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Confirmed. I have been MIA. I was – as mentioned – on a long work trip last week – and then this week has just slipped away like a bottle of wine…but regardless here’s a look I love.

I started to blog this last weekend but then realized the cheekbones I added to my gorgeous skin were far too severe in snapshots. I tried to take more snaps sans cheekbones, but meh, the final blog is a mix of before and after. I ran out of gas.

This hair – by Navy & Copper – is a new favorite. It features PBR and includes the ability to moderate the shine (which I immediately cranked right up). I have to say, I wish more brands would update their textures. I find it hard to wear more than a handful of hair brands right now because with PBR-optimized environments, older hair textures look one dimensional and muted to me.

Anyway, inspiration notwithstanding, I hope to be back sometime this weekend! xoxo

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  • Head: LeLutka
  • BoM Skin: leLAPEAU – Evo X – Luna Skin – GA L006
  • Hair: Navy+Copper – Kaelyn [PBR] **@Fameshed**
  • Eyes: AG
  • Earrings: Revienne: Fleur d’Amour Earrings
  • Blouse: Bauhaus Giulia Shirt / Perky – White
  • Skirt: DAMI. NOAH OUTFIT #SKIRT4 /legacy
  • Boots: DAMI. SAGE OUTFIT #SHOES2 /legacy
  • Bag: Pare Perrito Shoulder Bag (tan)
  • Rings: [POM] Cerys
  • Nails: (NO) Art Nails – Almond – Summer 2 Fall

not so fast

You thought I was going to let this autumn roll on by without the obligatory post marking the season from my perpetually Autumn land in Second Life? Not so fast.

I loved this look I put together but was so bored with my standard white background blogging pics (and yes, I still get comments about how vanilla my posts are lol). Then I remembered, I haven’t done my requisite fall is perfect post yet this year! Why break the tradition now?

(previous examples showcasing the exact same location every. single. year. )

requisite
Midnights
Dear Reader

The biggest change is that this year, I am using gorgeous EEP environments from JuicyBomb – Autumn specific and striking. So what if you can’t see every detail of the clothing just this one time? You can still find everything you need in the credits.

And with that, I need to hop on my broomstick. I am off to Florida (mehhh) for a work trip. Back in November (omg).

xoxo

not so fast

  • Head: LeLutka
  • BoM Skin: leLAPEAU – Evo X – Luna Skin – GA L006 (Brows)
  • Cheekbones: The Skinnery
  • Eyes: AG
  • Hair: TRUTH / Lyrical
  • Sweater: COCO CableKnitSweater(GreenFog)
  • Skirt: comatosed. atopos skirt
  • Boots: (fd) Platform Boots – Black
  • Nails: (NO) Art Nails – Almond – Summer 2 Fall

slim pickins

Unpopular (probably) opinion: it’s been slim pickins for me at most events lately – even at my absolute favorites like Collabor88 and Kustom9. In fact, I find fewer and fewer reasons to teleport these days after browsing the various event catalogues on Seraphim. Events I used to mentally bookmark and get excited for IRL (for example – Uber used to be a fave) rarely prompt a “day of” visit anymore.

Is it just me? Has my brain finally become saturated from the (truly) never-evolving wheel of slutwear and trope-y fashion? Am I just experiencing another inspiration slump or is it something more substantial? Or an absolute terrifying question: am I just too old to appreciate what’s out there now? The horror.

I pondered these things – and more – as I put together a new favorite virtual style mix…

I started with this unique skirt from Baiastice as my “anchor” and built around it. Unfortunately nothing in my “new and to blog” pile fit the bill for a top, so I did a strategic dive into my inventory and pulled out this perennially reusable blouse from [SHIFUKU] again. That’s what fatpacks are for, anyway. I then added a recent “mini bags” release from Movement and some already well-worn jewelry (nothing new has appealed to me), as well as delightful shiny heels with a perfect bow from Supernatural. Finished it all off with a top coat from DAMI and promptly went to find pieces in my own RL wardrobe to recreate as much as I could.

While happily building this look – trying on, sorting, sometimes deleting, and re-filing tons of stuff as I worked on it – I answered my own question, which should have already been obvious. My favorite inspirations are styles that mix new, new-ish and positively ancient items. SL fashion will probably always be – well, what it’s always been. The inspiration though, is up to us. And, like all creative pursuits, the biggest ingredient to style inspiration is entirely subjective and always variable.

xoxo

slim pickins

  • Head: LeLutka
  • BoM Skin: [Glam Affair] Madrid [Lelutka EvoX] L006 B **@Collabor88**
  • Beauty Mark: The Skinnery
  • Eyes: AG
  • Hair: Moon. Hair // – Virgo
  • Earrings: Revienne: Trefle Charm Stud Earrings
  • Necklace: NaaNaa’s Hope Necklace Set Legacy
  • Blouse: [SHIFUKUI] Back open Shirt – FATPACK / Perky
  • Skirt: Baiastice_Rovere Skirt-Sand-Legacy
  • Clutch: MVT – Timeless carry – Mini bags
  • Heels: Supernatural::. Haren Scarpin
  • Topcoat: DAMI’HOODIE OVER COAT’#3 LEGACY

ruin the friendship

I have been trying to get on and post this style but every time I think about it, I am in the middle of something else. This mostly new look was created while listening to the song, “Ruin the Friendship” on TLoASG, which – it turns out – is actually my favorite TS album since Midnights. Not a single skipped song at all. The warning on this particular track is quite profound for me….

My advice is always ruin the friendship.
Better that than regret it for all time.
And my advice is always answer the question.
Better that than to ask it all your life.
Should've kissed you anyway.

The style is a throwback to youth and the “one that got away” feelings that creep in every now and then. Don’t tell anyone.

xoxo

ruin the friendship

  • Head: LeLutka
  • BoM Skin: [Glam Affair] Madrid L006 B **@Collabor88 Oct**
  • Freckles: The Skinnery
  • Hair: nova. Karaka
  • Earrings: (Yummy) Petit Chain Earrings
  • Necklace: (Yummy) Cherished Collection – Necklace
  • Dress: (fd) Retro Fall Shirt Dress – Floral Olive **@Collabor88 Oct**
  • Sweater: (fd) Retro Fall Cardigan – FATPACK **@Collabor88 Oct**
  • Flats: Ohemo – Vega ballerina (Legacy) – FATPACK **@Fameshed Oct**
  • Bag: [SHIFUKU] Petite Backpack [PBR] – FATPACK