8 Outfits & Ideas For The Perfect First Date

[ 8 April 2008 ]

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After months of shy coffee shop flirting, Fawn finally wore this to browse an art gallery with Mark. When they walked outside, their nervous conversation changed track & she gave him an impromptu tango lesson in the garden outside.

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Joanna & Ashley spoke candidly, laughed loudly & shocked the waiter at an elegant bistro. They rounded off the evening with martinis at the bar & a sweet dessert with two forks.

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Dulcea & Quentin, art students from Brighton, had a picnic by a pond, followed by an exuberant Japanese photobooth session.

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Carmen & Charles went for a spin on her scooter, followed by a small feast of hot dogs & Coke by the river’s edge. When she found herself using a napkin instead of wiping her hands on her jeans, she realised she must really like him.

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Farrell & Ruby went to a sushi train restaurant. After a bottle of sake, they sat closer than they needed to at an outdoor cinema.

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Trent wore this to go with Karl to a poetry reading. Later, they talked about Nabokov, hands gesticulating wildly over a bottle of red wine.

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James & Bambi ate vegetarian burgers in her car before checking out a warehouse party her friend was throwing. (When he took off his hoodie, Bambi — a big Yoko Ono fan — hugged him out of sheer delight.)

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Nicholas took Violet to an underground hip-hop show, danced with her in the back of the room & watched as she fell in love with him.


Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala <3


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  1. I’m happy that at least one of these very imaginary stylish budding lovers is dating someone with a gender neutral name.

    <3 nana · Apr 8, 02:53 AM · #

  2. Duh, of course I mean “very stylish imaginary lovers” and not “very imaginary stylish lovers”. Although I guess both is correct – and ambiguous, like my original point. Narf.

    <3 nana · Apr 8, 02:54 AM · #

  3. OMG they are so awesome :D:D:D

    Hehe i love when you do your lil imagination sets on polyvore..

    =)

    xo

    <3 EmmaRose · Apr 8, 02:55 AM · #

  4. oh. my. gosh. i would wear all of those. even the guys’ sets. and the little stories you write are so cute. really imaginable! madlove.

    <3 tatiana · Apr 8, 02:55 AM · #

  5. Oh yay, I love it when you make up the stories behind the people that would wear these lovely outfits. V. nice to see mens outfits too, I can show my boy and inspire him!

    <3 Tamara · Apr 8, 02:55 AM · #

  6. Argh, OK, OK, rushing to the comment box to squeal over the gorgeousness, I missed the gay couple in pointy boots. Damn. I’ll step away from the computer now.

    <3 nana · Apr 8, 02:56 AM · #

  7. My attention is entirely diverted from the outfits by those cute-enough-to-kiss stories!

    <3 Nadine · Apr 8, 02:58 AM · #

  8. Oh Nana, hush your mouth, there are TWO gay couples! ;D

    <3 Gala · Apr 8, 03:00 AM · #

  9. ooh.. if it doesn’t work out with Bambi can I have James’ number? ;)

    I suprisingly lurve those top three ones for the girls..so feminine and different but I just know I would feel so chic, fun and confident in all three! I’m sure I would in the last aswell but those first 3 make my heart race a little.

    Love the stories as always gala.

    xxoo

    <3 cookie · Apr 8, 03:01 AM · #

  10. cutest ever!!! i need those pink heels & the ysl clutch/wallet thingy!!!

    <3 addison · Apr 8, 03:14 AM · #

  11. This is cute, I really like how it’s boy’s clothes as well :)

    <3 Bouncing Evil Ginner · Apr 8, 03:21 AM · #

  12. I am in love with all of these!

    <3 Carina · Apr 8, 03:39 AM · #

  13. you are the cutest.

    the outfits are fab but the stories bring them to life. get cracking on that book of yours! (because clearly you don’t have enough to do as it is ;D)

    <3 Jane Cortez · Apr 8, 03:40 AM · #

  14. What an adorable post!

    <3 Ajda K · Apr 8, 03:48 AM · #

  15. When Ashley finishes on that date, I hope she can take me shopping – Love the outfit

    <3 Cybill · Apr 8, 04:08 AM · #

  16. eeee! i want to see ruby’s outfit for the sushi date, haha! :)

    and oh my, i would fall in love with the boy in the last outfit. underground hop hop and amazing shoes—seriously, i doubt cooler kicks have EVER existed!!

    <3 emily · Apr 8, 04:09 AM · #

  17. Ooh, maybe the next step is outfits for both people on the date! Perhaps their similarity in style would determine their compatibility… Hmmmm!

