I am happy and delighted to start up my male fashion posts again and boy do I have a bunch of fantastic men lined up to shoot. Today I got to drool over Mr. Bronson Twine.

I remember the first time I interacted with Mr. Twine, he was plurking the words to “The Loco-Motion” and of course I couldn’t stop myself and joined in. But the lyrics to awesome girly pop songs is not the only thing Mr. Twine knows well, he also knows how to create one of the most stylish avatars on the grid. If you’ve never had the pleasure of reading his blog, don’t wait another second and check out (ir)regular guy.

While I was snapping his pictures, I of course could not resist asking him a bunch of questions and admittedly flirting a little. :P

Strawberry Singh: ok so first question is…where have you been all my life? joking (not really)
Bronson Twine: hahaha.

Strawberry Singh: What else do you do in sl? Other than blogging and looking handsome.
Bronson Twine: Very little, really. For quite a while SL has been about blogging and photography for me.

Strawberry Singh: Are you as stylish in your RL as you are in SL?
Bronson Twine: Probably not. I get to wear stuff in SL that I would in RL if I had the money and confidence. In RL I’m pretty much a t-shirt and jeans kinda guy. And I usually am here too.

Strawberry Singh: Is there anything that inspires you to create your looks? Or does it just come to you?
Bronson Twine: Inspiration can come from all sorts of places. Often I can pick op a piece and build an outfit around that. But music is also a major inspiration and I’ll sometimes build a look based on a particular musical style or genre. But mainly it’s whatever pops into my head when I start pulling a look together. Which is always a good thing….

Strawberry Singh: What do you love about SL the most?
Bronson Twine: The people. The creativity. The freedom to look and be whatever you want to on that particular day.

Strawberry Singh: So the next question is for all the girls…are you single? :P
Bronson Twine: Yes. Yes, I am. By choice, though.

Strawberry Singh: Is locomotion your most favorite song ever?
Bronson Twine: It comes pretty close. More songs should have dances that go with them. Closer by Nine Inch Nails is also a favourite. It’s a tender love song.
Strawberry Singh: you know I am gonna write that in the post that you said locomotion is pretty close to your fav song ever
Bronson Twine: I guessed you might. But everybodies doing a brand new dance now….

Strawberry Singh: LOL, so what’s your biggest pet peeve in SL?
Bronson Twine: People who stand at landing points and then yell at you when you land on them is a peeve. Then theres always the eternal issue of bling…

Strawberry Singh: I knew I shouldda busted out my bling shoes today
Bronson Twine: I’m sure you look wonderful in them.
Strawberry Singh: You are quite the charmer.
Bronson Twine: Full of shit, some people might say. But I try to be the nicest person I can be.
Strawberry Singh: Well I think you are very nice.
Bronson Twine: thank you. I think the same about you.
Strawberry Singh: oh so then you will partner me?
Bronson Twine: Possibly….
Strawberry Singh: lol, could be fun
Bronson Twine plays hard to get.
Strawberry Singh: hahahaha, you know if you reject me I have skittles as a back up
Bronson Twine: We all have Skittles as a back up.
Strawberry Singh: LOL that is SO going in the post
Bronson Twine: Shes going to kill me…bless her pink, fluffy cotton socks.

and this is where I’m gonna end my post so I can watch the lovely Magenta DeVinna (AKA Skittles) kill him. :) My work here is done!

Thank you Bronson for taking the time to pose for me. Your work is inspiring, it was a pleasure meeting and talking to you. <3

This is what Mr. Twine is wearing:
Jeans: [NSD] 25Jeans – Dark Blue
Shirt: Schadenfreude White Oxford, full messy tails
Coat: ::[ Mr.Poet ]::Peacoat_Black/Jacket
T-Shirt: AITUI – Decollete – Driftwood
Facial Hair: NANUK birk beard brown with sideburns
Freckles: L.Fauna EXTRA FRECKLES [Pale]
Facial Hair: the body co. Hunter (01 Fair) – facial hair – scruffy
Hair: >TRUTH< Liam Streaked – walnut
Badges: Modified from =Black Kettle= Vest (Worn Union Jack)
Boots: DECO – Engineering Boot – Worn
Necklace: KOSH- THE KEY NECKLACE chest -male-
Glasses: Reek – Augie Glasses
Skin: the body co. Hunter (01 Fair) – brown brows
Eyes: [LeLutka]-Ellis-Cloud/S

Mens 24 is an event just for the fashion conscious men of Second Life (or the ladies with male alts :P). It started on August 19th and will run through the 27th. 24 established menswear designers have created limited edition items for this unique event. The outfit I am wearing above is a limited edition from GizzA which will only be available at this event to 100 lucky shoppers.

The skin I am wearing is the latest from Belleza. Jacob was released ten days ago and comes in 5 skin tones: Pale, Medium, Sunkissed, Tan and Deep Tan.

There is also an exclusive edition of Jacob that is currently available at the Mens 24 event. I am not wearing that limited edition but you can view it here on the Belleza blog. Only 100 copies of this special edition will be available.

There will be many fashion shows and parties as well. Check out the SecondNights website for all the details, then take the slurl and join the fun!

What I’m wearing:
First Picture:
*Skin: Belleza Jacob Deep Tan 4 by Tricky Boucher
*Hair: Discord Designs Lilith Cool Brown by Kallisti Burns
Outfit: GizzA Oriantal Male Outfit by Giz Seorn (Available at Mens 24)
*Pose: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel
Location: Africa

Second Picture:
*Skin: Belleza Jacob Deep Tan 4 by Tricky Boucher
*Hair: Discord Designs Lilith Cool Brown by Kallisti Burns
Shirt: *VERVE* Basic Tee Short Sleeve (Pebble) by Atomicsparkle Skytower (Available at Mens 24)
Necklace: A:S:S deLuxe – Le Papillion Noir (male) by Photos Nikolaidis (Available at Mens 24)
*Poses: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel

*Promotional copies

Photography by the fabulous Miaa Rebane for LE.LOOK! Fashion & Style.

LE.LOOK! Quality Fashion District is happy to announce our first ever flickr contest! One lucky winner will walk away each month with L$10,000!

We are very excited to have the focus of this contest to be on STYLING rather than just photography. We would like you all to use your creativity to create a look using items that are currently available at LE.LOOK!
The more items you wear from LE.LOOK! the greater your chances of winning.

Contest starts on July 1st, 2011.
Contest ends on July 25th, 2011 at 11:59 PST.
Winner will receive L$10,000

HOW TO ENTER:

> Take a picture of yourself wearing items currently available at LE.LOOK! quality fashion district and submit it in the LE.LOOK! flickr group

> Tag your entry with ‘LELOOKYOURSTYLEJuly‘ or it will not be eligible.

> In the description of the picture list full styling credits with exact slurl to items that are currently available at LE.LOOK! quality fashion district along with the full SL name of the stylist in the picture (if there is more than one, the first stylist listed will receive the funds)

> Up to 5 entries allowed per person

> Post processing is allowed however please make sure the styling and clothing stands out and is not altered in any way from its true form.

The winner will be announced at the end of the month and will be chosen by the following judges:

Strawberry Singh & Sawyer Campese

If you have any questions about the contest, please ONLY IM or email Strawberry Singh (strawberrysingh@gmail.com).

Now take the slurl to LE.LOOK! and start styling!

Thank you and best of luck!

I’m really looking forward to judging this contest and seeing all the stylish entries!!! I also wanted to give a shout out to ICON Magazine for the interview they did of the adorable Sawyer Campese. Check out his interview in the July issue of ICON on pages 94-99.

Belleza released this male skin, Ashton, a few weeks ago. I love the little age lines on the face, they are so well done! Belleza always manages to make some of the best male skins on the grid. If you haven’t tried out Ashton yet, swing by the store and pick up a demo.

Hair Fair started this past weekend and unfortunately I was busy eating lots of bbq so I wasn’t able to get there yet. Hopefully within the next few days I’ll stop by and check it all out. The hair I’m wearing is currently available at Hair fair in the Discord Designs booth.

Ladies who Lunch just had a big release with the funky harem pants, and gorgeous shemaghs and hijabs. The best thing is, it’s all unisex! :D As soon as I put the outfits on, one of my fav songs, Habibi ya nour el ain, popped into my head.

