Sparkle and Shine

Stiletto Moody treated fans of the BARE Katherine Shoe to more dazzling textures this week, releasing both a series of 3 sparkling Diamante finishes; Gold, Silver & Black, and 8 shiny Python finishes; Albino, Black, Midnight, Gold, Natural, Nude, Red & Silver. The same stunningly high heels with the most elegant sculpted foot possible, the Katherine has the scandalous feel of a spiked platform and the delicate seductiveness of the whisper thin lacing around the foot and ankle, a perfect crossover style for the fashion forward and the fetish crowd alike.


For the curious, the fit on these is perfection, I am a medium, straight out of the box - but small and large sizes are included, and with each the option for further sizing. With the BAREfoot 2 Accessories upgrade you will have access to the charm anklets, toe rings, extra nail polish choices and foot tattoos, if you already own the upgrade for the BARE Katherine then it can also be applied to any additional Katherine Styles.


If you already have your Stiletto Moody Backup Bag, adapting the foot color to match your skin is a click away, but even if these were your first pair of Stiletto Moody BARE, skin tone matching is becoming far less mystifying for most of us with multiple options for obtaining your closest match. Stiletto Moody shoes are available at the Main Store.

The Stuff;

Look 1

Skin: Belleza Jesse Sunkiss, 10 HB.

Hair: JE*Republic, Garam, Smoky.

Dress: bijou, Faith, Sand.

Shoes: Stiletto Moody BARE Katherine, Diamante Gold.

Accessories: Zaara Ritu Painted Cuffs, Gold & Panchali Earrings, Gold.


Look 2

Skin: Belleza Jesse Sunkiss, 11 HB.

Hair: JE*Republic, Antoinette, Smoky & Pearl Decoration.

Outfit: bijou, Insomnia Coat Set.

Shoes: Stiletto Moody BARE Katherine, Python Black.

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Music to blog to: Sparkle and Shine, Econoline Crush.

Serving Up a Sneak Peek!

I know you missed me... and I missed you too, but if you follow shoe news then you might have expected a little something like this! Stiletto Moody is on the cusp of her Summer '09 release, and this time she is serving up more than ever before. This release is highly anticipated with several peeks already leaked to various media. But Stiletto assures me that I am the first lucky girl to get her very own pair of the brand new Stiletto Moody BARE © Lauren, the gorgeous ribbon wrapped ankle stiletto pumps were the ones that caught my eye, and they certainly do not disappoint... and these are only one of seven, count them, seven, new Stiletto Moody BARE © Shoes and a pair of Thigh High Boots 'to die for' slated for release tonight!

Loaded with delicious texture and the usual features, the Lauren Patent ColorSet comes in 10 great shades; Black, Midnight, Red, White, Coral, Turquoise, Nude, Purple, and very special contrast colors Pink&Grey or Black&White. Now here is where the fun starts... if customizing is your thing, a very adorable Cyan Card Table emerged from my inventory and on it was perched a lovely card and envelope from Stiletto, a very special add-on for my sweet little Laurens was the Stiletto Moody Lauren - BAREfoot1 Upgrade set, it contained fun and funky foot tattoos and charm anklets, other upgrade sets include toe rings and bonus nail polish options, very cute!


So now that I have aroused your appetite for shoes, please be sure and join the Stiletto Moody Group right now! Later tonight a 40% off sale for members only will begin. For the first time ever - BARE Ingrid, BARE Audrey, BARE Greta & BARE Vivienne will be on sale and the Summer '09 Belle de Jour collection will be out at regular price! Join the group and watch the notices... NOW!

Expect to see more of the new release here very soon!

The Stuff;

Shoes - Stiletto Moody BARE © Lauren, Coral (worn)

Skin - Gala Phoenix, JUNE Sundust (Frex)

Hair - Curio, Betty Boop - Brown

Dress - Donna Flora, Teacup Dress (w/ sugar cube bracelet & necklace, hat)

Lingerie - Cherry Girl Freebie (No Longer Available for Free)

Accessories - Donna Flora, Daniel Coral Earrings

Taking It Off for Valentine's Day

My plan for today, spend a bit of time in the Nude. Really BARE it all for something very special, from someone very special. Now, I could be talking about my sweetheart, and that would certainly be an Anessa approved way to spend the day, but actually I am talking about a more specific nude and my source was very specific.

No major holiday would be complete without some kind of treat from the hot little hands of Stiletto Moody & Co., and every girl can count on a pair of completely fabulous stilettos to make her smile even if the man of your dreams fails to TP into your day, roses in hand etc., etc. So here is your fair warning, be sure and get yourself into the Stiletto Moody Group early today, as there is a chance enrollment may be closed. Watch for a possible sim closure today, and something new on the shelves. New Style? New BARE Shoe? New Color? All of the above?

