A day for winding down for me; just hanging around and chilling after a hectic week.

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I met up with my Japanese friend Okarina the other day, and she was wearing this super funky training jacket that I just had to have. She dropped the LM on me and I promptly left it stewing in my Inventory. Until today… When I landed in Bijou I thought it was a joke! How come I didn’t know about his place before??! Ok, I know that for a fashionista, my finger isn’t exactly on the fashion pulse on all things new (I rely on Sofia for that) but surely even I would have noticed something as gorgeous as this?!

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It’s unavoidable, it’s February the 14th whether you like it or not. However, fear not, I have a look for you which ever camp you fall into. Lets start with the lovers.

Lovers

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Here’s an anti-romance look before we go into romantic overdrive tomorrow.

It’s a rock chic dress with lots of attitude that I just love –it’s from Punch Drunk, and quite frankly, the best work I’ve seen from them so far. I accessorised with a sexy collar (on the Spine) and a little black and silver necklace (on Chest) and some fierce stud cuffs.
A word on these new shoes from Maitreya: In my little honest opinion, they have taken shoe design in Second Life to a new level. Never mind the exquisite technical execution (which we have come to expect from Maitreya by now) it’s the very design that gets my belly fluttering — we have a platform with a ridiculously high heel that come together in a BEAUTIFUL silhouette, which looks so high-fashion it hurts! There are other designers on the grid, who perhaps strive for that same panache, but never really manage to shake the hooker-heel feel from their footwear. This is NOT the case with these….. Bravo!, Onyx Leshelle

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After a very glam-filled weekend, it’s time to get back to mundane activities. In my case decorating my beautiful new house! I needed an outfit for zipping around the grid like a mad women obsessively looking for the perfect lounge furniture.

I wanted something causal yet feminine and found the perfect combination with this grey Tee (with a gorgeously open back) and this funky, tiered red skirt that sits quite low on the hips in a casually sexy way. I continued with reds and greys in the cuffs and the pumps.

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Like many of my fellow fashion bloggers, I attended the fabulous and spectacular premier party for the new Glam Magazine by Minnu Palen, Maitreya and others yesterday. The publication is available from their website already, and will be distributed in-world on Monday. In their own words the point of the magazine is to mirror real life fashion publications and focus more on style, rather than current fashion trends. Additionally, they stated that they want to educate and challenge the fashion groups within Second Life.

There was some concern expressed by the attending press audience that there was a conflict of interests as the publication was run and owned not by an independent publisher, but major fashion brands — would their reporting be unbiased, or geared towards their own brands? Glam Magazine editor, Miabella Foxely, responded by saying “This is not a marketing plot, but more of a way to bring great designers together to raise the bar. There are many different designers featured in this as well as future issues”.

In my opinion, the magazine is beautifully executed, really raising the bar in that respect, however, I couldn’t help but notice that (as far as I could tell) every single non-advert model wore Minnu Model Skins. Nevertheless, this publication will definitely sit firmly on my radar and I’m very curious to see how it develops in future editions.

There was also a huge fashion show, but unfortunately, I wasn’t able to stay for all of it — but please check out the various blogs on the Fashion Feed of SL many of which have wonderful pictures of the clothes.

Enough talk and back to the look. Another aspect of the party was that the attendees were asked to wear a minimum of prims and scripts to help reduce the lag, and it was something of a challenge to put together a decent outfit somewhere between glam, sexy and professional for the occasion.

As hair is usually the most prim-heavy, I started by trying out a number of wigs, and then settled on this one from ETD that manages super-chic at a mere 46 prims. A flexi skirt would have added prims, so I decided for pants and a sexy top; the pants are sleek and grey for a little bit of a professional feel and the top, with its more than generous cleavage and satiny texture, added the glam and the sexy — only 2 prims (pant legs) to add to my count = 48. Now, that cleavage really needed something to cover up even just a little bit of skin and I found this perfect necklace, which is textured on the Jacket Layer and doesn’t use up a single prim! Shoes are usually also prim-heavy, but I got these sculpted black stilettos with only 10 prims each — Voila, 68 prims! Not bad, eh?

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Edit – 17Feb2008:

It seems we all have some misconceptions about what causes lag and how to reduce it during big events like fashion shows. I strongly recommend that you read this article on the subject by the brilliant Gwyneth Llewelyn — it was education for me.

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I’m testing out two new (to me) constructions today; sculpted dress and textured hair.

I’ve seen some fully sculpted dresses around lately, but had not felt convinced that they would be nice. You see, I love movement in my clothes, so flexi prims are big favourites (sculpted prims cannot be made flexi). However, I like this dress! The sculpties allow for this gorgeous balloon/tulip shape that would not be possible (at least I think not!) with normal prims. Of course, this brilliant red colour does nothing to hurt it’s appeal.

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The second new thing is what I call “textured” hair, granted this is not new, however, when they first appeared on the grid, I was very put-off by the overlapping alphas which made it flicker incessantly. Well, that is all gone now, and I have to say, I’m completely in love with this over-the-top, fabulous do, in fact I don’t ever want to take it off!

In conclusion, two big thumbs up from me for both of these new technical advances.

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I was feeling for comfy chic today.

For days of comfort like these, I love to go with a sexy and luxurious sweater, and this emerald coloured one really pleased my eye. I combined it with these ever-so-chic pouf shorts for an element of fun. I matched my pumps to the shorts and my jewellery to the sweater, and then finished off with a long gold necklace to fall sexily into the deep neckline.

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Stop Content Theft

I wanted to add my voice to the protest and just encourage all of you to do your part in protecting our beloved content creators. It’s really simple – don’t buy rip-offs! Make sure the shops you go to are legit and that the products on offer are indeed by the seller. If you are unsure, ask somebody (you could even contact me personally, I’d be happy to help) before giving them your business.

Last Call Sale

I’ve also been wanting to recommend that you get as many outfits as possible from the final Last Call Sale .

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I was listening to the brilliant Amy Winehouse when I got dressed today.

I titled the post “Vaguely Amy” as she’s truly inimitable, and I’m by no means claiming I got her style down at all.

I started the look with this beehive-ish hairdo and then continued with the black cut-out dress, opaque tights, and finished with Amy’s signature ballerinas (black, not pink, granted).

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I accessorised with some funky jewelry in black and gold.

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