Slave to Suede

This outfit sort of snuck up on me by surprise…lol.

I saw Ibizarre promote her first boots on the fashion feed and being a slave to suede I went straight over there. The only problem was which colour to choose. I reverted to type and bought black. The Ibizarre Winter Suede Boots comes in three boot types…plain, buckled and buckled with fur…all included in the one price. I tried all three types on and as autumn has befallen us here I thought I would have more use from the fur ones. The boots have an amazing suede texture that makes you want to reach out and touch it. The design is simple and classical. Now it was a case of finding the right outfit(s) to wear them with.

A few days later DeLa released the Oversized sweater "Lita". Again, stuck for choice on colour I made the unusual decision to buy the fat pack that included the black. Having unpacked only the black and tried it on, it only needed a little tweaking of prims to sit right. The jumper is long, it can be worn alone as a mini dress. The whole feel is of comfort and warmth. The textures are incredible, the knit inviting to be scrunched.

It was a few days later when I was inworld again and thinking about what to wear out and about that it occurred to me to pair the two purchases up. Simple, elegant and, with the sweaters plunging neckline, sexy too. Having sweater and boots on I needed a necklace, I chose -EARTHTONES- Carollin, Necklace Silver/Snow. Everything else is my normal everyday attire.

Now I feel ready for the onslaught of Winter.

Styling:

Shape: custom, FuriousDesigns
Skin: Fleur Allure Truffle Kitten 1
Hair: Cake - Faith - Black - Flexi Hair
Eyes: (Miriel) Eyes - Platinum (Big)
Eyelashes: Cake - Separated Lashes – Tintable
Sweater: =DeLa*= Oversized sweater "Lita" Black
Boots: Ibizarre Winter Suede Boots - black
Necklace: -EARTHTONES- Carollin, Necklace Silver/Snow

Winter is icumin in

With apologies to Ezra Pound and thanks to Puma Jie for her Blogger's Challenge. Three fall looks. I do love Autumn, but unfortunately winter follows... Until then I will enjoy the crisp days.



First up is the Diana skirt in brown from Kunglers, which I have paired with Muism's Superfine Polo neck in chocolate and Lyra Muse's Liah Boots in Gunmetal [no longer available alas:(] Skin is Curio's Breeze 2/Mudslide in Petal. Hair is City Life in Chestnut from FuseMelon & earrings are Divine Deco in Gold from Dark Mouse. I love the skirt as it comes in 3 sections--helpful for adjusting to your shape.



Next is the Ibizarre Highwaist Tweed Set, which comes with a useful black turtleneck. I love the tiered sculpty skirt and the buttoned high waist. My skin is PXL Creations Kim Spring Rose in Natural. The hair is Olivia in Henna from Amacci. Stocking are Dots from *Sheer*. Shiny Things/ Hyasynths in black adorn my feet. Last the jewelry set is from [chuculet], their sofia in gold/crocodile.



Last, but far from least I am wearing the BettiePage Voyager old fashioned CHIDORI skirt in brown houndstooth. It has a convenient resizer, but I guess my hips are wrong for it as I had trouble getting it to look perfect. But it's so charnming that a little less is okay :) Everything else I am wearing is the same as the first outfit, except my hair is Wren by Philotic Energy, still available in a small store across from Aems' new store, FuseMelon.

All poses from the [LAO] Female Bloggers set.

Happy Autumn All!

Fair Warning!

When I headed to the Skin Fair now going on at the KMADD Events sim to pick up demos, there was one skin I knew I wanted. That was Tuli's Bella Natural in Fair. Tuli had been kind enough to send demos out to her inworld group so I could just buy on the spot.

Having secured that I struggled through the lag to League, Pink Fuel &, finally, Curio, where I made an expensive mistake:( I accidentally BOUGHT a Vixen skin in Sundust, rather than getting the demos. It's a lovely skin, but I was leaning towards Breeze II in Petal. So my "warning" is ... make VERY sure it's the demo box that you're clicking :( Particularly in the gray lag sea of the fair.




First up is what I came for, the Tuli Bella and boy is she!! The modeling, the freckles make Bella a combination of wise and innocent. I'm wearing Adam n Eve's Dorsal in Aqua. The textures make this a very elegant dress. My hair is ETD Tyra in Auburn Burnt, a great low lag "do" for fairs. On my feet are the Zhao Precious Silver, which are color change and very useful with dress-up clothes or lingerie. My jewelry is all posts is from Dark Mouse. In all except the last picture it's Divine Deco in Gold.




Next up is my "mistake", Vixen Pure in Sundust. It photographs better than it looks on me inworld, but the gloss on the right is quite wearable. And it never hurts to have a few suntans in your inventory. On the left I am wearing Last's Call's Elizabeth [Diva] in RED. This is also elegant, but verry slinky. On the right it's Adam n Eve again, my namesake dress, Samara, in Apple. It comes in many luscious colors and has a lingerie option that is pretty hot.



