Its all in the tights i tells you!

I loved the Harlequin inspired fashion that was on the RL high streets this winter (particularly the sequined shorts in topshop <3)



This was me channeling the look today. I'm in love with tights and these from rosso make a welcome addition to my over stuffed inventory. This store is great, everything is very very cheap (about 5l for tights, 30l for clothes). I also gave in and got a fatpack of Leona skins. I know the feeds have been flooded with images and i apologize in a way. Normally i wouldn't jump on the skin bandwagon. But the face on these is really wonderful. I do with they had more adventurous make-ups, a Cat eye? maybe brighter lip colours too.

I dug out my old favorite shoes as well for this look. Id have these glued to my feet in RL if i could walk in a pair like these. Tesla if your listening THE WORLD NEEDS MORE COLOURS OF THESE.



What am i wearing?

Skin:Redgrave, Leona soft pink pale
Hair:Excile, Love Song, artic
Eyes:Decollage, Dreamers eyes (no longer available)
Nails:Candy Nail, Basic Black

Tutu Dress:Church of Lux, Mouse tutu (tinted the prim darker)
Tights:Rosso, Colourful Reggins (cost like 5l)
Shoes:Tesla, Athena in Black
Neck Peice:Bare Rose, from the Miss Quin outfit

Cigarette:Artillie, Magic 8 Ball Cigarette
Glasses:VintageWear, Over sized Frames

Xoxox

P.S check in with dr phill on my blog page, his daily insights make the world just a bit more fuzzy. (top right corner)

Its all in the tights i tells you!

I loved the Harlequin inspired fashion that was on the RL high streets this winter (particularly the sequined shorts in topshop <3)



This was me channeling the look today. I'm in love with tights and these from rosso make a welcome addition to my over stuffed inventory. This store is great, everything is very very cheap (about 5l for tights, 30l for clothes). I also gave in and got a fatpack of Leona skins. I know the feeds have been flooded with images and i apologize in a way. Normally i wouldn't jump on the skin bandwagon. But the face on these is really wonderful. I do with they had more adventurous make-ups, a Cat eye? maybe brighter lip colours too.

I dug out my old favorite shoes as well for this look. Id have these glued to my feet in RL if i could walk in a pair like these. Tesla if your listening THE WORLD NEEDS MORE COLOURS OF THESE.



What am i wearing?

Skin:Redgrave, Leona soft pink pale
Hair:Excile, Love Song, artic
Eyes:Decollage, Dreamers eyes (no longer available)
Nails:Candy Nail, Basic Black

Tutu Dress:Church of Lux, Mouse tutu (tinted the prim darker)
Tights:Rosso, Colourful Reggins (cost like 5l)
Shoes:Tesla, Athena in Black
Neck Peice:Bare Rose, from the Miss Quin outfit

Cigarette:Artillie, Magic 8 Ball Cigarette
Glasses:VintageWear, Over sized Frames

Xoxox

P.S check in with dr phill on my blog page, his daily insights make the world just a bit more fuzzy. (top right corner)

  

Initially, we weren’t going to post on Achariya’s informal Bunny Blogger challenge, fun as it sounded. That is, until we actually wore the avatars and started clothing them. The bunnies themselves have a look reminiscent of the whimsical illustrations in classic children’s books and they were simply too adorable for us to resist from participating. Based on our memories of those illustrations, it was surprisingly easy to put together appropriate outfits, aside from a prim or two that needed adjusting.

Caliah’s outfit is an example of how pieces from entirely different genres can be worn together for a unique, yet cohesive look, from the Spanish-influenced blouse from Shai’s Traje de Mestiza Terno Filipino costume, to the Silentsparrow bloomers and gloves, the lace undershirt and cravat. The feather hat from Paper Couture adds whimsy to an already quaint little ensemble, as do the remaining accessories – monocle, skull-adorned shoes and cigarette holder.

Stephen’s choice of outfit, while just as suited to the bunny avatar, followed a slightly different theme: a sensible suit and waistcoat beneath a tweed overcoat. The rich colors of Shai’s Alfonso Three-Piece suit and the accompanying pocketwatch made it the obvious choice for a gentleman bunny, and though there are likely men’s coats that could have done the job, the Mimi Coat from LeLutKa (formerly Cachet) didn’t even need much resizing to look the part.

