Monthly Archives: February 2010

Maya

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I love ruching and the ruching on this new dress from Sissy Pessoa of Baiastice has amazing ruched details. Beginning on the left bodice and curving round the torso and right skirt, it adds visual interest and highlights the best of the feminine shape. Sissy made this dress in eight different colors and with two skirt options – a snug one as shown or a full sculpty skirt with a paper bag waist. Alexiaa Allen did a great post featuring the paper bag waist option, but as for me, I was loving the snug version.

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Vintage Mood

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To be honest, this lovely polka dot dress is clearly a modern interpretation of the familiar vintage full skirt and not authentically vintage. Available at the Nouveau Miranda store, it’s made by Wicked Loudon – the new identity of one of the former FOAM creators who is now an adult and back in Second Life®.

One look at the umbrella curving shape of the gores that make up the full skirt makes the dresses modernity evident. However, the fitted waist, the fullness of the skirt, the draped collar and the polka-dot fabric all pay homage to the fashions of half a century ago.

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It's Not Raining in SL

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Oregon weather is so consistent. It’s warm and pleasant and dry for the summer and it’s cloudy, rainy and cool in the winter. It comes in two flavors and the one that’s on tap right now is not weather for this dress. Luckily, in SL I can be in any climate I feel like with a quick teleport from spot to spot. Snow, rain, tropics or jungles, deserts or forests, cities or castles – what you want you can find.  So, when I saw the lovely new Poppy skirt at Sugarcube I did not hesitate to pair it with a very summery top from So Many Styles.

I made the tiniest of concessions to reality by adding a short little velvet shrug from Adam n Eve, but seriously, if your jacket does not cover your midriff – it’s worn for fashion, not function. And clearly, fashion leads the way with that lovely silver embroidery and the adorable little hood. The jewelry is from Puarangi Design – though I have had this set so long it’s labeled Hi-Flo from the stores old name.

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Can't Learn Nothin' In School They Don't Teach On The Streets…

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posted by Gidge Uriza

When I got the new releases at A-BOMB today I have to admit, the thing that made me SQUEEEEEEEEE was totally the bowling bag purse. I’m serious, how many things can I make this match? I love quirky accessories and even though I might not wear a rockabilly look on a regular basis, I was instantly so in love with the purse that I had to style the rest of the releases with it on the spot. Continue reading →

Quick Look: Hyper Culture

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I shot these photos at the end of January – but misplaced them and forgot. Now how could that happen with such a lovely dress as this? I don’t know and have no excuses other than the fact that SL has so many great designs and great clothing that sometimes we drown in an embarrassment of riches. I love the gorgeous rich cordovan leather color in this dress and the bold bronze top-stiching. It’s a dress that says “Look at me!”

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Lady Chivalry Just Needed Hair Bows

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posted by Gidge Uriza

 Micah Kanto of Modern Gypsy was good enough to give me his gorgeous Lady Chivalry sheath dress for blogging but I’ve been sitting on it for a while.  I just wanted something for it and couldn’t put my finger on it. I didn’t like any of the hair I was trying on and a dress this simple and elegant had to have the right touch. Continue reading →

Mix N Match Fun:Inspired by Fun New Hair from Simply Britnee

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posted by Gidge Uriza

I got this fun new hair from Simply Britnee – Bday 2 – and after trying on every single colour I was feeling the brunette within me. Plus, I had this sudden urge to dig in my inventory and see what shook out.

I AM Able To Wear These Boots Clothed, Also

The high waisted skirt from Luck Inc put me in a piratey sort of mind and it was a short walk to a piece from Indyra Originals – part of her Armada outfit. I just needed the blouse.  I was going to wear the jacket but I was in more a poofy shirt kind of place. Continue reading →

Put on those dancing shoes

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Oh yes! This dress from MiaMai is made for clubbing and if only I had not laid down at noon and slept the entire day away yesterday, I would have worn it to the Velvet for Maht’s sure-to-have-been fabulous music set. I know it must have been fabulous because I slept through it and missed the entire set. This fever I have had this past week has really kicked my ass. But I am finally starting to feel better and so I was able to snap a few photos last night.

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Heidi Is Wrong

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I know I have been a lazy  blogger this week. I’ve been sick and logged in yesterday for the first time since last Tuesday. I snapped a few pics of this outfit I put on Monday night and shopped a bit and that’s about it.  I wish I felt as good as this outfit looks. I am combining some pieces from Ingenue and StoRin two stores with very complementary aesthetics and design interests. Both Betty Doyle of Ingenue and Annah Whitfield of Storin have a strong dedication to producing classics that will stay in fashion for a lifetime. You see, Heidi is wrong when she says “one day you are in and the next day you are out” because if you’re a classic, you may not be “in” but you are never “out.”

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