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Second Life's Top User-Run Fashion Blog Attracted 20 Million Pageviews in 2021 -- More Than Many Real Life Fashion Blogs!

Seraphim SL traffic stats via Similar Web

Seraphim SL, the top user-run Second Life fashion/shopping blog, is reporting that the site attracted over 20 million pageviews in 2021 -- that's doubling its traffic from 2019, when it earned 10 million pageviews for the year. This is noteworthy, because actual overall Second Life usage has declined slightly in recent years. 

To put that traffic in broader perspective, this Second Life fashion site gets more pageviews than many top real life fashion sites, like Fashionista.  Related to Second Life as a virtual world community, this suggests that users are spending less time in-world -- and more time consuming virtual world content on the web and across social media. 

Kess Crystal attributes this pageview growth to curation, and regular discount events:

Cajsa’s SL Blog of the Week: Friday Fashion for Furries

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Caladreis' blog is called Cala’s Second Life Furry Fashion. Her recent post Cute Quicky is one that reveals her excitement about a new set on sale at Belle Epoque. She quickly got dressed, took a picture and posted it. She didn’t include any other credits because she was excited about this one thing, the set of a man and woman’s outfit just perfect for Bridgerton. 

• Belle Epoque Duchess of Devonshire Set - by Janire Coba

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Friday Fashion Ideas for Male Avatars from Whitlock Guy Style

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Whitlock Guy Style is a streamlined blog by Luis Whitlock [luchofull Resident]. I was drawn to the post “It was a good day” because he looks so chill, and not just because he’s using the snowback left by snowplowing as a footrest. That expression is so exposed and open, it makes me think of cats or dogs rolling on their backs with their paws up in the air. His pants are cool, too, with the stripes, which not incidentally are echoed in the jacket which is some great styling. There are additional details on the décor in the post. amándote

• Hoodie: [COMPLEX] MARRACASH  JACKET  TMD  MAINSTORE
• Pants: -Imagine- Badraw Pants  MAN CAVE  MAINSTORE
• Sneakers: GUTCHI - OldSchool Jony 94  TMD  MAINSTORE

For another emotionally expressive look, click here:

Budget-Conscious Fashion Ideas from Fabulously Free in SL

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Move Over Turkeys, I got Sparkle just made me smile and feel happy. I love the exuberance. I love how she places herself against the backdrop so it looks like her hand is radiating rainbows of color. And it’s free! It’s featured at Fabulously Free in SL, which has guided the free/budget conscious SL shopper for over a decade. This post is from Creola Deledda whose post radiates excitement and joy. 

• Dress – Georg Bellic Design Leela Pink Dream Dress (Free Gift at The Black Friday Bazaar/Group is Free to Join)

Yoonabae Brings South Korean Style to Second Life Fashion Blogs

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“Yoonabae” is a style blog by Yoona Kwon [YoonaBe in-world] and features story-telling pictures created with flair and confidence. Seoul Vibes #208, her most recent post, takes the school uniform that is so much a feature of the Lolita and Kawaii styles to a more sober and realistic place. It tells a story in a classroom. This is not a sexualized school uniform, but real school with real lessons and I love it. I checked out Toksik’s school uniform which is modest enough for today though not for my school where the shortest allowable length was the width of your hand above the knee. The school decor is on point. 

• toksik elite outfit
• kopfkino school days - classroom skybox, desks, chairs, clutter, shelves, posters

For a more stylish look, click here:

Fantastic SL Fashion Photos & Finds from Jakarta-Based Blogger Koffi

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K❤FFI is a blog by Ryan Ricci Blazkowicz [koffitear resident]. Her recent post “Need of Hour” caught my eye with its urgency. She’s moving with purpose. And she is dressed for it. 

• Mini a Chuu - Skullia Glasses @mainstore [ChuuAkamine}
• Toksik - Outsider Parka @marketplace  (crxsxs}
•  Spoiled - Lazy Socks @marketplace (spoiledstore) 
• Nitropanic - V2K Shoes @marketplace {Vressers}

For a more gothic look, click here:

SL Fall Fashion Ideas from Style Blogger Grace Ashwell

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Grace Ashwell is the name of the blogger and the blog and it is quite a lovely blog. Carrot Cake is a post about a new horse they rescued. Grace tells the whole story. 

“This is Carrot Cake, our rescue mare! Granny adopted Carrot Cake from the ~Let's Save All the Ponies~ rescue a month ago. Carrot Cake is a little bit scared of new humans, she suffered a lot of neglect before being rescued. ;-; 

Today I took her to the Evergarden Equestrian to be checked out by their vet. Carrot Cake is being trained in manners, groundwork, and riding. She's learning fast and becoming more confident each day.:

And these are the style notes for Carrot Cake, to see Grace’s outfit notes, click through to her post.

• Body: [Teegle] "Maestro" the Hanoverian Horse
• Coat: [Teegle] "Trinity" Dapple Palomino Skin for Teegle Horse
• Lead Rope: [Teegle] Lead Ropes for Teeglepet Breakaway Halters
• Halter: Tutto E Vanita - Bella Hybrid Halter Vibrants 
• Tail: REIN - TeeglePet Long Soft Tail
• Mane: REIN - TeeglePet Running Braid Mane

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This Rare SL Fashion Blog Expresses Art & Personality, Not Just Style

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Tapas and Clothes is a blog I featured earlier this year but I really could not pass by Trouble Dethly’s Even If Just for Tonight, a post with this fabulous pic or the event it promotes. Don’t we all feel overwhelmed from time to time and the constant stimulation from old-fashioned media and social media can overwhelm us? But then again, they say if you want something done, ask a busy person. 

SLurl: [Third Annual Interactive Trick or Treat Neighborhood and Carnival].

• Top – Deadwool – Malone Working Vest
• Top – Deadwool – Sean Trousers

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SL Blogger Tells Amazing Stories Through Images, And Includes Shopping Links to the Items He Used to Make Them!

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“Jaqcuis” is the name of the blog and the avatar. Jaqcuis Encargues to be exact. I love this post Storytelling Comes to Live for its subtle approach to the coming frights and horrors of Halloween. The danger is foreshadowed in the text, “Oh dear, how uneasy I feel?” She’s not quite The Second Witch in Macbeth, but there is the “by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes” feeling in the text and in her glance over the shoulder. And of course, every endangered fairy tale heroine deserves a good dress and headband. 

•  Headband: Luas Akali Headband Pink
• Outfit: UNA.LittleRedRidingHood FATPACK @ Itty Bitty Petite Comite 

For an inventive story post, click here:

Sumptuous Virtual Home Décor Shopping Ideas From Forever Friday SL

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“Forever Friday SL” is a blog by Malayaa Morningstar that has a strong focus on home decor, though there is some fashion mixed in. She posted Waking Up to Autumn on Monday. I love the coziness that is not one bit overstuffed with bric-a-brac. I love the curtains hiding the area under the bench. I imagine it is packed with shoe boxes. The nightstands are adorable, too. 

• MYSA [Dema Fairport] – Vila Collection Bed with Headboard (Fameshed ends October 27th)
• Dust Bunny [Noel Bunny] & Consignment [ValiantCo] Florence Bedroom nightstand & rug
• Llorisen [Elsa Wellesley} – Rosalyn – repurposed bench and discarded shutters

To see the house itself, click here: