Still Heeling

 On the heels (pun intended) of Modavia Fashion Week, Donna Flora impressed with her gorgeous jewelry, fashion outfits and gowns, this week Nardcotix presented these fantastic Shana Pumps in a Color Fusion series, which logically made for perfect pairing! I love to celebrate the beautiful things, and Squinternet Larnia of Donna Flora, not to mention the consistently stylish Nardya Rousselot of NX-Nardcotix, certainly give me reason to share!

 As Fall Fashion begins to flood the SL Fashion Feeds, my love of coats was ignited again by this Helena Peach Jacket and chunky turtle necked sweater/skirt combination. An amazing all in one outfit that includes detailed broach on the oversized jacket lapel and  holey tights that up the modern feel of these classic pieces. I added a hot studded satchel by A-Bomb, along with some more  Donna Flora Accessories, the great  new 'Blue' Onyx earrings and a sassy cocktail ring. That sweet skin is a sneak peak of the soon to be released PXL by Hart Larsson, I am sure you will be seeing more of it soon.

The shoes offer sophisticated textures and color combinations, (check them out in-store to see the glorious cerise, aqua and orange... and more) but also offer stylish neutrals that suited the Donna Flora Helena outfit perfectly. Leather, Wool Felt and tinted metal toe caps make a great team when stacked upon that delicious hot pink sole that is becoming a Nardcotix signature.

Look for the Shana Pumps Color Fusion at NX - Nardcotix!

The Stuff;

The Shoes: NX-Nardcotix, Shana Fusion Full Color Pack.

Hair: [LeLutka]-JOLIE hair - WalnutWhip.

Cosmetic Tattoos: [LeLutka]-HAIRBASE WalnutWhip

Skin: Un-Named PXL Skins Beta. (coming soon.)

Outfit: Donna Flora, HELENA. (includes; coat, sweater, skirt, stockings, broach & hat - not shown)

Accessories: Donna Flora, BLUE onyx earrings (from set) & Donna Flora,  ABIGALE ivory ring. & A-BOMB, studded satchel-charcoal.

Poses by Everglow.

Fergalicious Footwear

What is bright, patent and python, all at the same time? The new Fergie Python shoes from Mentine, that's what. The Fergie Python by Valentine Biddle, come in a rainbow of glossy bright patent leathers, with mix and match multi-tonal python straps, nice nail polish shades and more. A eye catching chunky heeled sandal with two or three python strap design, the straps come lined with a secondary softly colored shade that peeks out enough to be seen on closer inspection.

This casual and fun sandal will add a pop of color to low key outfits, or compliment brighter summer styles with a bit of flair. I am wearing the new boyfriend shirt, and a cute denim mini from Maitreya. The hair, a must have from this year's Hair Fair, LeLutka's Nicole with colorful scarves braided into it, and the delicate Amanti Jewelry from MOOD, complete the look.

Visit Mentine to see all the available colors.

The stuff;

Shoes: Mentine, Fergie Python, Blue Patent (and other colors.)

Skin: PXL, Gaia, Sunkissed NE MEB C2.
Hair: LeLutka, Nicole, Coal Mine (includes hairbase tattoo)

Outfit: Maitreya, Boyfriend Shirt, Cerise. & Maitreya, Cleo Denim Skirt, Dirty.
Accessories: MOOD, Amanti Cuori Pendant and Earrings, Gold. & DeLa, Bangle "Lloyd", Gold b. & Zaara, Kashiti bobble ring, amythest (gold).

Poses: Striking Poses.

The Mother of All Wedges

Most of Second Life is knee deep in star spangled bikinis and butt crack baring denim, but I felt the distinct need to class up the joint with something girly and frothy and elegant, just for a little while. Shoe Fair 2011 may seem like a distant memory, but there are still treasures left over from the big event, now safely displayed in their main stores. One of these finds is the extensive line of Maxine footwear from Baiastice.

