Daily Outfit -- 10th July 2009... & An Announcement!
[ 11 July 2009 ]

Hello, daily outfit! Nice to see ya, to see ya NICE! (I’m not the only one who remembers Bruce Forsyth, surely…)

Just chillin’ in the East Village. Or as some say, the E.Vil. (Cute.)
Vintage bowler hat from Screaming Mimi’s
Strapless polka-dot dress from Forever 21
Corset belt from Forever 21 (came off another dress)
Fingerless gloves from Charlotte Russe
Pink tie-dyed socks from Forever 21
Faux-Doc Martens from Forever 21
Additionally, the eye-shadow I’m wearing is #75 from Make Up For Ever! It is just as bright as it looks in the photos!

I’m so xTUFFxCOREx! True that. Don’t mess with a girl in a bowler hat!
Additionally… you may have noticed that iCiNG has a brand new look! I AM SO EXCITED & I love it so much! Eeeeeee! It was designed by none other than Miss Nubby Twiglet (hire her!) & coded up by the brilliant Star St Germain! Didn’t they do a BRILLIANT job?! YAY! I love them! We’re still testing it, so there might be a few little glitches for the next little while — just sit tight!
Love letters & feather headdresses,







GALA!
I LOVE THE NEW HEADER :) Oh, wow! professionale! Love it. I love your outfit btw, its so lush!
x Lucy
I am in love, dollface! Your new site makes my heart giggle!
mwah, love!
omg the site is all pretty n girly i love it! :D
Eeeee, too much pink! (My pink-tolerance levels are pretty low . . .)
Hey, I used to love the numbered comments, too, because then I knew where I was up to – you do get a LOT of comments.
(You know I luv ya no matter what.)
i love the new layout! nubby rules.
This is nice, both the layout and your outfit. I do miss the overload of turquoise though… However, It’s a wonderful change, well done!
XOOXXOOX
yee! i love it! i was a bit scared i went to the wrong site at first, then i saw your lovely name:)
I was wondering for a while now when galadarling.com was going to get a makeover, you have so many creative & talented connections it was bound to happen sooner or later!
Absolutely loving it, very clean and professional while still maintaining your image.
Congrats Nubby and Star on a job well done!
Looks VERY professional inde(a)(e)d and exudes absolute exquisiteness and wildness. Perfectionnn. Very much like a magazine.
gala it looks absolutely GREAT! and definitely has that distinctive, clean, & fantastic use of colors that all of nubby’s designs seem to have. it is so lush, I just adore it. & I feel that it showcases your personality while maintaining a feel of excellence/professionalism. basically it rocks. also, i am obsessed with your hat. and that you rock flat boots with dresses because I always get freaked out about looking stumpy but you carry it off so easily that I will have to try.
xo ML
PRETTY!
Love the look (outfit & header)!
YESSSS, it’s live!!!! Looks awesome and so do you! That pink eyeshadow is super duper awesome. Can I borrow your bowler hat for my MJ looks? Heehee.
brilliant work by nubby and star!!
and oh man! i have this same dress! what! :)
1. the site looks great. congrats.
2. just listened to L&S #2 today. loved it.
3. you’re fantastic.
You have amazing sense of style!
WOW! The header is fantastic and so is the eye makeup!!
Very refreshing layout change!
wow! the site looks so pretty.
So weird, I stumbled across your testing site the other day with this look after doing a google search and wondered if it would be coming soon. And here it is.
And I agree with a couple of other comments, numbered comments were good. Please bring them back.
Lovely dress too. Does wearing a big belt with a strapless dress keep it up better? I never thought of using a belt for that purpose.
O and Nadine, I have to say the pink is almost gone now, it’s all purple on my screen!
p.s The comment preview box is too wide and sends the sidebar below the comments.
very sleek and chic
very nice! except i wish the “surprise me” button was larger/more near the top (i wished it was like that on the old layout too, mostly because i use it so often). but overall i LOVE it! much classier!
Looks delicious and I love all the photos!
the layout is absolutely beautiful :D
this outfit has me girl-crushin’ like mad! bahaha. I think it’s the boots. and the header kicks major ass.
omg you updated the layout! it’s more “mature” if i may say so. A darker shade of pink, hmm hmmm? I lurve it!
Looks fab!
It looks fabulous!
LOVE the new look! It looks so great — as do you in your outfit of the day! :) Awesome look!
The new layout is adorable and super professional. Usually I hate change, but I do love this.
Also, You make me want to like Forever 21 Sooooooooo much.
But every time I go, I get so overwhelmed with everything and its too disorganized. My least favorite thrift store is better than they are! And online always gets me nervous that things will not fit.
So I think I will simply live vicariously through you.
