This is the first in a series of profiles of some of the designers at Hair Fair 2015. Albakruna designs fantasy and role play hair, with a strong emphasis on historically accurate hair designs. Her store is named Oblivion.

Hair Designer Albakruna – photo by Albakruna, used with permission.

It’s Only Fashion: What’s the craziest thing you ever did in Second Life? Most exciting? Silliest? Is there a story you can share that captures your Second Life experience?

Albakruna: Actually I consider every day of my days in Second Life the craziest, silliest, funniest ever because let’s face it, even just hovering over a cloud in the sky while building is not that usual. What chained me to this world and still keep me thrilled about is the fact you virtually can do whatever as the imagination is the only limit and, we know, imagination has no limits 🙂

Oblivion Middle Age 032 with Kunglers Valhalla Necklace and JUMO Mother of Dragon Gown in Blood.

IOF: What drew you to designing hair? When did you start? What are some of the changes that were most significant for you?

Alba: My building experience has moved its first steps from the deep need I felt to have more historical looking outfits during my roleplay and the headdresses I could find, in spite beautiful under every aspect, were never looking like real medieval or renaissance hair styles. So I decided to start building them myself and started to gather knowledge about the matter.

Oblivion Middle Age 032 with Kunglers Valhalla Necklace and JUMO Mother of Dragon Gown in Blood

IOF: How did you choose your store name? Does it have a special meaning for you? If your stores is named after yourself, how did you go about choosing your avatar name?

Alba: I have been choosing the name “Oblivion” because I felt like if I were visiting a forgotten attic and find there a chest filled of old hats covered with dust. So I have been sinking into the Oblivion to rescue what was forgotten and left behind.

Oblivion Middle Age 031, with JUMO Mother of Dragons gown in Sky and Kunglers Elizabeth Necklace

IOF: What is the most challenging part of being a creator in Second Life? What is most rewarding?

Alba: For me the most challenging part is to learn to do something better each time and it happens that I am never totally satisfied of what I have done this push me ahead to learn more and improve. So when I have finished working and start thinking to myself “maybe I should have done in that way” or “it would have better if…” at that point one of my customer send me a pictures of them wearing my headdresses with a long message about how much they like it… that is the best reward ever.

Oblivion Middle Age 030 with JUMO Mother of Dragons in Black and Kunglers Elizabeth Necklace

IOF: Where do you get inspiration for your designs? What is your process like?

Alba: I have different sources depending of what kind of headdress I am going to create. For historical hairstyles the ancient paintings are the main source of inspiration while instead for the fantasy headdresses I leave my imagination free to run wild.

Oblivion Middle Age 029 with JUMO Mother of Dragons in Black and Kunglers Cleopatra necklace

IOF: What sets your hair styles apart from other hair designers, in your opinion? What is your style or aesthetic?

Alba: I think definitely my desire to keep my headdresses as much as possible close to an historical looking keeps me quite apart from the other creators.

IOF: How has your second life changed your first life? (no need to reveal personal info at all, just something general)

Alba: I have improved my english speaking in an awesome way! meet tons of funny, creative people of all over the world and some of them have become very dear friend 🙂

IOF: Is there anything else you would like to share with readers?

Alba: I would like to share my enthusiasm, hope they can feel it 😀

Hair Fair 10th Anniversary Gift from Oblivion with JUMO Mother of Dragons in Green.

Oblivion Fantasy Hair

IOF: What does Hair Fair mean to you?

Alba: I am extremely happy and proud to participate a charity event of this importance, the fact that at same time we can also improve our business too is a side nice effect.Also its really astonishing the quality and quantity of creations gathering at the Hair Fair, each year I jaw drop looking at the designers creations.

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