Daily Outfit -- 23rd April 2008

[ 23 April 2008 ]

Daily outfit

<3 Kenzo vintage scarf
<3 Big sunglasses
<3 Mink Pink “Private Eye” Trenchcoat from Freez (only $79 [!] & I luuuurve it — also Freez is one of our sponsors so go & check them out!)
<3 Black stockings
<3 Boots from Dizingof
<3 Charm & ‘Thoughts Become Things’ bracelets
<3 Leather gloves with the fingertips cut off!
<3 Dachshund bag (with the chain off) from Love On A Leash (new favourite thing, it has been living in my bed)
<3 MAC Red lipstick

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Emerald’s boss, a hirsute man with an eternal case of morning breath, told her she was the “most conspicuous spy in the universe” before firing her (& her dog, Salvador) one rainy Tuesday.

Nowadays she operates a small, doddering practise from her bed-sit in Hollywood. If she was the star of a book series, like Nancy Drew (her personal heroine), the titles might be…

The Case Of The Washing-Line Thief
The Mystery Of The Last Biscuit
Spooky Times On The Midtown Bus
The Puzzle Of The Late Rent Cheque

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Emerald & Salvador love to watch America’s Most Wanted & share peanut butter sandwiches. They are available for immediate hire. They accept cash, cheques, dog biscuits, bourbon & all restaurant coupons.


Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala <3


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  1. aww how very sophisticated and elegant gala!
    beautiful. love it :)

    <3 Belinda · Apr 23, 06:34 PM · #

  2. I have a pencil case like your dachshund but it is a tiger =) rawr!

    <3 Magdalena · Apr 23, 06:43 PM · #

  3. I have that polaroid camera!

    I can’t ever find film for it anymore. 8:(

    <3 amy 2.0 · Apr 23, 06:47 PM · #

  4. hahaha! i love that little mini-story!
    amy 2.0, it totally stinks that Polaroid aren’t making their cameras or film anymore… I guess that’s the sad reality of this so-called Digital Age… bring back the old schoo, I say!

    <3 Natasja · Apr 23, 06:58 PM · #

  5. I love this. I was thinking you looked very much like an international super-spy when I saw the first picture. It’s completely fabulous. The story is absolutely genius, totally creative, and I love little Salvador (who cares if he’s a bag? furry puppy purses are people too! hee!) It’s all wonderful, Gala, tres chic indeed! You inspire me =)

    <3 Stephanie Marie · Apr 23, 07:12 PM · #

  6. I love the story with the outfit! Yay!

    <3 char · Apr 23, 07:28 PM · #

  7. Verrrry lovely, darlink!!! Vherrre did you get those gloves?

    <3 Natalie · Apr 23, 07:32 PM · #

  8. Natalie — Ah, I forgot to mention them ;> They’re just plain black leather (my mother gave them to me, she owned them for years) & I chopped the fingertips off!

    <3 Gala · Apr 23, 07:38 PM · #

  9. drops faux-Russian accent

    I love chopping the fingertips off gloves, as I find very few glove sizes fit me properly anyway, and I like the aesthetic. i have very few intact gloves anymore! I’m glad to see someone else does it, too :)

    <3 Natalie · Apr 23, 07:46 PM · #

  10. oh, YOU are emerald :)
    this sounds & looks like fun – i love the way you make up stories like these. it something to look forward to :)

    <3 irmak · Apr 23, 07:53 PM · #

  11. I love the outfit, the bag and the story. You’re so stylish and you have a great imagination :)

    <3 mica · Apr 23, 07:56 PM · #

  12. ❤ Pink typewriter! so cute xo ❤

    <3 Loulou! · Apr 23, 07:57 PM · #

  13. I never thought cut-off gloves could look so chic!

    But I have a wee problem – I’ve signed up for Cupcake and the iTC list and neither of the confirmation emails ever turned up. Perhaps my email address is unpalatable? Do you think you could fix it for me please? – I need all the help I can get for my iTC plans!:)

    <3 Ailyex · Apr 23, 07:58 PM · #

  14. That coat is amazing. I definitely want to get one. How do the sizings run?

    <3 Lizbt · Apr 23, 08:02 PM · #

  15. Ailyex — Check your spam folder! If they’re not there, try using another email address (like Gmail etc.).

    Lizbt — I’m wearing a 10 & it is perfect. I’m usually an XS but but in that coat, my shoulders were too broad for the 8. I’d say go up a size to be safe (though you can always switch sizes if there’s a problem!). Hope this helps! xx

    <3 Gala · Apr 23, 08:09 PM · #

  16. Ooh the red lippy! And the eyebrows! And the nails! You look severe and intimidating and fierce!

    :)

    <3 Nadine · Apr 23, 08:15 PM · #

  17. that little story cheered me up heaps :)

    <3 Georgie · Apr 23, 08:43 PM · #

  18. Haha- “most conspicuous spy in the universe” was what I thought before I even read what you’d written! You do look like an ultra-glamourous, quirky spy! I love the Kenzo scarf, and that dachshund is just adorable.

