Fall is really one of my favorite seasons, I love it so. Right now the weather is still so close to the 80’s and I want it to be crisp, so I can wear wooley tights, delicious layers and wonderful coats. Oh, well. That will come soon enough.

Another thing I love about fall is the feeling of change and that is what is happening with stylealchemy. There are many of you that already know this but for those who do not, this blog stylealchemy.com/ruminations is just one part of a bigger project: stylealchemy.com. I have been working hard at it and while it is not completed yet, it is getting closer and I am bursting at the seams with anticipation.

I want to apologize for the lack of posts recently, it has been so busy!! I promise that there will be more goodies to come! Thanks for your support and have a happy, happy Friday.

photo from flickr: lifeandtimesofchantel

♥ the alchemist

I really love the variety of prints that Basso & Brooke use for their lovely dresses. They are beautiful and the Fall 07 collection remind me of subtle watercolors. For instance, the dusty ochre colors swirling about the bottom of this dress (note the silhouette of a classic face lightly imprinted)

can be found in this painting of Norham Castle by Joseph M. W. Turner:

I would be thrilled to be draped in dresses like these. Here are some more delicious prints from the collection.

Love. this. so. much. There is an Art Deco quality about it that is appealing.

Look at the back of this same dress to the far right. What a beauty and the sleeves!!

This reminds me (the hat) so much of Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) in ‘My Fair Lady’, where they are at the horse races and she screams out, “Move your blooming arse!”

Now, some images from the Spring 2008 collection. More prints!

♥ the alchemist