Sasha’s OMFG I LOVE IT! Dress

This dress is pink, it has a V neck shirt with a mini skirt with it.

Azure Out Of The Blue

Angel Out Fit

This out fit is black and white it comes with a tie in front top with extended sleeves, black and white prim skirt, white stockings and black shoes trimmed with white. This also comes with a set of Beautiful Alpha Wings that gives a glitter look to it.

This outfit is made by Azure Wirefly From Azure Out Of The Blue.

Hi there! As some of you might remember, this Tailor Made Dress was posted on our blog in September – Our Fall, Your Summer. I have received several messages from our Facebook Fan Page regarding the craftsmanship of tailor made cotton dress of a similar kind. So today let’s look at some shots of our tailoring details. Most of our custom made dresses comes with fine lining upon request. This one do not have lining but if you want to see our fine lining details, check out the custom made purple cocktail dress from our earlier post.   Enjoy! ❤

For today I have a very special post for you. The November Releases of Baiastice from the 17th and 24th of November 2009! For me it is a great pleasure and honor to show you all that great creations, especially because Baiastice is on of my favourite labels also

First i woul like to start with the “Revolver Short Jacket”

This Jacket is a totally must have for every fashion girl. A short jacked with amazing shoulder attachments. All over you can see the sweet fringes that give a very stylish touch. and we can see the great details like the 2 buckles on the shoulderpart in the right side. For the hands the whole theme was repeated i 2 great arm and hand parts. On the big picture we can see the “Revolver Short Jacket! in black. But as you can see in the second piture…for every liking there is one color For me it is a nother masterpiece of  Baiastice!  

To coninue with jackets…we have next the “Breitschwanz Jacket”

This jacket comes with 2 options. One has a wider part, the other one a tight body part. Both have the same theme of styling as you can see if you take a closer look at the great texture Sissy Pessoa made and the amazing collar part. The winter is coming and you will need a warm jacket…;-) take a look at the Baiastice Mainstore and you will see that this jacket is also available in more then one color. You will find the great winter colors brown, black and grey. This colors make it possible to combine this great jacket with any other clothing or color you like.

We have jackets to wear now but i am sure we need also some to wear under them Baiastice made some that fits perfect! Let me start with the “GeG-Mini Dress”:

As I opened the folder and put on this awsome dress – and the first i tried was the pink one - I got a totally 80’s back flash! I could not resist as i saw the other color to style it a little bit like that This dress totally catched me. All the great details like an open zipper or the open button at the chest part…also the very well made folds…I totally got addicted..thats why I don’t wanna withhold you all the other great colors!

Even if it is hard to get my eyes off this dress i would like to show you another piece of clothing that fits to the jackets…also to the great dress The “Pyton slim pants”

Did you ever seen such great pants with a python texture?!? The lightning and shadowns of this pants let them shine perfectly!!! You can wear the pants as pants only or even as a leggins under a dress or a hotpants…anyways how this Python Pants from Basiastice will give the best view on a fashionistas well shaped legs. If you find your way to the Mainshop you will not only find the black and blue version I have on my first pic…you will find way more colors to make your legs to the eyecatcher of the evening!

Now we seen a lot of casual stuff and i would like to show you some elegant of the last releases. First the “Audrey in frills”

This outfit comes in 2 different opitions: On the left sinde you can see a version with a fur like seam. All attachments on arms and legs are made with this texture. On the left side you also habe the simple shirt version without the lace part over chest and shoulders but a nice little scarf collar sets the accent on the decollete! For the second version I would like to take the first look on the back. Ther you have a nice skirt with a bow as the option with out the fur parts. This is featuren in the middle of my picture. If you take a look at the right side yu can see the “simple” version front of the dress. The shoulder parts are simple without any fringes like the skirt bow. For this option, I added the lace shirt to give the overall look a cocktail style touch. Also this dress you will find in more colors if you take some time for a shopping tour  at the Baiastice Mainstore!

