Here in Sweden we’re having a typical Swedish summer. Which today included a rather impressive fog which made for some cool scenery down at the beach but didn’t exactly invite to subathing and swimming. So, it seemed like an excellent day for a post featuring a Summer of Love item: the Mosaic Summer skins from Nomine.

The Summer of Love is an event designed to raise awareness about mental health issues. It features exclusive content by a wealth of designers and the idea is that shoppers will be able to browse through what is on offer at the fair location and at the same time learn about mental health issues. The fair is not a charity event, though designers can choose to donate to Hopeline if they so wish.

I hadn’t expected quite such an interruption to regular blogging just from a little vacation, but there you go. Before we left I had a pile of work to wrap up and now that we’re here (here being halfway up the Baltic coast) even typical Swedish summer weather isn’t leaving me with much time for blogging. But, I do want to catch up on covering at least part of the pile of new things in my inventory (including lots and lots of skins!), so I hope that blogging well past midnight won’t produce anything too strange.

Of course, a little strangeness might go well with the two fabulous outfits from Deviance that I’ll be featuring today, together with sneak previews of two upcoming Adam n Eve skins.

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to beta test Candy from PXL and when the skin was released Hart Larsson very kindly sent me some review copies. As far as I can tell, the feedback he got during the beta period (not just from myself) was applied very well to make a good skin even better. With each new release, PXL skins continue to improve and Candy is certainly no exception.

It’s not often that I buy boots with a modern flair to them, but a new entry from Lucy in Disguise (run by the delightfully-named myvegancookbook Bolissima, who also owns the Adjunct store for men) broke my willpower.

It has been a while since I featured something from Tekeli-li. In part this is due to Tekeli Tantalus having been kept busy changing many of his releases to take advantage of the scripting improvements introduced some months ago. This means that although still fully colour change, the updated sets of jewelry, hair, weapons, etc now use much less memory and won’t be a problem when script limits are introduced.

With all the updated of old sets finally taken care of (some older sets were retired, and some of these will be remade and rereleased at a later date), yesterday saw the release of a new full set of full-prim goodness: Flora.

It was a gown that first brought me to Adam n Eve soon after I started out in SL. I saw the Venetia gown on a blog and knew I had to save up for that. Lately, sachi has been busy with skins, store rebuilds and various other projects, so it has been some time since she last released a gown. This week, however, she’s rectified that with no less than three new gowns, each with multiple skirt options and some great sculpted details.

On Saturday, I attended the Harem Nights fashion show, where four designers (Fantasia, Haven Designs, HonourBound and Sakinah) presented clothing inspired by the modern Middle East as well as the more fantastical Middle East, and I’ve got a couple of new acquisitions to share with you. More may follow, I definitely have a weakness for this kind of clothing. Plus, it goes so well with the two prefabs from NotSoBad that Ran and I purchased a while ago.

Saucy little outfits are definitely not the only things on offer at Sn@tch, but the dress I decided to wear for this post most certainly falls into that category.Its called “Almost Off” and I don’t think I need to explain why. ;)

I would also call the fabulous boots I am wearing quite saucy indeed; they’re the newest release from Damen Gorilla of Adam n Eve and you really ought to be joining the Adam n Eve group for these to take advantage of the group discount offered by the new vendors.

Last night, I had an IM from Siyu Suen of Illusions. She wondered if Ran and I would like to blog her upcoming release (its actually out now; we ended up having to sleep before getting the photos done). Having seen some teasers on Plurk, I couldn’t say yes soon enough.

With that, we present Corvus, for men and women. Read on for further details and take a good look at the photos of this amazing release.

I have been blogging fairly infrequently lately, in part because I have been busy with other things than shopping in SL (like…bunnies) and work in RL, in part because I have started to feel rather bored by the process and the results. So, I have decided to start testing some new approaches. I’ll definitely be messing with the picture format, and perhaps also with the writing and the credits. I hope to redesign the website this summer and after that facelift I am thinking of emptying out the blog and starting fresh with whatever approach I like best.

But, enough with such ramblings, just expect things to be in a fluid state for a while. For now, on with a look at an ethereal white creation by Silent Sparrow, some lovely new jewelry from Dark Mouse and one of the latest Exile hairs. I am also featuring poses from Glitterari, picked up at the awesome sale going on there right now.

Warm weather and World Cup madness have put me in mind of showing off some examples of swimwear I have in inventory, along with a brand new hair from the terrific creators over at Shag!

Compared to when I started out in SL, it seems like silks—at least as they looked then—have become quite a bit less common. That does not mean that Gorean fashion has disappeared, however. But it looks like it has changed and diversified, and now it includes saucy little numbers like this Panther outfit from Haven Designs.

With thanks to Tanith Lee for the title, which fits so well on this post about the new metallic skins from Adam n Eve. The girls got Gold and Chrome last week and today the boys got not only that but also Black and White. And, of course, those colours will be coming out for girls quite soon too.

The latest releases from Silver Rose Designs have been impressive dress collections with a rather amazing set of options and Ekaterina, a somewhat Russian-inspired gown, is no exception. It offers everything from a ballgown to a bathing suit.

If roleplay with a Medieval or High Fantasy flavour is your thing in SL, there’s no shortage of clothing. But what if you’ve watched one too many episodes of Rome or Spartacus instead? Then you might want to stop by Fantasia, where you will find a few recent releases drawing their inspiration from Ancient Rome.

I’ve also been hair shopping again, at Truth and Calico Creations. Poor bunnies, I think I may have used some of the money set aside for their food.