To compensate, I'm going to do a few quick-hitters that get the look out without all of the verbose narrative I like to use to fill in the gaps. I'll still include the detailed pictures and the Product List from Hell (as I've dubbed it), but I'll cut back on the length of the posts while I play catch up! (Well, that's the idea at least!)
So, let me ask you a question. Does your avatar follow established rules of fashion? You know, no white shoes after Labor Day; don't mix your black/brown leathers for your belt and shoes, etc? My guess is that most of the fashion-conscious SL residents will say that yes, in a lot of ways, their avatars follow the "rules" - even if the rule is to break the rule. (How do you think we wound up with the gloriousness of Winter White?) So, last week I was getting dressed for a job interview (got it! Woo hoo - more later!). I put on this great little suit outfit but the fabric colors where a bit cooler than I would usually go for in the Fall. I gave myself an out because the SIM I was going to is a bright and cheery build that resembles the beach fronts in the Carolinas. I'd actually feel strange going in a heavy wool, anyway. But when it came time for shoes... I couldn't bring myself to wear white in any way. Poor Ben teleported me in to look at some new land (we're shopping around - our neighbor is a nightmare!), and there I stood all dressed up but standing barefoot. "Where are your shoes?" he asked. (Actually, he didn't. I don't think he noticed that I wasn't wearing shoes, but that just made a far better transition than what actually happened...) "I can't decide what color to wear." "White," he answered. I don't know if my intake of breath was audible. I'm guessing it was as he quickly said "Or not." "I... can't bring myself... to wear white shoes... after Labor Day." It sounded so silly even as I said it. But I knew it was true. And so the next morning, off I went to my interview - wearing a delightful pair of red shoes!
I love this skirt. I love the structure of it. I love the fit through the hips with the flair mid thigh. I love the buttons and the fabric and the color. This skirt is what I built the whole outfit from, trying a variety of combinations of shirts and jackets and shoes and accessories. I finally decided I liked how the aqua pulled at the seersucker stripe in the skirt and the texture of the blazer was robust enough to not look too springy or too flimsy. The upturned collar of the button down plays with the angles of the sheared hair to give a bit more of an edgier frame to the face. And the cuffs of the shirt just polish it off nicely.
Jacket - Hooded Blazer, Blue - Jacket Layer, Prim Hood Spine Attachment Decoy Fashions http://slurl.com/secondlife/Southern Paradise/18/102/23/
Skirt - Crinkle Stripe Sailor Skirt - Prim Pelvis Attachment, Glitch Pants on Pant Layer Boing Fromage http://slurl.com/secondlife/Overdrive Island/162/139/37/
Shirt - Sheer Buttoned Shirt, White - Shirt or Jacket Layers Persona http://slurl.com/secondlife/Axenfall/131/61/22/
Shirt Bottom: Celine on Underpants Layer, Last Call
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dazzle/68/11/27/
Shirt Collar: Pacifico Ladies Shirt, Prim Spine Attachment, plus NINE
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Teffelaw/8/29/21
Shirt Cuffs: Celine Sculpted Flared Cuffs, Prim Forearm Attachments, Last Call
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dazzle/68/11/27/
Shoes - Talyn Pumps, Sangria/Black - Shoe Base and Prim Foot Attachments Enkythings http://slurl.com/secondlife/Orbiuna/181/142/342/
Necklace - Black Wrapped Bead Necklace, Low Shine - Prim Chest Attachment Bonita's Jewelry and Furniture Shop http://slurl.com/secondlife/Malra/45/86/66
Glasses - Danielle Black Glasses - Nose Prim Attachment Insolence http://slurl.com/secondlife/Emmelia/93/166/65
Hair - The Short V, Mahogany - Prim Head Attachment Armidi http://slurl.com/secondlife/Armidi/135/127/26/
Skin - MM-Light SkinGloss-20s Minnu Model Skins
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glam World/118/136/23/
4 comments:
Love the outfit & the red shoes!!
I can't bring myself to wear white shoes either... RL is gearing up for winter and in SL it would have to be a real tropical area or theme for me to break out of habit.
just discovered your blog from your comment over at my Mayne Line blog kristianne. isn't it weird we'd be posting about prim collars around the same time. i'll list you on my bloglines. i like what i see, especially all the details and slurls.
Lovely!
On my -- yet another blog to check regularly. Love the look!
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