I had the opportunity to meet Annah Whitfield, designer and owner of the quaint little store StoRin, for the first time this week. Not only is she a talented content creator, but she’s one of the sweetest and friendliest people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting.

It was also my first time visiting her store and I was delighted to see all the beautiful designs. One dress in particular that caught my eye was the fabulous red dress named “Codie” that I completely fell in love with. When I realized it was named after Ms. Codebastard Redgrave herself, I knew exactly what jewelry to wear with it; the Codie Bijoux Rouge Set by Hibiscus Flossberg of Puarangi Designs .

Another thing I didn’t know about Annah is that she also makes poses (I know, I think I live under a rock, :P). I especially loved her umbrella poses that came with this adorable little umbrella. The umbrella also comes with 9 different and very beautiful textures that you can choose from.

Along with her single poses, she also has a separate room full of many couples poses. This one is called the “Best Friends” pose. I’d like to thank Zaara Kohime for taking her time out to pose with me for this special pose. <3

So if you haven't been to StoRin yet, I suggest you take a moment and visit!

StoRin slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lalique/188/51/28
StoRin blog: http://storin.wordpress.com

Credits

All Poses in this post were from .:StoRin:. (Annah Whitfield)

Photo 1
Dress 1:
Dress: .:StoRin:. – Meredith (Annah Whitfield)
Jewels: LaGyo Beauty (Gyorgyna Larnia)
Skin: Lelutka (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Truth (Truth Hawks)
Dress 2:
Dress: .:StoRin:. – Codie (Annah Whitfield)
Purse: .:StoRin:. – Luna Clutch *red* (Annah Whitfield)
Jewels: Puarangi Designs – Codie Bijoux Rouge Set (Hibiscus Flossberg)
Hair: Truth (Truth Hawks)
Skin: Laqroki (Mallory Cowen)

Photo 2
Outfit 1:
Shirt: .:StoRin:. – Annie *yellow* (Annah Whitfield)
Shorts: .:StoRin:. – Sarah *brown* (Annah Whitfield)
Umbrella: .:StoRin:. Pack15: Umbrella (Annah Whitfield)
Skin: Lelutka (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Truth (Truth Hawks)
Earrings: {JUNK} bohemian chandelier earrings (Koge Cleaver)
Outfit 2:
Shirt: .:StoRin:. – Luth *charcoal/silver* (Annah Whitfield)
Shorts: .:StoRin:. – Colby Shorts *black* (Annah Whitfield)
Armwarmers: .:StoRin:. – Arm Warmers *silver/black* (Annah Whitfield)
Bag: .:StoRin:. – Black Leather Tote (Annah Whitfield)
Skin: Lelutka (Minnu Palen)
Hair: ETD (Elikapeka Tiramisu)

Photo 3
Berry’s Outfit:
Dress: .:StoRin:. – Annie *turquoise* (Annah Whitfield)
Earrings: {JUNK} bohemian chandelier earrings (Koge Cleaver)
Skin: Lelutka (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Analog Dog Kia brunette (Queue Marlowe)
Shoes: Kalnins Shoes – Coquette (Maris Kanto)
Zaara’s Outfit:
Skin: Lelutka
Hair: Lelutka
Shoes: Armidi
Dress: StoRin

After a long and anticipated wait, Whippet & Buck opened their mainstore on May 5, 2009. Dakota Buck is the creative director and Twiggy Whippet is the designer of this stylish new store.

I recently had an opportunity to throw some questions at designer Twiggy Whippet.

Strawberry: Where does your inspiration come from?
Twiggy: It’s hard to pin-point any specific source of inspiration. We both devour as much vaguely fashion related content as possible. ‘Kota has an impressive collection of fashion magazines and I am an avid people watcher. A lot of inspiration comes from our city, Brisbane, as well and I hope that will come across in future pieces. The store itself was inspired by the classic “Queenslander” style houses in the area and I like to think that the conservative yet casual and artistic feel that I get from those houses translates into the clothing.

Strawberry: Are your products all hand drawn?
Twiggy: Each fabric textures is hand-created with a combination of stock photos, brushes and photoshop treatments and the rest is hand-drawn with mouse and tablet. The tartan pattern was hand-drawn as well because we wanted to have our own signature (and infinitely customisable) base. Some more signature patterns are in the works as well. The jewelry textures are also hand-drawn – it’s just easier to have exactly what you want if you create it yourself.

