MichaMi Style Blog

When it comes to counting … or anything mathematical for that matter, I am one person you do not want to ask.  My reason for saying this is that Friday will be my last day blogging on MichaMi - Milla has promised to return on Saturday and I have promised to leave the blog in one piece on Friday.  So… if my calculations are correct, that leaves me with 3 blog posts to prepare and post between now and then.  But, since I really can’t seem to add correctly - I have actually photographed 5 outfits, instead of 3 – so today and tomorrow I will be posting once in the morning and once in the evening for a double dose of Sofia – I hope no-one minds.

Anyone who owns a television probably has heard of this new series on the CW called Gossip Girls?  While I don’t really watch TV all that often, I can see the impact of the show resonating with it’s fans in the same way that Sex and the City did.  This evening’s outfit is inspired by all the Gossip Girls floating around the grid, just another day in the upper east side’s swanky private Catholic Schools – except this look comes with a twist:

In an attempt to follow the hottest trend in Second Life – changing face; I’ve actually started out this look with a brand spanking new skin from Launa Fauna.  To me, this skin oozes with edge and sex appeal and it is one of the things that inspired me to put this outfit together in the first place.  The first piece of clothing that started out this look today was the plaid skirt – I felt that the length was conservative enough to make it seem as though it actually belonged to a real Catholic School Uniform, making it the appropriate choice.  From there I chose to use a super low cut cami and paired it with a sexy lacy bra peeking out at the top which I haven’t actually decided whether or not to call it sexy or trashy – I’ll let you be the judges, either way suits the look to me.  To give this look a touch of innocence I have accessorized with a pair of argyle socks from Puma Jie’s adorable Corduroy store and one of 2007′s trendiest items, rosary beads.  Finished off with one of the must-have items of 2007, the Crisis Pumps (scripted to change to over 40 colors = AMAZING) and haphazardly styled hair with some crazy coloring, this look is the perfect balance of sexy, trashy, and innocent…. And for those who don’t know – sometimes trashy can be a good thing.

*Product details, SLURLs, and credits below the cut*

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In my last post I mentioned quite a few “japanese” designers in my picks for 2008 – we all know that in the past year their presence has been felt very strongly across the grid, bringing some of the most unique and colorful designs that we had ever seen.  However, *Tweet* by Sumire Mochi is one store that has actually been around for quite some time – bringing a unique and colorful flavor to anyone’s wardrobe daring enough to wear it.   Today’s outfit is completely inspired by Sumire’s colorful and intricate work, and it is also the very first outfit that I ever modeled for someone, making it very near and dear to my little fashion-bleeding heart:

One of my very first memorable experiences in Second Life was modeling for Second Style Fashionista sometime during my first few weeks on the grid (on my first avatar, Sofia being my second).  The job just happened to fall into my lap while sitting in my favorite spot to loiter – the boardwalk of Tableau.  I had just by chance met Sumire while she was constructing the prim skirt to this outfit in a quite unique way, hanging from the spit over the volcano to “use the light” -so  she had said and later that day, she handed me the dress.  Within moments Choice Sliter was asking if I’d mind modeling it for her blog and it was all very exciting and fresh and new – perhaps my first taste of Second Life’s infamous fashion industry.  Today’s look – discounting the hair and skin, is the exact outfit that I modeled for Second Style Fashionista over a year ago.  Sumire’s Miyoko dress and arm warmers, which I have paired with matching white leg warmers (which was so popular last fall…) and white flip flops.  At the time I had worn Lash Xevious’ “Peaches” hair, but since Lash has long since removed her shop of gorgeously sculpted hairstyles – I’ve updated it with this funky and cute pigtail style hair from ETD.  Of course I have stuck with my signature skin from the Vogue series, however if this were back then it would have been Toast Bard’s “Tomboy” skin.  Overall this is a look that has more of a personal meaning to me, however I feel that it is very relevant today - especially to anyone who is looking to explore their inner “Japanese” style, take risks, and try something new.

*Product details and credits below the cut*

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Happy New Year!
2008

I hope you all had a very happy and safe New Year – and hopefully reading this blog while delicately nursing that miserable hang-over.  It’s crazy to think that it’s once again a whole new year – I feel like only yesterday it was the beginning of 2007 and the prospects of what the new year may bring were buzzing around the grid; and I must say – 2007 certainly did deliver in that respect, and I was not disappointed.  In today’s post I’d like to focus on some of the content creators who I think will be making a big splash in the fashion community through the course of 2008 – or at least the ones I’ll be watching for. 

Most of us will have visited more than one party last night, and today’s outfit is what I like to call “the after party dress” – it’s a little edgy and funky, and extremely sexy – for those of you who made appearances all over the place, can’t be seen in the same dress twice (especially in one night!) - right?

One color that I have started to see getting picked up lately is purple; I don’t know if I would go so far as to say it will be the color of next season, but I definitely feel like a purple trend is starting – and so therefor I started this look with Shai Delacroix’s gorgeous Lilac Wine Dress.  It’s just so elegant and sexy and despite all the textures and lines in the front (and that collar, jeez), the open back is really where the party is.  To me, this dress is a perfect example of the necessary balance between sexy and classy.  I have paired it with Storm Schmooz’s latest knee high boot which is simple enough to not overpower the dress, but also provides an adequate amount of sex appeal to keep it balanced.  And finally considering the dresses collar, it was pretty difficult to find the right hair without making it seem weighed down – but after much consideration, I’ve revisited my love affair with all that is Victoria Beckham and gone once more for that super textured short bob; which I think is going to be HUGE this year in both real life and Second Life – if you don’t consider it huge already.

*Product details, my list of who to look out for in 2008, and credits below the cut*

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