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On the run

Aeon Fashion, Gadgets, LotD, Reviews

The Sisters of Eden recently had a cyberpunk-themed party (DJd by our very own Jaz) and I had a lot of fun putting together an outfit that I really wanted to share with you.  This really was a fun outfit, as I assembled it from a variety of bits and pieces!

  • :::SOLE::: — Shinkan glasses (unrigged mesh) (Marketplace link)
  • :::SOLE::: — Luna Headset (unrigged mesh) (Marketplace link)
  • Profectus — Time Brace
  • Xtra Ordinary — Dragonsuit Top applier and collar from Sith Lady costume  (Maitreya/Physique/Hourglass/Freya/Isis/Venus fitmesh, Omega/Maitreya appliers)
  • Xtra Ordinary — Coat from Underworld Deathdealer full costume  (Maitreya/Physique/Hourglass/Freya/Isis/Venus fitmesh, Omega/Maitreya appliers)
  • Xtra Ordinary — Combat belt from Black Widow full costume  (Maitreya/Physique/Hourglass/Freya/Isis/Venus fitmesh, Omega/Maitreya appliers)
  • [The Forge] — Cypher pants (Oil) (Gacha) (Marketplace Link)
  • Silvan Moon Designs  —  Bento Gloves, exclusive for Fallen Gods Decennial
  • GRAVES — G322 Combat Boots (unrigged mesh)
  • BAXE — Miss China – Gala 2018

I didn’t want to go all Tron-glowy, but cyberpunk does require some supporting gadgets!  I found just the right things at :::Sole:::.  I’m wearing two separate pieces here,  the Luna headset and the Shinkan glasses.  Both have huds for texture and glow, and both are unrigged mesh – so they’re resizable!

The boots were a tricky find — I wanted something that buckled and looked meant for action — not silly oversexed high-heel boots.  But I also needed something that could accommodate the mesh leggings without having surface conflicts (‘peek-through’). Graves’ Combat Boots are just right — with male and female versions so it’s not just a genderless muck boot.

I’m always reminded how much fun it is to assemble an outfit from bits and pieces.  I totally love playing with a role-playing costume like this!

Mahalo, my friends!  A hui hou kākou!

Mix and Match 3

Jaz Fashion, Reviews

Sometimes inspiration strikes from any old place. I was out and about furniture shopping and came across a sign in the store with a picture of a dress I really thought was pretty. I IM’d the store owner to ask what is was and she kindly told me. It was called The Bridal Gown from Dead Dollz, and what particularly appealed to me was the lace overdress. So I bought the dress and took that part and start building around it.

As being all lace it was already see through, and rather revealing at the top, I add a set of flower modesty covers for top and bottom, also from Dead Dollz, which matched the lace overdress pattern nicely. To this I added a set of flexi sleeves from one of my favorite gowns, the Bianca from FlowerDreams.

  • Pose: The Finnley Series – Four by An Lar

Rounding it out was a pair of nice lace applier gloves and of course my favorite boots, the Gothic Lolita’s from Candy Kitten.

So let your inspiration soar – be inspired by something in your inventory and start mixing it up with other bits and pieces and see what you can create! Cheers!

Captured in the Net

Jaz Events, Fashion, Reviews

I came across this lovely net top at the Liaison Collaborative event, and just squeaked it in to the blog – the event is only through the 26th so don’t wait on this one!

I am not generally a fan of the off-the-shoulder look but this one, Aly by Baiastice, just seemed to work really well to me. It comes in 12 colors, with and without the bra, plus a fat pack with four additional colors and the ability to mix and match the bra colors.

Pose: GP Emma 8 by An Lar

The see through of the net is really nicely done and gives this top a fun summery look.

Summer Breeze – 04 by Stardust

And of course… the bra is optional… if you’re feeling a little daring with that net look…

Pose: Summer Breeze – 05 by Stardust

Is it cold in here or is it just me? 😉 Cheers!

Powers of Prediction

Aeon Events, Fashion, LotD, Reviews, Sponsored

I foresee people coming together to help out those less fortunate.  Hey, look at that, I’m right! Don’t call me a Sybil, that’s really just the beautiful new dress that Kerryth at Spyralle has created for Spoonful of Sugar, an event to help support Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (Doctors Without Borders).

