Carousel -- Week Ending 10th October 2008

[ 11 October 2008 ]

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Good moooorning! Welcome to the Land of Distraction, population: you!

<3 If you’re going to Paris, you should look at Fashion Traveler. It maps out all the high-end boutiques, how convenient!

<3 Pretty girls shot by Catherine Servel.

<3 Herman Hesse for life.

<3 I found out about The Selby through Nubby. It’s a bunch of photographic tours of the homes of creative people, & it’s fantastic! Of all the homes featured, I like Alexander Wang‘s the best. God, he has great taste.

<3 Dear, Paris! & p.s. this is why you moved to Paris. — very appropriate collages from MissDIOR Couture. Pretty, pretty!

<3 French Vogue Does The Hokey Cokey from Coco’s Tea Party. This made me laugh out loud. I love it!

<3 I want to hang out in the Côte d’Azur. But mostly I just want this dress.

<3 Vanity Fair pin-up girls, ooh la la! (Merci, Nadine!)

<3 Lani sent me a link to the Cake Wrecks blog & I laughed so hard I had to look away because the people I was sitting near actually asked me, “Are you high?”. Verge of hyperventilation, I swear. Oh my god, it is SO FUNNY.

<3 DJ Z-Trip made an Obama mix!

<3 Diana Vreeland I love you always.

<3 Marguerite Sauvage draws pretty pictures (& has a cool name to boot).

<3 New York Magazine’s Best of Paris: Our Top Twenty Looks. You don’t need to know the nitty-gritty of the runway, no no! Just look at the best stuff!

<3 Resistance is NOT Futile. Please Register & Vote. If I was an American citizen, you bet I would.

<3 modfetish is a compendium of erotica, updated all the time! & do I need to say it? It is not safe for work! (Beware the almighty bosom!)

<3 This! (Thanks, Jami!)

<3 My friend Craig from Altamira NYC was in Paris recently shooting street style at the shows, & he got some amazing pictures! Go have a look. Ogle & stare & gawk & admire!

<3 I know a whole lot of you will remember my amazing psychedelic licorice-strap ring by CHAPTER from my fab friends at Tokyomade! Well, you see, soon after I wrote about it, Tokyomade was cleaned out of CHAPTER rings! They were ferociously snapped up by fashionistas all over the globe! But the good news is thus — CHAPTER Motherload! Just look at that picture! Yummy!

<3 I love Fake Karl.

“When you look at the Chanel logo, it talks to you. That’s why people buy Chanel: not because of my perfect, impeccable design but because Chanel talks to people. I enjoy going to my current wardrobe and feeling the fabric, the seams, the logo of the pants and shirts and collars. I enjoy licking my sunglasses. I enjoy eating the old ties I do not need anymore. No calories.”

<3 I love Madonna, too. Watch the whole thing!

Alright, gorgeous. Enjoy your Friday! Be sure to make merry!


Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala <3


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  1. Good Morning Gala! its 1:26am in Auckland nz, and these links will totally keep me up for longer than i should be be – smashing _ hope everyone has an uber day

    <3 Miss Steph · Oct 11, 02:28 AM · #

  2. Anything to delay starting the day.
    xx

    <3 Tea · Oct 11, 02:35 AM · #

  3. oh man, i am so obsessed with fake karl. it is the most hilarious thing i’ve ever read.

    <3 Lauren · Oct 11, 03:05 AM · #

  4. Haha Madonna is funny :)

    <3 emma gahan · Oct 11, 03:11 AM · #

  5. emma gahan — I love her. “DO YOU KNOW WHO’S NOT INVITED TO MY PARTY?! SARAH F*CKING PALIN!!!!*&(&^$&%$!!!” Soooooooo good!

    <3 Gala · Oct 11, 03:15 AM · #

  6. Love it – you are keeping me inspired Gala!
    Have you ever done a post on glasses/specs? I am off for a new pair over the weekend and I don’t know what to choose!

    <3 Kate · Oct 11, 03:49 AM · #

  7. Your Carousel posts make the last afternoon at work for the week go a little bit quicker :)

    Those Chapter rings aren’t my usual style but I heep being tempted to buy one myself, I bet they glow under blacklight too!

    <3 Vicki · Oct 11, 04:02 AM · #

  8. oh my gosh! a coworker turned me on to Cake Wrecks a couple of weeks ago, and i was laughing so hard that everyone in my office thought i was crazy – my sides hurt and i cried all my makeup off! TOTALLY HILARIOUS and perfect for a friday afternoon at work.

    just another testament to gala’s flawless taste =)

    <3 jessica · Oct 11, 04:25 AM · #

  9. Diana! I’m just about done rereading “DV” for the hundred billionth time.

    And I’m addicted to CakeWrecks…I don’t know how many mornings I’ve spent with my kid sister giggling at cake!

    xoxo

    <3 'Becca'lise · Oct 11, 04:39 AM · #

  10. OH MAN! Cake Wrecks. Almost died.

    Madonna is definitely bad-ass! I was just commenting the other day how FREAKING amazing she looks for her age. It’s got to be all the yoga and fab lifestyle – a girl has to wonder how she might ALSO age so gracefully! And Palin – she’s a step in the wrong direction for AAAALLLL women! ARRGH!

