2014 Fashion for Life: Journey

Journey is a city sim, a modern city without plantlife or softness. It reminds me strongly of images of London I've seen from the 1800s, all tall roofs with grates and narrow windows, with old cars abandoned here and there and the odd bent crate or pile of crates adding texture. I particularly love the textures of the streets and walls - all hard stone and crisp shadows interspersed with the odd blast of color in a window or painted onto a car. Most interestingly, the way through to the other end of the sim was actually through two of the stores, with a small courtyard in between where the gacha for that sim were; an incredibly novel, if somewhat confusing, design. I also quite liked the number of faux doors and stairwells, giving it the effect of a much more populated area even while giving the individual store sufficient room for all of their Fashion for Life offerings.

This is my most sim-congruent look; hair, outfit, and shoes all come from Journey, which I think makes it rather fun. The hair which I've been showing off for quite some time is from EMO-tions, this time a lovely windblown style. Their store on Journey is quite lovely as well, with enormous, spinning gears in the floor; I found myself quite entranced by them. I've had a great deal of fun playing with EMO-tions' hair over the past week, and this windswept hair is particularly fine, with narrow strands going wildly. It also includes a mirror style, which would be useful for setting a scene. My gown is one that I have completely loved for ages in other colors, but this black and white confection completely floored me. Likka House (also on Journey) has always made wonderful, unique, interesting gowns, and this Carousel stands firmly amongst my favorite surreal outfits, a category I wish more dress makers aspired to. The corset, skirt, and ponies are all separate pieces and the latter two are not rigged, so they can be adjusted for shorter avatars; I ended up using the resize script included to make them smaller as well, but I'm quite tiny for Second Life. It came with stockings, but since I was indulging in shoes made for SLink feet I substituted a different set of stockings; DressME Designs also has clothing available, but I quite liked these purple shoes with their velvety texture and simple design. I love the puff-nosed pump and the narrow but not spiked heel, and they add a spot of color that was also found on Journey. The other spot of color comes in my nails, once more a fantastic offering from ZoZ, this time crackled color and silver combined; in this look, ZoZ is the odd thing out, since you can find these fantastic nails on Promenade instead.

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Credits: 

Skin: Izzie's, Irene
Sparkles: Folly, Rainbow Sheen
Hair: EMO-tions, Windblown (Fashion for Life - Journey)
Ears: Illusions, Seelie Ears
Eyes: De La Soul, Rainbow
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Lipstick: Adore & Abhor, Silent Star
Wings: Cila, Cloud Wings White (Group Lucky Board)
Hands & Feet: SLink, Rigged Mesh Hands & Feet
Nails: ZoZ, Urban Silver (Fashion for Life - Promenade)
Clothing: Likka House, Carousel (Fashion for Life - Journey)
Shoes: DressME Designs, Anna (Fashion for Life - Journey)

Poses: Long Awkward Pose

Location: Fashion for Life: Journey
Light Settings: Places Betham
Water Settings: Phototools, Ship Light

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
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2014 Fashion for Life: Voyage

I really have no idea ,beyond the odd hint of wind power, what type of travel is being highlighted in Voyage. It's a lovely sim, though, all gabled roofs and long buildings reaching high into mountainous skies. The buildings are all very old-world - half-timbered buildings with stone infill and bells which sound regularly according to the hours. The bits of ivy surrounding the doors are a particularly nice touch, as are the stone paths here and there between the main path and the little cottage stores. It has all the charm of a country village which never adapted to anything harder-edges than a hoof.

I'm rocking the miniskirts this week, the latest example being findable on Voyage from Mon Cheri. It's a three part dress - the dress part, belt, and sleeves are all separate, and the belt can be recolored via a HUD. I selected a lovely salmon shade to show off, which then meant I doomed myself to struggling for accessories. The pattern and shape is fun and light, and I really like all of the ripples. It has some issues with movement when your legs are at angles, though if you're lucky it can look like a breeze catching the fabric up, and when animated it blends into the general movements pretty well. I love the line along the bodice and the tops of the sleeves as well - it looks smooth and of a piece despite being two different pieces altogether.

