Lounge Here, Wear This:: Shelter Island, NY

Have you been bitten by the summer bug?  Alluringly high temperatures here in New York (it is supposed to get up to 90 degrees today!) have made me eager to pack up my belongings and head to a local beach.  We typically head to Fire Island for the seclusion factor, but I have always wanted to visit Shelter Island off Long Island.  This Shelter Island home, belonging to the Knoll CEO has a pool and dining space with a view that is quite spectacular.  If I were so lucky to hang out poolside this is what I would be wearing.  Are you all set to head to the beach?

Joe Fresh Silk Tank Top / Bird Printed Shorts

Joe Fresh Fedora / Zara Flat Sandals

Norma Kamali Swim Top / Norma Kamali Swim Bottoms

Melissa Odabash Coverup

Image via Architectural Digest

Lounge Here, Wear This: Provence, France

I have had a love affair with France ever since I first visited in high school. I have been back a few times since, including an amazing six-month stay in Paris during college.  I really need to get back very soon just to relish in the café  life and marvel at the stunning architecture.  I also have a plan/dream to rent a chateau in Provence - luckily, there are websites like Rentavilla.com that allow you to stay in luxurious abodes around the world.     This pristine chateau is located in the quaint town of Saint Laurent des Arbes in the Provence region of France.  I imagine a day wearing the items below sitting under the fragrant wisteria and smelling the salty breezes swept off the Mediterranean. Continue for more..

Lounge Here, Wear This:: Belize

Swim Top  / Swim Bottom / Cover-up / Boucle Shorts / Lace Tank  / Tunic / Sunglasses
Fine Knit Sweater / Passport Holder / Pink Shorts / Dress / Sandal / SPF Lip Treatment

I hope that everyone had a fantastic weekend! Thank you for all of your sweet comments from Friday's post.  It is cold in New York, I mean really, really cold, with the kind of air that swirls around you and leaves you feeling bitten by old man winter.  My mind has starting dreaming of somewhere warm and I begin to fantasize about wandering somewhere warm for vacation.  Last year it was Greece - sweet, wonderful Greece.  Traditionally vacation to me means Europe - Italy, France, Spain, escaping to enjoy the rich history, architecture and food - I rarely think of traveling anywhere else.  But this year we have decided to travel to Belize in the early spring to discover the rain forest, ruins and the Caribbean Sea. I am looking forward to lounging by the sea, but also hiking and exploring the rain forest.  Have you guys ever been to Belize?  

  

Striped Shirt / Cut-offs / Yellow Bikini / Converse / Straw Hat
Binoculars / Parrot Tee / Sunglasses / Camera Bag / Sunscreen Stick

First Image via Las Terrazas Resort
Second Image via belize.com 

Lounge Here, Wear That:: A Rustic Ski Lodge

Today is the first day of winter, can you believe it? It is in the next few weeks that I really wish for snow.  Something is so peaceful and magical about spending this time of year with your loved ones while a blanket of snow begins to cover the landscape.  Another big benefit to snow is skiing, a winter sport that I finally convinced myself to try last winter. I had a blast!  Being from the east coast, I usually head up to Vermont to escape the city, breath in the fresh mountain air and see snow-capped mountains, but I have always wanted to venture out west and how lovely does this resort look?  The Rustic Inn in Jackson Hole boasts quaint log cabins and a cascading view of the mountains. I am ready to pack my skis and go! I hope that everyone has a great weekend.   

Mohair Mix Sweater / Boyfriend Corduroy / Bootie

Knitted Check Coat / Ski Hat / Gloves

* Image from the Rustic Inn, Jackson Hole

Lounge Here, Where That:: Resort 2012

I can't believe that we are already into December! This time of the year always seems to creep up on me and then goes by in the blink of an eye.  We haven't started winter yet, but boy is it cold here in New York and this year they say we are in for a real winter. After last year, I was starting to not mind the months of February and March as both greeted us with much warmer temperatures than in years past. Even though we are decking the halls and have shopping lists that long, it is nice to drift off into resort land, as most of the collections are hitting stores now.  Wouldn't you love to escape to the Maldives?  This five-star resort located on a tiny private island is brimming with all of the alluring details that make me want to close my eyes and just appear there.  If that were to happen, I would like to be wearing these pieces below from the latest resort collections.  Happy Monday!

Silk Dress / Printed Tee / Striped Dress / Flat Sandal

Reversible Swim Suit Top & Bottom / Yellow Flats / Floral Platforms

Coral Lipstick / Bronzing Powder / Sunscreen

Image from Hotel Angsana Ihuru - Male, Maldives