posted by Gidge Uriza

Reasonable Desires has WORLD CUP FAN outfits out at their mainstore location for 1L a piece. I just had to break out this TEAM USA outfit that my friend Austie dropped on me in honor of a wager I have going with Prad Prathivi!

I’ve offered up some genuine Georgia Praline Pecans if  England kicks the ass of  Team USA. I’ve suggested he bring me the heart of Adam Ant if we win. But I also said I’d accept some candy instead.

I don’t particularly think that Team USA is going to win. But Europeans nearly stroke the fuck out if you even SUGGEST Team USA might beat them, so it’d good times all around in my world. I mean, they don’t care if we beat other teams from the Americas -but BY GOD WE ARE NOT BEATING ANY EUROPEAN TEAMS. You guys can admit that I’m ...

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I remember consulting with image experts for a new branding campaign for an organization several years ago. Our logo and materials were all red and white and the consultants wanted us to add blue. I wanted to avoid using exploitative associations with the flag to attract support. The consultants explained that red, white and blue ad campaign color really had nothing to do with the flag, but with trying to draw both genders. Women are drawn to red and men to blue and it’s likely that our membership was 65% women was due as much to our color choices as our program. Well, that’s not true, there is a gender gap on social and economic policy, but adding blue did result in increasing the percentage of men in the organization to around 40%. I think that’s just wild that a color could do that, but I have to acknowledge that ...

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Long ago and far away I read a book  called The Octopus by Frank Norris – a story of the exploitation of the wheat growers of California. It’s central truths, though, were as applicable to the farmers of the Midwest that I knew and their history that lead to the creation of the Grange and the Farmers Union – so I have a soft spot in my heart for that book, even though it is not very well written. One of the most memorable things about the book for me were the occasional bits of expository meanderings that began “The Wheat! The Wheat!” I saw those four words and knew it was here-we-go-again time.  “The Wheat! The Wheat!” has forever been able to send me into a fit of giggles ever since. So, of course, this post featuring the lovey butterdish sim and this glorious combine has that phrase running ...

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Callie Cline released a cotton-candy sweet confection called the little glitter dress. Perfect name. It’s little, especially in length and it glitters with all the soft pastels of spring. I adore the dress and thought it was perfect for the softly romantic new Chloe skin from Exile.

The shoes are from Kookie – a fun pair of wedges that I have found irresistible lately.

I don’t know about you, but when my dress is that short, I have to wear tights. I chose one of my favorite pairs and now I have to apologize because they are no longer for sale. These are the G.L.A.M. Metallic Lycra Tintable Tights. They come in three shades of silvery gray that allow me to tint them to the color and shade I want. There are alternatives at many stores and you can search for tintable tights, but for me. I love these. Love, ...

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Sometimes an outfit is just dreamy with soft, gentle colors – all flowing and romantic. That’s the case with this one, though the dreaminess begins with the stunning hair from BOON. The new XFE275 hair from BOON is an amazing confection that I like think came out of dreams – nice, misty dreams or roses and romance.

The Mirage dress from SwanSong combines a corseted bodice with a full multi-layered skirt that makes me think of ballerinas and dancing on clouds. The back of the dress laces up as you can see in the first photo.

I added the Nishar leggings from Zaara (50% off sale at Zaara this week) as I loved the way the cherry blossoms up the leg connected the shoes to the dress so beautifully. The shoes are new wedges from Kookie and I am loving them.

The jewelry is from Illusions – an old set I have had for about two years, but still lovely as ever.  The makeup is Brooke from 5th & Oxford – a very romantic and gentle skin with the softness I wanted for such a dreamy outfit.

Now, I don’t usually edit the photos much in photoshop beyond cropping and adjusting levels to get the light right – but this was such a dream outfit I could not resist using the one really fancy filter I have called Dreamy Photo – it’s a free filter that you can download from AutoFX – and that link goes right to the filter so you can see what it does and download it if you like. The filter’s present makes the photos too blurry so I dialed it back from 70% to 20% on the blending to make it less blurry – but still dreamy enough.

