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Someone Recreated Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Bathroom Hiding Stolen State Secrets in Second Life!

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Sedition Chic is a Second Life home décor blog post after my own heart, recreating Donald Trump's favorite Mar-a-Lago bathroom:

This new, up and coming storage option let's you surround yourself with state secrets you have no business having, and makes that useless sixth bathroom you never use a cozy place to commit treason. The addition of copy machine gives a fun and dangerous air of espionage to the surroundings. And if you do ever need to take a dump, you'll never be lacking for reading material!

Much more pics here. Most of the world has been exclaiming over a Trump’s idea of bathroom décor. I thought it would be fun to see what other folks could do with boxes. I imagine kraft brown would look good with a tropical décor. 

The reason grocery bags, packing materials, and most cardboard boxes are kraft brown, by the way, is the wood to make them is pulped mechanically (Kraft process) while white and colored papers are pulped with sulfite, which weakens the cellulose, making a weaker product. If you look up bankers boxes, you will see the heavy duty boxes are brown while medium-duty boxes are white. Even in storage, the choices were poorly made. 

Skye Donardson who blogs at The Feathered Nest went with a look quite faithful to the Mar-a-Logo original in its spirit. It comes complete with a chandelier. Her chandelier looks better placed by far. I love that she added a photocopier, showing her far more forward-thinking and competent at violating the Espionage Act. 

• Steffy's Special Things - Cardboard Storage Boxes by Steffy Lavender
• Awesome & Lulzy - Copier LI:1 by Solitude Blackheart

For Skye’s tips on modding a house, click here:

 

SL Fashion Friday: Seriously Inventive Styles by Emily Nuyasaka

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Cheap Whim Chameleon is a Japanese fashion blog by Emily Nuyasaka. You will need Google translate for this one because she does more than post pictures and credits, she tells you about her styling and her life. Her styles are wild and inventive and each post is a compendium of outfits.

Post #119 has fourteen different outfits and not slapdash, tossing on whatever is in a prepackaged outfit, but unique styling that mixes things from many creators.

She also writes about her outfits, giving some background to her thought process. I was drawn by the human disco ball. Right after she styled this she found Dayah Modo on Instagram, real life disco ball human.  It must have been fate.

Shopping details for this outfit after the break, plus another Emily look:

 

Second Life Fashion Friday: Witty Style Ideas from Jordan Whitt

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Whitt-icisms is a cleverly named blog by Jordan Whitt. Her post Beauty Is an Attitude gives us another play on words with a literal knife-edge eyeliner application. Of course, there is a knife-edge brush for eyeliner and shadow, though not one so literal as this. This picture just made me laugh because it was such a clever witticism, or should I say Whitt-icism. 

• Top - Petal Lace Top from Coco (group gift)
• Hair - Muse from Truth
• Skin - Jasmine Skin from Belleza
• Eye Liner - Black Liners from Belleza
• Pose - Sharp from PiXit (Sabbath Event) ends June 11th
• Backdrop - Masculine Bathroom Backdrop from Synnergy Tavis

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SL Friday Fashion Finds Both Classy & Sexy from LeYo

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LeYo [MaziKeenFr] is an unusual blogger in that most of her pictures are in black and white. Not all. Occasionally she does a color picture when it’s important to present the items in color. She is a great blogger who seeks out actual clothes along with the sexy lingerie and clubwear. I love this gorgeous gown with the dramatic collar. It’s from Sascha’s Designs. The lighting emphasizes the contrast between her skin and the gown. 

• Sascha's Designs. Collier Black Gown . Mainstore

For a shocking, but safe club dress, click here:

SL Fashion Friday: Colorful Looks from Juliette M.

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Second Life Fashion Blog may be a generic name for a fashion blog but there is nothing generic about Juliette M’s style. I love that she likes color and prints.

Here's look #498. I am not in love with the sheer over bra looks, but I think it looks great here. It suits the mood and the place. She is successful at providing a background context that really brings it all together. I always appreciate it when folks give me the ending date of events, so I know where to go, event or store. 

