Daily Outfit -- 24th February 2008
[ 24 February 2008 ]
Blue sunglasses
Earrings from Tokyomade (they are make-up themed! Little brushes & compacts & eyelashes!)
Knotted pearls
Vintage leather jacket (yes, the one I was so excited about!) bought from mademoiselle vintage — the tag says XXL so I think it was made for a chubby child! I find this unequivocally hilarious.
American Apparel striped v-neck shirt
Laurie Foon super-long hoodie
Black tartan skirt from Sportsgirl
Black stockings
Flat lace-up boots (no idea on the brand)
Girlprops initial rings
This is what I wore to go & see The House of Chanel (working title: Signé Chanel) at ACMI. It was a 5-part TV series sewn together to make a feature-length film about what goes on behind the scenes at Chanel, & the process of putting together a collection, from Karl’s initial sketches to the runway show & client fittings.
It was a really interesting thing to watch. I had some idea about the kind of work that must go into producing these collections, but to see it on celluloid made it all the more real. Karl Lagerfeld is known for being an exacting perfectionist (which is why everything he does is so magnifique), & of course, in order to maintain that standard, everything done by Chanel’s seamstresses, shoe-makers, embroiderers & even delivery-men must be executed just so. The lengths these people go to for their work is totally inspiring. I really should have been taking notes!
If you’re in Melbourne, there’s another showing soon (but only one more so make sure you don’t miss out!), but if not, you can watch it all here!
“Chanello! ...I want to shoplift something just so he can feel me up!”
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Love the boots Gala! Were they another vintage find?
My Mum just gave me a bag full of coloured stockings from the 70s! They are amazing – they just don’t make em in these delightful shades anymore. Had to share the joy!
Halek — Not exactly! My mother & I went shopping (when I was 10!) & she bought these boots for herself. A couple of years ago she gave them to me. One of the happiest days of my life ;D Congratulations on the coloured stockings find, that is like hitting the fashion jackpot!
Gee mums are handy! Mine has kept all her old treasured clothes and has let me pick and choose – 20% of my wardrobe is hers! Hooray for mothers with good taste.
The jacket looks very Moss-ish. ^^ love it!
I love our coordinating jackets. ;)
I love this recent leather jacket trend that’s hitting stores. I love the metallic ones. I might invest in a gold one. Love the sunnies… too cute!
Wow, you look fabulous! I love your jacket.
Hot! This should simply be my standard reply to your anything-but-standard looks! It is the first thought that pops into my mind when I spy you, followed closely by amazing, sorted, clever, brilliant. You are gorgeous Gala, but you already knew that huh?
Love to you! chu
Gorgeous – love the jacket!!
Great!
I love the fact that it’s totally badass chic!
The jacket looks lovely.
Ah! SATC Anthony _ What a lovely man.
You look fabulous :)
ACE outfit, you look rad. Nice nails too x
That jacket is PERFECT. I’ve been on the search for a new one like that for a long time and am not having much luck, but that is proof that they do exist out there somewhere!
I love the skirt, I reminds me of me one I used to wear for school. The funny thing about that skirt is that it was the exact same one my friend Maori used to wear to school when she was in Japan, funny huh?
Truly I fell in love with the long hoodie, I adore those long hoodies even though they make me look like 10 cm shorter, I don’t care, they’re great!
The earrings are sooo cute, I think I’ll order something from Tokyo Made right now n_n.
Kisses.
Ooh, you had me at Chanello! I am going to snuggle down and watch the entire thing right now (love Sundays!).
I just saw this vintage girly magazine called Gala, and had to come over and post the link!
vintagegirlymags.blogspot.com/...
I adore those boots! They are perfect
I love this! That first photo is awesome! I’m so envious of the way black suits you – I’d love one of those jackets but black is kind of their default colour. And I love the kilt and the boots. And my old friends the pearls.
It’s funny when stuff I used to wear comes around again – mostly I ignore it (slogan t-shirts, fluoro), but the leather jacket/skirt/boots combo (and the girly frock/denim jacket/Doc Martens look mentioned in FQ) cause me to dither nervously, because on one hand, I loved that stuff the first time around, but on the other hand will I look either try-hard or like I’m stuck in a timewarp? It’s weird because I’ve been waiting for the styles to come around again, and now they have I’m not so sure . . .
I like the jacket and I love the hoodie and I wanna see a closeup of the earrings… and I wanna ask a question:
Given that Melbourne is usually screamingly hot this time of the year, and you’re in a hoodie AND jacket AND stockings AND boots, aren’t you HOT? You’ve worn a lot of stuff recently that I wonder how you manage to not sweat to death over there :)
(I’ll get off my I’mamotherhenandworryaboutGalaoverheating soapbox now… lol…)
One of my seminar tutors showed us a bit of The House of Chanel series last year, he borrowed it from a friend who had the whole lot on DVD. It was hilarious, I’ll have to watch the rest.
I want those rings! Are those the gold or silver ones? Do you have both?
i’m quite happy that the pearls have made a comeback. i’ve been looking for a pearl necklace, but with my budget, cheap beads are really all i can afford… D: anyways, this is a lovely, fall look! is it getting colder in melbourne now?
Absolute stunning Gala, as always!
The leather jacket is so hot! && i love the earrings. Mums are fantastic aren’t they? My mum handed me a huge collection of belts awhile ago, which pretty much kick-started my belt fetish-obsession.
Ahhh! Your earrings are awesome!!!!!!!! You always pull these quirky accessories off with such flair and aplomb. ;)
Love the outfit but the thing that really stood out for me was the last photo showing your lovely natural nails. They are really looking gorgeous!
Cedar — That is hilarious! I love it!
Nadine — I think that as long as you don’t try to wear 10,000 trends at once, you should be a-okay!
Jenny — It was FREEZING here yesterday! I actually needed the jacket… It’s very cold this morning, too. I think summer might have shuffled on already!
Chick — Thank you :D
Damn you inheriting those boots! I’ve been searching for at least a couple of years for a pair of sexy knee highs like that! Loving the lacing!
wow! i love that jacket, great find!
Your nails are beautiful… so is your outfit :) but i envy your nails… i wonder if your raw food has anything to do with them? i wish i could have nails like that but they break and split and tear and look quite deplorable. I love jackets… and hats and scarves… yeeeeeee its cooling down in sunny queensland with the rain… although it was 36 on the weekend… haha! well when it finally does i cannot wait HOT CHOCOLATE HERE I COME!!
Foxy!
Wow what fab nails you have.
Your jacket looks awsome, well done.
Janet
It’s gonna be freezing and raining tomorrow – i’m sooo wearing my leather jacket too!! Yeeee!! First wear of the year!!