it’s a bird! it’s a monkey! it’s me!
it’s a bird!!
it’s a monkey!!
nope, it’s gilda with some psycho hair!!
alright, alright. those of you who twitter know that i’ve colored my hair again! i whined about my lack of funds last month, which was the reason behind my very lackluster hair. i’m still really broke, but after over 2 months of not cutting it, i really just couldn’t take it anymore.
i called ayumi, my stylist, up last thursday morning (on the 7th), and she told me she would cut and color my hair after she finished coloring pat’s. so i made my way down to the salon that afternoon and sat in that chair for 3 hours getting cut, bleached and colored.
i had torn out a page from a magazine of a hairstyle that i really liked. it was kind of mushroom-shaped, asymmetric, and erm, you know, pretty cool. i really liked it.
i showed the page to ayumi and we decided to bleach my roots out. however, because i had colored my hair a wine-purple color twice before this, i would probably wreck my hair trying to bleach out all that color in the attempt to get it ash-blond. so ayumi convinced me that it would be pretty cool to just bleach my roots out, blend it into my current hair color, and then to just color the roots. i had never heard of nor seen such a hair style before. roots are usually darker and the rest of the hair is usually lighter, and what she was suggesting was the opposite of that! light roots and darker hair.
but hey, i’m up for anything new. and unlike some girls who panic and go berserk when hair mishaps happen, to me, hair is hair, is hair is hair! it’ll grow back and a color job gone wrong can be corrected in two weeks. so i went for it!
i sat through a bleach job that burned a hole in my scalp, and we also added some very bold bleached streaks underneath the top layer of hair. ayumi called me a colored monkey because with the bleached hair and my reddish ends, i really looked like those monkeys from the 2nd picture.
then mid-way through my hair-bleaching process, with my roots turning orange and yellow, and major foil pieces in between, a minor problem happened with some chinese construction workers at pat’s house nearby and i was called to go over and talk to them! (they couldn’t speak a work of english and i was the only one who could communicate in mandarin.) so i walked over wearing nothing but grey polka-dot tights, a black plastic salon robe, and foil in my hair. yep, out of the patricia field shop (the salon is in the basement of the shop) and onto the streets of bowery, trying to look cool.
hahahah it was a little funny!! at least i felt quite ridiculous, but i tried to hurry over looking like i do this ever other day. hee hee hee!
ayumi cut my hair later, and she did it a little differently from the picture. which i really liked when i sat there in the salon chair, but when i went back home later that night i decided i really liked the cut in the picture more. after all, i had actually kept that torn magazine page on my inspiration wall for about a month now!
so i took my hair scissors and snipped the right side of my hair, making my fringe and right side sloped. granted, i’m no hairdresser and i was nervous about cutting off my eyeballs and earlobes, so everything was pretty evenly cut except right at those two areas! (please do not attempt this at home, kids. especially not if you’re the type who bawls with something goes wrong with your hair. and if you do attempt to cut your own hair, make sure you do not sneeze. haha!)
my hair isn’t long enough to look like the picture, but i’m still really pleased with the results. in fact, it’s really the craziest haircut and color job i’ve ever had!!! i really need to take some better photos out under the sun, so that you can see how many colors i have in my hair. it’s quite crazy. i’ve got pink at the roots, then it blends to orange before turning red from my previous dye job, and at some parts it’s purple at the tips.
when i went to work the next day and showed ayumi my self-cut hair, she laughed and said i did a pretty good job considering i didn’t know what i was doing. haha! i’ll probably get her to trim it neat once i get the chance.
black washed-silk vest by me
white shirt with scallop hem by me
studded plaid belt
gingham bow by louloulovesyou
cargo pants by rna
black tote by h&m
neon pink watch by toywatch
ballet flats
sailor’s cap
remember that sailor’s cap? it was a really cheapo $13 cap that i bought from a halloween store last month for sushi’s birthday party, that was nautical themed. i fell in love with it but it was really badly made. i mean, what can you expect for something that costs less than a meal in new york city? it even had one of those super ugly plastic things at the back, that you find at the back of caps. i don’t know what they’re called, but they’re like the cap version of velcro, meant to adjust the size of caps. it made the whole thing look so darn cheap.
so i took some milliner’s tape and covered that ugly thing up, then sewed some sequin fabric (left over from my sequined hammer pants) onto the brim of the hat, that was originally just black plastic.
in an instant, that cap just looked a ton better! magic! i love it so much i’ve been bringing the cap everywhere with me.
