I have never had such a serious case of ‘what can go wrong, will go wrong’ in my blogging days, as I did today. It actually started last night, unable to save a picture, I was actually getting popups saying ‘Cannot save image’ which I don’t remember ever seeing in the past. Then relog after relog, and then I was a cloud. After all of that, I just went to sleep. Waking up today I knew at least I was dressed and ready to go, but again, the same cannot save issues. Relog, reinstall and retry, the three new R’s of my life. I decided though after all that to try with the alt I use for The Deck, and it saved…logged back in to main and voila, saved. It goes to show having an empty inventory account on the side is sometimes a benefit.

Then after all of that, I realised that I didn’t have my hands on…how did we ever cope without them I do not know, but ugh. So took new pics and then realised OMG I forgot to put my hands on AGAIN.  But I kept going, because I love this outfit I put together from some way old LeLutka items, and some new and exciting pieces from events. Also to bring attention to the amazing new hair by LeLutka based on Fairy Tales, which is their second foray into this treasure trove of inspiration. The Rapunzel hair is a beautiful long braided style that with the help of mesh and rigging, actually will move as you do…this is one of those things that really makes you so grateful that we have rigging and mesh now. The hair also has a special GIFT, each style in the new release actually came with special gifts, so make sure to look for them in the folders. The gift with Rapunzel is an adorable Chameleon shoulder pet, he has moving eyes and an up or down tail option with 5 great colours to choose from. The other great thing is that you can resize him and rez him in world so you can have little friends all over the place.

At first I was going to go all pretty and girly as the hair just brings out that mood, and then I remembered that I had the Liu skin by Glance that I had not yet blogged. So thinking of Miss Liu lead me to Charlies Angels and that lead me to Spy’s and that lead me to this look. The bolero and hat are older items from LeLutka, but so in keeping with the great wintery looks popping up all over the place. The bolero is definitely a favourite, and I hope that one day this is an inspiration to doing something similar in mesh, we definitely need more stoles, and bolero like looks to put over the top of mesh that won’t interfere with the movement of the main item.

The shirt I am wearing is by Nylon Outfitters, which is featured at this months Collabor88. The tee is beautiful, it is lace and backless, with the back being tied off in a beautiful ribbon tie look. The scalloped bottom is divine, and all in all a must have item that also has bra tops that go under but don’t go as far as the back – me thinks that Nylon spent the time to carefully sew them inside of the tee. Because the top is system layered and comes in great colours, this would also look divine underneath something, such as a corset or gown , something strapless perhaps with a low back to give it a boost, you will have to play around with that idea once you get the tops.

Another item I really liked the back of, as well as the front, is the Cross belt by LaGyo. This is actually their The Dressing Room Fusion item, and it is resizaable, I was going for a hip fit look, but when I resized it and moved it down, it had resized too much front and back, so it doesn’t really work that way too well, not on my shape anyway. But it looks great were it is intended to sit, and there are other metal colours available also.

The boots I am wearing are these very cool ankle boots by Monso. Monso has released them for Collabor88/December, and the great thing about them, is that they are available in Male and Female versions, so no one has to miss out. They are a great style, with great buckle and stitch detailing. They come in an assortment of colours, so be sure to try them for yourself.

Slipped inside of the boots are the great wool leggings from D.Select, part of the Deetalez brand. They have done a huge release of late, with leggings in wools as well as nylon and a good range of wintery themed prints. I am definitely all about the argyle ones, they are very cool also. I took some pics of the various colours and prints you can get, so check those out if you are looking for some wintery woolies.

The skin by Glance comes with brown and black brows, regular and big bust cleavage options (part of the skin) no brows as an option or thin brows…I am wearing the regular brows in my pics. There is also a tattoo layer for no freckles and no freckles shine, which gives a little more highlight to the face. Then the make up packs come with 10 shadows, 10 glossy lips and 10 matte lips options, so the combinations go into the hundreds if my math isn’t broken. I have done a few random eyes/lips to show you. So make sure you go over and DEMO DEMO DEMO, because if you are on the look out for an asian inspired skin, this one is a great place to start.

Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.

Poses by : Bounce This Poses 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Liu – Glance 

Hair:

Rapunzel – LeLutka 

Clothes:

Openback Lace Tee – Nylon Outfitters @ Collabor88/Dec

IRINUSHKA bolero – LeLutka 

Wool Tights – D.select

Shoes/Boots:

My Combat Boots – Monso  @ Collabor88/Dec

Accessories:

Cross Belt – LaGyo @ The Dressing Room Fusion

I was really honored to be asked by Adorkable Peapod to answer some questions for an interview for the blog she shares with TrinityBelle Meriman called Bare SL. I hope you will stop by there and see my answers to her questions. While you visit also read all the wonderful past interviews, some of which you can see the names of in the pic above.

A store that does an incredible array of colours and prints is The Plastik. They also dabble in just about everything, from clothes to skins and accesssories. The accessories being the main focus of todays post, because the jewellery items are truly Must Haves. First though the skin is part of an all in one look, with eyes, ears – elf shaped, and skins with make up and tattoos of freckles. The skin has very strong detailing and an incredible looking stomach, so demo them and see if any of the looks go with yours.

