Oh what a feeling....

This past week I was rather relaxed in RL and had a little extra time to focus on the all more inporant alternate life I am leading and it struck me....creativity! Which was a pleasant welcome because for the past few days I had felt a little blah; even about getting dressed, shopping didn't help much either. Several days in a row I found myself grabbing jeans and a t-shirt. That is all over now though.

Back to the creativity, I was totally sparked today and oddly enough was itching to...build? I'll take it! It all started with the Fedora - We Love Her that I picked up in the freebie section at Tesla. I had no idea they were there so when I found it I was so excited out of the box I wasn't feeling it, but I knew with a few clicks I could have my dream hat; if only I could find a decent one in RL. Voila! I haven't taken it off except to don the new Mini Hats from Aoharu at an impromptu dance party--they come in some really exciting animal prints and bright colors as well. So yesterday my friend decides she is going to make shoes and I let her have her way, but then practically demand that she make some for me; I have been on the search for an extra high heel for a while and go to SM wasn't enough--turns out I needed a mere six inches, not too much eh?

From the shoes I built my outfit; at the moment I cannot get enough skirts, they are just so fantastic and while I am a major fan of the high-waist I have even opt foedr a few regular waist skirts. Looking around for a skirt I stumbled upon an old favorite, Paper Couture's Sunset Feast--an instant yes! Keeping with my happy creative mood I topped this outfit off with the P-K Belted Blazer, it gives me a sort of 80s feel and I love it for that-- soo tempted to get a few more colors.

All this excitement has gotten me into writing a rather long post...

Enjoy!

xx

credits.

skin. London makeup5b in pale tone, LeLutka

hair. Loelle in ginger, Maitreya

eyes. Blue Ice(big), Miriel

lashes. Photoshoot2, LeLutka

blazer. Belted Blazer in blue, P-K

skirt. Sunset Feast skirt, Paper Couture

hat. Fedora We Love Her, Tesla[edited by me]

bracelet. Pyramid Bangle in blue leather, made by me[coming soon]

ring. Sculpture Ring in gold, made by me[coming soon]

shoes. Altitude in noir, Cirque--Defy Collection[coming soon]

Fashion is my Religion...

Have you ever been to Paper Couture, well this post is not about it...

But just a few shops down you'll find a store thats relatively new to me, and I really wonder how I didn't know about it before. I'm so happy now though, my SLife is nearer to nirvana! My first time inside I was just so excited, lots of skirts! I have been on the search for more and more prim skirts, I'm not sure I can ever have enough. Anyhow there are lots of skirts and dresses and they generally come in some exciting feminie prints, like this skirt from the Liv set a lovely floral print. WAIT. There is more, but I cannot decide if I should tell you all about it right now...

After visiting I thought; maybe I missed the explosion of, wait for it...Church of Luxe! With the holidays though I did not get a chance to look through the feeds too much, and after the new year began a lot of people were blogging Lo Jacobs' cat and mouse outfit.

Back to the clothes. I was so excited when Lo sent me this in the review pack, it was one of the items I wanted but had not gotten, but now I'm convinced I must get the rest of the floral skirts. Creating an outfit around this skirt was a little more difficult than expected though, partly because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do; I am happy with the final outcome though. For fear that I have typed too much already, I'll leave you with the credits and notice of more to come....

Enjoy

xx

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credits.

skin. Maicia in Natural tone, Beauty Avatar Couture

eyes. Blue Ice(big), Miriel

hair. Ballerina Bun(no pin), LeLutka

blouse. Italia in creme, Armidi(edit--made ruffles a little larger)

cardigan. Low V Cardigan in pumpkin, Little Rebel(edit--shortened sleeves and darkened color) 

skirt. Liv skirt in Wheat, Church of Luxe

hat. French Beret in bombazine, MG Fashion

earrings. Teardrop Earrings in dark slate grey, Artilleri

gloves. Riding Gloves in teal, Savvy?

socks. Slouch Socks in softs 3, Maitreya

shoes. Mishima Dawn in Bistre, Maitreya

Long distance loves....

This outfit started because I am in love with the Micha Mi Carmela bustier and when Milla sent them out in red and green as a holiday gift I was so excited. She knows her customers well! If you read her blog then you know all about her, but if by chance you haven't gotten to her store--get to it! She has amazing racerback tanks, in a gorgeous brown, and lots of great complete outfits. I knew wearing a bustier though in such blistering cold weather I should throw something else on; browsing my inventory though I saw the Armidi Gisaci Pleated Neck babydoll and before attaching I said to myself, " I think this is going to work, way to go Milla for making your red just a falu in color," and what do you know? Perfect match! 

My other long distance love that I have not had a chance to wear yet were these leather Richelieux from Polina Kaestner creations, they were a group gift as well for the grand opening but at the store there are lots more and in a variety of colors. Plus in the sequin collection there is a beautiful dress--totally my new year's dress and this blazer, that I so need to pick up. Did I mention the prices at both places are stellar!? Well, they are.

The pants, the pants! These Kiki pants from  eLdee were a long time favorite of mine, I should go pick them up in a few more colors. These are a high-waisted trouser and stunning texture work by Lilyana Dryke. Though I'm personally not a fan of the extended system pant leg, that does not detract from the beauty of these pants, however I decided to shorten them just a bit to make them look like a sleek tailored pant and voila!

Oh and the Soon scarf  from Thimbles? Well its just too fun!

xx

credits.

skin. Enea Makeup 7, Beauty Avatar

hair. Keira in ginger, LeLutka

top. Carmela in red, Micha Mi & Pleated Neck babydoll prim in falu, Armidi

pants. Kiki #6, eLdee (comes with shirt and scarf)

scarf. Soon, Thimbles (group gift)

bracelet. Thick Metal bangles, VG Rep

shoes. Leather Richelieux in red, P-K (group gift)

Royal Prep

Not sure who sent out the memo to designers to start producing all these amazing blazers but I'm so glad you did, whoever you are. Not much to say other than there was an amazing sale going on at Royal Blue, not sure if its still on--but everything blue was 10L, woooow! I had seen this blazer in a preview ad and the chance to own it and not only that but for a mere 10L I was stoked...this babe loves a bargain.

Although this post is all about the blazer, honestly I love every piece I'm wearing. The Shark Fin Skirt from Thimbles is amazing on its own, but here I edited the fins--made them a bit wider, so to create a more flared/hippy/structured shape. The Theo necklace I also edited, changed the texture to a metal to keep in theme with the grey tones but also because the original texture was really standout and I wanted everything to flow together. SMALL NOTE: I'm so excited about Valena's transition at LeLutka its amazing to watch her grow and progress...

I feel like this is a bit wordy, but I must mention one last piece...THE SHOES!? Who doesn't have these heels from Gbberish, but I can't get enough. Especially after seeing Mariya at the ShopArmidi launch in them, I was sold.

Okay. Okay. I'm done, read on for the credits!

xx

credits.

hair. Emma in ginger, Maitreya

eyes. Blue Ice(Big), Miriel

top. Made of Evil Boustier tee, Thimbles

skirt. Shark Fin in white, Thimbles

blazer. Preppy Blazer, Royal Blue

necklace. Theo, Cachet

belt. S. Olbers Thin Belt, Mimikri Hot Couture

ring. Times Square Ring, Paper Couture

shoes. Beauchamp in dusk, Gbberish