note to self: stop making stupid faces!
it’s not a great picture, and i wish there was more light so you can see how the sequins reflect, but it’s pretty amazing. the next time i feel a little crafty, i’ll go over the crest patch and sew black and gold beads over it.
anyway, sorry for the lack of updates. i’m actually in boston right now, visiting my darling friend alex whom i’ve known since i was like, 8 or something. actually we’re so comfortable with each other sometimes it’s like we’re just brother and sister. nah, more like some really jaded couple that’s been married for 50 years. haha! this is my last chance to really relax. once i get back to new york, it’s more work at patricia field’s, then a few days of trade shows with femme sud, then a frantic rush to finish my summer homework which i haven’t touched at all, and on september 2nd, school starts!
i can’t believe it! my whole summer, gone! over! i’m so dreading going back to the robotic life of a fashion student at parsons. i love designing and get inspired all the time, but parsons seriously sucks and i hate that the school often makes me hate fashion!!
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update @ 02:58am:
AHA!! i found a picture taken earlier today (paparazzi shot by alex) that shows my hair from the top! you’ll get the idea that it’s actually pretty bright in the sunlight. i’ve gotten slightly too many stares here in boston. eeps!
more for nosey parkers:
8 good reasons to get yourself a new ‘do
That may well be the most unique haircut I’ve ever seen! You pull it off–it goes with your style. I love your attitude about hair. And that hat needed those sequins. It will look so cool when you add the beading!
Comment by Annie Spandex — August 13, 2008 @ 2:44 am
Love love love the hair! I’ve been thinking of chopping my hair again, but I look at the pictures from 2 years ago (when I had it bobbed) and think how much I hated being able to do nothing with it.
And the sailors cap is cool! My friend is in the Navy and he has a hat like that so I usually put it on to stroll around their house or even when we’re just sitting in the car!
Comment by Hayley — August 13, 2008 @ 3:05 am
+annie spandex+it’s kinda crazy isn’t it? haha. the dye job took some getting used to. when i first did it and went back home, i kept going to look in the mirror because i couldn’t decide if i looked insane! i hope i do that beading soon!
+hayley+
i would LOVE a real navy cap. i actually did some research on it for some time, and wanted to buy one so badly but it was kinda expensive. a hundred bucks! i would totally steal that hat if i were you. haha! 
thank you! did you mean that you hated the hair, or you liked it but didn’t like not being able to do stuff with it? there are so many ways you could style your hair!! i’m usually lazy about it, but it’s not too difficult. i could show you some tricks!
Comment by gilda — August 13, 2008 @ 3:13 am
It looks awesome!! I’m so jealous that you can pull off that cut, I’ve never seen something like it before, but it’s amazing!
Comment by Song — August 13, 2008 @ 3:16 am
You have the spunk to carry off such rad hairstyles, i’m really liking the colour on you. And the reversal of roots+hair colour, how cute is Ayumi?
And i lovelovelove your white shirt with scallop hem.
Comment by melly — August 13, 2008 @ 3:23 am
I admire your attitude towards crazy hair changes.
Comment by cuileann — August 13, 2008 @ 3:27 am
I am LOVIN’ your new ‘do! It’s freakin’ awesome, and you have totes inspired me to show my jet-black bob some colour love - ohhh. the possibilities!
Keep rockin’ and rulin’ with your kick-ass ‘tude of fabulousness!
L X
Comment by Lisa — August 13, 2008 @ 4:13 am
i love it! you pull it off so well!
Comment by kaz — August 13, 2008 @ 4:29 am
You can pull off any hairstyle! Is the under layer long enough that you could do a little braid on each side?
Us and our Loulou bows! Haha….
Comment by nubby — August 13, 2008 @ 5:01 am
I LOVE it! I am especially amazed by the cut, I haven’t really seen anyone pull that off before!
And I bought one of those sailor hats at a music festival, it is unfortuantly lacking in sequins though
Comment by Tara — August 13, 2008 @ 5:14 am
make as many heads turn as you can blink! This is an awesome job. People should see this. And think: Maaaaan, I wish I had a haircut like her….Damn, that’s some color! or colors. haha
I wanna go back to school. And get my haircut. And dye it. PURPLE. well, maybe only the ends since my hair sucks and can’t stand bleaching and dying. And after that! Do lots of interesting stuff! I don’t know what that interesting stuff is yet, but I’m excited!
make sure you chill enough
bai bai
Comment by Elle — August 13, 2008 @ 6:36 am
I LOVE your hair!! The colour is very much like that monkey in the middle picture - but that’s not a bad thing. It looks so cute (your cut and colour) and makes me wish I had the guts to try a crazy hair cut & style!