****STYLE NOTES******
Promotional Copies are denoted by a Bold R

• Poses: Reel Expression
• Skin: 5th & Oxford Brooke Fair Subtle 3 R
• Eyes: Poetic Colors Caribbean Reef Medium
• Lashes: Lelutka Diva Prim Lashes
• Hair: Boon XFE275
• Nails: PXL Creations
• Dress: SwanSong Mirage Dress
• Shoes: Kookie City Wedges
• Leggins: Zaara Nishara Leggings art prints white
• Jewelry: Illusions Rosalyn Set

Tagged: 5th & Oxford, Boon, Illusions, Kookie, Reel Expression, SwanSong, Zaara

Flachra Lach of Essentia sent me a this incredibly delicate and beautiful necklace and earrings with an announcement that there was a 50% off sale at Essentia through June 7th. I haven’t had a chance to get the picture up until today which means you have one more shopping day at 50% off. When I saw the necklace I knew I really wanted to show it – and so began to build a look for it. My first impulse was something Southwest with the feeling of Taos and deserts and all that, but I quickly decided that was too obvious and started wandering around my inventory folder. It was a fun exploration that helped me clean up a bit of the inventory, too. In the end, though I abandoned Taos for India and indulged in a lot of casual Zaara which is really timely because there’s a 50% off sale at Zaara as well.

I put on the Zaara Isis blouse in white – a gorgeous and flexible blouse that allows you to wear it tucked or untucked. I then thought I would find some nice wide-legged pants or palazzo pants for a super casual patio look, but these Satin Pants from Lelutka caught my eye. With the tight buttoned cuff below the wide legs, they remind me a bit of the uniforms from the Raj. I then added a jacket from Zaara and as soon as I put it on, I changed the blouse from white to lilac to tie everything together better.

That meant I just had to pop over to Zaara to pick up her new shoes. They are scripted to allow you to change the colors across the top so you can really have fun with your outfits. With the teal bottoms, I chose the purple tops to tie the entire outfit together with one item.

Colorful eye makeup from Lelutka and the softly casual updo from Detour complete the look. Here you can see exactly how delicate and intricate the earrings are with the finely made golden feathers.

****STYLE NOTES******
Promotional Copies are denoted by a Bold R

• Poses: Reel Expression
• Skin: Lelutka Ife
• Eyes: Poetic Colors Night Forest Medium
• Lashes: Lelutka Diva Prim Lashes
• Hair: Detour Beloved
• Nails: PXL Creations
• Jacket: Zaara Inka Jacket
• Top: Zaara Isis Shirt
• Pants: Lelutka Satin Pants
• Shoes: Zaara Iliada Mojri
• Jewelry: Essentia Montana Feather Necklace & Earrings R, Zaara KAshiti Bobble Ring

Tagged: Detour, Essentia, LeLutKa, Reel Expression, Zaara

Well, don’t tell their spouses and partners, but I think that Saschi Vixen of Adam n Eve, Sissy Pessoa of Baiastice and Chance Greatrex of DARE must have had at least a mental mènage á trois because their creations work together so perfectly. When I saw the Adam n Eve Chrome skin I immediately thought of Baiastice more avant designs with a futuristic edge. Putting them together, I knew I wanted a different aesthetic for the poses than the usual and pulled out DARE’s magnificent homage to the art of Robert Longo. I love what the three create together in the pictures I shot at Omega Point. I shot most of the poses in the set if you care to click through to see the rest.

I wanted strong, editorial shoes as well so I chose the Gos Dare Booties with color scripted toes. Yes, you can color your toes chrome, it just takes a few tries. It was easier than I expected thanks to the several preset tones including a white/near white tone.

Baiastice’s Luna outfit combines futuristic form with very traditional fabrics. The corset top would as easily suit a saloon girl in the 1890 as this chroma-girl of the 2890s. The rich brocade prints are equally vintage in design, but they are cut, shaped and fitted into a completely futuristic form in the pants and jacket.

The Chrome skin from Adam n Eve is beautifully contoured to highlight every movement which lends itself delightfully to the unusual shapes and movement of the Robert Longo poses from DARE. I love how the sheen accentuates the poses.

A melange of silver jewelry from Rozoregalia, +plus, U&R Dogs and Kraftika blend into a powerful addition to the outfit.I really wanted strong jewelry so doubled up, for example, with the Rozoregalia Hydra Handring and the DeLa bangle on this hand – and U&R Dogs Rings and a +plus bangle on the other.

The small details matter, too, so I hopped over to Poetic Colors to find eyes that would work with my idea. The Fairytale eyes don’t have the normal whites of the eyes so they seemed the perfect choice – especially as they are half off this weekend. The lashes are from MiaMai – No Alpha No 4 and have lovely little gems set into the lashes.  The hair is from Tami McCoy – a soft style with a strong schock of white. By the way, since we are zoomed this close, take a look at the marvelous detail in the shoulder fabric. Beautiful!