Strawberry: Do you have a creative professional background?
Twiggy: I’ve bounced around a bit in different creative and design-based jobs, mostly freelance. When ‘Kota and I first started working on W&B in 2007 it was just going to be jewelry and accessories sub-brand to Savvy? because I was fairly burnt out on photoshop at the time. After the project was shelved for a year and I’d switched jobs I decided that I wanted the design outlet again and here it is.

Whippet and Buck clothing has clean, crisp lines. These casual basics can easily be mixed and matched to fit a variety of looks and come in colors that are sure to suit everyone’s tastes.

You can visit their mainstore at the Imogen sim today and add their blog to your reader to keep up to date with their releases!

Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Imogen/76/201/24
Blog: http://deeranddogs.wordpress.com

A heartfelt thank you to Catero Revolution for posing with me and assisting me in putting this together. <3

Credits:
Photo 1:
Location: Artilleri Sim
Catero Revolution:
Skin: LeLutka; Congo (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Chase; Seabreeze, Coal Black (Ocean Lane)
Eyes: Philotic Energy; Obsidian, Realistic (Aemilia Case)
Shirt: Whippet & Buck; Gavin Bold Stripe Jumper, Elements (Twiggy Whippet)
Pants: Whippet & Buck – Boyd Dress Trousers (Indigo)
Shoes: Kalnins; Gallop Boots (Maris Kanto)
Necklace: Muse; Kaimana Necklace, Tan/Fern (Caliah Lyon)
Ring: Lucas Lameth (luc) Fashion Jewelry; Pride Rainbow Band, Silver (Lucas Lameth)
Pose: Maitreya

Strawberry Singh:
Skin: LeLutka; London Tan (Minnu Palen)
Hair: ETD; Tiana, Espresso (Elikapeka Tiramisu)
Shoes: The HUB; Athena Sandal, Teal (JH Gervasi)
Earrings: Whippet&Buck; Aemilia Earrings RIO GRANDE (Twiggy Whippet)
Necklace: Whippet&Buck; Aemilia Necklace RIO GRANDE (Twiggy Whippet)
Top: Whippet&Buck; Cole Boatneck Top HOT PINK (Twiggy Whippet)
Dress: Whippet&Buck; Bardot Tartan Tube Dress ELECTRIC CYAN (Twiggy Whippet)
Pose: Diesel Works

Photo 2:
Location: Artilleri Sim
Catero Revolution:
Skin: LeLutka; Congo (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Chase; Seabreeze, Coal Black (Ocean Lane)
Eyes: Philotic Energy; Obsidian, Realistic (Aemilia Case)
Shirt: Whippet & Buck; Gavin Bold Stripe Jumper, Smoke (Twiggy Whippet)
Pants: Whippet & Buck; Harris Tartan Shorts, Outer Space (Twiggy Whippet)
Shoes: Shiny Things; Boho Sandals, Black (Fallingwater Cellardooor)
Necklace: Goth1c0; Heart-breaker necklace (Keishii Roo)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (Dove Swanson)

Strawberry Singh:
Skin: LeLutka; London Tan (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Truth; Luna, Chocolate (Truth Hawks)
Shirt: Whippet&Buck; Cole Boatneck Top, Tall Poppy (Twiggy Whippet)
Dress: Whippet&Buck; Victoria High-waisted Pencil Skirt, Van Cleef (Twiggy Whippet)
Necklace: Whippet&Buck; Repairs Necklace, Gold/Onyx (Twiggy Whippet)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (Dove Swanson)

Photo 3:
Location: Artilleri Sim
Catero Revolution:
Skin: LeLutka; Congo (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Chase; Seabreeze, Coal Black (Ocean Lane)
Eyes: Philotic Energy; Obsidian, Realistic (Aemilia Case)
Shirt: Whippet & Buck; Mark Long Sleeve Henley, Electric (Twiggy Whippet)
Pants: Whippet & Buck; Harris Tartan Solid, Fallow (Twiggy Whippet)
Shoes: Shiny Things; Boho Sandals, Tan (Fallingwater Cellardooor)
Necklace: Lucas Lameth (luc) Fashion Jewelry; Anchors, Toss & Tassel Necklace, Silver/Black (Lucas Lameth)
Bracelet: sey; Leather Bangle, Turquoise (risey Arai)
Ring: Silvery K; Blue Aqua Ring (kabocha Enzo)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (Dove Swanson)

