Missing Summer

Over time I have come to love all season. They all have special charm but for today I am missing that real South African summer feeling and I’ve been thinking about the December summer holidays I used to spend at home, running around in the garden and the hours spent in the swimming pool.

I’m comforted by thoughts of incredibly hot days, dry, silent air, late afternoon rain storms, shorts and dresses, green grass, endless high blue skies, hot bricks around the pool, falling asleep in the sun, warm skin, doggies sleeping in the shade … such wonderful summer memories.

So here are some other beautiful reminders of summer.

(Images: Laure Joliet, Luisa Brimble, House of Brinson, Where Did U Get That, We Wore What)

Lets Party with Maison Bentley Style!

I got invited to a blog party! This makes me think of gorgeous party dresses, killer hills, hats and glitter.

Thank you Maison Bentley Style, lets party!

Black and gold, one of my favourite combinations, especially for a night out.

Pastels, feminine and sweet.

Ikea

House hunting has me itching for some new space fillers and with Ikea now available to me those spaces might just be filled.

People watching and outfit spotting

I love people watching, especially when said people are ridiculously stylish so I’ve put together my top 10 street style blogs to follow.

1. The Satorialist
Of course, the blog that started it all. Scott Schuman’s wildly popular site launched in 2005 and has been steadily growing since then.

2. Street peeper
One of the most influential street style photographers, Phil Oh’s site features a perfect blend of the street style “in crowd” (Elena Perminova, Miroslava Duma, Susie Bubble, Elisa Nalin, etc) and lesser-know but equally as captivating people throughout New York, Paris, London, Sydney and Milan.

3. Stockholm streetstyle
A packed-to-capacity street blog featuring young, attractive, and amazingly well-dressed folks from Stockholm and beyond.

4. Altamira
A blog dedicated to images of models off duty.

5. Tommy Ton
One of the foremost street style photographers, Ton is known for his high-gloss, detailed, aspirational shots of influential industry people. Apart from his own blog, his work can also be seen on Style.com during international Fashion Weeks.

6. Candice Lake
Australian-born Lake is a London-based photographer, blogger, model and Contributing Style Editor at Vogue, and her work—namely her wonderful portraits—showcases her industry savvy.

7. Where did u get that street
Her personal style blog Where Did U Get That is superb and this one is nothing less.

8. Garbage lapslap
Street style straight out of Japan. (And we all know how that lot dress!)

9. The Locals
A street style blog portraying the fashion on the streets of Copenhagen and the rest of the world – captured by Søren Jepsen, former photographer and creator of Copenhagen Streetstyle.

10. Streetgeist
Streetgeist is a street style photography blog based in Los Angeles. Originally based in Athens Greece streetgeist was born in October 2008 as a street portrait project by two longtime friends that were inspired by other similar projects around the world.