    <3 Gala · Apr 8, 04:12 AM · #

  18. that YSL postcard pocketbook is amazing!

    <3 Cassidy · Apr 8, 04:13 AM · #

  19. hee hee! the vegetarian ones should be wearing non-leather shoes ;D so cute.

    <3 kitten` · Apr 8, 04:17 AM · #

  20. Lovely! Yes, do outfits for both next.

    I love Trent’s and Nicholas’s outfits! And Joanna’s (or is it Ashley’s), although it fits into What I Will Wear At 40. ;) That’s not a bad thing.

    <3 Annie · Apr 8, 04:40 AM · #

  21. I love all the clothes – even the men’s choices! I would wear absolutely everything.

    <3 Michelle · Apr 8, 04:50 AM · #

  22. This makes me think that fashion could play a HUGE part in deciding if someone is compatable with someone else. These are awesome, i love the earrings in number one, i want them!

    <3 Bekah · Apr 8, 04:51 AM · #

  23. I’ve fallen in love… with the purse in outfit two.

    <3 Lauren · Apr 8, 05:02 AM · #

  24. I love ALL these outfits – if i was on a first date with a boy who wore the Yoko Ono & John Lennon shirt it would pretty much seal the deal. & I adore all the little stories!

    <3 tara · Apr 8, 05:10 AM · #

  25. ohhhh i love all of them! I’d totally wear everything! but I’m totally joanna!!! and i totally love the idea of outfits for both of them! how cute

    <3 Kartini · Apr 8, 05:10 AM · #

  26. Nicholas’ outfit is my favourite, but that’s to be expected really. Go the Atmosphere t-shirt!

    I decided to use the opportunity have another go at Polyvore & create my own first date outfit.

    www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=12…

    Antoinette met Marc at the French café where they’d been exchanging sly glances over espresso cups for several weeks. They bought pain au chocolats to go & took a walk through Central Park. Marc smiled to himself as Antoinette skipped through the park, delighted by the sound of autumn leaves crunching beneath her shiny black Louboutins & with a hint chocolate on the tip of her nose.

    x

    <3 Felicity · Apr 8, 05:47 AM · #

  27. Absolutely loving Trent’s, Jame’s and Dulcea’s (but how DARE that skirt be $415?!)

    <3 india · Apr 8, 06:10 AM · #

  28. Although I tend to wear skirts and dresses myself, the first two mens outfits are definitely my style – not just on boys, but for me, too! They’re so smart.

    <3 Maranda · Apr 8, 06:40 AM · #

  29. Just as Maranda, I’m quite the girly-girl but I prefer the men’s outfits here!

    And your little stories are so Francesca Lia Block! I can totally see Weetzie Bat or Witch Baby on one of these dates ^^

    <3 Theremina · Apr 8, 07:00 AM · #

  30. Oh and I love the outfit you put together, Felicity!

    <3 Theremina · Apr 8, 07:36 AM · #

  31. Why dont we make a group on polyvore .. called like outfirs and the people we imagine would wear them???

    Just an idea lol

    <3 EmmaRose · Apr 8, 07:47 AM · #

  32. Gala

    The stories were delightful. Now we need something inspiring for the boring movie & dinner first date that are most of what I’ve been on. Maybe the outfits would jazz up the less inspiring evening. Although the first date I had with my now husband was pretty good considering we were in New Orleans at a tradeshow and ended up going to dinner on Bourbon Street.

    But for us our fashion sense is quite different – shoedaydreams.blogspot.com/200…

    Luckily that did not translate into our relationship and we’ve been married for over 10 years.

    Luv
    Poochie

    <3 Poochie · Apr 8, 07:56 AM · #

  33. you so could not wear the shoes in number three anywhere near a pond – sacrilege!

    I’m glad I’m not the only girl who uses better table (or eating-from-lap)manners when she really likes someone. Even if she is imaginary….

    I need to go on more interesting dates.

    <3 Song · Apr 8, 08:01 AM · #

  34. I love this entry – it is adorable.

    <3 Sigsy · Apr 8, 08:34 AM · #

  35. I think the idea to create an iCiNG polyvore group is a fantastic one! So fantastic in fact, I’ve gone ahead & done it! :)

    www.polyvore.com/cgi/group.sho…

    <3 Felicity · Apr 8, 08:53 AM · #

  36. those are just amazing dresses! : ) and felicity, I love the idea of an iCiNG polyvore group! Is anyone else simply hooked on polyvore?

