Daily Outfit -- 23rd July 2009
[ 23 July 2009 ]

I told you to buy an equestrian hat & where would we be if I didn’t lead by example?!
Equestrian hat from ModCloth
Heart necklace by Tarina Tarantino
Grey tank from Forever 21
Black hooded wrap from Forever 21
Pink skirt also from Forever 21
& you know what, I think the belt is from there too…
Generic black stockings
Ankle boots from Strawberry (!)
Silver bangle assortment mostly from Forever 21 as well
“The Fabulous Purse“ from ModCloth
Bag candy by Tarina Tarantino (of course…)

I wore this outfit to go & have a hair consultation (long hair to come on the 6th of August, YES!), browse some stores, buy some books & eat a damn good salad. On my way home I got caught in the rain — hence the speckles on the hat! It did keep my face dry, though!


How immensely rad are my new things?! This bag is vegan (holla! & yes I appreciate how bizarre that is given I am posing beneath a huge SKULL), & I LOVE IT. It’s a great size & I love carrying it on my forearm, it makes me feel very Victoria Beckham! (It can be folded & worn on the shoulder with the chains but carrying it on my forearm is a total novelty to me right now.) I love the style, too — it is like a less obvious design by Thomas Wylde (lots of chains, skulls, heavy leather, etc.) The necklace is probably the least subtle thing I own, & I have wanted one forever. & the bag candy just makes me happy — it makes my bag less rock chic & more… um… sparkly. (Deep, I know.)