Shopping Information:

Avatars: *DP* YumYum Story of a Bunny (gray), prize from Creators’ Stamp Rally 2008

On Caliah:
Traje De Mestiza Terno (Blouse and Butterfly Sleeves), Casa del Shai
White Lace Shirt (undershirt layer), <3 Cupcakes
Cameo Belt (jacket layer), Pixeldolls group freebie
Cravat from Virginia outfit, Last Call Catwalk Collection (discontinued)
Pants and gloves from the Delphinium outfit (cream), Silentsparrow
Socks from the Asian Beauty outfit, Bare Rose
Nightmare Shoes in White, ::69:: Opening Hunt Gift
Hat from the Turtle Dove outfit, Paper Couture Fall 2008
Dark Knight Monocle, Guild of Crie
Alyssa Diamond Bitchstick switch cigarette w/ holder, Foxy’s Smoke Shop

On Stephen:
Alfonso 3 Piece Suit (olive) & Gentleman’s Fob Watch, Casa del Shai
Mimi Coat (dark grey), LeLutKa
Casual Loafers (black), Redgrave
Flugel glasses, Guild of Crie
Cane (Silver Cap), from the Little Gentleman outfit, Tiny Treasures

photography by Caliah Lyon, taken at Pididdle

Hello darlings, Swirly here! Swirly saw the most fabulous blogger challenge on Winter Jefferson's blog In Cold Blood (dreadfully violent name dear). A week to acknowledge those bloggers you respect, and who have inspired you. Well, to be frank darlings, none of you overly inspire Swirly and she has no respect for any of you. But she does quite enjoy reading some of your little blogs, with their pretty pictures and what not. And it seems only right that Swirly participate in this challenge after Winter's lovely homage to her. So without further ado, here is a small tribute to some of you dear little bloggers.


Swirly always enjoys reading Gogo's posts at JuicyBomb for their healthy use of the colour pink. So many fabulous hair and skin reviews too, Gogo is quite the prolific blogger! Here is a lovely picture of Swirly inspired by Gogo. Now isn't that much nicer than an SL Secret darlings?



Another prolific blogger is Ana Lutetia. She does take a lovely picture and is always quick to share the latest fashion news with her readers. Ana can be seen updating her blog up to 30 times some days! One thing that Swirly loves about Ana is that the dear girl isn't afraid to eat, and you can see proof of this in some of her more recent blog posts. Although Ana's style is much more casual than Swirly's, she certainly shares her love of food. Here is Swirly's homage to Ana.



Photographing SL is a blog with lovely pictures and lots of bosoms. Swirly knows she will always find an outfit or two to buy as she peruses Photographing SL, even if only half of it is shown in the picture. Elysium Eilde is certainly very clever with the Photoshop. Swirly had to make do with MS Paint to create her homage to the bosoms of this fabulous blog.

There are so many more of you Swirly would love to have recognised in this blog post. But you know Swirly darlings, it's really just too much of a bother.

*smooches*

Swirly

Hello darlings, Swirly here! Swirly saw the most fabulous blogger challenge on Winter Jefferson's blog In Cold Blood (dreadfully violent name dear). A week to acknowledge those bloggers you respect, and who have inspired you. Well, to be frank darlings, none of you overly inspire Swirly and she has no respect for any of you. But she does quite enjoy reading some of your little blogs, with their pretty pictures and what not. And it seems only right that Swirly participate in this challenge after Winter's lovely homage to her. So without further ado, here is a small tribute to some of you dear little bloggers.


Swirly always enjoys reading Gogo's posts at JuicyBomb for their healthy use of the colour pink. So many fabulous hair and skin reviews too, Gogo is quite the prolific blogger! Here is a lovely picture of Swirly inspired by Gogo. Now isn't that much nicer than an SL Secret darlings?



Another prolific blogger is Ana Lutetia. She does take a lovely picture and is always quick to share the latest fashion news with her readers. Ana can be seen updating her blog up to 30 times some days! One thing that Swirly loves about Ana is that the dear girl isn't afraid to eat, and you can see proof of this in some of her more recent blog posts. Although Ana's style is much more casual than Swirly's, she certainly shares her love of food. Here is Swirly's homage to Ana.



