Iris Ophelia's ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style
It occurred to me that it's been a rather long time since Iris Ophelia has made a real appearance on NWN. Obviously I'm here and writing regularly, but the focus of that writing has broadened a lot, and doesn't include big beautiful shots of my SL avatar as often as it used to. But of course Iris is still around off-stage, and still dressed impeccably.
So to make sure the fashionistas in the audience are still getting their fix, today I'm presenting the state of my avatar. Hint: Her state is pretty damn kawaii, even more than usual. Keep reading for full details!
The vast majority of my current outfit is from the April round of Collabor88 [SLURL] which will be coming to a close in the first week of May. Most of my favorite Collabor88 items this month fell under the Kitsch theme, including this polka-dotted retro dress from DECO. It features soda bottlecaps as buttons down the back of the skirt (which give the Soda Pop Dress its name) as well as a lot of excellent fabric detailing. The folds of the skirt, the darting on the chest, the drawn-in waist... It's just a very well-textured digital garment.
Both the hair and the necklace I'm wearing are also from Collabor88. The hair is Gisele from LaViere (although I've opted for white I highly recommend their candy-colored dip-dyes as well) while the necklace is Robot Dream Ride, a color-changeable two-piece set by Maxi Gossamer.
I also popped into Kawaii Fair [SLURL] this week to pick up these Hello Kitty-inspired Hai Kitty Nerd Glasses from Pretty Liars. Thanks to the included HUD, you can change the color of the frames, bows, and whiskers independently, but I'm sticking with the classic Kitty colors for now. A whiskerless version of these glasses will still be available from Pretty Liars after Kawaii Fair ends, but the whiskered ones are exlusive to Kawaii Fair which closes tomorrow, so you'll want to act fast if you love these fun frames as much as I do.
And yes, I'm still quite in love with the Snow Rabbit hybrid mesh avatar head. If you missed my full write-up of it last month, be sure to check that out here.
That's it for now, happy shopping!Please share this post with people you like:
TweetIris Ophelia (@bleatingheart, Janine Hawkins IRL) has been featured in the New York Times and has spoken about SL-based design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan and with pop culture/fashion maven Johanna Blakley.
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