Next we have the clothing, the skirts are the Misfit skirt, which is an a-line skirt with a great look and comes in a huge assortment of prints, from subtle to truly bold. The first top I am wearing is actually sculpted, so no alpha layer or rigging involved, but it fit me so well I didn’t have to edit size wise at all, just had to move it down a bit. The second is the gorgeous Daunting Fate corset, again so many different fabric choices and I went with this awesome Pious look, with crosses of various styles splattered all over it.

The horns are so adorable, probably not the intention, but I love how it is like wearing a fashion sketch. They come with a beaded option as well, and are just so cool to wear. Then comes the incredible Dena’ina Earrings & Collar. These are just amazing. Not only do you get them with silver, gold or black metal rimming, but you also get a base hud for the collar that has 15 amazing textures for the body of the collar. As you can see in the picture the top 15 squares are all the base textures shown. The rest of the pictures are just some of the gemstone texture choices you can purchase, so really no matter what stone setting you go with, you get 45 different necklaces when you change the bases or metals. I will not lie, the second I put it on I took off everything else – and I mean everything, and strutted around our house just loving this collar and incredible earrings.

Not really a perfect match but close enough is the bracelet and ring set that is actually part of the With Love Hunt at the moment by .Shi, so be sure to grab that in your travels. All of the hair worn is by Ploom, and both styles are just fabulous when wanting to keep attention to the right areas of your look.

So almost head to toe in The Plastik today, and if you haven’t been over for a visit of late, then don’t delay because there is so much shopping to do.

Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.

Poses by : Adorkable Poses 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Ataciara – Chorus – Cateye – The Plastik

Hair:

Ark, Hanna  – Ploom 

Clothes:

Katyana Top, Misfit Skirt, Daunting Fate Corset – Pious   – The Plastik 

Shoes/Boots:

Liaison Pumps – Maitreya Gold

Accessories:

Dena’ina Earrings & Collar , Triz – Pure horns – The Plastik 

Mother of pearl ring and bracelet – .Shi (with love hunt item)

Mesh Hands – SLink 

New shoes that take me back in time to the 80’s in the best of ways. The Liaison pumps are about to be released at Maitreya in the next few days, (possibly tomorrow) and they come in an abundance of rich colours. On top of the fabulous colour range, they also have four different wear options that make them very versatile from day to night and well into the wee hours.

First off the have the pointed toe pump look down to perfection, with a great steel heel that is nestled inside of the sole. The sole also has four options of colour from the HUD, you have black, red, tan or the default colour of the shoe. Then the shoes via HUD have an option for strap or no strap, and sock or no sock – the sock is more of a legwarmer look, which is so dance fabulous. Then the fourth option is to wear the straps over the socks look, which is just too irresistible to me. There are deep warm colours and vibrant colours that will have to running to them as go to shoes often. The socks option also has a huge choice of colours to choose from, so I took shots with different colours with different shoes, and then some with the straps only and without straps or socks, it was fun, and I always love to show as many options as possible, you never know which one may grab the attention of someone who may have been looking for just that particular colour/combo etc.

I had to revisit some older items with these, and the MAiiKI items are always a fun favourite for looks like this. You may not have been around when this collection launched in SL many moons ago, they still hold their own style wise today and the sets mix up so well with other things. New at this months FaMESHed are the Emma jackets by Baiastice, this jacket has a top included look, which made getting dressed so easy, a great look for the office, and the jacket is just wonderful fit wise over the skirt, I did have to go up a size though to get it over the hips.

Another new item is this divine clutch from Epoque. Epoque and accessories is going to be a very popular match in the next few months, if this bag and the necklace – also worn – are anything to go by. The hair I am wearing and the fabulous bee earrings which I will show again in greater detail, as well as the ring and bracelet are all Bees through the Seasons items. That event is so adorable, so if you have not yet BEEn you should get on over there. The hair I am so excited about, because it is BeetleBones hair, which means that she may do more in the future and more hair is always a big treat for everyone. The bee theme definitely had an influence on my first look.

Skin worn is the Princess skin Renee from the Glam Affair Gatcha machine at The Arcade, another of the really easy to wear always options in the release, so be sure to try your hand at getting this and first date. They are both so pretty.

Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.

Poses by : oOo Studio

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Renee – Princess – Glam Affair @ The Arcade 

Hair:

Beehive Messy Half-Do – BeetleBones Salon @ Bees through the Seasons 

Clothes:

Look One :     Streep Set (parts of) – MAiiKI @ Maitreya 

Look Two :    Pencil Skirt – Maitreya 

Emma Jacket w/ top – Baiastice @ FaMESHed/December

Look three :  Belted Poof Set – MAiiKI @ Maitreya 

Shoes/Boots:

Liaison – Maitreya Gold (coming soon)

Accessories:

Alimony Clutch , Shard Necklace – Epoque 

Antique Bees Posts earrings – OhMai @ Bees through the Seasons 

Beehive Bracelet & Ring – LaGyo @ Bees through the Seasons 

High Waisted Belt – MAiiKI @ Maitreya 

Mesh Hands – SLink 

Marathon DJ Event in Second Life and Real Life Raises Funds for Heifer International

Chicago, IL & The Velvet, Second Life, December 8 & 9, 2012 – What began as a joke 4 years ago has grown into a successful annual fundraiser for Heifer International. A conversation about who had spun the longest set inspired Maht Wuyts of The Velvet, one of Second Life’s® oldest clubs, to attempt a 26.2 hour DJ marathon, called the Mahrathon, a joking reference to his first name.

