Armed Elegance

It seems like ages since I've posted. No, I'm not a current, up-to-the-minute SL blogger. I'm more of a slow, thoughtful, broke/lazy person who takes their time & uses things over & over a LOT, so if you are looking for the "latest thing" you already know this isn't the blog for that, lol. Anyway, I got this dress a while back & never blogged it, but I think it's really beautiful & I have worn it a lot, so here you go. It's called Armed Elegance & it's from House of Fox. The shoes are from Nardcotix & I have been wearing them so much as you will see in upcoming posts. They just seem to go with everything in my inventory. 

Fashionably Dead Bird Skin Dust 6
House of Fox Dress & Hat
Bliss Couture Hair (past hunt gift)
Antique pearl wrapped necklace by bonita popinjay
Blacklace Stockings
Nardcotix Shoes

Pretty In Tangerine

I made another outfit using the same shoes, socks & bag as last time. Well, what can I say, when I find things I like, I tend to use them a lot! I also tend to save up & buy little things here & there, or indulge in fatpacks, like I HAD to do when I saw how great the new Fashionably Dead skins were after seeing them recently modeled in a post on Steffy Ghosts' blog. She's the creator of Jack Spoon, has great style & I always get a lot of inspiration from her blog. She was also wearing some great, thick eyebrows I have been seeing everywhere & coveting, so I hopped over to Cheap Makeup as well. One of my biggest regrets is over-plucking my eyebrows in the 1990's, (when it was the fashion to do so,) because they never fully grew back, leaving me with thin brows, which can be a little "aging". I long for the thick brows of my youth, which brings me to this outfit, a nod to the era of my teens. This look has a real 80's vibe to me, the brightly colored, slightly oversized  belted sweater worn over a feminine, ruffly shirt, skinny, high-waisted pants, slouchy socks with tasseled shoes, jaunty hat with messy hair, the great bag & the glasses, for sure. It's kind of a sleeker, more sophisticated version of Molly Ringwald's Andie character from Pretty in Pink: Pretty in Tangerine?

Fashionably Dead Skin, Clean Gloss, No Brow Version (Freckles & Dimples from L.Fauna added)
Cheap Makeup Parisian Girl Eyebrows
Eyes made by Me!
December Glasses (Past Group Lucky Board)
LeLutka Breeze Hair/hat Past Group Gift (Free to Join)
izm 3 Type Collar blouse
Fishy Strawberry Impromptu MESH Cardigan (How much do I love mesh? A lot. A whole lot.)
ISON trousers
House of Fox Color Me Fox Jealous Booties, Lazy Boy Socks
PIDIDDLE Anya Tote - previously blogged. I got this at the Dressing Room, but it's no longer there. I went to the Pididdle mainstore, but didn't see it. Maybe it just slipped my view? I really love it, though.
Paper Couture Bird Ring (Marketplace) I didn't get any close-ups of the ring this time around, but take a look at the pic on marketplace, it's really cute. All of her jewelry is outstanding. At any rate, I will be wearing it a LOT, so I'm sure I will get better pics of it soon. I also bought a few necklaces so I am excited to wear those as well!

Emily Nomad Dress

A couple weeks ago The Dressing room featured this dress from Mimikri & I just fell in love with it. The fabric texture is like an impressionist peacock. So lovely.  I plied on a bunch of fur, pearls & flowers to complete my look & finished it with a bag that has tassels to match those on my shoes. I adore the frills & flounces so much. There's so many wonderful textures going on here. I want to take this look out of SL & into real life, with a faux fox, of course! All details below.

 fashionably dead skin
eyes by me - LaDonna Oceanlane
Clawtooth La la la hair
Two Wildo headresses (sorry this store is no longer in business)
miel genius peepers
Ohmai a lil foxy wrap (was at Collabor88) Here's her Blog
mimikri emily nomad dress
House of Fox Jealous Booties, Lazy Boy Socks, Forever Young Ring,
TokiDoki untights
earthstones beaded touch necklace
glow studio pearls in rows, glow studio amelie pearl necklace
antique pearl wrapped necklace by bonita popinjay
pididdle anya tote at Dressing Room

