posted by Gidge Uriza
We’re all showing our appreciation for Neferia Abel today and I thought it’d be fun to show you one of my first pick ups at Ivalde. When Ivalde was at an old location there was a rockin freebie wall, for the fashionista who adored vintage wear and the sense to shop at a nicer store.
I always tell anyone who asks that it was Cajsa who introduced me to Ivalde and I’ve been enamored ever since. We’ll miss you Nef but hope to see you again after the summer. Continue reading
As many of you have already learned, Neferia Abel is leaving Second Life for several months while she moves, fulfills her dream of illustrating a children’s book and recovers her health. An ambitious set of goals and I am sure each and every one of us wish her success in every one and hope for her speedy return. Like many others, I will share a couple favorites today, but first I want to share a lovely song that suits this heavenly dress and will most likely be familiar to Neferia since there is so much cross-cultural sharing between Norwegians and Swedes. It was my father’s favorite hymn. He was Swedish and it was sung at his funeral – and to perfectly frank, at every funeral on that side of the family. Sometimes I think it’s the only Swedish song everyone still remembers besides Oleanna and Nikolina (believe me they are NOT funeral appropriate.)
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Posted by Gidge Uriza
While it might not be my fantasy to own Chanel jeans, or those inspired by such, I certainly couldn’t resist this delicious set Cajsa got me the other day when I was feeling down and grumpy.
I’m tremendously grumpy when I get into such moods, and it took something this frivolous to bring me out of my dark mood. Who can be sad when thinking that CHANEL JEANS exist in the world? Continue reading
An adorable black and white jumper. Shoes are from HAYSURIZA.
A white lace top with black leggings. The shoes are from COCO - Hawt!!! Gorgeous!!! But why oh why oh why oh why do we have to tint each foot color separately? Most of us don't have different skin on the left and right legs. Let's hope they make a quick fix and update that soon. The tinting hud is unwieldy and slow and to do it twice is just not nice.
Stunning coral suit with Coco & Co. matching shoes.
Have you ever seen at a gas station or garage when some gasoline spills on a puddle of water? That’s what the iridescent colors in this dress remind me of – the rainbow within reach. This is really an amazing gown -taking the folden shapes from origami and translating them into a wild and beautiful concoction. It was a gift from AvaGardner Kungler which she gave a thank you for her photos in the Double Take project. I will share one of those photos below.
AvaGarder Kungler - one half of the Kungler dynamic design duo.
Coco & Co. Tailleur Romy
I admire clothing designers. I have no idea how they have the patience to match seams and the control to do the fine detail work. Even though I understand the technical aspect of how clothes are made, it doesn’t matter. In addition to technical knowledge, skill, imagination and creativity, I utterly lack on essential ingredient and that is patience. I could no more spend hours on a drawing than I could climb Mount Everest. I can however, shoot a photo and even get rid of those white lines as needed to make an alpha cutout for a floor stand. So, typically I assumed that if the alpha displays in a store were poorly done (something I could do) then the clothes would be poorly done as well (something I could not do.)
Coco & Co Chausettes en Dentelle et Noir
However, today I was in a store that had clothes based on Chanel designs, clothes made with me in mind. Tweedy, nubby knits, tailored jackets, system skirts, all my fashion loves wrapped up together. The alpha textures displaying the clothing, however, were terrible. But, oh I did want the clothing. So…I put out a plurk question for designers asking if I was wrong to assume bad alpha displays = bad clothing and though there was some belief that what is worth doing is worth doing well (yes!) that in all honesty, my assumption was wrong and that the only way to tell was to buy something. So… I bought the least expensive outfit.
Coco & Co Ensemble Chemesier Caramel et Jupe Culottes
And the edges were perfect! Seams were matched! It was everything I hoped it would be and oh, no, I spent too much money. Here are three of the outfits I picked up – inspired by real life designs and absolutely scrumptious.
How to Avoid Ugly White Edges on Your Alpha Textures: There’s a handy-dandy tutorial by Robin Wood on how to make an alpha channel. The Solidify filter that makes it easy to have nice clean edges is free and can be downloaded from Flaming Pear here. To be honest, there have been stores I have not purchased tempting items from because of bad alpha displays. The only reason I made the purchases today was that I was assured that it did not necessarily mean the clothes were bad. However, no one was going to guarantee they would be good since those kind of problems can mean not caring about details.
posted by Gidge Uriza
Before Iris Seale was by boss over at Second Style she was (and is) the designer at Punch Drunk. Cajsa and I wandered over to check out the offerings from creators Tenshi Vielle (Crap, Boutique) and Iris (Punch Drunk) and the moment I spied this girly dress I went whipping across the shop.
MINE! Continue reading
Last week I was a bit busy and happened to be wearing an outfit I really liked and before you knew it, I wore it three days in row. Now, I happened to change into something else during that time, but then I put this same outfit back on…that’s how comfy it is.
Oh, the Designer Showcase Network dropped another stunning dress on me. This lovely Hothouse Flower from Ingenue showed up in my inbox and reminds me how much I love Ingenue’s lovely vintage clothing. This dress, however, seems to indicate some new, more contemporary, styles are coming out as well. The sculptie bodice is a delight and after increasing it just a bit to fit the bust, it was perfect. I also have to give her props for attaching the bodice to the right pec, leaving the spine and chest free for jewelry.
posted by Gidge Uriza
I wandered into a cute little shop called Doux Petite a while back, and was taken back by their fun summery dollarbie wall. I thought I’d show you some fun things I picked up for free in the past couple weeks while home recouping. First off I’m wearing Kamian’s freebie shape. I like her bod but her face is a LITTLE sharper than my normal face. But she’s pretty! She’s kinda SULTRY And SERIOUS. 🙂
The jean shorts are offered with a variety of tops in sherbet colors, both the sweater and the tee above are offered in several variations, and for a linden who can argue? Continue reading