STEAMTECH BOT

Copper clad bits adorn the leather hatband on Ms. Reghan Straaf's offering for the Steam Hunt. I always so look forward to her chapeaux.

She included a boutonniere to match the hat, but I thought it obscured the fashionable cut of my buttoned canvas vest. (I shall try it on the lapel of the Nachtmusik Suit. Perhaps Tomorrow?)

The outfit is pieced together from the Ladies' and Men's prizes at Orquidea. The Gown was well crafted, but showed a bit too much underside cleavage for my personal taste. I had fun resizing the dramatic collar and shoulderpads, and tinting the boots to make them more compatible with the clothes ... More tomorrow!

Hat: Hatpins "Steam Spare Parts Top Hat" (with functioning clock)(Steam Hunt Prize)
Gown: Orchidea "Steampunk Vest" and "Steampunk Dress" (Steam Hunt Prize)
Boots: Aftershok "Steam Boots" (also includes Digi-boots)(Steam Hunt Prize)
Skin: ND/MD "Galaxia Skin Darkstar"
Eyes: Frick "Clockwork Eyes" (unavailable)

Love,
Serene

STEAMPUNK STEPFORD

She's the perfect woman. Glowingly beautiful, poised and ladylike. Her conversation is the perfect balance between intelligence and wit, without being too intimidating for those of indifferent education. She makes every guest feel welcome and comfortable, and keeps trays of drinks and hors d'ouvres circulating throughout the room.

Maybe she's too perfect.

There is a strange gleam in her eye ...

(Take a closer look at this last picture to see the details of Frick's Clockwork Eyes ... they are from a gacha machine at this weekend's Bacchanal. At L$13 you can afford to get several colors. But this Bacchanal will be over Saturday night at Midnight.)

Gown: Frick “Belle Epoque Brass” (Bacchanal)
Lace Undershirt: PixelDolls “Tintable Cami” (from Timepiece 008 Outfit and others)
Jewels: Violet Voltaire “Doll Face Cameo Necklace and Earrings: Steampunk”
Shoes: Laughing Academy “Industrial Strength Steampunk Court Shoes”
Hair: Lamb “Ambrosia”
Skin: Your Skin & Your Shape “Halle Glow” (at the Dressing Room)
Eyes: Frick “Clockwork Eyes – Green” (gacha at the Bacchanal)
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose and Pididdle
Photostudio: by N30

Love,
Serene

THE FUTURE IS NOW

Waiting just inside the gates to the flight deck. Duty calls me to fly with her imperial majesty's guard on a diplomatic mission. Her ship is still being fueled.

Yes, I fly light. I wear body armor, and my electronic personal assistant. In the military, everything else I need is provided. Meals and rack included.

The Bare Rose "Orphion" is one of two offerings that they have presented at Rezzable's "2010: The Future is Now" exhibition. This outfit is intended to be the men's version. Often men's armors require radical refitting if you have substantial breasts, but this armor did not need anything more than basic resizing. Be careful making your adjustments: like most Bare Rose outfits it is "No Copy/Transfer", so if you destroy it you will have to buy another.

Outfit: Bare Rose “Ophion” (men's version)
Hair: Red Queen “[rQ]Anger”
Skin: Frick “Geisha Sakura”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by ImpEle and Snooky’s

Love,
Serene

MY NAME IS BARBARA

"Please don't call me Barbie", she said with discernable acid in her voice. I nodded and smiled at her. The smile was a nervous reaction. Thing is, she gives me the creeps. Always perfectly coiffed, a little too fond of pink. I think she must sleep in lipstick.

Don't laugh! What do you really know about her? She always has a new model of pink sports car, even though she can never hold down a steady job. One year she's a Malibu Surfer, Stewardess, Policewoman, Astronaut, Race Car Driver, Paleontologist, Doctor, Gymnast, Fashion Model, ... on and on and on. Was she fired? Did she quit? Are these jobs just for cover?

