Lucky fashion from Nyla

House of Nyla’s clothes are bright, cheerful, and glamourous, and her use of lime green in many of her designs makes her a perfect choice for a St. Paddy’s Day outfit.  METRO Virtual Fashion will have a special float in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in the Dublin sim, and we’re happy to showcase a delightfully festive outfit on our float’s model.

Princess Lime of Hearts is just one colour of many for this adorable outfit, but the green is the perfect shade for catching some of the luck of the Irish. The poofy skirt has hearts sewn with fishnet and sequin, with a corset top. (model: Kyra Nemeth)

As you can see, the skirt’s layering is far from flat and will swing around you as you dance a jig (hopefully without spilling any Guiness.) Nyla’s ability with prims and attention to detail is, of course, similar to her attention to detail with her unique RL fashion label.

The parasol is adorable, with sculpty hearts and beads, and heart shaped lace trimmed panels.

If shamrocks are more your style, Nyla’s got a special release for this time of year. While many special occasion releases are fun yet a little cheesy, Nyla’s St. Patricia gown is stylish enough to wear any time of year. The top is a bit daring, covered in little shamrocks and emerald gems and not a whole lot else… but the skirt is simple, long, and elegant. A winning combination. (model: me)

I was happy to discover the St. Patricia outfit also came with a less formal option: flared pants. These are perfect for dancing the night away in an Irish pub.

Get your lucky couture from House of Nyla at: Starax (193, 118)
Check out Nyla’s real couture at: www.houseofnyla.com 

To The Nines – Opening March 1st in the AM

The grand opening of LeeZu Baxter’s new sim, To The Nines, is tomorrow (Sat. March 1st, 10 am to 10 pm) and features a day packed full of fashionista goodies.

The morning’s entertainment is live music, at noon there’s a fashion show with new releases from LBD, dancing and more live music, and fireworks at 8:00 pm.

“Different Visions” is a photography exhibition (ongoing) at the sim with various interpretations of LeeZu Baxter’s creations. Metro Models is pleased to showcase the Fashion Revolution series from the next issue of METRO Virtual Fashion. Above is just one of the photos of the series, with Payton Heron modelling Coif Sushi hair, Stiletto Moody’s O-Wedge platforms, and the Revolution “Lola” outfit by LBD.

Alienbear Design – Intricate Stylishness

Alienbear Gupte designs jewelry fit for a princess… or a queen… or a diva… or even for a dressed up night on the town. Through known for her stunning formal pieces complete with glittering diamond tiaras, there’s a bit of something for everyone at Alienbear Designs. Model: Mui Mukerji, Alienbear Designs customer service rep and Metro supermodel. 

Princess Gelasia (shown here with green stones) is a diamond concoction fit for lost Russian royalty… the tiered design is truly classic.
Also in photo: Zero Style “Yaya” hair, CS Vogue skin – Champagne (Classic Glitter Silver 1)

The fiery Costa Rica set, with rubies to symbolize active volcanoes, was originally designed for the beauty pageant. Now it’s available for the public, complete with crown.
Also in photo: Allure Volcano The Arenal dress, Zero Style “Chocolate” hair, CS Vogue skin – Pure (Vamp/Seduce)

The Red Wooden Ball set, available as affordable separates at L$10 each at Bijoux Or, is a striking combination of glittering gold and bold red.
Also in photo: Analog Dog “Amber” hair, CS Vogue skin – Cashmere (Classic Glitter – Gold 1)

The Yuriko set features large chunky highly-polished stones with dark pearls for an antiqued feel.
Also in photo: CS “Whitney” hair, CS Vogue skin – Champagne (Classic Glitter – Silver 1)

Oriental Tang – Mui Fei set is everything you need to feel like an ancient Oriental princess. The detail in the hair pieces is especially stunning with tiny stones and floral designs.
Also in photo: Nicky Ree – Tang dress, Zero Style “Nicky” hair, CS Vogue skin – Champagne (Spring/Fresh)

Who better to model the Miss SL Universe set than runner up, Miss Hong Kong, Mui Mukerji? Now anyone can purchase this set to feel like a beauty queen.
Also in photo: Nicky Ree – Silva dress, ETD “Roslin” hair in Smoke, CS Vogue skin – Champagne (Classic Glitter – Silver 1)

New Shoots II – Alaska’s Picks

New Shoots II will feature the best in up-and-coming talent from virtual designers… I’m excited to show this fabulous stuff and want to give you a preview of what’s to come! The show is running Saturday Feb. 9th (tonight) at 7 PM SLT, and again Sunday Feb. 10th at 12 noon SLT.

