Flapp'n it Up

Bossa Nova has come out with the cutest hat topped hairs. The Julie style (Amour 178, 61, 27) is free ($0) and the others are just $100/hair pack- which is a pretty great price. Both of the looks below are modeled with shoes Maitreya Free Slinky Stilettos - Black Leather (Glam World 2 180, 170, 126 -$0) and Alexis Goth skins available TODAY ONLY from Vanity Designs (Phloston Paradise 180, 57,23). in 6 Caucasian skin tones ($1/skin tone). The graduated diamond jewelry set is a $1 set from Caroline's Jewelry (Lo Lo 54,198, 23).

The black dress is from Cover Girl it is in a box with the text free gift above it (Shimokitazawa 14,111,28).:



The second dress is the new spring dress from Pin Up Dolls (Retrology 120,250,41)$1.

Feeling Lucky?

This just in... Tesla Miles has released a new candy red version of her Elise Mary Janes, the catch - they are only available in the new lucky chair located in her just revamped flagship store. As always the original black version are still available for free. Tesla has also placed a second lucky chair that contains a variety of shades of the adorable Jane shoes with ankle straps.

L-R; Red Elise, Black Elise, Jane Pumps. Get your 'lucky on' at TESLA.

Also wearing; BettiePage Voyager Lucky Chair Hair, Another Fundraiser Ingenue Skin, Ingenue Valentine Freebie Dress, Bossa Nova Choker and House of Nyla White Eyelet Socks.

Shiny Newness...

Just taking a break from your regular scheduled programing to highlight the newest-ness from Shiny Things. It's not a secret that I'm an addict...yes it's true. You might be one too! So if that is the case you know all about the Brocattos (shown above), the Glossy Ribbon boots (shown below), and the fact that Fallingwater has some great discount shoes for only $100L a pop (check out the $100L ballet flats at the bottom of this post)! Visit Shiny things InWorld and OnLine just incase you aren't as far gone as I am!

Other items:

Photo 1: Jeans & Skin from Celestial Studios, Top free valentine's gift from Celestial Studios, Hair by Armidi

Photo 2: Jeans and Skin from Celestial Studios, Top from Dutch Touch, Hair by Mirai Shan

Photo 3: Dress free valentine's gift from Celestial Studios, Skin by Tuli, hair by Paule Tamale, and bangs by ETD.

Yee-haw!

Howdy Boys and Girls,

While I was moseying about the grid I found a really spectacular offer from the designers at The Bobbysocks Shop (Demented Isle 186, 67, 25). Here you'll find 13 pairs of boots completely free nestled among some great cowboy, cowgirl, and Native American gear. You'll also have the opportunity to pick up a prairie style outfit for the girls or a cowboy outfit for the guys.



More pics after the cut

Prairie girl:



Cowboy:



I used the L'Oreal free skins that can be found at Calla or Nuclear Boutique among other places. To find the L'Oreal skins open your search window and search for " L'oreal " via the places tab. Why am I not giving the slurl? Because search is your friend and this is a tool that everyone should learn to use. ($0) You can find the hair that I'm wearing at Sirena (Zoey style- West Sunset 160,50,22 - $1).

T-Strap Happy

Sandy Cleghorn of FUEL dropped her fresh new release on me last night, previously we have featured her Bella Pumps, Dolly Slippers, and Tainted Boots. The Bambee Wedges are a cute cork soled wedge with a buckled T-strap upper. The shoes have a neat organic feel to the sculpties and come in a variety of 9 neutrals and brights. I liked the look of the cork and the variety of textures that range from a linen look to suedes and reptile skin. My Favorite are the 'Milk', show below.

Also Available; Apple Fizz, Lemon, Fizzy Geko, Strawbs, Fizzy Sand, Milk (Dirty), BlueBerry and a Liquorice not shown here.



The Bambee Wedges are available at FUEL.


Also wearing; Minnu Skin, ETD Hair, MUISM Top, INGENUE Pencil Skirt, JCNY Earrings & Alyssa Bijoux Bracelet.

Kcoline high fashion at midway prices!!!

I'm thinking this has major Vivian Westwood appeal to it. Want the look come here!!! This is fashion my friends. Skilled fine tuned draping at work with an extraordinary detail. Just look at the gorgeous and unique silhouette. This is so rarely available to us ... This is the stuff that should be out there backed and financed, away with the celebrity lines oh fashion industry hierarchy!!! This fine work of fashion by Kcoline is 230.00 usd.

