These days a front row is not complete without professional Brit FROW-er (and model/gal-about-town) Poppy Delevigne. As with my other favourite style crushes, Palermo and Kruger, it’s the classic pieces that Poppy wears the best. Showing off those endless pins in minis and ankle boots is Poppy’s signature look, but she can pull off glamorous gowns (how stunning is the embellished dress on the top row?), dressed-up jeans and wide-leg trousers equally well. Always immaculately put together but never too try-hard, her natural beauty and poise ensure that all eyes are on her. Which, when you’re a FROW-er, is the ultimate aim. Are you a fan of Poppy’s style?

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I’ve got a bit of a fetish for coffee table books. I don’t think I’ve even read one… I just love the way they look all stacked up, and pages upon pages of incredible images. Don’t judge me. I have posted before about interior books (see here), and now I have a pile that completely obscures the flat screen, I want to move on to fashion tomes. So here is my shortlist; I believe the one with the most pictures will win the day:

{The World of Vogue, Mario Testino Portraits, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Chanel, 100 Years of Fashion Illustration, Style A to Zoe, Jimmy Choo}

Ahh, Friday in sunny London town! So, looks like I was wrong about the whole Indian summer thing… the capital has had a second wind, and from my office window in the City I can hear the streets flooded with people enjoying a cheeky beer in the warm sunshine. And tonight I will join them. With a Cosmo. Speaking of Cosmopolitans, artist Kristina Hultkrantz (known on etsy as emmakisstina) caught my eye a few weeks back with her Hermès illustration (see here) and it’s her collection of iconic products and a few of our favourite things that I wanted to show you today. Along with the cocktail made famous by the SATC ladies, she’s captured classic style staples such as the Chanel 2.55, Loubs and the Mulberry Alexa. And a Ladurée macaroon for good measure. Her prints are so clean and, well, chic. I like the fact that they’re uncluttered, letting the subject shine through. I would love to have a gallery wall consisting of about ten of my favourites in simple white frames; I think that would look so striking. Especially in my dream closet, alongside the real deals. One day… *gazes into distance*

{all products available via etsy}
My look of the week goes to fashion (and real-life) royalty Charlotte Casiraghi, who has evidently inherited immaculate style from her mother and grandmother. Attending the unveiling of the Gucci Museo in Florence wearing Gucci (what else), she was a vision in emerald silk. As I mentioned here, emerald is a huge trend this season and has the ability to make clothes look incredibly luxe. Not that Gucci needs a colour in order to do that, but you know what I mean. My favourite room this week goes to a panelled, preppy, sophisticated space that is flooded with natural light. I can’t imagine it would hold up well to animals or children, though, so it would only suit a certain type of owner! One who had a Monica-like cleaning habit:

{images via prphotos & Design Atelier}
I hope you have a lovely weekend whatever you’re doing and wherever you may be…

So that was my first 5-day week for a long time (I know, no sympathy), and it’s completely taken it out of me. Can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to a weekend with next to no plans. Except X Factor. Obv. Ooh, and tonight I have plans to go to Conran & Company HQ for a BlogTour2011 event. Thanks so much to My Deco for the invitation, I can’t wait to meet the UK and US bloggers who are attending. Not only do we get to see Sir Terence Conran’s apartment, we’ll also be viewing the new contemporary collection for M&S… so exciting.
I think it’s next week that the new season of Gossip Girl starts (it had better be, I can’t wait much longer), so thought I’d focus on the stand-out star of the show, Blair Waldorf. Yes, Serena may have the hair and the legs, but Blair has the razor-sharp wit, the compassion and the brains that SVDW patently lacks. I also love that she embraces quirkier fashion choices, totally owning every one. Even K-Middy styles herself on Miss Waldorf. Probably a coincidence, but that’s what I like to think. And then there’s Blair and Chuck – basically Ross and Rachel 2.0, but with scheming. I cannot wait to see what this season will bring (both fashion and story-wise)… who’s with me?

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I know earlier this week I posted an autumnal look (see here), but this outfit that Charlize Theron donned at an HTC launch event transported me right back to summer. The colour is amaze, and works so well with her colouring. Emerald is huge at the moment and I think it looks especially good with a touch of metallic. This look is slightly ‘throw on a kaftan for the beach’, but Charlize looks like a green goddess in this Chloé number, so she’s forgiven. As for my room of the week… well, for one it matches my blog’s background. Reason enough? Oh and the duvet/pillow combo is perfection, as is the wallpaper against the gold accents. There, I’ve justified it:

{images via prphotos & pinterest}
I hope you have a wonderful weekend whatever you’re doing and wherever you may be…

Happy Friday! I’m writing this from sunny Dorset by the sea… we’re staying in a beautiful cottage for the weekend for my mum’s *whisper* 60th birthday. She’s mortified that I’ve disclosed her age, but if you met her you would see that she doesn’t look anywhere near that. Daughter brownie points?! Anyway, we’re looking forward to scouring the (what I call) “bitty bit” shops for house trinkets, wandering around the harbour and enjoying lovely meals with family and friends, and a glass of bubbles or two. Do you have any exciting plans?
As promised, here are some snapshots from my holiday in the South of France. It was a blissful week and the area surrounding our villa was beyond stunning. We were nestled in the Pyrenees mountains, with views that didn’t even look real. The region has dozens of near perfect castles positioned on the peaks – it really was like going back in time. I may have come back several lbs heavier after a diet that consisted solely of bread, cheese and wine, but what’s a holiday without indulgence? And quaint little French markets. And napping. LOTS of napping.

My look of the week was a tough one seeing as NYFW dictated that A-listers were dressing up to the nines to perch daintily on the front row and look suitably bored. But ignoring the likes of Palermo et al, I’ve gone for Emily Blunt who looks devilishly good in Prada at the première for her upcoming film Your Sister’s Sister. It’s a very chic and simple look with muted colour blocking and minimal fuss in terms of accessories. As for my room of the week, I fell in love with the combination of red, white and blue… throw in some plantation shutters and a clawfoot bath and I’m a goner. And those cupboard doors are perfection:

{images via prphotos & pinterest}
I hope you have a beautiful weekend whatever you’re doing and wherever you may be…