So I’m always on the prowl for good new hair.  Curly hair is rough — there’s lots of mesh hair for straight locks, but my curls are rough to reproduce in-world.  Often the hair I wear for walking around in-world is different from what I wear for photos — hair with flexies is rough on photos, but it can sure look good as you dance or walk about in-world.  So I was really excited to find Leela from Analog Dog at SoS.  It’s not an exclusive there — it’s also at the mainstore — but I believe that the purchases at SoS contribute to MSF, so it’s a good time to buy!  Leela is very similar to my go-to hair (Annie, also from Analog Dog) — but it’s a bit longer, with a lovely curl over my right eye.  🙂

Sybil comes in six lovely colours, each in a “glyph” and “plain” version.  You might guess which I prefer!  I love this dress so much that I might have obtained four of the six available colours!

My friends, have a wonderful weekend.  Stop by Spoonful of Sugar, get some lovely things, and help out MSF.  The only thing better than finding new treasures is helping others out in the process!

Mahalo, my friends!  A hui hou!

A Pirate’s Treasure

Aeon Events, Fashion, LotD, Reviews, Sponsored

Yarrrr!  Happy Pirate Day, my hearties!  Perfect for the day, Solas and Bee at Silvan Moon Designs bring you Buccaneer Celeste at the September We Love Role Play event!

The tricorn is great, and I didn’t have to work too hard to find hair that I could match with it.  Fortunately, I’d just recently picked up Farryn from Truth Hair.   I’ve become quite the fan of Truth’s styling huds!

  • <K&S> — Loveliness #3 pose

Celeste is perfect for a fierce Piratess… or for a frolic about the tavern.  The boots and leggings are well-textured, and I suspect I’ll be wearing these boots in a few other outfits as well!

I hope that today and every day finds you with plenty of booty, a mug of rum, and a fresh breeze!

Mahalo!  A hui hou!

Lady About Town

Jaz Fashion, Reviews

I found a neat little outfit at FaMESHed, the Irina Coat Ensemble from Valentina E.  It comes as a single mesh outfit of blazer, turtleneck, and slacks and cuts a trim city-girl look.

Irina comes in four colors (only the single color for the slacks), and includes a five-color HUD for the turtleneck.

  • Outfit: Bridget Coat Dress from Valentina E., available at FaMESHed  (through Sept. 27th so don’t dawdle!)
  • Sunglasses: Maddison V.2 by Redgrave (Marketplace link)
  • Jewelry: Celtic Knot Necklace by LightStar, and BoHo Ring Collection by Kate
  • Hair: Livia and Bewkie by Truth Hair
  • Poses: GP Emma 1 & 7 by An Lar

Meet me for lunch downtown? Cheers!

A Blue Jeans Sort of Day

Jaz Fashion, Reviews

Blueberry is one of my fave clothing makers – the quality and fit are really some of the best in Second Life. Recently they released a new pair of jeans that not only look good but are nicely versatile too, featuring both flare and skinny jeans versions.

The jeans feature a string detail in front and the fabric has richly detailed creases and folds.

The flare jeans feature a tall hip hugger style, with two versions, one for high feet and one for flat feet with your toes peeking out.

The jeans are for Maitreya Lara, and come as a fat pack with 29 single colors, as well as various pattern options and ombre colors. It also includes two sets of options with the belt or without.

The skinny version features a lower cut over the tummy, and string detailing at the back of the ankles.

Snuggle into some jeans with me? Cheers!

A flyaway dress for a breezy day

Aeon Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Happy Aloha Friday, my wonderful friends!  I thought I’d share this beautiful summery dress that I picked up a bit earlier in the season with you.  Summer for Your Heart is a beautiful fluttery dress from DE.Boutique that just calls to me on such a beautiful day!

  • DE.Boutique — Summer to Your Heart dress (Freya/Venus/Isis/Maitreya/Physique/EBody Curvy/TMP fitmesh)
  • EarthStones — Playful Dolphins necklace and earrings
  • Persefona — Samia Wreath (navy)
  • Rebel Hope — Laguna mesh sandals
  • an lar [poses] — The Julep Series – Two pose

Summer for Your Heart has a beautiful eight-texture HUD that has some wonderful patterns on it: I have a hard time deciding on my favourite! 