Finland in the Spring

Storm Schmooz doesn't need my help when it comes to reputation, his shoes are wonderful - every pair carefully crafted to exacting specifications, the quality and workmanship speak for themselves. But being that I admire his creations so much I couldn't resist sharing with you the latest in his collection of great footwear, the Suomi Pumps. The Suomi are an attractive stacked wooden platform heel, and the name suits it well - the natural colors and texture of the wood reminds me of the vast forests of Finland.

The shades are muted, but the styling speaks volumes. The Suomi is available in 4 shades; the Pistache and Cognac shown above, and the dark Brown and attractive Naturel shown in the store posters below. Demos provided in store.

The Suomi is available in the flagship store, at Viva La Glam.

Also wearing; Minnu Skin, ETD Hair, Paper Couture Dress, G.L.A.M. Tights. (review copies requested)

Congrats to Solaesta Kilian our On You Toes Photo Winner!

Thank you so much to all our Readers that voted for our first On Your Toes Photo contest! Congrats to both Zoe Demar and Solaesta Kilian for making it to the final round and special congratulations go to Solaesta for roping in the grand prize. Those boots and outfit are AMAZING!

Outfit Credits:
Solaesta Kilian in Kyoto boots by Armidi
Hat: freebie fedora by Tesla
Jacket: decadence by BareRose
Leather Pants: by Cytranized
Belt: Suede Double Belt by Studio Sidhe
Navel Stud: Solaesta Kilian
Hair: Party Girl I in Black Pearl by Naughty Designs
Skin: Retired predecessor of Alina, by Naughty Designs

Render

Today I zipped over to a new sim that is under construction Rendervisions Isle. Nice place; and I hadn't heard of any of the shops before. So, if you'd like to head on down there are plenty of freebies and nifty, good, newness. I'd start with Rendervisions Isle 116,111, 23 where you will find a cart full of items including 3 hairs (2-f/1-m), a hat, rose diamon necklace and earring set, jet pack, tshirts, cottage house, and many art gifts. You'll be able to either hop on a horse and carriage or stroll down the lovely bricked walkways. One place you might step inside is Timecat's Treasures! (Rendervisions Isle 97, 78, 23) you'll find two freebies for a female child avatar 1) School Girl Green and 2) Valentine's Freebie - Heart Patched Outfit. If you happen upon Spellbound Animations (Rendervisions Isle 151, 28, 23) you can pick up a practice wand with spell. Curio Obscura (Rendervision Isle 172, 158, 26) has several freebies among them you'll find: zoethrope, franimation, sculptie tools, copper stockings, and a clockwork mustache. ($0)



Less silliness behind the cut....

Another place to check out is A Piece of Candy (Taranatha 187, 144, 45)where I bought the skin I'm wearing in all the pics for $1. Candy added another outfit and skin to the freebie section, which I haven't picked up.($1-0) And all the girls will want to run on over to the W.I.S.H. Shoes and more Mainstore (Alderney Island 34, 177, 22) to search for and touch those 5 little bitty golden boxes hidden around the parcel and recieve the shoes, boots, or bags up for grabs. ($0) You'll find both lovely lacey dresses pictured below at Kunglers Fashion Design (Agapema 242,136,48) both completely free ($0).

Winged Things

Just when I thought I would have to go another day without sharing some sweet treats for feets... yah I know, I am actually just that cheesy... Damen Gorilla of Adam n Eve informed me that he was on the verge of releasing the adorable Volar Heels in Black. The Volar is a classic looking sculpted pump with the added surprise of a pair of doves dangling off of the heel.

Previously released shades include; Bisque, Flame, Grey, Saffron, Salmon and Silver - and there are many lovely shades available in store sold in 2 packs, demos are available.

The Volar Heels in all shades are available at Adam n Eve.

Also wearing; RaC Hair, Minnu Skin, LAST CALL Dress, Accessories by Diamonde & Calla, Hosiery by Battered Boudoir.

Limited Time - Crystal Queendom

This is the second time Crystal Queendom [Vigdorova (58, 45, 319)] has put out a $1 dress and announced it on Fashion Con. The dress usually sells for $900; so if you like it you may want to rush over and get it. It will only remain at $1 for the next 5 days.



Skin: Lotus_FreeSkin_Titania by Rabbit SKIN shop,NEOJAPAN TOKYO(147,60,22)
and/or LicoLico(8,213,21) $0
Hair:Creamy(Bittersweet) by SoulFire (Heathrow 241, 226,22) $1
Shoes: 'Elise2' Mary Jane Heels by Tesla (Tesla 61,78,54) $0

OMFG Dollarbies Gallore

If you haven't checked out OMFG (Nerdagara Falls 211,104,265) you should! There are tons of pieces here and they could have endless applications (post apocalyptic, steam punk, neko, etc.). You'll find 5 full body suit/armors, many individual pieces of armor, weapons, wings, chokers, and boots to name a few. Everything is laid out and easy to view and all boxes are just $1 each. Here are a couple of the outfits along with the assassins armor that I threw on to give you guys a sampling:







Underneath everything I created a shirt and pants. Simply open inventory, select create from the top menu of your inventory, create a shirt and a pants, wear both, go into appearance and tint both the pant and shirt black.

