What You Been Up To, Sig?

As I've said before, daily posts are the province of the unemployed, the retired, the full-time paid blogger, and the crazy. My real life has been pretty full lately so my second has had to be less extravagant.But I have been doing stuff. I have finished two articles; one for the Metaverse Tribune that launches on 1st August, and a second for FreeLife, the next edition of which is in a few weeks time.

The first was a short interview with Shakti Cianci, lead singer for SpaceJunky, a terrific band whose debut album, Resident Alien, is available via iTunes(R). The second is a look at the designs of Iota Ultsch who owns the women's fashion store, Très Jolie.

I also attended a fashion show organized by Calamity Hathaway of Hathaway's Haute Model Agency (CHM). The show was focused on the creations of fashion designer Aeris Pinazzo, the owner of Mythology, a men's and women's apparel store.

Meanwhile I have shopped at Hoorenbeek, bought new stuff from Muism, and begun blogging for Simone Stern, writing reviews of clothing. So all in all, I have been busy in SL despite the call of the real.

Sale @ Simone!

On Saturday, Simone Stern offered all her clothing for no more than L$200. With such bargain prices, it was too tempting an offer to turn down, so late in the evening, I headed for the Simone! store to see what I could find.

First up was a dark blue deep-plunge open-fronted shirt called the "Don Juan." Mony spotted it and said "buy that," so I did. Here you see it with my Muism pants and gift from Ben Vanguard - the dog tags.



My SL sister, Merry Felwitch, arrived with a giant pumpkin on her head, which was all the excuse Mony needed to don her cardboard box head. Fortunately, they left me in the men's section to go check out women's stuff. I believe Merry spent L$2000 - like Mony, she also seems to believe that God sends people to hell who have small inventories.

I found a summer suit designed by my friend Lissa Maertens. It's a pale-blue pinstripe that includes a shirt, ties, and even prim ties that flap around when you walk. It's the closest I have found to a seersucker suit and for L$200 I couldn't resist.



The suit also looks OK with a less formal open-necked shirt or T-shirt. I'm wearing it with my Redgrave black shoes but a pair of white shoes might work. Guess I have to go shopping. Again.

Fashionista News: Lissa Maertens Joins Simone Stern

Lissa Maertens is a fashion designer who owns Cattiva e Cattivo, a wonderland of both male and female clothing. I am a shameless fan of her stuff and own a number of her pieces. Simone Stern is another design icon who owns the Simone! store and Style Starts Here, where you'll find her casual wear. Again, I admit to being a buyer of her men's gear.


And now hot off the virtual presses comes the news that Lissa is going to be working as a designer for Simone, which will give her the opportunity to focus more on her passion, design, than on the business of running a store. She will be moving her products to Simone's stores, which for me alone will save a TP. Lovers of Lissa and Simone's creations will now be able to make a one-stop shopping trip to stock up on some of the nicest stuff out there.

Lissa and Simone's offerings are also priced very competitively. I bought two shirts and two vests from Lissa and spent only L$200; and a couple of shirts from Simone's Style Starts Here were similarly priced.

This is not so much the loss of Cattiva e Cattivo as the promise of a lot more new clothes from Lissa and Simone. And as far as I'm concerned, the more menswear they offer the better. Vanity, definitely my favorite sin!