    <3 Nora · Apr 8, 09:07 AM · #

  37. Carmen has style!!!! I loved that outfit best :) Maybe it was the pink? I’ve been loving that lately.

    Great date ideas too! :)

    <3 mica · Apr 8, 09:07 AM · #

  38. Hey that’s what I mean, one couple is ambiguous (although, as you say, female) and the one in pointy boots is clearly boy-on/oh-boy gay!

    <3 nana · Apr 8, 09:36 AM · #

  39. The earrings in the first outfit, and the purse in the second…<333

    And the third ensemble entirely!

    You have the bestest everest eye for style~xoxo

    <3 [a} · Apr 8, 10:26 AM · #

  40. please please do this more often! your little stories plus outfits are honey to my soul. x]

    <3 Be · Apr 8, 10:32 AM · #

  41. I love your imaginary stories, they’re are sooo cute! I hope you write more of them…and, obviously, the outfits are awesome (my guy would look so hot with the number 6 xD)

    <3 fran · Apr 8, 11:06 AM · #

  42. i love this.

    <3 MaryMo · Apr 8, 11:09 AM · #

  43. I love those dresses, great picks

    <3 vanis · Apr 8, 11:44 AM · #

  44. I think I love these stories more than anything.

    <3 Kate · Apr 8, 11:55 AM · #

  45. these stories made my day!
    the clothes are just additions. but thats just me :]
    i love your writings gala, keep writing these sweet little stories please

    <3 irmak · Apr 8, 12:47 PM · #

  46. brilliant and inspiring!!! more pleeze!! the stories are classic and the outfits amazing!

    <3 emily · Apr 8, 12:50 PM · #

  47. I need that Yves Saint-Laurent clutch like I need oxygen!!

    <3 Joanne · Apr 8, 01:20 PM · #

  48. Love these! Oh it’s my birthday today, and while I may not be going on a first date, I will definitely be styling my outfit like these… and my outfit for my six month anniversary with the boy on Friday!

    <3 Kristen · Apr 8, 02:21 PM · #

  49. James’ outfit kinda reminds me of something Chris from skins would wear… love it all, very inspirational.
    I did a few on the non pareils group on polyvore. twas super fun, what a great idea! thankyou x

    <3 martha x · Apr 8, 02:54 PM · #

  50. oh my god, I love the second outfit. it’s killing me, I can’t look at it anymore.

    <3 tee · Apr 8, 02:59 PM · #

  51. www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=12…
    I created one! Called Spy vs. Spy.

    Yvonne hasn’t found her perfect first date yet, but she certainly is trying. Decked out in her perfect spy outfit she scours the streets of lovely San Francisco taking pictures (with a fish eye lens, of course) of delicious people that cross her path and taking notes in her trusty Moleskine notebook. Soon, she will find the perfect spy to aid in her sleuthing and they will have many adventures together, tracking down villains all over the globe.

    <3 Jami · Apr 8, 03:16 PM · #

  52. :stalks out the third and fourth outfits:

    lovelovelove this post!

    <3 Jamie · Apr 8, 03:35 PM · #

  53. hahahaha, carmen’s looks like what i wear about 80 percent of the time lately!

    i love them all though, and whenever you write character sketches it makes my day. heeeee.

    <3 hyuju · Apr 8, 04:04 PM · #

  54. he “danced with her in the back of the room and watched as she fell in love with him” thank you for making my day :)

    <3 cc · Apr 8, 04:58 PM · #

  55. ohhhh i like that turntable watch

    <3 sarah · Apr 8, 05:00 PM · #

  56. Ok, this is my first polyvore and my first comment!

    I call this the manhattan dinner-and-drinks first date:

    www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=12…

    <3 shesbad · Apr 8, 05:45 PM · #

  57. This reminds me of Edward Gorey somehow; not so much in content, but in the sublime pairing of a simple picture with its perfect written compliment. Nothing more needed, and you can’t take any of it away or it doesn’t work. He was very good at that, and so are you!

    Gaaaaah Trent’s boots. Lovelovelovelovelove. I would knock boots with those boots. Does that even make sense? Does ‘knocking boots’ refer to domestic violence when used amongst anthropomorphic footware?