GHOST!’s “Tip” dress is a couture gown with a hint of mystery and darkness. The razored fluffy skirt, striped gloves, and sequined top have excellent detail in the texturing. I also love how this fashion photo turned out, it’s one of my favourites with the high fashion pose and the model’s statuesque form. I found it suited the dress well. Model: Lalaine Lafontaine.

Aphrodite Creation’s “Vintish” pump comes in a variety of unique combinations of colour and texture. I just loved the retro feel of the round toe, stiletto heel, and alternating green and brown patent leather. These shoes add a touch of retro class to any outfit. Model: my own legs.

GHOST!’s Valle Dark dress is a true show-stopper of a gown with a long train of fabric and lace , asymmetrical top, and gathered fabric detail on the shoulder. We’re giving away 1 copy of this gown at tonight’s show and again at tomorrow’s. Sadly, I’m not eligible. Model: Gamp Lane

Aphrodite Creations’ Greyceful gown (shown here in “Noon”) is a lovely soft velvety textured dress with many ways to wear it. Here it’s shown with a black fur trim, scarf, and shorter skirt option. The colour is such a rich, emotive teal blue. Model: Kyra Nemeth.

That’s just a taste of what we’ll be showing at New Shoots II… we hope you can join us for the fashion show!

The unique and diverse makeup styling of Tete A Pied

Skins are a very personal thing, and one can go through hundreds of demos before committing to just one. I find when there’s a skin that looks good on my shape I tend to “collect” makeup options for them. Roslin Petion and CJ Carnot of Tete A Pied create such a great range of makeup options for their Vivant skins, it’s hard to resist stopping at one. Metro Models Ana Lutetia and Moisie Swindlehurst have shown off some of their favourites in this makeup portrait series.

Ana models a natural look with lightly applied liner and nude lips with just a touch of gloss.
skin: TaP Vivant Buff Basic Nude 1
hair: Hiccup Slow Jamz in Burgundy
jewelry: the Dauphine set by Muse
lashes: Sin Skins – Fluff

Moisie is in a cute mod-ish skin with delineated matte eyeshadow and neutral stained lips
skin: TaP Vivant Almond Octobre 1
hair: “Edie” from Aden
earrings: Golddigger by Diamonde
jacket: Ciao by Last Call

The “Chaton” makeup, modelled by Ana, is a gorgeous evening or high fashion look with cat’s eye liner, smokey lids, and frosted pale lips.
skin: TaP Vivant Buff Chaton 3
hair: “Gwen” by ETD
jewelry: Black Pearl set by Paper Couture
lashes: Sin Skins “Fluff”

Tete A Pied has some of the most creative alternative and gothic makeup I’ve seen. Moisie wears a skin inspired by the Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer.
skin: TaP Vivant Gothique Amanda 1
hair: Hiccup “Amelieish”
dress: Mod Dress from Tres Blah

For those who want a truly unique look, the Boutique line of skins has distinctive elements like moles, freckles, etc in a variety of skintones and makeup. Ana’s look is smoked dark blue eyes and glossy lips, while Moisie wears a feminine pink lipstick and blush with lined eyes.
On Ana:
skin: TaP Boutique Strawberry Parfait 6
hair: Philotic Energy “Iseult”
jewelry: Diamonde “Chunky Shapes” necklace
outfit: Dutch Touch – Sparkle Dark
On Moisie:
skin: TaP Boutique Vanilla Parfait 3
jewelry: Boing Fromage – Lady Cameo necklace
shirt: white lace top from <3 cupcakes

Lastly, a totally fun Valentine’s look modelled by Moisie. Cherry red lipstick and a white pencilled heart combine for a truly sweet look.
skin: TaP Vivant Less Than Three 1
hair: “Daisy II” by ETD

The Vivant line is surprisingly affordable, with skins at L$500 each. If you can’t decide between these fashion-forward looks, relax, you can pick up a few without breaking your L$ balance.

