LOVE and LUST: Stiletto Moody Spring Preview

The past 24 hours have been pretty spectacular in the life of this shoe blogger. Last night I had the privilege of meeting the head siren on Stilettos, Stiletto Moody, and her boutique manager Dancer Dallagio. I was escorted into the inner chambers of the Stiletto Moody headquarters and given a look at the very top secret and utterly fantastic Spring Preview, a collection of 4 new styles that will satiate those among us who have just been salivating for something new from Moody... some of us more patiently than others.

Instead of my usual creative shot and straight shoe pics - time being of the essence here - I have decided to tease you with some sexy photos of these mini masterpeices of footwear, in hopes that you will run, not walk, to Stiletto Moody to take a closer look for yourselves before scooping them up as soon as they hit the shelves tomorrow at 4 PM game time!

Top to bottom are; O Wedge (Black), Foxy Wedge (Pink), O Wedge Tie (Silver), Elegant Slingback (Rose Gold).

The O Wedges are absolute pieces of art, amazing crossover footwear that appeals to both a fetish driven buyer and those of us who see them as sculptural masterpieces we can wear. Moody herself is referring to them as "fashion-meets-fetish", and I couldn't agree more... even though my fetish is for fashion! The sleeker heel cup version(shown in all black) is my personal favorite, while the option with the heel ties allows for custom fitting, versatility and added bling factor.

The Foxy Wedges (shown in pink) pack a whole bunch of goodness into one shoe... the familiar Louboutin-esque uppers mated with a knock out wedge in 9 color combinations - these are spectacular!

And then there is the sweet darling of the Spring Preview, the Elegant Slingback. The keen eyed among you might remember seeing a sneak peak way back when the store first opened, you will be happy to know it's back, better than ever, and in 3 colors - including the Rose Gold shown here, which I adore.

It seems so fitting with Valentine's Day just around the corner that Stiletto Moody has given us more to love... err, lust after. Stiletto is also giving us a celebratory 3-day end of season sale and offering a 40% discount on previous season stock to members of the “Stiletto Moody Shoes” group, join up if you haven't yet and wear your tag while shopping. Sale will run from 4 PM on February 1st, until 4 PM February 4th. Oh! and guys, if you are looking for the perfect gift for your ladies this Valentine's Day remember that Stiletto Moody has easy to use gift vendors in store.

Phew! Could anyone else use a cold shower? ;-)

also wearing; Minnu Skin, Hair by Cake... and nothing.

Riding on Nessa's boot straps...

Sooo do you want the good news or do you want the bad news?

I love positive people lke you! The good news is that after reading Anessa's entry about Siddean Munro's boots I ran over to SLink and picked up the Sara AND the Angelina boots! These are to die for...which leads me to the bad news...seems somehow Joel was able to give me his sickness from 2500+ miles away!!! But don't you fret, I was lucking enough to get in a really great shopping spree before the fever set in...and honestly, I don't think much of anything could keep me from shopping!

So back to these gorgeous boots...the smooth foot and calf textures mix nicely with a solid heel that sports a small metal cap. A very nice detail. Shown here in the black and bronze and available in more choices these are a boot to consider.


Other Items:
Aden Hair, Celestial Studio Skin, G.L.A.M. Denim Jumper Set. Boot's purchased by Graci at SLink

*Icing*

*Icing* is having a grand opening sale(read about it here). All the dresses are priced between $97-147 for the sale and all are transferable. There are two freebies available in the corner of the store along with a newbie friendly starter kit that includes skins, hairs, and other things to help any girl get started.

Dress:La Vie Boheme from *Icing* $0
Necklace: Alienbear "Ai" Love unisex necklace from Alienbear Designs $0
Skin:Le - Another skin is in the freebie pack at *Icing* $0
Hair: Nina from Gurl6 $1



Dress Peite Brasier from *Icing* $0
Necklace: Alienbear "Ai" Love unisex necklace from Alienbear Designs $0
Shoes: Almost Free OpenToe Pumps from SKG Shoes $1
Skin:Le - Another skin is in the freebie pack at *Icing* $0
Hair: Alyssa from Gurl6 $1

DeLa, Delightful.

A few days ago I noticed a little teaser inside DeLa, the lovely shoe store operated by Kuranosuke Kamachi, about the imminent arrival of some new sculpted heels. Not wanting to miss out on the release, I messaged Kuranosuke and was happy to hear that the wait would not be long. I awoke this morning to find that the Helia Pumps were waiting for me, and they are a really well done sculpted pump.

The Helia Pumps come in 12 nice shades - some jewel brights, a perfect pink, and some great whites. Shown here are; Black, White, Red, Gold, Green, Purple, Blue, Vanilla, Gold Olive, Pink, Magenta & Virgin White.

I like the satiny sheen of these... not quite a patent... someplace in between. The heel has the small black tread built right into the texture which gives the shoe a nice authenticity. The soles are a neutral colour with a tastefully discreet logo in place. Of special note are the 'Virgin White' which feature a pure white sole, a great option for those of you slated to be SL brides in the near future. All in all, these shoes are a delightful option and fit in with all the best of retro or modern fashionista flair. Visit DeLa soon and take a look for yourself.

Also wearing; Minnu Skin, Aden Hair, PixelDolls Dress, Miam Miam Necklace.

Kristen Lee

Not many of you all know this but my real name is Kristen Lee, I had to take the name when designing and use my middle name plus confirmation name. Why you ask? Because there is already a designer out there with my name, She has a great line of shoes. Check out her line at www.KristenLee.com When land lines where still of use, I constantly got her press calls and sometimes random fashion people or supply stores would call my house. Crazy right!!! When I entered Gen Art for there fashion fund one year I received a congratulations letter for winning the award I was psyched, but it was for the other Kristen Lee. These satin boots are by far my favorite thing she's designed yet. You can own them just go here!!!

Erin Featherston

I can never decide whats prettier, Erin Featherston or her line of clothing...Check out this great video on her for up and coming fashion week.

Closing Time

Two great designer's are no longer going to be selling their current collections in SL. It's a sad day, because as this month draws to a close the clothes at both Last Call and the vendors at Prim & Proper will disappear. So, if you've ever wanted to experience great designs now is the time. The Last Call designs are between $300 (for the catwalk collection) - $100 for most dresses, men's outfits, some shoes, and jewelry. Everything in the Prim & Proper store is $100 or less, male accessories are on the 4th floor. (hopefull) Pics under cut. Following is a sample of Last Call dresses all are modeled with hair from ETD:

These are a sampling of the dresses available at Prim & Proper:

Both places also have items available for male avatars. =) Hope you guys get to check out the deals before they are gone. These are really two great designers and they should both offer diversity for everyone since the styles they both designer are so different.

For the Boys... and Girls.

Ever since my co-blogger Joel has been under the weather, On Your Toes has been keenly lacking a dose of testosterone. In an attempt to remedy this situation, when I caught sight of this piece about SOREAL on the Vain Inc. blog - I decided to gather up the troops and make a day of it. Lucky for me I have an address book just overflowing with the hottest male models in SL! I was lucky to catch Jonny Tobias and Steve Hansen online, and they generously agreed to follow me and Graci on a window shopping trip around 'Fashion Mode' legend Ashlin Leandros' new San Leandros sim, scheduled to open in all it's shopping glory this coming Saturday.

SOREAL creator Kwamey Pinion (pictured below) has really done wonders here, both the sculpty work and the texturing are incredible... the City Steps Sneakers look so real I was tempted to peel open the Velcro closures (yes Joel, Velcro!) just to hear that familiar sound. If you have read this blog before you might recall I rarely go anyplace without a pair of stilettos on. But these feel good... so good. They look perfectly at home on male and female feet and come in fantastic color combinations and fabrications, available singly, in multi-packs or the ultimate - a colorchange HUD option that lets you have all 13 looks in your footwear arsenal.

SOREAL is still in it's early stages, only a few items up for grabs at the moment (including the black and blue jacket Steve is wearing) but make note of the name - I expect some great things yet to come.

Butcher Couture

Sorry I've not posted in a bit, but my internet has been down for days. Anyway I haven't had much time to scavenger the web for lovely talent except this, which is indeed superb. Let me introduce you to Butcher Couture!!! They are British and fabulous, the UK seems to have an endless supply of talent that pushes fashion to the edge.

See What Happens

Yay! I finally seem to have changed my template to allow posting behind a cut. =) I hate you blogger, but damn you if I will give up! hee hee ^.^ Anyways so I now will be able to post a nice photoshopped picture pre-cut and if you'd like to see product details I will post behind the cut with a non-psed image(s). Which makes me pretty darn happy, but I'll save the photoshopping for another day when I'm not making list. Anyways, I'll shut up and show you some pretty pictures....

This dress is only $1 for the week of 1/24/2008 so hurry!

Dress: Weekly gift (Valentine's Boho includes animated fan) Orchid Dreams $1
Hair: Phoebe from ETD $1 (store is closed until Feb. 9)
Shoes, Skin, & Eyes: all from Ada Store $0 (this store has sculpty shoes, skins, & eyes all $0)





Hoodie: wearable demo- Revenge of the Little Nerd Hoodie in didnt turn out good pink from Fluky $1
Skirt: Happy Valentine's Day by Rose Petal Creations $1
Stockings: Free Valentine Stockings from Subtle Submission (2 pairs) $0
Eyes & Shoes: Boots by Ada Store$0
Hair: Zoey in fairy floss by Frangipani Hair $1
Skin: Kryptonia Paperdoll was nice enough (thanks Kry!) to tell me about a skin that will only be out for a limited time in her shop (1-2 weeks). It's mixed in with the other skins so look for the Mailin at Hot Silly Peppers Lab $0

Ok, ok... I know tons of stuff for the girls. That's just the way it is, but this one is for the guys.

Pants & shirt: I luv SL shirt & Black & Red Belted Pants from One ($1 each)
* The Onestore has a number of original designs (clothes and accessories) for $1-0 so everyone should stop by and check it out
Shoes: Simple Black Boots from The *AC* Boutique $0
Hair: Sleek from ETD $1 (store is closed until Feb. 9)


Outfits: Valentine 1 & 2 from SH Boutique $0
Hair: Jess from Diversity $1
Shoes & Eyes:Shoes worn with red dress are from Ada Store$0

Well, the cut was working ... maybe in another year I'll fix it. =P

Steal my heart.......

Since I hadn't started a Valentine's List I decided to:



Jewelry: Silver Heart - Silk Factory ($1)
Outfit: Flirty Valentine also from Silk Factory ($1)
Shoes: Color Change Mary Janes from Sarah Nerd's Freebie Paradise ($0)
Hair: Cyoncyokorin from Izumiya ($0)
Shape: Be My Valentine from Body Doubles ($0)
Eyes: Gemstone eyes (fat pack -sapphire worn) from Inspired ($1)
Skin: Free Valentine Makeup Skin (Re Valentine Skin worn) from Rave Nation ($0)






Outfit: Free Kimono from KiKis Closet ($0)
Hair: Cyoncyokorin from Izumiya ($0)
Shape: Be My Valentine from Body Doubles ($0)
Eyes: Gemstone eyes (fat pack -topaz worn) from Inspired ($1)
Skin: Free Valentine Makeup Skin (Fe Valentine Skin worn) from Rave Nation ($0)



Outfit: Sexy Valentine from Lavish Style ($1)
Shoes: Color Change Mary Janes from Sarah Nerd's Freebie Paradise ($0)
Hair: Cyoncyokorin from Izumiya ($0)
Shape: Be My Valentine from Body Doubles ($0)
Eyes: Gemstone eyes (fat pack -Amethyst worn) from Inspired ($1)
Skin: Free Valentine Makeup Skin (Le Valentine Skin worn) from Rave Nation ($0)




Outfit & Shape: Be My Valentine from Body Doubles ($0)
Shoes: Color Change Mary Janes from Sarah Nerd's Freebie Paradise ($0)
Eyes: Gemstone eyes (fat pack -Amethyst worn) from Inspired ($1)
Skin: Free Valentine Makeup Skin (Le Valentine Skin worn) from Rave Nation ($0)



Outfit: I heart you from Adored Clothing ($0)
Shape: Be My Valentine from Body Doubles ($0)
Shoes: Color Change Mary Janes from Sarah Nerd's Freebie Paradise ($0)
Eyes: Gemstone eyes (fat pack -Amethyst worn) from Inspired ($1)
Skin: Free Valentine Makeup Skin (Se Valentine Skin worn) from Rave Nation ($0)


Outfit & Skin: Valentine's Freebie from DawnShop ($0)
Shape: Be My Valentine from Body Doubles ($0)
Shoes: Color Change Mary Janes from Sarah Nerd's Freebie Paradise ($0)



Dresses: Mon Ami, Pookie, & Sweetie from DeFleur Fashions (all $0)
Shoes: Elise heel from Tesla ($0)
Earrings: Free Gift Drop Earring UnTone Quilt ($0)
Hair: Kira from Frangipani Designs ($1)
Shape, Eyes, Skin: Nozomi & Ritsu from Shop BF (both $0)

That should get you started until I unpack the other boxes. ;)

Photo Submissions...8 More Days!

That's right...the deadline for entries is February 5th...so keep those pics rolling in! I'm so excited about what we've received so far!!

Details:

We are looking for photos of YOUR avatar all decked out where the shoes make the outfit! Up for grabs is a $2000L shopping trip to the shoe store of your choice.

Send Graciana McMillan ( graci.mac[at]gmail.com ) via email or note card, one full length photo (full perms) of yourself in your outfit and one closeup photo of the shoes. Please include the details of the clothing worn, especially the name and creator of the shoes. Also, if you did not take the photo yourself, please let us know who the photographer is.Submissions without full avatar names will unfortunately be deleted.

Feel free to send Flickr, Photobucket, ImageShack links or just send the photos themselves, whatever works for you.The shoe crew will go through submissions and pick some of their faves to post on the On Your Toes website.

The grand prize winner will be determined by an online vote by our readers.Deadline for photos submission will be Midnight SLT, February 5th.So time to wiggle those toes and show off those shoes!

The Bien Fait...

I was out roaming for some new clothes when I stumbled upon the shoe section at Adam n Eve, and I have to say this is a place I'm going to check out more often. I had to pick up a pair of the Bien Fait booties by Damen Gorilla and then play dress up to show off my new kicks. These shoes come in a wide array of colors and of course have a demo to try before you buy. I liked that the demo seemed to give you just about every color to put on one foot. I have to say my favorite part about these shoes is the extra long pointed toe...I feel so chic! Visit Adam n Eve In World.

Available Colors

Other stuff:
Suit found at G.L.A.M., Hair at ETD, and Skin at Celestial Studios

The Essential Sara

I love when content creators name things after people; hair, dresses, shoes and boots too - It can make them easier to remember and to find in you inventory again. Siddean Munro recently released some sassy new boots named Sara, a name I happen to like very much... these new square toed boots from SLink are very likable too! The boots are sculpted with a fairly generous calf piece... meaning I did not have to modify my shape or the boots to wear them... good thing too - with 12 attractive shades, that would be 24 boots to adjust.

The shape is pleasing and the textures are nicely done. I like the contrasting croc textured panels on the foot and the slight highlights at the seams. These are not like anything I have seen in SL before, they have a unique shape and a funky retro feel. I paired my boots with the freebie gold metallic tights from G.L.A.M. and the adorable Metallic Short Suits from Little Rebel - who believe it or not, as a retro lover in SL , I had never heard of until today.

Colours include; Black, Teal, Chocolate, Sky Blue, Dark Purple, Lime, Blue-ish, Mint, Silver, Red, Slate & Magenta. Check out the new boots at SLink - in addition to Sara, Siddean has recently released Eva & Angelina, if you are a boot fan these are definitely worth a closer look.

Review copies requested. Also wearing; RaC Hair, Minnu Skin, Caroline's Bracelets, Suits by Little Rebel, Tights by G.L.A.M.

If you missed it....

If you happened to miss Spirit's grand opening you might want to go by the store and check out the awesome new build and grab the $1 boxes from the hunt that went on during their opening. There's a really nice tux for the guys to- a gray one with excellent textures! There's also a dress/tutu set named "SPIRIT Nutcracker Ballet, Clara's Party Dress Set" for $1. I'm not sure if this was out at the opening, because boy did I miss it. And look how super cute it is:

(modeled here with $1 berri hair from Truth and
Masquerade skin from Symphony $0- this was from the grand opening yesterday so hurry!)

The above tutu was scripted with the super cute pose. The set also contains a non-scripted tutu. ;) As you can see in the above picture the skirt and prim sleeve pieces are a little bright. For the following picture I show the pieces tinted with the default lightest shade of gray to match the top. This is purely preference and since I prefer for the prim pieces to more closely match the top I chose to tint my prim pieces when I can. -But of course this is my preference and you do not have to tint, contrasting pieces are nice to. I've been asked several times how I get my skirts & prim pieces to match and this is why I try to include this tip when applicable.-

(Here I'm wearing the $1 Elanor hair from Hair Solutions and in this and
the above picture I'm wearing the Gemstone eyes from Inspired $1)

On a side note *IF* you guys are free around 2 p.m. SL time I'll be walking in a show for Second Mirage Jewelry please feel free to come by and enjoy the show. =)))))

Shews!

