badass

Originally uploaded by al-zahra

grady wore this incredibly badass outfit at club baby seals.

:)

not to mention the other luminaries in attendance, such as momo and isa.

a fly on the wall

it is not every day that one witnesses the titans of sl fashion blogging all together.

i can't really say much that hasn't been said already. and the pictures and posts are there to prove it. all i will say is that it was an immense honor to be an extra in this stellar shoot. grady thought it all up herself, and i was lucky to be present with her when she met the creator of the kubrick rooms, who was very nice. for the uninitiated, the kubrick rooms are literally sl replicas of kubrick movie sets. the korova milkbar set is utterly amazing. as far as what to wear, grady gave me very broad direction, just to wear something skimpy, that she would assemble the sl fashion droogs and i was going to be a milkmaid. (each droog would choose their milkmaid).



of course being myself i had to read up and look at the movie stills to figure out what to wear. i spent a day looking for a smooth dead white skin, that would make me look statue-like. i found one skin, but was not happy, and by accident stumbled on a perfect shiny white skin, which was part of a droid set. it looked really interesting because it also had nipple covers and a groin attachment. and boots and gloves. i remember reading somewhere that the milkmaids and the furniture were influenced by the marquis de sade, and indeed when i tried this avatar on it had a distinct S&M flavor. and so i kept the gloves and the nipple covers and groin (which close up had a cool spinning clockwork gear action). i also added the collar, because it looked s&m-ish but it wasn't at all when you looked at it closely, it was more like a decapitation.

i was worried because i didn't know if it would be sufficient. when at last the day arrived, i was wandering troy's place looking at houses, in my semi naked state. i was hailed by grady and tried to get there. the rooms are distressingly hard to navigate and i was in the john of the overlook hotel, till i cut throught the wall.

the droogs were already there. i was directed to take up position. the milkmaid opposite me was wearing a meat bikini. and green hair. the boots i was wearing didn't work with the kneeling posture nor the hair, so i put on a shorter hair and added the latex ballerina boots. it was such an interesting thing to watch. what i found intense was the droogs. they all looked very different but also uniform.....in each outfit there was a heavy dose of their individual personalities.

all the posts and pictures it has spawned as well has been amazing for me to see....it just reminds me that for every event, everyone has their own view of things......

the fashion olympics; or what i wore to grady and momo's party

i had originally posted this in december, because following my custom, i'd never worn it "out" and kept this as a reminder, because after a week one forgets what an outfit looks like when it's just a list in inventory.

it is an amusing fact, that for grady and momo's party, which ranks as the SL fashion olympics, while everyone fretted over their outfits, and even i went on a massive binge, what i ended up wearing was this outfit. i found a set of plaid fans to go with it, which was pretty cool.

i adore goth loli, and count myself as one of its most devoted adherents, and wa-loli as well. this seemed to be a mix of it. i also wore it for sentimental reasons.

it was a spectacular party, with many luminaries in attendance. Of the people i remember there were:
Lucifer & Io, incognito,Rev & Munch,IsaDaft, Cristiano,Gabe, Zorena & Lance, Kavik, Tya, Envoy, Willow,Fmeh, Dancien and Spooky, Ash, Arilynn,Vertigo,Beezle & Titter, Rev, Affinity, Beebo, Lum, Moo, Troy, Vares, Willow, Aki, Aisuru, Ramonna......tons more but they all elude me at the moment.

The chief ornaments i thought of course were the two birthday girls. Grady wore her outfit from the Hello Avatar post, a killer blend of the Brood outfit, with bax boots and wilted wednesday collar. Momo wore a net top with a bra under, a flounced asymmetrical skirt, combat boots, bracers, with black hair and her fairy ears.

Isa was distinguished by the beauty and brevity of her costume. Monna too stood out in my memory because she appeared blonde and in pink, which suits her well although it is not her usual look, actually. She danced skyclad later, with her flowing hair and tattoos reminding me very much of a druidess. of the men Envoy appeared in the most extraordinary outfit in my estimation, in a sort of liberace in a space opera outfit. it is late and I will try to describe it but it is hard because it had an amazing level of detail. He wore a long figured gold cloak, with a long collar, sort of winglike. There were gyroscopes (I think) arranged around him. Vertigo also impressed me because her avatar was anime-like, and tiny, in purples.

liner notes:

miss chrysanthemum juana is wearing:

wa-loli kimono, fur collar, & obi: Sweetaholic
skin: Eat Rice Willow
hair: Zero Style, Tita
armlet: Grim Bros
maple kanzashi: JetDoll
rose hairpin: GF rose hairpin red
leg ornaments: Ronjas Golden Snake Leg Silks
stockings: K*S from white polkadot dress
boots: SiniStyle Deception boots plus platform add ons

a birthday present

Juana Manuel
Originally uploaded by grady.echegaray

i have been given lots of presents today, tangible and intangible, but i count this one as a favorite. my dear friend grady made it--and it is just like getting a poem, at least it seems that way. grady is an amazing person of amazing qualities, quite unlike anybody i have ever known. it represents a happy memory too, a visit to the set of the Strange Pixels "Crime Queen" post.

and i just have to stop and squee over it, because i love it so. !!!!!! :)