Thanks!
xoxo
As someone currently stuck in the realms of free blog layouts I am drooling all over this! My cute monogrammed handkerchief cannot keep back my salivations ;) GREAT job, Nubby & Star.. congrats on the fab overhaul, Gala.
This is beeeeeeyoutiful!!!! I’ve been reading iCiNG since wayyyyy back when and I am so stoked at having been here to see you + your site grow!
I love this new look! :D Amazingness. And the dress too of course. (:
I love this layout! Well done, Nubby and Star St. Germain!
wow! looks good!
I just WOL’d (“Wow“ed out Loud, and yes, I just came up with it then). Beautiful and so pretty and i think that outfit post was the perfect one to coincide with the big reveal. Getting better all the time Gala x
God, I really must start wearing my hats… I have one that makes me look like a cop if I pair it with my aviators, hehe. I may walk through wal-mart tomorrow twirling a pair of handcuffs and pouting aggressively at everyone, and see who looks guiltily excited.
See, you always give me evil schemes, Gala, it’s one of the many things I love about you, hehe. ;)
The new layout is great Gala, a good representation of your personal/style evolution.
wonderful outfit & new layout!
To be honest I’m a little embarrassed about how excited I got seeing the new header & layout… But, gosh! It is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet! I’m trying not to bounce around on my chair, but it’s tough! I love it, Gala, I love it! & I’m usually very critical of these things!
YAY!
Also, that hat is FAB. & the dress? The dress just looks fun to wear! But faux-Dr. Martins!? Crazy & cool!
Great photos!!
I laaahv the new layout, the picture of you with the pink mouse ears is adorable :)
-Christine
Love the new layout, especially the header – it is magnificent and so are you!
OMG!!!Your Website looks fantastic!! Wow you are all sooo talented mad props to Nubby and Star!!!
Definitely one of my favourite outfits to date! I always love the chunky boots/dress combo. sigh drools ;)
i am loving the new lay out!!!
you look fantastic! and i love the new layout! & i’m so happy! YAY
OK … I’m officially psychic. I swear I had a dream that you redesigned your site two nights ago! I thought it was the most random dream, but look at this!
Looks really good Gala, good job! :D
Renee
I love the layout, and I love the outfit! Fabulous!
Probably my favourite outfit of the day ever.
That is my favourite outfit I’ve seen you wear. I love it! New layout is great, too.
Love the new layout. Nubby Twiglet did an amazing job. I think this works well with your style. Much sharper.
Now about that outfit!
The dress is insanely cute. And all i can think is buying it so i can wear it at Disneyland.
“May have noticed?” Gala, how could we miss such a fantastic piece of work??? Kudos to everyone!!!
Love the look!!!
xoxo
Two things.
1) Daily Outfit is delicious
2) The current site design makes me happy!
The new design is fantastic! :D
Firstly, you look damn hot, girl! I’m totally lusting after a bowler hat right now. So foxy!
And secondly, the new layout is AMAZING. I love it so much! Nubby did a brilliant job designing it.
xox
The new design was such a happy, pink shock, and wouldn’t you know—I could tell it was the work of Miss Nubby right away!
Love the new look. Only yesterday I was browsing the site and thinking that the design had not quite kept up with the changes in your life and style. I was wondering if something would happen but didn’t expect it the next day!
You look un-freakin-believeable, as always, my dear ;)
I love the new look of the site, as well! At first I thought my laptop was playing tricks on me. But no. Nubby and Star have done a brilliant job, it’s no wonder you love them!
lovin’ the new look of iCiNG! nubby and star have done a marvellous job~ :D
aren’t bowler hats the greatest?!!!
Hello. Of course I value your work. But I think the header could perhaps be a little bit smaller (I think about visiting your site with my 1.024 × 600 screen very often). Oh, and perhaps you redo the numbers in front of the comments, at the moment there is only one digit, I think you’ll need three…
Greetings from Germany
Garnprinzessin
omg how EXCITING! site redesigns are the best (im working on mine right now too) i cant wait to have a browse around
Course you’re not the only one who remembers Brucie – he’s still at it in the UK :)
Cool idea to say “An announcement” and then have the announcement speak for itself, such a surprise but a good one.
That dress is gorgeous by the way!
Ohhh, I love the new design. It is gorgeous!
oh my goodness gasp the site looks crazy-mazing! and so do you, as usual… love that dress!
can i just say, I am loving the content a little more all the time… so glad to see L&S was not the end of free Gala-ness. x
GALA! I’M ADORING THE NEW WEBSITE DESIGN AND LAYOUT! IT’S GORGEOUS AND STYLISH AND LOVELY!
:)
Wonderful outfit also! That dress and those shoes and that eyeshadow = stunning!
xxx
OH MY GOD!!!