Sissy Pessoa gave us platforms, sandals and super high heels, and my personal favorites, the Maxine Wedges, all with a nice looking prim foot and user hud. The unique looking Mother of Pearl ones are my definite favorites, with an unexpected texture that combines the understated glitz of silver and pearl like lustre. It was easy to complete my look with a pretty black dress, also from Baiastice, some of the incredible accessories from MOOD by Jori Watler, and one of the fantastic new hairs from exile.

Now it's back to our regularly scheduled programming of tan summer skin and skimpy bikinis, just be sure to enjoy being a girl once in a while.

The stuff;

Shoes: Baiastice, Maxine Wedge, Mother-of-Pearl

Skin: [PXL] GAIA TAN CE MEB C2
Cosmetic Tattoos: [PXL] GAIA TAN Pale Lips
Hair: Exile, Nomi Roots-Wedge

Dress: Baiastice, Ephidryades Dress -black
Accessories: MOOD Poipu Paua Bangles & MOOD Vengeance Glam Earring - Silver

Poses: Exposeur

Ready for Royalty

Nadja Baxter suggested a last minute Blogger Challenge, to style ourselves for the Royal Wedding... as a Bride, or Bridesmaid, Member of the Bridal Party, or even as a guest. I went with the later, and though I have struggled with inspiration for blog posts lately, this one was perfect for me. So please join me!

The elegance of Donna Flora seems perfectly suited for day or night, Squinternet Larnia, the designer behind Donna Flora, weaves beautiful collections of Gowns, Dresses, Hats, Jewelry, Hair, and yes, even shoes. I was inspired to share one from her most recent footwear release, a full line of gorgeous sculpted shoes, most with foot sculpt and easy to use HUD. I am so proud of this first attempt at sculpting complete shoes by Larnia, many whose talents tend toward clothing or other wearables will opt to purchase pre-made sculpts for footwear, the new Donna Flora footwear marks an amazing leap forward in her personal skills and that is something to be proud of.

I combined an elegant lilac colored Milena Dress with cream colored jacket and oversized bow, trimmed in sweet beaded flowers. The jewelry Ginger also by Donna Flora is reminiscent of royal jewels, large stones in rich purple and diamonds adorn the ears and a large cocktail ring. The shoes, Lila in Ivory, are a soft satin traditional pump with ankle strap, a petaled flower adorns the heel for added glamour. I complemented the look with a hat from Paper Couture, and skin and eyes by PXL Creations.

Shopping information below, see you at the Nuptials!

Wearing;

Shoes: Donna Flora, Lila, Ivory.

Skin: PXL, Linda G3 Sunkissed, Pale Lips, DEB H P.

Eyes: PXL, Linda G3, Sunkissed, Purple Eyes (Tattoo)
Hair: LeLutka, Eclat Hair, 02/Dark (Suntan).
Eyes: PXL, SOUL Eyes, Fate (Small) *NEW*

Dress: Donna Flora, Milena Dress, Lilac & Cream.
Hat: Paper Couture, Cream Silk Hat (Part of Complete Outfit)
Jewelry: Donna Flora, Ginger Set, Ring & Earrings Worn.
Clutch: Orta, Stella Clutch, Creme/Gold.

All poses by Exposeur.

Just Teasing

Warning: This post contains shameless self-promotion, or rather, clothing from the *New* DCNY because my shopping time has been severely limited lately... but much more important than that are the shoes, and it should always be more about the shoes, dontcha think?

Nardya Rousselot is a busy girl, she is a hard one to catch online these days... but whenever I do catch her I usually harass her with questions about her next shoe release, when is it coming? what is she making? etc. But as recently as this past weekend, she finally had an answer for me, and today, a sneak peek at the lovely MANA Edith, an elegant ankle strap heel from Nardcotix.

It has all the quality we have grown to expect from well made foot-in-shoe styles, and it also boasts one of the most user friendly hud designs I have used. It was one click for me to match my PXL Linda G3 Light Tan Skin perfectly, and there are enough shade presets to make it easy, and any custom tinting and darkening is a piece of cake.