My headdress from Zibska was also found on Voyage in the gacha area, and I was lucky enough to land one of the rares - which includes a full texture HUD. It means I can tint it any way I wish, which for a colorphile like myself is a blessing. I paired it with two offerings from Bliensen + MaiTai, available on Wander, which really work with my bohemian charm. The jewelry is a fantastic set of swirls and also come with a color changing HUD with a wide variety of stone and metal options. The inner and outer stones can also be tinted separately, offering up a lot of opportunities for mixing and matching. The shoes are also from Bliensen + MaiTai and are truly lovely - a simple style with a jeweled brooch on the toe. They come in sets of colors - which I think is a charming idea - and this particular shade is the orangest of the pinks. You've seen the hair and nails before, but I couldn't resist using them again. The hair is from EMO-tions on Journey, and my fantastic nails are from ZoZ from Promenade. This is one of my looks I've managed to saturate with offerings from Fashion for Life, which really makes these pictures a lot of fun.

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Credits:

Skin: Izzie's, Irene
Sparkles: Folly, Rainbow Sheen
Hair: EMO-tions, Violet (Fashion for Life - Journey)
Headdress: Zibska, Ibis Headdress (Fashion for Life - Gacha)
Ears: Illusions, Seelie Ears
Eyes: De La Soul, Rainbow
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Lipstick: Mock, Lucir Lipcolor
Wings: Deviance, Sidhe
Hands & Feet: SLink, Rigged Mesh Hands & Feet
Nails: ZoZ, Love (Fashion for Life - Promenade)
Jewelry: Bliensen + MaiTai, Layla (Fashion for Life - Wander)
Clothing: Mon Cheri, Sachi Flare Dress (Fashion for Life - Voyage)
Shoes: Bliensen + MaiTai, Bolero (Fashion for Life - Wander)

Pose: Exposeur

Location: Fashion for Life: Voyage
Light Settings: TOR, SCIFI Cranched
Water Settings: Phototools, Ship Light

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
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2014 Fashion for Life: Excursion

Unlike last year, when each sim was named for the seventh wonder it was for Fashion for Life, this years theme is much more abstract - which can make it harder to tell what type of travel the builder was thinking of when she made her display. Excursion has a watery, old world feel to it which reminds me of the Venician bridges and channels, with the tall buildings on either side, the open palazzos for shopping, and the gorgeous gondolas here and there for getting around. Venice has been called the Floating City, and was known as a city where the wealthy and influential went about masked so that they could do business and still keep a veneer of impartiality. I set my story The Red Sail for Fantasy Faire 2013 there, and it remains one of the places I would love to visit, along with Florence, but which I also acknowledge will never live up to my dreams of it.

I'm wearing gorgeous EMO-tions hair again, this time in a tight ponytail. EMO-tions' Fashion for Life booth is on Journey, which we'll hopefully be getting to soon. It comes with textured hair layers, but I found I preferred it without; the hair line on an avatar skill is always an awkward point. The band is color-changing, and the braid is well rigged so that it looks like it's falling naturally in most poses. My dress is a fun baloon-puff dress from Distorted Dreams that I wanted as soon as I had seen it on Excursion. I love this kind of style and skirt, but it can be difficult to rig due to the shape; Distorted Dreams did an excellent job, from the small ruffle around the thighs, to keeping the voluminous shape even in twisty poses. The texturing is soft and dulled, like the underside of a flower petal, and the bodice is very simple. I would have loved balloon-like sleeves to go with it, perhaps as separate pieces; it would have taken a charming dress and given it just a bit more oomph. I'm wearing nails from  ZoZ again (found on Promenade), and I really love the softer shades which keep their rich tone. Finally, my accessories are another set of cookies from Sweet Thing (found on Meander), this time in the common chocolate shade. I paired them with cookie-half earrings instead of the mixers I used last time, and the effect is totally tasty.

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Credits: 

Skin: Izzie's, Irene
Sparkles: Folly, Rainbow Sheen
Hair: EMO-tions, Renee (Fashion for Life - Journey)
Hat: 22769, The Roses Crown (Art Hats Event)
Ears: Illusions, Seelie Ears
Eyes: De La Soul, Rainbow
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Lipstick 1: Adore & Abhor, Shreveport Lips
Lipstick 2: Mock, Lucir Lipcolor
Wings: Illusions, Apsara
Hands & Feet: SLink, Rigged Mesh Hands & Feet
Nails: ZoZ, Love (Fashion for Life - Promenade)
Jewelry: Sweet Thing, SillyBaking (Fashion for Life - Gacha)
Clothing: Distorted Dreams, Wanderust Dress (Fashion for Life - Excursion)
Shoes: Lassitude & Ennui, Saltarello Slippers

