oh hi, I’m back from my vacation and I thought I’d try out this blogging thing again. Although I do admit that I am kinda over fashion blogging. I’m thinking of just sticking to blogging random gibberish, social media and my naked pixels. So yeah, I think I will…maybe, I dunno…I’ll think about it. Oh wait, I kinda already do that, don’t I? Yeah, never mind then! Let’s get to what I really wanted to blog about.

Solitude Magazine is a real world Alternative Fashion Magazine in Australia. For the month of December they have done a feature on Second Life fashion. They asked four SL fashion bloggers to create certain looks and talk about their Second Life. I was requested to do a summery look since it is currently summertime in Australia. It was a great experience for me, I really enjoyed it. If you are in Australia, I hope you get a chance to pick up a copy of the mag and check it out. The other bloggers that are in the mag are Winter Jefferson, Sixx Yangtz and Rylan Carling.

For subscription details, check out iSubscribe. If you don’t live in Australia and would still like to see a copy of this mag, the lovely Arora Zanzibar will arrange a special order for you. You can send an email to solitude.magazine (at) gmail.com and ask for Arora to send you a copy. A big thank you to Arora and the Solitude Magazine team for highlighting Second Life fashion!

I know not all of you will see the magazine so I am including the credits to the pictures here. Happy shopping! <3

Credits:

Poses: oOo Studio by Olaenka Chesnokov

Me on the left:
Skin: [PXL] GAIA TAN CE DEB C1 FR by Hart Larsson
Eyes: :: Exodi :: Soulful Eyes – Holly (Lg/NV) by Ryker Beck
Hair: [Shag] – Falling Slowly (bangs) – mocha by Sebastien Aries
Top: :: Purple Moon :: Fusion Top in Silver by Poulet Koenkamp
Shorts: Zaara : Denim shorts *dirty* by Zaara Kohime
Shoes: Slink Shaz Platform White Denim by Siddean Munro
Necklace: ~SIGMA~Jewels/ Circe necklace (cobalt, silver) by Sofi Trenkins
Earrings: ~SIGMA~Jewels/ Circe earrings (cobalt, silver) by Sofi Trenkins
Bracelet: ~SIGMA~Jewels/ Siren bracelet (cobalt-pink, silver) by Sofi Trenkins

Me on the right:
Skin: -Belleza- Erika Med group gift by Tricky Boucher
Hair: [elikatira] Blind – Brown 04 by Elikapeka Tiramisu
Clothing, Shoes and Jewels: {Zaara} by Zaara Kohime

For today’s male fashion post I got to interview the stylish couple, Gabe Bookmite and Garrett Ceriano. I met and got to know Gabe and Garrett on plurk. Gabe has an innocence about him that is not only lovable but hilarious at the same time. His plurks and responses always leave me giggling to myself. Garrett on the other hand, well I’ll be honest here, he kinda intimidated me at first. LOL But after a while I realized he’s quite a nice guy and not so intimidating. :P

Now they have come together and started their own fashion blog. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out: The Cerianos | Love and Fashion

So while I was taking their pictures, I of course had to do my usual poking, prodding and asking completely innocent questions. I love their responses because they really made their personalities shine. Here’s a glimpse of the Cerianos. <3

Berry: How long have you guys known each other in sl?
Garrett Ceriano: 5 minutes
Berry: lol
Gabe Ceriano: two years
Gabe Ceriano: well one
Gabe Ceriano: almost two

Berry: and what made you guys decide to start a blog together?
Gabe Ceriano: Um, Garrett has a nice style and I was getting bored of just me
Garrett Ceriano: I chose to blog with him because it’s what’s good for me.
Berry: were you threatened and blackmailed to do it?
Gabe Ceriano: Yes I did.
Garrett Ceriano: Well, my life is in danger
Berry: hahahahahaha
Gabe Ceriano: I told him he has to blog with me
Garrett Ceriano: We had intended on blogging together but I had never gotten around to doing that with him because I resisted and also had something “better” to do
Berry: hahahahhahaha I love your bluntness.
Garrett Ceriano: So we just decided since we get dressed up and such to go to functions together we could do the same for a blog
Garrett Ceriano: And i’ll give him credit for our new blog totally being his idea and it gives me something to use my creativity on, I’m more productive under pressure lol
Berry: awwww, you guys make a good team.

Berry: ok Garrett, tell me what you like most about Gabe. :P
Garrett Ceriano: afk
Berry: hahahahahaha
Berry: I think he’s running away from the question
Gabe Ceriano: he is. He dislikes me T-T
Gabe Ceriano: So Garrett what do you like about me? lol
Garrett Ceriano: We just met like 5 minutes ago
Garrett Ceriano: The things I like most about him are…
Garrett Ceriano: He can stick to scheduling better than I can
Garrett Ceriano: He can wear anything and pull it off, I can’t…
Berry: I would have to agree with that (him being able to pull off anything)
Garrett Ceriano: He puts up with my temper
Berry: you have a pretty bad temper huh?
Garrett Ceriano: NO COMMENT
Berry: hahahha

Berry: ok Gabe you tell me now, what do you like most about Garrett
Gabe Ceriano: I typed this when garrett was talking so
Garrett Ceriano: He likes that I cut him off when I’m still talking
Gabe Ceriano: Garrett is very passionate with everything he does. He has his view points as is very unwilling to change his view points. Sometimes he lets me be the boss. Sometimes. He’s sweet and kind and childish and he fixes my typos. He always makes me laugh…like now <-<
Berry: awwwwwwww you guys are totally adorable.
Garrett Ceriano: I think we keep each other grounded

I really had such a fun time chatting with both of them. They are both very down to earth and friendly, not to mention incredibly stylish. So do check out their blog when you get the chance.

