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?

{images via pinterest}
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…

Completely, utterly, 100% smitten with this home. The dramatic open-plan living room, the abundance of white subway tiles, the fact that it manages to be cosy despite being so spacious, the giant mirror above the fireplace… I mean, seriously, are you kidding me? It couldn’t get any better. I think that could actually be my dream kitchen. Oh, and the little girl’s bedroom? I would have given my entire collection of My Little Ponies to have a room like that. Finally, if you were wondering, the black wrought-iron railings in the first pic were sourced from a French antiques market. Of course they were. *le sigh*.

{images via house to home}

Indian summer? Never gonna happen. It’s time to get cosy, people…

{DKNY leather tote / Balmain shearling coat / Ralph Lauren Collection leather boots}

I’m so happy that we finally have a online interiors magazine to call our own! The good news is that Heart Home more than holds its own amongst its overseas counterparts… and it’s even more enjoyable to read knowing that the homes featured are UK-based and that the designers/writers/stylists/bloggers/photographers are all home-grown talent. It’s a proud moment. Arianna (Arianna Interiors), Carole (Dear Designer’s Blog) and Daniel (Atelier Tally), you’ve done a fantastic job. I could continue to wax lyrical, but I think the best idea all round is for you to go and take a look for yourselves, then report back:

{images via Heart Home magazine}

We’re now fully ensconced in London Fashion Week (I say “we”, my invites are suspiciously absent…), which gives us an opportunity to reflect on last week’s shows in NYC. Trends such as sportswear chic, old Hollywood glamour and florals (it’s S/S, of course there are going to be florals) were apparent, however it was the range of colours that appealed to me the most. It’s definitely going to be a colourful season, with citrus and pastel shades cropping up in collections time and time again. Yellow is my absolute favourite colour, so the sunshine hues made me extremely happy knowing that they’re going to be reflected on the high street next year. The delicate pastels created a subtle contrast (how stunning is that drop-waisted Jill Stuart dress?) and, yep, orange is back. Now orange and I never really got that friendly this summer – perhaps as a result of growing up with those ubiquitous ‘You’ve been Tango’d’ adverts – but maybe I’ll give it another chance. I’ll start with an orange bangle and go from there. What are your thoughts on these S/S12 trends?

{top: Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera, Christian Siriano, Elie Tahiri / bottom: Jill Stuart, Lacoste, Monique Lhuillier, Tommy Hilfiger}

{top: 3.1 Philip Lim, Carolina Herrera, Charlotte Ronson, DVF / bottom: Jason Wu, Jenny Packham, Jill Stuart, Ralph Lauren}

{top: Badgley Mischka, Christian Siriano, Charlotte Ronson, DVF / bottom: Donna Karan, Jenny Packham, Jill Stuart, Marc by Marc Jacobs}