The first Mahrathon raised around $500 from tips donated by people coming to the club. Last year, for the third Mahrathon, he arranged to DJ at the Star Lounge, a Chicago coffeehouse while spinning at The Velvet, raising funds in both worlds and raised over $1500. This year his goal is $2000.

The Mahrathon starts at 3:48 on Saturday, December 8th and continues until 6:00 PM on Sunday, December 9th. The odd starting time is necessary for the official 26.2 hours that makes this a marathon, or Mahrathon to be precise.

In SL, Wuyts is known for his encyclopedic knowledge of music and his vast collection that he mines for unusual and eclectic sets. Over the last year, he has done a weekly set of music from 1960 to 2012, presenting the best music of each year week after week. Anyone attending the Mahrathon for its entirety would be happy to know there will be no repeats.

Other Coverage:
Dec 5, 2011 Chicago DJ Plays for More Than a Day Straight to Help Charity: http://www.roadreadycases.com/blog/?p=11773
Dec 3, 2011 A Short Interview with a Marathon DJ:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/12/03/a-short-interview-with-a-marathon-dj

External Links:
Heifer International: http://heifer.org
Star Lounge Mahrathon Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/445455348824880/

Promotional Flyer:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxP76X2KPGQFcEVuelNXdGN3N2s

With Love Hunt has left the gate strong, followed by FaMESHed and then hot in pursuit we have The Arcade…I know it is way more serious than a horse race, it is Fashion. Sometimes though, and definitely down my end of the planet, the two are in strong partnership with each other, one does not go to the races without looking fabulous.

Another thing about us Aussies, is that we tend to dress exactly like shown in this pic. The other day I was out and about in this look and Gogo thought I was a bit nutty, but then she thinks that pretty much daily I think. But down under we tend to go with warm and snug footwear and very little else at times. Usually though you would see us with Ugg boots, and not these fantastic Mukluks ( the name so reminds me of those things in WOW ) by BOOM for The Arcade. They come in a beautiful range of colours, and it doesn’t matter how many times you go at it, you will love the choices, and you can always give the double colours to your friends, because they will love them too.

Other MUST MUST MUST have items from The Arcade are the Ewing hair by Tableau Vivant. This is their first hair, and OMG I adore the length, the layered cut, and the soft waves that give it an almost dried from the sun appearance. This is again another very familiar look for us. Right now I am trying to find the good things in my head about summer, because seriously at 4am this morning it was 81 degrees and horrible. The skin I have on is also from The Arcade, by Glam Affair. They did a whole slew of new looks on the Renee skin, and this is First Date and so pretty. If you can get your hands on this one, definitely a go to skin for everyday.

The accessories worn on this post are from three stores, the bag is by Sleepy Eddy and is a The Arcade item, the size is a good large, which you can modify to fit your shape. I left it at the default size because I was sitting. The other accessory is the Aviator glasses from Redgrave, these are new mesh items, and have not only the option to sit them up on your head, but also frame options, sizes and lenses, so they are very versatile…and look great on boys and girls. The combination of Aviator shades and these incredible Dog Tags from Mandala was fun…having my top gun moment.

The necklace is really lovely and has incredible detailing. The bracelets and tags are available at FaMESHed. The bracelets come in three options, on both wrists and also have sizes for males or females. I like that a lot about Mandala, that many of their items are unisex and they are always so superbly textured and created.

Lastly the poses I am using are from the Call Me pack of poses that are only 10L during the With Love Hunt at Adorkable Poses. Not only do you get a great selection of poses, but you get the mirrors and a cell phone that is already edited to co-ordinate with each pose…so don’t delay on grabbing those, also get over there now because they also started their FREE pose a day Advent thing they do each year. So every day for 25 days you can come and visit their store and get a free pose.

Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.

Poses by : Adorkable Poses – With Love Hunt item ( available for 10L NOW )

Tiki Shower – Headhunters Island 

Rock Surround and Surfboard Prop – W.Winx 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Renee – First Date – Glam Affair  @ The Arcade/December

Hair:

Ewing Hair – Tableau Vivant @ The Arcade/December

Clothes:

Ellio Bikini – BOOM 

Cut off shorts – Tres Blah 

Shoes/Boots:

Mukluks – BOOM @ The Arcade/December

Accessories:

Okaki Dog tags and Bracelets – Mandala @ FaMESHed/December

Aviator Glasses – Redgrave 

Leather Body Bag – Sleepy Eddy @ The Arcade/December

Mesh Hands – SLink