A SHORT WALK

You can still pick up Ison's Assymetrical Jacket for a couple more days at Collabor88 before they change the collection, but after that no doubt it will return to their main store. Out of all the lovely bits from this month's lovely set, this was the most must-must-have for me. I love the unconventional cut. *yum* And dressed warmly, I went back for a second visit to the Winter Moon sim, with its disorderly trees and undergrowth, and I followed the path to the beach.



The path leads past water and through some lovely ruins. Along the way a few comfortable spots to stop and sit down to enjoy the scene.



Jacket: Ison "Leather Assymetrical Jacket" (at Collabor88 for a couple more days)
Pants: The Sea Hole "Squid Row Jeans" (available on SL Marketplace)
Earrings: Kunglers "Medusa" (at The Dressing Room)
Shoes: Absolution "Rose Flats" (vintage gacha)
Hair: booN "LCA518" with gathered raised hairbase
Skin: Essences "Song" (at The Dressing Room)
Lipstick: Dead Apples "Balm Stains Fall Colors"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Hands: by SLink
Fingernails HUD: by Adore and Abhor
Poses: by Del May
Location: Winter Moon

Love,
Serene

THE WILDLIFE

I love integrating "mainstream fashion" pieces into a roleplay outfit. The Sea Hole put out this metallic bustier a long time ago. I knew I'd want it someday. Put it with these black pieces from House of Fox, and it fairly begged to be blogged ...



Copper horns and wild faun legs ...



... and off I run!

Plate Armor: The Sea Hole "Plated Patent Bustier"
Mail Shirt: Bare Rose "Forest Elf Gold Shirt"
Shoulder Armor: House of Fox "Armed" (AO holds shoulder position)
Shorts: House of Fox "Lola"
Fur Shoulder Piece: House of Fox "Anja Fur Shoulders" (gift)
Horns: Auxiliary "In Dreams Horns - Copper" (maybe in store?)
Legs/Hooves: Gauze "Faun"
Hair: LeLutka "Lillian" (texture change hair net)
Skin: Essences "Indy"
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: LeLutka "Photoshoot II"
Ears: Aitui "Ear Eraser" (gift alpha to hide ears)
Poses: by Olive Juice

Love,
Serene

ONE VOICE SPEAKS

Maybe you've been in a coma away and you haven't heard about the One Voice fundraiser to help pay for Gala Phoenix's legal bills. She is going to court to defend the originality of her skin art. While her shop has been closed, pending the court case, she does not have a Second Life income to rely on to pay legal fees.



This outfit is mostly made of pieces available at the One Voice fundraiser. All the products there are set to donate either 50% or 100%. Personally I was happy to go. I love the creativity and beauty of Second Life, and I would hate for SL's best designers to come to get even more cynical about the DMCA system and walk away. Wouldn't you?



Top: Ingenue "Mignon" (mesh)(One Voice benefit item Collabor88 sorry!)
Slacks: The Sea Hole "Silk Duploni Beachcombers" (mesh)(One Voice benefit item)
Jewels: Addiction "Antique Blossom in Pearl" (One Voice benefit item)
Hair: Exile "Break Away" (One Voice benefit item)
Skin: Curio ":GP: Moonbeam Frex [Dark] Sweetheart Rose"
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui "Nyrha" (mesh)(texture change)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Poses: by 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

FAT TUESDAY

Blah,

blah ...

blah. Now go dance!

Corset: Schadenfreude “Underbust Corset” (mesh)(at Flux)
Corset: Blue Blood “Tanya”
Shirt: PixelDolls “Duchess Pearl Top” (unavailable)
Culottes: The Sea Hole “Odette Culottes” (unavailable)
Necklace: Schadenfreude “Purple Bird Mardi Gras Beads” (gacha)(at Flux)
Necklace: Yummy “Miss Havisham’s Broken Heart”
Fan: Schadenfreude “Mardi Gras Fan” (at Flux)
Shoes: Lassitude and Ennui “Boudoir” (texture change HUD)
Hair: Truth “Daria Streaked” (texture change)
Skin: Katsucide “Sandra Cendre – Ensoleillee”
Makeup: Nuuna “Zion Green”
Makeup: Kosh “Flunk Eyeshadow”
Eyes: Ikon “Sunrise”
Lashes: Hebenon Vial “Dramatique”
Teeth: PXL “Mouth Open”
Poses: by Don’t Freak Out and Juxtapose

Love,
Serene

HUNTING SEASON

I stopped running about to take a little walk.

This spot has the sweetest little path with a covered bridge. It was calling my name.

I turned off my computer yesterday and went looking for colored leaves. These are brighter orange, but I saw the real leaves with dog and daughter.

Most of this outfit I picked up at Collabor88. I think I bought half the store before I noticed the little candy hunt that was going on. Find twelve candies that contain six colors of culottes and six bustiers too. Did I ever say I love long culottes with boots? This plum-colored pant is just my thing.

Jacket: The Sea Hole “Corseted Tweed Jacket” (Collabor88)
Bodysuit: The Secret Store “Cable Knit Bodysuit”
Culottes: The Sea Hole “Odette Culottes – Plum” (Collabor88 Candy Hunt)
Boots: Miel “Puddle Boots”
Jewelry: Gems and Kisses “Yummy Candy”
Hair: Exile “Maylee”
Skin: Curio “Fall TD Exclusive” (this makeup no longer available)
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent. eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by Dare, Diesel Works, and ImpEle
Location: Atomic Island

Love,
Serene

MY SECRET CRUSH

There were those boys in school that you could giggle about with your friends. And then there was that boy that you watched when no one was looking. He was nerdy, sweet and shy and mostly overlooked. That was just fine with me.

Because secretly I was a nerd myself.

Let out your inner nerd for the next couple of weeks on the Geekgasm Hunt. It doesn't have to be your secret anymore!

Shirt: TGIS “Nerd is the New Sexy” (Geekgasm Hunt Prize)
Shorts: The Sea Hole “DNA Summersuit Shorts” (Geekgasm Hunt Prize)
Socks: Pig “Argyle Sock Mit Suspender”
Gloves Pig “Gloves Mit Suspenders” (only at Fungus store)
Shoes: House of Curios “Sneaker Wedges”
Earrings: Undefined Lilies “Nerding You” (Geekgasm Hunt Prize)
Necklace: Yellow Berry “Lunatic Lanyards” (Geekgasm Hunt Prize)
Book: Boof “D&D Player Handbook” (Geekgasm Hunt Prize)
Tied Sweater: Beatnik “ShockedNerdSweater” (Geekgasm Hunt Prize)
Hair: LeLutka “Rykiel”
Skin: Natural Beauty “Tulip”
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by Animazoo (altered by book animation)

Love,
Serene

SUMMERTIME

Summertime
Summertime

Sum-sum-summertime ... ooOOoo!

I'm loving the Berries "Headfreezer" Animation Override. For a long time I've mostly avoided very long hairstyles because many mocap poses and dances put my hair into my shoulders and clothes. The headfreezer fixes that! Thank you.

Top: The Sea Hole “Shiarra Tank”
Pants: The Secret Store “Embroidered Flared Pants”
Shoes: Treads “77 Loafers”
Hair: Exile “Lucia” (at the Dressing Room)
Skin: Your Skin and Your Shape “Penelope” (at the Dressing Room)
Eyes: Fashism “Sunrise”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
AO: Berries “Headfreezer”
Poses: by Don’t Freak Out

Love,
Serene

TWEEDY GIRL

I love when an outfit can be feminine and comfy at the same time. ... These lovely Sea Hole jeans are decorated with painted purple flowers and some cute little denim ruffles.

I show the back side too cause I wanted you to notice the cute elbow patches on the jacket. They are an add-on layer from Alphavillain; the multipack includes several different suedes, leathers, plaids and tweeds you can layer over other jackets. Just love it over the Mon Tissu tweed.

And some soft little velvet flats with satin ribbon roses. Perfect.

Jacket: Mon Tissu “Rockaby Blazer”
Jacket Elbow Patches: Alphavillain “Elbow Patches”
Blouse: Whippet and Buck “Claven Lace Blouse”
Jeans: The Sea Hole “Flourish Jeans”
Shoes: Absolution “Rose Flats”
Hair: Lelutka “Rykiel”
Skin: Curio “:GP: Bean [Dark] Pout-Whine 2”
Eyes: Poetic Color “Night Rain”
Eyelashes: Glow Studio “Innocent.eyelashes – pure”
Poses: by Don’t Freak Out, Long Awkward Pose and Snooky’s

Love,
Serene