*fuse

Jonathan Hugo of *fuse designs classic fashion for men and women. It’s a small boutique but already has gathered a lot of attention from virtual fashion lovers for the designs’ clean lines and excellent texturing. I refer to the stuff as primarily “business casual”; it’s a little bit dressy but suitable for a day of shopping as well as at the office.

The Ana button down coat, shown above in “Coco”, featured a sculpty collar and satin lining that shows when you move around. It’s a beautiful coat of the sort I wish I had in First Life this winter season.

The Audrey dress, shown in “Rouge”, is a flirty little party dress with a black underskirting and black ribbon trim.

The “Frida” outfit is my favourite… with its ruffled black skirt, soft floral top and elegant black satin belting, it’s a perfect outfit for wearing as a fashionable model agency director (or perhaps for an aspiring fashion model?)

“The Secretary”, shown in “Blu”, is a bit risqué perhaps for a First Life office job, but while the tiny little skirt shows off your legs to their best advantage, the elegant jacket classes it up. I’d pair this little number with some black pearls, and perhaps some back-seamed stockings, to really make it high fashion.

You can get some *fuse at Alhena (192, 166, 23).

SHINE silent auction winners

Congratulations to the winners of our silent auction:

Gamp Lane

Fann Hyun

Celebrity Trollop

Serenity Mercier

Alaska Metropolitan (me!)

r0bin Helsinki

SadieRose Beaumont

Oya Bright

SophiaTheresa Catteneo

All total, we have raised  L$64,700 for MSF/Doctors Without Borders! Thank you so much to our designers and our sucessful bidders!

Happy Holidays from METRO!

On behalf of the organization of Metro Models, happy holidays and happy new year!

Fall 2007 saw the creation of Metro Models, a selection process (that wasn’t easy at all!) to find our models, development of training workshops, building the Metro headquarters, New Shoots, Shine, and the creation of METRO Virtual Fashion. Phew! What a busy time!

Plans for 2008 include New Shoots II, portfolio development for our models, a partnership with 3 other leading fashion agencies for a special project, increasing our model roster with male models, increasing our staff, and of course the continued quarterly publication of METRO Virtual Fashion.

Wishing you a lovely holiday and all the best this season!

Reminder: SHINE Silent Auction

The stunning one-of-a-kind items as shown in the previous post will be for silent auction until midnight tonight, December 24th. So come bid on some fabulous stuff, knowing the L$ is going to a great cause!

Metro Models SHINE for charity

This lovely photograph was taken by Kyra Nemeth at the SHINE fashion show on December 21st. It features model veteran Queenie Extraordinaire in AnnaH Couture’s Kate gown. The SHINE show presented both fashions whose proceeds benefitted the SHINE fund, and special one-of-a-kind items that are part of a silent auction. After the show, models passed the one-of-a-kinds back to the designers, ensuring you are bidding on a truly unique item.

Celebrity Trollop has posted photos of the show on her Flickr feed.

Today we showed the stunning items that are to be auctioned off, as seen below in no particular order:

Alienbear Gupte’s beautiful Limited Edition Princess Christal set with full tiara and bracelets, modelled by Carissa Crimson. (Photo Kyra Nemeth)

MensPocky Kumaki models newcomer designer Triangle Caudron’s Baby! Star Shines Bright! gown, an instant favourite amongst the audience. (Photo Delilah Karas)

Oryx Tempel of International House of Style brings you a traditional Indian party dress with intricate detailing. Modelled by Nemi McCoy. (Photo Delilah Karas)

Serenity Mercier in PIN UP DOLLS‘ “Shine” mermaid dress with a lovely feminine bodice. (Photo Delilah Karas)

OPIUM’s “Midnight” haute couture gown modelled by Payton Heron. (Photo Alyse Perenti)

The amazing Tesla Miles‘ “Shine” boots on Serenity’s feet. (Photo Alyse Perenti)

Queenie’s stomach is encircled with the delicate Snowflake belt by Accessories by Eolande. (Photo Kyra Nemeth)

The silent auction will run until December 24th, at Midnight SLT. Until then, don’t miss this opportunity to own something uniquely beautiful that raises money for a great cause.

The fashion show will run once again on December 22nd at noon SLT. Hope to see you there!

Location of show and silent auction: Metro Event Stage

METRO Virtual Fashion is out in-world!

The prim version of METRO Virtual Fashion is finished and is available in world at various kiosk locations. Touch to receive your copy! You can get it at the Metro Event Stage.

To receive a kiosk for your own land, IM Alaska Metropolitan. The kiosk looks like a modern magazine rack and is only 4 prims.

SHINE: Fashion Show + Fashion Auction

Metro Models is proud to present SHINE, a fashion show + benefit auction for Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders. Join us on December 21 & 22 for a fashion show of the beautiful limited edition items for the SHINE cause, followed by a showing of unique, one-of-a-kind couture that you can win at a silent auction after the show! The one-of-a-kind auction items will be passed back to the designer after the show, so you can bid knowing that you will be owning something truly unique and fabulous… and donating to a great cause at the same time!Show times: Friday December 21 at 7:00 PM SLTSaturday December 22 at 12:00 noon SLT Location: Metro Event Stage, Narcissus Island (203, 170)Auction Ends: Midnight SLT December 24, 2007 If you a designer interested in contributing with a one-of-a-kind item for the silent auction, please IM Alaska Metropolitan. The item must be finished by December 20, 2007. Thank you! 

METRO Virtual Fashion is out!

You can download issue #1 of our fashion book from the Metro Models website! Over 90 pages of in-world style. This issue contains features on WRONG, LeeZu Baxter, Savvy Avvy, Retro style, colour in jewelry, Lolita fashion, business couture, the colour black, and our special tribute to Ginny Talamasca’s fabulous fashion… and more! The fashion book will also be available shortly in world. Please IM me to get a vendor to distribute the fashion book on your land. We hope you enjoy the fashion book as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you!Update: Due to errors upon uploading textures, the in-world edition will not be out tonight (Thursday, December 13.)