Rather different from the things I usually dive into, but when this outfit (from elymode) and this hair (from Dernier Cri) showed up on the same day, they really seemed to want to be put together.
I can’t say I am a big fan of lingerie in RL. Or rather, I like how it looks but I often find it terribly uncomfortable. Fortunately, that is not an issue in SL, allowing me to indulge in such lovely sets as the latest releases from Insolence and Zaara. My skin is also a new release, yet another beautiful creation from Tuli, and I’ve picked out two recent hairs from Exile to go with it all.
When it comes to prim hair, my taste is sometimes a bit particular, and up until recently it has not been easily satisfied in SL. You see, I don’t care for bangs. Last time I wore them in RL was ... a very long time ago and it was followed by a frustrated period of growing them out. But in SL bangs are found on the majority of hairs, in part because it has been very difficult to create a neat hairline using prims. However, now that we have tattoo layers that can be worn on the head (even multiple tattoo layers in 2.1, though I am not touching that one with a ten-foot pole), no-bang hairs can be combined with hairbases and produce very nice results. Such as with the latest three hairs from Amacci of which I will be featuring my favourite today.
I am also showing one of the latest gowns from Wunderlich’s, a versatile dress that can be both modern and more period depending on how it is worn.
Elysium Eilde’s elymode has just turned 1 year old and the anniversary has been marked by a remodeling of the store as well as several new releases. With their airy, tiered skirts, the Pacifica sets instantly demanded my attention. They also persuaded me to finally get that fat pack of sandals from G Field that I had been eyeing at Shoe Fair for about a week.
The outfit from the Summer of Love fair that I am featuring today is perhaps not all that summery, but then again, neither is the weather we continue to have on our vacation. And given all the mist and rain I’ve seen of late (though, to be fair, we’ve been spared the worst of the rain), the lovely Empress & Hierophant sim felt just like home. Plus, it provided a perfect setting to shoot the Madeleine gown from Evie’s Closet in.
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.
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 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.
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.
