To The Nines…

I was perusing on Plurk when I saw something from Barbara Nicholls that caught my eye.   A model search at Leezu.  Hooray!  Being a long time fan of LeeZu! (I actually started out loving the designs when it was Leezu Baxter Designs and I must say it is the textures I fell in love with.)  Pure Yumminess!  So, since it was LeeZu! (which I love) and there are rarely model openings, I became extremely excited and proceeded to piece an outfit together with some of my LeeZu/LBD pieces.  As I saw the entire outfit coming together, I thought to myself. “I’m going to have to blog this.” (Which is of course, what I am doing right now)  

My fun adventure of a story doesn’t end there.  As many of you know I just completed a RL move and I am still “borrowing” my neighbor’s internet access.  (Some of you could say it’s stealing… but I just think that is quite rude of you to say.. It’s “Borrowing”  (Mainly because I’m doing it politely))  ::wink::  Due to the aformentioned borrowing of the internet, SL has been a monster unleashing lag on me and every snapshot taken results in a “Not Responding” message.  So I visited the dear ole’ Best of SL Readers chat room and asked for help.   That’s where the wonderful and talented Roxe Brimmer offered to help me by joining me on the To The Nines SIM and photographing me… And that is why these are the most beautiful pictures you’ve ever seen on this blog.  Don’t believe me?  Just keep looking!

 

Style Notes:
Jacket/Collar – LBD La pequena chaqueta BW
2nd Collar – LBD London Collar /black
Shirt/Skirt/Cuffs – LeeZu! Revolution Pan
Pants – LeeZu Brit Pants
Boots – Detour Mistress Boots
Hair – ::MC:: hair bomber wild2female f_typeA
Eyes – /Wasabi Pills/ Friday Eyes – Opal
Skin – [the oBscene] CHAVONNE ~ Rachael ~ tone3 (Review Copy)
Shape – Custom

Oh, and if you’ve read this far.. Here is another lovely picture 🙂

Sissy goes Silky… A new collection from Baiastice.

I’m here to tell you that the lovely Sissy Pessoa has done it again.  At the top of my list in anticipation for designer’s new releases is Sissy’s collections at Baiastice.  She continues to amaze me with her fabulous style, wonderful textures, and amazing ingenuity.  Today I am showing you 3 of the colors from her new design – the Silk Charmeuse Dress. 

Months ago I had the amazing opportunity to interview Sissy for an up and coming fashion magazine.  Unfortunately, that magazine never took off and the interview was never able to be printed.  But I did save it.  I want to share parts of it with my readers now.  Some content has been removed due to time sensitive material, but it’s still a great chance to learn a little more about Sissy and her amazing label – Baiastice.

Interview with Sissy Pessoa:

First of all, it is an honor to interview you.  I absolutely love your fashions, and the new Fall collection is fabulous.

When you started in SL, did you know you would be a fashion designer?
 -After a little period of Second Life exploration, I understood very soon that this is my destiny here to design fashion.

What was the first piece you created?
-The first thing was a simple top in pailletes, short and without sleeves.

Any favorite designers that inspire you?  (SL or RL)
 -I love many designers and many styles.  Much depends about the collections, for example I love Armani classic style, Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood for innovations but in this time my favorite is Galliano.

Casual or Formal?  What is your favorite to design?  
 -My favorite is Formal but not always; for winter I made many outfits casual that I like.
Casual or Formal?  What is your favorite to wear?
 – That all depends, I love formal but only in very formal occasions.

The fashion industry in SL is so competitive.  What do you think keeps you on top?
 -For me each new collection has a different inspiration.  When I design a new collection I start from the beginning, everything is new not only the concept but also textures, sculpties and accessories. On release day everyone is sure to find a complete new collection, not just retextured items. Also many of my customers appreciate the variety of different styles, from 80’s to formal … from funky to couture.

What do you enjoy most about creating clothing in SL?
 -I create clothing as a way to express my creativity and I enjoy every single part of the creation process …from the very first inspiration moment to the final moment when I place it in the store and recieve the feedback of the customers.

