Gala Darling

Gala Darling


Gala Darling’s unrelenting devotion to positivity & magic has earned her cult celebrity status & rabid fans all over the globe, from India to Sweden.

From the massive number of hits her website garners on a monthly basis to her legendary Things I Love Thursday lists, this writer, nomad & international playgirl easily transfers her enthusiasm for life into the written word.

Described in the New York Times as “a Web-tethered gadabout”, she was recently named one of the 10 most influential style bloggers in the world (Fashionista). She has been described as “a tattooed Miss Manners” (The Bargain Queen), a “downtown Carrie Bradshaw” (Elle) & a “New York City society gal” (Filament). Celebrity stylist & icon Rachel Zoe says Gala & her site are “très chic”.

Gala has been featured prominently in The New York Times, New Zealand Herald, Teen Vogue, New York Post, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Time Out New York, Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, Next, Cleo, Girlfriend, The Age, Sunday Herald Sun, The Dominion Post, Inked magazine, Glasgow Guardian & on CBS & ABC News, among (many) others.

Gala is an accomplished & enthusiastic public speaker, having spoken to audiences of thousands at South By South West Interactive & Evolving Influence, & is frequently invited to make guest appearances on specialty panels about fashion & the internet. Her radical self love workshops are a runaway success. She has spoken to many audiences about entrepreneurship & making business out of the arts.

Gala believes in pink lingerie, sequins, stardust & candy-coloured Cadillacs. She believes in making mischief & the triumph of magic over the brute. She believes in short skirts & lip gloss & bringing about the radical self love revolution. She believes life doesn’t have to be serious, that you create your own reality & that beauty is all around us.

Let’s make magic together!


Collaborating is one of my favourite things. In 2010, I worked with Estee Lauder, Juicy Couture, Coach, Olsenboye, JCPenney, Ralph Lauren, Google, Microsoft & many others (including plenty of small independent companies!). I love fun, creative projects. Get in touch.

Hello!


I’m Gala Darling. (Yes, that is my real name!) I am 27 years old. I was born in Wellington, New Zealand & lived in Auckland, New Zealand, & Melbourne, Australia before moving to the United States, so I have a fun hybrid accent. I own two passports. I am an only child.

On July 29th of 2011, I got married to Mike, the most incredible man I’ve ever met. We live in the East Village of New York City with our two rescue dogs, a pitbull named Hank Williams & a pitbull/bluetick coonhound mix called Dolly. They are the loves of our lives!

I am an ENFP & a Seven. Astrologically, my Sun & Mercury are in Virgo, my Moon is in Sagittarius & my Venus & Mars are in Leo. I am a Water Pig.

My obsessions include writing, travelling, good music, shoe shopping & radical self love. Hip-hop is pretty much all I listen to. I love gifts & surprises in the mail (hint hint)! I have been writing online since 1996!

Odds & ends & elsewhere!


I have a daily diary if you want to delve deeper into the Galaverse! I’m also blessed to have a supremely fun & sparkly community on Facebook! (You should join us!)

You can find me on Flickr, too, & I’m pretty loquacious on Twitter. You can email me here with any thoughts, dreams, poems or requests for advice!

If you feel like sending me a postcard — which I would love! — you can send it to Gala Darling / 444 East 10th St / New York, NY 10009 / U.S.A.