***STYLE NOTES******
Promotional Copies are denoted by a Bold R

• Poses: DARE R. Long Poses R
• Skin: Adam n Eve Chrome Natural R
• Eyes: Poetic Colors Cinderella Fairy Tale Eyes Medium
• Lashes: MiaMai No Alpha No 4
• Hair: Tami McCoy Reckless Coconut
• Outfit: Baiastice Luna Azure R
• Shoes: Gos Dare Bootie R
• Jewelry: Rozoregalia Hydra Necklace, Rozoregalia Hydra Handring R, Kraftika No 117 Turquoise Earrings, U&R Dogs Novellette Ring, +plus Wide Bangle in Silver, DeLa Vicente Bangle b

Tagged: +plus, Adam N Eve, Baiastice, DARE, Gos, kraftika, MiaMai, Poetic Colors, RozoRegalia, Tami McCoy, U&R Dogs

The Petal Dress from Modern Gypsy is such a delicate color and billows so softly around the body that wearing it, I felt like I was wearing a cloud. It’s a cloud with a more solid satin inner cloud and a diaphounous, soft and sheer outer cloud, but it’s a cloud.

I wore the lovely DeLa Stella sandals with the huge floppy bow. The only proper attire while wearing clouds is shoes with bows.

Of course, if you wear a cloud you need delicately made jewelry like this set from La Forgia which is unironically named Delicate.

The hair is from 0 Style and the skin from Tuli – the marvelous Tuli skin with makeup suited for a cloud.

****STYLE NOTES******
No promotional items in this outfit

• Poses: Sweet Lovely Cute
• Skin: Tuli Eva
• Eyes: Poetic Colors Night Forest Medium
• Lashes: Lelutka Diva Prim Lashes
• Hair: 0 Style Salla
• Dress: Modern Gypsy Petal Dress
• Shoes: DeLa Stella Pumps
• Jewelry: Delicate Set by La Forgia

Tagged: 0 Style, DeLa, La Forgia, Modern Gypsy, Sweet Lovely Cute, tuli

posted by Gidge Uriza

Yaaaaawn Stretch. Hiyas everyone. You all have Callie Cline to blame for my transformation into the most spoiled kitty on The Grid. I just went over to buy a couple of dresses, but there it was, the tail by Psychotic Neko for Callie Cline and the diamond Nekoture ears…….and I was hooked. Come on, how could I not love something THIS girly?

I thought I’d torture you and make you follow the glammiest, prissiest kitty ever around for a day. There are even two SUPER SPECIAL GUEST STARS in today’s post, but you gotta WAIT for them!

To start our kitty day, we need a bath. NO, we are not afraid of water. As long as the water comes from a fancy roman bath…….quit staring, you bum lookers.

After that I’m ready to start my day. I’m a fairly lazy kitty, but I like a bit of outdoorsy fun,so I head off to play some tennis.

Yes I always play wearing all my jewels. Don’t you? After I got all sweaty and gross playing tennis I headed off to the day spa to relax and get beautiful. And after a massage and a style I felt much better.

I felt so good, as a matter of fact, that I decided I should go have a nap on the beach at Artilleri.

I’m a cat, I sleep a lot, what do you want from me? After I napped for a while I decided that it wasn’t a proper day out on the grid without some dancing, so I popped into a random place and danced with strangers.

While dancing with random peoples who weren’t as pretty or as prissy as me, I realized that I actually knew someone who owned a club, and I really ought to patronize his place, especially since he just built this NEW club. But when I got there, I was too tired to dance, so I laid out by his pool instead.

When I’d had my fill of sunbathing and lounging, I decided I was hungry so I rang up my friend Clio and we headed to the sushi bar.

We stuffed ourselves on the most giant sashimi you have ever seen. I highly recommend this place. And the sushi vendor was extremely well skilled…..for a hair designer named Kavar . He must be moonlighting………..

Random Pic of me and Clio.No,my hand didn't vanish into my thigh.You are imagining that.

After dining on delicious sushi I headed over to our friend QXI’s gallery THE HOUSE OF QXI to enjoy some of her erotic art. Pervy, eh?

After SUCH a busy day, it was great to get back to our place, mainland or no, and just chill out with Silo.

And now come to think of it, I believe you’ll have to excuse us if you don’t mind. Please enjoy the style notes while we have some private time, okay?

