Kami-no-aisuru

Siddean Munro continues to create some of the very best (and easiest to tint & resize) prim feet on the entire grid, her quality work and unique styles are always exciting to me, so I eagerly await each new release. Imagine my overwhelming happiness when she recently released a foot-in-geta, complete with optional color change sock! I ran over there (and crashed immediately but that is hardly her fault, hehe) and snapped up a fatpack of those gorgeous geta! They are so well done, from the wrinkles in the sock to the knotwork on the base of the geta, details like that, that most people wouldn’t even notice (how often do you check out the soles of other avatars?) really put SLink designs into a whole other level of masterful shoe design.

Yumeji is one of the best places to go for consistent quality and pretty design when it comes to kimono. When they recently released this Botan (peony) kimono I knew I had to have the black & white one. It’s such a striking and feminine design but in black & white it’s more bold. The stark color scheme inspired the rest of the ensemble-black & white might be my favorite colors to wear.

skin: Tuli, Sayuri, tone 1, 07b (Tuli Asturias)
hair: Exile, Fae, arctic (Kavar Cleanslate)
kimono: Yumeji, Botan kimono (yossy Shan)
geta: SLink, Jolie Pied Flat Suki geta, black (Siddean Munro)
hairsticks:Falln Angel Creations, Megami hair sticks, double, black (Azriel Demain)
eyelashes: Redgrave, 28-Cleopatra (Viola Leigh)

In a wonderfully fortuitous turn of SL fashion events, Sn@tch released, just today, an amazing Marie Antoinette influenced set of dresses, stockings & shoes and The Dressing Room changed theme and booN offered up this gorgeous theatrical braided hairdo. When I saw all of these elements I knew I wanted to put together a courtesan look. Ivey Deschanel at Sn@tch just keeps getting better and better when it comes to making beautiful clothes with sculpted elements, in so many varied styles and influences, I guarantee that no matter what your personal style, there’s something at Sn@tch you’ll love. !SyDS! has been making mostly hair lately, but my favorite thing she makes is rings, glorious, giant, statement-making rings, each like a loaded tea tray of sparkly goodies on a finger. And it’s not possible to overpraise the stunning sculpt work from Siyu Suen at Illusions. Her jewelry is some of the most beautiful available and I love that it’s texture change so you have many choices.

Skin: Tuli, Sayuri, tone 1, 08b (Tuli Asturias)
Hair: booN, XFE275, purple. available at The Dressing Room (boo Nakamura)2
Eyelashes: Glow Studio, Innocent eyelashes, gentle, available at The Dressing Room (Jocelyn Anatine)
Dress: Sn@tch, Marie dress, gold (Ivey Deschanel)
Stockings: Sn@tch, Dauphine socks, white
Shoes: G-Field, Short lace-up boots, white (Cerberus Noel)
Collar: Glow Studio, feather fan, black
Necklace: Illusions, Elessia necklace (Siyu Suen)
Ring: !SyDS!, golden kisses ring (Serenite Stransky)
Hair Flowers: Sweetaholic, corsage, red-duplicated (devill Babii)

One of the problems I have with fashion in SL is the mis-naming of any dress with a poofy skirt as a “lolita” dress. I feel this has lead a lot of people who aren’t that familar with the Japanese street fashion from whence it came, to think they’re “Lolitas” when they’re really just wearing a big skirt and little else. I come from a point of view of respecting the original street fashion and following it’s points. When I wear lolita-clothing, usually it’s a very classic Elegant Gothic Lolita style, very conservative, mostly black & white, properly accessorized. Proper Lolita is the entire look, not just a dress with a poof skirt-a full ensemble, complete with head-wear, appropriate shoes & stockings, accessories to carry like parasols, bags, dolls. Even lolita styles that aren’t as conservative as EGL are still full and well-thought-out complete ensembles, and considerably more demure than many SL versions of “lolita” style. I wanted to do a post featuring some Lolita ensembles, first off a classic sweetloli outfit:

These amazing shoes are new from The Black Canary, and Morrigan has gone above & beyond in creating perfect EGL shoes here, just amazing. I’m carrying my DP YumYum doll, which is very cute, but my sincerest wish is someone in SL would make a Super Dolfie (since I can’t afford one IRL, hehe).