You’re sight looks so different! The new header is amazing. It totally represents you!
The one thing I might change is to have numbered comments. Then you could keep track of them better
I’m loooooving the outfit, and the site is delectable!
Well done Nubby & Star!
Gah, I have all kinds of love for that outfit. Bowler hats are my favourite accessory right now, and your cute dress makes me wish it wasn’t the middle of Winter here!
And of course, the new site design is amazing. If I had money, or my own website I’d totally hire Nubby to design it. Great work guys!
the header looks very sexy, confident & very gala darling. xxx
LOVE the new look site, and your outfit, Gala.
Love the new look blog!
I adore the new layout! Everything Nubby designs is beautiful.
I love the new look!
REMEMBERS?! In the UK Brucie is still an integeral part of our lives. He was on Alan Carr’s show the other day- two of the funniest men ever on one stage- gold dust.
x
Oooh I’m a-lovin’ that outfit, gorgeous. I swear you get more beautiful everyday…whats with that?!
The new layout is awesome as well, I think it had been the same since I discovered you just over a year ago so nice to have a changeeee =D
Gala!!
Awesome, groovy, wicked cool outfit. I just bought me a bowler hat last week, and am loving it to death already!
Also: The new header looks amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
New site design looks quite lovely!
However… where is the link to “Participation”? (Unless I have completely missed finding it). Will there still be that page? I do love the cute badges and banners for TiLT, etc.
Oh my goodness, I love the new design. It’s so magazine-ish :D Totally random/pointless question, but is your new design still running off Textpattern?
oh fuck yeah! Site looks amazing!
LOL last night i came to look at iCiNG and was like wtf,where is all the…stuff?
there is no F21 in this country D:
also,BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE BRUCE BRUCE. (i live in enerland,hence the lack of F21 and immense bruce love)
O MY WORD!!!!!! IT IS AMAZING!!!!
OH. MY. GOD! I lovvvvveeee the new look. I love everything about it, right down to the shade of pink!! I love the header too! Gosh, it’s so gorgeous my eyes are sore from staring so intently. I was so taken aback when I opened the site. WOW.
Your outfit is gorgeous too, loving the whole look :D
The new layout looks amazing.
Thanks so much my darlings!
Nadine — Oh you’re so cranky :P Numbered comments are back! Like I said, work in progress!
Alicia – Sea Of Ghosts — Totally. I was SO SICK of looking at my site, it has been due for a long time!
Claire — Thanks so much! That’s exactly what I was going for :>
Nubby — Of course!!!
gilda — Haha we should take photos together :D There were no smalls left when I bought mine, this is a medium, I have to tape it on or it falls off! ANNOYING!
Ms Constantine — A belt might help keep it up if you have ample boobage, but I don’t. I have to tape this one on. I just belted it because the dress is too big & it needed some definition!
Bexxx — Haha. You just need to go to a GOOD Forever 21… & if you order online, you can always send back stuff that doesn’t fit!
dynamitechar — It’s lovely to have you stick around, bebe!
karli — MWAH, thank you!
e.b. — Hahaha that is so cute. Kisses!
Renee | Beauty Fool — Oh clever you! Maybe I was giving out website-redesign vibes!
Lupe — I know, this dress is totally Minnie Mouse!
A — Hee, happy as ever to oblige!
Natasja — As always, bub, it’s wonderful to have your support! xox
E — The participation link will come back soon! Still ironing out some kinks!
Casey-Scott — Yes ma’am, it is!
Really wish I could’ve been on yesterday! Its beautiful and I love how there is navigation in the header! Genius! You’re so lucky to have friends like that!
Honestly with my nonfashion eye all I am noticing in the photos are your awesome eyeshadow and tattoos. I’ve been craving some hot pink eyeshadow!
The new website look is gorgeous! It’s so refreshing and happy! :D The girls did a great job on it.
Love your polka dot dress, by the way. It’s all sorts of awesome wrapped up in a pita! :P
luv it…luv it…luv it…
Love the outfit!
Love the new header!
Love your blog!
Sassy Chica
Amazing new design, Gala! Nubby definitely knows what she’s doing. : P
Wooooah….New layout! It’s wonderful and modern!
Love the outfit!
Love the new layout!
100% awesomeness!!!
the color work on your tattoo is amazing.
Love the new layout. It´s great. :] And I love your website!
I love this outfit. I’m big on polka-dots…I think it might be my new mission to find a great polkadot dress…
Loving the dress and Clockwork Orange-inspired outfit. New website design is faaaabulous. Always good to shake things up a bit. Great work by Nubby & Star as well as your design input !!! xoxox
the new site is gorgeous, well done!
