If you have been tempted to splurge on a dress from Tres Jolie, this is a good week to give into temptation because through Valentine’s Day, for everything you buy, you will get a copy of this lovely red Valentine’s Day dress free. Since her clothes are no copy/transfer, that makes for some lovely gifts as well. UPDATE: You can also get this dress free with a L1000 donation to the Victoria Bushfire Donation box at Tres Jolie.
I found a surprise in my Objects folder that said Jador Group gift and when I opened it up there was this lovely black and red rose floral lingerie. Not content to hide it under a shirt, I decided to put on a skirt and let it shine, because it really is quite lovely. To be frank, now that we have the subscrib-o-matic option, I join groups without as much thought…since they are unlimited and so long as they do not flood me with notices, I will stay and sometimes log in to bright red surprises like this one.
Cheeky Boom Cheeky Boom, don’t you just love it? Actually, I know the lyrics are chick-a-boom, but with this top from Boom and the hair and skin from Cheeky, the temptation to pun was irresistable
AM Radio's newly re-imagined The Quiet: The Space Between These Trees presents a moodily evocative setting.
Shhhh, Shhhh
It’s, oh, so quiet shh,shh
It’s, oh, so still shh,shh
You’re all alone shh, shh
And so peaceful until…
What’s in a name? That which we call ciabatta by any other name would still smell as tasty and wholesome when hot out of the oven. Okay, I confess I am so confused by the name of this gown from Sascha’s Designs that she will be releasing in several colors this week? It’s called Ciabatta and the only ciabatta I know of is the wonderful Italian sourdough bread. This dress makes me think of many thinks, lakes, moonlight, flowers and romance. It does not make me think of artisan breads. Okay, maybe a toasty brown version of this dress could be called ciabatta.
Don’t get me wrong. I love ciabatta. It’s soft and delicious and flavorful and has a hard, crunchy crust. Yummy! But the bread is rustic and this is elegant. The bread should have a hard crispy crust, this is soft and satiny. Ciabatta is light and airy and full of holes….aha!!!! That must be it!!!
So I succumbed and spent a few hours hunting for kisses last night. I found some lovely items that I thought I would show in case you want to look for them too. One of my favorites so far was a Euphoria Fashions – a box with this lovely top in four colors, pants and shoes and possibly more. I sort of lost track in the generosity of the box. I love this top and will definitely make it a keeper.
I am always curious what Digit Darkes will do for festivals like the Digital Alchemy show at Kings Rezzable. Her design sensibility is so strong that you know that no matter where or what the initial inspiration, the ultimate design will be recognizably and indisputably hers. To be clear, that’s not saying she is uninfluenced by her inspirations – but rather that she never allows her source of inspiration to limit her design and that is truly the spirit of Egyptian Revival fashion. In essense, then with Digit’s design you have Egyptian Revival for 2009.
Another favorite from the Digital Alchemy celebration of Egypt was this marvelous gown from Laughing Academy that wholeheartely embraced the multiple influences of the Art Deco Egyptian Revival movement. By designing a dress as an homage to Theda Bara, Laughing Academy frankly places the gown right smack in the middle of that movement.
While perhaps not the most famous wedding dress in the world, the Vivienne Westwood stunner that Dita von Teese wore for her wedding has got to be in the top ten – if only for its bold royal purple silk taffeta fabric. Impossible has taken on the challenge of recreating it in-world and proved that contrary to the name, it is possible.
Among my most unique pieces of jewelry is a heavy ornate Egyptian Revival necklace with the head of King Tut made of bakelite. Both bakelite and King Tut arrived on the scene in 1922 and much of the jewelry of the later Egyptian Revival combined both of them. Admiring the Digital Alchemy event at Kings Rezzable, I was reminded more of the Egyptian Revival than anciant Egypt and that is as it should be – that was when Egypt was its most fashionable. That’s why Inorite’s classic bob is the perfect hairstyle – incorporating the modernism of the 1920’s with the Egyptian Revival aesthetic.