The Curio I had originally wanted was Breeze 2. I gritted my teeth and robbed my "bank alt" because Breeze 2 Mudslide in Petal was irresistable. Both of the makeups suit. If you don't know, Curio offers you two related skintones, two makeups and freckle or not for the 1k they cost. So when everything suits, it's a real deal! I'm wearing another Last Call, the Bass dress, which was one of my first purchases from LC back at one of their sales in early 2007. Shoes are Adam n Eve's Babii in Black. These shoes are so smooth that they should be illegal. Jewelry remains Dark Mouse, this time Vintage Marcasite in Silver. Hair is a new favorite Fastball in Pyre that I picked up at the Exile sale.




And to close, a blast from the past. My first good skin was Gala Sparse Medium. It looks pretty bare now, but it was my skin for many months. I use it now to adjust eyelashes :) On the right is my second good skin, Gala Shale in Medium. I can see the development trajectory and, in many cases, progress in skins, but the softness and perfection of these have a lovely innocence about them. I wear the Shale from time to time because I adore that mouth and the shading. Sometime "old" is "as good as new."

There is Hope

My rl has been overwhelmed by a new job so I haven’t been inworld much of late. As such I missed most of what has happened to Rebel Hope. I still wanted to post something, so apologies for it being late, here it is...

It seems there is hope for creators who are victims to content theft and hopefully the justice served in this case will just be the start.

My heart went out to Rebel Hope and RH Engel, to have all their creations stolen, and so blatantly, must be devastating. Here I want to show just how creative and talented they are by showing one of their costumes…. Rebel Hope Designs, Cleopatra.

The detail in design and texture is wonderful in both clothes and jewellery. The addition of props and a pose pure genius.

Thank you Rebel Hope for your imagination and creativity. Hopefully this horrid situation will pass and your work will continue to flourish.

Styling:

Costume: Rebel Hope Designs, Cleopatra
Shoes: AOHARU_WALK_EthnicBijouSandals_Turquoise_

Location: Egypt City of Thebes Rules http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ravens%20Moon/89/34/2252

Ready and Willing for L'Abel

When Neferia dropped these dresses on me I was ready and willing to give them a try:) What I am able to say now is that these two dresses, Emelie and Mellie, are 1,000 times more wonderful than they are "on the rack"




The store displays do NOT do these two dresses credit. The textures and prims are really well done, as is the system skirt for Emelie. Mellie comes with its own gloves and Emelie has a silver bolero with the most adorable buttons up the back.

Also wearing:
ETD D'Orsay stilettos in black
Mussed jewelry set by Dark Mouse
Exile Fastball hair in pyre
PXL Creations Grace Natural Cateyes/Flamenco lips with freckles

Whatsa "FuseMelon"?

A "FuseMelon" is what happens when Aemilia Case gets the itch to create. Housed on the Descolada sim [as is a smaller version of her former brand, Philotic Energy], FuseMelon showcases Aems' new clothes, new jewelry & other accessories AND her all new, totally splendiferous hair textures.




First is my very favorite of her new styles, City Life. I'm wearing it in Red Spice. It is a beautifully realized style that I will have trouble taking off. My pearls are from *FM* also, called the Forget Me Knot Pearls. I'm wearing them in antique. See the picture below to see how the knot works.



Here I am wearing two of the other new styles available. On the left is Two Hearts. on the right Another Trance, both in Red Spice. I'm wearing the Forget Me Knot Pearl earring and necklace in the duotone set of cream & black. This is one of the nicest set of pearls I've seen in a long time. Simple yet elegant.

In both sets of pictures I'm wearing Adam n Eve Skin - Siren - Berry - Tone 3 and Poetic Colors eyes



FuseMelon also has a nice selection of handbags and messenger bags. This is the Flower Power Purse in Berry. The hair, Seeking Me, comes with its color-change hat. I am wearing it in Sugar. My dress is Second Date in Spring from 5th & Oxford. Skin is my trusty PXL Creations Kim in Natural/Rose Lips. Shoes are Maitreya's Shanti in eggplant.

Jaydie for Hope

When our good friend, Jaydie Sapeur, heard what had happened to Rebel Hope and RH Engel, she went out and bought Rebel's beautiful Ginger dress She dropped me a picture and I asked if I could blog it. So here is Jaydie, who has known Rebel for donkey-eons, looking totally fabulous in Ginger by Rebel Hope Designs.




There is good news though as Linden Labs has apparently stepped up to the plate and deleted the stolen content from the grid.

Jaydie's details:
Skin: Adam n Eve Pandora in Primrose
Hair: Truth - Elizabeth 2 in Burgandy
Eyes: Burrough's
Jewerly: RH Engel - Prey Platinum
Dress: Rebel Hope - Ginger Gold
Shoes: EarthStones - Lalika Sandals in Cirrus