MichaMi Style Blog

As you all know Paper Couture recently released their Spring Collection and I was so very sorry to have missed the big show celebrating the occasion (why do we need Real Lives?) — anyway, I wasted no time checking out the Collection at their Tableau store and I was definitely not disappointed. I want to take a moment to praise Paper Couture; they are so original, unpretentious, highly skilled and blessed with a huge sense of humour — such a fabulous breath of fresh air in our often drama-laden fashion world.

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Everyday elegance for the working woman.

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A simple and cute look for today.

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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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The holiday is over (but New Years is just around the corner!), and for many people that means it’s time to return to work.  I know it’s nothing we enjoy people, but it’s a fact of life - especially if you want to buy those Lindens and be fabulous in Second Life.  Today’s outfit is a dedication to all those who are going to be enjoying the pleasures of rush hour traffic today in order to sit at their office desk and wonder why they aren’t working off yesterday’s meal:

I know that Milla has mixed and match almost every outfit that she’s ever worn on this blog - and I’ve tried to do that thus far; but sometimes things are just not meant to be tampered with because they are just too perfect the way they are.  Besides, who is fussing with mixing and matching the day after Christmas anyway?  I’m not - I’m probably still suffering from a mild case of food coma.

I started this outfit off … with the whole outfit.  Actually a men’s outfit, but it works so well for women and it’s actually one of my favorite pieces from any of the Paper Couture lines - I couldn’t resist.  Besides, nothing screams “I’m a boss” like a sexy pant suit in the office.  To give the look a bit of a feminine touch I’ve added a gold chain necklace with over-sized beads and Paper Couture’s famous Bumble Bee Ring.  I seem to be stuck on red, perhaps a sentiment left over from the holiday - but I’ve also opted for sexy red lips and matching nails.  Finally, I’ve accessorized with a very simple pair of thick framed black glasses ala Prada; which have been hugely popular for the past few years and provide a just-right level of sophistication.

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Alright, so I mentioned in my last post that I would be bringing the spirit of Christmas into my next few posts in order to observe the holiday.  If anyone has been watching the news, they have reported that nearly 30% of Christmas shoppers in the U.S. did not even starttheir Christmas shopping until yesterday.  Today’s outfit is entirely inspired by every Manhattanite’s favorite 5th Avenue shopper; all my New Yorkers out there know exactly which ones I’m talking about.  The ones that own the street, and strut their stuff up and down it while they spend loads and loads of cash:

Now, this is an outfit that some of the people who know me out there may already be familiar with.  It’s quite possibly one of my absolute faves, and since I almost always am asked where these glasses are from, I figured now would be a good time to throw everyone a bone in the spirit of Christmas.  Anyway, it seems that the starting point for this outfit was the top half of Alla Ruff of Veschi’s “Muffin Top” dress; from the moment I saw it I thought it was such an original idea and I knew I just had to fuss with it to see how it might work with other items in my inventory.  To balance out all the business going on up top, I’ve decided to pair it with this sleek and sexy pencil skirt and tied the two together with an over-sized belt.  Normally open-toed shoes are not acceptable for the winter, but when used in conjunction with a nice pair of complimentary tights, I don’t see anything wrong with showing off you’re new pedicure.  To bring the whole look together I’ve accessorized with extra long leather gloves, a bow-tie scarf, and some truly eccentric jewelry and sunglasses.

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A preppy college girl look today.

I’ve got velvety textures in both the skirt and the jacket and it gives the look a warm wintry feel. I accessoried with black details in the hairband, scarf, belt, bag, knee-high socks and ankle boots.

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An elegant and feminine look for a Monday morning.

I combined a sheer and delicate blouse with a tight-fitted, high-waisted skirt for a feel of professionalism mixed with subtle sexiness. For some added chic-ness, I added knee-high boots, diamonds and pearls, gloves and a lady-like handbag.

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It’s Monday morning and time to go to work.

I started with the black little jacket as I really like the high collar and the little hook details. I teamed it with a white lacy blouse with some nice ruffled sleeves. This was also an opportunity to wear these gorgeous ruffle boots, so I opted for capris to really show them off.

The high pony was perfect here, again to underline the high collar of the jacket. The little Chinese fan earrings were my only jewellery.

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Another casual daytime look.

The blouse and vest are all in one piece (jacket layer) and I particularly like the dark burgundy red of the vest. I teamed it with a basic black skirt, opaque tights and black velvety wedges, and then I picked up on the burgundy with the knee socks. There are also some scattered pinks throughout; the top of the socks, the earrings and necklace and the nails.

I went with glasses today, just to change it up a little.

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