    <3 Alice · Apr 23, 09:15 PM · #

  19. “The Case Of The Washing-Line Thief
    The Mystery Of The Last Biscuit
    Spooky Times On The Midtown Bus
    The Puzzle Of The Late Rent Cheque”

    Lol, I love it. A daily outfit post which has made me giggle :) Have you named your Dachshund?

    <3 Ivy · Apr 23, 09:34 PM · #

  20. Verrree niiice, you’re only missing a fake ‘tache up your sleeve for all those pesky having-to-go-incognito moments.

    <3 nana · Apr 23, 09:37 PM · #

  21. That would be a great traveling outfit. Everyone would be atwitter wondering who you were.

    Then you could secretly watch all their reactions.

    Luv
    Poochie

    <3 Poochie · Apr 23, 10:35 PM · #

  22. hehe, my littlest sister is called Emerald! x

    <3 sapphire · Apr 23, 11:20 PM · #

  23. Very cute!
    you look as if you are meeting someone for super secret romancin’

    <3 Penny · Apr 24, 12:06 AM · #

  24. O.O !!!
    i lovee !!!!!
    u gala are gor-ge-usssss !!!!

    <3 lizz · Apr 24, 01:10 AM · #

  25. You look so “Amelie Poulan” here Gala! Hehe, now all you need is Nino (your boyfriend) in the picture! :D
    Thats an idea – get him to do a “daily outfit” too :) That would be really cool.

    xxx Lucy

    <3 Lucy · Apr 24, 01:26 AM · #

  26. Haha! Much love from me to this post.

    <3 Lou · Apr 24, 02:26 AM · #

  27. Thank you, Thank you, thank you …. You look adorable,
    Such a talented, quirky, creative model…. a seriously sexy spy. Love the red nails and lips and Puppy seems right at home too!!

    Donna xxx

    <3 Donna · Apr 24, 02:27 AM · #

  28. I think this is the first time i’ve seen you with red lipstick and it’s awesome!!

    love the story and outfit too.. so brilliant! ;-)

    <3 emily · Apr 24, 04:06 AM · #

  29. Your outfit made me smile. Definitely private eye material, love the dachshund!

    <3 Juls · Apr 24, 04:14 AM · #

  30. I absolutly love when you make this little stories, the make me happy! Plus, as always you look FANTASTIC ;) and Salvador is very very awesome :D
    Thanks for cheering me up while studying like mad in the library! :)

    <3 fran · Apr 24, 04:19 AM · #

  31. This is a seriously awesome look! I wonder if your MAC lipstick is “Red Russian”? I just won that color from another blogger and I’m obsessed with wearing it!

    <3 Caroline · Apr 24, 04:50 AM · #

  32. Oh my gosh! You so strongly resemble Dita in the second picture.

    Looking great as always, Gala!

    <3 Michelle · Apr 24, 04:58 AM · #

  33. I love that Salvador looks like a real pooch in the second photo!

    <3 Eliza · Apr 24, 05:18 AM · #

  34. That’s fantastic!

    <3 Jami · Apr 24, 05:19 AM · #

  35. LOOOOOOVE the outfit

    <3 beatriz · Apr 24, 06:22 AM · #

  36. YOU NEED TO WRITE A BOOK. Seriously. I was kinda sad that Emerald’s story didn’t go on and on…and I love the pictures. And the outfit, but of course!

    <3 Ammu · Apr 24, 06:35 AM · #

  37. I love your typewriter….pink!!! where did you get it? does it have a name?

    My black IBM Selectric II is called Ciphère, the knida-broken beige one at my dad’s house is called Trenchcoat [how original given her color…| and I used to have a taupe one called, hm, Taupe and a blue one called Béatrice.

    I had an electric “modern” Canon one that didnt last long it was named Marie-Clarisse but I destroy it with a hammer in a Vancouver back alley after enduring much frustration over a stuck G key.

    My two manual ones are ivory and are called Irène and Royale with Cheese.
    I have a small electrical one called Olympia.

    <3 IzAlice · Apr 24, 07:11 AM · #

  38. I WANT A TYPEWRITER JUST LIKE THAT AS MY WEDDING GIFT.
    From my husband.

    With an unfinished poem already typed up in it.

    The end.

    <3 [a} · Apr 24, 08:54 AM · #

  39. Ooooh #33 so read my mind! You look just like Dita in the 2nd pic!
    My 2 favourite style queens rolled into one….
    Makes for a very happy me :)
    Loving your outfit… as always!

    <3 Cassandra · Apr 24, 09:37 AM · #

  40. totally coveting that typewriter!

