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PostHeaderIcon Tickled pink: Betsey Johnson and "Eloise" at The Plaza


The iconic Plaza Hotel in New York has secured exuberant fashion designer Betsey Johnson to design an exclusive “Eloise” family suite, celebrating the irreverent, irrepressible and fictional Plaza resident, Kay Thompson's "Eloise" (illustrations by Hilary Knight).

The precocious Eloise "moved into" The Plaza in 1955 with pet pug Weenie, turtle Skipperdee and her "mostly companion" Nanny.

The two bedroom suite, decorated in a color palette of "Eloise pink" and black, is due to open in late 2010.

Not everyone is happy with changes at the Plaza, according to this article by Evgenia Peretz in Vanity Fair (January 2009), but we think the Betsey Johnson project will be a winner.

Learn more about Eloise from the official Eloise website or Wikipedia. Or stock up on the Eloise books, films and associated merchandise at Amazon. See some historic pictures (and accompanying history) from The Bowery Boys: New York City history.

From the Eloise books:

The Plaza Hotel, New York City:


In addition, there is already an Eloise store and tea rooms. The Luxist has the story here.

 
And here are some photos of the store from the official Eloise at The Plaza store:

See more at the Eloise Guides section on The Plaza website.

  

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Let’s face it, while we may feel fatigued and droopy eyed (not to mention worryingly oily) during a long flight, airhostesses have always seemed to have an effortless glamour about them.

Why not channel their glamour at your next dinner party by investing in a reconditioned airline meal cart.

At www.flightstudiostore.com, AL.Carts meal carts are designed, engineered and built with the highest aerospace quality requirements, with their designs flying daily, worldwide in many airliners.

For your own meal cart however AL.Carts not only allows you to chose your colour, but also interior configuration (half food trays/half wine rack seems to be the best option; or for quirky office use, filing systems are also available).

Prices start at $952, in a range of colours and interior configurations.

 

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Whilst we're on the topic, check out Come Fly With Us!: A Global History of the Airline Hostess. Here's the official product blurb from Amazon:

"When the first commercial flights took off in the 1930s, stewardesses were registered nurses whose duties included swatting flies and helping passengers read railroad timetables in the event of forced landings. In the 1950s, stewardesses were viewed as wives-in-training, as adept at preparing a baby's bottle as mixing a martini.

"By the swinging 1960s and 1970s, female flight attendants were considered successful marketing tools, sporting micro-minis, hot pants, and buttons that read "Pure, Sober, and Available" to lure male business passengers on board.

"Come Fly With Us! explores the unique history of this industry pioneered by women, tracing changes in the flight attendant's role - from flying nurse to airborne sex kitten to today's custodian of safety and service.

"Stunning visuals from airline archives and early flight maps, promotional brochures, and print advertisements re-create a sense of the early days and underscore the dramatic changes encountered in this dynamic industry."

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