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Cajsa's Choices: Friday Flickr Fashion Ideas from Jasminlu Breil

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Jasminlu Breil not only blogs high fashion in her Flickr microblog, she does it with verve situating her avatar in venues that make sense with her clothing. I mean, how often do people get to wear sexy, sinuous gowns like this? But a singer? Then the clothing makes sense. She’s probably a torch singer. 

• Gown: Dernier: "Jennifer" Gown

Maitreya (Lara), Legacy (Original), eBody (Reborn and Waifu) and Kupra (Original).

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Friday Flickr Follow: Ali H Photographs & Blogs Her SL Adventures

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Ali H is a Flickr microblogger, but she’s not blogging travel, decor, or fashion. She blogging about her adventures in Second Life. I liked this picture of the bakery she found while looking for wine and her encounter with a Second Life burglar. 

“Well, it’s not wine. But doughnuts are an acceptable backup plan. A bakery! Happy twirls! There was also a small yacht moored nearby which a random passerby was trying to coerce me into stealing with him. Swanky neighborhood. Only in SL, right? Of course this is kinda why we love it. I derendered him quickly, (oh, the joy) grabbed my pastries and headed back to the farm.”

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SL Fashion Friday: Avatar Tattoo & Piercing Style Photos by Charly Rayne

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Comfortably Charly is a blog by Charly Rayne, a blog so well-conceived it even has a tag line:  "Because Life's [too] short to wear boring clothes."

Ain’t that the truth? Her post Don’t Let Anyone Steal Your Zen opens with a blurred header cut from this picture and then includes this gorgeous pic in a larger size than you would see on Flickr. She has loads of information about the tattoo, the pose, and the event.

This is my kind of blog, one that has information and opinion as well as pics and item names. Let me give you a taste from her description of the tattoo: “The design exemplifies a delicate interplay of clean, zen lines that follow the natural curve of the spine, creating a sense of balance and tranquility.”

• Virtualex Tattoo Marketplace: Virtualex Tattoo @ French Touch Event ends 8/31
• Pose: Marketplace - RAMSEI - Aspects 5 Poses Pack

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SL Fashion Friday: Breezy Outdoor Style Looks from Vanessa Fox

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Vanessa Fox is a Flickr microblogger with a great eye for style and for creating natural looking scenes from daily life. In Secret Garden she shows off a flower crown and props, wearing a lovely summer dress. I like that the dress is not perfectly coordinated with some pastel floral print that echoes the flowers. After all, when have any of you planned to pick flowers and weave a crown when you go out for a walk? It’s a spontaneous act and being too coordinated takes away the feeling of spontaneity. All credited items are at Tres Chic, the sales event will close on August 10th. 

• Pose & Props // ::WetCat & Drot:: - Floral Crown Prop Set
• Dress // Ricielli - Vivien Dress

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SL Fashion Friday: Iconoclastic Looks from Flickr Blogger Bayberry Lilliehook

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SL style Flickr blogger Bayberry Lilliehook (no relation) was recently suggested by the inimitable Gross Rizzo whom I wrote about last year.

I can see why. They both are iconoclastic stylists who eschew the norms, choosing instead to stand out from the crowd.

Bayberry’s most recent fashion post, “Mother Trucker” (right) is a good introduction to her wild style that comes complete with the graffiti artist’s spray paint. In the description, she wrote that her outfit was inspired by the trucker hat. I hope it inspires some of you.

What's she's wearing:

• ardor*: Electronics Trucker (pink) on Marketplace
• A.TOMO - Radiant - SET5 at Kustom 9 ends August 10th
• A.TOMO - SOMUCH - SET8
• [ VERSOV ] LOLITOV_SNEAKERS (a group gift)
• Fashiowl - Spray Paint Can

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SL Friday Fashion Looks from Entrancing Blogger Clau Dagger

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Clau Dagger SL is a great fashion and decor blog by Clau Dagger. I featured it in 2021 when her cohesive style and scene-setting entranced me. She still excels at creating a cohesive picture. “This Is Wrong” is her post for today and has the most fabulous scene. I don’t know what’s happening, but it’s exciting .

• LORE Throne of Shadows [PG][auto-detect] (Midnight Order) July 20 - August 20
• LORE Dais of Shadows [Red] (Midnight Order) July 20 - August 20
• DRD - Cauldron Shoppe - Cauldron Cluster
• DRD - Cauldron Shoppe - Cauldron Cornucopia
• DRD - Apocalyptic Hideout - Building PG
• DRD - San Mora - Building - E
• - Dirty Rat - Ancient Ruins w/o.Cliffs
• (Milk Motion) Volcano
• (Milk Motion) Nuclear bomb
• {anc} chemical sparks
• E.V.E ROBOTIC WARS - The Alien Drone (Rust)

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SL Fashion Friday Blog: Remy Arnaud's The Neat Jinx

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Remy Arnaud [RykerZeke.resident] calls his blog The Neat Jinx. Looking at his pics, I’m pretty sure he picks the towels up off the floor and washes the dishes. In his most recent post he donned a woman’s body to warn us, Don't you come at me green with an attitude. Who would dare? Whether he is presenting as a man or woman, he takes no prisoners. 

Now, normally I’m not fond of too much side or under-boob, but this is just a top that appears more revealing at first glance because the bright light makes all but the outline of her top flare out. It’s a clever trick of the eye that made me laugh. It just goes one step further in the My-Way sweepstakes that Remy is winning. Anyway, the top includes that mini-shawl and shorts for a lovely must-have summer set. Info on everything else is in his blog post. 

• Aloe :  Narissa Set @  Anthem ends July 30th

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Hotel Inspector Recommends Top Second Life Bars, Voyage to Virtual Bali

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Checking in on The Hotel Inspector, I was excited to see a recent post on the best bars in Second Life. From Underwater Speakeasies to Cyberpunk Lounges: 12 SL Bar picks. In his post, he describes the ambiance at a dozen SL bars that deliver unique and delightful experiences. There are several pictures of each bar and SLURLS to all of them. 

I am particularly taken with the underwater speakeasy at Valmoor he highlights. I spent my early years in SL living underwater, not as a merperson, but just to leave more land for picture-taking. The picture is from the Continental, another amazing bar he visits. I’m intrigued by The Wellesley Club which features a post-World War II London club. Smells like victory. 

• Teleport to Blue Note at Valmoor
• Teleport to The Continental  - Members Lounge
• Teleport to The Wellesley Club

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SL Vlogger of the Week: Firestorm Optimization Tutorial & Opinion from Prisqua Newall

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Prisqua Newall is a vlogger who gives good advice and broaches some of the big issues of Second Life. She posted A Second Life Guide to Optimizing Your Firestorm Settings which seems timely as many eagerly await the release of the Firestorm PBR Viewer. 

However, if you can’t wait, you can download the Beta version by joining the Phoenix Firestorm Preview Group in-world. In this video, Prisqua Newall gives reasons why she chooses certain settings. 

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Blog of the Week: Second Laura Tells Powerful Stories Through Avatar Fashion Accessories

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Arualblues Zero has a blog called Second Laura that is my favorite kind of Second Life blog, one that gives us stories. Her recent post You Have Been Loved is quite extraordinary. Not only did she give us an older than average avatar, but an emotional vignette of an old man in his sickbed who wakes up in the night, feeling the weight of loneliness and fumbling “with heavy fingers” for the remote so he can distract himself. The picture and the story are so well done.  

• Head: LOGO Victor Head + Skin – Pale

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