Last but not least i would like to show you the “Tiffany” dress:

For this dress you can choose between a long and a short version. This dress bribes with its vigoroud colors! Witha also a  great texture with big ornaments this dress makes you  to the center of every situation. The long version looks more playfully and the short version looks more like the casual fashion styled buisness girl. A great black belt with a golden buckle breaks the texture and makes a nice styish accssoire! If you are not a frend of the red tones…no problem…Sissy Pessoa made another 2 amazing colors and iam sure one will fit your likings.

Details:

Clothing: Baiastice

Skins: Staged

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Hi. My name is Bekah Buttons. I’ve recently become a geek. And by that I mean I know that putting <i> & </i> around a word or sentence will italicize it. Just like this!

Welcome to my adventures of discovering MYsql (yeah, I dunno what it is either), learning php and hopefully eventually one day designing the perfect dress to complement this amazing belt I must have:

My arms are much less hairy. Ew

Here’s to our many future geekgasms together.

Belt courtesy of my new favorite site

Vampires are out, vixens are in.

Among the original gangster’s latest roles, Angelina Jolie has taken on a new character—that of humanitarian and mom.  She’s come a long way since the days of Billy Bob’s blood and psychiatric wards.  Yet young Hollywood tends to construe romanticized versions of even their own internal celebrity icons.  To say that modern day bombshell Megan Fox isn’t one of Jolie’s current followers is as ludicrous as denying Octomom’s Angelinaplasty, complete with overgrown onyx hair and lips more blown up than a moon bounce.

This recycled profile is proof that vixen will always be vogue even when New Moon is out of theaters and the Twilight saga has returned to the grave (oops, wrong frightening phantom). Every cinematic trend meets its doomsday, and if garlic could ward off this crazy cult-like film sooner, I’d grow and roast the cloves myself.

I was always more into movie costumes anyway.  At the very least, we’ve extracted a modern day Mrs. Dracula to walk the blood-red carpet in fabrics so tight, I’m sucking in just fantasizing about them and shapes so pointy I’m covering my jugular with both hands.  The Creeper Jacket by Veda mimics the angular detailing near the neckline in a more approachable manner, while singer Leona Lewis models the style as a dominatrix in disDress.

Beware, danger ahead.  While they might call her Stacy, the most curvaceous Black Eyed Pea is a stunner in an all over be-studded couture gown.  Considering her regimented leg workout (she recently confessed to having hubby Josh Duhamel build a set of stairs for her daily lunges) she deserves a slit cut high enough for all the world to admire the end result.  We can’t all have a personal staircase, stair master, or Josh Duhamel for that matter, but a suggestive cut-out, form fitting LBD lunges for the same effect.  With the Madonna dress by Jen’s Pirate Booty, the famously petite part of the female figure is highlighted—peek-a-boo, I see a waist.

Lady-like leathers and silver-studs transcend night attire alone.  While its capacity doesn’t exceed the second letter in the alphabet, bags, belts, and biker coats have been infiltrated.  So even when the red carpet is being dry cleaned, you can carry a touch of tough daily.



Probablemente más de un lector pensará que este post lo ha escrito mi abuela, pero no, prometo que soy yo aunque sí, va a sonar un poco en tono de abuela.

Ella, que ha viajado mucho, conocido lugares increíbles y gente maravillosa, tenía la costumbre de traer de sus viajes regalos para todos, pero a las mujeres de la familia siempre, fuera dónde fuera, les traía telas y una ropa de otro mundo, de diseñadores italianos, franceses… en fin. ¡Sí que nos mimaba!

Encajes, sedas naturales, terciopelo, lino puro y todas los géneros que se les puedan cruzar por la cabeza en este momento.

Sin embargo ahora cuando reviso las prendas que tengo en mi armario todas tienen un porcentaje alto de materiales sintéticos.

Y aún así, si tienes una prenda en tu clóset que sea 100% pura probablemente al compararla con una tela antigua notes una diferencia importante entre ambas.

Debo decir que he “heredado” muchas telas y ropa de mis tías e inclusive de mi abuela por el simple hecho que el material es inigualable y se ha preservado maravillosamente , he reformado faldas, vestidos, chaquetas que son muchísimo mejores que cualquier prenda de las últimas temporadas.