Style Notes:

Ok THERE ARE A BUNCH HERE WE GO:

Neko Gear:

• Ears- Nekoture Diamond Neko Ears by Callie Cline
• Tail – PSYCHOTIC NEKO for CALLIE CLINE – Extreme Tail

HAIR AND SKIN

• Skin – Laqroki – Jennie 07 FAIR
• Hair – All Hair from Pocket Mirrors

JEWELRY – ALL Jewelry – from Callie Cline – THE ROCK Collection

Clothes:

• Chemise – Blowpop – Felice in Snow Leopard
• Bedroom Slippers – 5th & Oxford – Little Miss Maribou
• Tennis Outfit – Nick Ree – Anita
• Tennis shoes – A-Bomb – Nazumi Sneakers
• Spa Outfit – Top – SN@TCH Superstar bathing suit top, Pants Artilleri – First Mate,Shoes – A-Bomb- Nazumi Sneakers
• Bikini – SN@TCH – Superstar Bikini
• Club and Sushi Bar Outfit – Top – Adam nEve Kitty Tank, Pants – Cupcakes White Jeans, Belt – Callie Cline Rocker Girl Belt, Boots Callie Cline
• Formal Gown – Sascha’s Designs – Bejewelled
• Lingerie – Kunglers- Rachel

AND THANK YOU TO OUR SUPER SPECIAL GUEST STARS LET’S HEAR IT FOR ………….

THE BEAUTIFUL and TALENTED CLIO CARDIFF…..

And the handsome and also VERY talented Mister KAVAR CLEANSLATE!

Thank you both for being good sports and putting up with my silliness today!

Now the rest of you………go away, really!

Tagged: 5th&oxford, A-Bomb, Adam N Eve, amacci, artilleri, Callie Cline, Cupcakes, fashioin, fashion, Kunglers, Laqroki, Nicky Ree, Pocket Mirrors, psychotic neko, Sascha’s Designs, Second Life, Sn@tch

Sweet Lovely Cute is the name of a pose store that Gogo introduced me to the other day. The poses are adorable, making it a very well-named store. However, I think the name suits this dress from Modern Gypsy equally well. I love floral prints for summer – they make me happy.

What could be more fun with a floral print than a pair of shoes with a big flower? These Bubbles Bizarre shoes from Baiastice are a fun choice.

The necklace is a group gift from Happy Mood from when they first opened. I added the wind chime earrings from Bliensen & MaiTai.

A soft spring color makeup from Baiastice and a casual updo from Clawtooth complete the outfit.

***STYLE NOTES******
Promotional Copies are denoted by a Bold R

• Poses: Sweet Lovely Cute
• Skin: Baiastice Casting Peach R
• Eyes: Poetic Colors Night Forest Medium
• Lashes: Lelutka Diva Prim Lashes
• Hair: Clawtooth Love Momo
• Dress: Modern Gypsy Mivera Day Dress
• Shoes: Baiastice Bubbles Bizarre
• Jewelry: Happy Mood Duck Pendant – group gift; Bliensen & MaiTai Wind Chime Earrings R

Tagged: Baistice, Bliensen & Maitai, Clawtooth, Happy Mood, Modern Gypsy, Sweet Lovely Cute

Posted by Gidge Uriza

This is just a quick note to say Welcome Back to one of the mainstay stores on the Grid and a thanks to a couple of my favorite creators. Sachi sent out a gift bag to bloggers with skins and clothes and hair to announce their grand re-opening a few days ago but I’m sloooooooooow posting.

So welcome back and we’re glad to see you back with such fun and enthusiasm. Click this link for their blog and to see the really festive metallic skins she’s recently posted!

This is more of a congrats on your grand re-opening than a fashion post

CONGRATS!

Style Notes:

• Shape – Gidge Custom Shape
• Hair – Adam & Eve blogger gift – Willful
• Shirts - Adam & Eve  blogger gifts – hoody and tank
• Jeans – Yak & Yeti ripped jeans
• Jewelry – Dark Mouse-Twisted Bangles
• Boots – Dark Mouse – ...

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I feel dotty, oh so dotty
I feel dotty and witty and bright!
And I pity
Any girl who isn’t me tonight!

Well, it’s not a perfect fit for the I Feel Pretty lyrics, but this Princess Dotty dress from Modern Gypsy is definitely dotty, witty and bright, so why not? It’s certainly a fun way of looking at it.

