Monthly Archives: April 2008

Rebecca by Ivalde

REbecca

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook

Nothing makes me feel more feminine that some vintage clothing and no one makes better vintage than Ivalde. The clothes are lovely and if you join her group, you will realize what a sweet person she is, too, with her weekly notes and updates.

I want, however, to focus on the jewelry for a moment because this is a jeweler whose fabulous offerings may be missed simply because the majority of her work won’t appeal to non-role-playing residents. Her store is on a Viking sim and the majority of her work is slave jewelry, but if you go from your landing point to the farthest right corner of the store, you will find some amazing contemporary designs such as this necklace.  Yes, it’s only a small fraction of her stock, but it’s well worth bookmarking her and hoping she makes some more everyday jewelry in the future.

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Pochette's Autumn Skirt

skirt

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook.

I just love this outfit. I like casual but feminine and this fits the bill. I love the autumn color palette and most of all, I love skirts that fit perfectly. I don’t know how she does it, but the skirt is so perfect, no little butt bubbles in the back. Don’t you just hate butt bubbles? Additionally, the belt is aligned as though custom made for my shape. I am in love. More photos on my Flickr

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Nocturnal Jewel by AVID

back view of Nocturnal Jewek Gown

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook

Isn’t this dress gorgeous? Maht, my honey, gave it to me for my RL birthday and he’s such a sweetie he scoured Second Life for some Japanese Irises and Lilies of the Valley, remembering that I once said they were my favorite flowers. You just go try to find lilies of the valley and you will appreciate how hard he worked.

It’s from Avid – my friend Arcadia’s favorite store and one where Maht buys a lot of his clothes. This is my first dress from Avid and it’s so lovely, I am sure to go for more. More photos on Flickr

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Victorian Steampunk

Victorian Steampunk Dress

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook

This just appeals to me. I love the antique brown and the lovely lace details. Maht might say it’s because if it’s brown, I am bound to love it, but that’s not true. The bodice is lovely and the lace on the sleeves is perfect and isn’t this a soft, gentle shade of brown – very feminine, I think.  More photos on Flickr

Style notes after the jump.

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Red Azalea Dress

RPint Dres

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook

Frilly, feminine, pink…I love it and paired these incredible shoes from Digit Darkes. I always feel happy when I wear these shoes. They’re called Marie Antoinette, but that’s a mistake. Wearing these doesn’t make you feel headless, just lighter than air.

More photos on Flickr.

Model/Photographer: Cajsa Lilliehook
Shape: melli 2, Skin: Amy 6 @ RaC, Eyes: soulful hazel at IC Eyes, hair: Mandy from Muism; Jewelery: orange organic from Swallowtail; Dress: REd Azalea from ICING; Shoes: Marie Antoinette from Digit Darkes

Paper Couture Challenge

p.c. challenge

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook

Okay, the official meme about Paper Couture is “Lovely, but I wouldn’t want to live there.”  That’s not truly fair. Yes, their clothes are a bit avant garde and maybe a tad outre, but you can live in them if you use your imagination. Think of this as the House of Lu’s gift to you, forcing you to move beyond folder-dressing and wearing pre-packaged outfits.  Paper Couture wants you to be more than a clothes hanger and become a fashionista.

So, here’s my remix of the top of the Romantic Soliloquy top. In the flickr photo set you can see I also played around with adding and removing the leg o’mutton sleeves. I can see this top with the velvet skirts from Zagoskin, the tight classic pants from Armidi, with Digit Darkes Developer Pants – the black brocade. Oh, and Digit Darkes has a colored jacket with puff sleeves that might look lovely over the lower layer.  Just because I am not wearing that hoop skirt frame that comes with it, doesn’t mean I can’t wear it a dozen different way.

