Shai Delacroix is back in a big way. After taking a short hiatus from designing and producing new clothing, she has released three new pieces in the last month. In contrast to the bright summery swimsuit and sundress I blogged about the other day, this newest release is all about classical elegance. Reminiscent of Grecian gowns, her new Eleganza is all about elegance in form. The color of the cocoa one made me think of another of the Utopia World Expo sims – Utopia01 – no love.

Utopia01 is a beautiful sim with the rich turquoise landscape. It requires patience as it’s no fly and the walk way appears in front of you as you move through it – so don’t walk to fast or you will fall in the water. To see some other people’s visions of the sim, there’s a nice selection of photos at KoinUp.

I chose the Orange Creations Melanie shoes to wear with the dress because their design echoes the lace up sandals of greco-roman fashions. The natural materials and organic color tones also suit the colors of the dress.

The braided collar on the neckline makes a necklace superfluous so I limited my jewelry to bangles from Dark Mouse and earrings from Kunglers.

The hairstyle from EMO-tions is called Xenia and is a lovely complexity of braids that both recall ancient styles and foreshadow futuristic fashions. With it, I am wearing the classically beautiful Belleza Elle skin.

***STYLE NOTES******
Promotional Copies are denoted by a Bold R

• Poses: House of London
• Skin: Belleza Elle BR Med 7 R
• Eyes: Poetic Colors Night Forest Medium
• Lashes: Lelutka Diva Prim Lashes
• Hair: EMO-tions Xenia R
• Dress: Shai Eleganza Cocoa R
• Shoes: Orange Creations Melanie
• Earrings: Kunglers Sementes Natura/Gold R,
• Bracelets from Dark Mouse R
• Utopia 01 – World Expo – no love