Comment by Kara — August 13, 2008 @ 7:03 am
I LOVE your new hair! It looks so good, the cut really suits you and I love the colour! (I’m sure your’e shocking some of the style scared New Yorkers!).
Also I think you are officially a Loulou Loves You bow spokesperson now:) xxx
Comment by Loulou — August 13, 2008 @ 8:22 am
It looks really cool Sweetie. It was really worth the wait to see it.
I want my pink hair back T_T.
Comment by Julie — August 13, 2008 @ 12:19 pm
wicked! i like it on u. really trendy. i wonder wats ur next adventurous hairstyle u want to go for hehe, make a plan for it yet?
its amazing how when we never cut our own hairs before and what you’ve attempted and it still looks good lol. I always cut my own fringes. and I’m needing a hair cut! Last person who got a hair cut from me is my boyfriend lol. And i did such an amazing job too :-O
Always eager to read more posts from you gilda!
Comment by Mynrose — August 13, 2008 @ 6:16 pm
Ohhhhh Gilda, I reckon that your new hair is adorable!
The colour suits you gorgeously, and the cut is so cute and unique
I must say - you’re brave for cutting [part of] your hair yourself! I’m too petrified to let anybody other than a hairdresser cut mine!
The sailor cap looks tons cute as well
Comment by Casey-Scott — August 13, 2008 @ 7:34 pm
Ahhh it looks super!!!
and don’t worry, people in boston are wound a wee bit tight.
you look so fly!
Comment by ML — August 13, 2008 @ 9:37 pm
You totally pull it off.
Don’t worry about people staring. They just don’t have the confidence to do something brave or out of the ordinary.
Comment by Marisol — August 13, 2008 @ 10:43 pm
Wow!!
I was waiting for this since before last Friday!
It looks great Gilda, you did a good job with those scissors n_n.
Comment by Julie — August 13, 2008 @ 11:58 pm
+song+thanks! i’m really loving it. this is one of the most interesting cuts i’ve tried!
+melly+
ayumi is the cutest thing. i love her to death. haha! that shirt is the first thing i’ve ever sewn. if you look at it up close, it’s such a badly sewn item but i’ve worn it to death and plan to make a MUCH better sewn one! haha.
+culleann+
haha, thank you. i know some girls who feel very attached to their hair, which i’ve never felt so i’m quite ok with taking chances! if it didn’t work out, erm, hats, scarves and wigs!
+lisa+
ooh jet-black bob sounds so chic and smart. i’d love to see pictures if you do anything!
+kaz+
thanks kaz! i love your name
+nubby+
where do you mean, on the sides of my head? the length there is only till my ears so it’s kinda enough but… kinda not enough heh heh. our loulou bows!!! when i next see you we must totally wear it to death
+tara+
you should totally stick sequins all over that hat! heh heh heh!
+elle+
i had purple ends before this and loved it!
hahahaha my friend said it in the kindest way: well from top down it looks… sunkissed. hahahahaha!!! yeah, many colors. i think the honeymoon might be over when my roots grow out!
+kara+
i’m a mix of all those monkeys. just say it. i know you wanted to. haha! you should just do it! one day! just go for it.
+loulou+
never mind new yorkers, you shoulda seen the look on some of the faces of those kids in boston. i wanted to smack some of them. anyway, thanks! i need a spokesperson sash to wear across my body. just kidding ;D
+julie+
you should totally put a bright pink streak in your hair! i can’t tell from your pictures, but is your hair still a little red?
did you comment twice and forget? hee hee hee!! thank god i didn’t cut my ear off eh?
+mynrose+
actually i really want to get my hair longer because i REALLY love how that girl in my inspiration page looks like, and i SO want that hair! (of course, her face is much skinnier than mine but whatever) i will probably continue bleaching my hair a couple of times then go back to being black or brown and let it rest for a while. it’s been very tortured! i usually trim my own fringe too, but this was a big trip. i wonder how your bf’s hair looks! 
haha! stop it! don’t get me excited!