Pose: Don't Freak Out

Location: Fashion for Life: Excursion
Light Settings: TOR, MIDDAY Cheery Cyan
Water Settings: Glassy

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
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2014 Fashion for Life: Meander

The second sim for Fashion for Life is Meander, and is based around the Boardwalks of the world - all white wood and bathing boxes. The first boardwalk was in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1870 for practical reasons - hotel owners were tired of their buildings drowning in sand. Over the years it was expanded on and improved gradually until it was seven miles long - though the hand of nature played a roll in setting more modest goals; thanks hurricanes! The golden age was in the 1920s and prohibition not only didn't touch the fun, it contributed to it - since Atlantic City didn't enforce the law, people from all over flocked to the beaches and the bars. The expansion of other forms of transportation and air conditioning contributed to the boardwalk's decline, however, until the legalization of gambling in 1978. Much of the urban poverty was cured by this new influx of entertainment money, but the heights of the Golden Twenties has never been regained.

The gown is from Poute and is available both at Fashion for Life on Meander, and Cosmopolitan Sales.I fell in love with this as soon as I found it, from the adorable butterfly detailing on the back, to the rich colors woven into the dress. It has a lovely style, with spaghetti straps over the shoulders and a short, flippy skirt that is extremely adorable. The invislayer covers most of the middle of the gown, though I'd recommend wearing panties underneath. I'm wearing those amazing Sweet Thing shoes again, found on Meander, and I added a sweet set of jewelry - the necklace is adorable cookie triangles strung on a chain, with brightly colored mixers for earrings. The colors I'm wearing are one of the secret common sets, and I really adore how well they match the saturated shades of my dress. My EMO-tions hair is from another sim - sneaking in from Journey - and it's an adorable updo with lovely hairsticks through the bun. The awesome thing about it is that there is an additional ponytail which comes out of the bun; just touch the hair and it can flow forth in all it's shining glory. Finally, my nails are from ZoZ which is offering up an enormous bunch of shoes as well on Promenade, which we haven't gotten to yet. Her nail colors and styles are simply smashing, though, so expect to see them again.

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Credits:

Skin: Izzie's, Irene
Sparkles: Folly, Rainbow Sheen
Hair: EMO-tions,  (Fashion for Life - Journey)
Ears: Illusions, Seelie Ears
Eyes: De La Soul, Rainbow
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Wings: Deviance, Sidhe
Hands & Feet: SLink, Rigged Mesh Hands & Feet
Nails: ZoZ, Love Polish (Fashion for Life - Promenade)
Clothing: Poute, Butterfly Essence (Fashion for Life - Meander)
Jewelry: Sweet Thing, Silly Baking (Fashion for Life Gacha)
Shoes: Sweet Thing, Angel Pumps (Fashion for Life - Meander)

Pose: Diesel Works

Location: Fashion for Life: Meander
Light Settings: Sim Default (Time of Day Edited)
Water Settings: Sim Default

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
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2014 Fashion for Life: Amble

The Fashion for Life sims are based around traveling motifs this year, and Amble is organized around the concept and memory of Route 66 in all of its glory. It was established in November of 1926 to travel between Chicago and Los Angeles, and in addition to becoming a cultural loadstone for the ideas of traveling in the United States it served as a major migratory path westward during cultural upheavals and brought prosperity along it's route until the new highway system supplanted it in June of 1985. It remains now more myth than actuality, and even while it was a common path of travel it was undergoing constant reworking and revision. It crosses across the often mentioned but rarely focused on at length "midwest," which has been unkindly called the "flyover country," but which includes mazes and warrens of the most incredible things all created by people in lands they saw as new while they supplanted the Native Tribes which had been moved so the descendants of Europeans could take over the land. I also crosses over the Southwest, a place where the narrative of native supplantion was shifted more toward appropriation, usually in the form of art and culture. Route 66 does and can stand for so many things, at a nexus of the ideas of travel, replacement, and pain.

