posted by Gidge Uriza
I’ve been in the world of pregnant sloth for a few days, but I’ve had several good things in the can on my FLICKR waiting for me to show them to you for a while. I thought that the best way to get right back into the swing was to rock this absolutely festive showgirl/vaudeville themed costume from Seldom Blue. Continue reading
This outfit highlights two Accessory Fair participants, Ticky Tacky and Dahlinks – as well as the outstanding dress from Agnes Finney for the memorial fundraiser For the Love of McQueen. I confess that the moment I saw the Agnes Finney Dress Mayur, I fell in love with it. In many ways, I even prefer her dress to the original McQueen dress that I think inspired it. I also think it is a beautiful illustration of the difference between inspiration and plagiarism. You can see elements of the original within the Agnes Finney design, but reimagined in such a way that the new design is distinctive and completely divisible from the original.
Louise Brooks was a great silent film actress and model – in fact, I would be surprised if you have not seen pictures of her at one time or another – including many striking nudes. She was very much the iconic image of the flapper era with her short bob and long pearl necklaces and her dramatic, defined makeup. Dahlinks, in keeping with the Broadway theme of the Accessory Fair has produced the Louise Brooks jewelry set of necklace, earrings and cocktail ring. It is quintessentially Art Deco – bold and geometric. Nonetheless, despite its adherence to the era, I did not pair it with something vintage, instead imagining what Louise Brooks would wear if she were alive today.
I found the answer in my Baiastice 2009 folder – the bold assymetric, figure-hugging Black Plastik. She would not be wearing vintage, but would wear the avant-garde. She was bold in her wardrobe then and she would be bold now.
Well, not really, but you can make a blue moon in Windlight any old time and that’s what I wanted for shooting this lovely blue dress from LaLei. I used a photo box from LUST for this background. LUST photoboxes are fun little items and most are only 10L so you can’t go wrong. Anyway, after I recently received a review copy of the Flower Fever dress from LaLei that I blogged last week, I had to check out the store and see what else there was. Well, it’s a gown-lovers paradise and I only managed to walk out with just one purchase because I could not decide on one color for the other dress I wanted to get – so decided to be strong and come back when I made up my mind because I am trying to get my inventory under control. However, for this dress, the gorgeous blue was irresistible. In fact, this dress chased me around the store hollering “Buy Me!” when I tried to move on.
I love ruching and the ruching on this new dress from Sissy Pessoa of Baiastice has amazing ruched details. Beginning on the left bodice and curving round the torso and right skirt, it adds visual interest and highlights the best of the feminine shape. Sissy made this dress in eight different colors and with two skirt options – a snug one as shown or a full sculpty skirt with a paper bag waist. Alexiaa Allen did a great post featuring the paper bag waist option, but as for me, I was loving the snug version.
Juliet says, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Well, that’s true, certainly, as far as roses go. But if you were offered sight unseen to sniff a rose or a skunkweed, which would you choose? Names carry social and cultural cues which is why there’s so many ridiculous names of heroes in historical romance novels and why few people today name their daughter Ethel or Velma. So, I am wondering why this sexy little mini-dress is named Clyde? Sometimes I am curious how things get named. Perhaps it’s after the Clyde Barrow, the romanticized bank robber of Bonnie & Clyde? Well, I don’t have to know to wear it and that which we call Clyde by any other name would look as sexy.
Iota Ultsch of Tres Jolie sent out a lovely group gift for Valentine’s Day – this red tartan dress. I wore this dancing yesterday and it was a lovely dress for dancing – the sculptie skirt being full enough that it never got wonky.It’s a see to believe kind of dress with a semi-sheer almost glassine texture that is a very contemporary almost industrial plaid. She also makes it in other colors on sale in her store. I love the way she creates textures from unusual sources. For example, her city grid dress texture is made from a photo of tire tracks on a sidewalk.
posted by Gidge Uriza
The gorgeous lace bodysuit recently released from BAIASTICE has some of my favorite traits of fantastic clothes. LAYERS. TONS AND TONS OF LAYERS. You can see I opted not to wear the bottom layer MAKING it a body suit – because I wanted to show my gorgeous tummy – but Cajsa always prefer to cover up, so see this one perfect piece fits two very different girls perfectly. Continue reading
posted by Gidge Uriza
Sissy Pessoa of Baiastice joins the short list of skinners who, in my opinion, create a perfect tummy. I’m kind of a tummy snob. I don’t like too muscular – that would indicate I work out and sweat, and no – I’m too much of princess for that. I also don’t like tummies without definition. This one strikes the perfect balance to me, a nice, soft female tummy. 🙂
I’m also wearing, you may have noticed, one of my favorite holiday outfits which is not from the usual fashion mafia source, instead it’s from a costume and novelty store – WEIRDICULOUS. It used to be called WEIRD SHIT but somebody got their panties in a wad about the name and the Lab made her change her store’s name.
Regardless, this is one of my favorite costumers on the grid for novelty and fun gear – and back in the day when Cajsa and I were doing events on Vicious AD NAUSEUM my husband and I raided the creativity at Weirdiculous many times to find something unusual to wear.
This bikini comes with a set of hearts for the bottom, but, they don’t cover much hee hee so you’ll have to guess what they look like. They also feature a rip-away script- but mine is removed because I wore it to an event and didn’t want asshats making me naked. It’s PRIM – keep that in mind, bcse, the boys who want to can cam about and see your goodies.
Of course, if you have this on – you probably want them to. The store also features several other bikinis with this theme – but this one is perfect for the holiday at hand.
Now – who wants a candy?
Style Notes
***Bold R Indicates a Review Item***
Sissy Pessoa of Baiastice has made a delightful array of gorgeous pleated skirts. I love the length, longer than the usual SL mini but short enough to be flirty. In fact, everything about the skirt and the frilly blouses that she also made to mix and match with them is flirtatious…I guess she was putting in the Valentine’s Day spirit in mood and form rather than just in colors.
