inspiringly fashionable musos...

Some of my favourite musicians, and their inspirational style...

Eisley




The Pipettes

(the girl from...) Dressy Bessy

Tilly and the Wall

Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley

Julia of Angus & Julia Stone

lazin' on a sunny afternoon...

I had the most incredible weekend - filled with travels and adventures, love and kisses, sunshine and rain.

I took Friday off of work, and my darling and I spent the day together, just chilling and watching The L Word, after doing some shopping (we bought the most amazing warm quilt in the world!). On Friday night we had plans to meet up with some friends for dinner and drinks, and had an amazing Thai meal followed by a few glasses of wine for everyone else, and 7 tequila shots for me! This is what I wore (excuse the dodgy photo in our local British pub:

Outfit:

Men's sweater - Kmart (new! $15)

Black jeans - Riders by Lee

Bag - Jag

Grey socks - Sportsgirl

Gladiator heels - urbanoriginals.com

Watch - DKNY

We had planned to go camping over the weekend with some people from Alex's work (she works in an outdoor store and they all love doing that kind of thing) but due to predicted weather and some things coming up for them, it was cancelled two days beforehand. When Alex told me she was a little upset, so I decided to book a unit for us for Saturday night down along the coast. We drove down just after midday on Saturday - I absolutely adore long drives through the hills, singing along to silly tunes and laughing. After dumping our stuff in the unit, we went for a walk around the main island. It's such a childhood memory; it's hard to explain, but there are four close towns along the coast (about 1.5 hours outside of Adelaide) where EVERYONE has visited at some point in time - most people numerous times a year. It's an escape which is perfect whether in Summer or Winter, and there's an island built entirely of granite which inhabits about a million penguins and can be walked around in about half an hour or less.

We made burritos for dinner and they were delicious.

After yummy burritos we drank a bottle of champagne and had a lovely night full of snuggles and enjoying a queen-sized bed for once!

On Sunday we woke up to an unexpectedly happy sun, and after struggling to get up went for a wander through one of the towns and the Sunday markets. In the afternoon we drove a little bit further to some gorgeous beaches across the coast, and I took some more photos...

This is where we ate lunch, at a town called Normanville.

Photos while driving...

And at the beautiful Rapid Bay...

On Sunday night after getting home, we went with Alex's cousins to see The Panics w/ Little Red. It was incredible! I was so tired, but they did an amazing set. It was so impressive, and at my favourite venue. Perfect end to a perfect weekend!

Peace out x

iCiNG transformation challenge.

Anyone who reads iCiNG on a regular basis will know about the incredible challenge that Miss Gala has invited everyone to take part in, starting tomorrow (21st April, 2008). You can read the announcement here if not. I'm so excited to make a commitment to some of my goals and share it with the online community! Here are my dedications:

1. Healthy eating - this includes eating breakfast daily, cutting down on processed foods, making lunch for myself to take to work, and drinking WAY more water. It's a big call, but it'll help my body and my bank account!

2. Exercise - 3 times a week is the goal; I'm planning to take up bike riding, to save the environment too! I want to get outside more.

3. Spend less money on things I don't need - this mostly indicates clothes, which (I know) is a travesty on a fashion dominated blog, but I'm moving out in a few weeks and need to get my act together with necessities!

I think that these are the three things I'm most concerned about in my life at the moment. I'll be blogging (hopefully!) daily about my progress, so wish me luck! And if you're partaking in the challenge, let me know what your personal commitments are - I'd love to hear.

the L word.

I know it seems extremely typical (or whatever), but The L Word is an absolutely incredible television show. I can't think of anyone in the world that wouldn't enjoy it (except perhaps my mother); it's such a guilty pleasure. I could probably write for hours on its assets (particularly Shane...goddd) but I'm here to focus on the fashion. I couldn't find many screenshots, but these from IMDB showcase some of the on-trend outfits worn by the characters.

1. My favourite, Shane, wearing oxfords and ripped jeans. She never stray from men's shirts and singlets, but I rarely notice her footwear.

2. The weirdest of the bunch, Jenny, looking totally coordinated and old-style glam with red. Her dark hair and pale complexion make it work perfectly.

3. Alice, in a floral dress and (if you look very closely) black patterned tights.

4. I'd love the combination of Carmen's headscarf and Shane's top - I'm not such a huge fan of the bra-showing ensemble. Not usually fond of skulls, either, but that skeleton print is quite cool.

5. Braids across the head and a shiny kaftan...another winner for Jenny.

6. Gingham shirtdress for Alice - perfect sleeve length, not so sure about the colour.

Check it out, if you haven't already.

note to self...

...buy a pair of cheap men's pants, wear them low slung, and roll up the ankles like so:

Source: Style File

weekly resolutions.

Although this is 99% a fashion blog, I have seriously digressed from my previous page tumbleweed, and feel that I should probably stick to just one for now. This is why I have decided to share my inspiration for Miss Gala Darling's Weekly Resolutions right here. iCiNG was one of the first blogs I discovered and began to read fanatically, and to this day it remains my favourite. I have recently felt I require direction in my life, and I think that outlining a few simple resolutions each week is the perfect way to start. So here it goes!

1. Read at night, rather than aimlessly browsing the internet for hours.
Not only am I wasting my money on eBay, but I also have three band new books I am dying to read! I recently bought the following:

• If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino;
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde; and
• Middlemarch by George Eliot.

I have already read the latter two, but it was a long time ago. I feel incredibly out of touch with the literary world at the moment, and hope that I can recapture it!

2. Exercise one morning and two nights.
I really need to do this - I've been thinking about joining the gym, but really do not need another bill to pay. I have nothing against walking and running either, so the fresh outdoors should be able to serve me well. I may have to think about something else when it starts to cool down more for Winter, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. The one morning is a particular test - I'm not much of an early riser, and am interested to see how much energy I stand to gain by exercising before breakfast. I think tomorrow night (Tuesday), Wednesday morning and Thursday night will be perfect.

3. Tone down on eating crap.
Excuse the language, but I also really need to do this. I tell myself I don't have the time to eat right, but it's a total lie. No wonder I feel so stressed and lethargic. It's time to stop completely blaming work. Not sure what's going to happen to all the Easter chocolate though@

4. Submit my TAFE application form.
I've been excited about this Creative Writing course for weeks now, and even went to the effort of collecting a form from TAFE - now all I need to do is fill it out and return it!

5. Go thrifting!
It's been a while, and I miss it. I never have time during the week, and find myself doing nothing but sleeping on the weekend...but I'm getting excited for next weekend, and I'm definitely going to do some digging!

I have many other ideas, including keeping my room tidy (for once!), finally starting Gala's Wardrobe Taming (just in time for the change of season!) and to post at least once a day...but we'll take it slow for the first week, I think.

Wish me luck!

up the hill.

Thank you, thank you, thank you Rumi over at Fashion Toast for introducing me to the wonder that is JAK & JIL, a site which photographically documents the editors during fashion week.

Some of my favourite pics:

'Shoe Gazing'

Christopher Kane SS08

Spotlight on Iekeliene Stange

God, I love her outfits.

New clothes crush.