+casey-scott+
thank youuuuuu <3!! i used to let my mother cut my hair when i was much younger. until i was about 9… then i decided that she sucked and i look like i had a bowl on my head. HAHAHA! ever since then i’ve only trusted my hair stylists! this was the first time i did such major changes to my own hair. definitely not for the faint of heart!
+ml+
yayyyyyy!!!!! i look fly! i’ve never been called fly before! thank you! as offspring sang it, “i’m pretty fly for a white guy…” except i’m a yellow girl?
+marisol+
oh thank you sweetie. you’re so nice! i definitely wasn’t prepared for the amount of stares i got in boston though. eeps!!!
Comment by gilda — August 14, 2008 @ 1:15 am
oh wow. i love the new hair gilda! the style and the colour are really really hot!
i’ve been wanting to get a new do and look but i can’t find the style also i’m a bit lazy when it comes to looking after my hair.
Comment by Leanne — August 14, 2008 @ 7:49 am
Oh, Gilda, how’s this? When my mother was little, her mother - i.e. my grandmother - used to legitimately give her a bowlcut. That is to say, she’d put a bowl on top of all the kids’ heads (my mother had nine brothers and sisters!) and cut off whatever was uncovered! Ickyyy!
Comment by Casey-Scott — August 14, 2008 @ 8:39 am
Look at you self-cutting! I do the same thing. I don’t like people touching my hair! The dye job is AAAmazing!
Comment by Beka — August 14, 2008 @ 11:49 am
Ohhhh! I looooove it, I really loooooove it!
Comment by x Miss Corrine x — August 14, 2008 @ 7:54 pm
hi, GILDA.
what a beautiful colors on the birds and monkey!
and of course, ur hair too;)
dark cherry and hot pink!
nice big bow tie.
i got Lanvin one for the fall and upload the pic soon.
ハイジ・クラムが？
って見たけど、あれ、寒気が（笑）。
シールと歌ってる（苦）。
同じハイジなら、Heidi Mountの方が何か気だるい感じでメロウな曲、歌ってほしかった。エディ・スリマンが撮ったロックな写真が有名だったけど。
アメリカのスターはけっこう色んなジャンルに手を出すね。スカーレット・ヨハンソンのアルバムはよかったけど、失敗している人が多々いるって聞くよ。
Ur fashion is ultracute!
it is true.
東京に数年住んでたんだよね。東京ナイトライフは楽しんでた？もしかしてパーティで会ってたかもね♪
xxZ
Comment by Zakuro — August 15, 2008 @ 8:21 am
I might’ve forgotten jejeje, it happens.
No, I’m going back to my brunette, I might try the pink again if I get my head around bleaching my hair which scares me to no end because I don’t want to lose my bouncy curls.
Comment by Julie — August 15, 2008 @ 10:39 am
Yay! Finally I see this! The colour looks amazing on you! A*******
Comment by Lady Julianne le Fay — August 15, 2008 @ 9:29 pm
+leanne+
haha. trust me i can only deal with wash and blow cuts. my hair “styling” usually takes about 5 minutes unless i’m feeling more vain than usual. you should probably look through magazines and tear out pictures of hairstyles, then bring that all to your hair stylist!!
+casey-scott+
hahahah! well i guess with that many kids. that was the cheapest and fastest way!! but seriously, my mom didn’t literally put a bowl over my head but i sure look like i had one!
+beka+
really??? do you always cut your own hair? that’s….. kinda amazing!!!!! wow!
+miss corrine+
thanks, sweetie!
+zakuro+
OH MY GOD the lanvin bow!!!! i loved it!!! of course i can’t afford it. i’m so jealous! take lots of pictures! あたしは東京に住んでたころ、あまりナイトライフはなかったかもね！！！笑 自分の友達は、学生も多くて、居酒屋が多かった！てか、結構居酒屋行ってた！あとはご飯も外食多かったけど、クラブとかはあまり行ってなかったんだね。たまにパーティに行くのは楽しいけど、パーティよりは友達と遊んだ方が楽しくて、みんなも結構あたしん家に泊まりに来てたんだ。鍋パーティとかして。笑 貧乏臭いっしょう？学生ライフ。でも楽しすぎた！たま〜〜〜には六本木とか、渋谷のクラブには行ってたけどね！会ったかな！
+julie+
your curls are really bouncy!!! i have never had curls like that before although sometimes i wish i did! i’ve permed my hair a few times before, and the only person who gave me great curls was my stylist in japan who is a genius. then i did it once here and it was the most horrible thing ever!! you definitely should keep your curls!
+lady julliane+
hahahahah i get an A+??? yahoooooo!!!!!
Comment by gilda — August 17, 2008 @ 12:22 am
Did I leave you a comment on this already? I didnt, did I? OK. Lovvvvvvve the hair. The cut is super!! & the colour is just fab. Bold & you… & love love love Loulou’s bows makin’ a wee appearance there.
PS: Sailor cap + sequins = niiiice job!
Comment by Katie — August 17, 2008 @ 4:47 am
my bf’s hair looks great hehe. you can check it out at my blog, search for hairdresser at the top left corner. Hey gilda! I just notice that awesome queen logo that you have beside your link! AWesomE!!!! Really Cool webbie attachment! Hope you have a good week ahead. Am hoping to have a daily job pretty soon. Woo-hoo at income!~
- luvhugscuddles from maz
Comment by Mynrose — August 17, 2008 @ 6:10 pm
+katie+
loulou’s bow is so cute. i don’t know why i’ve only made plain bows myself and never a gingham one.
hahaha nope you didn’t!! my colour already needs updating because i haven’t taken care of it! i’m so mad with myself. but i guess i’ll just be careful now and then redo it before school starts. i need to look spiffy, you know?
+mynrose+
good luck with the jobbbbbb!!!! let me know!
REALLY. i will go see your pictures hee hee! oh yeah on some good recommendation i decided i had to stop being so lazy and put up that logo there!! it’s small though. it looks funny on my macbook but hopefully you guys see it fine
Comment by gilda — August 18, 2008 @ 1:18 am
i adore your hair, what fun, and I totally agree with you, why get all freaked out about hair? but i guess i’ve never really been a perfect hair girl, i prefer something interesting to something pretty! I love your DIY’s - the hat is great!
Comment by fashionherald — August 19, 2008 @ 12:17 am
+fashion herald+
you know the girls who go hysterical on shows like antm when they have to cut their hair and get a makeover? i’m usually the one laughing at them and thinking they’re psycho. haha! that hat! i’m addicted!
Comment by gilda — August 19, 2008 @ 2:50 am
Your haircut makes me want to high-five your head.
it’s beaaauuutifuull…
Comment by Cynthia Silvestri — August 19, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
+cynthia+
hahahahah! don’t! you’d totally smack my head! ;D
Comment by gilda — August 19, 2008 @ 11:17 pm
The sequined cap is brilliant — and your facial expression is super-cute (no complaints about “stupid faces” accepted!).
Comment by Lissa — August 21, 2008 @ 7:12 pm
+lissa+
don’t make me kiss you <3
Comment by gilda — August 23, 2008 @ 6:09 am
Finally got round to looking at the Femme Sud webpage! You have no idea how much I am in love with the “Birds and the Bees” handbag… my literary side is dribbling all over it while my fashion side is saying “Hey, stop dribbling all over my expensive handbag” - Gorgeous! If only I had the spare $400 US LOL
Comment by Scribbles — August 24, 2008 @ 3:25 am
+scribbles+
aren’t they great? i love them! it is a little expensive eh? if it’s a consolation, i can tell you that i went through the manufacturing process and with everything handmade in new york with great leathers and satins, it’s expensive to produce too! but their handbag ideas are really just so darn clever!
Comment by gilda — August 26, 2008 @ 3:49 am
Oh so totally clever… It’s something to add to the wishlist after boring stuff like car warrant of fitness and all that fun adult stuff LOL. It’s definitely on my must purchase should I win the lottery but otherwise I don’t know how I would find what would work out to be about NZ$700 in my student budget
Totally in love though - they are so inspired.
Comment by Scribbles — August 26, 2008 @ 4:51 am
+scribbles+
it becomes 700NZ dollars?!?!?!!? holy cow! that IS a lot!!!
Comment by gilda — August 27, 2008 @ 12:12 am
LOL I actually went to investigate on the currency converter and at the moment it’s only equivalent to $562… our currency is a bit stronger against the greenback then usual. So if someone hands me $600 then I’ll definitely get one
Comment by Scribbles — August 27, 2008 @ 1:23 am
GILDA! in the last photo - where did you get your pink watch? it’s stunning! i must have one! xx
Comment by Harriet — September 11, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
+harriet+
it’s from toywatchusa.com! if you’re in new york, you can get it at places like bloomingdales. it’s great! there’s pink, purple, orange and green. all in neon colors!
Comment by gilda — September 12, 2008 @ 1:43 am
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