The Breton Stripe: simple & evocative

I had to throw in a few colorful stripes that I am loving as well. Do you have a favorite iconic Breton photograph?

clockwise from top middle: shirt by Anthropologie; Audrey Hepburn in stripes; shirt by Saint James; outfit by Stella McCartney, Resort 2010; Audrey Hepburn; Unknown source; skirt by Anthropologie; outfit by Stella McCartney, Winter 2010.

Fall 2010 Coveted Looks

Covetously Tailored    
                                             

Chloe

Stella McCartney

Salvadore Ferragamo

Stella McCartney

Covetously Feminine

Nina Ricci

Tommy Hilfiger

Bottega Venata

Marc Jacobs

Diane Von Furstenberg

Dolce and Gabbana

Covetously Warm

Tommy Hilfiger

Diane Von Furstenberg

Nina Ricci

Dolce and Gabbana

Covetously Gowned

Alberta Ferretti

all photos from Style.com

Remembering

Perfect Punch

A wonderful colleague and friend of mine shared her delicious punch recipe with me (Thanks, K!). I made the punch for a very well-attended baby shower and it was quite a success. Next time I will take pictures.

Ingredients:
1/2 cups sugar
4 cups water
1/4 cup real lemon juice (or 3 tsp of lemon juice from a plastic lemon)
2 quarts pineapple juice
2 quarts cranberry juice
3 tbs almond extract
2-4 liters ginger ale
Fruit slices/berries to garnish

Directions:

Bring sugar & water to a boil until sugar is dissolved, making a simple syrup.

Remove from heat and add juices & almond extract. Freeze in a bundt cake pan with sliced fruit/berries.

When ready to serve, run hot water over the bundt pan until frozen mixture slides out.

Serve in a punch bowl, adding desired amount of ginger ale.

Turns into a delicious and beautiful slushy punch.

Recipe fills two deep bundt pans.

~photo from weddingbycolor.com~