Thank you Gabe and Garrett for posing for me. <3

And now here's what they are wearing:

What Garrett Ceriano is wearing: (left)
*Skin: -Belleza- Ashton Medium Bald (chest hair) by Tricky Boucher
*Eyes: MADesigns- EYES_NATURE ~ Island Green by Maddox DuPont
*Hair: RAW HOUSE :: Flatliner [DkBrown 01] by Jay Khaos
*Hairbase: .::MADesigns HAIR::. ~ Hair Base ~ Dark Brown VIII
*Piercing: =Razorblade Jacket= – Sweet Spiked Face by Kehl Razor
*Glasses: *Muism*- Alibi shade [L] by Icemocolo Voom
*Jacket: Dirty Hands – Punk Outfit Male – Leather Jacket by Traveller Bade
*Shirt: /artilleri/- Bowling shirt *Flames – Black/Color* by Antonia Marat
*Watch: *chronokit* watch no.36 Dio Red by Kit Pizzacato
*Tattoo: AITUI TATTOO – Guided Stars by Jesseaitui Petion
*Pants: HAVANA- Checkmate Pants Red & White by Ricco Saenz (currently only available on marketplace, sold by Keebo Kidd)
*Boots: *Muism*- Troy boots_Black by Icemocolo Voom

What Gabe Bookmite is wearing: (right)
Hair/hairbase: [CheerNo] Hair DIAS / Dark 3.1
Eyes: CheerNo ~ Ollie. Prim Eyes Loked Brown
Skin: Tableau Vivant~ Vincent December
Nails Mstyle~ Male Nails – B&W+
Beard: NANUK ~ birk beard black
Vest: *Muism* Biker Vest/Grey p01
Shirt: [pivaaca] -Homme- Printing Cut ‘n Sew *09*
Pants: Adjunct Denim – Santa Fe Jean – Smokey Quartz
Boots: COCO ~ Homme EngineerBoots
Piercings: [CheerNo] Ears GAUGE Full SET 2

Before I begin talking about what I’m wearing, I just wanted to let you guys know that I took these images using Kirstens Viewer S22 which is an unreleased viewer that I had the pleasure of testing. As expected, it works remarkably and has exceeded my expectations in performance. Kirstens Viewer has always been so innovative and I feel the disconuation of it was a great loss to the whole community.

However, now following this afternoon’s announcement on the Kirstens Viewer blog, we have a chance to bring it back, with added benefits! So read the post completely, check out the pitch on crowdfunder and view Kirstenlee Cinquetti’s youtube video for all the details!

Living in Florida, Autumn is a season I don’t get to really enjoy. We don’t normally have the leaves turning colors and falling as they do up north. So yes, I am kinda jealous of y’all up there.

LeeZu recently released this gorgeous cardigan in the most perfect autumn colors. As always, her sculpt work and textures are immaculate. I found this cardigan to be very playful, youthful and stylish at the same time.

The sophisticated pants are from the LaViere Summer collection but I think the style and color are perfect for fall as well.

The storm sandals are my new favs from Gos. I adore all the options that Gos always gives us. The hud is fast and smooth and the toes are just perfection. You can mix and match the colors of each strap, sole, lace, etc… I’ve mixed brown and beige to go with my look today. It only took me a few mins to match my skin and decide on the shoe colors I wanted to wear. I love it when designers make our slives so easy, thank you Gos! <3

Credits:
*Skin: Belleza Chloe Fair by Tricky Boucher
*Hair: Truth Kendall coffee by Truth Hawks
*Cardigan: LeeZu Sissy Cardigan brown by LeeZu Baxter
*Pants: LaViere Wide Flare Pants Brown by Azure Electricteeth
*Shoes: Gos Storm Sandal by Gospel Voom
*Necklace: Kari Hoot Necklace Brass (female) By Menno Ophelia
*Earrings: Glow Studio Pratis Earrings Gold by Linka Demina
*Nails: je suis naive nails by Julia Merosi
*Promotional copies
Location: BlueBird

The October issue of Avenue Magazine has just hit the stands and for this month I thought I would talk about my favorite costume store on the grid, Deviance. If you’ve never been to Deviance, you’re missing out and should go check out the store…like right now. For all my style credits, check out pages 85 to 90.

Also don’t forget to read the whole magazine because one of my most favorite designers (and good friends) is on the cover, Faint Paulse of Ladies who Lunch. Check out her awesome interview from pages 35 to 44.

Finally, and off topic, tomorrow there will be a big announcement about Kirstens Viewer. Keep an eye on their blog for all the details. I will also be doing a Kirstens Viewer post tomorrow as I have been fortunate enough to test the preview viewer S22 that will also be announced very soon. I am really excited about all this, so make sure to come back tomorrow for all the details!

“Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
Black and white is how it should be
But shades of grey are the colors I see.”
- Billy Joel

And I’m back! Missed you. <3

Credits:
*Skin: Belleza Chloe Pale & Sunkissed by Tricky Boucher
*Hair: Elikatira Shine by Elikapeka Tiramisu (Available @ Collabor88)
*Outfits: Ladies Who Lunch – White & Black Swan by Faint Paulse
*Poses: Long Awkward Pose by Dove Swanson
*Promotional copies