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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).

For more of her elegant style, click here:

The New Second Life Shoes of Hanna Lindberg Tell Two Amazing Stories

When I first saw these new shoes by Second Life creator Hanna Lindberg, I had to lightly gasp. After she had told me how she made them, I had gasped several times more.

The first story of these shoes, you can discern by looking close. Among her first creations using PBR lighting, the detail in the shadowing and reflection, evident down to the fine texture of the leather, is amazing. Since Linden Lab launched physically based rendering to Second Life last Summer, content creators have been frantically working to update their product line with PBR to stay ahead of the competition. The market for avatar fashion is massive across numerous platforms, and dominates the Second Life economy in particular. (And not just clothing items like shoes: A creator of customized virtual feet, for instance, earns six figures a year.)

To modernize her mesh-making skills to create in PBR, Hanna watched tutorials like these. It took her 1-2 days to understand the basics.

"Starting to learn something new and unusual is always difficult and scary," as she puts it to me.

So that's one story about the Second Life shoes of Hanna Lindberg.

The second story is possibly more scary:

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

For more of her elegant style, click here:

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

For more of Bayberry’s brilliant styling , click here:

 

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

For a masculine Remy, click here:

Now at Hair Fair: Animated, Interactive Stylist Chair That Turns Virtual Hair Into a Salon Roleplay Experience

Hair Fair 2024 is happening in Second Life now until June 16, with proceeds from virtual hair sales benefiting the real life non-profit Wigs for Kids. And while I've seen all kinds of hair styles from the annual fundraiser (here's what it looked like in 2012), there's a new item this year that feels like a first:

An animated hair styling chair.

Yes: There's now an item that captures the social experience of being with others while caring for hair. (Watch above.) It's available now at Hair Fair: Click here to teleport.

It's the concoction of Bars Simpson, who'll be selling it in her mainstore after this week. When she was invited to Hair Fair as a vendor, she wanted to create something for the virtual hairstyle experience she hadn't seen before: 

SL Fashion Friday: Dramatic Style Ideas from Pretty Little Psycho

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Μαrε has a blog she calls Pretty Little Psycho and the name fits in that bold, strong women are often called psycho. So why not claim the label for yourself? I love this post Play Time. The picture is fantastic, desaturated but not quite black and white, closer to green and white, but that just adds a haunting touch. She looks like a rock star. I can see her singing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.”

• SFU - Ghoul Necklace / @SuicideDollz ends May 8th. 
• AVEC TOI - Alice Outfit / @UBER ends May 22nd
• Top / Corset / Leggings: AVEC TOI - Sherry Gloves / @AVEC TOI Mainstore
• Cap: Reliquary !R! - Peaked Cap @Marketplace

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SL Fashion Friday: Story-Rich Styles & Accessories by Scarlett Libido

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Scarlett Libido is a Flickr microblogger with a distinctive style. Recently she has been creating a foreground with her hand and it’s an eye-catching way to frame her pictures. It’s also a great way to show off her nails and that cocktail in her most recent post, Cheers!

• LIVIA - Inaya Nails -v2- Marketplace
• Nu Earth - Sleepy Mocktail Set📍Mainstore
• ARNAUD HAUS - STUDDED HEART Earrings📍Mainstore
• ARNAUD HAUS - HAMPTON Bracelet Set📍Mainstore
• Yummy - Initial Pendant Necklace - Marketplace

For more of her gorgeous looks, click here:

Important Flickr Findings for Second Life Content Creators from Sasy Scarborough

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“Flickr Stats – PRO Accounts – Are you doing more than needed?” is a not to be missed post at SasyScarborough.com written by the aforementioned Sasy Scarborough. Sasy is one of the OG bloggers who set the standard for many years. She’s been on a short hiatus and I, for one, am thrilled that she posted this most recent blog post and not just because it is a topic I feel strongly about -- Flickr and Flickr groups. 

When I blogged fashion, I would post my pictures in the store groups for the blogged items, the redhead group, a closeup group and then, if I shot pics somewhere, the group for the sim, usually less than ten groups. Posting in multiple groups, often in response to creator demands, has gone off the rails and sometimes you see someone has posted in over 200 groups. With that big a net, do you think it’s possible for the blogger to respect the purpose of the group? There’s my pet peeve, fashion pictures in groups devoted to cats, birds, fish, rainbows, etc. 

But Sasy looked at the issue from a statistical perspective to see if all that effort pays off. 

One of her key findings: Most of the actual views of your Flickr images are from your own personal Flickr feed -- not from images you post to SL groups on Flickr.

For much more on her stats, check out her full post. 

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