Also, just wanted to mention something that was added to the Firestorm Beta Viewer today. Bloggers will have a easier time crediting everything for their blog posts now thanks to Sixx Yangst who created this jira a few weeks ago and the Firestorm team has already implemented it in their latest update. I actually downloaded and logged into Firestorm for the first time today to test it out and it worked brilliantly. I was able to copy directly into this blog post the credits below from Firestorm. However, I did rearrange them and add designer’s names myself. Way to go Sixx and Firestorm team! I am hoping that my favorite viewer, Kirstens, also adopts this very soon!

Credits:
On him:
*Skin: -Belleza- Ashton Deep Tan 13 bald by Tricky Boucher
*Eyes: :: Exodi :: Soulful Eyes – Pally (Lg/NV) by Ryker Beck
*Hair: -Discord Designs- Lotta – Cool Brown by Kallisti Burns (Currently at Hair Fair)
Top: !ZooBong: Hobson Sweater (dark) Ajay Giano
Shoes: Sey Tongs-/camo by Risey Arai
*Pants: [LWL] Harem Jersey Pants (UNISEX) by Faint Paulse
*Scarf: [LWL] Shemagh (Arabian Night print) by Faint Paulse
*Poses: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel

On her:
*Skin: [PXL] Linda G3 DA v3.8 by Hart Larsson
*Bikini Top: Zaara : 3 Esha bikini top (jacket) *black gold* by Zaara Kohime
*Pants: [LWL] Harem Jersey Pants (UNISEX) by Faint Paulse
*Headscarf: LWL_Hijab/saffron by Faint Paulse
*Shoes: [LWL] Moto Flats mulberry by Faint Paulse

*Promotional copies
Location: Cafe Adrastea

So I tricked another innocent guy to pose for my male fashion posts. :D

Ok fine! I admit that Lulu has been asking me to take his picture for about 6 months now but I was too scared to because HELLO! He is THE LULU JAMESON! I was totally too intimated but then I thought of this evil plan to ask him to be on my blog so I can make fun of him. But I was nice and told him ahead of time about my plan and then he threatened me. YES PEOPLE!! LULU JAMESON THREATENED ME! He is doing a picture of me in return and said he would wait to process it and if I said anything mean he would draw mustaches on me. :(

So you know what that means right? Yup, I’m gonna go ALL OUT! Let’s start with how I actually met Lulu. OH YES! When the talented Miss Gabrielle Sinatra took my picture back in 2008 Lulu was ALL OVER IT flirting with me. But I promised that I wouldn’t link to that picture and embarrass him further. However, I didn’t promise that I wouldn’t link to this picture on my stream. muahaha :D That’s the first picture Mr. Lulu Jameson ever did of me. He was so sweet and shy when I met him that day, it was totally adorable! LOL Then of course, a few months later I ran into him at LE.LOOK! when he was all neko’d out. Look, I have the pic to prove it! :D

So now that I have blogged all of this, I am sure you will be seeing a picture of me soon covered in mustaches, but that’s ok because it was totally worth it! :P

Honestly though, Lulu’s work is incredibly inspiring and he is one of the most sweetest, humble, caring and talented people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He is one of the photographers I look up to and strive to be like.

Lulu and his beautiful partner Fauve Beaumont are a force to be reckoned with. Not only are they amazing fashion bloggers and photographers but they are both talented content creators. Check out all their links below!

Lulu Jameson’s flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lulujameson
Fauve Beaumont’s flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fauve_beaumont
Fauve and Lulu’s flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fauveandlulu
Fauve and Lulu’s blog: http://fauveandlulu.wordpress.com
Bodymorph: http://fauveandlulu.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/bodymorph
Plume: http://fauveandlulu.wordpress.com/category/plume

Thank you so much Lulu for posing for me. Both you and Fauve have been absolutely amazing to me and have spoiled me rotten! I love you guys! <3

What Mr. Jameson is wearing:
Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Vincent
Piercing : [ < ] kOwP [ > ] – Obstacle Cross
Necklace : sey – edokin
Facial Hair : Trailerstar – Mutton chops dark
Top : NINIKO – front-tie Shirts
Pants : NINIKO – Crease-crease Pants1
Gloves : SiniStyle Taped Fist & Black Nails
Hair: 3636