Carousel -- Week Ending 26th September 2008
[ 26 September 2008 ]
Agyness Deyn for POP. I loooove this photoshoot, which consists of her falling off buildings. It’s so, so good!
Be with Her Now from Sera Beak. Destroy all limits with love.
I met Janelle from Sans Artifice outside the tents at Bryant Park during fashion week. When I got home, I checked out her website & liked what I saw! She writes about fashion, style & aesthetics in a very clear, clever, easily digestible way. I recommend it, yes I do!
Kris Carr is fucking amazing (pardon my French).
At a signing last week a young girl listen to me speak as tears flowed from her soul windows. When it was Q&A time she asked “how do you do take care of yourself if you don’t like yourself, your body?” I wanted to walk over and hug the hate right out of her. “But you are God. You are Jesus, Buddha, Elvis, Etc. You are a Divine vessel sweet lady. How can you hate u? This sack is just your vehicle. Nothing more. Your job while clonking around in sneakers is to feel the love and shine it out, that’s all. Because when we go back to the universal disco we bring more positive energy to the soup. We recharge the universal gigawatt! If we choose not to love this time then perhaps we have to do it all over again. No judgment, only opportunity.”
On Striped Rights from Coilhouse — sweet reminiscing about the striped tight phenomenon!
Daul Kim = Amy Winehouse? What do you think about the way Amy’s look has impacted on the fashion world?
The Regal Twelve by Alexia Sinclair.
Nubby Twiglet writes about The Power of Personal Branding — a great article which she started writing at the Blog World Expo (I know, ‘cause I saw her typing away!).
Want some good, fun fiction to read? How about The Grimy Amours of Gertrude? It’s a serial novel by a nonpareil called Kelly, & I love it! She has a wicked sense of humour, & she releases chapters three times a week for free — how could you possibly resist?
Kelly, whose parents would kill her if she released her last name online, is a senior at an all-girls high school that is not unlike Sister Chastity’s Youth Nunnery. Working on the school newspaper helps pass the time while she waits for the vampires to invade. But if she fails to woo the bloodsuckers, she is fully prepared to outrun them: by some sick joke, the newspaper office is in the basement, while the printer is on the third floor. She probably isn’t tortured enough to date a vampire anyway, seeing as her biggest psychological scar is probably that 68% she once earned on a fourth grade math test.
Our nonpareils are a talented bunch! Jessie Ngaio is having an exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, & she’s a super girl! If you’re in town, go & check it out!
More fabulous Melbourne happenings: Euchronia, a new year’s ball with a neo-Victorian & steampunk bent! There are three sound-spaces, as well as DJs & live performances, & it is going to be amazing! It’s being organised by my friend Cass & I know it will be brilliant! Get your tickets now now now!
A selection of well-dressed girls for your perusal: Pandora, Karla’s Closet, Fashion Toast, Jessica Schroeder & Lulu!
How To Take Gorgeous Self Portraits from Independent Fashion Bloggers.
Our very own Annie Spandex is giving away a Vivienne Westwood handbag to help raise money & awareness for cancer research! Have a look! Also, oh my god, she does dachshund outfit posts! My life is complete!
I don’t really know what is happening in this photoshoot but it has an eye-patch & really big hair in it, so I’m happy!
Moleskine Notebooks: The Ultimate Guide (& how to rank your addiction) from Put Things Off, & thanks to Nadine for zee link!
For hardcore Twitter geeks only: add symbols to your tweets! (Thanks, Kakeline!)
Feeling Sexy In An Unsexy World is a column by Violet about pole-dancing lessons. I like it.
“My goal is just to have every woman leaving here able to walk into a room like a powerful woman.”
Diesel’s amazing new ad campaign, Safe For Work is a mix of porn & cartoons — but it is totally safe for work! I love it. Thanks again, Violet!
& finally… this is so great I had to share it with you.
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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Hey Gala,
I love the photo for this post! I was just there not too long ago. Next to that carousel by the Eiffel Tower there is the most scrumptious crepe stand. When you are there, you must try a sucre & citron crepe. Pure heaven :)
Ohmigosh, I love that Exploding Dog link! That has just brightened up my day/midnight :P
Not that it wasn’t bright already, but when one gets massive blisters running in heels through a city to get to the Pink Floyd Experience concert in time, one needs something whimisical before bedtime!
Just à propos nothing, where is your new flat situated?
thanks for sharing so much of nice sites :)
Ahhhh, there’s my novel! Trés surreal!
excellent carousel! i will have to put the portrait-taking tips to use, i never manage to look like myself in photos.
I think that video may have traumatized me, haha.
It’s so weird! I’ve been following your blog for so long now that I already know a lot of the blogs you link! A strange little formation of community!
Best video ever! Diesel is awesome.
Carrie — Sugar & lemon crepes are my favourite, miam miam!
Boom Kitty — Ouch! But you’re right, Exploding Dog makes everything better, hee.
nana — West Village, little lady! West Village on Wikipedia!
Kelly — It’s a goodie! xxx
mil — If you need more tips, I’ve written similar pieces in the past. Check out Flattering Photographs & Paparazzi Photos !
I love the Diesel video because a couple years ago, Something Awful made photoshopped SFW porn a few years ago and it’s funnier to see it in action and accompanied by music.
And there needs to be more pet fashion shoots on the internet. I’d do it but my corgi is too macho to wear anything than his collar. You put a bow or a bandanna on him and he will work hard to rip it off and tear it up so you can never put it on him again.
Absolutely amazing Carousel this week! I really enjoyed Violet’s article as well as Sera’s. You have exposed me to so many great blogs and articles through these carousels.
Eee! Thank you so much for the link! (((hearts galore)))
And I’m happy you loved the wienie wear. He’s my little style assistant. ;)
That Diesel video is hilarious!
Yay more people doing daily outfit photos. Thanks for linking up some super stylish girls!!
That Diesel campaign is pure brilliance!
That Diesel vid made my freaking DAY. Thank you. :)
I love that you included that article on Moleskine notebooks. I use one of their weekly planners myself and I found out about these nifty little things from the LJ community, organizers. :]
community.livejournal.com/orga…
Thanks so much for the plug of my exhibition, Gorgeous!
LOVE that youtube video, by the way. And the photos of the falling woman – this being my favourite: data5.gallery.ru/albums/galler…
Except now I have that song “It’s raining men” in my head.
Hi Gala! I really liked the Nubby article you posted on personal branding!
I found this today while browsing the internet. For other people like me who are finding it difficult to find their personal style this article is very good!
jezebel.com/5025861/practical
x – Laiba
I am so amazingly envious that you are going to Paris.
Going there is one of my life long dreams!!!
I also really love the Agyness photoshoot, she lookss so stunning even when jumping off a building… some girls have all the luck.
Great to see a PETA fur & skin advertisement on the right column, Gala :)
I was given a bunch of Japanese fashion magazines recently and it horrified me to see such a huge endorsement of fur in most of them, all saying that wearing fur was the most luxurious thing a woman can have and to release your inner beauty you had to wear fur. It’s terrifying what kind of effect corporate marketing and lack of knowledge can have on an entire country and generation.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the diesel thingie …teehee
love love Agyness Deyn !
xoxoxo, Gala! Thanks for always bringing a smile to this Tennessee gal’s face!
Ooohhh, Pandora! It makes me jubilant that I can actually understand that darling blog now ;]