Skin: Tuli, Sayuri-tone 1, 05a (Tuli Asturias)
Hair: Exile, Juliette, blue velvet (Kavar Cleanslate)
Dress: Blue Blood, Duchess, whitegoth, (Ghanima Uriza)
Shirt: Katat0nik, sheer shirt, white (Katat0nik Pidgeon)
Poof sleeves: G-Field, Charlotte blouse, white (Cerberus Noel)
Bloomers: Katat0nik, Strawberry Cream bloomers (2 sets)
Stockings: Honey Kitty, cutie cake socks, pink (Nekoko Noel)
Shoes: The Black Canary, Rocking Horse shoes, white (Morrigan Denimore)
Doll: DP YumYum, lolita doll (toraji Voom)
Ribbons: Honey Kitty, twin ribbon, stripe pink (gacha)
Location: Antique Artistry Victorian prefabs  (Fatima Ur)

Then I wanted to twist the look a little, since Steampunk style is so popular in SL, and I like the Steampunk look, I wanted to create a Steamloli outfit:

These shoes, again, gorgeous new work by the always-amaing G-Field. Their shoes are as nice and well-done as many shoes that are twice or three times their price. Everyone should shop at G-Field, seriously. And if you haven’t checked out the WAKA & Yuki sim yet, why in heck not? I remember when I first rezzed, W&Y was a tiny shop where all the hair was like 20L, and they have come so far since then, their hair is truly wonderful and their shop is beautiful.

Skin: Tuli, Sayuri, tone 1, 01a
Eye makeup: AtomicBambi, feline eye makeup (AtomicSparkle Skytower)
Hair: WAKA & Yuki, New 109 A (yukitan Farrjones)
Dress: G-Field, Classic dress “Clea”, brown
Shirt: Hal*Hina, cotton blouse, black (Hinano Runo)
Vest: Fri.day, halter vest, black
Stockings: Schadenfreude, Amortentia, opaque leather (Allegory Malaprop)
Shoes: G-Field, short lace-up boots, brown
Wings: Silent Sparrow, Lysander Wings, double (Jessica Ornitz)
Hat: Illusions, Carrol top hat (Siyu Suen)
Valise: XCENTRICITY, (Nix Sands)
Glasses: Schadenfreude, Hardwired spectacles
Poses: Long Awkward Pose (Dove Swanson)
Location, New Babbage

The SL Alternative Fair is happening now on the Sn@tch and Nomine sims and it’s a wonderful thing! So many shops that Ialready know and love, and some I hadn’t seen yet-so many beautiful new releases and it all benefits the Nothing But Nets charity for malaria relief. Win/Win! Personally, I was so happy to see that their definitition of Alternative included things like Loli fashion and Visual Kei, in addition to the more typical gothy and grungy looks. Spooky little monsters, you need to go visit now because the fair is only open until May 2nd!

Skin: ElfPyre, RosePetal, Onyxia (Daarc Dagger)
Hair/Hairbase: Tiny Bird, black hair base (Autumn Hykova)  (hair is old Pixel Dust-no longer available)
Shirt: Forsaken, Lolth top in grey (VincentVile DeSanti)
Collar: Cobrahive, Sureibu collar (Chikane Kaligaw)
Trousers: Silent Sparrow, Gloomy pants in soot (Hyasynth Tiramisu)
Boots: Sn@tch, Platform Goosher boots (Ivey Deschanel)
Earrings: #Noir Lolita, bloody rose earrings (Leona Rozen)
Lashes: Crimson & Clover, Blind Mag Lashes (Rikka Koi)

Skin: Leafy, Miso, Lune, Scarlet (Kaethe Dyrssen)
Hair: lamb, I’m a romantic-powder (Lamb Bellic)
Eyes: Beloved (me-Aisuru Rieko) Jadeite eyes, large
Dress: The Black Canary, Demure (Morrigan Denimore)
Tights, Shoes & Bloomers: Sn@tch. Raggedy socks in black, Squeeky platform sandals, black bloomers.