Who is she really? A drug dealer? A spy? A mystery shopper? A dishonest debutante with a rich daddy?

Damn. I knew it.

Jacket: Aoharu “BT Leather Riders Vest”
Suit: Pink Outfitters “Socialite Romper”
Weapons: Breach “Sawedoff Supershorties”
Scarf: Ibizarre "Rosa Flower Lace Scarf"
Earrings: GField “Pearl Rose”
Bracelets: Second Wave Apparel “Asian Bangle Rose Quartz”
Boots: Surf Couture “Elsa Boots”
Hair: Truth “Anya” (tinted)
Skin: Frick “Rosy Goth”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose and ImpEle

Love,
Serene

ARE YOU A GOD?

Dr Ray Stantz: Gozer the Gozerian... good evening. As a duly designated representative of the City, County and State of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension.

Gozer: Are you a God?
Dr Ray Stantz: No.
Gozer: Then... DIE!

Winston Zeddemore: Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say "YES"!

Gown: PixelDolls “Atlantis Dress Kit C” (skirt modded to show legs)
Lace Collar: PixelDolls “Bella.Black.Lace Collar” (part of Bella Dress)
Horns: Wasabi Pills “Inferno Horns”
Hooves: Rez Fantasy “Capran” Avatar
Necklace: Mezzo “Arabesque Bangle” (it used to be a bracelet with a blue gem)
Eyes: Heaven 4D “4D Eyes Vampire”
Hair: Omega Point “Dokuro Hair”
Skin: Frick “Nemesis Ash” (Demonology Hunt Prize)
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose
Location: Angmar

Love,
Serene

FOREST MONSOON

A swirling wind is stirring the leaves and clouding the air, making it difficult to see my way through the woods. My eyes sting, but I can see a woman approaching through the trees. Oddly, the wind and leaves are noisy but her footsteps are silent.

As she pauses a few feet away, something changes in me and I cannot move. I am fascinated and a bit nauseated with fear. The tension between those two feelings is turning my senses and reason upside down.

"Come here child", she croons.

Outfit: Monsoon “Storm’s Edge Fantasy Gown” (includes hair and shoes)
Skin: Frick “Fisticuffs – Noir” (wearable demo)
Eyes: Heaven 4D “4D – Eyes – Vampire”

Love,
Serene

edit: I forgot to mention this outfit pretty primmy, the outfit is all made of basic prims except for the "wing skeletons" and dress collar which are sculpted.

HELL'S ANGEL

This costume starts with the helmet. This beauty from TonkTastic changes texture on touch to several finishes usable for military, wasteland punk, etc.; but my fave was this glossy black. The shine on the helmet did make it difficult to develop an outfit because the texture is so over-the-top, so I went looking for very shiny leathers, and the shine on this jacket from Heaven4D did not disappoint me. (It did take a while to adjust all the jacket prims to my shape but I don't mind.)

Added these rockin' pants from Goth1c0, which were a tad too lowrise for my taste so I pulled on a pair of my honey's undies. Don't worry, I took a clean one.

... yeah I have horns, I just keep them hidden under the helmet. ;P By the way, the Frick skin is a lovely prize from the Demonology Hunt. It comes in a pack of three skins: this white "Goth" skin, a dark charcoal gray skin, and a hell-demon-red skin. Don't miss.

Leather Jacket and Bra Set: Heaven 4D “H4D Survive02 Leather Jacket + Bra”
Helmet: TonkTastic “Steel Helmet”
Gloves: TonkTastic “Fingerless Biker Gloves”
Shirt: Tyranny Designs “Find me in the Rain”
Pants: Goth1c0 “Giger Leather Pants”
Shoes: Coco “BlackLeatherShoes” (Men’s CSR Prize)
Underpants: Armidi “[Intimizzio] Armidi Classic Briefs” (yeh that's in the men's section)
Skin: Frick “Nemesis – Goth” (Demonology Hunt Prize)
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”

Love,
Serene