{style inspiration: knotted belts}

. . . this morning's walk with the dog was already quite blustery, calling for a belted cardigan, a favourite combination at this time of year, and especially if the belt is beautifully and artfully knotted, as these from rilleau . . .

created out of necessity during the second world war, when metal production [along with petrol and sugar] was diverted to the war effort, causing the unavailability of metal buckles, [normally made of brass, nickel and iron or steel], these knotted belts also have no rivets or stitches, and each is cut freehand, without a pattern, and hand finished -- wouldn't they be lovely against pale pink cashmere?


{images: rilleau leather via n'est style; shown from top, the tapered belt & the knotted belt}

{at the shops: morning calm, south korea}

. . . french green clay and organic persimmon leaf, oatmeal honey and calendula -- beautiful handmade soap by morning calm, in south korea, that is nearly too lovely to use . . .


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{at the shops: summer trips}

. . . at this moment, writing to you from a beautiful hotel room in a beautiful city, moments before breakfast is set to arrive, unlike these unbearably chic hand-stitched luggage tags, which would have been perfect, but would not have arrived in time for wednesday morning's early flight; perhaps for the next, but for the moment, breakfast, and so, à bientôt . . .

hope you're having a lovely week so far,
~ roséline xo





{p.s.} and since we have been on the topic recently, this shop also makes stunning personalized, hand-stitched ipad cases



{also:} more ipad cases here


{images: 1-3, luggage tags & ipad case from hong kong-based shop harlex, via rdujour; 4 - j.crew sandals, 9 to 5 chic}