Claro, también debo aclarar que si voy a ciertos diseñadores, como uno de mis favoritos, Josep Font, sí encontraré telas verdaderas -cómo las de antes- y su precio no sólo justifica el diseño sino el material que utiliza (los encajes de sus vestidos son…. para morirse!)

Detalle de uno de los vestidos de Josep Font quién ha dicho que Madame Vionnet es una de sus fuentes de inspiración

Tampoco sucedía esto antes, casi todas las mujeres tenían acceso a buenas fabrics qué, al llevarlas a su modista, conseguían unos trajes hechos a mano realmente increíbles; hoy por hoy, las tiendas de mayor acceso al público -cómo las del Grupo Inditex- no destacan precisamente por su calidad.

A pesar de estar haciendo una búsqueda de por qué ha pasado esto, más allá que sepamos que la primera causa es la reducción de costos, estoy segura que hay algo más.

Me animo a decir que no todas las mujeres saben distinguir entre una seda italiana y una oriental, a una blusa de Zara que diga que es de seda también.

Algunas seguramente sí lo noten, otras están acostumbradas a estas modernas telas sintéticas o de polyester que parecen inflamables y no se den cuenta.

No es una crítica a estas mujeres, sino es una crítica a la industria textil que ha dejado de utilizar telas vírgenes para reemplazarlas con todo tipo de sintéticos.

Les dije que iba a sonar cómo una abuela, pero hay ciertas cosas que han cambiado con el tiempo, algunas para mejor y otras no tanto…creo que aquí tenemos una de esas.

Vestidos de Marlene Dietrich en THEFROCK.COM

Si quieren ver vestidos y prendas increíbles -muchas de ellas han sido inspiraciones para vestidos modernos- no dejen de vistar la web The Frock , ¡les aseguro que es una delicia! 

Hay diseños originales de YSL, Dior, Guy Laroche, Bill Bass, Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, Courreges y de diferentes eras: la Victoriana, Flapper y del Mid Century. También tienen una colección de vestidos de distintas celebridades cómo Joan Crawford, Eva Garbor, Gina Lollobrigida y una sección de novias que es imperdible.

Sin dudas es mi sitio preferido para ver Vintage.

Y ustedes, ¿guardan alguna prenda tesoro en su closet?

Miss Millie H. Carter would like it to be known that she went to a most excellent party on Sunday wearing a pink dress.

Where are your favourite place(s) to shop online? Why?

What makes an online consumer experience in such a technological age?

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Wedding Winter! BLUE ROSE Wedding or Special Occasions Felted Bolero

Available at my Etsy shop:
Magic Laboratory of Fashion
All designs are © Tatiana Agapcheva, please do not copy my work.

We dutch haven’t even celebrated ‘Sinterklaas’ yet! But still, this made me laugh Enjoy! It’s crazy!

For this Mondays Meet ‘n Greet Assignment the designer whom I really wanted to get to know better and tell you all about was IndigoBlue Dagostino, the fabulous designer behind Eternity Brides and Seldom Blue.  I first met IndigoBlue earlier in the year and since then have had the pleasure of blogging many of her wonderful designs.

I met the very gorgeous and talented IndigoBlue Dagostino at her instore cafe as pictured above, when she kindly agreed to answer a few questions for our Opium readers.

KV:  What brought you to SL and was designing something you had in mind when you joined?

IndigoBlue: I was looking around for a new game to play and had just discovered World Of Warcraft.  My cousin also plays a large part in EVE-TV so I was also playing around with that BUT…they just weren’t holding my attention, and were a bit too impersonal for me.  Then I stumbled into Second Life one day and that was it…I was hooked.  I had no idea about all the design opportunities when I joined, I was just loitering around in see through pants looking for the fun side of town!  I had picked up an old vintage victorian dress that was going for free when I got to the mainland and I was in heaven.  I had dreadful hair and body issues and nobody was coming near me and then all of a sudden a total GODDESS walked past with glittering shoes and flexi hair!!!  I couldnt believe what i was seeing! I practically rugby tackled her to the ground to get some tips.

KV:  Why did you start designing and how long ago did you open Eternity Brides and Seldom Blue?