I wore the SYD anti valentine skin which is no longer available. However, you can find a male and female goth skin at SYD (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Granymyr/214/181/60) $1 each.

The hair is from Hayate of H2L but can be found at Entama (ENTAMA 133,132,29). $0

Content Thieves Strike Again- Layniewear & Maitreya

I received the following via a note card dropped on me by Laynie:

Hi,

Long story short, I refused to remove an Autism Speaks kiosk from the shop Teagan Blackthorne and I share, an as a result the avatar I disagreed with has begun passing around my black Vanessa dress. As a result, I'm offering it for free at my main shop. Please blog it, so that people know i am NOT affiliated with the Autism Speaks protest.

Thanks,
Laynie Link

Please guys take note and pass on the message. I'm showing the dress in question from LaynieWear (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Granymyr/218/190/0) with shoes that have also been ripped off and now you can find for free at the original makers shop; Maitreya (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glam%20World%202/243/213/27). You may find the shoes in a gift bag below the Maitreya sign.



On a lighter note check below the cut.

If you haven't been by Ivalde's (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ivalde/80/205/502) in a while you may want to take a look. Nef has added 3 new dresses to the freebie section upstairs and all are just $1.



Hair: Mod's Hair (http://slurl.com/secondlife/NTT%20DoCoMo/194/120/131) $0
Skin & Eyes: SHOP BF (http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Tokyo/133/91/27) $0

Chrissie Miller on designing SOPHOMORE

Chrissie Miller's SOPHOMORE is taking off and expanding in her direction as a once strictly T-shirt company into a full blown line of clothing reminiscent of the old lower east side. This is not a line for hipster-ism. There is a very contemporary vibe to what she is doing. To think this all started as one big happy accident. Which is why I always try to push the idea out there to just do your art. Get it out there not 100% perfect. But expose yourself. And who knows what will happen next?!

-From what I understand you where a graphic artist who accidentally spawned a line of kitschy pop culture T shirts meant for friends only and voila it just blew up from there. Tell me a little bit about your beginning, and was it way overwhelming?
The beginning was the best part!

We made 72 t-shirts for Charlotte Ronson's store, then Daily Candy wrote about it and then we got orders from tons of stores including Bloomingdales! We didn't even have a company name yet! I thought I was going to be a graphic designer, but couldn't find a job. Then when our t-shirts starting doing well, it gave me a job! I love clothes and had so many ideas, it just felt right.

- For a few years now I've noticed you how you have a quirky sense of humor when it comes to the sayings that are printed on your T's ie ( The New York Crimes)... Currently Just Another Rich Kid is doing the same thing. Are you 2 friends that have happened to influence one another? If not what do you think of his work?

I've never heard of "just another rich kid"... We were inspired by the whole NY underground t-shirt culture. Brands like aNYthing, Danucht, Fuct, Ssur. None of those lines were really doing womens clothes so i wanted to put great graphics on good bodies.

- I love Cory Kennedy's style and would have loved to be in her shoes at that age (Hell this age too)... Lately she's been name dropping SOPHOMORE all over her high profile blog. How where you 2 introduced and has this really expanded your business, is the Sophomore fan base growing???

Ha!! I LOVE Cory, she is the most photogenic person I know! We met because she was dating my friend Wade (from the Virgins). She's a Pisces, I'm Pisces... She likes fashion, I like fashion it just works! I do get a lot of emails from her fans and now that I'm on her top friends on myspace my friend requests have tripled!

- When you are designing at your showroom what are you listening to these days musically? And what is the Showrooms atmosphere like?

Good question! I ALWAYS listen to music when I work. Right now I listen to The Virgins, Radiohead's In Rainbows and Amy Winehouse!

- Is your company involved in any charities, if so please tell us a little bit about which ones?

There are a few I am interested in getting involved with but nothing officially.

-You know there is kind of a soft spot I have for your line, it really reminds me of X-GIRL in the late 90's when Kim Gordon started this little brand of clothing, and had Chloe Sevigny sporting it around town as well as Kathaleen Hannah from Bikini Kill flaunting it in her video's. Not sure if you grew up around that era while "KID'S" the movie came about. But were you associated at all or into X-GIRL, and have you ever thought for a second "I take after that a bit coincidentally?"

