THE OBLIGATORY VALENTINE

I felt I should put together a cute little Valentines Day look, but I thought it would be more interesting if it were a little funky. So here is a retro-funk-seventies-inspired look with patent leather boots. I can have some fun with all the Pink, right?



Mister Larsson has a new Valentines Day inspired skin over in his VIP Room. The pouty lips are just luscious!! The fly outfit called for some dangly earrings. These earrings from Je Suis are one of my go-to sets because they are texture change with lots of colors for so many outfits. And some hot chunky bangles.



Dress: Vogue "Lorraine Winter Dress"
Tights: d.Select "Glow Leggins Metallic Pink"
Boots: MEB "Stiletto Boots Garnet"
Bracelets: Je Suis "Grande Pinks Bangles"
Earrings: Je Suis "Africain" (texture change)
Hair/Hat: Mr. Poet "Bakerboy"
Skin: PXL "Kate Nat VDay-2013" (VIP Group Gift)
Eyes: May Girl "Eyes - BigSize Set - DeepPink"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Poses: by Flowey and Frooti

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

LOVE ARGYLE

I do love Argyle. Once I got on the texture kick I had some difficulty restraining myself from adding more. I'm not exactly sure where the line is between "enough" and "too much". I wanted to add La Gyo's new paisley necklace and earrings. Should I have? I like Paisley too.

No, I didn't go shopping for Yellow Argyle leggings. I already had them in my closet. :P

And I can't say enough about this hair. It's mesh and gorgeous and I plan to wear it with Japanese and Fantasy outfits too. I drooled all over the sexy curves of the ponytail and the avant-garde angled fringe. <3 

Shirt: Sakide "Favorite V Long Pull" (Culture Shock benefit item)
Dress: Sakide "Lozenges" (mesh)(Culture Shock benefit item)
Leggings: Riddle "Argyle Stockings"
Shoes: GField "Alex -patent:yellow" (Culture Shock gift!)
Purse: Je Suis "Coquet" (mesh)(Culture Shock benefit item)
Earrings: Mashooka "Kanti" (group gift)
Glasses: Reek "Junior" (texture change)
Hair: Exile "Groove Theory" (mesh)(Culture Shock benefit item)
Skin: Your Skin and Your Shape "Jenny Culture Shock" (Culture Shock benefit item)
Eyes: Ikon "Sunrise"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"
Poses: by oOo Studio (Culture Shock benefit item)

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