Waking up stiff and cold, huddled in the back seat of a rusted out Nash Metro that I pulled over somewhere off the highway outside Las Vegas, I stretched and squinted past my knees wincing at the light bouncing off the white sands of the desert plains. I grabbed my bottle of whiskey to quench my dry mouth and saw I had emptied it in the night and unfortunately for my head, I didn’t spill a drop. A Soweto beat booming in my head from the mix of whiskey, chips and salsa and whatever else I could grab at the Arcade, I crawled out of the car and decided to end this little experiment in Gonzo writing by rezzing the huge box of promotional items from Fear & Clothing – the best named store in Second Life. The first thing I tried on was this Sharkskin Red Striped jacket that I completely fell in love with.
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I Didn't Get Skin…At Ray Skin
posted by Gidge Uriza
It was at Ray Skin that I was Serenaded by a foreigner, crooner tunes by the PLEASUREMAN Gunther and I have to admit it was distracting. After all, despite liking an outfit, I like to sort of understand it as well. And I couldn’t concentrate on figuring this out with all the “oooo you touched my tra-la-la” going on.
I have no idea what this is.
I mean, I LIKE IT. I actually like it a lot. I like the color and the construction but like…….Retro? Vintage? Neko? Harajuku? Barbie Armegeddon? Urban Primitive? (ok not the last one) Continue reading
Fairy Grace
During an intermission at the SLag Fetish Burlesque Show – a show that should be on your must-see list – Hart Larsson passed me a few makeups in his new Grace skin line that he will be releasing this week. This is one of them and so elegant that I had to open the blog post with a photo of it.
While wandering high and low yesterday through all the Albero sims trying to find the store where I bought a shirt so it could be properly credited in the blog – I stopped by Twinkleberry another favorite jewelry store and discovered that the creator was working in collaboration with Un Pick – the designer for the eponymous Unpick clothing line. I saw this dress and it’s acid green appealed to me as did the Twinkleberry garland and anklet accessories. I don’t roleplay fairies, but I do love fairy costumes. Gidge’s influence I suppose.
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart Clubs Band
It was twenty years ago today,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
They’ve been going in and out of style
But they’re guaranteed to raise a smile.
So may I introduce to you
The act you’ve known for all these years,
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
I'm Just Mad About Saffron
Well, I am just mad about this high-waisted plaid skirt from Cube Sugar – a mustard yellow plaid with a waist band on the jacket layer that makes a perfect frame for the ruffled blouse from mocca.
Grateful Gray
Snuggly comfort can be stylish – something beautifully demonstrated with this skirt from Miu and the sweater set from DP YumYum. Lovely little details like the tie on the skirt or the differently colored buttons on the sweater show designers who pay attention to the nuances of style and share a little wink of delight with their customers.
Green Machine
posted by Gidge Uriza
I filed this skirt mentally with Codie’s Catch Phrase “Do Want, That is All.” It’s multi-hued texture and fun bouncy construction make it a great fit with a slouchy sweater or a more form fitting top if you wanted.
I was feeling a bit slouchy. Continue reading
En Vogue
Miffy of Zenith and I have been friends since my first month in Second Life and have spent many hours sitting on a pig talking about this that and the other thing. I remember watching her make her first clothes and marveling at her sureness and speed in moving those prims around. She often sends me her newest creation and every once in a while I will blog one that is less neko that most of her clothes. Now is when I admit that she once asked me why I dressed like an old lady. Such is the difference between 20 and 33. However, we are both a year older now and that year makes a bigger difference for her…which really shows in the increasing feminity and maturity of her designs. This last dress she did is just stunning and for the first time, I am doing a blog post of an outfit in all its colors: silver, gold, pink, blue and black.
Back to Work Ladies!
posted by Gidge Uriza
It’s Monday Morning ladies and that means Gidge is back to work. So I thought I’d show you something lovely and fun that I was sent from Dani’s Fine Fashions.
This is the Retro Plaid outfit and is a complete outfit except for shoes (which is ok cuz unless you are Digit Darkes I have yet to find anyone who gives out REALLY GOOD SHOES with their complete outfits). Continue reading
Bright Lights, Big City
Sadly I could never finish the book Bright Lights, Big City even though I generally like Jay McInerny. Something about reading an entire book in the second person is just too daunting. Still, the jacket from Chantkare is called Brite Lite which made me think of the novel…and then this pose is such a “model” pose that it also made me think of how the main character would look at mannequins in shop windows and imagine they were his wife. Blog post titles are so hard to come up iwth sometimes and the tenuous connections that create them can be bizarre. Not bizarre, however, is the Brite Lite tweed jacket. It’s marvelous and makes me think of Chanel. I love jackets and this one is just so well structured.