My gown is for purchase on Amble, an exclusive release by Purple Moon which is simply beautiful - the subtlety of the iconic purple for Relay for Life combined with the elegance of a black and white gown. The gloves come with the gown but not with SLink appliers; I was able to use appliers for another glove set I owned to make the match, though, and the effect is stunning. I love the small train of the gown and how my feet show underneath the hem so that you can see the gorgeous banded heels from Sweet Thing, available on Meander. I bought the solid fatpack, which means you will be seeing these in a wide variety of other shades in the future, I promise. My hair is part of a far more complicated release from EMO-tions on Journey; in totally it includes horns and flexy bits to my ankles, but I wanted to keep it a little more slim and streamlined for this look. It has a fantastic up-built ponytail in pieces, and the head section is editable so that if your head is a bit different from the hair, you can simply edit it to fit. Finally, my jewelry is a release from Bliensen + MaiTai on Wander, and so I've managed spectacularly to cover four different Fashion for Life sims in a single look. It's a lovely, chunky jewelry set with a variety of different gems and metals available in the included HUD; in this case I went for a simple opal and jet to complement the simplicity of my gown, the black metal adding a clean edge to everything.

I'm going to be trying to show nine more looks, one on each of the major sims, before Fashion for Life ends on the 20th. I hope you get a chance to swing by and see the inventive sims and do a little shopping yourself.

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Credits:

Skin: Izzie's, Irene
Sparkles: Folly, Rainbow Sheen
Hair: EMO-tions, Mantus (Fashion for Life - Journey)
Ears: Illusions, Seelie Ears
Eyes: De La Soul, Rainbow
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Eyeshadow: Adam n Eve, Hepsut
Lipstick: Adore & Abhor, 13 Lips
Wings: Deviance, Sidhe
Hands & Feet: SLink, Rigged Mesh Hands & Feet
Clothing: Purple Moon, Drew Gown (Fashion for Life - Amble)
Jewelry: Bliensen + MaiTai, Yasemine (Fashion for Life - Wander)
Shoes: Sweet Thing, Angel Pumps (Fashion for Life - Meander)

Pose: Exposeur

Location: Fashion for Life: Amble
Light Settings: Sim Default (Time of Day Edited)
Water Settings: Sim Default

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
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Seeking the Depths of Sundarya Lahari

It's not always easy to combine fashion photography and art sims, but I do my best - though it does result in a lot more distance images than my usual. In this case, I thought the effect of shadows, lights, and some sincerely bizarre backgrounds as I explored the The {Lost} Garden of Sundarya Lahari and plumb the depths of its unusual story. I dressed appropriately for exploring a strange and ever-changing land - spike heels and a slashed micro-mini. Isn't that what everyone wears for a hike among vines and pentacled cephalopods? My dress is from Asteria Creations, and while it isn't my usual style, I simply couldn't resist it. I'm an enormous fan of cutouts, and this dress was covered in them while still mostly maintaining my dignity. It's an amazing, smooth curve on the hips, and a lovely fall of ribbon at the shoulder. It also moves well, especially for something which has so many gaps. The spike heels to go with it are a recent release from Felicity with some lovely rings which go down the front of the foot. I went with a contrasting color, bright and shiny yellow, setting off the rich dark blue of my dress.

My hair was a present from a dear friend, a gacha prize from EMO-tions which combines a hairbase and a lovely and simple hairstyle, decorated by narrow braids over the shoulders and from the hair pulled back on the sides. This is actually very like a style I used to wear offline, sleek and simple and sweet. The fade into the hairbase is a little rocky, but that's pretty standard for combining mesh and texture bases, and the hairbase makes it that much more realistic in appearance. I added enormous steampunk wings to finish the look, also gacha prizes, these come from Death Row Designs and combine a common - the large wing with the chain and bolts - and a smaller "flutter" wing which can move. In some shots I have it stab;e, and it others I let it go so I could play catch-the-perfect-shot. I wanted something heavy and metallic to balance out the rest of my look and offer up contrast, like the contrast of the large, strange creature in The {Lost} Garden of Sundarya Lahari and the enormous metal frame allowing her to continue to have children even after her death.

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Credits: 

Skin: Izzie's, Irene
Hair: EMO-tions, Legolan
Ears: Illusions, Seelie Ears
Eyes: De La Soul, Rainbow
Eyeshadow: Mock, Gunpowder Indifference
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Lipstick: Mock, Glasside Lip
Wings: Death Row Designs, Steamflutters
Hands: SLink, Rigged Mesh Hands
Nails: Elephante, Ice
Dress: Asteria Creations, Niege Mesh Mini
Bracelet: Earthstones, Flower for Sway
Shoes: Felicity, Whitney  Stilettos

Pose: Grafica

Location: The {Lost} Garden of Sundarya Lahari
Light Settings: TOR, MIIDDAY Why So Blue
Water Settings: Mirror Water

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
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Twisted Color Challenge: Week 14 - Sangria’s Shadow