Photographing SL is a blog with lovely pictures and lots of bosoms. Swirly knows she will always find an outfit or two to buy as she peruses Photographing SL, even if only half of it is shown in the picture. Elysium Eilde is certainly very clever with the Photoshop. Swirly had to make do with MS Paint to create her homage to the bosoms of this fabulous blog.

There are so many more of you Swirly would love to have recognised in this blog post. But you know Swirly darlings, it's really just too much of a bother.

*smooches*

Swirly

http://shoppingcartdisco.com/slimages/012509/rabbit.jpg

Now whilst i didn't dress up as a bunny this week, i did feel i should respond.


Its satire Y'all....

<3 Marni

http://shoppingcartdisco.com/slimages/012509/rabbit.jpg

Now whilst i didn't dress up as a bunny this week, i did feel i should respond.


Its satire Y'all....

<3 Marni

This outfit is definitely French inspired.  I have a soft spot for most things French, from movies (Amélie) to music (Cara Bruni – idk what you think of her hooking up with the President, but she has a pretty voice) and for whatever reason, I throw stripes in to that category as well.  They just have that ‘je ne sais quoi’.

We recently did a ton of shopping and re-visited an old favourite, Emery, where I found this great striped sweater and pair of skinny, black, zippered pants/leggings bundled up in one outfit, Dora.  The legging bottoms extend on to the foot a little bit, a look I love with ballet slippers or flats. Something I’ve always loved about Emery is they are one of the few places that I wear the outfit as-is out of the folder.  I’m constantly mixing and matching, but sometimes it’s nice to just right click and add to outfit.

Moving on, all I needed were a few accessories, and luckily this sweet little hairstyle from !lamb doubled as an accessory with its beret, though I (and just about everyone on Plurk) are eagerly awaiting hatless versions.  Gloves, specs, flats, and a French designer bag by Polina Kaestner and I am ready to tuck myself in to a café for the rest of the day.

Now that I feel Paris bound, I will leave you with a little ditty by the First Lady of France. À la prochaine!

PHOTOSHOOT MUSIC: Carla Bruni – Quelqu’un M’a Dit

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Hair: !lamb – Bonjour Operator (Twix)
Skin: Redgrave – Paulina 05 Fair
Eyes: MMS – Dark Brown Eyes
Glasses: VINTAGEwear – Essential Frames (Metal)
Outfit: Emery – Dora
Shoes: Shiny Things – Criss cross ballet flats (black)
Gloves: Fleur – Long Leather Gloves (Black)
Bag: Polina Kaestner – French Bag (Noir)
Baguette: HANAUTA – Baguette (re-attached to left hand)
Cigarette Holder: Foxy’s Smoke Shop – Cig 4.2 Aly Silver Bitchstick Switch (S) -Hand
Poses from Vain Inc’s *V*Xen and *V*Elle sets.

In 10 Easy Steps

As everyone’s been experiencing difficulties connecting to the main (or even beta) grid lately and lamenting that they can’t get any work done, I thought to write a mini-guide for those who might be interested in running Opensim on their own PCs. If you want some basic information on Opensim I suggest reading the main page and FAQ. What this guide aims to do is get you started so you can test and refine uploads – textures, poses, sculptmaps – on your own standalone grid, running on your PC.

1. Download the binary here. All you need is the Official Windows Installer – if you have trouble running 0.6.1 on Vista, please download here: http://dist.opensimulator.org/OpenSimulator.v0.6.2.8068.zip, extract to a new folder and run Opensim.exe.

2. Run and install the .exe file.

3. Start Opensim (open the program menu and click on the icon). This will open a command window which will scroll through a few things as it loads.

4. You’ll then be prompted for the name of your starting region. If you want to keep the default value just press ENTER, otherwise replace it with the name of your choice.

 
5. Press ENTER to just set all the default values for the next few prompts UNTIL you see DEFAULT REGION CONFIG: First Name of Master Avatar [Test]: You can just choose the default value here as well but I chose to enter my own av name. After pressing enter it should prompt you for your last name, fill that in as well and press enter.
 
6. You’ll be prompted for your password. The default is “test” and again you can change it however you wish or stick with the default.