Sticking with the fun theme, there’s the fun and witty and bright Studded Wedge Sandals from J’s. Particularly fun was my efforts to adjust the skin tone as I have become so used to shoes with the entire foot adjustable, I was so proud of my matching job until I realized that that’s actually my foot and it’s only the toes that are adjusted. Luckily, they matched as well.

Another fun element to this outfit are the Pretty Hands from Page 3. A prim nail set with color control hud ...

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This outfit is all about the pants – even though with the high boots you only see a bit of them, that bit is enough because these are Pants of Power.  Well, actually, I just made that part up. Still the new Graphic Skinny Pants from Modern Gypsy are cool enough and simultaneously hot enough to turn heads 360 degrees – so that makes them  Pants of Power in my book.

Pants of power must be handled with care, so to reduce your exposure I wore a long tunic from Ce Cubic Effect and the shortest of J’s ThighHigh Boots. This kept exposure to a minimum to make sure no one’s pacemakers were damaged or some such.

After restraining myself so much with the pants – I went all out on the jewelry side with the YinYang Suri set from Ganked. I added one bracelet from Zaara instead of wearing ...

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House of Dashwood has produced a couple amazing dresses inspired by Alice in Wonderland – and my favorite was the Dark Hearts dress that is perfect for any Queen of Hearts with an edge.

I indulged the Queen’s wild side with the new Bare Fay fetish pumps from Stiletto Moody – with a wild zebra skin with a black and white texture that winks while echoing the black and white stripes of the sheer overskirt fabric.

Assorted pieces of onyx and silver jewelry from Zaara and a lovely updo from Clawtooth complement the wickedly regal look.

The smokey eyes and pale lips from this Keirak makeup option from Dutch Touch completes the look dramatically.

***STYLE NOTES******
Promotional Copies are denoted by a Bold R

• Poses: Reel Expression
• Skin: Dutch Touch Keira
• Eyes: Poetic Colors Night Forest Medium
• Lashes: Lelutka Diva Prim Lashes
• Hair: Clawtooth Love Momo
• Dress: Dashwood Dark Hearts ...

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Anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time knows that I am FROM Indianapolis and that as far as I’m concerned the only reason the month of May exists is so that cars can scream around the Speedway for my pleasure.

I dug into my closet and came out with this excellent Seaside Sweetie set from 5th and Oxford to wear today to celebrate my favorite racing event. You gotta wear black and white, there are rules – especially if you are going to any sort of GOOD party. Plus, you may not know this, but the good people of Indianapolis cannot SEE the race, which starts in 31 minutes AS I type this.

Nope – they are blacked out. Can’t watch until about 6pm or so tonight. Isn’t that lame?

I am also bringing you some fresh new poses today, which is ...

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This little cocktail dress is not Baiastice Neat, but a lovely little Baiastice Cocktail mixing one part Baiastice with one part Malt. The skirt is Baiastice’s lovely taffetta stripe skirt and the top is from Malt’s Florentia dress – and add-on frill that some perfectly complements the skirt that it looks like they were made to be together – a perfect martini of an outfit, stirred not shaken. I prefer gin and you stir gin martinis and shake vodka martinis, unless you’re just copying James Bond without knowing why he wants his shaken. Bond’s a vodka martini man, the poser!

The Electric Blue Saffron Pumps from Lelutka are a great option – tying it all back to the blue at the top after the purple and black stripes at the bottom of the skirt.

The Florentia frill is the perfect blue, but even more it has purple highlights that make ...

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Lelutka has several new releases that are quite exciting and fully in the Lelutka tradition of à la page fashion. My favorite of the new releases is the Blazin dress made of layers of ruffled folds. The fabric texture is amazingly detailed and so real you want to touch it. I chose the peach version of the dress because it’s one of my favorite colors – a color that just always looks good. However, there are many colors, some soft like the peach and other electric colors like yellow and purple. I can imagine purchasing this dress in several colors and even mixing and matching, perhaps wearing the top tier in another color. [Update: You can see how well that can be done by taking a peek at Nina Fessbinder's combination of Blazin in yellow and purple.]

I kept the Viniani sandals from Armidi on that I wore in yesterday’s ...

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Trubble has just released a beautiful spring dress called Charlotte. It’s imbued with a lovely floral texture and long, elegant flexi prim skirt.  Just perfect for those upcoming weddings this season!  Paired with the dress is some jewelry also by Trubble – Long Dirty Pearls and Diamond Diva Bracelet.