I totally love the Laguna sandals from Rebel Hope.  I just wish, I really really wish that creators who made barefoot sandals would rig them for the SLink Kitten feet!  PLEASE!

I’m going to have to run back and see what else DE.Boutique has to offer.  In the meantime, have a wonderful happy Friday!

A hui hou kākou!

Mix and Match Sci Fi Edition

Jaz Fashion, Reviews

By now my followers know I love mixing and matching things up. Today let me show you another one where I have gone totally to town, and in fact maxed out my attachment points in the process 🙂

The base bits (body applier and gloves) come from Xtra Ordinary’s Sith Lady Outfit V2, for Maitreya Lara. On top of this I added (and added and added) more things. Most of them are components from Sole, who make some amazing hi tech looking gear. In my photos I have a rotating rainbow swirl light attached to me, and this makes the materials in Sole’s products just shimmer. I also have a variety of smaller attachment items from a couple of outfits by Grave (always a good source for sci fi gear).

The boots are Foxy from Blueberry, who while certainly not the first name that come to mind for sci fi outfits, has some wonderful shiny materials on these boots that are just right.

Here’s a close up and you can see the absolutely wicked detailing on the Sole Mask, as well as the Holocle Visor from PsiNanna. And that hair!  Medusa Cyber Hair comes from A&Y and includes various tubes making it perfect for all your cybernetic needs. The tube types can also be colored independently.

  • Outfit components: Dragon Gloves and Dragonsuit applier from Sith Lady Outfit V2 by Xtra Ordinary (XO); Armtech Mk2, Backpack Mk 2, CLT Gadget, Mask 7M, and Regulator by Sole (Marketplace only); Holocle Visor by PsiNanna (Marketplace Link); Disc, Arm Cuffs, Belly Buckles, Chest Buckles from G369 Gravity and Pocket Belt from G566 Widow by Graves
  • Hair: Medusa Cyber Hair by A&Y
  • Boots: Foxy by Blueberry
  • Poses:  Candy pose 2 by K&S; crossed hands 1 and female-09Fby Lumipro

Have I hooked you yet on the fun that can be had with mixing and matching? Cheers!

Moon Dancer

Jaz Fashion, LotD, Reviews

Sometimes one needs to look outside the box to get an interesting look. As my followers know, I am fond of mixing and matching components: a top from here, a thong from over there… and soon you have a new, and unique, look that isn’t just bought off the store rack or MP listing.

In this brief entry today let me show you one such outfit. As is often the case for me the spark was one outfit, or more specifically parts of an outfit. Here it was Moon Dancer from May’s Soul, a gacha seller of fun and cute products. I bought most of the parts of Moon Dancer last year but it took some time to see how best to use it, as it was not fit mesh or Maitreya-sized though it can be resized. So I put on my thinking cap.

The Moon Dancer parts I had were a thong, wrist bracelets with little wings, and little shoulder wings. I knew I had a set of blue and white big wings to match, from Ramp’s Rosemary outfit. So I started pulling in more parts: a feather collar from The Forge, along with their Valkryie feathered headpiece. I wasn’t happy with the feathered boots I was finding, so I used another set of those same Valkyrie wings and adapted to my fave Gothic Lolita boots from Candy Kitten. Finally to tie it all together I tossed in the Baika outfit I highlighted last week, from r2 Fashion.

The result is a winged and feathered outfit that is now more than just what each of the parts were. So with a little creative thinking, you can extend the possibilities already in your inventory.

  • Moon Dancer Feather Harness white, Right and Left cuff white, Thong white by May’s Soul (not currently available but May’s Soul items are sold here)
  • Outfit: Baika by r2 Fashion
  • Feather Collar and Valkyrie ears (head and boots) by The Forge
  • Armlets: Fawn by KC
  • Bracelets: Azalea by Elle Boutique
  • Boots: Gothic Lolita Boots by Candy Kitten
  • Wings: Rosemary outfit by Ramp
  • Hair: Misaki by Argrace
  • Pose: Liquid Hater 36 by Bauhaus Movement

Come fly with my sweet friends! Cheers!