The Weekend . . .

The weekend, an extra long weekend for some, has indeed arrived. With festive celebrations in America and hopefully a respite from the extreme heat felt earlier in the week, this first weekend in July is a reminder that most certainly summer is upon us.

I escaped to the country this past week to beat the heat and have thoroughly been enjoying working at local coffee shops, running into friends I first met years ago and having the time to just read until the book was done (loved and highly recommend this book by the way).

Next week, I will be traveling again, so stay tuned to see where The Simply Luxurious Life will be venturing to.

In the meantime, Paris’ Fall Couture fashion week just wrapped up and all of the highlights are below, as well as an article that I found refreshing to read and the readers’ favorite post. A round up of those and all the posts from this past week on the blog . . .

~This week’s readers’ favorite . . . How to Become the Woman You’ve Always Wanted to Be

~Why Not . . . Consume Less?

~Style Inspiration: Red, Stripes, Blue & Leopard

~An Article to Read: No. 2 . . . an opportunity to get the facts straight and stop pushing medical fallacies on women who wish to chase a career as well as perhaps raise a family

~Splurge & Save Outfit: No. 14 . . . classic leopard to wear year round

~This & That: No. 65 . . . Coco Chanel, Barefoot Contessa and Italian lingerie

~Paris Fall Couture Fashion Week . . . highlights from the collections on display this past week . . .

~Day One~

~Day Two~

~Day Three~

~Day Four~

And this weekend’s newsletter – issue #156 – click here to read and learn more about where my travels will be taking me next week.

Have a wonderful weekend and until Monday, bonjour!

Images:   (1) source (2) the recipe