Category Archives: Second Life

Oh My, Oh My, Oh Little Miss

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A few weeks back there was some random muttering and plurking about garters coming from the plurkroom where Roslin Petion was preparing her newest releases for 5th & Oxford along with her business partner CJ Carnot.  Now, you might wonder why someone would mutter and grumble about garters, but really, that’s a sign of a perfectionist at work. And what a perfectionist! I am just astonished by some of the details and craftsmanship in the new lingerie from 5th & Oxford under the line Little Miss.  In this photo, I am wearing her Audrey Little Miss makeup and lingerie.  I love that this skin is so delicate and not hard-bodied. It’s very soft and feminine.

There are also matching slips and stockings. The color I chose is blush which is one of my favorite lingerie colors because it’s so barely there.

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The Colors of the Season:A Mashup of Some of My Faves

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posted by Gidge Uriza

There are some days that I like getting dressed out of my inventory as though it were a closet, pulling out pants, tops, etc vs just opening a folder and slapping everything ON.

Don’t get me wrong, the latter is EASIER, but I like wearing things together that were not intended as such – sometimes I have a lot more fun with it. Such as this outfit I wore roaming around the grid the other night. Continue reading →

Watercolors & Honeydews

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One of the most adventurous designers in Second Life™ is AnaLee Balut of ALB Dream Fashion. Not only does she play with wild colors and prints, but she also experiments with the form of SL clothing – from making heavy sculptie coats and robes, to long flowing Empire waist dresses and everywhere in between. Her Lotta series of dresses are breathtakingly beautiful – each and every one. This is the honeydew print – that has the desaturated subtlety of a watercolor. There’s also an orange and a blue dress – and they are equally stunning.

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Mix It Up

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Every fashionista should have a few highwaisted skirts in her inventory and you can get great ones from many places including MichaMi, Pixel Dolls and literally dozens of stores. The reason to have them is that they are great to toss into the mix when you want to take a top from a dress, jacket or suit and use it in a new way. For example, this jacket from Silent Sparrow comes from an pants outfit and is part of a long jacket with tails. I wasn’t in the mood for tails, but I was just loving the autumn feel of the jacket – and decided it would be a blouse for the day…and all it took was adding a skirt that would tuck it in. And so was able to enjoy the rich texture and intricate details of this gorgeous top – in a new way.

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Could it be Klee?

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I love a nice print – and this gorgeous little dress from Abia Capalini Design is just exactly the sort of fun little print that makes my heart go pitter-patter. It reminds me of some Klee painting and I just love it. The shoes are favorites that you have seen many times, the Belles from Shiny Things.

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Fueled by Fashion

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Sometimes you see something on a wall at a store and you just have to have it. That was me when I saw this Silk Wings top from Baiastice. I love silk, I love gold, I love complicated collars and ties and if they aren’t squared off like a linebacker, I even love a constructed shoulder.  This is a home run on all counts. The night before I was in Uruzi – where you will find some of the best ethnic jewelry in Second Life, when I glanced at the clothing and saw some harem pants that actually looked good and the same thing happened. So, of course, they belong together.

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Blowpop in Exile – With Pudding from Sascha's Designs

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posted by Gidge Uriza

I shot so much when doing the shoot for this dress from Sascha’s Designs – that I forgot what it was I was highlighting. The dress? The hair? The skin?

I couldn’t decide – there fore this post must be about them all.

The gorgeous ballgown is yet another brilliant offering from Sascha’s Designs, replete with a host of skirt options, shawl, jacket and top options that make purchasing just one color of this dress an outfit for several nights over. I chose to show you this beautiful peach because I was in a fall mood – but it comes in a rainbow of jewel tones that I can’t say enough about.  They’re like candy.

As always the ballgown skirt option from Sascha has gorgeous movement – those of you who love the ballroom scene know how annoying it is to get a great big old gorgeous skirt that doesn’t move worth a damn-  obviously no issue here! Continue reading →

Saying Goodbye to Eshi Otawara

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One of the more innovative and wildly creative Second Life builders and fashion designers has left Second Life and will be missed by many – including those like me who are merely casually acquainted with her via my admiration for her art. I have more than a dozen of her dresses and would have even more if I could have afforded some of those magnificent limited edition dresses she made.  My admiration for her design sense is dwarfed by my admiration of her sim building skills. One of the most distinctive sims in all of Second Life is the magnificent Rouge sim she built for Codebastard Redgrave – a wildly red sim in the shape of a woman. And yet, even that admiration is now overshadowed by how much I admire the honesty and dignity of her farewell to Second Life. This is no petulant picking up one’s toys and going home, but a sober, fearless self-examination that resulted in wrenching decisions that demonstrate that not only is she a talented artist, she is even more a wise human being. So, Goodbye to Eshi and Good Luck and Bon Voyage to Irena.

After the cut – some of her wonderful designs or check out the set on Flickr

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Dressing for Rain That Isn't There, plus an Ode to Maitreya

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We have an average of 150 rainy days a year where I live  and they are almost all consecutive. We have a sunny, dry season and a cloudy, wet season. As much as folks struggle to make four seasons,  it’s more like 2.5.  It’s not as bad as it sounds, though, since you can run around in the rain for two hours without getting wet. This is the perfect sort of outfit for the kind of rainy days we get. It acknowledges the weather without overreacting.  You want to look like you did check the weather in the morning and are not oblivious to the rain or the old folks on the bus will “tut tut.” What could be better than a lovely sweater dress with a thick enough knit to repel all the rain and some nice warm knit stockings to keep your tootsies toasty? When I saw this Ingrid dress at Lelutka I decided I want one in every color in RL. Now if only they were sold in Lindens.

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Movement

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Don’t you just love clothes that move?  This lovely Lady Monaco dress from A la Folie is one of those wonderful  dresses that move with you. Can’t you just picture it out on the dance floor? Even if you’re the first person voted off Dancing With the Stars, you could look like a great dancer in this dress. Add to that the bold choice of the cerise cummerbund sash with the apricot dress color and the festive glitter top and you have a real winner. And it comes with shoes!

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