When you think of Chanel, do you think of Rock & Roll, Rock Chic, Rocker Chicks? Nah, me either, but for the recent tribute to Chanel, STAGED presented this Chanel Cross pantsuit that rocks the house. Add the Shanti shoes from Maitreya and I’m a believer.
I dropped into 6Pi the other day – a beautiful sim for the Fall into Decay store and just fell in love. I saw a picture of it in New World Notes – the SL news blog. There was an article highlight Koin-Up SL Explorers group and there were these stunning photos that made me write it down for exploring when I logged in.
I know the Donna Flora pantsuit is a touch dressy for exploring, but that’s one of the lovely things about SL. I don’t have to worry about cockleburrs and dry-cleaning.
There’s a very clever ad campaign to raise money for and global awareness of the AIDS epidemic. It’s called Join Red and is not a charity – but a business model that encourages consumers to purchase from member companies who then contribute to the Global Fund. You can recognize a lot of the Red companies because they have clever variations of words ending in Red – like inspi(red) and wi(red) and so on. I could not help but think of it when I tried on the hot, hot red of the new shoes from Aphrodite Outlander of Aphrodite Creations (AC) which had me searching for an intense enough red to wear with it. These pants from Coco sure fit the bill so I put together a red look. And in keeping with that theme, I ask you to check out Join Red and learn what products you can purchase to direct funding to the Global Fund as well.
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I wore this gorgeous piece -KABUKI- from Mon Amour the other day over at Second Style – and well, frankly, I just wasn’t done wearing it. It was just to wicked awesome to let go that quickly. So I decided to flip around a few things and see what shoot out for a completely different look. Continue reading
Here’s another wardrobe staple, the LBD or Little Black Dress. One of the great features of the LBD is its ability to function as a frame for luscious jewelry which is what this dress from Skin Flicks is doing perfectly.
Dark Mouse was justly recognized as an outstanding new jeweler in the Best of SL awards and this is just one example of why. Her jewelry is quirky and original with a highly personal vision. She generally makes all her items in gold, silver and copper. This gold version has a black stone while the copper has a firey red and the silver a dark lapiz.
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It will probably not surprise even the most casual reader that I graduated high school with almost a dozen formal gowns in my closet.
I went to a lot of proms and formal dances – what can I say? Where else could I let out my inner princess dammit? Continue reading
Years and years and years ago, Billy Strayhorn wrote an amazing song that has been performed by John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock, Ella Fitzgerald and Queen Latifah, Natalie and Nat King Cole and now – the Nat King Cole version has been re-engineered by Cee-lo Green. The title is Lush Life – though the lyrics are really quite sad and cynical.
I’ll live a lush life in some small dive…
But, despite the cynicism of the lyrics, the romanticism and lush beauty of the melody makes this song truly one of the great classics and a song that comes to mind when I see some truly extraordinary gown that is rich and lush with color and pattern and life – as is this Noell gown from LeeZu.
Perhaps it’s because it might be the song sung by the chanteuse on the stage at some romantic club.
A lovely find at Dany’s French Touch is a men’s suit that with patience can be resized down for women. It’s modifiable, so you could drop a resize script in the prims if you are reluctant to edit freestyle. I have no such qualms and handily shrunk down the collar and cuffs. I opted not to wear the tails and just the jacket. The pants are from LeeZu – bringing the period outfit into the present. The suit is named Urien and is a lovely floral print. It’s named after the poor fellow who married Morgan le Fay, but this is more 18th Century than Arthurian in style. Whatever its era or its inspiration, it makes a lovely feminine jacket. Incidentally, even the system pieces are modifiable, so you could retint this if you like.
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Sascha Frangilli of Sascha’s designs is by far one of my favorite evening and cocktail gown creators. She’s never afraid to embrace embellishment on a grand scale and her NOVICE gown is no exception. Wearing a mink stole in keeping with the fall color of this one, I’m feeling gorgeous in this exceptional cocktail dress. Continue reading
When Lavea Alter to me she was working on some shoes last week and passed me a pair of unfinished ones with zebra skin to take a peek and offer a hem, a haw and an opinion. I respect designers who are open to opinions and critique and so I shared my longing for a nice floral fabric ankle boot and look what happened! Floral brocade yumminess in many colors – and just in time for a mini tribute to the Little Black Dress.