IndigoBlue: I soon discovered the shopping side to SL and I started to do a little digging, how to make your own clothes, and since I’m already a graphic designer in rl, I thought I’d give it a go.  I downloaded the templates and BANG! I was in it for good, I think I probably set up my first wall of clothing around summer of 2008 so about 5 or 6 months into my sl experience.

KV:  How did you come up with the name Eternity Brides and Seldom Blue?

IndigoBlue: well…I started the game, got addicted and then decided that addiction loves company…so I dragged my brother, my sister AND my dad for a brief time into sl so my dad created Seldom Blue and we stuck with that.  More recently my sister and I have more or less taken over the business, and she wanted to concentrate on the bridal side, so she came up with the Eternity Brides part.

KV:  What was your first ever design and is it still for sale at any of your stores?

IndigoBlue: yup! my first ever design was my crochet outfit which is free in the back of my store all my early stuff is now free or a linden. The crochet is a trashy shorts and top combo with cutouts all over the place, totally sleazy but I was ecstatic when I finally put it on!

KV:  What is your favorite design and why?

IndigoBlue: I think if I had to choose just one, it would be my metallic blush latex range.  Latex is not my area of expertise and it was definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever worked on, simply because of all the shading.  It was tortuous but I love the way it turned out, its smooth, shiny and still girly without being too slutty.

KV:  I have tried designing myself and gave up as my photoshop skills were less than average and it was also very time consuming, how long on average does it take to complete one of your designs?

IndigoBlue: Theres a real pain barrier that I go through with every design.  I try to limit myself to one hour a night on sl and I’m always designing in the shop, I rarely go out.  I would say that EACH part of an outfit, ie thong/ bra etc..would take about 6 hours to design from start to finish, AND it was taking about 30 uploads per item before i was happy with it, the longer I go on, the more critical I get.  Now of course i’ve discovered emerald which allows for free temporary uploads which has revolutionised my work.  There ARE glitches with emerald but for designing its incredible to be able to upload multiple times and not get charged for it each time.

KV:  What do you think is the key to being a successful designer?

IndigoBlue: I realise myself how fragile my SL experience is since being suspended. At one point I was nearly ready to just wash my hands of the whole thing. I know how quickly SL can become a drain rather than a joy and it’s really sad when designers have to close down because its simply not working for them anymore.  I also don’t think I’m a successful designer, really nowhere near yet. I look up to a small specific selection of designers myself and admire their work greatly, but there are always people in their shops and hardly any in mine lol, so I think I’ve got a HUGE mountain to climb if I want to be successful.  The other thing is that I don’t actually HAVE enough time to design as much as I’d like, I would LOVE to do this full time! Wouldnt we all ?

KV:  How does it feel when you see someone wearing one of your designs around SL, or when you watch your designs being presented at a runway show?

IndigoBlue: I’ve only ever once seen someone at random wearing one of my outfits, and it was a highly emotional moment for me lol, I stalked them silently and gladly until the sun went down lol.   I’ve done one runway show and it was utterly AWESOME!!!!!!!! I felt totally overwhelmed and filled with joy and silliness that so many people had come together to make it possible, it was a fabulous experience!

KV:  I am aware that many of your new designs are blogged and appear on the main fashion feeds of SL and as a blogger myself I have often wondered how much of an impact do you think this has on your sales and the number of people visiting your stores?

IndigoBlue: I think the blogs are utterly imperative when I’m doing a general release. When I send notecards out to lots of different groups, it adds up to about 20,000 avs!! Which is incredible when you think about it. However the amount of girlies who actually drop into the store is considerably lower, I think I’m lucky to get 50 or so through the doors on an opening night. So I’m always sooo grateful for my wonderful friends and colleagues who are happy to blog my items, and thanks to them spreading the word it’s more likely that I will have more visitors inworld.

KV:  What would be your main advice for anyone wanting to start designing in SL?

IndigoBlue: Ask questions!!! questions questions all the time! harras groups for info, read LOADS of tutorials.  when you hit your designers Wall of Pain, stop for a night, and then go back and beat it down with a shovel.  I’m always happy to help out fellow designers and have passed psd files on to play with, i think its important for designers to help each other.

