{take me away № 20 | millinery studios around the world}

"The hat is not for the street: it will never be democratized. But there are certain houses that one cannot enter without a hat. And one must always wear a hat when lunching with people whom one does not know well. One appears to one's best advantage."

—Coco Chanel

Above: David & Victoria Beckham [in a hat by Philip Treacy], at the wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton, Friday 29 April 2011, at Westminster Abbey


Today, travel & fashion collide, as we catch a breathtaking glimpse of the beautiful world of hats, exploring some of the new and best millinery studios around the world, discovering a little of their history, and concluding with a few tips for wearing and preserving these impossibly chic fashion accessories.


Above: Diana, Princess of Wales, wears tartan by Caroline Charles and a beret to the Braemar Games, September 1981

And as we take a look at the fine art of millinery, it is wonderful to reflect on the tradition of hat-wearing—one that began many, many years ago . . .

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{wedding inspiration : parisian gowns by rime arodaky}

. . . and if there were enough hours in the day, would spend so much more time enveloped in letters & emails, but happily, there happened to be a few moments when parisian rime adrodaky's lovely note & portfolio landed in the inbox, filled with the most startlingly lovely gowns; the one-time designer for sonia rykiel's designs are an enchanting mix of sexy and modern, with plunging backs, silk bodices, layers of tulle, and beribboned lace . . .





[{p.s.} wouldn't the little lace jacket at the end be stunning with jeans?] x

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{have a beautiful weekend & a few lovely links}

. . . and while saturday mornings are lovely things in and of themselves, this one began drenched in golden sunlight, the kind that warms one's face on a bright winter's day, flooding hearts with happiness uncontained; and this weekend is red wine and good music, sorting & organising and plotting & planning, coffee table picnics and delicious nostalgia, and there's still sunday . . .

hope you're having a perfectly wonderful weekend, and that it's beautiful where you are, roséline xo

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{holiday style inspiration : sequins, sequins, sequins}

. . . ordinarily, at the beginning of a new work week, it's tailored elegance in the form of pencil skirts and pantsuits, but truth be told, things have not felt ordinary for weeks now, since the holidays began, and have been exchanging ponytails for chignons and wearing sequins in the morning, even before the first cup of coffee, proving it really is the most wonderful time of year . . .


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{a new month & happy december}

. . . quite stunning, actually, how we have arrived at december so quickly, and in such a beautiful whirl of hours and days, flying at breathtaking speeds, only to arrive at the end, the very last month of an extraordinary year, and soon there will be the making of resolutions and plans for a new year, but for now, immensely looking forward to twinkling crystal & mimosas at festive brunches, holiday soirées and elegant dinners by candle & fairy light, to sequined dresses and upswept hair, and most of all, to a little time spent with those we love . . .

happy december! wishing you days filled with the utter magic of the holiday season, roséline xo

{images: one | two}

{at the office: the pantsuit}

. . . and after spending the summer in billowy dresses, should think it rather lovely to spend the autumn in pantsuits, wool and tweed, and perhaps even tartan, perfectly offset by a pretty blouse and sexily tousled hair and it's all in a day's work . . .


{image: the stills via sarah at haute design}

{summer inspiration: a crown of blossoms}

I question not if thrushes sing,
If roses load the air;
Beyond my heart I need not reach
When all is summer there.

-- John Vance Cheney

. . . and doesn't it seem like everything moves by more languidly and yet more quickly all at once in the summertime?









{more crowns of blossoms:}
* muse
* spring
* summer of love
* ruffles & florals
* pure romance
* at home
* hazy summer days


{images: solange by daniel gurton for vs. magazine july 2011 via fgr}

{monday, monday & all in a day's work}

. . . after one of the most relaxing weekends ever, overflowing with excitement for a new week, and over time, have begun to fall in love with mornings over late evenings, for their hazy early light and their miles and miles of new hours yet to be filled, and have always, always adored new weeks for this very reason, and for all the promises of new and undiscovered things . . . and this week is lovely projects, meetings and appointments, unruly inboxes and long lost letters, and little things that will comprise, at the end, enormous and enormously life-changing events in a few months' time . . . and so, for now, a pair of elegant wide-legged jeans, a chic carry-all, a chignon, and today's paper, and it's back to work . . .

happy monday! it's lovely to see you again & hope your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo


{images: les composantes via pretty stuff}

{farewell elizabeth taylor}

. . . the fondest farewell to one of the most beautiful women in the world, and one of the last of the great hollywood icons . . .

{images: fashion's most wanted, collage by this is glamorous}

{monday, monday + thank you}

. . . another whirlwind weekend has fluttered by breathtakingly, and positively filled with friends and laughter and very late nights, and despite the recent {& completely unintentional} week off, a million thank you's for coming back to visit, and most of all, for the amazingly spectacular warm welcome home! there's so much to tell you and it's so lovely to see you again . . .

hope you've had a beautiful, beautiful weekend & that your week is off to a perfect start,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* spectacular: parisian fireworks
* at home: wood & white
* art: fumio watanabe
* spent dreaming: lazy sunny afternoons
* thoughts: on summer days & winter months
* travel: bright lights, big city
* at home: caramel
* collection: castles
* from the archives: at home with alexander wang
* just in time for spring: fantastical florals
* colour inspiration: black & cream

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* spring collection: sessùn
* storage inspiration: on display
* moments of repose: lost in daydreams
* home again & hello

{images: matt clayton photography via patterson maker; tumblr}