Sizzling Slouch Style Lovin'

I've had this on my desktop a while now. I love it! I wonder if my 40-something self could still rock this look? I like to think I could. Oh well, until I get my courage up, I'll continue to enjoy looking at the image....although, if you see a brunette wandering around Fitzroy dressed in a similar fashion, give her a smile, it might be the confidence boost she needs...just saying...

Have a great week, lovelies. x

PS. To all of you who dropped into our Flea Market at Galerie Montmartre on the weekend - thank you so much! Phew, what a day...people on top of people all rummaging around, there was such a great feel about the place. Wonderful.

I'm sorry I'm not 100% sure of the source of the image, I thought it was Shelter until I saw the graphics on the photo....Garance maybe?

Christmas Decoration Envy...

image; jane hall - salvation jane

Yes, I have it. Yes, I'm that shallow.

If I knew exactly where Jane lived (we live in same postcode, I believe....or nearby neighbourhood anyway) then this may be the first time I'd ever steal anything!

I can so see this knitted nativity scene in Chez La Femme.

Salvation Jane has been a very welcome addition to the blogosphere in 2011 - in my humble opinion - go check it out here. Stylish, colourful, funny, irreverant; worth browsing.

Aggghhh!!

image; ari seth cohen

Ok, so I feel just slightly overwhelmed this festive season....and here was I bragging in November about getting ahead this Christmas. My mind is a little skewhiff at the moment, with the demands of life, but that's fine. I just think of this glorious 100 year old (yes, I said 100 year old) beauty found on the Advanced Style blog.

I love what Ari Seth Cohen does - honestly, my heart swells with every image; beautiful, lively creatures in their so-called 'twilight years' - glorious! Inspires me to embrace change, live a full life and rock it until you can't rock it anymore. x

Anderson Children - la femme la likes!

images; jeremy veitch photography

Our web guy, Andy, is legendary to us. He does things behind the scenes, makes stuff really user friendly and talks to us about the techie stuff in lay person's terms. And he happens to be a friend first, so we love him before we even talk the work bits.

Anyway, Andy's beautiful Mama is one creative girl. When I saw the website to her newest venture 'Anderson Children', I just knew I had to share it. Having two boys means that it is Testosterone City around this place, not much in the way of feminine - altho Petit did say he thought I was 'so beautiful....I like the way your bottom moves"; and I did feel like Sophia Loren for the briefest of seconds - does that count?! So, it was no surprise that I delighted in every image on the website, cause these dresses are just so damn pretty. And beautifully styled and photographed too. Don't you think? I love the names of each garment and although I haven't seen them up close, I can just tell that the attention to detail would be exquisite.

This is one classy little enterprise. Well done, Paula!

Hat's Beautiful!

'lemon drop'

'fawning around'


'ripping raspberry'

'tall & turquoise'

'lilac twist'

'redalicious; sometimes referred to as roxanne'

'chartreusey chantoosey'

So yes, there was a wedding last week of a very rich well-to-do boy who married a reasonably wealthy girl and maybe they'll live happily ever after; as Princes and Princesses (or in this case Dukes and Duchesses) are supposed to. It was beautiful, Kate looked amazing and Will looked like the cat that got the cream.

But the thing I always ask on any royal occasion is 'What has the Queen got on her head today?' In my opinion, her hats are the bee's knees, they are incredible works of art perched on her little cranium for, mostly, one occasion only.

At the nuptials of her Grandson on Friday, QE2 did not let me down. And she's 85 years old, for crying out loud???! Amazing.

If I had a hat collection as vast as her's I'd have a name for every single one of them.

Let's hear it for the Queen's Hats!

images; 1. violetpeacock.com 2.strangepersons.com 3.photographytips.com.au 4.huffingtonpost.com 5. theroyalforums.com 6. moneyville.com 7. phasesof the noon.wordpress.com

Light it up!

image; via the magnificent diversion project

Ooooohhhhh the Leo in me jumps to attention with images like this - beautiful candle light, roaring fire...given the blustery weather Melbourne has been dealing with this is a sight for my sore (Fire-sign) eyes. Gorgeous!

A bit of bedroom fun

image; unknown....sorry, must've collected it during a stressful time (!!)

Well, Petit's bedroom improvements are in their final stages and while it will look nothing like the room above, I think this is a cute space - slightly frou, frou (ie. soft furnishings) but with a bit of edge (eames chair and orange shelving). Also, I love me a built in bed, that's next on the agenda. I'm getting before and after shots ready for your perusal and really loooking forward to sharing them with you.

Free Falling

images; shelley t & her obvious i-phone photography skills (!)

I am absolutely intrigued with the art that was commissioned on the side of a home in my Mum and Dad's street recently. I love it in an artistic sense, but emotionally, it really resonates with me.

It will forever be linked to this time in my life of massive upheaval and personal challenge. I see something different whenever I walk by; sometimes it is the colours; sometimes it is the thought of flying, feeling free, feeling powerful, flying away, managing the impossible, watching myself from above....it's all there for me in this beautiful free falling form.

