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desk du jour

{via the always inspiring deliciously organized}
is it a desk or a vanity? (what does it matter?) the navy walls, crisp white moulding, shiny lamp, dark desk, and swiss dot chair in this glamorous space have me swooning.

p.s. all you interior design junkies are sure to love the giveaway going on over at peppermint bliss: not one but two chances to win a lucite tray from iomoi!
bailey is the bomb dot com and her new interior design venture is going to rock. can you tell i want to win?!

could you? would you?

{kristin cavallari in people}
ladies (and gents?), what are our thoughts on pink and purple together? if you asked me about this combination sight unseen, i'd definitely say it's a no-no. yet the more i see, the more inclined i am to change my mind... what are your thoughts?

pink flowers in a purple room would be a good way to test out this trend.

or how about a walk-in closet with pinkish walls and lavender built-ins? hey, go big or go home, right?

{jessica stam's apartment by rafael de cardenas in elle décor}
the kind of all-out glamour you might only find in a supermodel's apartment. larger-than-life armchairs, a lucite coffee table, and floor-to-ceiling purple curtains... pourquoi pas?
i love the high impact drama of this space. it's so easy to wimp out when it comes to color, so i admire the designer of this space for using color for dining chairs and the light fixture in the formal dining room of all spaces.

isabel marant

how about a little eye candy on this tuesday morning? here's a handful of my favorite looks from french fashion goddess isabel marant's recent fall 2010 show. shall we?
the styling is far too 50's for me but those red leather pants are show-stoppers.
erin wasson models a gray jacket and some very sparkly pants. she could walk right off the runway and onto the street and still look smashing.
the tulip skirt silhouette made several appearances in her show. this hemline is a little risqué but i love the monochromatic effect.
an easily recreated look: button-down, belt, tulip skirt, girly heels. i'm definitely keeping this one around for inspiration!