Daily Outfit: 17th November 2009
[ 18 November 2009 ]
Last night was amazing. The Dish & I made our way to MoMA for the opening of the Tim Burton exhibition. It’s open from November 22nd to April 26th 2010 (!), so there is plenty of opportunity for a descent into his creepy world!
Follow the whirligig road…
There is so much to take in, it was kind of overwhelming. There are puppets, drawings, costumes, immense balloons, sculptures, photographs & all manner of rad artifacts. In this picture I’m standing in front of tin doors from Ed Wood.
As you would expect, stripes were a definite theme. Downstairs there were a bunch of striped walls (swoon!), so we took some outfit photos…
I am wearing…
Mouse ears (with my name on them) from Disneyworld
Blue Swarovski crystal heart necklace (hidden)
Scarf from H&M
Jacket from H&M
Strapless blue dress from H&M (um, yes, I went shopping yesterday!)
Assorted bracelets from Forever 21 & Girlprops
Black wool stockings
Sam Edelman Zoe booties
I did tell you I was going through a blue period! I am so in love with this colour I can’t even tell you.
There were some amazing people there too. I met a woman who was wearing a hat made from hair extensions, & Brooke Shields was being followed around by a very burly man in unusual glasses. Helena Bonham-Carter was wearing an extremely sparkly black dress & had some of the biggest hair I have ever seen. She left the building arm-in-arm with her mother. It was cute.
But the best moment of all had to be at the end. The Dish & I were sitting on a bench near the exit, beside the garden, drinking & talking. All of a sudden there was a weird silence, & we looked up to see Johnny Depp being escorted out of the building. He was with a couple of security guards & maybe his wife but I’m not sure. They had cut through the garden to avoid all the party-goers & were just about to reach the door. We looked at him, & then he looked at us & nodded before walking on! I know I sound like a huge fangirl (“Oh my god, Johnny Depp NODDED AT ME!!!”) but it was the raddest thing ever. We like to think that in that brief moment what he was really saying with his nod was, “Wow, you are both so well-dressed & obviously cool, why don’t you come to the south of France & kick it with Vanessa & me for an indefinite period of time?” ...Um, also, he is very, very handsome in person.
You should definitely go if you can! Thanks to MoMA for putting on such a great event & for having us.
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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AAAHH! Tim Burton! And you! You are so cute. I love your style—I wish I had an exact duplicate of your wardrobe. (In fact, in the case of your H&M jacket, I think I might.)
November 22nd is my 18th birthday! I wish I lived closer to NYC :( It would have been the perfect birthday present.
I love Tim Burton’s art. I want to see this! Did they have any Beetlejuice stuff?
You and the Dish look great together.
I’ve been looking forward to this event for AGES! I’m so jealous you got to go (& that Mr. Depp nodded at you, it’s completely ok to be a fangirl when you’re dealing with someone that handsome!)
I’m making a special birthday trip in January for this exhibit, thank you so much for sharing!
Lady Laalanne — Aw! It’s a shame you can’t get here, but I am sure you could buy prints, posters, books etc. from the MoMA store once the exhibition actually opens. It’s an okay consolation prize!
denise — Yes, heaps. Honestly there was SO MUCH stuff there, it is insane. After a while it made my brain hurt! & thanks ;D
supergirlieque — You will love it. My suggestion would be to wear comfortable shoes, you will need them!
YOU SAW JOHNNY DEPP! AAHH. i would have passed out.
maybe i’m exaggerating a little, but it’s to make a point. and I tottally understand: he NODDED AT YOU! deep breath
ok. i’m good now. and i love that color of blue too. i actually love any shade of blue. and the outfit is gorgeous. no wonder HE nodded at you. ^^
Oh, that dress is amazing and the wonderous settings! How cool! I was once invited to Tim Burton’s soiree in Germany at a old mental hospital. So sad I never got to make it!
Dear Mr. Burton, please put Miss Gala and The Dish in the next movie!
How amazing! Gotta love Tim Burton,one of the first that I noticed that could find the beauty in the macabre. He is a constant source of inspiration from halloween costumes to avant garde photo shoots.
Side note: I think that blue loves you equally back. You wear it well.
regards,Britt
Johnny Depp! Wheee! That is so very very cool!
I love all the blue you’re rocking right now.
I’m going to NY in January because my brother is coming to visit me in Philly. And he really really loves Tim Burton!
Its so nice that you got to see Jhonny Depp (he is this year’s sexiest man alive!). I love that in NY you have the chance to see so many celebrities….
Oh, I wish I could go to the exhibition, I’m a huge Burton fan!
Love your mouse ears!
Aw bust, I’m on the wrong coast! Would have loved to be there, I’m the biggest Burton nerd (I did my end-of-the-year English project on him in 10th grade!) xo
WoW! i can’t believe you got to see him in person AND get a nod! very awesome :) i wish i could be at the tim burton exhibition. i bet it was amazing and very inspiring. you are a lucky gal!
i’m a huge tim burton fan! i’m really hoping to make it to nyc while the exhibit is still there.