KV:  Aside from desiging, what other things do you like to do in your spare time in SL?

IndigoBlue: You know what i actually DONT have any spare time in SL, well maybe a few minutes here and there. What I would LIKE to do …is be much more sociable with my friends here in sl, so when they ask me out to dance I GO out to dance…but the devil in me won’t leave the shop, I’m my own worst enemy! The furthest I go from the shop is to “TRUTH” for new hair and straight back again, like a pinging elastic band, thats me lol

KV:  And finally, what are your goals for the future?

IndigoBlue: hmmm well my future in SL has changed now, due to the suspension. I no longer feel like I will stay forever (or until my fingers drop off), simply because (like I say on my blog) I don’t trust SL now.  So the way I feel about SL has changed, and is evolving in a different direction.  However, in terms of Seldom Blue and Eternity Brides, I am going to slow down on the bridal gowns because they take a LOT of time and I think I’m going to concentrate on lingerie and get utterly brilliant at that! I would like to do more runway shows and if I DO stay on forever in SL I’d love to expand the store and get my sister a better bloody computer so she can get more involved!!

Thank you so much IndigoBlue for giving your valuable time for this interview, it was certainly a pleasure to meet you and I sincerely hope you will be designing in SL for years to come!

Pictured above is the very gorgeous dollarbie Lilia Party Dress, which will permanently be available at the new Seldom Blue satellite store at the ICON Sim.  Lilia is the perfect party dress with beautifully detailed halter neck top with a full bodied skirt designed with a very cute pink underlayer.  Follow the link below to get your hands on this unmissable dollarbie!

And pictured above is a little teaser for the soon to be released Portia Polkadot Lingerie.  This very sexy lingerie set comes with many layer options, perfect for anyone wearing tattoos.  It also comes with three skirt options, open or closed cup bra, optional nipple tassles and bra frills and optional corset.

To check out the stunning designs of Eternity Brides and Seldom Blue follow the links below, there is something for everyone from elegant formal gowns and pretty party dresses to sexy lingerie and the most amazing dollarbies you will find in SL…along with a sensational bridal range.

Eternity Brides and Seldom Blue Main Store

Eternity Brides and Seldom Blue Satellite Store at the ICON Sim

Eternity Brides and Seldom Blue Blog

Cheryl Cole, judge at The X factor appeared on the program Sunday night in a gold minidress by Stephane Rolland Haute Couture.

Rolland explained “Cheryl Cole is Britain’s new treasure so the beaded dress I chose for her had to be in gold. It creates a halo of light, glorifying her perfect figure. The huge origami hip bow makes this haute couture piece as unique and memorable as she is.”

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if i didn’t, I would totally go with something like this:

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dress by Saja Bridal. On another interesting note: I’ve pretty much decided to rule out beach weddings, because Kevin and I are not beach people, but somehow getting married on a rock that overlooks the water doesn’t seem so bad. It actually looks quite nice. (the wheels are turning in my wedding venue-obsessed head)

Cheryl Cole proves that nothing beats an LBD when it comes to jaw-dropping Saturday night frocks.

Cheryl Cole has been rivalling Jennifer Aniston this month with her selection of LBD’s. The stunning judge has relied on a simple black frock again and again as she battles it out with X Factor colleague, Dannii Minogue to win the style war.

From asymmetric and OTT designs to simple knee-length and sequin, Cheryl knows the power of a LBD.

If you’re looking for a selection of black frocks then head to Topshopas we’ve lusted over their selection. Race you to the online tills.

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ARE you team Dannii or team Cheryl?
Let us know whose look you’re loving each week on the X Factor with our weekly style wars.

Dannii’s cool look continues to get your vote, the stylish Aussie has won EVERY Sun Style War since the show began (last week 75% of you voted for her).

This week, Dannii stuck to her favourite J’Aton Couture designs while Cheryl went for assymetric mini frocks with interesting details.

But which judge had the X Factor this week??