(Above) Trubble Charlotte dress, Hair by Tiny Bird (Magic Trick), Skin by Tuli (Eva), Necklace by Trubble (long dirty pearls), Bracelet by Trubble (Diamond Diva)

(Above) Trubble Charlotte dress, Hair by Tekuteku (Hina), Skin by Tuli (Eva), Necklace by Trubble (long dirty pearls), Bracelet by Trubble (Diamond Diva), Shoes by Stiletto Moody (Bare Elizabeth), Pose by Glitterati

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posted by Gidge Uriza

The lingerie from Reasonable Desires has been sitting on my bedroom floor, as my friends can attest, for quite a while. I just couldn’t decide what to do with it. I really liked it but wanted to do something different than my usual with it……….

and then it hit me. GIDGE KITTY!

I haven’t done much Neko ever so I dropped a notecard on my friend Sanura Snowpaw and said MAKE ME A KITTY and she obliged nicely.

I wanted to be a blonde glammy kitty. In lingerie.

Meow.

Style Notes:

Once Again I didn’t write down any fashion details……let’s see how good I am from memory………..consider this, I shot this more than two weeks ago. So , for every item that I can remember, that’s one item in my RL that I can’t freaking remember. Like how to retrieve my voice mail……..

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My swimsuit folder has been bulging lately with some awesome new releases, so I thought I’d blog a few of them.  It was pretty fun scouring my inventory for accessories to go with these swimsuits, and I hope you enjoy what I found.

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I was wearing a farm fresh skirt and blouse from enchanty when I stopped by the farm at Surface. I was inpecting the grain elevator waiting for the train to come pick up the harvest.

There’s something melancholy about a railroad track passing by the fields.It reminds me of the old family farm and the railroad running by. During the Great Depression, hobos would stop at the farm for food. They did not know that my grandfather had lost great wealth when his bank collapsed. They didn’t know he voluntarily assumed personal responsibility for the corporate liability – though his other three partners did not. He sold his electric company, lumber mill and other factories in order to make whole every depositor in the bank. They didn’t know that at age 65, he was started over from nothing on a $1/acre work-to-own dairy contract so that every bit of milk ...

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A good friend of mine recently told me about the low lights of their day at work, which included someone describing the qualities of their shite over the phone.

This only amused me endlessly, because for 10 years I worked in a phone room in various capacities……and because we dealt with women’s fashion we often got some nutters calling in.

My favorite pervert caller, who called for years until caller ID technology was invented (OH YES IT WAS THAT LONG AGO)  because we started calling him BACK, was this dude who called himself Gary.

Gary wanted to talk about foundation garments.  And other tight fitting clothes. He wanted to know if they would pinch or be snug. He wanted to know WHERE they would pinch of be snug. He also wanted to know how strong and how limber you were.

We used to tell him that we could ...

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I didn’t get to do a ton of shopping this past weekend, but I still managed to make a few excellent finds.  Yesterday I picked up these spiffy new “Cat Eye” sunglasses from Gos [SLurl].  I totally dig the style of these new duds, as well as the fact that they’re very versatile.  You can change the textures on the frame, lenses, and diamond adornments on the glasses to one of many different options via the blue drop-down menu.  And I’m very happy to inform you that the new “Cat Eye” sunglasses are currently available at an exceptional introductory price of L$ 295.  If you love sunglasses like I love sunglasses, then I recommend that you do yourself a favor and run over to Gos [Slurl] and grab yourself a whole lotta sunglasses goodness for just L$ 295.

I love the texture options available with these sunglasses!  (My only real ...

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As I look out of the window I can see the sun shine and the warm beams kiss my skin through the window… I make my way up to my wardrobe to try the latest things I got LeeZu released lastly so nice things… so I will show you a few of them

First we have a combination or top and skirt with a great sheer stockings.The “La Goa” necklace top is a very sexy top that imagines only a great necklace that covers the front of your body without any prim attachments. Many single chains with amazing gems make a perfect design to cover private parts but show off a lot of skin.

The back is bare only on the upper back you have the back part of the necklace. The “La Goa” top you can purchase in 6 different colors or as a fatpack.

The very short “”O’LaLa” ...

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My good friend and fashionista extraordinaire, Carissa Crimson, logged in yesterday for a day of shopping, wedding planning, and very important conversations.  So I didn’t miss the opportunity to proudly inform her that I had made an extraordinary and completely hoetastic find at paper.doll [SLurl].  I rushed over in a hurry to show her my new “Peek-Back Mini Dress” and this totally naughty handcuff choker necklace from Gems & Kisses [SLurl].  And before she could finish inspecting my “hooker nails” and telling me that I was falling out of my dress, I said that it was time for her to harness her inner-hoe for a good, old-fashioned hoe down.