Skin: Djinn & Tonic, Mua, Apple, black (Babyhoney Bailey, Gin Galtier)
Hair: [Gauze] Nephra, black (Yukio Ida)
Dress: +Blue Blood+, Aldana, red (Ghanima Uriza)
Boots: SiniStyle, Deception boots (Krius Misfit)
Necklace: Ducknipple, grief, red (beanster Potato)?
All poses by Glitterati

I had to put together an outfit to compliment these delicious new Burlesque boots from Gos (that the entire grid is wearing!). I appreciate them especially because of how easily they sized down to fit my short avatar, and they look so nice and slick, you just want to reach out and touch them. KWZ was a store I saw during the clothing fair, and with detailed textures drawn this gorgeously, you can bet I’ll be back.

Skin: Leafy, Miso, Lune, Scarlet (Kaethe Dyrssen)
Eyes: Poetic Colors Ocean, Midnight Sea  (Lano Ling)
Hair: [Gauze] Nephra-Noir  (Yukio Ida)
Undershirt: Nomine, Noir suit, bra (Munchflower Zaius)
Corset: KWZ Corset C, (Kariwanz Felisimo)
Skirt: Nomine, Miniskirtz, blood roses white
Gloves: 5th & Oxford, Leather Gloves, L Black (Roslin Petion)
Bow: Silent Sparrow, Ash Nephilim bum bow  (Hyasynth Tiramisu)
Stockings: Sn@tch Bordello stockings, black (Ivey Deschanel)
Boots: Gos Burlesque boots  (Gospel Voom)
Necklace: Dark Mouse, Locked Up necklace  (Mouse Mimistrobell)

An ensemble I put together for a masquerade party, that evolved slightly afterward, when I got this absolutely excellent new cinched corset from Silent Sparrow. A set of wonderful pieces that worked so well together to make a more romantic style of devil, I really like this outfit.

Skin: Djinn & Tonic, MUA, Apple, black 03  (Babyhoney Bailey)
Hair: lamb, Poppyseed, ink (Lamb Bellic)
Dress: Evie’s Closet, Saiyge, red (Evangeline Miles)
Corset: Silent Sparrow, Petit a Petit underbust corset (Hyasynth Tiramisu)
Boots: Lazy Places, Myth, Satyr, black (Sakuradawn Lei)
Arm wrap: Dark Eden, Thetis straps, midnight (modified)  (Etain Peregrine)
Wings: Sanu, Succubus wings (Valentine ‘09, may be unavailable) (Sanura Sakai)
Mask & Horns: Illusions, Mezzadorno mask, Cylindriculus horns  (Siyu Suen)
Poses: Impele, from “Dreams” and “Despair” sets (Sai Pennell)

I’m not feeling very into hearts & flowers at the moment, so instead I’ll be rocking the orange and the stripes in honor of lunar new year.

Skin: Pixeldolls, Ichigo, 002, bronze  (Nephilaine Protagonist)
Eyes: Slick, Blink eyes, Jellicle, natural cat (Coyote Momiji)
Undershirt: BareRose, Fantasy, brown (June Dion)
T-Shirt/Bow: Silent Sparrow, TigerTiger Tee, from the gacha machine and The Fall bum bow, amber, entropy (Hyasynth Tiramisu)
Shorts: Miseria, Rhinestone shorts, black (Miseria Daines)
Stockings: [Gauze] Orange stripey sheer tights (wearing 2 layers) (Yukio Ida)
Cat parts, including hair w/ears, tail, paws & boots: Lazy Places, Lucky Cat set (Sakuradawn Lei)
Mask: Illusions, Year of the Tiger mask (group gift) (Siyu Suen)

A sweet little ode to dark blue & navy, I love the classic crispness you get when pairing dark blue with white or ivory. Usually it might seem to be the color of business, formality, professionalism, the Navy-but here I’ve chosen to use it in a sweeter more romantic way. It’s less harsh than black when paired with white and it sets off blondes perfectly.

