It's Friday, the end of one of those weeks that started too fast and ended too slow. I get in these moods sometimes where I just want to let go... give up a bit of the control I try to maintain with closed fists almost all the time and become someone a little bit different than I'm expected to be. You know the feeling, music turned up just a bit too loud and drinks coming a bit too fast. Yeah, that's the kind of Friday night I'm in the mood for.This was actually a quick toss on of some basic black layers. The base is an Armidi Limited tank dress that works with a lot of different looks. Layered over tight black leather pants with the perfect creases around the knees and thighs, it becomes a bit more edgy. I chose to stick with black on black because it creates a longer line from torso to toe. It also sets apart the subtle gold accents in the other pieces. The top layer is a summery wrap top from Redgrave that is fantastic on its own, but here it provides a bit of dimension and oomph to what started as boring black layers. The "rocker chic" edge comes from the detached sleeves and tall black boots. They add a bit of "funk" that wouldn't be there with simple stilettos and bare arms.
The double bracelets is a look I employ in "real life" often as a bolder accessory choice. There are two different metals at play here. The matte thick bangle links the center detail on the over shirt wrap where as the high-sheen bangles give a bit more interest and tie the shiny boot details to the rest of the outfit.
I followed the age old accessory rule here... get dressed and as you're walking out the door, check yourself in the mirror and remove one accessory. In this case, I took off a feathered choker as it was getting a bit TOO matchy-matchy and too busy and detracting from the details that should stand on on this outfit - the wrap, the textures and the bare shoulders and clavicle.
The hair is a bit more funky than I usually choose in SL or RL, but I love the interest the over-the-shoulder ponytail provides and the bangs are that perfect mysterious, guarded, sexy, messy, in-my-eye thing that is absolutely intentional but looks as though it were an afterthought. Kudos to Helyanwe at Deviant Kitties for accomplishing that. I did tint this hair as it started as a bright white-pink. The shading of the gray tint still allows it to be rocker-chic pink without crossing the line in to too punk.
The coup d'etat on the hair and the layers comes from the back view which looks a bit military-bullet-proof-vesty but has enough detail to make someone want to see what's happening in the front of the outfit.
And when you're in one of those "make me forget about the rest of the world for just one night" moods - it's all about luring the interest around to the front now isn't it?
Our music accompaniment for the day comes from world-class spinner Mark Farina. Makes you want to move, doesn't it?
Tunic - Tunic A001 Tank, Black - Jacket Layer or Shirt Layer, Glitch Pants on Pant or Underpants Layer, Prim Skirt Pelvis Attachment in two Size Choices Armidi Limited http://slurl.com/secondlife/Armidi/132/104/26/
Shirt - Wrap TOP, Black - Undershirt, Shirt or Jacket Layer Redgrave http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sands Shop Art/217/47/24/
Pants - Isabeaux Leather Pants, Black - Pants or Underpants Layer, Three Choices of Prim Lower Leg Cuff Attachments LF Fashions
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Freelon/130/91/31/
Boots- Boots, Black- Shoe Base, Prim Foot and Lower Leg Attachments Redgrave http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sands Shop Art/217/47/24/
Gloves - Mirli Sleeves, Black - Glove Layer (part of Mirli Sweater - just glove layer worn in this outfit) Maitreya
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Superieure/94/43/451/
Left-Hand Bangle- Cali's First Gold Bracelet - Prim Forearm Attachment Freebie! Properties Indicate Caliandris Pendragon as Creator
Right-Hand Bangles- Lady Thin Bangles, Both Gold and Pearl Shown - Attachment Points Edited, Pearl Attached to Forearm; Gold Attached to Hand Talisman http://slurl.com/secondlife/Talisman/106/160/97/
Hair- Siyu, Pink Taffy - Prim Head Attachment Deviant Kitties http://slurl.com/secondlife/Deviant Kitties/128/127/22/
Skin - MM-Light SkinGloss-20s Minnu Model Skins
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glam World/118/136/23/
WOW... So, today, I'm totally NOT going to do the little game I decided to play in my last blog with wearing "old" inventory items. I started with the best of intentions. Really, I did. In fact, I wasn't even going to blog tonight (okay so I started this at the crack of dawn and fell asleep and finished it this morning...). I just decided to toss on some clothes and do some random shopping. I've been somewhat busy lately with some business-type ventures I'm working on, so I started a little folder for the notices that I've been receiving through FashCon and my other groups that I didn't want to forget about. And tonight felt like a good night to wander to a few of those places and see if there was anything that caught my eye. I hate to say it, but I'm a bit Halloween-ed out. There's just SO much out there and I really don't need any of it. Not only that, but I'm sort of "Fall Clothes-ed" out, too. I have sooo many cute little pea coats and longer jackets... several cozy turtle neck sweaters and boots... and, well, honestly it's all starting to run together. So I decided to take a bit of a shopping hiatus - I even succeeded for, well, a whole 36 hours. So anyway, I saw a few notices come through that I was anxious to check out so I tossed on a little outfit to run around in. In honor of the Halloween I'm so wanting to be over, I even pulled out a dramatic, jet black hair that I haven't worn very much at all because it's just a bit too severe for my everyday look. And off I went. The first stop resulted in several "nopes" and then I left empty handed. Unheard of - I can usually talk myself in to at least ONE piece or two. But, not tonight. I've become a PRACTICAL shopper. I check the items by selecting the "buy" button without clicking "buy" again so I can see the details of what I'm about to receive. I'm trying to use a bit of foresight and look at the layer options and imagine what I think I'll want to pair it with the future. For example, I passed up a fat pack tonight of an amazing sweater/skirt combo because the sweater was short sleeved - not immediately a problem, just put it on over the cute thermals I grabbed this weekend. *clicks buy* Wait, wait, wait! It's only available on the shirt layer - NOT on the jacket layer. *checks thermals* Also only available on the shirt layer and not the undershirt layer. Well, so much for that. And off I went. Sad, so very sad. Anyway, I grabbed a few odds and ends at Cake - a bracelet I've been wanting for awhile and keep forgetting to go grab and the demo of a hair that looks like it has potential but I'll need to wear around the house tomorrow while I'm building to make sure I like it. (Okay, okay - and ONE of the aforementioned short-sleeve sweater outfits... I couldn't help it! They look so cute!) I also grabbed a scarf that I had made a notation about at some point and then I was off the next locale. Oh yes, Artilleri - I know what I wanted there...
