Wishlist #001

[ 12 February 2007 ]

I just went for a walk around the city & looked in lots of shops & planned out some more of my winter wardrobe. This is my current wishlist.

<3 To grow out my hair & get it bleached. I am going to go back to platinum for a bit, while it grows. I am REALLY looking forward to having long pink hair though, I can’t even begin to tell you. I am going to will it to grow quickly.


<3 This bag from Douglas & Hope. It is something like $180 but I am IN LOVE with it. Turquoise with silver spots, HELLO, yes please!


<3 Mary jane wedges. Christian Louboutin (my imaginary lover) did them first, but they have been copied by Steve Madden. (I am not a big fan of their quality, it is usually pretty crappy, but I’m thinking about working out my size & then ordering them from America. They are about $180 AU but $30 US…)


<3 Dolly dress from Forever 21. Okay, probably not this actual dress, since at at $22.80 (yes, really), I doubt the craftsmanship is too hot, but I really like the style. It only just fits into my cyber coquette thing, but it is the sort of dress I have wanted to own for a long time. (I may have been a Courtney Love fan at age 15, but it never really leaves you, unfortunately.) I suspect I could make it fit with everything else by pairing it with metallic-look stockings or leggings & crazy boots. Anyway, if it’s at Forever 21, I’m sure I will be able to find something similar in Australia.

<3 A spending spree in Myer. Myer is a department store here & a cursory glance at their Wikipedia page tells me that they stock Manolo Blahnik shoes, as well as clothing from Valentino, Chloe & Viktor & Rolf. Gosh. A far cry from New Zealand, I tell you.

Laurie Foon dresses


<3 A spending spree at Starfish (Wellington, NZ). They stock a lot of Laurie Foon, who is one of my favourite designers. Her winter 07 collection was inspired by the movie Grey Gardens, which I have been meaning to see for a long time. The things are beautiful. Among others, I would like the Little Edie dress & Bouvier blouse, the Fallen From Grace gown & the Mother’s Little Girl dress, all pictured above left to right. I love all of these dresses very much, & have sworn to wear more of them, since they make dressing so effortless.

<3 A pair of extravagant gumboots for days when I feel like splashing. I hear Melbourne gets a lot of rain, which is great!

<3 Adidas Supergirl pants in black.

<3 Accessories! Floppy knit hats, long leather gloves. more head scarves, metallic-look stockings & leggings, legwarmers in a wild assortment of colours, a fantastic belt that sits on the waist, leather Chanel gloves & a huge slouchy bag.

Extra For Experts:
<3 Christian Louboutin wedge mary janes for $399 US buy it now. Seriously. Try them on in a store, then buy them online for half the price. IF there was a Louboutin stockist in Melbourne, I would do it myself.


Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala <3


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  1. “I hear Melbourne gets a lot of rain, which is great!”

    Do you live in Melbourne now???

    We are on serious water restrictions because Melbourne gets very little rain at all! We have had serious drout conditions for at least the last five years, so good luck with the splashing!

    <3 Lol b · Feb 12, 07:33 PM · #

  2. Oui! I have lived here since October last year. I know it doesn’t rain much during summer, but I thought in winter it was a pretty wet city?! Am I wrong?

    <3 Gala · Feb 12, 07:36 PM · #

  3. i have been wearing head scarves & silk scarves in general recently & i’ve decided i love it! i have white hair that’s kinda short & it looks mean as. thanks gala!
    ps. mmm wishlist.

    <3 Ray · Feb 12, 07:49 PM · #

  4. mmmm i love the shoes, i need to find a lower pair because at 173cm short i am head and shoulders above everyone i know

    <3 sarah · Feb 12, 10:14 PM · #

  5. yep, winter is pretty dry too. Spring sometimes brings a welcome shower or two. If it does rain it’ll be just for a very short while, usually in the night when we’re sleeping.

    Sheesh, can’t believe I’ve just left a comment about the weather!(note to self-‘get a life’!)