And being one to give credit where credit is due, I really have to hand it to her.  Not only did she go hoe on a dime, but she did it well and brought along the all-important accessory, a stylin’ and ...

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Today I have the great pleasure to show you some of the creations of an upcoming jewelry designer: Jori Watler, designer and owner of “alaMood“. Jori creates fresh and modern looking jewelry for every situation, anyways if casual or formal.

The “Alkahi Dew” set in gold is the first one I would like to show you.

A great combination of gold and turquoise makes this set to perfect ensemble for different types outfits. The basic shape is very simple but the texture highlights the single parts. It does not have to be always complicated to look classy and beautiful The golden texture is not just a simple one… you can imagine the blacksmith hiting with his heavy hammer again and again the metal to form it perfectly The teal gems make the perfect addition for this amazing set.

The second little treasure is the “Nightlife Diamond Ensemble” ...

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The textures in the different clothing in this outfit are actually much better than rhinestones. There’s such depth and interest whether it’s the marvelously made top from Maitreya’s Bubble Skirt dress, the intricately patterned skirt from MiaMai or the rhinestone-cowboy-kicking boots from Adam N Eve. I would not trade such depth and interesting textures for all the rhinestones in the world. Add the amazing jewelry from EarthStones and this is a texture-gasmic outfit.

I thought it deserved a great setting for at least one shot – and fortuitously, while I was getting dressed, Lizzie Lexington sent me a landmark to Minute Papillon, a lovely spot for photos. Best of all, you can rez poseballs for photos.  And doesn’t it look better for the glittering lights to be in the trees?

The skirt made me think of cowboys and rodeos with the marvelous embroidery and python insets. The belt is very ...

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The dry season has begun. After 24 straight days of rain, this week has been an explosion of warm and sunny days that lift the spirits. On the way to work, an embankment along the road was a riot of roses – fifty or more bushes blazing with blooms in red and white. Our rainy season seems to be ending a month early, but I won’t complain. It’s been a long, cold and wet winter. Just in time for the sun, this lovely dress from EMO-tions fell to earth. With loads of lace and an empire waist, it’s styled for romance and what could be more romantic than a walk on the beach?

No rain means no reason not to wear open-toed strappy shoes like the Mikaela shoes from Orange Creations.

Big, chunky Ganked jewelry make a great counter-point and are so very à la page. Equally up-to-the-minute is the ...

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I have a few formal gowns in real life including one to-die-for body-hugging extravaganza of embroidery and beads and pailletes with a slit on one side that goes almost to the waist – it’s a hot little number and I almost always wear one of the others. I don’t know why, but most occasions that call for a formal gown are not nice, short little one to two hour cocktail parties but long, tortuous 4 hour banquet, program, dance marathons and whenever I think of hours at a banquet table sitting on those bumpy beads and being scratched by those pailletes and managing that slit to make sure I don’t flash London or France, I push the garment bag along and choose another gown. Yeah, it’s gorgeous and I would happily wear it for a couple hours, but not for 5 or 6. When I saw this gown from LaLei, ...

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Sometimes an outfit just is so infused with vintage romantic motifs that I can’t resist using the sepia Windlight settings and hitting the Sepia filter in PhotoShop just for an indulgence in sentiment. That’s what happened when I wore this lingerie from Casa del Shai that came complete with a feather fan. Seriously, it was the fan!

I wore the lingerie with the gorgeous new dress from Baiastice named Diva in Satin. It has such a 20′s Art Deco feeling with the gorgeous print that the Tamara lingerie from Casa del Shai just seemed in keeping with the look. The bodice of the bra shows just a bit at the cleavage and could, to some people, seem a bit inappropriate, but I like the added definition and diminsion.

The details on this dress are extraordinary. See how beautifully the patterns match at the seams and how flatteringly the print outlines ...

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The Copley Square merchants have been working tirelessly to create gorgeous new items for all of you…many of them EXCLUSIVE to Copley!

DESIGNER SHOWCASE
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Ryker Beck of Exodi and Dick Wiesel of WoE are our featured designers for the month of May.  Check out their EXCLUSIVE items at the Designer Showcase area on the Copley Square Plaza.

