To my absolute surprise, a reader of the blog, who I’ve never even talked to in-world, sent me a Maitreya gift card the other day. She sent me a notecard saying that having read my article “What I wear”, she wanted to say “thank you” in some concrete way, and to let me know that she thinks I’m missing out on a more realistic modeling figure, she said I should use the gift card to get the Petite add-on for Lara. After sending her a huge “thank you!” in return, I went and got the add-on, although with a certain amount of trepidation.
I like how my body looks, I think I’m nicely in proportion, having based myself on photos of a real life model. I was worried about how I’d look, how I’d change. I know I change from human to feline, but both my felines have similar proportions to my human form (the snow leopard wears my human shape, it’s all trickery with skin, paws, and head!). But this, this was a fundamental change to my body image.
But I was surprised again. After reading the information that comes with Petite, I added it, leaving my shape the same. The add-on surprisingly changed the shape of my breasts while only slightly changing their size. If you want larger breasts with the add-on, it’s possible with the sliders, and I upped my normal number to compensate just a bit. And again I’m surprised that after all this time being in my shape, a fundamental change immediately looked in proportion and well, just right. This is probably more of a reflection on how well the Maitreya team have modeled and rigged this than my shape!
Over the last couple of days, I’ve been wearing Petite out shopping and while I’m doing the chores that go along with this blog, just to get used to it. And I think my reader may have been right. Looking at models in the real world today, despite the welcome inclusion of more representative models that started happening recently, they are, on average, more willowy that the girl I based my shape on way back in 2014.
So, while I’m sure I won’t be making a permanent switch, it’s nice that I now have the option to show you some clothing being made by some of the top designers thanks to a very generous reader! I went back through my blog, noting down some outfits I’d listed with Petite sizes so I could find something to wear right away.
In case you’re wondering about Petite, it’s an object that you add while wearing Lara. It automatically hides the bust of the normal Lara body, and as it’s a Maitreya product, the fit is seamless. It also comes with a replacement HUD, the three Lara layers to suit Petite (tattoo, underwear, and clothing), and a set of lingerie from Addams.
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