A video...

Well good morning you lovely lot!
I have been so busy this summer my laptop actually got dusty so apologies for general lack of contact and updates!

I wanted to share this video of a session we did at Cornbury Festival a couple of weeks ago for the lovely people of 'Under The Apple Tree Sessions' who are the family of 'Whispering' Bob Harris and who I totally fell in love with, in fact it's hard not to.

I am wearing a dress by the brilliant vintage style brand Collectif, hair by super Annabelles Wigs and flower headband by the amazing Deborah Fanning, who I am gearing up to do a big blog about as I have worn her designs all summer long and I la la la love every one of them!

I have also got rather into sticking felt buttons on my face... no real idea why other than they are easy, pretty and from the poundshop!! :)

ANYWAY

Here is the video!

I hope you find a special place for this song... the actual official music video is coming for it soon too and I can't wait for you to see it and me as a bird!! :)

Also here's a picture of us on stage that very same day with an added tutu from Beyond Retro :

In other news, and SUPER exciting news at that, I have been nominated for the Hardest Working Artist at the AIM Awards - which is the Association of Independent Music in the UK and I am so honoured to be alongside amazing artists and really over the moon to included! Fingers crossed! ;)

That's all for now folks but I will try not to leave it so long next time!
Lots of love and festival lanyards!
Xox Gabling

Time for a comeback!

Hello strangers!
I'm just popping by as I haven't been here for so long and as I'm about to leave to tour for a month I thought this was a perfect time to leave you with some recent outfit pictures so you can see what amazing deisgners I have been wearing recently....

1) THE EU ALBUM COVER - this is the official new album cover for Europe only...

Photo By Gem Hall

 

Album design by Andy Hau
Illustration (from the walls of Dead Dolls Club) by Kate Rosenware
Styling by Katie Antoniou
Hair by Oscar Alexander
Makeup by Jonas Oliver

This dress and head ornaments are made by the amazing KUMIKO TANI out of the actual music from the new album!

Here is the same dress from a gig at Under The Bridge in London last month:

Photo by Mark Cairns

AND for our newest video:

2) 'GABBY IN WONDERLAND'
I first heard about the designer, Alexandra Hippy Poppins at a gig last year at Bush Hall when I met a group of colourful girls who said ' you have to let our friend make something for you' so I got them to write her name across my arm and woke up the next morning with the imprint on my face so I knew this was fate lending a hand! The next London gig I met the beautiful and wonderfully extravagant Alexandra and I knew she would create something incredible and very 'me' so we agreed to collaborate on a costume for the next London show... and so 'Gabby In Wonderland' was born and it's a beauty!!

A session at Studio in Redlands, California. Photo by Buzz Saw

 Alexandra is very talented and made the whole kitten kaboodle- the dress, shoulder piece, headpiece and tutu in very little time. I can't wait to see what she cooks up next... I'm thinking festival outfits... oh yes!! ;)

3) MY SXSW OUTFIT!
I was on the look out for new designers to work with the beginning of this year and I came across Alissia Couture and fell in love with her style and portfolio so when we started chatting on twitter I was so excited! Soon we were sharing pinterest boards and getting completely carried away with the wonderful things she wanted to make and I wanted to wear- in fact we were so in sync and both South West girls I thought it might be too good to be true... but luckily it wasn't!
Here is the first of her creations that I got to wear for the milestone gig- SXSW official show a few weeks ago in Austin, Texas:

SXSW Official Show @ Esther's Follies. Head & Shoulder piece by Alexandra Hippy Poppins. Photo by Nick Barbian

 Here are some photos from the designer so you can see the details:

LOVE IT!!

I'm a very lucky girl to get to wear all these amazing things! Thankyou to all the designers that have allowed me to show off their talents - it's an honour!

Next time I want to do a blog dedicated to all the amazing headpieces Deb Fanning has made for me recently - I keep recieving packages with stunning things in them and want to show them all off to you but I want to do a special little photoshoot in them first! ;)

Love and lots of exclamation marks!!!
Xox Gab! Xox