In the Pink of the Mode!

I knew I wanted "In the Pink" for my post title, but looked it up just to be sure I wasn't committing some linguistic faux pas. And found the above phrase in the literary definitions!




The "pinks" in question are hya's Panty Raid Hunt goodie, the Helena set in Madder, and MichaMi's Beatrix dress, in Pink of course:) I'm wearing them both with Truth's new Marianne hair in Auburn and one of the about-to-be-released Audrey Summer Cocktail skins from 5th & Oxford. My shoes above are ETD's Peep Slingbacks in Purple. Please note hya's wonderful textures. Jewelry is Violet Voltaire's Melancholy in Purple.




MichaMi's Beatrix is a dress I had ignored until now, but, with my new job at MichaMi I thought I should give it a try and I'm glad I did. The skirt is a fun one giving sudden peeks at the teeny plaid panties underneath. SHOCKING ;) My shoes are Shiny Things Lady Zig Zags in Black and my jewelry is the Alienbear Teardrop set in Black

It's all about MichaMi!

As was announced yesterday Milla Michinaga has asked me to be Store Manager at MichaMi and I accepted happily :) While I miss Milla's fashion blog, at least now we get her fashion eye in her own creations. Speaking of which, I had these two outfits in the pipeline and what better time to share them with you as I begin my new duties:)




Above is the Selma camisole and shorts in Mint. The dotted swiss pattern on the cami doesn't show up as well as I'd like, but it's there. It's a bit sheer, although your "assets" benefit from a lovely built in bra look. The puffy shorts are a lot of fun to wear too! My belt is the Disk Belt Silver, by Mix and Match. I saw it on the feed and had to have it. It only comes on the jacket layer, but for L$50 I can live with that. Besides Milla *always* provides everything on every layer. My shoes are the Satin Bow-Tied in Green, now in their discount room for L$100. My earrings are Lucas Lameth's Dragonflies, now discontinued :( PXL Creations skin, Grace Cateyes/Rose Lips with Freckles in Natural is gracing my pixels. My hair is Deviant Kitties' Christy in Auburn.





In the second photo-collage I am wearing The Laila top from MichaMi in Cream with the Cigarette Pants from Michami's Joanie in gray. Laila does have its own wonderful trousers, but I like the little bit a of skin that shows on the side with the pair from Joanie. Shoes are, again, from the Shiny Things Discount area, the Lady Zig Zags in Fawn. I remember drooling over these when they were much much more. They are pre-sculpty, but still oh so good. My jewelry is the Platinum Spyraea Necklace & Earrings from Sue Stonebender's Appetite & Eve Jewelry Salon. My hair is Svea in Henna from Amacci. And I'm wearing the same PXL Creations skin as above. My eyes for both outfits are Frozen Night Medium from Poetic Colors. Now that Miriel Enfield is no longer making eyes, Poetic Colors has become my *eye crack* of choice. They aren't inexpensive, but they often have hunt gifts or freebies that ease the pain a bit.

So please poke me inworld if you want help at MichaMi --see you in the store!

A *Modest* Summer Shopping Spree

I sure my age is showing, but I'm not fond ofhaving my pants dip perilously close to my nether regions in either life and it's very hard to find trousers or shorts that don't have that feature in SL. Sure I can always wear a long top, but I'd rather have the shorts do the job.



Fortunately this fashion season there are several options for shy buttons. The first are the Stein Tailored Shorts from Whippet & Buck. The upper part is provided on all layers for easy mixing and matching with your choice of tops. On the left I am wearing the Stein shorts in Finch with the Mo Tube Top in Grasshopper from Miel. My shoes are my summer favorites, the SueShoo in Green from Periquita, now available in their outlet store at Starlust.

On the right I'm wearing the Stein shorts in Navy with the top from /artilleri/'s Jeanette Bikini in Red & White. You can't see, but I am wearing SueShoo in white! My hair in both pictures is Elizabeth 2 from Truth in Jupiter. PXL Creations Kim in Natural is gracing my pixels.




I discovered threse shorts from Beetle Bones when wandering around Creators Pavillion. It's a store new to me. There aren't many items there, but it's worth the wander. These are the Jasmine Highwaisted Pants in Cream. As always I had to play with the primmy bits, but they settled down nicely after a little coaxing. Shoes are the hyasynths from Shiny Things. Skin & hair are as above.

So a summer salute to Beetle Bones and Whippet & Buck for providing some summer modesty with a fashion flair!

A Fawn Ballet

It started with the 50L$ Friday promotion and finished with a hair fair find.

When I saw this group of designers and creators with such a brilliant initiative I thought I’d like to support them, especially as one of my favourite new finds is amongst them.

I made my way over to This is Fawn knowing I’d be in for a treat. I was not disappointed. A simple and pretty dress was on offer as part of the promotion, Francophile Dress [grey] The simplicity belies the design. A simple spaghetti string strapped black ‘vest’ sits on top of a multi-layered flexi skirt. A broad waistband and clever textures makes this skirt exquisite. In fact there are two skirt options…1 plain grey, not shown, and the grey with white polka dots, shown in the pictures. Cute and sweet, I adore this dress.

