The Girl, The Dress, The Ball.

Best Look Of The Night, imho. Blake wears Chanel Hauture, Lorraine Schwarz jewels & Christian Louboubtin shoes at the 2011 Met Museum Costume Institute Gala.

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Blake Lively for Chanel

I still think Blake would suit a Michael Kors or even Lacoste campaign more than she suits Chanel, but these 2 pics swayed me considerably; I think they're lovely. See more of the campaign here.

Have Nothing in Your Homes That You Do Not Know to be Useful and Believe to Be Beautiful - William Morris.

perfume can be so irresistibly bottled! chance by chanel, l'air du temps by nina ricci.

stacked teacup saucers (graduation gift!), & pimenton from sevilla.

old journals, on an even older wharfedale speaker that used to belong to my grandfather.

cocktails at 6! sweet sherry in an anthropologie glass, coaster from morroco, & watermelon wedge tissue-box by kleenex.

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