It has been a long, long, long time since I made an almost-entirely-freebie outfit, and somehow it's even cooler that it fits for Sangria's Shadow, but the Hollywood Event, with the nearly universal freebies, inspired me to give it a try. It's a bit of a pain to navigate, having several structures instead of a single path, but oh man is it worth it. Almost everything I'm wearing above - except for the shoes and the silver and black jewelry set, and my usual skin and such - are freebies. I ended up wearing things I might not have otherwise, but I think in the end I mimic a jetsetter really well, and classed my butt up over at Bladerunner City for some awesome, modern pictures of the 3030 Faerie on the go. Starting from the top is this awesome tattoo-plus-braids hairstyle from EMO-tions, which actually came with a whole outfit. I liked the hair best, though; I love the braid coils, though halfway through the silver went kind of blond, but it still looks awesome so I can't exactly complain. Both of my jewelry sets - two sets of earrings, two necklaces, and a set of bracelets - are also from EMO-tions, and I ended up really liking the combination, layered effect. The red jewelry comes with bling, but it's a simple open chat command to turn it off, and it appears to stay off once turned of. Yay!

The awesome sunglasses - free, mind you - are from a new-to-me store called ZED, and I really love the texturing on them to bits. They don't match the city, but I simply don't care; they look completely awesome. These are totally not my usual style, but they will now firmly remain ensconced in my inventory waiting for a similarly over the top look in the future. I layered my lipstick again, with glorious result I think. Adore & Abhor makes fantastic brightly colored and thick lipstick which is a perfect base for Mock's more glossy, polished style on top. These are two of my favorite cosmetics companies, and I think you can see why at a glance. I really wanted a saturated, but glossy red, and I think I managed that beautifully.

The dress is another freebie - I know, isn't it gorgeous? Allure gave away this gorgeous halter top dress which is short enough to make people blush, but cleverly with a filled in underskirt with black shadows so I didn't once have to worry about flashing my panties to the world. This manages to combine my desire for jaw-droppingly sexy and yet not explicit all at once, and made me extremely happy. Check out that sideboob, y'all!I also liked how thick the dress was, which means at no angle did I have to worry about the dreaded transparent inside ruining a shot; Allure is for keeps! The bag - also free - is from another new-to-me store called Svart, and is beautifully designed and textured. My one complaint is that it included a static post which totally didn't fit my shape (my arms are way too long) and I couldn't figure out how to remove it, so I can't see wearing this outside of static poses where I'm sure the animation will be over-ridden. That's a real shame, though, because the purse is gorgeous - and I don't normally like purses. It is a full-perm mesh purse, though, so it might be findable at some other stores with different texturing and animation.

My gorgeous ring is not a Hollywood purchase, but it does come from Little Boy Blue, which specializes in Diva Rings; it's a new release and very slick and simple, while still being gorgeous. Finally, one of the other things I splurged on were these amazing shoes from Redgrave. I bought the fatpack because I loved the style. The feet are included up to the ankle, though, and blending it was a real challenge. I found myself missing rigged mesh, which becomes a lot more seamless, but I don't think I did too badly in the end. I have to be careful with the angles on a close up shot, but otherwise I don't think you can tell the feet aren't part of my legs. I discovered I could turn off the seamed end of the ankles after this shoot too, so ...yeah. Opps. The shoe and heel are separately tintable, though, and so are the toes, so I anticipate these coming back through rotation a lot of times.

I am enormously happy with the Hollywood Event, and encourage all of you to go and check it out before it closes on April 14th.

( More pictures here. )

Credits: 

Skin: De La Soul, Aestali - Cream Rose
Eyes: De La Soul, RooMee Eyes - Rainbow
Ears: Illusions, Seelie
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 05-A
Sunglasses: ZED, Mesh Sunglasses (Hollywood freebie)
Lipstick 1: Adore & Abhor, Shreveport Red
Lipstick 2: Mock, Mizu Venetian Red
Hair: EMO-tions, Hollywood Gift (Hollywood freebie)
Wings: Fancy Fairy, Azarelle
Jewelry 1: EMO-tions, Vari Jewelry (Hollywood purchase)
Jewelry 2: EMO-tions, Paparazzi III (Hollywood freebie)
Dress: Allure, Marilyn Mini Dress (Hollywood freebie)
Hands: SLink, Mesh Hands
Bag: Svart, Jennifer Bag - Red Leather (Hollywood freebie)
Ring: Little Boy Blue, Addison ring - moonstone
Heels: Redgrave, Donna (Hollywood purchase)

Poses: Grafica (Pose Faire)

Location: Bladerunner City
Light Settings: Phototools - Jessica Light
Water Settings: Mirror Glass

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
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RFL: Colossus at Rhodes

Colossus at Rhodes (Teleport Point) is sponsored by EMO-tions.