Strawberry Singh:
Skin: LeLutka; London Tan (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Truth; Wendy, Chocolate (Truth Hawks)
Shirt: Whippet&Buck; Hykova Buttoned Tank, Gold (Twiggy Whippet)
Shorts: Whippet&Buck; Stein Tailored Shorts, Finch (Twiggy Whippet)
Necklace: Whippet&Buck; Repairs Necklace, Gold/Onyx (Twiggy Whippet)
Shoes: Boing Fromage; Urban Bohemian Ankle Wrap Flats (elka Lehane)

For only being open 2.5 weeks the all new tattoo store, Huz Tats, has already started catching the eye of many tattoo enthusiasts.

tribal dreams

With his eye for detail and ethnic background that brings flavor to his designs; the owner and designer, Hunain Bellic, strives to create something striking and different.

help me

His henna tattoo shown below is one of his most popular designs and he has recently made it available as a full body tattoo as well.

henna

All of the tattoos are available in many different layers and shadings.

As of this morning the new mainstore for Huz Tats has been relocated to the beautiful Fusion Crossing sim. So come on down and take a look, he’s already got a great selection up…for guys too!

Credits:
tribal dreams:
Hair – Truth
Skin – Redgrave
Lingerie – Canimal
Pose – Diesel Works
Tattoos – Huz Tats

help me:
Hair – Truth
Skin – Belleza
Nipple Tattoos – addiXion
Armband – Magika
Pose – Diesel Works
Body Tattoo – Huz Tats

henna:
Hair – Maitreya
Skin – Lelutka
Jewels – {Zaara}
Pose – Diesel Works
Bikini – ZIBWARE
Tattoo – Huz Tats

In just a few days you can adorn yourself and feel like mughal royalty.

Zaara Kohime is making Mughal style ‘Jadau’ jewellry, typically associated with Indian royalty and lavish weddings. Its usually antique gold inlaid with uncut diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearls.

She has teamed up with one of SL’s best hair designers Onyx Leshelle of Maitreya who has custom made three gorgeous hairstyles for the two very different and lavish headpieces. This is just one example.

So when will all this be released you ask? Later this week. Join the update groups for both {Zaara} and Maitreya inworld and be the first to get your hands on it!

{Zaara} mainstore – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zaara/135/131/24
Maitreya mainstore – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Maitreya%20Isle/171/210/23

All images in this post are by the talented Zaara Kohime. For more pictures of this upcoming release, see her flickr stream.

Credits:
Skin – Redgrave
Jewels – {Zaara} (coming soon)
Hair – Maitreya (coming soon)

Not only is MK Fashion sneaker heaven, sneakers are not the only thing available at this adorable little store. You can also find sunglasses and fabulous prefabs.

MK Fashion – Bella Sneaks

The owner of MK Fashion also owns AVMatch.com and currently has some versions of his shoes set up as freebie editions for AVMatch.com.

One thing I really love about their shoes is that they are scripted so you can easily change the shoe colors, lace colors, base colors, etc…

This is just a handful of what this store has to offer, visit their flickr to view more of their items. Currently a lot of the items are discounted or free, so I suggest you get their fast since I’m not sure how long that will last.

Take the slurl to MK Fashion and happy shopping! <3

Credits:
MK Fashion – Bella Sneaks
Skin: LeLutka; London Tan (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Armidi; Scarlett – Smoked Nutmeg (Lola Marquez)
Swimsuit: Twosome; Retro Swimsuit – Grey (Visa Volare)
Earrings & Necklace: Lucas Lameth Fashion Jewelry; Paua Round Shell Necklace & Earring Cream (Lucas Lameth)
Sunglasses: MK Fashion; Sunglasses – Lux White 1.0 (Mason Kingsford)
Sneakers: MK Fashion; Bella Sneaks – Hers V1 (color set 1) (Mason Kingsford)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose