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Hints of autumn begin to gather

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People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

NYU has released fabulous button front shirts that tuck in and by tuck in, I mean there really is a tail that tucks in, they don’t just seem to tuck. The top also has a gorgeous yoked back with a single center pleat adding volume to the body of the shirt. There are coordinating skies in several plaids. The color palette is subdued and autumnal, appropriate now that the northern hemisphere heads back to school and the freshness of fall is in the air. If you look, you can see the skirt has a couple design details to elevate it from the ordinary, including a thoroughly modern peplum that is very different from the usual in that is drapes close to the body and is longer than usual. Unlike most peplums, it is not adding a lot of volume at the hips.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

I stopped off at Cape Juniper which is an interesting sim. It has a wedding venue along the shore and a small town with a retro vibe. There is also this derelict and crumbling old church (I am assuming a church) that caught my eye and drew me in.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

It didn’t really seem like part of the town, but it was still a lovely spot to visit and take pictures.
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Same Damn Dress

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Gidge and I popped over to Nº21 because she had seen a dress in the EloquenceSL Shopping Guide she had to have. When I saw it, I had to have it too, so we decided to do a “Same Damn Thing” challenge, or in this case, Same Damn Dress. I love the same damn challenges because it gets at the heart of what makes fashion exciting and creative. We are all individuals who make decisions about styling so that even when we wear the same damn dress, we look different. So, if any of you want to style this same damn dress, post your links below for the giggles.
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Dysphoria

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While the runway shows are over, Penumbra Spring Summer Fashion Week continues with the showcase of stores that were featured last week. One of them was Ghee which is known for whimsical and original designs. This summer silk lace dress is a gorgeous example, made with two pieces. a slip and a lace shift that lays over it. As you can see they fit perfectly together.  Continue reading →

Calming Waves

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When my best friend and I moved into our first apartment together, our mutual grandparents donated various items to our new household. One of the BIG items was a lazy boy. I had never owned a lazy boy, as my mother deemed them horrible, “The sweatpants of seats.”  Continue reading →

I’ve Got Sunshine On a Cloudy Day

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Don’t you love it when the sun is bright and streams in through the windows creating an interplay of light and shadow in your home? I know cats love it as they shift to follow the light. I am more a shade person and will shift from the sunlight into the shade, but I still love to see the beams of light moving across my home.

My dress is a super-feminine lace dress from Gizza called Cara. It is very demure and feminine from the front, though there is a bit of a surprise from the back as you shall see.

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I am relaxing in the living room from my new cottage by dust bunny that I picked up at The Arcade. Through the windows you can see the greenhouse as well. The side tables and the pitcher of baby’s breath and the book on the far table are all from the dust bunny collection at The Arcade. Scarlet Creative’s Amelie sofa seems made for this sweet little cake of a house. I changed the pictures in the frames from the DRD frames I got at December’s Arcade. I thought it might be fun to put in old family photos, so the pictures are of my grandmother, great grandfather, great-great-great grandfather, a family reunion in 1901 and other old family photos.
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In Which the Blogger Gushes Uncontrollably

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I fell in love with the Nayra long skirt released by Baistice’s Sissy Pessoa at February’s Collaboir88. Released in a range of colors, it was released with a matching set of sweaters for the modernist fashion of elevating casual elements by mixing them with formal. pieces. There are several reasons I love this skirt in particular. In fact, let me list them.

  1. The pleating allows it to move without texture stretching.
  2. The texture’s details with the pleats highlights, shadows and doubtless make it come alive.
  3. It falls at the natural waist, which I think is the most flattering choice.
  4. It mixes and matches with simplicity as you can see in this s post as I not only use the accompanying sweater that was released by Baiastice, but also with two other tops from a different store.

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Here I have a much more formal look in rouge.

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And this is a sweet, charming old-fashioned look.  Continue reading →

Yearbook Challenge

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Voted Most Likely To Appear On G.L.O.W. in High School. No really, I was.

I decided I had the perfect sweater/shirt for a high school pic so I had to participate.

I tried getting a smile that didn’t look crazy, most of the slow motion captures I did had my teeth floating in the middle of my mouth. That just seemed wrong. I so put on PXL MOUTHPRO and the alpha #3 and it falls into a relaxed smile imo. I wasn’t a big smiler in HS anyway.

Gidge Is Wearing:

Lips: [Pink Fuel] Harley Lipstick <Crystal> – Barbie Pink
Lashes: Amacci – Eyelash Tattoo 6
Eyeshadow: [PF] Doll V2 <Crystal> – Eyeshadow (Purple)
Hair: Slink Bianca Hair Swedish
Body: Slink Physique Mesh Body V1.4
Sweater: The Secret Store – Luna Preppy Cardigan – Silver Stars – S
VR Studio HUD
Teeth: [PXL] OpenMouth PRO TEETH v1.2 (Mod/Copy)
Skin: [Pink Fuel] Doll V2 <Crystal> – Pure (blondebrow)
Eyes: IKON Eternal Eyes – Iris (S)
Pose: PRETENSE

The CIIIIIRCLE OF LIIIIIIFE

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I always wondered how Yard Art reproduced. I’ve solved it on my wandering, snowy walk today. I caught two deer making little deer. I anticipate seeing these little deer at a shopping event as soon as they’re old enough to be apart from their parents. Continue reading →

Bundled Up

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I decided to go out exploring the winter fun to be had in SL today, so I had to take a bit to get properly geared up. Cute but warm is the goal – it’s hard to be cute sometimes, especially in RL, when you’re layered upon layers upon layers. I decided to have some fun with my ability to layer on my SLINK PHYSIQUE starting with a sweater from Stellar on the body, then adding mesh over it for a cute RL layered look. I think it works nicely.  Continue reading →

Such Winter

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I’m excited to be reveling in winter in SL while having lovely days in RL. Yay for living in a warmer part of the country. I am not sure what the new year holds, a lot of people are making resolutions. Do you make them? I sometimes feel like resolutions are just attention whoring “Look at me look at me!” but maybe they’re genuine attempts at making positive changes. It’s definitely not for me to say!

I’m excited a new year is coming, and changes are ahead. I hope you are too.

I should’ve worn gloves. Brrrr.

Gidge Is Wearing:
Eyelashes:Amacci – Eyelash Tattoo 5
Hair: “”D!va”” Hair “Mako” (Moon stone)
Rings: (Yummy) Birthstone Ring – October – Opal (Blogger Copy)
(Yummy) Gumball Princess – Pink (PROMO)
Earrings: Bliensen + MaiTai – Earring – Tea Dance – Carnelian – L
Bliensen + MaiTai – Earring – Tea Dance – Carnelian – R
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av Enhance) Medium S
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual XS Left
Manicure: FLAIR
Skirt: SOMNIA
Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual XS Right
Body: Slink Physique Mesh Body V1.4
Sweater: The Secret Store – Lola Cropped Sweater – Deer – S
Tank: Luxuria – Caer Bodysuit
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Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II – Polar 03 A
Eyes: IKON Eternal Eyes – Iris (S)
Poses: PRETENSE