WOW! That is a huge complement!!! Thank you so much! I think the 90's are in the air right now so I think for sure that came out in the clothes. I love the idea of being nostalgic with without looking vintage. Staying contemporary is key.

7 I get the feeling you and Charlotte Ronson are friends with Similar career paths. Did you always know each other, and do you ever plan to collaborate with one another?

Charlotte is one if my best friends! We have known each other since high school. We collaborate all the time, we did that Vote Ronson t-shirt together. (I think it was on your blog right?)

It was I thought is was way clever!Well thank you for your time,and I look forward for years to come with SOPHOMORE, what can we expect in the future from you?

Thank you! I'm a big fan of denim and I have yet to find a great line (even though there are tons) So maybe we will do a denim line some day..

-Kristen May Anastasia

Funky Fresh

DeLa creator Kuranosuke Kamachi dropped these great new opened toed clogs on me the other day and at the time I was in a high fashion stiletto mood so they sat unattended in my inventory until this morning. Today I wanted to wear something comfy and casual, and with some well worn color - so out they came, and they feel just great.

I really like the funky 70's appeal of the Polina Sandal, they have the look of worked in suede with stitching and a neat buckle on a shapely platform base... platform everything is popping up all over second life, looks like they are the hot trend for spring shoes at the moment. There are 2 variations of the shoes, with contrasting red flowers on the sole or with flowers that match the upper part - a nice option, in 6 colors. I paired them with the ever fabulous Toeless Slouch Socks from Maitreya, both the toeless and the closed toed versions of these are on my list of great socks and hosiery!

Get the Polina Sandal at DeLa.

Also wearing; Minnu Skin, ETD Hair/Hat, Armidi Sweater, Denim Mini by League, Earrings by /artilleri/.

SHOP ANGEL LUST

You can purchase my head bands on ETSY!!! I will update it again soon!!!

Anthropomorphs Galore

If your looking for a variety of anthropomorphic avatars you might want to check out Yiffy Yaffle's store ($0) (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wolf%20Valley/249/169/21) where in a small free box (71 Quality Free Furry AVs v1.2) you'll find a wealth of furry goodies among a ton of other freebies. Here is just a small sampling of the avatars (all these are female, but there were more male avatars in the box- so guys if you're into anthropomorphic avatars this would be a jackpot for you.):

Taylor Made Collie:


All the photos were taken at Groll's Inn & Hideout (Clematis Island). More after the cut...


Taylor Made Female Dalmatian:


Axel's Female Wolf:


Wingless' Licorice Hyena:


Wingless' Pink Fox:


Wingless Rainbow Horse:


The avatars made by Wingless were boxed according to color and contain both male and female versions in the boxes. There are also several hairstyles and a hud included with the horse avatar that may help newer players who are unfamiliar with editing linked prims customize the avatar. If you've wanted to try out a furry or anthropomorph and haven't yet, this is your perfect opportunity.

Having fun

Todays whole outfit started with these sort of funky, kind of cute unisex steam powered skates I found on a Japanese sim. The shirt I bought ($1) from a store Cheri Pye recommended named Frozen Turquoise Valentine which had a number of dresses, but I really like this shirt which I modeled sans boa. The shirt seemed to match the pants perfectly to, which I picked up at one of my favorite stores Kurotsubaki. And the hair from Adimu just seemed to pull everything together.



Skin: Shelly Skin from A Piece of Candy (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taranatha/187/144/45) $1
Eyes: Eyes #24 from Free 4 U located on both MIA and MIA2 sim Read about here. $0
Hair: Oh Lye, My -Brunette Fat Pack from Adimu (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zouk%20City/251/3/29) $1
Shirt: Freebie 1 (Eye Candy) from Frozen Turquoise Valentine (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nova/127/18/23) $1
Pants: Free dot pants from Kurotsubaki (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Born%20North/238/66/30) $0
Shoes: KxH Skate by KissxHearts ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALC/250/234/26) $0

FREE Shoe Alert...

Just a quickie...Tesla is giving away the updated Mary Jane's for FREE!!!! These are very cute and clever shoes and more than worth the effort to go grab a pair. Visit Tesla Online or In world!

Speaking of FREE!!!! Maitreya is also giving out the slinky stilettos. Now the reason why is a stinky one...(I'll just say 1 word: Thievery) but this is your chance to get an original and quality design for your inventory! Visit Maitreya Online or In World!

