Pieces of Me: {Chandelier}

{The thought occurred to me to share a bit of my personal life with Simply Seductive readers and followers, given your incredible loyalty and motivating comments, so look forward (if it pleases you) to this new series that will take place on a weekly basis in which I will share pieces of my life, i.e., snapshots taken of my home, celebrations, travels and other many things; in turn I will also be reaching out to many of you to contribute to a new weekly series, aimed to profile many of you who have provided me with great inspiration and friendship (my way of paying it forward and to make up for not commenting as often as I would like)... have a lovely start to a new and exciting week. Linda, xo}

(Source, Photographed by Simply Seductive with a Nikon D5000 & edited via Poladroid.)

Editorial: {L'ensorceleuse}

(Source, Magdalena Frackowiak by Greg Kadel in "L'ensorceleuse" for Numéro #115 August 2010 via Life in Pics.)

Inspiration: {Autumn Goodness}

{...and soon country-side weekend excursions visiting apple orchards and charming resorts to unspoiled areas surrounded by beautiful autumn foliage and heritage landmarks...  Happy first of October!} 

(Source, photographs by Peggy Wong, author of my newest blog crush, Blue Pool Road.)

Spotlight: {The Orient-Express}

{Imagine travelling from Paris to Vienna back in 1883 when this most lavish long-distance passenger train came into existence... Today, the ultimate life-time experience encompasses an fusion of luxury cruise, hotel and railway adventures in 25 countries across five continents. World-renowned destinations include the sanctuary of Machu Picchu, the Amalfi coast, the Angkor Wat temple, and Australia’s Blue Mountains...sigh!}

(Source, Hotze Eisma.  Text inspired from here.)

Runway Inspiration: {Max Mara ~ Spring 2011 RTW}

(Source, Style.com)

Inspiration: {Noteworthy Cover}

{have always preferred straight shiny hair... model Hilary Rhoda masters the style.}

(Source, Hilary Rhoda for Vogue Turkey.)

Inspiration: {Early Autumn Recipes}

{stumbled upon some savory recipes from the second issue of the Sweet Paul Magazine and couldn't wait until cooler weather to share...}

(Source, all recipes from Sweet Paul Magazine. Sasha Pivovarova by Mario Testino for "Best of Beauty" for Allure, October 2010 via Fashion Spreads and Jane Birkin via Playground Lover.)