Flower Couture - Cordelia De Castellane StyleNumber_S73452

Flower Couture - Cordelia De Castellane StyleNumber_S73452"Cordelia de Castellane, true ambassador of French lifestyle, returns with a sequel to Life in a French Country House and offers her inspiring ideas and secrets for gardening, unique flower arranging, and entertaining. De Castellane offers her recipes for bouquets and perfect tablescaping with examples from her own house: readers discover the journey of a flower from the garden to the tabletop. This book is a must have guide on how to imbue every day

although this one would make a pretty perfect gift for a Berkeley grad or a general bear enthusiast

Full-grain leather in a cheery shade of cobalt blue looks great poking out of your handbag or alone in your hand

and the second is a gold-plated rhinestone crystal chain hand-wrapped in black cotton thread

whether you’re closing the deal or just looking the part

this one's worthy enough to keep on the bookshelf

you could also try it with any other smallish purse or basket bag

Scarcity of the fabric aside

Highlights of this issue include a dispatch from Kyoto by David Coggins

An especially beautiful autumn jacket made of Italian wool hopsack with just a touch of cashmere in the mix

and we like these simple

and a self-tie belt to cinch the waist

A newish silhouette that almost feels like you snagged it from the men's side of our shop (hence the name — remind you of anyone