I found this really hot outfit that was on promo sale while I was browsing on Marketplace – one of my fondest hobbies and wanted to share with everyone. This outfit comes with super cute skates and also a candy cane pouch that you can even wear after the holidays. I thought it was perfect for my inner neko! I think the quality of the outfit speaks for itself without me having to say much. The detail on this outfit is amazing and it’s soooo cute. I think the binky added a cute touch although I usually just go without it but I can’t tell you how many compliments I received when I wore this outfit! Enjoy!
Outfit: Paradisis – Santa Pop Girl (Market place 99L promo) (blindfold, skates, and binky included) Hair: Truth – Babydoll Skin: LAQ – Linnea [Ebony] Makeup:*Boom* Love my eyes Liner and Mascara (can’t see it but they are still hot!)
Wow. As I write this I feel a little like sleeping beauty or Rip Van Winkle. It’s been so long since I’ve been back to second life and I’ve finally found my bearings again. Due to do some RL complications I had to take a sabbatical so could not do any postings but now that things are a bit calmer I plan to get back into the blogging game. I really agonized over what I wanted to do with my first post upon returning to the website and it took me a few days before I finally found the idea. I was reading through some RL fashion magazines as I’m wont to do during my downtime at work and came across a lot of ideas about color. It was the prevailing theme in the magazines I ran across and it really resonated with me deep inside.
Color is such a wonderful and creative thing and yet a lot of us fear it when interjecting it into our own wardrobe whether it be second life or our first lives. I found that I was guilty of this as well. I love color, especially when I am decorating my houses and dealing with interior design projects although I tend to stay with more earthy tones with pops of color. But in my wardrobe I can sometimes be more conservative with color, afraid that I’ll make a mistep with one risky move and instead of being something revolutionary I create something that is disastrous. It has happened time and time again as I’ve seen with many others and I didn’t want to fall prey to that same beast but I’ve decided to be a bit more daring with color and not fear it as much. I wanted to showcase a few outfits that I found that really display the beauty that color is. You’ll find the others in future posts as I finish processing them but I wanted to start off bold.
A tip for those that may be more afraid of playing with color than others would be to start off small. Play with your accessories and their colors first. Learn to add pops of color here and there to create dynamic looks that work for all sorts of occasions. Once you get more confident try playing around with a piece of clothing at a time- a bright shirt with subdued bottoms or vise-versa. Color is all about experiment and I sometimes laugh when I hear how some people think that females must have some special gene to know how colors go together. We know what looks right and what may look wrong but it’s also a matter of personal taste with a touch of societal and fashion trends that determine the way our style can go. It’s something that everyone has to experiment with constantly to make it work so do so. If you’re really a color-phobe then check out full outfits that showcase color in a stylish way that appeals to your senses as I did here. Blue and yellow isn’t something I would’ve originally thought to put together in such a bold way but it worked with this outfit so I had to get it. Buying full outfits in this instance is a way to immerse yourself, dipping a toe in the pool, before you decide to take the plunge.
What I loved most about this outfit wasn’t just the colors although they are eye-catching but the design and cut of it itself. I called it my hobo chic and while it’s not something I would classify as an everyday part of my wardrobe the individual pieces themselves could work with any other number of things I have in my inventory which is something I really look for in full outfits- whether they can be deconstructed later to be put into creative use with pre-existing pieces.
Outfit: *{ SeVered GarDeN }* Mina * Blue Shoes: AZOURY – Les Bottines Lilium Hair: TRUTH – Joanna Reds Skin: [Al Vulo!] – Ninni – Cocoa
I’ve found second life can be many things to many people such as entertainment, a getaway, escape, business, a place to create a family and live, learn, laugh, love and make lasting relationships. Throughout all of this living and experiencing all that second life has to offer for those of us in the fashion industry we know that it’s essential to be able to set yourself apart, to be noticed and be different. If you looked like the next person around how could someone look at your avatar and say- there she is! There are several ways to help this along but I’m here to just give you a few tips that will hopefully change the quality of your life and how people recognize YOU!
One of the most important things you should do is set yourself away from the in-crowd. There are tons of great skin out there and top quality and poplar designers but if everyone is getting the same skin and look then how does that make you different? How does that make you unique? The quality of that skin just went down because you’ve conformed to some cookie cutter image that was set out for you. We see skins on ads and some of us try to look exactly like those models in those ads with the same skin and clothing. Bad idea here chickadees. The point is to do something different and make it your own so modify your shape to something where you can look at it and say- yes this is different, unique and beautiful. My advice would be to stay away from store bought shapes altogether because you never know who else could have that shape. If you are dead set on buying one then try to find one that is modifiable so that you can tweak parts of it to make it your own.
