The Fashion Circus is only a day away now, it will run from April 10th to 18th. The Fashion Circus theme for April 2010 is ‘Le Cirque – The Circus!’ For further information about The Fashion Circus, please read my previous detailed post.

The face tattoo I am wearing in the first picture is from Huz Tats and can only be used if you are running the new Second Life 2.0 viewer.

Credits:
1st Pic:
Skin: L.Fauna {Lapine} [Snowflake] W/ bodysuit by Launa Fauna
Eyes: Poetic Color – quicksilver by Lano Ling
*Face & Body Tattoo: [HUZ TATS]-Hunapo-SL2 Tattoo by Hunain Bellic
*Hair: 3636 – Barlala – Black by dianny3636 Aeon (Available exclusively at The Fashion Circus starting April 10th)
*Pose: Miyoko Magic by Miyoko Magic (Available @ Pose Fair)

2nd Pic:
Skin: [LeLutka]-IFElight-Haiti (No longer Available)
Eyes: Poetic Color – quicksilver by Lano Ling
Hair: ETD – Short Bob – AVEDA Noir by Elikapeka Tiramisu
*Dress: Miamai_Cirque Red by monica Outlander (Available exclusively at The Fashion Circus starting April 10th)
*Jewelry: [ glow ] studio – Mad Clown Jewllery Set by Linka Demina (Available exclusively at The Fashion Circus starting April 10th)
*Hat: ! —- [glow] Studio Russian Tears Hat by Anemysk Karu (Available exclusively at The Fashion Circus starting April 10th)
*Pose: porcupine love by Chillatrix GossipGirl (Available @ Pose Fair)
Background: Accel Textures – Royal Trim by Accel Foxtrot

*Review copies and/or gifts.

Today for my Love Thursday I decided I wanted to share two of my most favorite Nicky Ree dresses which I rarely get a chance to wear. Plus it’s always fun taking pics in them!

Happy Love Thursday everyone! <3
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Credits:
Dresses: Nicky Ree
Skin: Dutch Touch and Laqroki
Hair: Tiny Bird and ETD
Jewels: {Zaara} and Muse Fine Jewelry

The return of opulence as Shai Delacroix comes out of hiding to set up a new Casa Del Shai blog and upcoming releases on their way.

We are all familiar with Shai’s class and eye for detail that can be seen in her designs. She is one of my most favorite content creators on the grid, and in my eyes one of the most talented as well.

Her Egyptian themed releases really caught my attention as the texturing and level of thought and detail that went into each creation was absolutely amazing.

I can’t wait to see what she has planned for her upcoming release. Remember to update your rss readers, blogrolls, etc.. to include her new url, which is: CasaDelShai.com.

A heartfelt thank you to Catero Revolution for posing with me. <3 I'd like to end with the below quote from the outspoken Cleopatra which somehow managed to describe my feelings towards Mr. Revolution exactly! :D

“Fool! Don’t you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.”
Cleopatra

Happy Shopping everyone!

Credits:
On Catero:
Skin: The Abyss Orion
Outfit: *Shai* Vizier of Lower Egypt
Leg Cuffs: Barerose Ra

On Berry:
Skin: [LeLutka]-LondonTan-makeup1 by Minnu Palen
Hair: ETD AVEDA – Short Bob (Noir) by Elikapeka Tiramisu
Dress: *Shai* Eternal Nefertari Gold by Shai Delacroix
Prim Nails: Candy Nail; #P032 Feather Gold by peche Bury (LE.LOOK! Exclusive)
Jewelry: Indy & Co: Celeste by Indyra Seigo
Shoes: Maitreya Gold – Salience Fatpack (GoldenBrown) by Beauvoir Rousselot & Onyx LeShelle

Location: The Lost City @ France3D Virtualya

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)