; facebook ; twitter }

{ 'into tomorrow' ; willy mason ; twitter }

{ 'noserings & shoestrings' ; nina nesbitt ; facebook ; twitter }

{ 'blue leaves' ; sóley ; facebook }

happy tuesday

this week at home...

a few photos from home this week... and, yes, i've switched every room in the house around.  the living room is the bedroom... the bedroom is the office... the office is the living room.  exhausting.

this move was initiated by a morning in which i awoke with a sudden, fevered (and was also literally feverishly sick at the time) desire to change everything about.  after two crazy hours of moving all of the furniture from room to room... tada! fortunately, it turned out that i was pleased with the end result.  for now.

the beautiful pillow my mom made for me, as a christmas gift this year...

speaking of christmas gifts... the gorgeous 'tree of life' that my sister designed and hand stitched...

happy monday

feminine and self assured...

colenimo - ss / 11

i never tire of these simply light, airy, romantic, and classic styles... this is why they fall under the category of timeless, i suppose.  pieces which make you feel both sexy and laid back.  feminine and self-assured.  ready to romp through any forest... wade barefoot through the streams... curl up in the branches of a favorite tree...

tousled hair pulled back, with a sunhat for the afternoon... a light tinted moisturizer for the lips. done. 

oh, how i'm longing for spring!

*****

some of the beautiful looks of colenimo, always inspired by moments in the past... including last summer's late-1920's inspired line, and this season's "paper moon" inspired look of the 1930's...

colenimo - ss /11

colenimo - ss / 11

colenimo - ss / 12

or the delicate looks of chloé, by creative director clare waight keller - "i looked at festival girls, girls on the street, and david bailey's photos of marie helvin and angelica huston on a beach," says keller. "there's a sense of feminine complicity, sensitivity, and sunniness in this collection."...

chloé - summer 2012 

chloé - spring 2012

chloé - summer 2012

and i can't get enough of this tunic, from toujours toi and family affairs - ".. wear the scotland tunic over wool, navy stockings and wellies to take a walk across scotland's misty moors, wishing on a star beneath an endless night..."...

scotland tunic, toujours toi and family affairs

a collection of a few simple, comfortable, sturdy, and romantic accessories...

1) pointelle fringe booties, anthropologie ; 2) grand firmament necklace, anthropologie ; 3) ursula hat, minimarket:$81 ; 4) araks antonia bralette, anaïse ; 5) hansel from basel silk thigh highs, anaïse 

and who does this style better than steven alan? - "casual, smart, self-assured essentials"

doyle dress, steven alan

pamela top, steven alan shelby skirt, steven alan

steven alan, resort 2012

and, finally, my favorite 'go-to' item... the long, skim-the-floor, flowing skirt. done perfectly here by cabbages & roses...

stripe slouch top and palace skirt, cabbages & roses

happy sunday