I just wanted to welcome the readers of Fashion Feed of SL who may be reading On Your Toes for the first time! If you are a shoe lover, this is the blog for you! Browse through some of our recent posts for great reviews and finds from Maitreya, 69, Fuel, ZHAO, Tesla among others - and Men's shoes too!

Do not miss your chance to win a shoe shopping spree in our first reader photo contest! We are looking for photos of YOUR avatar all decked out where the shoes make the outfit! Up for grabs is a $2000L shopping trip to the shoe store of your choice! Read more about the contest in Graci's post here.

In the meantime, as I am known to do... I decided to have a little fun. It seems I have been collecting some really super photos lately, some cautionary tales - and just plain shoe giggles... you might want to use these as a sort of a 'What not to Wear' if you are planning on entering the contest.

Let's do a quick run down of these personal favorite moments, I call them "Great Moments in Shoe-Ness";

1. Mismatched.
2. Sim-Crasher Boots. (Please do not wear these to fashion shows)
3. System Shoes.
4. The Faux Name Brand Runners.
5. Invisi-Boots.
6. Missing/Wrong Shoe Bases.
7. More System Shoes.
8. Large Men's Shoes on Small Girls.
9. Large Women's Shoes on Women.
10. Shoes that might actually make avatar feet hurt!
11. The Double Whammy- Bling & Butterflies.
12. Errol Flynn Boots.
13. Demo Shape, I hope.
14. The Pant/Boot Issue.
15. That shift thing that happens when you take pictures sometimes.

That's it for now... Stay on Your Toes!

The Sun Fairy

Fancy Fairy has put out an incredible bargain The Sun Fairy ($1):

The Sun Fairy includes dress, wings, shape, and skin. I added the $1 Eleanor hair from Hair Solutions and Gemstone eyes ($1) from Inspire.

And beacause I can.... here's a heavily photoshopped version that I'm wearing the new $1 hair from Frangipani's in.

Swamp Thang

My friend Grafix shared the location of this cool unisex costume with me today - Muddy by Niamh ($0) can be found at Free Speerit....

It's a really cool avatar that leaves little muddy footprints trailing around behind you. Here's a better look at the avatar...

I'm modeling it with the Jezbel $1 skin from Soda and eyes ($0) from Talisman.

Think this is what *real* mud wrestlers would land up looking like?

The Free Fandom Project

Wow, way back at the beginning of January Imp Merlin told me to check out Lippert 160, 111, 171. In Lippert you'll find one of the places where you can obtain a number of the Free Fandom Project avatars and accessories based on characters from movies, television shows, and books. I took a picture of a very small selection of the outfits I found at the original Lippert coordinates and another distribution center at the Boxed Heroes Main Shop. The article written in the Second Life Herald about the Free Fandom Project listed additional distribution sites if you scroll to the very bottom of their piece. (All $0)

The Hermine Granger outfit did not include hair so I used the freebie ($1) Lily hair from ETD. I also added hair and shoes to the Galaxy Quest outfit: hair- Lisa II (sale ends tomorrow! $25) ETD and shoes- Plum Diamante Platform Shoe by Chrissy Ambrose were part of a discontinued freebie that was available at Phat Cat's Jazzy Blue Lounge.

So if you haven't, yet... go check out the Free Fandom Project!

A Maid well Matched

I ran into my friends Lyanis Sin of Sin Shoes, and Eloria LeShelle of Battered Boudoir and found them wearing these completely sweet sexy Maid outfits, complete with fuzzy toed slides. I was elated to find they had collaborated on this sassy little get-up... and immediately decided to share the fun with the readers of On Your Toes.

Admittedly this is an early offering from Sin, new to the sculpty universe, but the frothy fluff on the toes, the attractive shape and appealing price, the Marilyn shoes are a fun addition to your sexy shoe collection. The colours are perfectly matched with the Boudoir Maid sets from Battered Boudoir and really - every girl in SL should have sexy bedroom slip-ons and a Maid's costume in their wardrobe! Lucky me, I now have 4 flavors to choose from; Black, Pink, Red and Blue.


Oh, and by the way - I don't do windows!

Also wearing; Hair by ETD, Minnu Model Skin.