Things that make me smile Wednesday

Good afternoon friendly neighbor. Can you believe this sweltering 85 degree heat? If Seattle is benevolent enough to give us a proper June, that is cause to smile indeed.

Happy Wednesday!

This print makes me smile with pensive revere and appreciation

This happy and sophisticated clement dress makes me smile. The summer version of melancholy chic, perhaps? (I love the whole line actually).

These four runway rooms featured on Coco+Kelly(a fabulous seattle design blog) make me grin. Can you guess my favorites?

Winter...

Spring...


Summer...

Fall...

Toodles,

Mme. Bookling

depression chic: spring trends 2009

i was pursuing one of my favorite fashion websites, style.com, and i came across the Spring 2009 report.

check out these categories:

1. depression chic
2. geometry lessons
3. goddess worship
4. marrakesh express
5. sporting goods
6. trash and vaudeville

i think depression chic is ironically close to melancholy chic (which, as you know, is the term i use to define my style). So I vote for depression chic (though trash and vaudeville is a CLOSE runner up, but by name only. upon further examination, i fell in love with the goddess worship).

this shirt dress by bottega veneta is smart and sexy and i think i need it.

this flowing smock by preen is so intriguing.

if my style were as low-maintenance as the i-just-woke-up-and-decided-to-wear-this-sheet, then i would want it to be this sheet by donna karan.

if were aimlessly wandering the summer streets of nice, i would want to be lost in this gorgeous gown by Halston.

consider this part of my last will and testament: i would like to be buried in this (by Max Azria)

take a gander at the collection if you want, but whoever invented the term 'depression chic' seriously owes me some royalty fees.

which collection do you gal(s) vote for?
~happily enjoying fashion from afar,
mme.

p.s. if i were to be cast in a new terminator movie, i would want to play the she bot wearing this!

Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2009

oh dear!
i happened to stumble upon this article featuring Marc Jacob's Spring/Summer 09 collection, and I believe my little heart quickend a bit. I have thought, for some time now, that his recent collections have been a bit lack luster and not memorable enough, but spot on, mr. jacobs, spot fucking on!

I love this article where his collection is described as Mary Poppins goes to Dubai.

But then again, you had me at Mary Poppins.

you know, for me...it may sound mellow-dramatic, but i really believe in this line. it's ART! you know? finally, it's ART...and the woman's figure has got to be the most inspiring muse available to fabric. and not only is it ART, but it's something we could easily wear wandering the streets of monmarte, eating petie fours, sliding down mahogany banisters, and jumping into sidewalk chalk pictures.

oh this has excited me so today. now go and look at the whole collection and agree in a nodding of that prim little head when i say this collection is "practically perfect in every way."

~madame melancholy chic

"Work it, own it"

Ok, after I got called out with the photos (and then begged pretty-please-Melissa-can-we-see-your-glamorshots) I thought I would post a little picture of me from way back in history (or several years ago, depending on how you look at it).



And that got me thinking about walking a runway. And then I found these images from the Istanbul Fashion Lab. I don't know what the deal is but lately I have been simply OBSESSED with any and all dresses that portray "filmy, flowy, ground-sweeping, fluttery, fairie, and fabulous."




This one looks like it was designed just for you Mme.



And the back, I love!



Well my dear, I must away to prep for tonight's adventure: swinging a golf club and sipping scotch (and not just in that order). Clinksies!

And Melissa, I will be thinking of a some type of incentive for showing us your Glam,'cause we NEED to see them!

Good morning my little lunar eclipse sleepyhead. I hope your night was more restful than mine (the dreams - save me!) but I know it was not more tasty. Yes, you really want to come over after work and let me serve up a sweetly sticky square of rhubarb-peach cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream melting all willy on top. Even Sing the kitty boy wanted in on that tasty action!

But on to bigger and better things, like RUFFLES. Now you know I'm not a frilly type gal, but these dresses did make my heart flutter. I think there is something here for our photo shoot, what with the big hair, big glass, wood sprite feeling. A big thanks to Oh Joy for finding these amazing Sonia Rykiel dresses that make me want to spend our rent money.



Also, in case you hadn't heard, the motion is up for Seattle to begin charging for all disposable bags. FABULOUS news in this little treehugger's mind, for our lovely planet and for the fact that it is now time to go shopping for shopping bags!



Of course I want a Peace bag!



And a bag full of little forest critters.



Such sweetness from belle and boo.



Ok, and while I could never ever throw my beets and tomatoes in this one, its big enough and I really want it!

Well Mme. I am so looking forward to four uninterrupted days of blissful fun in the shade of the glacier with you and our crew. Get off work soon!