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Gillian Waldman's SL Fashion Tips -- Including a Look Inspired by The Undoing!

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I love the post Bluebells from Gillian Waldman’s DeuxLooks. This is something I would wear in real life. I have many colorful skirts I pair with tops and sweaters all the time. I like them to be knee-length or slightly below the knee. They simply look better when your sitting down. I also love that she doesn’t care about seasonality. 

• Hair: tram J1114 hair *@Uber* ends 12/22
• Flowers: LODE Hair Accessory – Symphony
• Sweater: RKKN. Elle Knitted Sweater Cream /MPetite *@Kustom9* ends 12/10
• Skirt: RKKN. Elle Pleated Skirt Pattern6 /Maitreya Petite *@Kustom9* ends 12/10

HBO’s “The Undoing” inspired this next look....

Virtual World Christmas Photos Warm Enough to Evoke Real World Nostalgia

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Since mid-October, folks have asked whether it was too soon to decorate for Christmas. If you’re a traditionalist, any day before Christmas Eve is too early. People would decorate on Christmas Eve and then to take it down on January 6th, after the Twelve Days of Christmas. My family would decorate on St. Lucia’s Day, on December 13th. Much safer than a crown of lit candles in my hair. I thought it would be fun to check in on the Ghosts of Christmas Decorations Past. I love this one from Alicia Chenaux and how beautifully lit the tree is in the shadows of the room. 

More Christmas Past decorations coming up...

Add Intrigue to Virtual World Screenshots By Making Them Slightly Off-Kilter

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As much as I dislike the fully horizontal pictures posted to take full advantage of blog white space, I am drawn to the slightly off-kilter pictures from Eloen. They brought to mind the phrase “cockeyed optimist” which reminded me of the song from South Pacific. These pictures are not cockeyed in order to maximize use of space or fit a group header, they are cockeyed to create visual interest, to draw our eyes, because that’s the way she wants to see them. Add the bright, rich colors and what better expression is there than “cockeyed optimist.” 

More clever use of angles coming up...

Three Beautifully Icy Landscape Photos of a Virtual World Winter Wonderland

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“Smooth Tides” is the first picture by this Second Life landscape photographer that I saw and I was entranced. It really is Second Life. She provides a SLURL. The detail is so fine you can see each rock. Often you will see a road leading your eyes, but in this case the water leads your eyes. 

MacKenna has a love of winter and it shows...

SL Black Friday & Holiday Shopping Ideas from Style Blogger Kurimu Kima

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“Christmas Is Seeping In” seems like the perfect “Black Friday” post. Kurimu Kima does a great job of kicking off the Christmas season in a fun decor post. Her post is detailed, listing every item. I was drawn to the critters on the table. She explained in her post that she resized the deer to make it a better fit. This kind of care in blogging makes readers trust the blogger. 

Items on center table…

• Table: [KraftWork] Provence . Coffee Table 4Li {@Mainstore}
• Table cover (resized carpet): [KraftWork] Runner Rugs . Boho Set . Red Geometric 1Li {@Mainstore}
• Cupcake on spatula: [Andika] Friandises de Noel Dispenser-B 1Li {@Tannenbaum}
• Yule Log: [RH] Xmas Cake -Deer- 3Li {@Tannenbaum}
• Candy cane and cake: [Disorderly] Bundt Xmas / Candycane 1Li {@Tannenbaum}
• Hot chocolate and cake: [Disorderly] Bundt Xmas / Hot Chocolate 1Li {@Tannenbaum}
• Red bulb on table: [+Half-Deer+] Giant Christmas Bulbs – Single – Red 1Li {@Tannenbaum}
• Mousie holding bauble: [Sorumin] Christmas cuties SET -Baby with bauble- 6Li *resized down* {@Tannenbaum}
• Mousie holding gingerbread man: [Sorumin] Christmas cuties SET -Baby with cookie- 7Li *resized down* {@Tannenbaum}
• Mousie holding a fern: [Sorumin] Christmas cuties SET -Baby with pine branch- 5Li *resized down* {@Tannenbaum}
• Reindeer on table: [+Half-Deer+] Vintage Deer Figurine – Brown – Forward 1Li *resized down* {@Tannenbaum}
• Berry cake on stand: [Andika] Friandises de Noel – Pavlova/decor 1Li {@Tannenbaum

Up next, a kitchen to bake those cakes in...

Virtual World Tributes to Thanksgiving in a Year When Most Are Celebrating Apart

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Geena Carminucci reminds us with "Friendsgiving 2020" that there is no need to isolate ourselves in our virtual world. There is no virtual COVID to ruin the day, so invite everyone you know over for a big Thanksgiving dinner. Besides, virtual turkey is never dry, virtual mashed potatoes are never lumpy, and virtual pie is never burned. 

More Thanksgiving pics ahead...

This Flickr Photographer's Dramatic Landscapes Are Actually SL Screenshots

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Powder focuses primarily on beautifully composed landscapes. It is a remarkable skill to come upon a sim created by someone else and frame a picture as though you could place every item yourself. I loved this picture and the beautiful sky showing through the windows and the lights shining on it from the front as well. She provided a SLURL and I went to check it out, but unfortunately it is now a homestead for sale.  

I love her framing...the next is a great example:

This Artist Uses Light, Framing & Casual Poses to Make SL Avatar Photos Come Alive

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Jena Lynn is a slice-of-life photographer, a Second Life Vivian Maier except of course she is shooting herself in the process of living, not other people. I love the appearance of spontaneity, the idea the camera was just raised at that very moment. There is no sense at all that the picture was planned and staged, but of course it was. And that is genius! 

The next picture shows how powerful framing can be.

SL Flickr Photographer of the Day: Banana Lecker

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Banana Lecker’s photos are fun and often light-hearted microblog. I love this picture with her enjoying a hot cocoa at an outdoor food stand. It’s a wooden handcart, a rare sight today. Living in a city of over 500 food carts, though, it’s nice to see the culture honored in Second Life. 

More fashionable photos ahead:

This Artist Turns Virtual World Landscape Screenshots Into Beautifully Dramatic & Whimsical Imagery

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Uma Fae Dust‘s picture is called “Open Spaces” but it really makes me think of the Reata Ranch outside Marfa, Texas and the fabulous, ahead-of-it-time movie, Giant. I love the stark isolation of the house without a tree to soften its alienation from the environment. It’s just plopped down, so out of place, that it stands on the line between ludicrous and beautiful, not committing to either. 

Up next, a picture to make you smile: