A Little Birdy Told Me To Watch Out for This Style at Second Life's Hair Fair, Opening Tomorrow

Janine "Iris Ophelia" Hawkins' ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style

It's that time of year again -- time for one of Second Life's most popular traditions and events, Hair Fair. Every year, designers get together across several sims to celebrate SL hair design and raise money for charity by releasing brand new (and occasionally exclusive) styles and generous freebie bundles... Not to mention Bandana Day, where fashionistas across the grid don customized bandanas in support of the Wigs For Kids charity.

Hair Fair opens tomorrow, so naturally many users' timelines and Flickr dashboards are already filling up with teasers from participating designers. I'll have a more detailed look at my favorite Hair Fair styles next week, but for now I want to leave you with one of the cutest (and most inventive) styles I've seen yet -- Newreem by Anya Ohmai. Anya's not only one of my favorite SL photographers, but she's also a tremendously talented virtual designer. She'll be releasing quite a few styles at Hair Fair, most of which seem to include those plump and playful little birdies, so be sure not to miss her booth if you get a chance to swing by!

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Iris 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.