    <3 Birdie! · Oct 11, 05:03 AM · #

  11. Gala, your Carousel posts are always so amazing. =D

    I’ve actually seen a couple of those links before… From the Selby website, I love Kim Hastreiter, Kristen Ritter, Matthew Eikelberger, and Marc and Ian Hundley’s places. I always tell my dad I’m going to be rich and famous and have a kick-butt house. ;)

    Cake Wrecks never ceases to amaze me. Whenever I visit the site, the grammar nazi/English nerd combo side of me comes out and wishes to wreak havoc upon these cake makers. =X Preferably by poking them repeatedly with a high heel cake server, like so:

    www.uncommongoods.com/item/ite…

    <3 Jenn · Oct 11, 05:31 AM · #

  12. I love MissDIOR Couture and Fake Karl, too! Good stuff! Fake Karl’s constant “hmmmmmms” and mentions of Diet Coke cracks me up.

    <3 Nubby · Oct 11, 06:21 AM · #

  13. Im home from my holiday and it sucks!! Im all miserable, but i am not honestly thinking about leaving the UK for the USA. I have read The Cake Wrecks blog before, its just shocking!!

    <3 Vikx · Oct 11, 07:09 AM · #

  14. I’m so glad you loved the Lio comic strip. I was reading the newspaper comics at my in-laws and squealed when I saw it. Too cute, I ended up cutting it out and sticking it on my wall when I got home. The purple squid is adorable!

    <3 Jami · Oct 11, 07:25 AM · #

  15. Hehe I love CakeWrecks longtime. The ‘Comguadulatioms’ one still kills me. I want a Comguads cake for my next birthday.

    <3 Joanne · Oct 11, 07:28 AM · #

  16. CakeWrecks rules. It’s hilarious, addictive, and a tribute to human miscommunication.

    <3 Sal · Oct 11, 08:04 AM · #

  17. Gala!
    First of all, you inspire me so much ;-)
    second of all, I’m going to vegas for my 25th birthday in april, any reccomendations for fabulous things to do? Sparkly items of clothing to wear?
    xx

    <3 Charl · Oct 11, 10:12 AM · #

  18. That Diana Vreeland site was INCREDIBLE. Thank you so much!

    <3 Nadine · Oct 11, 10:29 AM · #

  19. PS – Where’d you get that photo at the top from?

    <3 Nadine · Oct 11, 10:40 AM · #

  20. this carousel RULES!

    here’s another carousel-esque treat that made me think of gala:

    www.dailycandy.com/dossier/pos…

    <3 Material Girl · Oct 11, 11:28 AM · #

  21. I just linked my boyfriend to the cake wrecks blog – I can hear him in his office – hahaha. It is quite the giggle :D Thanks Gala!

    <3 Louise.C · Oct 11, 11:43 AM · #

  22. Some of those Vanity Fair pinups were so amazing, i saw the first one and for a second thought it was a real retro shot before I read the blurb! They all look so poised and glamourous!

    <3 charlene · Oct 11, 12:26 PM · #

  23. “Welcome to the Land of Distraction, population: you!” bahaha. I told myself to not be distracted and comment on how witty that was, i dont know i guess i’m just easily amused or something, but yes cake wreks has to be my favvveee

    <3 steph-o · Oct 11, 04:07 PM · #

  24. Hi Gala,

    I know this mightn’t be directly relevant to this post, but I just wanted to say that I watched the Fashion Industry Revealed ad. Truly tear worthy.

    <3 Jenna · Oct 11, 11:16 PM · #

  25. Oh my erotic encounters with mother God!!! Madonna is so awesome that I think I just creamed myself!

    Pardon the excess of enthusiasm there, I’ve just been thinking about the political climate in America and am really bothered by it. I didn’t think there could be “worse than George Bush” but McCain and Palin make a terrifying team.

    It also bothers me a whole lot that for a woman to rise to power in America, apparently they have to be of the scary, thoughtless, republican, beauty queen variety.

    So yeah, I love that someone as popular as Madonna is taking a political stand and same goes for you, Gala. I don’t think simply because a person is a pop culture icon, they shouldn’t get involved in stuff that really “matters”.

    Blah blah blah.

    Also, cake wrecks was awesome!

    <3 Jessie Ngaio · Oct 12, 12:23 AM · #

  26. P.S. Awesome youtube video about Obama… au.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufU…

    <3 Jessie Ngaio · Oct 12, 04:05 AM · #

  27. Every Friday it’s links galore,
    And yet we scream “Give us More!”,

    So with a tiny gush of pride,
    Our brilliant Gala does provide,

    We want the weekend,
    We’re tired of work!
    And carousel’s our only perk.

    They are so good,
    It’s almost a crime,
    But I must ask you Gala;
    Where do you find time?!

    ;)
    Vixxie.

    <3 Vixxie · Oct 12, 04:39 AM · #

  28. This is great stuff. Thanks for cheering up!!

    <3 jazmine · Oct 12, 09:34 AM · #

  29. oh i LOVE Diana Vreeland! she’s such a fashion and class inspiration, and a genius when it comes to dolling up a room display!!

    <3 Elizabeth · Oct 12, 10:05 AM · #

  30. this is an awesome post. i had so much fun surfing the links (L)

    check out my latest post:

    fashions

    i’d love everyone to go read! (L)

    <3 Fashion's sweethart · Oct 12, 01:36 PM · #

  31. <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
    “I” am so smiley that “everyone”
    loves THe cake-wreckynes’s in blue.
    thankyou for all the great links, swetty !!

    <3 Lani · Oct 12, 02:09 PM · #

  32. I love the Obama mix!

    <3 Kristin · Oct 13, 09:40 AM · #

  33. who is that pink dress by? I HAVE to know! It’s so grown-up ballerina fun!

    <3 Bj · Oct 15, 06:24 AM · #
 

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