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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

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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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Fashion Friday: An SL Style Blog That Defies Convention

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Kid Joe’s blog is called Infinite. That makes sense because his blog defies all fashion blog conventions. .It’s not just that he goes back and forth between male and female avatars and mixes contemporary fashion and roleplay outfits. It’s that his pictures are often very editorial. The possibilities are, in a word, infinite. 

Take the post “Awakening” which showcases a makeup set from La Maldita Bruja. It’s a blog post for one item and wow, does it ever make that front and center and so fantastic that even I, a person who dislikes tattoos, started thinking how much I wanted that before I remembered I don’t like tattoos. 

• Makeup (with feathers) "Aphophis" by La Maldita Bruja.
  Exclusive for Abstrakt event. The event closes today

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Friday Fashion: Fantastic Vampiric & Cyberpunk Style from My Dark Fantasy

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My Dark Fantasy is Yana Nightwich’s exciting and quite erotic blog featuring roleplay vampires, fairies, and warriors as well as highlighting intriguing places.  Romantique is a safe for Google post with a gorgeous avatar who is still a little bit spooky. For myself, I don’t wear tattoos or piercings in my first or second life, but I know they are popular. I think she looks gorgeous. 

• THIS IS WRONG  Sumukhwa IV tattoo (Evo X) F @ Hongdae event
• Stealthic - Ardesia hair @ Anthem
• [Cubic Cherry] {Shinku} rose deco (R) [email protected] The Vault
• Guwopp - Becky Necklace [email protected] The Vault
• SFU - Umbra Piercings @ The Vault

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Shopping Tips to Make Your Second Life Interior Look Better Than a Home & Gardens Magazine Photo Spread!

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Wendz Tempest has an extraordinary home decor blog called Cozey in SL. This picture is from her most recent post “It’s About that Time.” She’s just come back from the Farmer’s Market with a detour at The Arcade. It was the foods from the Farmer’s Market that drew my eye. All of the items can be found at the Farmer’s Market:

• [IK] Grandma Kitchen Storage Set – Eggs
• [IK] Grandma Kitchen Storage Set – Vegetables
• [IK] Grandma Kitchen Storage Set – Tableclothes
• BROKEN ARROWS – Milk Bottle Holder
• {YD}Silverware Holder – Pure
• Hearth – Farmers Market Bag (Local)
• [Merak] – Strawberry Basket
• [Merak] – Bananas Basket
• ACORN Orchard Box -Apricots
• ACORN Double Crate -Picked Daily
• ACORN Orchard Box -Peaches
• ACORN Orchard Box -Plums
• KraftWork Rustic Farm Vegetables Wall Rack
• MADRAS Sheep Vase White

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Cajsa's Choices: SL Fashion for Friday from Carley Benazzi

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Carley Benazzi is a blogger whose self-named blog is rich with pictures, but not cluttered with unnecessary bells and whistles. It’s very clean with huge photos and different shots of the outfit. I love how her hair and the outfit go together. 

• HAIR |  Yomi  – Tenshi  Hair – [email protected]The Warehouse Sale
• DRESS | ISON – aryana cutout dress

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Friday Fashion Finds from SL Style Maven Gidge Uirza

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The “Asian Pacific Heritage Festival” is a post from Gidge Uirza. If you didn’t know it by now, Gidge is my best and oldest friend in Second Life. We met when I got stuck underneath a stairway and couldn’t get out. She blogs at It’s Only Fashion, the blog we started back in 2008. She is still blogging strong. Old Guard, indeed. She went to the Asian-Pacific Heritage Festival today and wrote about. That’s what is so great about her blogging style. She does things and then writes about. It’s not just fashion, it’s lifestyle, SL lifestyle and it akes her blog great. 

Featured at the Asian Pacific Heritage Festival [teleport here]

• Snack: So Silly Japanese Dango Decor by Kiki Chaika
• Headpiece: =Zenith=Flower Headpiece by Miffyhoi Rosca

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SL Fashion Friday: Sisch Firecaster's Store & Style Blog, The Puppeteer

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The Puppeteer is Sisch Firecaster’s blog. It’s a dual purpose site that also features her store Kokolores. The home page, though, brings you to the blog, the store info requires a click on the store’s page. Her most recent post is this is not how I woke up

• Rosary. Eve . Pants Red Legacy on Marketplace by Kismet Chrome
• Rosary. Eve . Top Red Legacy on Marketplace
• Salvadori - Patent Leather 'Freya' Slingback Pumps at Cosmopolitan closes 5/14 by Salvadori Paris
• .: ryvolter :. Keva Triangle Shoulder Bag (lara) - Tan by Inna Bilavio on Marketplace

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