Now, what to wear with it? Ballet shoes and flats are too obvious and not really me...boots was the way I was thinking. I tried various on then remembered the Lara Croft boots buried in a costume folder I have. Nicely crafted and textured, mid-calf boots with rolled socks as a touching detail.

OK, so now I have a more edgy look. Need a skin to really make it feel artsy. I went straight to my Fleur folder and the Allure Biba, special edition, with its dark, heavy smoky eyes and natural lips…perfect!

Finally, the hair…I admit I tried on a few ETD hairs but none really rattled my cage for this look. When I was searching through my short hairstyles I rediscovered the Discord Design dollerbie from this year Hair Fair. Its short dreads tied into numerous bunches was perfect. I tinted the hair bands to match the dress.

Have to admit I am pleased with the overall look…it’s quite different from my usual look and I am having a hard time taking it off my pixels…lol.

I would recommend visiting all the participating stores for the 50L$ Friday promotions…you never know what you may find!

PS. Fun shot here...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/furystapleton/3803742030/

Styling:

Shape: custom, FuriousDesigns
Skin: Fleur Allure Truffle Biba (special edition), no longer available
Hair: -dD- Niobe - Adjustable (Midnight)
Eyes: (Miriel) Eyes - Platinum (Big), no longer available
Eyelashes: Cake - Separated Lashes - Tintable*
Dress: This is a Fawn - Francophile Dress [grey]
Boots: AG -TR: Legend Outfit, Lara's Boots

Ain't it the TRUTH?

On a Saturday morning login I see that Truth has been up to it again. So just a quick post to show you my choice, Marianne, in Pumpkin. I love its pulled back top-knottiness with the side tendrils --sort of the way we would grab our hair, missing some and tuck it on top for a quick Saturday look.

The rest of my outfit was just what I had on from yesterday. Jacket is the Moroto from *Aleida* in Creme. The primmy bits were well done, but I couldn't he arsed to tint them to match so it's just the system layer that I am showing. Still looks fine I think!. Underneath I have a standby, the Cupcakes Shimmer Tank in Lemon. And my trousers are my Ibizarre favorites, the Soft Black Leather Pants. Jewlery is an oldie from Second Mirage and my skin is the 5th & Oxford Audrey English Rose group gift, no longer available, alas. My shoes are the wonderful chunky hyasynths from Shiny Things.

So get your pixels inworld and go try the Truth new styles!

Michami MIX

(Say that fast 5 times)

I'm a great fan of Milla Michinaga's work, although I still miss her blog. Her outfits are always chic and always offered in enough layers to satisfy even the most finicky avi. But for me the fun comes in the mixing and matching.



Briefly I'm wearing the leggings from Glitter Tube & Leggings, the bodice from the Orla dress and the sheer tunic from the Aaliya Bikini set. I could have worn the cigarette pants from Joanie or the Laila Skinny Pants, but the angle on the back of the leggings complemented the angle on the tunic. I also am happy with the little bit of back that shows between the tunic and the bodice.

My shoes are Marie in Black from Tesla. Hair is the new "freebie" from Amacci, Adena in Deep Copper. My skin is the second skin I ever bought. It is an old Gala Medium-Gray. Earrings are Violet Voltaire's Melancholy in black.

Another one bites the dust

While I was out in limbo, another store happened to close down - and since (as you may have guessed by now) I like those little tribute posts, I put something together to commemorate the occasion. In this case, it was the Rezzable sims, and the store, Crimson Shadow. After the announcement of its imminent disappearance I went off on a bit of a shopping spree, and I came out quite satisfied with the booty. I'm not sure how familiar you were with the store, as it mainly sold gothic gear, but one of my favourite corners was the Poison Candy one, filled with lots of retro outfits with a twist.

This one is called Vintage Skull Dress - although it is deceiving at first sight, a closer look at my cleavage will shed some light as to where the skull could be located. Just take a peek... don't dwell on it! The skirt is completely sculpted, not system, and it was a marvel to adjust - completely seamless! Not to mention the textures... and I just had to take more pictures to show the cute bow tie at the back!

Of course, when choosing the hairstyle I had showing that bow as an absolute must, and in the end I concluded that the perfect match was Sildette v.2 from Novocaine (which happens to be on sale for 50L in the Truth yard!). Also, in keeping with the retro style I chose the dark blue peep toe pumps from SKG Shoes - free (or 1L, I'm not sure because I got them ages ago, but whatever price it is, it surely is a nice deal). Earrings and necklaces were undoable, so I just stayed unjewelled for once.

Other items shown are Tuli's Hope skin in the Gig makeup (yaaay fatpack!), Miriel's Cool Shimmer eyes and Natural eyelashes and Long Awkward Pose poses. If you want further details or slurls, you can check them out on my Flickr.