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Fashion Friday: Fantasy Roleplay Style Suggestions from a Flickr Microblogger

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"A." is a Flickr microblogger who revels in roleplay. “A Heart Made of Yarn” is a gorgeous picture. I love the feeling of one thing on top of another on top of another. The woman’s face lies there as though in a dream. That arm covering, the staff, and the amazing background seem like something out of a fairy tale. 

• From Cerridwen's Cauldron
• Orb Slime- Variation 1 (No Spores)
• Twinkle Ivy - Tree/Columne Patch
• Twinkle Ivy - Large Patch
• Mythspire Arch Small Scales- White
• Prism Type 4- Small Scales/ Mythspire Edition
• Gorgon Lilly Set- Fatpack
• NightFire Aloe Set
• From Arkivet + /Vae Victis\ ::
• Nix Solis Staff

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Friday Fashion Blog: Home & Fashion Shopping Ideas from Her Sketchbook

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Her Sketchbook is a beautiful blog by DanayaRed. It appeals to me a lot. Her recent post "Fox Mist" is just gorgeous. I love the rich color and it’s fun to see someone blogging the outdoors. In particular, the ruin drew me in. I noticed it says “Urgent” on the arch. Is this a very ancient E.R? 

• GOOSE - Elizabeth Arch > Cosmopolitan (Ends on 11/12)
• NOMAD // Old Ruins
• JIAN Gray Fox

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Fashion Friday: Neva Seljean Puts Stylish SL Ensembles Together on Her Blog Nevamind

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Nevamind is the cleverly named blog started by Neva Seljean. To say she blogs sporadically is a bit of an understatement. She gives us a post every three to four months, but I don’t care that she is infrequent. I love that she wears clothes, real clothes, and that she is an artist at styling. She is not afraid to mix prints or in this case, stripes with plaid. She takes separates from different stores and puts them together into something new and exciting like this gorgeous outfit. And the hair!  Check out Post 003.

• hair: doux - medusa 
• top: emery - helen top (sunset)
• cardigan: giz seorn - paty oversized cardigan (stripe)
• pants: c'est la vie! - tory pants (colour change fatpack)
• shoes: sallie - 8 hole boots (colour change fatpack)

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Fashion Friday: Dramatic Virtual Décor Ideas from Bits and Pieces of SL

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Bits and Pieces of SL is an excellent decor blog by Alexa Maravilla. I am obsessed by this gorgeous post Smile You’re on Camera. The docks are from DRD for The Liaison Collaborative that opened on the 18th. It looks like a great place to party and needs thirty some people drinking, playing pool, dancing, and maybe a local cover band. It looks like a lake resort with the canoes, so they probably sell worms, minnows, and burgers and fries. 

• DRD – Lake Dock – Dock @ TLC Event It closes November 10th. 
• DRD – Lake Dock – Canoe – Blue
• DRD – Lake Dock – Canoe – Natural w/oars
• DRD – Lake Dock – Canoe – Green
• DRD – Lake Dock – Lamp
• DRD – Lake Dock – Locker
• DRD – Lake Dock – Shelf

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Fashion Friday: Halloween Months from Styles Nimoe Constantine

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It’s that time of year again and Nimoe Constantine, a microblogger on Flickr, gets us off to a spooky start with 💀Your Skull💀, Really, the skull is one thing, but look at that face! The pose prop is magnificent and is out at the Anthem October round. The face to haunt your nightmares is at the Uber October round. 

- The Skinnery: Luna BOM skin/shape (Sorbet Tone) on Lelutka Avalon 3.1 bento head @Uber Oct Round closes 10/22

- The Skinnery: Creature add-on @Salem after @The Skinnery Mainstore

- Ascendant: Medusa Nails @Ascendant Mainstore

- Avi-Glam: Occult Eyes @Salem (closes 10/22) after @Avi-Glam Mainstore

- Pose and prop by Secret Poses - Your Skull set @Anthem Oct round ends 10/30

For a glam October look, click here:

Friday Fashion: Fantasy & Old West Roleplay Styles from Over the Rainbow

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Rainbow’s charming blog Over the Rainbow is full of fantasy and roleplay fashion. Just Like an Angel is a lovely Snow White from the August round of Enchantment that featured Twisted Fairytales. The event is over so you will have to go to the store. I love this picture, the sunlight is perfection. 

