Sheila Metzner x Ralph Lauren 1993

These shots are on point. 

Tres Chic Chanel Chics

Love the light looks with black sandals 

 Nice Hats

Fun emebellishment

all images Chanel Resort 2012

Ports et Bateaux

french nautical images from the late 1800's

Oui

I had a dream the other night I was back in Paris. The stills from this almost do the trick.

Towels for Memorial Day

A friend just told me about these linen towels. Since we love color and stripes it's no surprise we fell in love immediately. AND they run between only $35-$75.

Sara and I don't have any plans (yet) but think these would make a great addition to the weekend or a great gift for hosts.

check them out here

Summer by Sara & Gerald Murphy

Sara & Gerald dancing on the beach in East Hampton, 1915

The Mad Beach Party, La Garoupe beach, Antibes 1923

Leger, Sara Murphy, Weatherbird Portfolio 1934

La Garoupe beach, Antibes

Gerald and kids

Sara Murphy & Pablo Picasso

Yoga on Garoupe beach, Antibes. 1926.

Francis Picaba, Transparence (F. Scott Fitzgeral) 1930

all images, Making it New, The Art and Style of Sara & Gerald Murphy.

WE LOVE THE MURPHYS. SO MUCH.

Read about them! And here, too!

The Seebergers Captured Elegance

We've posted some of the Seebergers' images before but have never really given them much of an introduction. I'm sure some of you know and admire their work, but if you have not taken a look at their book "Elegance: The Seeberger Brothers and the Birth of Fashion Photography" it is time! Taken from the book's description, "Modern fashion photography was born when three brothers, Parisian postcard photographers, shifted their lenses to the upper echelon of French society in the early twentieth century. As impromptu portraits of beautiful women in inimitable finery at racecourses, resorts, and cafes began to appear in magazines, courant designers such as Chanel, Hermes, and Madeleine Vionnet rushed to send their models to posh watering holes to be photographed with the beau monde."

Here are some pantsuits and images we adore. With summer coming to an end, this seems like the perfect transition....

where i'd rather be...

Lartigue's studio in Provence

all images from Vivre Boheme and Provence Interiors.