Skin: DrLife/SilkGirl, Fen, Natural 0  (Leena Ying)
Hair: TekuTeku, Ribbon, Creme  (momo Foulon)
Dress/Shirt: Hal-Hina, classical dress and cotton blouse  (Hinano Runo)
Socks: Shiny Things (Fallingwater Cellardoor)
Shoes: Miel, Mono Jane light (Miel Nirvana)

Hair: Fri.day, Eloise, Anxious Blond  (Parvarti Monday)
Dress/Headband: Edelweiss, Celine, navy (Moeka Kohime)
Tights: So Many Styles, pattern tights, beige (Irie Campese)
Boots: Reek, Autumn boots, from Shoes & Accessories hunt going on now (Riq Graves)
Necklace: Little Boy Blue, Shilo necklace (Tomoyuki Batra)

Hair: Sadistic Hacker, Rapunzel I, moca (momo46915 Runningbear)
Jacket: !Ohmai, Hamilton Military, Navybaby  (Anya Ohmai)
Shirt: Katat0nik sheer shirt, white (Katat0nik Pidgeon)
Skirt: Luster, Maus ballet skirt, white  (Lo Jacobs)
Socks:  *noju* laceup socks, white (noju Jupiter)
Shoes: G-Field, Dorothy platform wedges, white (Cerberus Noel)
Belt: DP-YumYum, romantic belt white/black (toraji Voom)

I’d been waiting with great anticipation for these absolutely beautiful wreath-crowns to get released and the minute they were I flew on down there to get one, the prims were still warm from the oven Saiyge Lotus of Balderdash does some amazingly gorgeous prim work in her jewelry and these crowns are no different. Her style has a very pretty, delicate touch which can be hard to find in SL with so many things being oversized. If you’re a smaller avatar like I am, you need to look at Saiyge’s jewelry too, which is the perfect size to fit, right out of the box and doesn’t seem too large or too heavy on a smaller avatar.You have to zoom in on this crown to appreciate the details, tiny holly berries sparkling among evergreen branches created with such accuracy that you’ll be amazed. There are two other colors besides the evergreen and she’s got some lovely iced branch crowns too. I paired it with one of the holiday dresses from Edelweiss which I’ve been wanting for some time and my favorite ice skates in SL, Bax Coens skates.

This is my favorite time of the year and I look forward to spending the rest of the winter on my skates enjoying the virtual snow.

skin: DrLife SilkGirl Fen Natural 0 (Leena Ying)
eyes: Beloved Diopside eyes large (me)
hair: Waka & Yuki 37, black  (yukitan Farrjones)
ears: [Gauze] Elf Ears (Yukio Ida)
dress: Edelweiss-Stella (Moeka Kohime)
bloomers: Katat0nik Strawberry Cream Bloomers (Katat0nik Pidgeon)
tights: !Ohmai, basic sheer leggings blank (Anya Ohmai)
skates: Bax Coen, white patent ice skates (Bax Coen)
wreath: Balderdash, Gaudete Crown, evergreen (Saiyge Lotus)

Being the type of big dork who likes to dress in theme for things, I couldn’t check out the Winterstock sim without dressing up all warm and toasty first. This was a great outfit that just kind of came together serendipitously with the so-cute Kookie boots I got last 50L Friday being the first thing I put on. And all the other elements in cream and shades of pink worked so well together to make a really cute Wintertime look.

I decided to take pictures on the Alternate Reality sim because Logan has made a gorgeous little sim that is trapped in this perfect bubble of an Arctic setting. Surrounding it he’s got the most amazing aurora borealis, it’s something you have to see in person to appreciate. Combined with the ice floes and distant mountain effects, it’s a really amazing setting and features his beautiful sculpty work.

I can feel Winter is finally on it’s way!

Skin: DrLife SkilkGirl Fen, Natural 0 (Leena Ying)
Hair: Sixty-Nine, Escape 03, Jetblack (Kumii Yoshikawa)
Sweater: Niniko naturalTunic, beige (Kae Sahara)
Shirt: Zaara, Isis shirt, wine (Zaara Kohime)
Skirt: UnTone Quilt, Denim skirt, black  (closed? chocolat Yifu)
Tights: DP YumYum, lace leggings, champagne (toraji Voom)
Boots: Kookie, Pomski boots, Coffee Candy (50L Friday) (Kookie Lemon)
Mittens: House of Hucci, Winter Swirl Mittens, Frost (Eboni Khan)
Necklace: Fusemelon, Tree of Life pendant (Aemilia Case)
Bracelet: U&R Dogs, Traumerei bracelet (Ruriko Jewell)
Backpack: Panda Express, Key to my Heart backpack (Kioko Kumaki)
taken on location at Arctic Greenhouses‘ sim, Alternate Reality  (Logan Bauer)