    <3 chelsea creature · Apr 24, 10:56 AM · #

  41. that dachshund bag has such an expressive face! XD

    great outfit, great story. I’d hire Emerald in a heartbeat to solve The Case Of The Missing Car Keys!

    <3 Jane Cortez · Apr 24, 11:39 AM · #

  42. FIERCE!
    It needed a fierce, I assure you.

    <3 Elizabeth · Apr 24, 12:12 PM · #

  43. I’ve had a two year dream of owning a large Iguana, naming it Salvador and taking it for walks on a harness. Haha. It WILL happen one day when I settle down.

    I love the contrast of the black clothes, red lips and violet hair. Looks great! The eyebrows make a striking difference too! I am inspired and thinking of dying my fringe tomorrow but have yet to settle on a colour (I have multi-coloured hip-length dreadlocks so I might go for green or turquoise or something because I haven’t got those colours yet).

    <3 Zoe · Apr 24, 12:23 PM · #

  44. What a cool outfit! I love the “story” that goes with it. (Super cool, because today is my birthday! Big 16)

    <3 lena · Apr 24, 12:27 PM · #

  45. WHERE OH WHERE DID YOU GET THAT TYPE WRITER I AM BUBBLING OVER WITH EXCITEMENT...

    I ahve been after one for ages and pink would be especially awesome…does it work?? I live in Sydney so please oh please tell me where you got it and I will love you with the power of a thousand and more cupcakes with pink icing!!!!

    :D
    Sx.

    <3 Unzipped Kitty · Apr 24, 12:53 PM · #

  46. OOOOOOo I HAVE to share, My big chunky lucite bangle came back to me!!! Friday look out! i will be fabulous!

    <3 kay (The Canadian One) · Apr 24, 01:05 PM · #

  47. Is someone feeling a little Blair Waldorf-ish?

    <3 M.B. Whimsical · Apr 24, 01:09 PM · #

  48. this is fantastic! the headscarf looks absolutely sublime with your hair, & the gloves add a great touch.

    how tall are you, gala? it’s hard to tell in pictures

    <3 Clare · Apr 24, 01:13 PM · #

  49. Haha, you guys are such GEEKS! (I love it.) The typewriter was originally red I think, but I guess the previous owner left it in the sun, so it faded down to a strange red/pink colour.

    I’m pretty sure I bought it on TradeMe (NZ equivalent of Ebay) for about $10, though to get my hands on it I had to bribe my friend to drive me out to a courier depot in the middle of nowhere in stinking rush-hour traffic. Worth it though!

    lena — Happy birthday, sweet 16! xxx

    Clare — I'm 169cm. Not terribly tall! I think about 5'6" or 5'7"?

    <3 Gala · Apr 24, 01:13 PM · #

  50. Gala, I found a book today (that I haven’t bought yet, but absolutely will!) that reminded me of you: www.amazon.com/Eccentric
    It’s called Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You

    Glamorous eccentrics are irresistible people. They are irreverent, occasionally impertinent, a tad mysterious, charming, often self-invented, good at applying eyeliner, and above all nonconformist. They are a fabulous confection of style, self-empowerment, and black patent sling backs. Everyone wants to be one, but how? Ubiquitous style guru Simon Doonan has the answer.

    <3 Jami · Apr 24, 01:35 PM · #

  51. Jami — So funny, I ordered that from Amazon about two weeks ago! Still waiting for it, though…

    <3 Gala · Apr 24, 01:38 PM · #

  52. I LOVE that PINK typewriter!!!!

    <3 Sarah Prout · Apr 24, 02:24 PM · #

  53. CUTE! stories and outfit. lipstick looks pretty.

    <3 patty · Apr 24, 02:36 PM · #

  54. Yay – cool outfit Gala!

    It seems you read my mind -I was planning on coming today & requesting more outfit photos! They give such a cool insight to your life :)

    <3 joannie · Apr 24, 02:59 PM · #

  55. Emerald & Salvador—

    I have JUST the case for you. Expertise in incognito dress, exceptional observational skills, a keen eye, and a taste for organic dog biscuits required. Needed for help on The Case of the Dancing Mannequin. Inquire within.

    -Maxine Holt, Private Eye, NYC

    *_~

    <3 Twila Ro · Apr 24, 03:07 PM · #

  56. Loooove the mini story you cooked up Gala! You totally look like you could work as a private eye. And having just bought my own, I am on love with your type writer! I can’t wait to get a ribbon and start using mine.

    <3 Mandy · Apr 24, 03:26 PM · #

  57. I am sure that MAC red is the best lipstick ever. It was the very first mac product I ever brought and it always makes me feel so glamorous.

    I love the leather gloves with fingers cut off! it kind shakes up the clean and polished look of the outfit.

    <3 ruby · Apr 26, 01:10 AM · #

  58. hahaha!! those titles are cleverly made! I’ve got to find those! haha!

    <3 cruella · Apr 28, 12:00 AM · #
 

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