• Dress → //R3D// Dress Bianca + Scarf – Perky by Layene Yatsenko
• Coffin → LOVE – GLASS COFFIN – ETERNAL SLEEP by Krystali Rabini

For Rainbow taking on the wild, wild West, click here:

Second Life Fashion Blogs Are Overwhelmed By Lingerie & Swimsuit Spreads. Artifex Silence Is a Stylish Break from That.

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Artifex Silence is an SL fashion blog by Artifex1 Voxel. This is Post 61. Artifex is minimalist blogger. No fancy titles, no descriptive text, no details on what appealed to her, but she takes great pics and offers complete, well-organized credits. This appealed to me because it’s something someone might actually wear. It also perfectly captures this time of year. It’s starting to get a bit chilly in the morning, so a light sweater is a comfort but it’s hot in the afternoon and you know legs don’t feel the cold the way arms and shoulders do. So there it sits halfway between summer and autumn. Perfection in dressing for the season. 

• Zenith| Sadie- Black
• Betrayal| BLANC Graffiti Bag
• Kibitz| Kyla’s earrings
• Kunglers| Jaiska ring
• Gos| Hi Top
• MINIMAL| VIBE Backdrop 3

I like Artifex Silence, I like Artifex’ style. She’s not flashing bits and boobs to draw your attention. She’s getting attention with taste and style. I confess I am sick to death of blogs with nothing but lingerie and swimsuits. Do these avatars not have lives outside their bedroom? Artifex is no prude but she knows clothes express more about you than your lingerie. Fashion is story-telling. Lingerie is the preface. Clothing is the novel. There are too many unfinished stories in fashion blogging. 

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Friday Fashion: Styles for Male Avatars from Kai Wirsing

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* SK * Hawat @ Engine Room is a recent post at Blue a blog by Kai Wirsing. I love the steampunk sensibility and the adorable zebra cat. A much more compliant cat than I have. I can barely get her to let me put her collar on. I just love his cravat. It is so lush. Most items are at the Engine Room event which starts on the 20th. For more info on the event and the teleport link when it opens, click here.

At Engine Room

• * SK * Hawat Giani by Bronte Denja
• * SK * Hawat Hat ( Resize ) 
• Blue Blood - Birdskull (Add)  by Cherelle Capra
• [A ] Inuit Shoes Legacy M Fatpack by Mr. Lambert (mister.mercury)
• [A] Steamvape 0.4 W/Hold  by Mr. Lambert (mister.mercury)
• Dirty Rat - Large Telescope [DECOR]  by n0th1ng Ackland

Elsewhere:

• Hotdog - Cravat Bow V2 . [email protected] by Hayden (hot.doge)
• [Rezz Room] British Shorthair Onesie Adult Animesh by Barazor

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Friday Fashion: Swank SL Styles from Khitten Kurka

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I almost did not blog about this lovely blush-colored dress and earrings because when I saw it was by Khitten Kurka, I was certain I had already blogged about her since she is an OG blogger. Just to be sure, I did a search. How in the world did I not blog about (k)iss (k)iss, her wonderful fashion blog? If you’re an OG blogger or photographer and I have overlooked you because you are so woven into my mental landscape, let me know. The dress is a winner for everyone since it is made with one of the four universal colors  that suit all skin tones. 

• dress – maria dress by beautiful dirty rich / b.d.r. (available at main store)
• earrings – kaya earrings by LaGyo

To see how Khitten dresses for success without being boring, click here:

SL Style Blogger Toshiya Sato Features Action Fashion & Looks from the Okinawa Summer Festival!

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Toshiya Sato is a fashion/roleplay blogger whose blog is simply named after him. His most recent post is named for the date posted - in this case, 070822 and highlights the Okinawa Summer Festival happening all this August in SL: Click here to teleport.

I love his kimono to which he adds elements to ratchet up the menace. I also very much appreciate him including the dates of the events so someone coming along in January of next year does not hunt in vain. 

• OKINAWA EVENT: 05.08.22 - 30.08.22
• GABRIEL: KIMONO SUMMER 2022 FATPACK - Gianni, Jake, Legacy
• GABRIEL: FACE VEIL FATPACK (resizable)
• SEKAI: JAPANESE FAN FATPACK (animated, resizable)
• RAVEN BELL x CONTRAPTION: BLANC HAIR + THE GREAT FOX MASK UNISEX (on face, on hair)
• FAMESHED EVENT: 01.08.22 - 27.08.22
• REZZ ROOM: FOX ANIMESH (companion, holdable)
• LAOHU TATTOO UNISEX - Classic AV, BOM(Bakes On Mesh), Omega - 4 TONES @ JUNA ARTISTIC TATTOO MAINSTORE MARKETPLACE

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