The Titans are told of in the Greek Myths, and predated - even fomented - the beings we know as the Greek Gods. They were believed to be enormous, much larger than any human could ever be, and as such the Colossus at Rhodes representing Helios, aptly represented them on the earth. It was erected around the end of the 200s B.C.E. to celebrate successfully defending against Cyprus. It stood over thirty meters high (98.4 ft), about the size of a ten floor high building. While now we regularly have skyscrapers in the hundreds of meters in height, for the ancient world the Colossus was an impressive - even terrifying - sight. Much of the metal for it was taken from the abandoned weapons of the enemies who had left with their siege unrealized, which is a vivid example of turning swords into plowshares! It was destroyed in an earthquake in the 200s C.E.m having survived a little over four centuries.

The Colossus in Second Life managed to combine all the impressiveness of the original statue, with a single path of stores curving up around the body of Helios. It is a little difficult to navigate at times, since we can't see our feet, but the design is so novel and yet so easy that I was totally charmed. You can actually walk over the shoulders of Colossus and down one of his arms to perch on the tip of his finger, and having discovered I could do this I could not resist. I saw other people jumping off, or flying around, his enormous form as I took photographs, and you might see a few of them - small as flies around his massive form. I had been dubious when I began, but I ended up really loving the Colossus, even if it was a major pain to photograph with my outfit! A number of the storefronts here were empty, though, which was a shame; EMO-tions was spread across three storefronts, and I also saw a second incarnation of Tres Beau here - apparently an outlet from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

I also had great luck with the stores, managing to set myself up with hair, jewelry, a dress, and shoes all within the Colossus - which is a first for this project! Beginning at the top, my hair is a gorgeous design from EMO-tions, which combines a colored hair tattoo with a prim updo complete with decorative coins. I had to edit it slightly to fit it around my ears, but I really loved the effect and it moves beautifully.It is flexy layers of semi-transparent hair, which means there might be alpha occlusion errors, depending on your angle. EMO-tions is having a sale for the duration of the Faire as well, all hair tones for only 99$L while fatpacks are slightly more expensive at 500$L. The jewelry is a wonderful find from Pure Poison, and is one of the first things I've seen for sale which really conforms to the theme of the ancient world, being rather thick and geometrically styled cuffs, collar, and earrings. I really fell in love with these when I put them on; they are simple, iconic, and well made - definite keepers. The Silk Dreams dress is a gorgeous sheath with embroidery on it which I really adore, and which I believe is exclusive to the Faire. I'm wearing the largest size, as it didn't otherwise fit my bust, but unlike a lot of large dresses it still nips in at the waist. Finally, my first purchase was these gorgeous peep-toe shoes from AHN-JI with a pretty flower design on it in shades of pink and green. I was surprised to find when I put them on that they included ankles as well as peep-toes, and as you can see I had some difficulty matching the skin. The HUD has a variety of ways to tint, which made it easier than it might have been, but I'm afraid my patience wasn't what it should have been.

( More pictures here. )

Credits: 

Skin: De La Soul, Aestali - Cream Rose
Eyes: De La Soul, RooMee Eyes - Rainbow
Eyelashes 1: SLink, Mesh Lashes
Eyelashes 2: Flugeln Brise, 04-A
Eyeshadow: Pin Me Down, Nacre 6 (RFL Donation)
Lipstick: Mock, Bella Vetro Gloss - Cabaret
Hair: EMO-tions, Semiramis (RFL Donation)
Wings: Fancy Fairy, Azarelle
Jewelry: Pure Poison, Gold Greek Accessories (RFL Donation)
Dress: Silk Dreams, Milano Mesh Dress (RFL Donation)
Bird: silentsparrow, Chymri Plush Bird (50 Linden Fridays)
Shoes: AHN-JI, "Shaori" Spring II (RFL Donation)

Poses: Glitterati

Location: RFL: Colossus of Rhodes
Light Settings: Places Duskwood
Water Settings: Phototools Ship Light

Photographed by Deoridhe Quandry
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