Monday, March 16, 2009

AlmostApril CrushShowers



Spring Crush time is here lovelies!! Hope your Almost April days are beautiful & filled with laughter. I can't wait to see what your springtime crush looks like :) I hope you'll reply with your latest...

Ok, GottaGotta start my latest crushathon list with my sweet sweet new buddy, JACKSON!!
All 3lbs of him :) 2 months old & sweeter than molasses on mom's homemade snowbiscuits.
LOVE this little b o y . He's a Schnoodle (poodle, schnauzer mix) Yess. I know, Dane Cook would not approve, but He has won the heart of every 'chute member & it's official:
Jackson digs the Rock'N Roll

Loving Individual Glamour without limitation.
Let the YOU shine THROUGH

Wall stick on VINYLS! Such a great idea for girls on the move like me.
Never in a place too long?
Spare the nails & VINYL ..Vinyl Away.
Found this fab Audrey Quote at etsy.com

GARDEN FRIENDS!!
Homemade cuties for fun gifting & whimsical gardening
(even if your garden is like mine...the WINDOW Sill kind)
MORE sweetness here:
http://www.milk.etsy.com/

Sheikha Mozah bint nasser al Missned of Qatar.
Such Style, Grace & Sophistication.

Commited to building a world-class education system for ALL Qatari children.
She is a woman of strength & courage. Currently heading the National Qatar Committee for Children...she is breaking age old stereotypes & changing history...

Truly a Modern Day Grace Kelly & my newest Fashion ICON

Nick Capaldi & The Spinning Sound A Bout
Retro Sounds & Modern Fabulousness
Southern England Sensation
Coming to NYC SOON!!! :)

IONA from Pretty In Pink
What timeless Style...everchanging Fashion Plate.
Wearing clothing as an art form of Love & Life & Flair.....WIN


CRUSH her apartment too! The true inventor of Shabby Chic
Vintage Hot Mess
Iona is Perfection:)


EVERYONE needs Yello Fuzzy Slippers ;)

Judy Collins because Folk Soprano Purity never goes out of style...


Ok, more specifically Judy Collins LIVE at Cafe Carlyle NYC


Ok Ok..even MORE specifically this VIEW from the Royal Suite at The Carlyle Hotel


AFTER seeing Judy Collins at The Cafe Carlyle ;)


Faye Dunaway.
Intelligence, wit & amazing talent...
In a Class All her OWN.
I
Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert
A Romance for the ages.....


Boulder Falls & more importantly watching my 'Chute boys climb Boulder Falls
Ok AND getting left behind at Boulder Falls with pen & paper


Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Simplistic Savvy Style



WILL FERRELL on Broadway?
Oooooooooooo yes. Yess Please.

Daffodil Yellow. Strapless Tunics & Pulled back Ponytails.
That's my Kind of Spring.

Holly Golightly Style Bar Trivia Nights & wearing shades
inside never felt more panache-stic


Vintage Sheet Music Art is my latest Vintage Shoppe HUNT FOR IT!!

And KITES!! Cheap ones from the dollar store :) The kind with funny characters & crazy colors. The kind you can buy again & again & fly them until they're hung in an highwire or a tree & then cut them loose & I wonder.... wonder where they'll eventually land.

And YOU?? What are you currently up to??

Kisses from me, Plastic Parachute & Jackson TOO!!

:)

xo

Parachute Girl

Thursday, February 12, 2009

BE MY VALENTINE


OOoooooooooo HAPPY HAPPY Almost VDAY Crushes
to Y O U ...my HOTSTAR Friends!!!! Will you be My Valentine?

Here's wishing you a Cardboard Valentine Box & Crepe
Paper Streamers on Bicycle Wheels sort of Valentine's Day...


So ofcourse Vintage Valentines are my favorite &
this glorious topper with the BIRD? Yess Please. All take two.


S U R R O U N D myself with Reds & Pinks this time of year &
who says Valentine Day Sweatshirts are Passe?????? ;)



Black & White Hollywood LOVE from Emily O'Brien Ainsworth is Heavenly...


Nina Simone is Brilliance only Brighter...

When it comes to Nina?
I lose all my words...