Happy Dance

I had a really nice conversation with my friend Saskia on Skype while I was putting this picture together. I had been feeling kind of sad, but talking with Saskia cheered me up, so the picture turned out pretty cheerful in the end! Plus, the clothes are pretty amazing so that also helped immensely! :P

Fashionably Dead Skin
Shag Sylph Hair (old hunt hair)
Split Pea And With Bees in Her Breath Head Dress (Now on Sale FLF) 50L
Miel Genius peepers 175L
[glow] Studio Amelie Necklace Silver 120L
Jack Spoon Concha Coat 75L, Daphne Blouse 50L
Indie Rose Chinos from old Mainstore now closed - New location open in CHIC
House of Fox Justice Wedges 600L
Olive Juice Poses

New Years Eve Party Dress

Happy New Year Everyone! See you in the future <3

Fashionably Dead Skin at Collabor88
LpD Black Strong Kajal eyeliner
Boon hairbase in chestnut
L.Fauna dimples & freckles
Bliss Couture Diamond is Mine Hunt Hair
Elemiah Dress With Love Again Hunt 10L
TokiDoki un tights in rose (Gacha) 16L
House of Fox Arch Boots, Modern Couture Hat
Malt Chunky Necklace (Old Hunt item)
Olive Juice Ball Pit Pose Props

In My Room

Fashionably Dead Skins in bird dust 6 freckles 500L
[e} elikatira soft got at Collabor88 for 88 now back to regular price
Fishy starwberry Fur neck Cardi the dressing Room 69L

Ison high waisted cigarette trousers
December Glassses Group Lucky Board
House of Fox Forever Young Ring was on sale for 50L now 100
:NuDoLu: Ikebana Lumineuse 2,  NuDoLu: Deco lumineuse, NuDoOlu Lumiere des cartes anciennes:
Art Dummy Old Window
shop seu 1 prim form (recolored from original Black) 80L
what next paper doll mannequin store gift 0L
[croire] paisley doodle decal 50L

Still in a Vintage Mood

I am really feeling the Vintage Fair. Yes, I finally was able to go back & the lag was not bad at all. I wasn't able to splurge as much as I would have liked because I kind of blew my budget early this month & I live on a fixed income but there is one more item I may have to go back & get, (I'll keep you posted.) In the meantime I am happy with my Haut.Monde purchases AND I got another pair of shoes from them, (actually a three-pack from the mainstore ~ posting soon!) Plus I have been scouring my inventory for "vintage" finds & pairing them up with some cool new additions I recently picked up. I got a little artsy with the setup on these pics, (I wanted to use my cool furniture!) so the clothes aren't exactly featured the best they could be & they are not from the Vintage Fair but they are pretty vintage looking & pretty great. I really love everything I am wearing here, new items & old favorites.
Ok, so Both pictures feature:
Glam Affair Gio Skin 70L , Glow Studio Jennifer Shape 70L, Noctis Sofa, Table, Lamp & Rug (Past Hunt Gifts) Stone Misery Reading Rug (includes books, Pillows, candle & Raven) Past Hunt Gift or Lucky Board (Can't remember which, Sorry!)

 

 *First Look Also Features:
Lamb Hair  Girlfriend in a Coma (Purchased for discounted rate of 88L at Collabor88 last set up!)
Pig Sing Sing Precious Old Group Gift
RibboN Gray Suspender Pants 40L
G Field Alex Adjustable Strap Shoes in Black 200L (the Straps have 3 or 4 configurations plus no-strap, also sole color change. It's like getting a bunch of shoes all in one.) Great deal & Look amazing on.
Miel Color Changeable Genius Peepers 175L
House of Fox ForeverYoung Ring Purchased on Sale for 50L, is now back to 100L

*Second look also Features:

Elikatira Hair from Collabor88
Coco Bow Blouse 100L
LeeZu Pants (Lea Pants with added Brit Pants Bits, sorry I do that a lot)
Nardcotix Shoes from The Dressing Room
Natural Avec Toi Hair Piece 69L
Nala Monocle