iCiNG Manifesto
[ 22 August 2007 ]
iCiNG is written like a love letter, sealed with a glossy kiss, to all the girls & boys who have never wanted to be anything but themselves. iCiNG is a project, ever evolving. It is a process of exploration, encouraging us to discover ourselves, our needs & wants.
iCiNG is about dolling yourself up, inside & out. It’s for girls who read Nabokov & wear stilettos, boys who appreciate glamour & take style risks. It’s for anyone who wears false eyelashes, or has a zebra-print umbrella, or collects vintage sunglasses, or craves the sweet life. We are citizens of the world, from the streets of New York, Tokyo & Berlin, & while we all speak different languages, we are united by our love of life, our passion for beauty & our commitment to creating personal wonderlands.
iCiNG is for people who know who they are but are always open to learning more. It’s about asking questions, challenging the status quo, making a stand & choosing to live in accordance with what you believe. It’s about walking the walk, not just talking the talk. It’s about developing the tools to transform our own lives.
iCiNG celebrates the right to be yourself — your wonderful, imperfect self — & being surrounded by people who accept you the way you are. It’s about having the guts & the courage to be a true individual. We embrace the fact that we are all different, & that our distinct views & opinions only serve to enrich our minds.
iCiNG is about doing the best you can, making an effort, being proud of yourself. iCiNG inspires us to think bigger, dream more colourfully & welcoming things which are a little bit weird or strange. iCiNG is about seeing the positive side of life, even when it’s difficult. It’s about making our own rules & definitions.
This is our secret clubhouse — where the password is “Louboutin” & we feed one another cupcakes. We live boldly — one-person symphonies of colour & light. We revel in breaking up monotony; we are full of delight. We cause a scene when we walk down the street. We are unapologetically true to ourselves. We are full of love & enthusiasm & committed to living a beautiful life.
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala 
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“We are unapologetically true to ourselves.”
Hooray!!
YES!
“nature is motion and growth” (- Ada …)
YUM to all of the above!
Creating a space or community like this online is a really worthwhile endeavour – you are doing something great here, Gala, as well as tasty and delicious (umm, i’m hungry …). I just wanted to mention that.
And with that said, I’m off to catch a bus and then pick my boyfriend up from the airport with a bunch of red balloons wearing a shiny skirt!! I’m so excited!
That’s some seriously excellent writing. Whoo! Dolling ourselves up inside and out! Seeing the positive side of life even when it’s difficult! Enriching our minds! Symphonies! Delight! Love! Enthusiasm!
I’m all happy now :-D
that was like a cupcake for my brain! wonderful writing, and such an accurate description of what your blog has evolved into.
it reminds me of a quote i found in a page of preen magazine today and hung on my wall of inspiration:
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
I love that one of the google ads for this is for nos. Hah.
YAY YAY YAY! This was inspiring and I wish I could write a comment as beautifully as you wrote this piece. But sadly, I won’t be able to do your manifesto justice. But can you settle for a “HOORAY! I LOVED THIS!? :]
this is absolutely delectable, gala!
you should write a novel, girl, you have a way with words!
I’ve been lurking around here for awhile, and I absolutely adore how positive this entire blog is. The fact that iCiNG is a fashionable lifestyle blog that isn’t complaining, or only concerned with the material makes it really special. xx
i agree with Julia ^
i’m not so much here for the fashion, but the absolutely inspiring positivity. i can imagine that writing a manifesto must be quite difficult, but you pulled it off with style Gala. good on you :)
sigh
So happy to be here.
As always, it’s so lovely to read something so positive, so challenging and so peaceful. Thanxs! I agree in every single word that you wrote and everyday i try to be that one of kind girl who loves herself in order to love and understand others. I think that i owe that to you Gala and all the wonderful readers! Again Thanxs!
Beautifully written. And YES to all of the above. Thank you for bringing your own special brand of sunshine into our lives – iCing is now my homepage!!!
Natalie — Ahh, that’s so exciting! I hope he appreciates his red surprise!
Thank you so much everyone! I really wanted to write something that was a statement about what iCiNG is & where I want to take it. A guideline, I guess, to work to — since I always find it easier to work within a structure! & of course, I can use it to refer to, to make sure I’m on topic & in keeping with the mindset… so I’m glad you like it!
“We live boldly — one-person symphonies of colour & light.”
I love this, so much!
BRAVO!!! :) I love that this is a place that is so positive and so inspiring! its like an oasis in the middle of the great internet desert! :)
You are my favourite.
I’m trying to live each day making my personal wonderland, and I’m glad you’re a part of it.
Yay! I’m glad I can be a part of this, even if only by commenting :)
I too, fell in love with this line: “We are unapologetically true to ourselves.” That sealed the icing on the CUPcake for me! Great writing, so inspiring!
love it =)
here here! =)
Yes we are citizens of the world!
Fabulous! Very fitting, as I was looking at the Lululemon manifesto online yesterday, and thinking that I may want to write one for myself. Thanks for the inspiration, and the great words to consider in my daily life! *
magnifico! (somebody’s been reading problogger!)
Your manifesto reminds me of what Cervantes said (and I paraphrase) “I came in a world of iron, to make a world of gold.”
love, lovely love love
with sugar on toppppp
oh such such love!! being a one-person symphony sounds cooool. i must be one from now on :)
I second those emotions!
one of the best manifestos ever, for sure :)
Love the site !