Inspiration: {Masquerade Ball}

{daydreaming about soon attending a masquerade ball wearing an ostrich feather accessorized cocktail dress, messy up-swept hair and the darkest of darkest  feathered eye mask}

(Source, Noir Facade.)

Runway Inspiration: {Azzaro ~ Spring 2011 RTW}

{very pretty dresses...}

(Source, Azzaro Spring 2011 Ready to Wear via Style.com)

Inspiration: {Wedding Cakes}

{lovely, lovely wedding cakes...}

(Source, Maggie Austin Cake via Wit + Delight)

Editorial: {An Education}

(Source, Noir Facade.)

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.)