Whoa – thank you for the lovely surprise! It has all the energy of unexpected rain showers or missing your train/bus and having to go on an adventure to get to your destination some other way. A pleasant jolt indeed! :D
I love that your mere presence must delight strangers as you flutter about new york.
Avoir une belle journée!
I’ve been reading your blog since…well..forever ?
And I realised I never commented, bleh, how negligent of me !
The new website is ab-so-lu-te-ly darling, though, and I love it ! It looks like it should be on the glossy paper of a magazine…
And your outfit is totally cute, love the combination :D
cupcakes for gala? :]
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Hahahahaha – I am cranky! Will endeavour to “smile” and “breathe” . . ;)
Another killer outfit! I wish I could do my makeup like yours. The new design looks amazing!
WOAH!!! the page looks AMAZING!! I literally jumped in my seat with surprise!!!
Well done Nubby!!! and others!!!
I have been a fan since I read your article in Cosmo about how to do the liquid eyeliner flick.. I then promptly logged on to Icing and it took honestly, less than two mintues to put Icing into my favourites list where it will stay forever!!
What a wonderful start to my day!! Happy monday for me!!!
OMFG, I am literally speechless. UH-MAY-ZING new layout! Great job Gala, Nubby and Star! This has REALLY made my day, haha.
i lovelovelove the new layout. you’re so fierce!
Brilliant outfit & spiffy new layout (love)!!
i totally dreamnt u did this last night!!!
I LOVE THE OUTFIT & THE SITE’S NEW DESIGN! :)
The site looks fantastic! A+++ improvement, I’d say.
You totally rock that hat, btw.
You totally couldn’t have gotten better gals to do this! This is exactly the right mix of professionalism/minimalism/glam for iCiNG.
Loooove the horoscope link (yay, no more searching through youtube’s boring interface) & would also like to see the participation link back because I’ve been eyeing up Nubby’s typographic shirt in black or white – I can’t decide!
P.S. What are your three’s thoughts on making the very topmost horizontal violet bar a little thicker? For some reason, its current thinness makes me think I’m not scrolled all the way up, but it might just be a personal tick. :P
I love a woman in a hat. :)
I thought the old header was awesome,but this one’s AMAZING!!!! so you!
wow wow wow. the outfit and new blog layout are both amazing. total blog envy/crush!
I don’t wanr to bother, I think the new design is nice, but I think it looks to much like Jazzi’s.
There is nothing as fabulous as a girl in a hat.
Especially this girl!!!!
I love the new layout. The simplicity of the crown is great. Well done Nubby and Star, the three of you are a good team.
Keep doing what you are doing, we all love you.
Janet
I love the new design Gala, so clean and simple! Perfect!
Great daily outfit, that eyeshadow is lush!
it took some getting used to, but i love love LOVE the new layout! it’s so bold & classy & pink.
AWESOME outfit too. makes me want to take out my dreads so i can wear hats again :P
Wow the new layout looks amazing!! Your outfit is also super cool, the hat is the perfect finishing touch!
Wooooooo i love the new look! I love how you went from pink to a bit more purple-ish but still very pink _ (gosh do i make sense) Anyhows it looks like a very important magazine hihi
Omg the strapless dress is so cute, i think i love it because of the padded cups, is that as comfortable as it looks? I’m in love with this zipper-dress Ripped Denim Dress
for some reason, i like the old look more, just cause this one looks a wee bit too serious for you :)
sadly people in england never had the chance to forget bruce!
looking good, both yourself and the website. fancy! x
This is a great layout. Cool, different and stylish just like you!
Haha… I clicked on my bookmark for your site and kind of went O.o “Wait…whoa…WHOA!” XD This site is so amazing, so very very amazing. Nubby & Star did a good job.
I love that outfit, too. You deff. rock a bowler hat.
I like the new header!
I saw an awesome illustration of you at the Toronto tattoo convention that Erin Chance did:)
Love the new page layout and of course your outfit.
loooooooooooooove love the new look of the site!! and I’m diggin on the dress too!
fab, fab, FAB! love the new fresh look!
Totally diggin’ the new layout. The header looks very professional and eye-catching. I had no problem with your old layout, but this one suits it so well!
Also, I love your outfit. It’s an inspiration for an outfit I plan to wear on a date!
Hot damn, the new look is fabulous! It looks more official, and totally sucks the viewer into the Galaverse.
The last design was way more ‘Gala’. This design just reminds me of a magazine, not a personal blog. I like it, I do. But I loved the one before.
xo
Yay, I can actually read your posts properly now! Everything overlapped most of the time for me, in the old one. I will miss it though, it had an atmosphere like no other website and was very grass-roots and personal.
Love the new header and look to your blog. Your look is super cute, I have the same eyeshadow – makeupforever makes the BEST bright colours!
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