I could quite possibly kill (or not) to go to the Tim Burton exhibit, but jeez – getting a flight from Sweden is kind of pricey. So I am extra super-happy that you posted these pics as it’s a real fun glimpse of the fabulousness that I am sure the exhibit is. Makes me want to go even more though :)
And I am sure that was exactly what Mr Depp’s nod meant. OBVIOUSLY! How could it not mean that.
Kisses from Kat
That’s awesome! I can’t wait to see it myself. I’ve wanted to be in a tim burton film since I was like 7!
k jbafiujghrhnakltnon’rh; awesome!
I want to see it so badly!
did you go to the Fred Flare store in Brooklyn?
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! I’m sure the exhibition is just incredible, and I’m a huuuuge Tim Burton fan. I also love Helena Bonham-Carter, and Johnny Depp – OMFG! Johnny Depp – is so gorgeous, and smart, and interesting, and such an awesome actor. Swoon
Yeaaah, I know I sound silly and obsessed. But I’m just dying with envy. And still very glad for you, because it seems like you had a really rad time.
One of my friends wants to go see this with me, but he’s in school, upstate, until Thanksgiving. I’m not sure I want to wait for him to come back to the city! Maybe I’ll just go see it twenty million times. xD Thanks for the pictures; it looks amazing! ALSO OMG JOHNNY DEPP.
I gotta say, i’m loving the blonde hair so much. And also I wanna have that edward statue in my living room :O
Ooooh! I am entirely jealous at this post. It’s times like this I wish I lived in NYC (though I could never part with my beautiful mountains). I love Tim’s work, and Johnny Depp is an absolute favorite of mine. You looked great!
Girl, is Dish wearing a top hat!? That officially makes him the Best Dish Ever!
I thought you might appreciate this gala hahah money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/n…
I LOVE that they have one of the animal shrubberies from Edward Scissorhands!
What an excellent event/exhibit.
I’ve been wanting to go back to New York sometime early next year, so I’ll definitely check this out! Don’t worry about coming off as a fangirl, we understand. I would consider myself someone unimpressed by fame but I’ve had my moments of “ommmggg so-and-so” as well.
Ooh, that is so rad for sure! I’ve come so close to meeting Johnny Depp in the past (he filmed a movie near my hometown)... yet your story is way cool.
And you are so well dressed and obviously cool. Yay south of france! ;)
i like ur mouse hat.
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MY. GRACIOUS. Oh, for a Johnny Depp nod. shivers down spine
How did you compose youself?!
Oh fan girl! That nod deserves an entire book in its honour! Awfully jealous!
Ahhhh, I’m so excited! I already have tickets for this and now I am even more pumped to attend! I cannot believe you saw Depp. How COOL!!!
Miss Destruco — Um, a Tim Burton party at an old mental hospital sounds like the best thing that ever happened! I can’t believe you couldn’t go! That is the saddest story!
honeyange — Aw, your brother will be over the moon!
Katarina — Haha I KNEW you would understand! xo
Alzy — It was so, so good. I didn’t realise what a brilliant artist he is, I always just thought of him as someone who makes movies, but he has done so many amazing things across a zillion disciplines, it was so impressive & really enlightening.
Pam — No, what’s at the Fred Flare store?!
Miss Sofia — Aw! Hopefully you will be able to see an exhibition of his one day!
Jessica — It would be worth going multiple times because there is SO MUCH stuff to look at!
Aimee — Thank you honeycake!
birdie — A bowler… But he is still the best Dish ever, haha.
Jessica — Yeah, totally. I have thankfully never acted in an embarrassing manner in front of a celebrity, but that doesn’t mean that inside I’m not like “ASDFGHJKLKJHG!!!!” I felt like that when I met Patricia Field, Marc Jacobs & MK&A Olsen. Haha.
What a fantastic selection of photos! You always find the coolest places to take your Daily Outfit pictures.
And you and the Dish are totally made for each other in your fashion choices.
BEST DRESS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok i commented before i finished the article-
you saw johnny depp in person?! and he acknowledged you?? ahhhhh dreamy…
When I went to MOMA there were big signs up for the Tim Burton exhibition, but I alas, I was there three months early! I was very sad until I discovered that the exhibition is coming to Melbourne in June 2010!!
But I doubt we’ll get the same star-studded opening night, boo.
Your outfit looks amazing! I love the combination of the sleeveless dress & the scarf.
Johnny Depp owns a house and sometimes lives next door to my best friend. It is awesome. He is a really nice guy.
I would love to see this!
Gahh you saw Helena Bonham Carter! You are so lucky…she is my favorite actress!
Blue is such a great colour on you!
I’m also loving it this Fall, because it can be rich and dark or bright and vibrant!
So lucky you saw Johnny Depp! Also, how did you tie your scarf that way? I love the color it looks nice with your blonde hair
Gala, this looks awesome! I utterly love Tim Burton.