7. Press Enter and wait for everything to finish loading. Voilà, the sim is running and all you need to do is log in.

8. Open Start>Run and enter the path to your default SL client e.g. C:\Program Files\SecondLife\SecondLife.exe. Cut and paste this line after: -loginuri http://127.0.0.1:9000/ -loginpage http://127.0.0.1:9000/?method=login -multiple

The entire line should read: “C:\Program Files\SecondLife\SecondLife.exe” -loginuri http://127.0.0.1:9000/ -loginpage http://127.0.0.1:9000/?method=login -multiple. Press Enter.

(Alternatively you can copy the shortcut to SL on your desktop, right-click on it and choose Properties then copy and paste this in the Target: field. Rename the shortcut to something easy to remember like “SL Opensim”.)

9. Log in with the login info you specified during setup.

10. Be greeted by the sight of your Ruthed avie:

 
If you want to transfer all the items – shapes, textures and the like – that you created yourself so you can have all your resources at hand you can use Second Inventory. I haven’t tried it yet so that isn’t covered here. But with this very basic install you should be able to upload textures, animations and sculptmaps and tweak them to your heart’s content, then upload them to the main grid when it’s back to normal. You can also just save your shape values from the main grid and set the sliders manually so clothes fit properly.

From the site:

Windows Vista

To run on Windows Vista, you must first disable Windows Firewall. Under the new “Start” button of Vista, select “Control panel”. Then double-click “Windows Firewall”. In the window that pops up, on the left column, select “Turn Windows Firewall on or off”. You will have to give permission for this to run, then select the option “Off (not recommended)”. Click “OK” and exit from the Windows Firewall window.

If you have McAfee SecurityCenter, see the description below.

Once all the security features are disabled, right click on OpenSim.exe and select “Run as administrator”. This will pop up a window asking permission, select “Allow”. Your OpenSim server should run in a DOS-like window and accept connections.

Issues on Vista 64-Bit: http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/2008/08/running-opensim-under-a-64-bit-environment/

Note: You may need to install Microsoft .NET framework. Click here to download and install.

If anyone has a tutorial for Mac or Ubuntu feel free to comment and I’ll link them here.

Thanks goes to Vaalith Jinn for suggesting that I try this and to Codebastard Redgrave for feedback on running it in Vista. Have fun!

The fashion buzz of the week in our household was definitely all about AOHARU and their 50% off anniversary sale.   It’s funny to think back when the mainstore, let alone only store, was a small building at Creator’s Pavillion when you land on their uber packed sim, but the pushing and the lag is sooooo worth it.

Taking advantage of the season, Nic and I put together an outdoor and an indoor look.  We played around with the theme idea ‘From Pages to Pavement’, so my outfits will be a quirkier, fiction based style compared to Nic’s practical, realistic ones. Keh? Keh!

One thing I think machang Pichot is especially good at is bridging the gap between the mainstream and kawaii style, so I’ve tried to straddle both with each look.  I was able to go head-to-toe AOHARU, save for a couple of accessories, and their skin and hair proved to be great inspiration in putting together the final outfits.  I won’t gush about how great all of their stuff is as I’ve done that before, but it really is.  XD

As promised, Nic kept his look more prêt-à-porter with versatile pieces and scene appeal.  AOHARU has grown from not having a menswear line at all, to having one of the best men’s outerwear selections on the grid and Nic was quick to take advantage of this Rider Jacket to complete a classic, city slick style.  Blurring the lines of outdoor and indoor fashion, he used the Afghan Stole to top off a scene inspired look that is totes worthy of a myspace shoutout.

Speaking of which, we have landed on Plurk!  Find us and friend us if you’re so inclined @ dahliepop and nicolassinatra respectively.  We do it for the nanner dance.

PHOTOSHOOT MUSIC: The Kills – U R A Fever

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BONNIE
OUTDOOR

Hair: AOHARU – Momo06b(Ginger)
Skin: AOHARU – Lisa10(Japanese Red)
Eyes: MMS – Dark Brown Eyes
Lashes: Redgrave – MoulinRouge
Coat: AOHAR – SweetDressCoat_Blue
Skirt: AOHARU – SimpleBallomDress(Red)
Boots: AOHARU – KnitShortBoots_White
Ring: TOSL – *Fruitylicious* Ring v1.4 Cerises
Pose: {Beautiful Girls by Abra Exonar} <333

INDOOR

Hair: AOHARU – Ann06b(Ginger)
Skin: AOHARU – Lisa09(Little Mermaid)
Eyes: MMS – Dark Brown Eyes
Lashes: Redgrave – MoulinRouge
Shirt: AOHARU – SpringTurtle_Gray
Dress: AOHARU – MermaidDress_White
Socks: AOHARU – ArgyleSocks006
Shoes: AOHARU – RibbonPlatform_Black
Scarf: AOHARU – SimpleScarf_Blue(Female)
Necklace: Milk Motion – my huuuge necklace black
Pose: [snOok] – Sweet Dreams (Check out the new cupcake sim!)