Shoe & bangle detail!
Love letters & feather headdresses,






Those boots are so perfect. I adore this whole outfit, it’s very well put together. And the skull was the first thing my eye went to, I like it! ;)
maybe i missed it, but where is the bag from? i like it very much. you have impeccable taste (you already know that though)!
oops…i see the link now. sorry!
I am quite enamoured with that super sparkly heart necklace. Pretty!
Gasp! Dying for your shoes! Although I have no idea how you actually move in them, but still!
LUFFFFF YOUU GHOST RIDER!
Delightful. I adore your long, pink hair—can’t wait to see it again. Also, would you be averse to providing more details on the whereabouts of such a fantastic-looking pair of shoes? :)
You look like a cute, badass, I don’t even know what. This is my favorite outfit of yours!
I love it all!
Another fabulous hat-strike Gala!
not too sure about the hat! it looks too much like a beanie. stick to the sparkly headwear i think!
I love all those bangles, and you look so different with non-bouffant hair! And the background is AMAZING (skull, woohoo!). I hope I won’t get in trouble if I respectfully say, lovely bosoms. I’m envious. ;)
I’m intrigued to see the long hair!
Loving this outfit…it’s cute in a flirty way and so comfy looking.
LOVE it! Especially all those bracelets!
LOVES IT!!
augh i really want that bag, it’s wonderful, but shipping to the uk on modcloth is $26.50 D:
So this is a totally weird question but I’m going to ask it anyway . . . Gala dear, what kind of shampoo do you use? Your color never fades and you hair still looks healthy. I have to know!!
good wallpaper. great outfit!
I was looking at that necklace today, I love it on you!!
Cute outfit :)
ahhh – i have been wanting that necklace in purple ! it looks so cute on you – great outfit.
You’ve got the brightest, clearest eyes! and…the hat matches them, at least in the pictures. or they blend.
Gala,
You’re awesome. I am typing this from my closet where I am knee deep in smelly jodphurs trying to find my old riding helmet. Yesss.
Lulu
P.S. Not to be creepy, but your skin is glowing in the most beautiful way. What’s your secret?
Oh man…those shoes! that necklace! that bag!! oh, i’m such an accessory and footwear whore…. lol
That is the most killer wallpaper ever! I’m now definitely getting an equestrian hat!
I love that necklace! I love that hat! It’s like, the horseback-riding addicted cousin of the ‘cloche’ hat!
And that necklace, oh man! I would loooove to get my hands on one of those!
Also, I feel the need to apologize for being such a crappy reviewer. I’m always reading your posts on iCiNG (it’s been like, 2-3 years!), but I become a total nutty-bunny and forget to post something.
I are sorry. :
Strawberry was my favorite store in New York! How I miss it so! At least it’s nice to know it’s still awesome and people are enjoying it.
This definitely is one of my favourites, out of your daily outfits. Soooo cute! :D
Oh wow, I love that bag! I’m so tempted to get one myself!
Don’t like the cleavage so much.
ohhhhhh, how can i resist sparkly bag candy?! i might need to get some!
your hair looks great this length too, i like it straight!
xx
I love the colour combination of your outfit, totally pretty! :)
This is one such an adorable outfit Gala! I may need an equestrian hat now… just maybe… like definitely. SQUEE.
Gala, your photos are looking suddenly even better – do you have fabulous light at your new apartment, or have you bought a new camera or using a new lens? Just looking amazing, like magazine shots. And the ones with the skull look awesome. You are your own best art director!!
re: your bag. vegan just means vinyl right?
Just out of interest, are you vegan?
This is one of your best daily outfits ever!! You look so chic, but really funky at the same time. It is just so put together, I loooooooooooovvvvvvvvvve it.
Wow! You look awesome!
Oooh. You’re going for long hair again? Staying pink? Another colour? Or is it a surprise? You’re the only person I know of (and I mean this as a compliment) that looks like they have pink hair naturally…
Wow.
You look gorgeous (as always), and I love the hat!
Any tips on how to carry one off?
killing it!
love the bag bling, and the shoes oh god those shoes.
xxox
thats gorgetastic. brilliant set up of cloths.
You’re getting extensions on my Birthday! I don’t know if that’s a present to you or to me… can we say both? :)
You look wonderful, darling! Like a total groovster. If I saw you chllin down in a cafe, I would be all impolite and un-hip and give you my number, + some candy.
PS- I resent you for bringing the sparkly iPhone cover to my attention… major want!
Gorgeous!! Love that look & I agree with Louise C your photos are looking uber professional & magazine fabulous!!
Oh an go with the Iphone – you will never look back!!
Limespark — Thank you! I love the skull too. There is a lot of taxidermy in this house. That skull, a deer & a jackalope! There are also at least two crows…
Rosie — They’re actually not hard to walk in at all. They get painful after a while but they’re not hard to walk in. I almost died going down the stairs in some stilettos the other day though :P Thankfully I always hold a handrail when traversing a staircase in heels!
Amy — I can’t wait either! Glad you share my excitement, hee. I don’t really have a lot more detail to give. Strawberry is a chain in the U.S.A. & they mostly sell kinda cheap stuff — I have never bought any clothes from there because the store is so messy I can’t stand it, but their shoe selection can be pretty great. Also, CHEAP! I think those ankle boots were about $60.
Nadine — Hahahaha glad you like my boobies because someone commenting below you didn’t! Oh well you can’t please everyone… ;D
sophie~ — Oh that sucks! Maybe you could email them & see if there is another shipping option?
Miss Alyss — I use FAT HAIR by Samy which is vegan & quite lovely. My hair is healthy in places but extremely damaged in others — it’s so dry that I can tease it up & not even need to use hairspray. But I recolour my hair about once a month on average. I just re-did it the other day!
Lulu Bee — YAY equestrian revolution! We want photos! Oh & my secret? Photoshop. Hahah. No I’m drinking a lot of water & using a good cleanser (MD Forte III) & using mineral foundation which I am CONVINCED is the reason my skin is so good at the moment.
Tiffany — Me too baby, me too! A life without accessories is a life half-lived!
The Bunny Geek — Baby I LOVE your new name! & I’m very glad to see you’re still here… You are old-school! xoxoxo
Amanda — I know! It’s such an easy way to add some fun, sparkly, individualised dimension to something that can so easily be boring!
Louise.C — DO IT!!!
Didi — Oh thank you! It was actually a very dreary day so the photos came out pretty dark, I had to do a lot of tweaking in Photoshop to make them brighter/more dynamic. & also my camera kept focussing on the wrong thing, I think there might be dust in it. Grrrrr! But nope, same old same old… Maybe I’m just getting better at this whole thing ;D
squiggle — Vegan just means non-leather, I actually don’t know what this bag is made of but it’s a GREAT leather substitute, you wouldn’t know by touching it. & nope, I’m not, but I like to buy/eat things that are :>
Annie — Haha, yes, I’m sticking to pink. I really do love it & I really do think it suits me. I can’t think of another colour I’d prefer to be, not to mention, stripping the pink out of this would be… awful!
Nadia — Hmm, tips for pulling off an equestrian hat? You just have to wear it with confidence & make your outfit a bit more rigid in style to pull it all together. It wouldn’t work so well with a flowing dress — it really needs ankle boots, a high waist & a belt. Or at least that’s what I think!
Beth — Oh happy advance birthday to you! It’s definitely a present to both of us ;D Oh & I know, those iPhone covers are totally dangerous. We both need them, it’s true.
Nelly! — Merci beaucoup my darling! & I am totally keen to go iPhone-y. I am sad at potentially losing my number, though! & what if I’m not a 917 anymore? Booooooooo!
Oh, how I’m in love with this outfit.. AND I’m totally salivating over that heart necklace!!
Its adorable! - I love it and not so secretly want to steal it xD
I love that the things I love are from places I’ve actually heard of! I really love the bag, the necklace and… the hat :P I think this is maybe the second time I’ve ever posted but I always love your daily outfits!
Amazing bag and heart necklace! Want so badly.
I have that belt from F21 :) though I never know what to wear it with and it seems to hurt my back, haha.
I love the bracelets!
I’m always checking out the Strawberry shoe section, sometimes there are great scores,like yours!