UNVEILING: A fashion show

Join us at the Metro Models stage on Saturday, January 12th at 12 noon SLT for the Unveiling fashion show.

The show will feature new releases and old favourites from OPIUM Everyday in anticipation of the new Le Zoo store opening on January 13th, 2008. Skins by SKIN 2.0 will be shown as well as hair by Calla.

After the show you’ll have the opportunity to buy the clothes shown before they go on sale to the general public the following day.

*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).

Strike a pose with Animah

As a virtual model, you simply need to have poses for your avatar. Whether working with a designer on a shoot, or working the runway, poses are crucial. One problem newer models run into is finding good poses that don’t break your virtual bank. What’s a model to do, when they get tired of the freebie poses?

Animah offers a solution: inexpensive poses that work for a variety of looks. Animah is a project of Annah Whitfield and Myllie Writer, both featured designers at New Shoots. The poses these talented girls offer are casual, expressive, high fashion, seductive, and cute. There really is a lot of variety here, and at L$50 each or L$500 per 12, they’ll let you express yourself for the camera for less.

Animah – Southern Paradise (49, 15)

New Shoots – A Fashion Showcase

New Shoots was held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, September 27-29 2007, at 8:30 PM, 6:00 PM, and 11:00 AM respectively. This fashion event showcased the talents of designers under 4 months of age upon appplication, and their talented vision wowed everyone who came out to watch the shows.

New Shoots was co-sponsored by Second Style, a fashion magazine.

New Shoots had a large turnout with much positive feedback from the crowd. Viewers got the opportunity to purchase the clothes shown on the runway at the show.

Our models worked hard to bring this event to Second Life, and I’d like to thank them for all their dedication. I’d also like to thank the following avatars for their help: Cher Harrington, our classy live MC, Eclair Niven, our graceful hostess, Scarlett Niven, also a graceful hostess, Anna Tretiak, who assisted with LSL scripting, CronoCloud Creeggan, who assisted with LSL scripting and helped to write about fashion, Celebrity Trollop who helped to write about fashion, Valerie McDunnough from Atlantis Modelling Agency for invaluable advice, Valena Glushenko for help in promotions, the staff at Dreamland for repeatedly restarting my sim for me, and of course our talented new designers, Myllie Writer and Annah Whitfield.

New Shoots in review/fashion press:
Mui Mukerji (model’s perspective)
Second Life Shopping Guide
Annah Couture (designer’s perspective)
Be Less Stupid!
SL Fashion Notices
CronoCloud Creeggan (model’s perspective)

Tanya’s Flickr photos from New Shoots

Photos:

PERSONA by Myllie Writer

AnnaH Couture by Annah Whitfield

Alaska’s Picks – New Shoots

Here I’ve chosen three outfits from each section for the New Shoots show to give you a taste of what’s to come for the show. It was hard to pick just a handful. I think you’ll be as surprised as I was with the quality of the fashion coming from these new designers. Myllie and Annah were both under 4 months of age when they applied for the New Shoots showcase, but I know we’ll be seeing a lot more of both of them!

ANNAH COUTURE:

Candystripe is the kind of delicious retro dress I’d wear on a first date if I wante d to look sweet.

Gillian comes with a white trim version as well that’s just heavenly. I love the contrast of black on buttercup yellow though.

I normally am not a big fan of babydolls, but this dress is flowing and can either be a cute casual, or by slipping on the matching black lace gloves, a more formal look.

PERSONA:

Misbehaved lingerie is seductively feminine and pretty.

The Mias dress is a perfect fall outfit. Simple and classy. The matching lace shrug is a great touch.

This gown is a real stunner! Named Evening Inspiration, it’s the kind of gown you’d wear if you want to be the star of the evening.

New Shoots will run on Friday, September 28 at 6:00 PM SLT and Saturday, September 29 at 11:00 AM SLT. Hope to see you there!