Daily Outfit -- 4th February 2009
[ 4 February 2009 ]
Hey girl, what you wearing?
Answer: comfortable clothes. When I’m writing, I like to twist around, sit cross-legged, pace back & forth with a pen in my mouth, stand up & re-read my work aloud to an invisible audience, & practice terrible posture by leaning forward, squinting intently.
Then I take a break, hoop dance, lie in repose on the couch & stare up at the clouds, drink tall glasses of water, make exquisitely long phone calls, flick my hair around like a unicorn & watch the sea. Yes, I spend quite a lot of time loungin’. Like LL Cool J. Kind of.
All of these activities require clothing which allows you flexibility. Trackpants are an obvious choice, but they are not a charming one. It’s hard to feel glamorous in anything with a drawstring. Why not wear something simple but fetching & dress it up with sparkly jewellery? So I turn to slips, gowns & kimonos for my unusual needs, & they take care of me quite well.
One of my style resolutions for 2009 is to expand my collection of lounge-wear. I am totally going to go on an internet blitz & find some pieces which fit the bill, so sit tight for a post on THAT!
So whatcha whatcha whatcha want?!
To be specific…
Ryan of Joolwe sent me this insanely sparkly blue goldstone bib necklace from their ELLE collection & I loooooooooove iiiiiiiiiiiit!
Black slip from Sparkle & Fade (I’m sure I’ve said this before, but it may have been the best $10 I ever spent)
Blue & pink kimono from a Japanese shop in Melbourne
Pink watch from Too Late
Faceted blue goldstone bracelet also from Joolwe‘s ELLE collection (dear Ryan, MWAH MWAH, love Gala)
Silver “Lolita” I.D. bracelet (given to me by a sweet nonpareil who found it in a secondhand shop)
Two bracelets made using clear quartz, rose quartz, Swarovski crystals & hematite stars
& you may or may not have noticed… I have long hair again! & I’m SO HAPPY! Thank you, Wildilocks!
Detail shots, ‘cause I know how you love them!
P.S. What was I wearing on this day two years ago? Now you know!
Love letters & feather headdresses,
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Ohh the Kimono is out! It is lovely.
I own a yukata (kimono but cotton) that I got while In Japan, and I never know when to wear it!
Loungin’ it is then! May need it taken up also… hmm.
Though I’ve considered wearing the obi with other outfits… gotta figure out how to pull it off!
It’s dress up time! heh.
x
I love it! Nothing beats jumping into comfy clothes and letting the creativity fly.
My jaw dropped a little when I saw your hair too! It’s so radiant! :D
girl, you are lookin FI-INE. i love the watch.
Wow your hair is super bright! I love it. You look very glamourous, your outfit looks like something the divine Ms Vreeland (or someone similar) would wear while lounging around :)
your hair is UNREAL! so good. my finger immediately went to the screen to try & touch it- like a wee little moth drawn towards the light. the kimono looks uber-snug & glamorous, too.
That pink hair is HAWT Miss Darling.
Wow, loving the joolwe
supwoib, simply supwoib. i like the second photo especially.
Yay detail shots! Your hair looks amaaaazing.
PS – I still love that dress from two years ago.
you’re giving me mad kimono jealousy, girl.
Aaah, kimonos are amazing, aren’t they? So elegant, so comfy.
Your hair looks rad! Brilliant (in the truest sense of the word) colour
Wow Gala you look stunning as always
I absolutely love your hair it looks gorgeous :)
also your eyes look so deep and sparkly. Pretty!
A kimono is definitely on my wants list, I’m feeling a little bit of kimono envy going on!
Wow, hows a girl compete with that?
The necklace is amazing!
love it! now i wish i could lounge around glamorously instead of getting up and going to lectures.
Any of us that work with our laptops perched as the name suggests … and in bare feet oft alone in our homes, are looking forward to your lounge-wear discoveries. xox
i wore one of my kimonos about a week ago, but i wore it out as well as for being mademoiselle bed-potato. a little old japanese woman laughed at me (it was a child’s kimono!) and said it was funny that i fit in it.
you totally need 1940’s silk pajamas!
oooohhhh myyy! I love the Kimono robe, its amazing!! I’m ebaying that up.
xxxxxx
seeing your hair makes me so sad I probably have to cut mine short (like pixie short) because my epilepsy meds are making it fall out like crazy : (
Ok, sorry to be daft, but did you do a quickie fly-by Melbs for that cotton candy hair or are Wildilocks home delivering?
Good to see the Lolita bracelet is getting a second (or third…or fourth…) life with you. I think I’ll make it a Two-Thousand-&-Divine resolution to finally read the novel.
And I LOVE your 2 years ago outfit.
I love loungewear too, there’s nothing more comfortable than a pretty silk wrap and fluffy slippers (with heels!) Old school hollywood movie star.