• Top | .:Fio’s – Chloe Top (Tres Chic event apr 17 – may 10)
• Skirt | Ascendant – Sol Skirt Fatpack
• Drink | [ENAMOUR] – PINA COLADA COCKTAIL (Tres Chic event apr 17 – may 10)
• Backdrop | SYNNERGY.TAVIS – Ocean City Boardwalk Backdrop

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SL Fashion Friday: High School Styles Plus a Fun Pillow Fight Attachment

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“The Halls” is the most recent post in Toxzen OwO’s Flickr Blog. I like the letterman’s jacket with the school uniform. Seeing the Class of ‘85 patch, I am guessing he’s wearing his dad’s letterman’s jacket. His knuckles are badly bruised, something explained by the title of the book.

Yes, you have to look, not a subject I recall. I wonder if someone could make a texture change letterman’s jacket that would allow you to change the numbers to any year?

I am really taken with the clothes. The set is made for Legacy+Athletic, Belleza, CZ Slim, Anatomy, and Kairo Fit

• CORDEWA - Male Class Set Available at Access (4/12-5/8) | Store LM | CORDEWA MP
• Jacket Fatpack includes: 3 Jacket and Metals, 4 Tie and 2 Shirt HUD textures, as well as Long and short ripped and a Hide/Show options
• Pants Fatpack include: 5 Pants, 4 belt, 3 metal and 2 boxer texture colour HUD options, as well as Hide/Show Boxer options.
• Shoes Fatpack include: 5 shoes, 2 laces and 3 metal HUD potions.

For a fun pillow fight toy, click here:

Second Life Blog of the Week: Lucky Spiritor Tells Stories With Screenshots -- And Creates an Impressive SL Tribute to LeBron James!

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Lucky Spiritor is an unusual Second Life blog. Most SL bloggers focus on fashion. They style an outfit, post the credits, and if they’re writers, add some text about the outfit, their inspiration, or their life. Lucky Conundrum, however, writes a story and creates pictures to illustrate and share the credits. VIII: A Twist of Fate is the most recent installment of an ongoing story called Fate and Fortune. He also writes about life, sports, music, and what else that catches his peripatetic interests.  For this picture, his alt looks slick, sleek, and ready to wreak havoc. 

• Jacket: Blueberry – Spotlight – Leather Jackets – Brown
• Pants: Blueberry – Unbothered – Pants ~ BlackDark
• Boots: Wicca’s Wardrobe – Gypsy Boot ~ Redclaw Inshan

And then there is LeBron James, click here:

SL Fashion Blog of the Week: Kai Wirsing Creates Story-Rich Images & Shows Where to Buy Items Featured in Them

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Blue is a blog by Kai Wirsing. .Shi Hair : Arukah @Uber is a post that captures his style. His posts tell a story. There are not static, catalog pictures, but editorial pics that give us so much more than “I like your hair.” The avatar on the right is wearing the hair that gives this post its title. The post features items from two events: 

• Neo-Japan (March 25 - April 17)  [To teleport to Neo-Japan, click here] 
• Uber (March 25 - April 22) [To teleport to Uber, click here]

You can find that fabulous ATTIC Abandoned Train Wreck that makes the set at Neo-Japan. Both men’s clothes can be found there as well. The one on the left is offered by Ren Renfold’s !129129. On the right, from Ravi Blep’s Rabbit House.

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Fantastic Friday Fashion Finds from SL Style Blogger Venus von Deep

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Venus von Deep’s blog post Ready to Pop captivated me. I love the colorful skin. It reminds me of Seventies fabrics. I am pretty sure my sister-in-law had a shift dress in a similar print. No one was afraid of color in the Seventies. I love how she commits fully to the look including the setting. It’s a very editorial picture with complete credits for the outfit and mood music. (Topic by Retrogade). Venus includes her raw shot so you can see start to finish. Click through to her blog for even more details. 

• SKIN BODYSUIT/MASK: (BYRNE) - MaryModFullSuit (Pink)
• for BOM Evo (not EvoX)
• 4 different color combo's included, face version optional
• BODYSUIT:  SEKA -  Gesugao Body
• includes optional 'Hentai' particle and Hentai print
• LEG STRAPS/HARNESS: SEKA - SuperuWu Bottom / Legstrap
• fully customizable, many mix & match options

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Friday Fashion Ideas: Adorable KPop & Cyberpunk Styles from Sparkly Fly

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Sparkly Fly is a kawaii blog by Andyylee. Sing with Me is adorable. Who doesn’t sometimes dream of being a singer?  I love this look, especially the tie tucked into the belt. Such a fun little detail. It’s from Niniplanet at The Arcade. 

 

• / NINIPLANET / UNNATURAL RARE @The Arcade

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