What is your personal style?
-Anything black and simple lol

Your favorite quote?
 -“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” Coco Chanel

 

Style Notes:

Dress /Gloves- Baiastice – Silk Charmeuse Dress (shown in White, Grey, and Pearl)

Hair – Lelutka – SAMARA Hair – (shown in Caramel Brown, Chestnut Brown, & Coffee Brown)

Skin – MMS – Gift Skin (no longer available)

Eyes – Wasabi Pills – Friday Eyes (Opal)

Hair Fair 2009 – (And now for something completely different)

 

First of all, I must ask. ” Who caught my Monty Python reference?”  (Kudos to you if you did)

I wanted to go into my second day of blogging about the hair fair by showing off some different styles.  Some are different in just their individuality and some are just different to me(because it’s not normally my style)  But, I love all these hairs (and their designers) for different reasons.

Here are my favorite things about them:

Wasabi Pills – My favorite thing?  The fact that the men’s hair looks just as good on the women as well!  The Ailith Hair is my favorite.  These are pigtails done dirty.  (And that is a fabulous thing)  Throw on a little smeared mascara and you’ve got the perfect “Oh damn, what have I gotten myself into look.”

Curio Obscura – Who needs a big personality, when you can just have big hair?  In my opinion these are the most unique hairs you can find.  Big, Bold and Beautiful.  If you want to turn heads, then this is the hair for you.  Or just wear the “Let them eat cake off of your head” style and go about screaming “Off with their heads!”

Tea Lane – Giddy Up!  Who doesn’t love a good cowboy hat?  The Evangeline style really makes me want to go back to my home on the range.

Hype – Perfect name for a hair that is just so cool.  I love the look.  It says “Sure, I’m casual and I let my hair down.  But that doesn’t make me any less of a rockstar.” 

BishWear – Repeat my quote about Hype but add that I have always loved Bish curls.  Call me crazy, but the Billie hair reminds me of Cher in the 80s.  (You know which video I’m talking about)

Calico Ingmann – Calico has such a collection of styles it’s hard to choose a favorite.  But, I love the Talon hair.  And I love it even more in the Dark Blood red color. Noone will mess with me as long as I’m wearing this hair.  Yes, it says I’m a badass.  And it also says.  I can show off my earrings while I’m being a badass.

Where to buy :  (Special Thanks to Sequoia Nightfire and Sasy Scarborough for the ease of SLURLs)

Wasabi Pills – http://slurl.com/secondlife/HF%202009/160/207/22

Curio Obscura – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%202009/163/221/22

Tea Lane – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%202009/151/38/22

Hype – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%202009/146/137/22

BishWear – http://slurl.com/secondlife/HF%202009/60/144/22

Calico Ingmann – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Beta%20Business%20Park/50/57/22

High Fashion Mourning

 My dear friend Marleen Vaughan is closing her store Marlys (huge sale, so hop to it!), and I put this little outfit together in honor of her.

Marly is the sweetest and most humble and often times stubborn person I know, and I have come to find that the only way I can truly tell her how amazing she is, is to just blog about it and have her find it later.  I feel ultra chic and spyish when I do it too!  (+1 point for me)

Truth be told, I was on my way out of SL and blogging when I came across Marly and her wonderful SIM of which I have resided for some months now.   Thank You Marly for making SL fun again for me.

(Bah! Ok, enough sappyness.. for her and I both.. On with the fashion!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Style Credits –

Shirt – Baiastice – Black mirage

Scarf – LeeZu! – NOIR Efraims Daughter collar

Belt – artilleri – snakeskin sash belt *red*

Pants – ::Tuli::  – Ana revamped pants – grey

Shoes – Stiletto Moody – Silver StudSides Pump (Black)

Bag – [ICoN] – DS Bag Sholder(red)

Hat/Hair – .Marlys.  – Art School Activist licorice

Bracelet – :: Genesis :: Aidan Bangles

Earrings – ZC : Melange Earring – red

Skin – [the oBscene] GANESHA-Diamond-AMENDS

Eyes – Wasabi Pills –  Friday Eyes – Opal