SWEATER WEATHER

A quick outfit for shopping can be fun with a few little spooky details … creepy monster eyes and a bloody face tattoo. If the tattoo says something dorky, please don't tell me OK?



Eyes: Avi-Glam "Sinister Eyes - Cursed" (the Dark Style Fair)
Tattoo: Lychee "The Heretic" (omega applier)
Makeup: AlaskaMetro "Black Magic" (Salem)
Sweater: Erratic "Laura"
Shoes: Livalle "Cambridge Oxford Creepers"
Hair: Lamb "Love"
Jeans: Maitreya (vintage unavailable)
Head/Body by Catwa and Maitreya
Pose: by Diesel Works

Love,
Serene

IT'S SO FLUFFY!

As winter wears on I am getting a little hungry for some color, and this sunny warm sweater is just what the doctor ordered! Ur Favorite One and Taketomi are sharing a booth at the Seasons Story and the sweater and the hair are made for each other. This chic bob tucks right inside the turtleneck perfectly.



And aren't these little bunny shoes adorable? They even have a little cotton-tail on the back. Add a big cushy gacha scarf and I'm all warm and comfy.



Sweater: Ur Favorite One "huggable sweater" (at the Seasons Story)
Shoes: Nomi "Rabbit Lolita Shoes" (gacha)(at Oh My Gacha)
Scarf: Erratic "cwe - shawl / beige" (gacha)
Skirt: Pixicat "The Dark Skirt" (with texture change HUD)
Hair: Taketomi "U.F.O. SweaterHair" (at the Seasons Story)
Skin: Essences "Alice" (at the Dressing Room)
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Pose: by Adorkable

Love,
Serene

ELFIE SELFIE

Just a quick post to show you a few of my favorite things from this month's Arcade! Well most of it is from the Arcade. The adorable pug is over at the Chapter Four. But seriously what I love the most are VCO's Elf Heads gacha. I am still hoping to trade for the Sad Elf or Bad Elf heads. :D



Sweater: Shai "Crazy Christmas Sweater" (the Arcade Gacha)
Socks: Erratic "Eva Holiday Socks" (the Arcade Gacha)
Shorts: Drift "Solstice" (vintage from the Dressing Room)
Tights: The Secret Store "Christmas Tights"
Shoes: Ingenue "Aren Flats"
Head: VCO "Elf Head 11" (the Arcade Gacha)
Hair: Spellbound "Sweet Dreams 2" (the Arcade Gacha)
Dog: Birdy "A Pug Xmas" (the Chapter Four)

Love,
Serene

ON SAFARI

Ready for an adventure?



This tweedy poncho is great for staying warm in the high desert plain, but it sometimes wears oddly in extreme poses. I recommend trying a demo. The crisp little collar with metal points and button is lovely but I wish it were resizable. I adjusted my shape a bit to wear it.



The pants are handy with nice deep pockets, and a hefty pocket watch on a chain. Love the detailing and the long relaxed fit of the legs. One suspender dangling making me feel like the girl Indiana Jones!

Hat: LeLutka "Safari Hat"
Glasses: Crie Style "Grave"
Collar: Epoque "NeoClassicist Collar" (not Modifiable)
Bracelet: Erratic "Owl Bracelet" (yesterday's Fifty Linden Friday)
Poncho: LeeZu "Scarf Poncho"
Pants: LeeZu "Tic Toc Pants" (includes the attached pocket watch)
Shoes:  Maitreya "Alexa"
Hairpieces: booN "JOPE57" and "YURI15" (hair for under hat, and separate bangs)
Skin: Essences "Opera Chic"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Bang and CheerNo Motion

Love,
Serene

ITS ABOUT THE SHOES

I started with these shoes. Sometimes you find something fabulous and after you buy it, you sit on your bed at home with the box in your lap and think, What on Earth am I going to wear with this? So I went through my closet looking for an outfit that goes with the shoes.

The color pallette of the shoes is fairly flamboyant, but it's easy as pie to adjust the colors on my jewelry. I picked some green because the green on the shoes is really making me smile today.

The rest of the clothes are in warm tones similar to the Orange, Red and Pink of the shoe. I love the new pants, but a word about the sizing: as I tried on successively larger sizes of the pants, I got a larger and larger bum, but the size of the pant legs did not grow much at all. As you can see in the picture, I had to adjust my legs to be very thin. I suggest that you take a good look at this when you try them on at the store to be sure you like the fit.

Shoes: Baiastice "Santigold" (mesh)
Purse: Mon Tissu "Envelope Clutch"
Earrings: Je Suis "Africain Earhoops" (texture change)
Bracelets: Erratic "Twisted" (textture change)
Jacket: The Sea Hole "Corseted Tweed Jacket"
Pants: Toki-Doki "Rolled Chinos" (mesh)
Hair: Exile "Dina"
Skin:  Curio ":GP: Bean [Dark] Sweetheart-Rose 2"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"

Love,
Serene

TRUE COLORS

I wanted to do another post inspired by the 1980s. Perhaps I should apologize in advance?

... nah, it could be worse. The hair is bleached blonde with colored streaks a la Cyndi Lauper, and pretty big on top, but not too big. Yes the jewel-toned collar is turned up, and the shoulder padding is quite large. My earrings dangle and my bangles jangle. Large brightly colored lips in honor of Kelly LeBrock. (If you never heard of her, she was the one with the pillowy lips when Angelina Jolie and Liv Tyler were in diapers.)

But I could be wearing an izod polo, a plaid shirt with gold threads in it, or an aerobics outfit with a headband, belt, stirrup leggings and striped knit legwarmers, a la Jane Fonda. I could have a giant spiral perm. Or ... hammerpants *shiver*

Even the deities of fashion know better than to recycle old fashion fads without alteration. They are modified and toned down to make them more palatable. Still, I cringed the other day when I saw the cork and hemp wedge heels at the shoe store. I can tolerate a lot of things in Second Life that I can't stand in real life.

Jacket: The Secret Store “Mrs. Jones’ Jacket”
Leggings: Leaks “Zombie Got Me” (unavailable I think)
Earring: Je Suis “Africain Earhoops” (Texture Change)(Accessories Fair)
Bracelets: Erratic “Twisted Bracelets” (Texture Change)(Accessories Fair)
Shoes: Purrfect 10 “Serenity Lazy Sunday Rose”
Hair: Exile “Voodoo” (Texture Change Streaks)(Chic Birthday Event)
Skin: Glam Affair “Layla” (Zombie Popcorn Hunt Prize)
Lipstick: Glam Affair “Layla Lipstick – risque” (a zillion colors available L$50 each)
Eyeshadow: Natural Beauty “Makeup Set 14 – makeup 5”
Eyelashes: by Exodi
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Nail Polish: Tres Blah “Nail Color (Eggplant)” (from multipack)
Poses: Dismorph and ImpEle

Love,
Serene