Answers to these questions will be revealed soon enough, so join the group and watch for announcements - and be sure to add a trip to Stiletto Moody to your Valentine TO DO list!

Hello Ingrid!

Love 'em or hate 'em, the prim foot revolution continues! The latest release in the Stiletto Moody BARE © collection is Miss Ingrid. Ingrid is not a timid girl, she is a sexy as all heck platform with a sweetly beveled shape and a band of contrasting metal accent through the middle. Ample and detailed leather straps, metal rivets and of coarse that sexy sculpted foot make these irresistible to high heel lovers, and reminiscent of late 50's Hollywood styling.


The Ingrid is available in 8 colors, with 2 new shades making their debut in the Stiletto Moody BARE © collection, White Leather and Sand Leather. The full color set is fantastic if it's in your budget, but there is plenty to celebrate even if you can simply settle for one shade. You do get the option to change metals from Silver to Gold, and add or remove Toe Rings on each foot, a multitude of nail polish options, and a few other goodies that are more suited to enhance photography.


The most talked about aspect of the BARE shoes to date seems to be a tie between skin matching and the join point to the avatar body. The shoe comes with some pre-set shades that may match or closely resemble your skin tone, in my case I selected one and then headed over to the 'control freak' menu where I added and subtracted in increments of RGB to get my perfect match, it took maybe 8 minutes to do this to my satisfaction. Alternatively you can enter color shade data numerically, personally I never went this route but potentially if you find your 'magic formula' you could simply enter it on all of your pairs of BARE shoes, a time saver really.

As for the 'join' issue, I am a very satisfied customer in that respect. Anyone who wants to get picky will happily complain about glitches with invisi prims and issues that arise when the avatar ankle is flexed. One needs to remember that these are prims, and as with any prims, unless you have a mathematically exact fit on a non moving connection you will be able to see where the prims join. The same is true of any sandal or boot I have reviewed previously that features a 2nd attachment on the lower leg, an avatar moves and joints shift. Unless you plan on walking around with your camera locked on your big toe, any of the unique issues presented by the foot in shoe are imperceptible.

Finally, I would like to clarify for the curious, I do not in any way retouch aspects of the footwear in my blog photos, edits to my avatar to clean up SL anomalies and make me all purdy is typical, but shoes are as they appeared in SL, no tricks. You can click on the images to see them larger sized if you wish. Thanks for reading! :)

Visit Stiletto Moody to see the entire BARE © Collection.

The Stuff; Redgrave Skin, TRUTH Hair, Dress by JE Republic, Armidi Necklace, Earrings by Kraftika. Photos taken at Las Islas, Las Lagunas.

What a Knock Out!

The arrival of the Stiletto Moody BARE© has really stirred up a lot of discussion in the fashion community. Talk about who was first, who is or isn't revolutionary, and as usual about value for our Lindens spent. One thing I want to clarify before I launch into my review of this particular item, is the quotation provided by the Stiletto Moody team that suggests it was the first sculpted shoe in Second Life. The official press release contains the following "...the designer who brought sculpted shoes to Second Life introduces Stiletto Moody BARE ©...", at the time I included that in my Rumor Mill post I was relaying the leaked information as I had received it. And although I feel comfortable saying that Stiletto Moody is responsible for bringing the first hyper-realistic and highly detailed sculpted footwear to SL, I do believe it was not the first footwear to use sculpted components.

And now for the details of the new release, and all things considered, I do feel it warrants the buzz it has generated. We are talking about something that is a complete foot in shoe system, now i know there is something out there that has a foot and shoe, but Stiletto Moody has as always sought to go a bit further, the elegant ankle wrapped shoe, the wisp thin sole, the highest of heels, and a perfectly manicured and beautifully shaped foot and ankle are really sensational.


Something of this magnitude can only be fully realized with the special features that allow for custom skin matching, ankle fit resizing, complete toenail polish set and toe ring options, and then the usual bells and whistles associated with the SM brand. The ones shown here are the BARE Greta one of three new styles, and I found it fairly easy to match my skin tone (note these were done in a bit of a hurry, I could easily have fiddled more), and was positively blown away by the elegant look of the foot and wrapped ankle straps, the subtle shadows across the toes where the strap sits. I noticed very few glitches with the joining of the avatar body with the ankle/foot, particularly after I resized the ankle slightly. There is a nice range of shades here; Bad Seed Red, Black, Midnight, Silver, Gold and Taupe. An amazing bonus here is that these work extremely well with almost all of my standard and artistic modelling poses, the potential for photography is great here.

As with other SM releases, this one coincides with a 40% rebate at time of purchase sale for all previously released footwear. For more details on the 'Members Only' sale please join the Stiletto Moody group for access and information. (click images to enlarge.)

Stiletto Moody Main Location here.