Fly high to jump into the clouds and down to earth.
Wide legs in boots; I’m a fan of this fall trend
“Into the clouds,” I yelled, jumping from a playground structure onto the sand. I was ten and a TV show about the adventures of sky divers inspired me to enact their Adrenalin rushes. When you’re a kid, two cubic meters of air are a total thrill of fearless free flow.
I felt the kid’s excitement pulling up my silky parachute fabric overall. Like falling from the sky without constraints or barriers, a meditative moment in an outfit can detach us from needs and worries and change the day maybe even the rest of this challenging year of 2020. Without mental burdens, our intuition tells us to trust that whatever we do, we will land at the right spot and on our feet.
We need this fierce lightness right now.
One of the lightest fabric is silk and related modern synthetic fabrics like nylon.
The first sky diving jumpsuits were made of natural silk in the pre-WWII era. It was fine silkworm silk woven into airtight fabric. Even when produced sustainably, silk production tortures the worms. That and the added durability made Nylon the better choice for parachutes and fashion followed. Nylon parachute overalls can be stored for years without deteriorating, they are ageless.
Parachute fabric is described as
Strong
Tear Resistant
Elastic
Permeable
When the metaphor fits; we need to be strong and resistant, but also flexible and still let other people in and situations happen with openness.
Loose fitting overalls let us move easily. They are stylish but also practical like those used in skydiving and parachuting. Fashionable wide legged pants add a butterfly feeling and the trend to wear the fluffy pants in our boots adds power. A silky parachute type overall says courage and determination but stays soft and fluid like water.
Here I am. Tru (th) The color blue stands for truth in color psychology.
The Tom’s backpack gifted to us by Oprah at her 2016 Super Soul Conference fits perfectly
Blue is the vibration of the throat chakra, we speak up. We are present and real.
My overall is blue and white, the colors of truth and new beginnings. Whatever we need, guidance, clarity, passion, purpose or personal power there is an outfit for that. Woke fashion used as affirmations helps us to make our point.
Parachute pants were the fad in the 80s, what about some break dancing fun?
If you like to feel one of these of your skin please find a few links attached.
Pink Parachute jumpsuit from Missguided is sold out. (but Missguided has hundreds of fantastic jumpsuit styles for 50% off right now)
You can get the Joan Walter suit in turqoise at Etsy
If you have the Like to know it app, this photo is enabled to see more overalls in the silky style and parachute pants.
Vintage, 80s, $90
If you, like me dream of the Norma Kamali jumpsuit and don’t want to spend $4000, vintage parachutes are a treasure for fashionistas who like to create their own styles. You can get yours here.
White with original stenciled numbers
I had a vintage silk parachute used as divider in my kid’s high ceiling room. Marie Kondo happened. I threw it away.
I don’t think I ever throw away anything again.