    <3 Batopus · Apr 8, 05:48 PM · #

  58. I have to say.. those are adorable X3 and the outfits, oh!

    I think you should write more date ideas! They’re ingenious~

    <3 Holly · Apr 8, 06:12 PM · #

  59. I absolutely love these outfits, but it makes me rather sad that my favorite two dresses are both $4000. I don’t think many of your readers can afford to drop that kind of cash on a dress. I suppose this is meant to be inspiration for our personal style rather than a shopping guide, but it would be neat to fall in love with a dress I could own, you know? And to have a little proof that I can own a fabulous dress for under a grand. No disrespect. I love what you do here. Just my thoughts.

    <3 Jeanbean · Apr 8, 06:30 PM · #

  60. the first one is amazing! I LOVE the feathers. unfortunately i just had to cancel my bank card after losing it this weekend, but as soon as my paypal is back in action it is mine!

    this reminds me of that post you made about the fictional characters & the shoes. that was def. one of my favorite articles…

    <3 Rachel Radness! · Apr 8, 06:38 PM · #

  61. eek! perfect timing Gala – I have a first date in 2 days and no idea where to go! Thanks for the inspiration! Now, if only I could afford one of these new outfits…!

    <3 Moti · Apr 8, 08:11 PM · #

  62. Jeanbean — There’s an option on Polyvore where you can pick which shops you want to look at. I have an unhealthy addiction to www.net which is why so many of the things end up being expensive. Honestly though, I don’t look at the prices (& mostly, when people really want something, they come up with a way to get it). There are lots of great inexpensive clothes out there, & a lot of the stuff I use in sets is really cheap (like $20 for a pair of earrings or whatever). Those dresses were too beautiful not to feature, though!

    <3 Gala · Apr 8, 08:48 PM · #

  63. this is adorable.

    i particularly love Trent’s outfit – hot cha cha! i want to dress my husband in that.

    <3 lcmo · Apr 8, 08:48 PM · #

  64. LOVE IT! Too cute! Plenty of fun ideas in there :D

    Little charrie sketches; something that we fiction writers tend to do when writing our stories. But the whole fashion thing adds a new twist to the exercise!

    You always come up with such interesting posts.

    P.S. I messaged you on facebook…I felt incredibly stupid really soon after that, because I was asking for help with an outfit and I KNOW that you are insanely busy already…so just ignore it. It’s better that you didn’t answer, because it forced me to come up with something on my own and I did! lol, now I am super ready to hit that launch party!

    And yeah, that important person I mentioned in the letter is a complete jerk-tard , so yay! I can be completely worry free at the party. :D :D :D

    <3 eastcoast_artist · Apr 8, 09:12 PM · #

  65. ohh gala so so cute! i love this article

    <3 Shoes Mend Hearts · Apr 8, 09:16 PM · #

  66. Gala, LOVE love love LOVE this article!! Gorgeous outfits, I adore them all— they’re all so unique!! Oh, if only more boys dressed like that… I adore these little scenarios of yours, you definitely need to post them more frequently!

    <3 Annah · Apr 8, 09:57 PM · #

  67. amazing! i love carmen’s outfit. & farrell’s. & trent’s. & james’s.

    the little stories were the perfect touch.

    <3 rachel · Apr 8, 11:55 PM · #

  68. gala,
    i would like all of these clothes now please.
    possibly one or two of the boys also.
    thank you,
    bluebird.

    <3 bluebird · Apr 9, 06:15 AM · #

  69. I love these little character descriptions/stories. =D It inspired me to do one of my English projects at school where we were supposed to write a short story. I got 9,0. So thanks, Gala! ;D

    <3 Heiða · Apr 9, 03:54 PM · #

  70. Oh my god! all these outfits ROCK so hard!
    I would wear each of them! most definitely!

    swoon – a-rama!

    xoxo

    <3 Belle · Apr 10, 12:23 AM · #

  71. I am dazzled by the third set!! i really like it! and those sets for men are already making me fall in love! i can imagine the handsome wearer!!

    <3 cruella · Apr 10, 07:07 AM · #

  72. Loving all of these so very much!

    <3 Sarah · Apr 10, 07:57 AM · #

  73. wow, luvvin dulcea (beautiful name!) and quentin

    i just need a quentin!

    <3 charlee · Apr 11, 10:48 AM · #

  74. This is the closest I could find to what we actually wore.

    http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=1254075

    _Victoria and Jose went to a music fest on their first date.

    <3 Victoria · Apr 12, 03:28 PM · #

  75. I want Carmen’s outfit. SO BADLY.

    But I dont pull off slinny jeans great. Im slim, but I have a butt. Leggings would work too.

    <3 cdazzle · Apr 22, 09:18 PM · #
 

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