Lune — Awww! I’m sorry to hear that. Take lots of photos of your long hair before you do, then buy a BUNCH of fun wigs! (I love wigs.)
Nokomi — Home delivery! Hee. Cass was in town so she stopped by!
Gem Wilder — I have worn it every day since you gave it to me! I love it so much. & YES to the book, it is amazing!
hurray hurray hurray! more daily outfit photos! i love how creative and fabulous you are gala. nice one xx
holy fuck, i can only aspire to look this beautiful when i am lounging around! i need to get some pretty lounge-wear, at the moment i tend to slob around in pyjamas…not attractive!
You got your hair done at Wildilocks, so does this mean you’re in Melbourne for a little while again?! Yay!
Oh glittery stones my goodness that looks gorgeous!
I had no idea what Blue Goldstones for stones were so i looked them up and wow read “Originally created when alchemists were working towards creating gold.” and another google-click
“Blue Goldstone is a stone of wisdom and science, teaching us to reach for the stars, and reminding us of the light within darkness. It is infused with copper sparkles, a powerful energy generator.”
woooow www.tween
i would love nothing more than to wear something other than drawstring pajamas and sweats and baggy old tee shirts of which i’ve got a collection. but unfortunately i live with the ‘rents and its embarrassing enough wearing shorts in the summer. can’t wait to live alone again. and yes, slips, cute mini robes, and sexy lingerie or nothing at all, is the main reason why i can’t wait.
You are stunning, Lady!
I want more lounge-wear too. Probably to your horror, I am a huge fan of the drawstring bottoms! Preferably plain white (looks awesome against a tan) or made of some really nice fabric. I wear them low on the hip with a simple vest top so that my midrif shows . My boyfriend can never keep his hands off me dressed in these, I swear! He says my bum looks great in them, lol. But I wouldn’t mind something more sophisticated so I’ll look forward to seeing what you end up getting!
I have such a girl crush on you right now ;) Your hair is amazing! Ive been looking for a similar black slip but can’t find one :(
Ah, I’m always looking for nice slips that can pass as dresses! It’s tough, though…I’m bigger-boob’d, and those things always have such teeny boob-triangles at the top!
And your hair looks amazing, as always! I’m enamored of chic, basic hairstyles done in bright colors.
Oh you’re so lucky! I live in Ireland in an old little house, and have no choice but to wear warm sweats (and leggings and a jumper and a shawl and thick woolly socks and a hat and and…) for lounging. It’s bloody freezing even with the central heating on at full blast! Stupid Victorian architecture…
I do so much prefer to lounge in something not so dowdy and damn practical, but needs must. Sigh.
You, of course, look lovely as always. Do you always wear make-up, too, even if you’re not leaving the house, or did you just put some on for the pictures? I love what you do with eyeliner. :)
Hugs,
Ok, I definitely support wearing pajamas and jewelry together. Conveys a great sense of luxury. I’m thinking I need to wear something understated and comfy to work along with the most expensive looking jewelry I own, which wasn’t actually that expensive, but shhh! They won’t be able to tell.
Hei dollface,
How do you do it? End up being so stunning all the time, that is..
Oh and I thought you should know that you’ve actually inspired me to create my own blog!
Anyway, completely unrelated, but I stumbled upon something you might find interesting:
youtube.com/watch?v=pow9OhOHZE…
xo
Ahhh! I miss seeing you wear your Melissa wedges. (Mostly because I love that pair & need to find a US retailer!)
Good grief that kimono is luscious. As is your hair! It’s actually nice to see on this not-so-sunny day in England. It’s either snow or rain here and it can’t seem to make up it’s mind :/.
I’m actually wearing a pink slip right now. Although I’ve had to team it up with knee high socks and an extra large duvet due to the cold. Time to crank up the heat I think.
you’ve come a long way baby!
two years ago – two comments.
this morning already 30+.
A long way indeed.
Gala, seriously girl! You are an inspiration. I’m sitting here in a set of layered T’s (one of my favorites says “You must be this tall, to ride this ride!”) and baggy corduroys. I’m getting my butt up from blogging to get dressed up properly.
I can still be stylish while working at home, right? Thanks for the reminder girl. I wuv you! (In a totally non-stalker way, hee hee!)
Jami
awesome! more outfits pleese! ;-) can we peek into your wardrobe sometime.. would love to see those McQueen stilleto/gladiators again too..
I ADORE blue goldstone! You’re a lucky gal, Gala.
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Your hair is soo bright! Love it. I wear my kimono a lot when lounging too, it’s heavy enough to be warm, but not constricting like wearing real clothes :)
Oh and I remember that dress from two years ago. Wow it’s funny how long ago that seems ne?
Oooh! An internet blitz?
It would be SO neat if you gave us a post to put suggestios on! Probably not me, but I bet there are a lot of fashionable web surfers that would love to lend a hand!
Well you look fabulous anyhow! And there was me thinking you knocked together a post quick-as! I had no idea it involves so much activity!