I'll get around to finding out a little more about the art in time, for now, I am just grateful that it is gracing a beautiful inner-suburban neighbourhood with its presence.

Sartorialist Love

Once again I am going through my online photos, tidying files and just generally seeing what I have and why. I noticed that I had a few pics from The Sartorialist that rang my bells when I looked at them. So here they are, with an explanation of why I saved them...

1. The pic above was taken on 13th st in NYC, the very street I lived in for 3 yrs (btwn A & B - East Village). I can't say I know this bloke, but I suddenly got a tinge of Manhattan love and longing when I saw his beautifully happy face.

2. All about the style, people. The way you wear something. This look is quite different to mine, I wouldn't be wearing heels like this around Brunswick st, that's for sure. But the chicness, the long, lush hair, the big sunglasses, the way this woman carries herself takes my breath away. And the handbag is divine.

3. Again, how chic. Oooo I love me some capri pants and flats, sleeveless shirts....mmmm. I love the thought of riding a bike...but never do it (!) and short hair cuts rock, as far as I'm concerned. Can't remember where this was taken, but I was immediately transported to Paris.

4. This is what I aspire to in a throw-it-together and look amazing kind of sense. The confidence just oozes from this woman, doesn't it? How beautiful is she? How beautiful is this image?! Red is my favourite colour and this coat is so perfectly cut. If I had legs like this, I'd be showing them too.

Group Hug

I am currently cleaning up my laptop, freeing it from the virtual pictures I gather. I don't know what your criteria is for saving an image, mine is simple, if I look twice and swoon a little then 'bang', into the files it goes. So, as a result, I have stacks of pictures completely unrelated.

However, I have noticed that I love images of similar things grouped together. Everytime I'd come across a picture of like-items in a group - during my 'clean up' session - I'd let out a deep sigh! I'm a bit nuts like that...here is a tiny sample.

images; 1. galmont; 2. here; 3. here; 4. here; 5. here; 6. here; 7. here; 8. here; 9. here; 10. here

Oversize Art

When it comes to oversized art, I am a total convert; the larger the work the wider my smile! Nice big, whopping, brash artworks make such a statement, in my opinion - check out this tiny sample of oversize art-loving rooms which have caught my eye in blogland over the past couple of weeks.

images; (1) delikatissen; (2) la maison boheme; (3) a perfect grey; (4) the design files

Dear Interior Gods and Goddesses...

image; via delikattisen

...I bloody love this! That womb-like chill zone with the odd pop of colour looking out to the brightness of the dining area. I can imagine, having eaten my fill at the dinner party and one wine too many (that's a given), I would lay on the couch and drift off to sleep under that glossy ceiling with the sounds of my friends chatting away whilst opening another bottle of wine...

Dear Exterior Gods and Goddesses...

....when I get get my beach-house, I would like to welcome my guests from this deck...


...and scrub their backs in this shower!


Yours with an open mind...

Femme de M x

images; bolig magazine

Dear Interior Gods and Goddesses...

image; via houzz

...not having a shot at anyone, but this coffee table would look far more at home in Chez Trbuhovich. Mmm hmmm, just saying.

Yours always,

Femme de M

Dear Interior Gods and Goddesses...

image; via belle maison

...I seriously, utterly, desperately need this barn door. Seriously. Utterly. Desperately.

That is all.

Femme de M

Dear Interior Gods and Goddesses...

image; many, many moons ago via the beautifully curated emma's design blogg

....if i can't have the floors, I'll settle for this sofa. Oh yes, I would. And please throw in that big-ass window while you're at it.

In anticipation,

femme d m

Scandale!

image; scandale by j jacqueline, c.195, michelle belle for galmont

It has got a little crazy at Galmont this week, all a bit nuts; we've nearly lost our tiny minds at one point or another. The rains have fallen, the drainpipes in the retail space have leaked long and hard and we've been mopping up mess ever since. The plumber comes in to investigate and discovers the downpipe in my office - which happens to be a glass cube overlooking everything else - needs attending to, he has ripped great holes in the walls and is so obviously aesthetically challenged....surely he could've done it a little more neatly?? This is supposed to be a beautiful place for crying out loud!! And all I feel like doing right now is cry out loud!!!!

But then, our gorgeous little Gen-Y wonder, Michelle our Belle, shares a photo of her latest poster acquisition and how she has placed it in her room. So neat, so orderly, so lovely.

Enjoy your weekends, lovelies, hope there isn't a scandal between the lot of you.

Dear Interior Gods and Goddesses...

image; via the always fantabulous yellowtrace blog

...where can I find a floor like the one in this Parisian apartment?

And what the heck, can you throw in the daybed as well?

In Anticipation,

Femme D M x

And One for Me...

image; the sartorialist

...the vespa of course. Oh my.

Hanging to Play in this Room

I love what Suki has done for little Varpu; yes the room was created for a baby, but this Femme could easily hang out on the mass of cushions all day long staring up at her Eames Hang-It-All. (Note To Self; start saving so I can stare at one of my own...) Check out the entire blogpost here.