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I think I’ve found my new favorite shirt. I love polka dots, and love the neck-tie feature. But, I love that it’s vintage the most, and now it hangs among all my cheaper clothes in my closet. Kind of like a fashionista beacon. Maybe not.

Anyway, for Thanksgiving, I wanted to look nice. My parents are so used to me wearing sweats and jeans and t-shirts everywhere, I wanted to look nice for them. I wasn’t about to wear a skirt, so I decided on this outfit:

Sweater: GAP
Shirt: vintage, Etsy
Pants: Old Navy
Shoes: Charlotte Russe
Socks: Target
Trench: vintage, belonged to my mom

I loved this outfit. I wore it to my parents house, then over to my in-laws for our second dinner. It was really fun!

I need to get back into taking photos of my outfits. But as I said before, I’ve been sick the past week, so I wasn’t about to plaster my blog with photos of me in PJs!

Taxi line…
Schoolgirls’ uniform
…Dotted with rain

Late last night I was looking through Mod Cloth and found so many wonderful things so I need to put them all in a post so that they are no longer hundreds of open tabs on my browser! So here they are:

1. Hello Kitty Cutie Wallet – cutest wallet ever!, although knowing me it would get rather dirty in a matter of days in my handbag.

2. Panda-ora’s Bag – such a cute little bag, reminds me of an orange cat one that I own from Fruits Basket! I love the little leaf details on the zip pulls.

3. 23 Flavours of Fab Lunch Box – Dr Pepper – Im always a sucker for tin lunch boxes.

4. Arcade Parade Necklace – very cute retro game necklace, would prefer it in silver though, or colourful.

5. Modzilla Necklace – also comes in black!

6. Aesop’s Fable Necklace in Fox – amazing fox necklace! Reminds me of children’s fairy tales…

7. Camera Obscura Necklace – gonna see if my dad will make me one of these!

8. Time for Romance Necklace – very ornate fob watch, the back is pretty too

9. Friendly Robot Necklace – lovely robot necklace with movable joints!

10. The Poirot Ring – the funniest ring I have seen for a long time!

11. Urban Forest Rings – tiny ornaments on rings are fun, but I fear they will break off quite easily?!

12. Hello Tootsies Socks – love long socks, love Hello Kitty…

13. Winter Semester Socks in Marshmallow – they look so comfy!

14. Anything Bows Headband – I think this would look really cute in my hair.

15. Heartbeats Cuff – chunky cuff for your wrist, very bold design

16. Two Servings a Day Belt – I have been looking for a new belt, and this is so yummy!

17. A-Bot Time Keychain – I think I love robots!

18. Onassis Dress – plain and simple yet very wearable for me. I have an issue with dresses, as I dont own many and never did for many years, so I am forcing them upon myself!

19. Glimmering Girl Dress

20. Frock and Roll Party Queen in Sandy – I seem to love big bows on dresses…

21. The Christine Dress – so cute but out of stock

22. Auld Lang Syne Dress – big and puffy!

23. The Gilda Dress

24. Picture Day Jumper in Khaki – I would love to wear this with a comfy top on underneath

25. Creme de la Creme Sweater Dress – this is so me! If I had to pick one dress from this line up it would be this one.

26. Gettysburg A-Dress

27. Pump Up the Volume Dress – huge puff ball!

28. No Place Like Gnome Tshirt

29. Ele-fun Tee

30. Paradise Kitty Tank Top – its like your boobs are winking at you!

31. Frosting on Top

32. Kawaii Cuisine Bento Box in Giraffe

33. Coffee Nymphs Mug

34. The Vintage Home book – as I love inspiration

35. Apple of my Eye Mirror – would look great in the bathroom!

36. Pear-y Cute Bento Boxes

37. The Better to Bond with You Tape Dispenser – so so so so cute!

38. I See You Mug

39. Lovely Little Labbit Rabbits

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Two of the hamsters were fighting today so I had to separate them to individual cages. I got hamster blood on my hands, I was not impressed!

Myself and Ryan are off to Bluewater this evening, mostly to see Rick Stein and hopefully get a book signed in Waterstones, but also to do some shopping! I cant wait, it should be fun. I should actually be getting dressed but I’m eating left over pizza

Jenn x