Blue Goldstone is one of my Favorites! I always keep some in my bead stash. I would love to find a big piece to make a pendant out of.
For lounge wear I tend to go for long skirts, especially tiered ones.
I’m one of those strange people that doesn’t own any loungewear. I hate sweatpants. I do have t-shirts but I never really thought of them as loungewear. Lately though I’ve been thinking of buying some slips and comfy clothes to have on my days off. I believe, Gala, you’ve inspired me yet again.
galas, u be looking uber-glam! i wish i could do that!
OT: iTC Words are pictures reminder to me
www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/50…
It’s funny. I’m actually wearing track pants right now. I haven’t changed out of my workout outfit.
Maybe I should go put on a super comfortable dress and a pearl necklace? I like the way you think.
Also, you’re hair is amazingly vibrant today. It screams. In a good way.
your hair looks fabulous.
and i am in love with that kimono, it goes so perfectly with your hair!
omg, you hair is long again
and more b-u-tifull than ever!!
i love your outfit
but i have a question,
i got my brother’s wedding this 28th
that is coming up
and i don’t know what to wear
the only think i want
is to be so unique any ideas in your mine
Ms. Gala Darling?
OMFG
i love your hair & i love this post! i am a lounger too & i like to fashion myself in fafinette clothes to make my mundane days spent reading & computering just a bit more glamourous.
I love this post! I very recently started reevaluating what I choose to wear on the days that call for lounge wear. My trick now is to only buy lounge clothes in a specific color palette (mine is cool neutrals), and choose very loose and comfortable, but chic and layer-able pieces that I would be perfectly comfortable wearing on the street as well as cross-legged on my computer chair. These clothes are really great for PMS days, too!
First of all, your hair is absolutely stunning! It really looks amazing, and I hope you know that! :P
Second, I love when you post your daily outfits. They’re always such an inspiration.
Your kimono makes me want to dig out the one my boyfriend bought and have a lazy day in house wrapped up in it!
Your hair is also looking fantastic Miss Gala!
hey gala. love the outfit! i feel like i’m more creative when i put effort into what i’m wearing, even if i’m just screwing around at home.. i credit this to “the bombshell manual of style” by laren stover… it’s a laugh, look it up!
and could you elaborate on your extensions? i’m growing my hair out from a pixie to shoulder length, and right now i look like i’m a long lost member of the beatles, back when they wore matching suits. bad! i’ve been thinking about getting extensions, but i’m scared. does it affect dying your hair?
anywho. love the outfit. kimonos are the new trackpant. mark our words.
mwah!
emmaline
Tres glamorous, tres fabulous, Gala! I love that you wear jewellery when you’re just chillin’. Thanks for working it and being a style inspiration!
Thank you for being so sparkly! Its inspiring :)
I love your hair! and the kimono! gorgeous!
You look like a technicoloured mystic, waiting to tell fabulous fortunes- all you need is a luminescent globe :D
Loving the haiiiir!
Looks so amazing when it’s all freshly done and dyed!
I so desperately want brightly coloured hair but my hair is dark brown which is a pain to do anything with :(
amika — I didn’t know what blue goldstone was either & when I googled it I got that exact same information, & I was like, OOOOOH YEAH, I have to get my hands on some of that! It’s so beautiful & sparkly, too.
Alice — You can always wear a strapless bra underneath! I am in these photos!
jojo — Depends on how I feel… Usually if I’m just lounging around I put on a bit of powder & some mascara, but sometimes I feel like doin’ it up!
Ashe Mischief — I threw them out! They KILLED ME. Epic blisters every time I wore them. Both pairs, actually. Never again! Just say no to plastic shoes!
emmaline — Kimonos ARE the new trackpants, for real! I love it! As for extensions, don’t be scaaaared. They don’t affect dying your hair, you’ll still be able to do that. Go & speak to someone who specialises in them & they’ll be able to answer all your questions! I adore mine!
Lou — Hey babes, my hair is dark brown underneath it all too! You just need to be a little more persistent than the natural blondes, but if you really want bright hair, it can be yours!
Gorgeous gorgeous!
i love all your jewelry in this picture. that’s, like, insanely awesome that they were created when people tried to make gold. love
Oh no! That totally breaks my heart to hear, though I totally understand. My last pair of plastic shoes (jelly style) were donated because they tore up my feet. I was hoping the Melissa shoes would be different…
you always have such amazing everything. It’s such a temptation because I’m saving right now, and I’ve been exposed to lovely clothes. I was wondering how you were getting such awesome pictures of yourself, now I see – you have a remote. Best invention ever, perhaps second to the hula hoop. Awesome none the less!
I like this picture you look good Gara!
Hey gala,
I was wondering if you remember where and what the Japanese store was called in Melbourne? I’ll be heading down there for fashion week and have always wanted a kimono! :) Thanks
Wow, really cute outfit, i LOVE IT!