Sunday, June 14, 2009

Summertime Summertime


Currently Listening to: DJ Stephane Pompougnac




SUMMERTIME SUMMERTIME
OOohhhhhhhhhhhh The Summertime.
"Jump in & GO & we could drive for years....we could feel Alive"
Summertime by MAE is my favorite June Time Anthem.
And indeed summer feels most fabulous at the moment.
Good things around the bend & it's the little things isn't it??
The seemingly insignificant moments which suddenly spark the crushworthies & the tickerskips. Stomach butterflies make the world worthwhile.
So, here's my early summertime flutter list. The Birdee List of "loveitsomuch I can't stop crushin' on it"
Hope you're somewhere crushing too,
Because I believe life is just entirely too short Not to





Vintage New York technicolor style posters of Manhattan Heydays
& 50's Fit Ness


& the world's fastest Airways of Yesteryear...



Josephine Baker & Rue Di Rivoli remind me that fabulosity is more than a characteristic.. it's a constant state of mind. Oooo it's a C H O I C E baby.


Visions of Grandeur. The LUSH Hour. Glamour tinged with Nostalgia makes me a very very happy girl....(yes, go ahead & notice the immense Roger Vivier shoe superbness & the vintage Lanvin Jazz inspired silk & nylon velvet number) WIN



Have you BEEN to the Roger Vivier website??
Oooooooooooooo Crushtime. Go there now...grab some Early Grey, relax, peruse...enjoy
http://www.rogervivier.com/



MY Favorite' Stargazer Lillies. The scent which reminds me of the comforts of H O M E




Do you know about The Water Project? Find out how CLEAN WATER changes Everything. Contribute & YOU can bring clean water to a child in need today. 100% of your donation builds water wells. Period. An amazingly powerful thing.
SPREAD the WORD! http://www.thewaterproject.org/



Current Read & Vintage Shoppe Find of 50cents.
Beautiful, tragic, fragile & passionate...



My Summer Love, Baby Jackson!!
Schnoodle Extraordinaire & Puppy Fashion Icon in his Lifeguard Tee. The Jax Rox



All things Ann Demeulemeester FALL 2009 RTW



Yes, it's from October 2008, but I STILL adore this W Cover of
Anne Hathaway. Regal Perfection.
Such Hair/Makeup/Photo Expertise.
Truly G R A N D

Veggie & Egg Frittata Recipes & newly found cooking inspiration
(don't worry, I have a fully functional fire extinguisher )


My favorite summertime DJ? Marc Alghini of 93xrt CHICAGO Radio.
The Eclectic Mixx of your dreams. Late nights Wed & Thursday
Tune in soon & you'll start crushing too http://www.93xrt.com/


MY Rudolph Valentino. S W O O N



Sophisticated Lady, Lena Horne. Elegance, Strength & she melts me with
"Little Doggy" Listen to the DJ Stephane Pompougnac Remix from HOTEL COSTAS.
Currently ADDIcTED to this version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f45dpcUjVrg


Little Steven from the E Street Band. Unstoppable Spirit. Jersey boy with a mission to bring Rock N Roll back from the deeeeeep coma it's been swimmin' in. LOVE


The Cocktail Slippers. David Fricke's RollingStone Pick for JULY '09 & not so coincidentally discovered by aforementioned Little Steven ... mmmhmmm yeh




Anya Rubik French Vogue & as always f l a w l e s s n e s s in full supply



& V I N T A GE French Flair : May it Live on Forever


The RUNAWAYS because Joan Jett & Lita Ford are 2 of the reasons why any girl can choose to become a Rock Singer. Here's hoping the actors do them justice in the upcoming movie.



NEVER too much Valentino , no, never.



Louise J Esterhazy, for W Magazine's unparelleled coverage of
fashion, art, culture AND some most hysterical nonsense banter....



Monroe & Dimaggio Whoa



169 East 71st Street.
Exterior of Holly Golightly's pad in Breakfast at Tiffany's
NICE Diggs, no?


Vintage Electric Wire Insulators & swell random meetings...



& The Amazing Mr. Tao Rupoli. Crushworthy Photographer/ Filmmaker & FlamencoGuitarist
Master of so much magnifico. Rupoli Ruleth



And, ofcourse, these Gorgeous Boyz who stole my heart sooooo many many days ago:
The'Chutes http://www.myspace.com/plasticparachute



Wishing you much magic, Surprise Love Stories & many a moonlit dance under starry summer nights.

And The Crush Goes On.


Parachute Girl
BIRDEE
xxo