Details here

Exodi’s Lily v2 preview pack from Exodi features 3 Exclusive makeups and four skin tones:

WoE brings us a Copley Exclusive color of the gorgeous Olivia lingerie set:

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Oh, if only in the far distant past of two years ago when we started this blog we had come up with something so obvious as titling our posts by the number, blogging would be so much easier. This is #1689 though I  should call it the Refutation of Silly Rules. Someone somewhere once decreed that redheads should not wear pink. Someone somewhere was a silly person. If I listened to that silly person I could never wear this lovely little dress from Skin Flicks – so I won’t listen.

I am even going to wear pink shoes – the lovely Mikaela shoes from SLink. Just to break another silly rule, I changed the stone color to orange.

And pink jewelry from Ganked. Now you can see why I added some orange to the shoes. I am not wearing pink hair, though. This gorgeous style is from EMO-tions and I ...

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There is nothing that my Gidge clogs from A-Bomb do not go with. Ok that is an exaggeration BUT - I LOVE the patent version, and didn’t even know I liked GREEN patent until I color changed them to go with the Tee – but yes.  I DO love green patent.

I had to go opposite of Cajsa as she was too glamorous today, so I’ve gone casual and comfy in this fun tee from DREAMS and the cuffed jeans from flavor designs.

I’m still wearing the gorgeous Wichita Skins from Sindecade, and I’m still full of raving good words about them. You probably know I’m never QUITE so keen on freckly skins but I love this one, it’s got loads of personality.

I even love the less than perfect lipstick – it’s a really natural look.  She totally needs to re-apply but it’s a gorgeous look. I need ...

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Oddly I’m back with more bloggage today.  It certainly wasn’t planned, but yet again, it just happened.  Today I was inspired by quite a few items, and the look just sort of happened on its own.  It’s funny how that happens on occasion.  I guess our designers really do make it so easy for us to put together a rockin’ outfit with minimal effort.

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The Sakura hat from Boudoir inspired a bit of poetic license.

O Chapeau shape!  Chic attitude! with strings
Of dogwood and  black threads like iron wrought,
With forest branches and metaphoric wings
Thou, hatly form, dost tease us out of thought
As doth eternity: thou filigree hat!
When pixel dust shall this fashion waste,
Thou shalt remain, in midst of other blogs
Than ours, a friend to fashion, to whom thou say’st,
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” – that is that
and all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

with profuse apologies to John Keats

I landed at a shopping sim the other day following a store landmark in an designer’s profile that lead to a closed and empty store. Rather than get all grumpy, I decided to look around at the rest of the stores and see if there were any that were new to ...

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Just yesterday I said I wouldn’t be blogging too often anymore, yet here I am again.  What can I say?  When inspiration hits, it hits.  And simply put, Zaara always inspires me.

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The bright, cheerful Ruffiela dress from Skin Flicks is a happy setting for the lovely Dark Mouse Roses Are Blue parure.

My mother loved music. When she went blind temporarily from a pharmacy dispensing error and still did not know if her vision would ever return, she would say “I would rather lose my vision than my hearing. I can still listen to music and that’s enough beauty for any lifetime.” She had a way of putting troubles into perspective and facing difficulties with stoic optimism.

The wonderful summer chic of the Gidge shoes from A-Bomb are perfect – especially with their color-change options. This teal is the perfect match to the Roses Are Blue necklace.

One of Mom’s great disappointments was that she did not sing well. That did not, however, prevent her from singing. One of my favorite Mom stories is when one of the women at church ...

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I haven’t really been blogging much lately because I’ve been seriously lacking inspiration and motivation.  I’m tired of forcing a look because I feel the “need” to blog, so I’m taking a step back and blogging when inspiration hits.  No more schedules, no more obligations.  Just me blogging the looks that make me feel good, when I feel so inclined.  I threw this look together a few days ago and couldn’t resist posting it.  It is a change from my normal casual look, and I really love it.  I hope you will, too.

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You can take all the tea in China, put in a big brown bag for me. Sail around the all the seven oceans, drop it straight into the deep blue sea. He’s as sweet as Tupelo Honey. He’s as angel of the first degree. He’s as sweet as Tupelo honey. Just like honey from the bee. That just happens to be the song playing on my Itunes as I post this and it also happens to be one of my favorite songs. Although it’s a Van Morrison song, I am listening to my favorite cover of it by Cassandra Wilson and it’s just a meltingly beautiful song. It’s such a romantic song.  Whether it suits this sexy little dress, that’s for you to decide. I like it so well, I think it suits everything.

With all the necessaries covered by opaque sequinned fabric, the dress has lovely sheer flowing ...

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