More photos on Flickr

Photographer/Model: Cajsa Lilliehook
Shape: Melli2 by hatchy mills; Skin: Amy 6 by RaC; Hair: Kristen in Auburn by Zero Style: Eyes: Soulful Hazel by IC Eyesl Manicure: Natural French from Skin Deep; Blouse: Romantic Soliloquy by paper couture; Skirt: Tulle Gown by Digit Darkes; Shoes: Lady Victoria in Ivory from Shiny Things

Paper Couture's Romantic Soliloquy

Romantic Soliloquy

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook

This is the lovely Romantic Soliloquy. Yes, I admit it, I am not wearing that skirt anywhere. It’s not me to run around showing my panties. Even super duper pretty panties. Even bloomers. Just not me. But oh, that bodice.  I would buy that skirt twice over to have that lovely bodice.

More photos on Flickr

Photgrapher/Model: Cajsa Lilliehook
Shape: Melli2 by hatchy mills; Skin: Amy 6 by RaC; Hair: Kristen in Auburn by Zero Style: Eyes: Soulful Hazel by IC Eyesl Manicure: Natural French from Skin Deep; Top and Hoopskirt: Romantic Soliloquy by paper couture; Shoes: Lady Victoria in Ivory from Shiny Things

Sarrouel

pants

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook

Meh! I loved the pants more in the store than when I got them home. But, you know what, I will love them again the next time I wear them because now everything fits. CeCubic has wonderful, innovative clothing – prim clothing like no other. I applaud their creativity and genius and I have a lot of their work.

I have one overriding complaint that puts me off, though. Every outfit I have purchased has required too much time fitting  – often 30 to 40 minutes. The prim pieces are sold in such small sizes as to be unworkable. I am not outsized at all. In fact, in many situations, I am the shortest in the room as I don’t strive for model height…so the one thing I don’t expect is to put on a belt that is less than half the size of my waist. Thankfully, it’s a modifiable so eventually everything fits and then I can enjoy the design and the flair these clothes bring. But….I should not have to work that hard.

Shape: Melli2 by hatchy
Skin: Este Tropicana by Imagen
Hair: Jojo by Calico Creations
Eyes: Soulful Hazel by IC Eyes
Jewelery: Boho Chakra in Forest by Earthstones
Top: wanna flow by Tres Blah
Pants: Sarrouel(Gray) by !_Ce Cubic effect

Grace by Cachet

Back View

This is a dress I got just to show off these pearls from Muse. Yes, the dress is elegant and gorgeous, but it’s all about the pearls. The thing is, folks, you have to appreciate the craft that lead to the design of a  dress that is beyond perfect for showing off elegant jewelry.

More photos on Flickr

Photographer/Model: Cajsa Lilliehook
Shape: melli2 by hatchy
Skin: Este Valentina by Imagen
Eyes: Soulful Hazel by IC Eyes
Hair: Jojo by Calico Creations
Necklace: Margaux Draped Pearl Necklace (white pearl/gold clasp) By Muse
Earrings & Bracelet: Claris Pearl in Gold By Muse
Dress: Grace by Cachet

Shoes: Metallic Pumps by Detour

Casual Chic

City Chic

Posted by Cajsa Lilliehook

This is one of the outfits that makes me feel all capable and organized. Wearing this, my duplicate landmarks magically disappear and the pinks are in the pink folder and the purples in the purple folder and all of a sudden I know whether I should file salmon under pink or orange and do it consistently.

Well, sadly that doesn’t happen anywhere but in my head. But I sure do look the part.

All lighting effects, etc. achieved with Environment Editor, not photoshop
Photographer & Model: Cajsa Lilliehook
Shape: Melli2 by hatchy;
Skin: Amy 06 by RaC;
Eyes: Soulful Hazel by IC-Eyes;
Hair: Sienna Wine by Detour;
Sweater: Knit Turtleneck in Latte by Awesome Designs;
Necklace and Headband: Ribbon-holic by Honey Kitty;
Pants: Urban Chic by Gracie Winnstead;
Shoes: Glamour Metallic by Detour