If you have owned MANA styles before you will pleased to note that your existing hud will work perfectly here, so if you have saved your personal skin settings they are available, as are any custom nail art options you may have already added to your hud. The color variety that will be offered on this style is bigger than ever, real eye candy shades too!

Nardya promises to have these out on the shelves as soon as Friday, so please keep an eye out, or join her subscriber group to get the release notices! Visit Nardcotix here.

The stuff;

Look 1 (Grey)

Shoes: Nardcotix, MANA Edith, Metalic Black.

Skin: PXL, Linda G3, Light Tan - Nude Lips (freckles)

Hair: TRUTH, Tanya - Espresso

Eyes: MADesigns, Dimensional - Twilight

Clothing: DCNY Crossover Top - Warm Grey (Coming Soon), DCNY High Tide Pants, Black.

Accessories: Sigma, Myrina Earrings & Necklace - Charcoal/Silver

Look 2 (Teal)

Shoes: Nardcotix, MANA Edith, Teal.

Skin: PXL, Linda G3, Light Tan - Bronze Lips (Aqua Eyes)
Hair: TRUTH, Piper - Espresso
Eyes: MADesigns, Promise Eyes - Blue Pale 8
Clothing: DCNY Crossover Top - Teal (Coming Soon), DCNY Everything Jeans - Black Wash (RollUp Capri)
Accessories: Miel, Troupe Watch - Bright.

Poses by Everglow.

This Is Love.

I believe in love. No matter how many times love chews you up and spits you out, I firmly believe that there is someone out there for everyone... maybe more than one, or in Second Life... at least a clean half dozen in the average SLifespan. So what does one do when they are faced with the possibility of Valentine's Day alone, or lonely, or both? You go back to what you love, and for me that is blogging shoes, and great fashion and beautiful skins. One of my first loves in SL were the Linda skins from PXL, and Mr. Hart Larsson, that talented and very charming fellow has won me over again with the stunning PXL Linda G3. There is something to be said about a man that can make a woman feel beautiful, and my first gift to myself today was this beautiful skin.

I also love rediscovering old favorite stores, and things that have been sitting in my 'to wear' folder for months and months. This past weekend I happened upon a small shop named CentoPallini, it was new to me and I instantly loved the Valentino Hat, which looks to be molded from dark chocolate and is festooned with bows, gems, more chocolate in a heart shaped box, and cupids arrow skewering the whole works. Easy peasy, gift number two for myself is settled upon. I dug the rest of my outfit out of my many folders of clothing, with a beautiful Veschi Jacket, Maitreya Bodysuit and accessories from Donna Flora. But you know me, and my outfit is never complete without something 'on my toes'.

It was really very hard for me to find something newish to blog, as I have been away for a little while and missed some great things, and it seems that there haven't been many new releases this week (I suspect most of my favorites are gearing up for the next Shoe Fair... more on that soon.) So I started TPing around for some inspiration... I found them at SLink, and yes they have been out for a while, but they are completely gorgeous and I never managed to grab a pair before today, gift number three for me, the beautiful Paloma Pointe Ballet Slippers. Now it seems I am ready to dance my way into the next unsuspecting heart, and I didn't have to wear loads of pink or bright red to do it.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone, treat yourself to something special today!

The Stuff;

Footwear - SLink, Paloma Pointe Ballet Slippers (Red).

Skin - [PXL] Linda G3 Tan, Red Lips & Full Body Freckles.
Hair - LeLutka Eclat Hair_02/dark (Suntan).

Eyes - [PXL] Eyes Glow - GreyGold (Medium).

Hat - CentoPallini, Valentino Hat.

Jacket - Veschi (could not find current SLurl), No Strings Attached, Dark Brown (Strings set to Red.)

Bodysuit - Maitreya, Bodysuit de la Ruche - SilverBlue

Accessories - Donna Flora, Linda Earrings, Lucia Ring (Right Hand), Rose Ring (Left Hand).

Poses - Everglow.