CLYDE
OUTDOOR

Hair: Uncle Web – Nick Hair (Brown)
Skin: Millage Valenti – SKA-004 (Nude – Beard)
Eyes: Armidi – True Enhance Eyes (Emerald)
Jacket: AOHARU – Riders Jacket (Brown)
Shirt: AOHARU – Stripe Shirt (White)
Pants: Armidi Limited – Lowrise Jeans Original (Jet)
Shoes: AOHARU – Leather Sneakers (White)
Tattoo: Addixion – Love Gun Tattoo
Glasses: Vintage – Retro Shades (Metal)
Pose: [snOok] – Sup Nicolas

INDOOR

Hair: Uncle Web – Nick Hair (Brown)
Skin: Millage Valenti – SKA-004 (Nude – Beard)
Eyes: Armidi – True Enhance Eyes (Emerald)
Shirt: AOHARU – Spyder T-Shirt (Beige)
Pants: Armidi Limited – Lowrise Jeans Original (Classic Dark)
Shoes: AOHARU – Leather Sneakers (Black)
Tattoo: Addixion – Love Gun Tattoo
Scarf: AOHARU – Afghan Stole (Brown)
Pose: [snOok] – Mr Schwarz

I personally have always been of the opinion, fashion isn't pretty. Fashion and beauty are in fact polar opposites. I like to play around a bit more than that.



These lashes from ZsaZsa'z last release needed something out there and fun. While you might have to turn you brightness down on your screen for this outfit. I think its fun.
Also while i did have a few paragraphs written, blogger just ate them so here are the credits.....



Credits
Skin: MMS, London Pale 10b
Hair: MMS, Jean in Snp
Lashes: ZsaZsa'a, Flamingo Dots

Cake hat: Hbox, yellow choc
Shoes: Armidi, Dehlia Pumps in Cerise
Gloves (both Pair): Fluer, Lemon and Electric
Body Suit: Michami, In nude (tinted)
Tights: Garden, pop in black

I personally have always been of the opinion, fashion isn't pretty. Fashion and beauty are in fact polar opposites. I like to play around a bit more than that.



These lashes from ZsaZsa'z last release needed something out there and fun. While you might have to turn you brightness down on your screen for this outfit. I think its fun.
Also while i did have a few paragraphs written, blogger just ate them so here are the credits.....



Credits
Skin: MMS, London Pale 10b
Hair: MMS, Jean in Snp
Lashes: ZsaZsa'a, Flamingo Dots

Cake hat: Hbox, yellow choc
Shoes: Armidi, Dehlia Pumps in Cerise
Gloves (both Pair): Fluer, Lemon and Electric
Body Suit: Michami, In nude (tinted)
Tights: Garden, pop in black

Lions Skins has launched a new line. I had the pleasure of preview some of there skins (and like an awful blogger am running late on my commentary.)

I didn't want this to be a pointing out all the points in a skin, people can find those out for theme selves buy demoing the product. I did how ever fall in love with this makeup! I love the contrast of the Aqua and Yellow, its also not symmetrical which makes for all the more interesting.

Lion Skins to me is a newish brand and im really excited by this last release. With over 40 diffrent makeups in each tone theres somthing for everyone from wild and excentric to classic and demure.



I went a bit mad i think on trying to match colours >.< href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/royalbluebymarnigrut/3177924340/" title="Close Up by marni.grut, on Flickr">

Credits:
Skin:Lion Skins, SU Pale 30 B
Eyes:Les Nior, azul
Hair:Ayak@mi, Slender in Carbon black (closest to grey!)

Neck Peice:AOHARU,Flower Chiffon in Soft Blue
Tank:Michmi, Black Tank
Skirt:AOHARU, Chiffon Ruffel Yellow and black

Gloves:Fleur, Aqua long gloves
Shoes:Tesla, High Oxfords Aqua

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