Monthly Archives: September 2010

Texture Love

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Oh, that Sissy Pessoa! Her new collection is jumping up and down and hollering at me for attention because it’s just so luscious I want to wear it all at once. The colors are right up my alley with lovely creams, olives and salmons. What really has me excited about this dress, though, is the marvelous texture of the fabric. I love the three-dimensional look of it – as though it’s been puffed somehow – more like paper in some ways, than fabric.

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The setting for this shoot was Carpe Diem – a lovely pastoral sim with wheat, farm buildings, animals and like any good garden – a snake.
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MiaMai Moves Fashion Forward

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I went to MiaMai’s Spleen and Ideasm Runway show on Saturday. It was more than a show, it was an exhibition and the clothing was fantastic in the most literal sense of the world. Depicting the epic struggle between good and evil, the clothing is wildly constructed, imaginative and strongly designed.

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To highlight the modernism of the clothing – I decided to go to a sim with an old-fashion vintage feeling – Carpe Diem.
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The Black Swan

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Traveling on a space highway,
Three long years to this day.
A billion million trillion miles.
Home is a long, long way away.

From bow to stern she’s 20 miles long,
Ten miles high and wide.
A beautiful swan in a silent sea,
No water to slow her down.

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Sometimes it seems we’re motionless,
Caught between time and space.
Other tiny star systems rush headlong by.
Signs are bursting in the rain
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Luxuriating in Lingerie

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The highly anticipated opening of Luxuria happened yesterday – with Roslin Petion’s release of her new lingerie collection. Roslin has been producing lingerie for her 5th & Oxford brand for a long-time and has a devoted following of people who admire her craftsmanship and skill in creating gorgeous hand-drawn clothing. The new Luxuria brand will focus on high-fashion, modern lingerie yet maintain the attention to quality and detail that often makes a person seek out vintage clothing. In the photo above, Gidge and I are wearing a sampling of all her releases, but I really have to focus on one in particular. Why? Vanity, of course!

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Vanity, vanity, all is vanity! Of course I am going to focus on the Cajsa lingerie set and show you all the lovely jewel tones she made it in – because having clothes named for me makes my heart dance a little jig and sets me singing. I should point out that the pose box in the slideshow is from Dieselworks, but the many boxes used in the top photo are from Glitterati.
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Mer Elf's Bellariel

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posted by Gidge Uriza

I was thwarted last night trying to post this pretty dress from Mer-Elf.

Those bastards at WORDPRESS took the server down (yeah I’m looking at you) at about 2am when I was trying to post.

So I’m going to post this pretty picture just to say that there are many lovely historical and RP gowns at Mer Elf creations and they are waiting for you to go buy!

OFF YOU GO!

Style Notes:

Gown: Mer Elf Creations – Bellarariel 1

Hair – Elikatira – Rumor in White

Skin – Belleza – Alyson – Pale Tone – Makeup – 2

Eyes -Poetic Color – Pink Ocean

Lashes -Pink Ocean from Poetic Color

Ring – Earthstones Destiny Bridal Set

Nails – Sterling Artistry – Pewter Ash

Poses – Gesticulate

An Emerging Designer You Don't Want to Miss

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I am going to see a fashion show this morning – the opening collection from Maven Haus (link to runway show) which will be shown at 11 AM and 6 PM SLT. I got a sneak peek last weekend when Applonia Criss of Chantkare im’ed me saying that there was a new designer, Elaera Maven, whose work she was sure I would like and offered a tp to come check him out. She was right and I snapped up this Captain outfit – loving its insouciance. I am eager to see the rest of the collection and suggest you all go to see this emerging designer.

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Some of the elements that drew me to this outfit include the saucy little skirt that is a skirt in name only as all the coverage comes from the gorgeously baroque leggings. Still, it’s the skirt that really draws me in with its beautiful texture and the lovely ruffly form. The collar also pleased me a lot – reminding me of something that one of the Queen of Hearts many knaves might wear in Wonderland. Add the wildly wicked hat and the outfit is just irresistible.
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360 Degrees of High Fashion

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As a devoted Project Runway fan who has never missed an episode, I can remember dozens of outfits that impressed me coming down the runway only to crash into the Valley of Bad Design once the model turned and walked back to the curtain. A few episodes back Tim Gunn proffered some of his best advice ever, reminding the designer that good design is 360 degrees – looking good from all angles. Well, some designers he does not have to remind about that are Royal Blue’s Marni Grut and Kenzie & Co.’s Kenzie Craven. These clothes were created by designers so cognizant that good design looks great from the back and sides as well as the front, that I decided to showcase this look from the back.

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The Kenzie & Co. Zipper Racerback is the most obviously designed with attention to the back – but look at the lovely Jodhpurs on Crack from Royal Blue – they make your bum look good and the houndstooth detailing adds interest coming and going. The photos were taken at The Looking Glass – a new build from Marcus Inkpen
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It's a FABBIE For Lifestyles of the BROKE and Notorious!

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posted by Gidge Uriza

Did you know that coffee burns when it comes out of your nose? I learned this when I clicked over from plurk to read THIS POST.

Dear God. Will I ever, EVER get tired of this ad campaign? NO.

I was hooked at this bit of genius…..

Photo from Broke and Notorious in SL

“Look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped using ladies skins and switched to LaVie, he could look like he’s me.” – OMG I AM DYING READING THIS.

This is what exactly my type of fabbie, a post that is full of great pics, that his engaging and funny – and actually keeps my interest till the end. WELL DONE.

Plus, I want those skins now. I don’t know why. I just do.

I’m A HORSE!

Congrats to Broke and Notorious in SL for being the recipient of a FABBIE. It’s much deserved and you guys made my day!

Ooh, Baby, It's a Plaid World

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Vogue made me happy by telling me that plaids are in this season. Of course, I could have told them that plaids should always be in, but that’s another story. Seriously though, can something as beautiful as this gorgeous full-length plaid taffeta skirt from Casa del Shai ever be anything but in? If this be plaid, give me more!

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I shot this set at Alpha Point – a sim I discovered linguistically. I have shot many times at Omega Point. I don’t know why it took me this long to wonder whether there being an Omega meant there was an Alpha, but it did. I did a search and there it was. Alpha and Omega – should have known long ago.
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Casual Friday:HAPPY BIRTHDAY EXILE!

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posted by Gidge Uriza

There is a party going on at Exile – The THREE YEAR BIRTHDAY SORT! Yes Exile’s been around for three years and it’s time to celebrate! I hear through the grapevine that there are gonna be specials and gifts and dancing dwarves…….

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