SO IN LOVE with this moment.


DIGGIN' Plastic Parachute Adoration in the form of
Valentine Sass



View to a DREAM



Clint's 1983 Magnum P.I. Inspired Stache'
(yes..yes it's gone now)

Debbie Harry in Stephen Sprouse ORIGINAL Fabulosity Design..
Girl Knows How to wear a D R E S S

Leslie Caron is tooooooooooooooo precious
Toooooo lovely.
Corner Market on Original Beauty

Spring 2009 GIVENCHY
Audrey would approve ........



I highly recommend watching this movie before sleep for
dance dreams. Y'know the ones where you're the most amazing
one on the dancefloor??? Yes, those kind.
Sweet Caron & Astaire
GORGEOUS Pair

COMRADE M!!! The super Gorgeous PinUp Girl who
is offering FREE CUPCAKES to all those who download
Plastic Parachute at iTunes
(not to mention amazing stylist, makeup artist & Intellectual Domestic Punk Goddess)

Maya Hayuk ART
You MUST MUST visit
http://www.mayahayuk.com/
& http://www.anonymousgallery.com/


KATY PERRY at the GRAMMY's
Clearly Channeling Grace Kelly & doing it with such style.
I adore this look on her...


Audrey MOD Chic
always stunning. Always refined.



MY Plastic World.
I LOVE these boys.
NEW Downloads Buy'em GIFT'em ;) Now available at iTunes!

Wishing you Surprises & Secret Valentines...
And the Crush Goes On.
xoxo

Parachute Girl

Thursday, January 15, 2009

CRUSH '09 & Sully Style


HAPPY '09 & Let the New Year Crushing Begin.
So we're only shyly 2 weeks into the New Year & I'm already on
crushathon overload. Here's a few NEW to share with you...
And no better beginning than the HEROIC Start...

Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III - The Hero of Flight 1549
Calm Strength Under Pressure
155 Lives Saved
Thank you Sully.
100% Crushworthy

Have you check out RX art?
Terribly Terribly FABULOUS!

RX art! A beautiful way to brighten up a sickly day...

Marlo Thomas for her unrelenting commitment to the children of St. Jude's..

and for being my ultimate fashion ICON in That GIRL!
LoveLoveLove

Inaugurations of HOPE for the FUTURE & new beginnings..

Jill's at St Julien Hotel
The Green Divas Eco Friendly Elegant Dining

DIOR Addict Lip Gloss for every Mood....

because following Wolf Blitzer's Beard was never more engaging...
http://www.twitter.com/thechutes FOLLOW US!! :)

ARTWORK by Mark Penner Howell

Whose absolute brilliance brings a SMILE to me every time...

Flower Drum Song by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Feast for the ears & CandyStore for the EYES!!!!!!!!!!!

BIRD
203 Grand Street (between Bedford and Driggs Avenues )Williamsburg, Brooklyn
or http://www.shopbird.com/ Proceed with Caution, you will fall madly deeply in LOVE with many many MustHaves

Photoshoots with Courtney Roxanne, photographer extraordinaire
(Annie Leibovitz of the future)

SWEET messages & cards from priceless friends.
Much love to THIB of France. xo

Caroline Kennedy of the past....

Humanitarian, prize winning Author & Attorney Caroline Kennedy of the present....

TANGO LESSONS!!
And those who dance the tango without spilling full glasses of red wine whilst
teething white roses?? I ASPIRE to your focus, expertise & grace,
Carry On...

The new Patent Leather Ribbon Bow VALENTINO Stilletto...
Classic Never Fails

Personalized Scrabble Charms made by gorgeous friends
Who enrapture my soul with fabulous conversation & grand moments.
Thank you Lovely Em!!

JUDITH LEIBER Whimiscal Cupcake Purses to CRUSH on...

& ON.....................

The Boulder Bookstore.
Hard to find titles & the aroma of
Intellect which can only be described as Delicious.

and my Jersey Boys, Kyle & Greg.
Label Gurus who know what it ALL means:
Independent to Indie to Major & all the while, Amazing.
Ok, & they're super cute too.

And The CRUSH Goes On...

xoxo

Parachute Girl