Interesting anecdote: Last month I dreamt that I met Helena Bonham Carter (she spilt red wine on me and then we bonded over having the same name, and she also told me that her name was just a stage name). In my dream, I met Tim Burton the next day. He was working at a hotdog stand (huh?) and told me that Helena is actually from Burma. BEST DREAM EVER.
Oh how I love love LOVE Tim Burton!!!!!!! I just said to my partner “OMG I want to go to the Museum of Modern Art” and he goes “Oh well maybe you can go before work” To which I respond with “It’s in New York” His response, “Ooh… You might be late!” (I’m in little Adelaide, Australia!!)
OH my gosh!!! So many amazing things in one night! ! I love all of it.. You look sooo cool I’m sure that was what the nod was all about! ;)hahaha.
Ah! Tim Burton! Johnny Depp! So jealous right now. I hope to make it there next year…
EEEEEEK!!!! If ever there was a post that I wanted to steal, transport myself into and live in…it would be this one!!!!
Awesome!
swoon
Johnny freakin’ Depp? Really? God, I don’t think I would have been able to restrain my hormones… on another note, I love the blue phase! Deep cobalt is the only kind of blue I really love; I’m more of a red girl.
Aw! That sounds fantastic! Don’t you love that H&M dress? I have the same one. I wore it on Halloween as a Mermaid. I attached shells and aqua colored rocks to it.
IM so jealous. Was there any sneak peek Alice In Wonderland stuff? I cannot wait for that movie to come out!
GALA! The man following around Brooke Shields, was he also super-fabulous, were the glasses sort of vintagey and rose-tinted? Do you mean burly as in ‘big teddy bear’ or ‘grizzly bear’ ??
Might be her personal assistant, who HILARIOUS and awesome. Good friend of a good friend.
Please tell me, I think it would be so lovely if it were him!
Gala, you’re looking so beautiful these days. The blue is so fresh :) Can we get more pics of you and The Dish? That one is so cute!
Amazing photos. Tim Burton <3
This is probably beside the point, but how did your hairdresser get your hair such a wonderful white colour? Was it just bleach & toner? Does it take much maintenance to keep healthy? It looks more than great :)
I must say i am massively jealous, i’m a dirty blonde wishing i was frosty white…
I was like screaming when I read this, like five minutes before I had found out Johnny Depp got crowned sexiest man alive!!!!!!! XD
I was going crazy, and you SAW him!
AAAAAHHHHHHH I’m so JEALOUS!
and helena bonham carter!!!!
and the whole tim burton….!!!!!!
it’s sooo perfectly wrong
it made my day.
:)
Your so lucky!! Tim Burton is the reason I went to film school!!
Hey! You should do an outfit post of what The Dish was wearing, he looks pretty cute in his suit and hat in that one picture… would love to see more of him in your posts! Might encourage the men in our lives to dress nicer ;)
Ohhh you look amazing! & very cute with The Dish. Blue does look good on you!
Super happy for you visiting the Tim Burton exhibition, would have LOVED it.
You look like a Tim Burton character! By which I mean unique, fun and adorable. Love everything you’ve got going on there. Blue really suits you.
Oh wow, that exhibition sounds amazing!
I would silently stare at johnny depp too.
while peeing my pants.
and he would have to stop and ask if i was okay because he would hear my heartbeat from metres away.
In my opinion Tim Burton’s works can be described in 3 words; completely unquestionable genius!
Once, a drunk dude asked my boyfriend if he was Johnny Depp, while they were both standing at the urinal in a seedy pub. Ross was slightly intoxicated and feeling naughty, so he just answered “yes, I am”, zipped up, and walked out.
As he left the mens room, we could both hear a guy inside yelling “Dude! We were just peeing with Johnny Depp”!
OMG! if Johnny Depp ever nodded at me I would die…or faint, Because I would be that much of a fan girl :D your soo lucky to go to Tim’s show! I wish I could have gone.
Gala your the best love reading your blog!
Em
I can’t believe you didn’t notice that the woman with Johnny was Patti Smith.
Ugghh, I can’t decide whether or not I want to go to Tim Burton’s MoMA show….a couple of his movies have let me down so much that I really don’t always adore him the way some people do…
Johnny Depp’s appearance must be very fluid, though—I find he rather looks a bit like a coke addict in person.
I got the postcard in the mail from MOMA announcing the new Tim Burton exhibition.. the funny thing was, it arrived in the mail the DAY that my husband spent sitting on the couch watching BEETLEJUICE!! I hadn’t seen that movie in years and I was dying to see it, and it was NOT a coincidence that it just happened to show up that day when i was in a Tim Burton hole of movie watching and PJs.
I will definitely pop back here after I get my pictures back from the exhibition.. my hubby is a GREAT photographer (*http://bscphoto.com*)
BTW, did they let you take pictures in ANY part of the exhibit? Or were some parts off limits?
Oh! I was just in NYC and went to MoMa. I just missed this exhibit! Great photos though.