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Gypsy
I bought a new tarot deck last month, and have been trying to learn to read the cards. It’s been an interesting process, working to learn the symbology of the imagery and internalize the fundamental message of each card.
I’ve always been fascinated by the visual imagery of tarot, and as I study the cards and their meanings, I get drawn into the visual possibilities — I want to design my own deck, and create tarot-based paintings and SL tableaux. I want to make the creative process part of the learning process.
I’ve read through a couple books at this point, and have begun re-reading them, doing the learning exercises suggested this time around. Today is exercise 1.1: What do I believe about Tarot? Am I “totally skeptical about using the tarot for anything but fun”, or am I “absolutely convinced that the tarot can give me specific, personal guidance?”
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Feature: Reel Expression Innocence Poses
The lovely and talented Luth Brodie of Reel Expression made some new poses a while back, and they are as usual gorgeous. The set’s called Innocence — I’ve dressed in a less-innocent outfit in order to show the expressiveness of the poses.
So, we’ll run through my pose criteria, starting with expression. These poses are stunning. If you dressed your av in an innocent way, they express innocence, as the title implies. In any other outfit, they’ll also express a bit of shyness and especially a certain vulnerability. They express the beauty of self-doubt — and yes, a bit of self-doubt in an otherwise confident person is beautiful. After all, flawlessness is dead boring. Our human frailties are › Continue reading
Look of the Day: January 22nd
It’s been a long time since I did a look of the day. Usually, my look of the day is whatever outfit I’m wearing for another blog post. However, I’ve decided to start sharing my “running around the grid” looks, because, well, I like them.
I like to wear simple, comfortable looks when I’m hanging out in the skybox, or running around the grid. I don’t accessorize much; I just like to throw together a few › Continue reading
Review: Elsa Boots from Sand Shack Surf Co.
The lovely and talented Emma Gilmour of Sand Shack Surf Co recently asked if I’d be interested in doing an in-depth, proper review of her latest shoes — the Elsa boots. I was a bit hesitant to do a comprehensive review, as the potential for drama isn’t worth it for me. Anyway, as Emma and I chatted, we reminisced about the early days of SL fashion blogging, when a reviewer was supposed to be thorough, and include both strengths and weaknesses of a particular item, and their own experiences with the item — when we expected bloggers to educate us on what we should be looking for when we evaluated things. I decided to rise to the challenge — though in this case, it was easy, as Emma is an experienced, talented designer, and so there’s little need for constructive criticism.
So, these are the Elsa Boots, available from Sand Shack Surf Co. First, let’s look at the features available with these boots, and then we’ll analyze them more closely. There are essentially three › Continue reading
Footwear Expo: Cozy Boots
Winter has arrived in Second Life. Delicate snowflakes drift down to coat the trees and we get to pull our our coziest-looking winter wear. This of course also means cozy shoes, from little booties to fluffy snowboots.
These four pairs are a few of the offerings available at the Footwear Expo, ending today. The first are perfect for curling up in front of a fire with your honey; the others are adorable outerwear choices. In RL, I worry about wearing these types of boots, but in SL, I’m safe — dirty slush can’t soak into my cozy boots and ruin them!
Footwear Credits, all available at the Footwear Expo:
Decoy – Nash Bootie – Brown/Pink
Lazy Places – Knuffel Boots – Grey Chocolate
Miau Haus – Snow Boot – Tan
Surf Couture Parker Knit Boots – Yellow (with color-change slouchy socks)
En Scene photo credits:
Hair: Tiny Bird – Precious Things – Stein Silver (tinted)
Skin: Minajunk Skin – Cry – Pink
Scarf: Artilleri – Sue neck scarf – Pink Polkadot
Sweater: SWA – Cropped Sweater – Yellow (came with the Siren Sundress)
Dress: SD Wears – Bubble-Poo Dress – Pink Peppercorn
Tights: Bijou – Stocking C – White
Boots: Surf Couture Parker Knit Boots – Yellow (with color-change slouchy socks)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose
Photographed at fri.day
Disclaimer: All footwear was received as promotional samples. I’m acquainted with some of the designers shown here. However, I only blog things I like, regardless of affiliations or gifts.
Footwear Credits:
Decoy – Nash Bootie – Brown/Pink
Lazy Places – Knuffel Boots – Grey Chocolate
Miau Haus – Snow Boot – Tan
Surf Couture Parker Knit Boots – Yellow
Denim One
This begins what will be a series of jean comparison posts. Most posts will focus on a specific style or cut, such as holey jeans or high-waisted jeans. But, I thought I’d start with a simple post showing the importance of cut, and discuss the factors I consider in a pair of pixellated jeans.
Jeans are ubiquitous in both my lives. I love them; they’re so easy to dress up and dress down for most casual occasions. However, the look you’re going for will determine which pair of jeans you grab from your closet or inventory. The cut of a pair of jeans often determines the mood — take a look at how each of these four pairs of jeans subtly change the overall feel of the outfit.
Now, let’s talk about what makes a pair of jeans unique.
Ruth Revisited.
What's going on here?
Total serendipity. I happened to be wearing a purple shirt when the notice from Long Awkward Poses came through, announcing the release of a new set of poses — Jazzhands. The notecard explains that this set is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek homage to all the early jazzhands freebie poses. These new poses are fun and adorable, with modern posing sophistication instead of the bone-breaking awkwardness of early poses. Anyway, the purple shirt reminded me of our painfully awkward outfit at rezzing, and I knew immediately that I wanted to give Ruth a modern makeover to show off the new posing fun.
No, it couldn't be!
If you were lucky or unlucky enough to be rezzed as Ruth, this look is immediately recognizable. It may inspire a bit of terror or revulsion, but look again. Little Ruthie actually looks cute now, with › Continue reading
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