NUTMEG

The weather is turning cooler and I'm so grateful. I put a wreath of colored leaves and pumpkins on my door, and I'm looking for sweaters and thicker socks. Maybe I'm going a little overboard with the layering.

The nutmeg and cinnamon and cloves are waiting for the mortar and pestle. But the pumpkin isn't in at the grocery quite yet.

Now I wanted to tell you about this MESH hair. It isn't my usual style. I like it because of how it is rigged to my head and shoulders. I chose poses that show how I can turn my head left and right, without the long bits going into my shoulders at all. The effect is a bit static, so they included an extra attachment with floaty flexi bits to make it flow more naturally. Of course the down side is that the wig can't be resized, or individual strands of hair adjusted. But it is well worth a look! <3

Cardigan: This is a Fawn “Cropped Cardigan [mocha]” (gacha)
Shirt: Fri.day “Ruched Button.Down (Spice)” (gift)
Shirt: Whippet and Buck “Maddy Lace Inset Top Sienna”
Skirt: Vanitas Vesture “Meticulous Pencil Skirt – Pacific Mocha”
Shoes: House of Curios “Country Wedges” (texture change)
Earrings: Pididdle “Heavy Sleep”
Hair: Alice Project “Amiya” (mesh)(texture change)(flexi attachment not shown)
Skin: Curio “:GP: Petal Frex [Dark] Sweetheart-Rose 1”
Eyebrows: Curio “:GP: Sweetheart Brows-Ginger”
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Teeth: PXL “Mouth_open_Addon”
Poses: by Don't Freak Out and Long Awkward Pose

Love,
Serene

RUSSET

I know I know, I'm not often blonde *smiles* ... but I like how the hair goes with the little bowtie in front.

The dress is all mesh, all one piece except for the bowtie. I tried it on with several child and adult shapes, and lots of bendy poses. I am impressed with the flexibility of mesh: how it bends, how it adjusts to different sizes of avatars. It's not perfect, but still I'm impressed. (Let me put on my gypsy fortuneteller turban now ...) I look forward to the future, and all the creative ways that designers will combine mesh garments with sculpted attachments in their art.

This is so beautiful. It's not perfect. But it's damn good. Please try on and take a good look at Demo models; test them with lots of poses to see whether the mesh bends in a way that pleases you. This dress has a couple of oddities; for example the ruffle on the skirt is textured on the outside, but not on the inside. I don't spend a lot of time pervcamming around underneath my own skirt, so I didn't mind too much, LOL

Frock: Violent Seduction "Persephone"
Stockings: Miel "Jane Plaid Sock Dark"
Shoes: Tesla "High Oxfords"
Hair: Lamb "Isolation"
Skin: Curio ":GP: Moonbeam Frex [Dark] Sweetheart"
Eyes: Fashism "Sunrise"
Poses: by Long Awkward Pose

Love,
Serene

I HAVE A QUESTION

Yesterday I was trying on older fashions that I still love. Sometimes I do this when I am cleaning out my closet; I eventually dispose old things whose style or construction is too dated.

And then there are the exceptions. For example, these pants. I so love these pants. I don't think I could ever throw them away ... But along comes mesh. And after seeing this picture of Achariya in Rebel Hope's new gown (in red!!) I am loving how the skirt has sculpted drapery that can fold with the avatar as she sits in her chair. It got me thinking.

So here is my question ... What older pieces of clothing would you like to see reworked in mesh to extend their life ? (In real life, I have had shoes repaired, and there was that fave skirt that I had a new waistband put on at the tailor's.) For me, I vote for the Trap Hakama pants. I would love for each leg to be one continuous piece, instead of breaking at the knee. Please please please pretty please? *begs Selos Dae shamelessly*

Jacket: Blue Blood "Suomi" (this color unavailable, includes tails not shown)
Shirt: Whippet and Buck "I'll be a Ghost" (unavailable)
Pants: Trap "Hakama"
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Estampies"
Hat: Rapture "Cossack Hat"
Hair: Lamb "Teased Up" (gift)
Skin: Glam Affair "Layla Dark" (old from the Dressing Room)
Eyes: Fashism "Sunrise"
Lashes: by Exodi and Glow Studio
Eyeshadow: La Malvada Mujer "B.N. #2"
Lipstick: Glam Affair "Layla Lipstick - risque"

Love,
Serene