Lately designers are really into sets or giving outfits in their packages. While this is wildly convenient it can also work against you. I know I’ve probably said it a ton of times in my previous posts here and there or hinted toward this but it’s true and it bears repeating until it’s seared into your brains. Don’t try to copy a fashion icon or whatever you see that makes you think it’s the “it” thing. That will only make you a follower and to be like that person in the greatest sense of the term is to create a look and style all your own whether it be sophisticated, conservative, eclectic, casual, comfortable, sexy, quirky, or offbeat. Does it take more time and effort to do so? You bet your bottom dollar it does! But it’s going that extra step and really taking some time and effort that sets you apart. Do you think all those top named stylists are where they are and WHO they are because they copied a fashion icon? Nope! They worked their butts off to be different and seen as something apart from the millions of others that call themselves stylists. It’s not as effortless as they make it look and if they made it look like they worked at it they weren’t doing their jobs properly. When you can do something well and make it look like you’re not even trying then you’ve fooled the masses and succeeded in your goal!
Now do I know ALL there is to know about fashion? Heck no! Does anyone? Umm that would be a resounding NO. Fashion is always changing because the whim and opinion of the masses are always changing so the day that someone knows everything about fashion is the day that it’s no longer interesting and unique. This is why I didn’t give any set measurements and points but more of a general outlining that will help you become unique because you never know when those things will change. But I know through the years of what I observed and they seem to stay true no matter the decade. So if you don’t want to take my advice then look at fashion over the years and take a look at the well known stylists, models, or fashion icons and see what they’ve had to say on their style or how they dressed. Did they follow the parade or did they set out to the beat of their own drummer, confident in themselves and their skills? I’ll let you be the judge of that my friends!
So I was in a bit of a quirky mood today and played a bit with some things I had in my inventory. If you’re ever looking to work on your style or create entirely new looks I would advise one and all to take a look at their own closets and use their imagination. It’s amazing how someone I once looked in my 20K filled inventory and complained about having nothing to wear when half of the things I had, I hadn’t even bothered to open after purchasing so it seemed like Christmas time when I finally did.
I was recently organizing a fashion show where part of the theme was Bohemian fashions and it gave me some inspirations to play with a bit. I wanted to wear something fun, colorful and a little offbeat and I think I found my goal.
If you’re the type that has many different types of looks for every day of the week it’s hard to keep a truly up to date headshot that you use regularly and have to pay photographers to do it every single time. This can be a major drain on your wallet so I’ve decided to help out those that have very little to no skill in photo editing programs such as photoshop and hope that this helps. This first tutorial will be on how to create a quick quality headshot and you’ll only have to worry about the upload fee. I’ve also included the aspect ratios for uploading for various purposes below this tutorial.
Well this is hopefully going to be a new feature of the blog to show off some great shoes and a bit of my opinions and reviews of them and the designs. They say that diamonds are a girl’s best friend but I could throw diamonds into the Pacific Ocean. Now I’d be hard pressed to pass up a great pair of shoes for a reasonable price and even some unreasonable prices.
The first pair up for review today is Orage Creation’s Melanie Black Leather. I have a true love of prim toed heels and shoes because they are so much more pleasing to the eye but it does make it hard to wear long pants with them with the invisible prim. These lovely pair of heels comes with the option of the invisible layer for the new Second Life Viewer 2.0 as well as other viewers. The price was a little steeper than I normally go for heels but I think it was money well spent considering the design and detail that went into it. The heel also comes with two options of color- black trim or tan trim and a color changing hud which takes some time getting used to and can be a bit complicated.
I also came across some rocking booties from Kookie (Athena Black) which was featured in a past blog of mine but I felt that it deserved an encore. The detailing is exquisite and I love how they can go from punk to sophisticated in a heart beat! The price was also extremely reasonable and I would recommend this heel to any female out there looking to add a bit of pep in their step. I’m a huge fan of Kalnins not only for their amazing quality of design and creativity but also their low prices on shoes! The biggest draw back that I had with this (Coquette) heel was the fact that it wasn’t prim toed and just showed that unsightly foot mesh- hopefully that will be done away with with the 2.0 viewer! The shoe was a little over 600L and what I loved most about it was the ribbon design and the multitude of colors that comes along with it- through a HUD that is set up with presets and an option to change it individually to your personal preference.
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