    Hope you enjoy Melbourne, it’s a cool city when you get to know it.

    <3 Lol b · Feb 12, 10:14 PM · #

  6. Yay Ray! Sounds awesome, you should put more photographic evidence up on your Myspace profile!

    <3 Gala · Feb 12, 10:17 PM · #

  7. Sarah — I’m jealous! I would love to be super-tall. I am a pretty average height (169cm) & wish I towered above everyone else! You should wear high shoes regardless!

    <3 Gala · Feb 12, 10:18 PM · #

  8. Thanks Lol! I’m still adjusting to being here, & I work from home so I’m finding it’s quite a lot of work to go out/be social/connect with the city. Just silly things like I live in the CBD & can’t find decent fish & chips. On a bad day that kind of thing is exhausting.

    <3 Gala · Feb 12, 10:20 PM · #

  9. Working from home can be both wonderful and depressing at the same time, I know because It’s what I do too.

    It’s even more important to be social when you work at home, stops sociapathic tendencies setting in!

    Here’s a good Melbourne blog tip off (just incase you don’t know about it already)

    thirdbest.blogspot.com
    Melbournes first street style photo blog. It’s really pretty good too!

    <3 Lol b · Feb 12, 11:07 PM · #

  10. Hey, cool blog.

    I feel like I should start taking my laptop out to cafes & writing there, just to get some social interaction, even if it consists of just ordering a coffee. I am feeling pretty shy these days.

    <3 Gala · Feb 12, 11:18 PM · #

  11. There’s free wireless at ‘magnation’ on Elizabeth street. Yummy mags too, you won’t come out without a few tucked under your arm!

    Yeah, it’s definately good to force yourself out, I was at home all year last year and I found myself avoiding the telephone! It was like, ‘EEK! People, what do I say to them”.

    I’m a social person so I was pretty shocked to find myself in such a state!

    All the best for Galadarling.com

    <3 Lol b · Feb 12, 11:27 PM · #

  12. au, I had a nice length comment here… the internet ate it~!!

    anyway, just to point out, you aren’t ever going to get atomic pink out. you’ll absolutely never get back to platinum, short ov shaving your head. if you want long pink hair, i suggest keep coloring your roots the same color~ because that color is notorious for never coming out. ever.

    & if you do get anything off ov forever 21, post a review perhaps? i usually shy away from entering the store because it’s full ov scenesters, emos, and the occasional overtanned mallrat. :>

    <3 hyuju · Feb 13, 10:29 AM · #

  13. Oh, I know it’s never going to come out completely. I would be okay with having a sort of faded pink bit, or maybe just having the front pink. I don’t know, at the moment my hair is basically all brown with some pink in the front & I LOATHE it.

    Will definitely let you know re: Forever 21!

    <3 Gala · Feb 13, 10:39 AM · #

  14. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/hyuju/february%202007/9-3.jpg
    that is mine after ehm.. 3 bleaches with 40 vol and a few dishsoapings. i’ve decided to give up and leave it pink ^^;;

    thanks~!!

    <3 hyuju · Feb 13, 02:30 PM · #

  15. Hi just a question not really relevant to your post but what kind of blogging software do you use if any? i love the design of your site it’s very crisp

    <3 miss v · Feb 13, 06:32 PM · #

  16. Thanks Miss V.! I use Textpattern, which is free. My tech genie & I have hacked the hell out of it, though!

    <3 Gala · Feb 13, 06:35 PM · #

  17. “I may have been a Courtney Love fan at age 15, but it never really leaves you, unfortunately”

    god i love you!!!!

    i was thinking more along the lines of “loving twiggy forever” (twiggy ramerize…former mansonite…)

    <3 amber · Feb 24, 10:37 AM · #

  18. Amber — Haha, oh god, I feel you! I was a major Mansonite at about age 13, & yes, Twiggy was a huge drawcard!

    <3 Gala · Feb 24, 12:17 PM · #

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