Primalot -Steals and Deals

I vaguely remember seeing something written about Primalot (Blackmount 7, 121, 706) around the ever hectic Halloween season, but sadly to say I quickly forgot about it. Yesterday after a friend checked out a Freestyle notice about a witch outfit (which I unfortunately clicked through) she tped me to the store saying that there were a couple other things to checkout. Although the store does offer male clothing all the free outfits are for females. But, there are a couple unisex items in the free section: neko ears & tail ($0) and I think the caged heart chocker may also work for a male ($1). I also think the Halloween Witch outfit would make an excellent Halloween Warlock.

What I can show you from the store are four looks. The last is a complete avatar priced at $10, which I thought was pretty reasonable especially when you'd likely pay more for just the hat that is part of the avatar. So here are the looks:

The Halloween Witch included a scripted crow with pose and sound:




The little snowflake outfit included a wand that emitted particles while playing an animation along with 3 skirt options:



The Valentina Red was priced for $0, but the other colors in the room were priced at regular price:



All the above outfits were photographed with various skins from previously blogged Coquette (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Puea/56/16/0) * C ASM Series II Skins $1. The next picture is of a $10 starter avatar set that includes a freebie skin along with outfit made by Primalot.



The Silvestra Sparkle outfit also included a wand with sparkles and the skirt and shawl parts were scripted to bling, but the hat is bling free.

Overall I think the store is worth the time to look around. It's small and it won't take a lot of time and there are a number of cute items there. Also many of the dresses included shoes, hair, and jewelry.

Shoes For My Sweet Tooth

Some days you just need a little 'pick me up'. Things get you down, and you need that afternoon sugar rush to give you a little lift. Today was a day like that for me, and thankfully Tesla Miles of TESLA had just the treat I needed... shoes! Not just any shoes either, the Estella Platform Pumps are an ingenious combo of retro funky styling, scrumptious bright colour and sweet details. As soon as she dropped them on me I had to get them on my feet, and I couldn't be happier about them.

The sweet Mary Jane buckles, the darling black ribbon on the back... and the super chunky platforms make these a really satisfying snack. Grab them in the following flavors; Black, Brown, Blue, Green, Honey, Pink, Red, White and Yellow. Personally I would grab the 9 pack... you never know when you might be in the mood for some serious snacking!

Get the Estella Platforms at Tesla World.

Also wearing; Minnu Skin, RaC Hair, [lilolOops] Dress, Dutch Touch Socks/Fishnets, Accessories by Big Boob.

Spring Wishes

It's that weird sort of year when it's still a bit cold, but everyone is thinking ahead to spring. I put together an outfit that gives just a hint of spring thanks to the strawberry skirt from Feather:

Hair: Mod's Hair (http://slurl.com/secondlife/NTT%20DoCoMo/194/120/131) $0
Eyes: Shop BF part of free avatar (http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Tokyo/133/91/27) $0
Skin:*CASM - ModLips - Silver/Pink from * C ASM Series II Skins found at Coquette/Go Dutch (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Puea/56/16/0) $1
Skirt: Berry Mini Skirt from Feather (http://slurl.com/secondlife/ToshimaKu/110/228/22) $0
Shirt: Free Topps Kurotsubaki (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Koenji/196/225/33) $0
Shoes: Free Red Loli Mary Janes from She's So Unusual (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Redux%20NW/172/205/23) $1
Necklace & Earrings: (Shiny Things) Enamel Flower Jewelry available at the Gnubie Store (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Indigo/236/44/31) $0

While you're at She's so Unusual picking up the shoes you may want to look around. There are 10 pairs of shoes hidden around the store priced at $10 until February 25th at which time the store will close for remodel.

Simply Put

I just had to share with you some shoes that I think are truly an example of the kind of future sculpted shoes can have in SL. The Simply Me shoes by Ella Ireton are anything but simple, they are a pumped up pump… complete with rivets, tassels and buckles. Available at COPYKAT (DONT GET IT TWISTED) and hidden amongst some super creative boots that are really worth a look on their own, these shoes are a funky addition to your footwear inventory.

The Simply Me comes in 6 great shades; Red, Purple, Blue, Pink, a basic Tan-like shade & a Light Purple. I like the rounded toe and the darker contrasting accents, such as the heel and small metal details. My favorite shade was the Light Purple which I paired with the great ‘Toronto’ jacket by Valenttina Carfagno of Frozen Turquoise Valentine.

These shoes are worth a look, you can get them at COPYKAT.

Also wearing; Minnu Skin, RaC Hair, LAST CALL Blouse, Shai Pants, Acessories by /artilleri/, Second Mirage & hand tinted bangles from [Amaretto]. (review copies reqested)