A Day with some Supermodels

The Metaverse Tribune has just published my article on this weekend's AVENUE Model's Academy graduation show. I love these events as I get to wear a suit and just sit back and watch as other people do the work. Music and models - can't be too bad. And if I then do a write up, I get paid.


I interviewed Kinji Lockjaw and Cody Bolero, both of whom seem likable and easy to chat with. In my limited experience as a Second Life writer I've always found that folks are willing to talk to me about themselves. Apart from the guys at [hoorenbeek], who have managed to avoid all attempts to be interviewed, everyone else has been open and happy to talk. But then again, I love to hear peoples' stories. I enjoy writing interviews because I think readers of Second Life publications do like to hear about people.

For more pics, take a look at the Flickr show.

New Jackets from Hoorenbeek

There was a sale at [hoorenbeek] this weekend and for less than L$1000 I picked up a fat pack of suede jackets. In the picture below, I am wearing the brown jacket in its open form. The jacket has alpha layering so you can wear things under it. In this case, I have a black Mythology tank top, on of four free tanks from the store. I'm also wearing my current favorites from Muism, the striped beige pants.


Next I slipped on the beige jacket along with a pink V-neck that came as one of many freebies in a goodie bag from Valiant clothing, which is currently closed as the owner moves to a new sim. The jeans are a pair I got as freebies when I first entered SL and are on of the few original items still in my inventory.


The jackets also come as closed, with shirts, and with a turtleneck top.

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.

Valiant Menswear

Valiant menswear offers a cool selection of clothes from top to bottom. Most items are photorealistic and great for mix-and-match. I found a great look by having my Hoorenbeek gray jacket over Valiant's black shirt and vest combo. I bought three pieces for L$250 each; a pair of gray pants, a white shirts and gray vest combo, and the aforementioned black set.


Here I'm wearing the open-neck white shirt with a gray vest (waistcoat) paired with the Valiant gray trousers and finished with my Redgrave shoes. The shirt has prim cuffs and the pants have prim hems, which, as you can see, mimic a break in the cuff. Casual and smart with just a hint of formal - or at least the after-party tie-less kicking back attitude ;)

Valiant slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StormWind/43/46/24

At Home With Sig: Lounge

Sometimes I like to kick back and watch TV. We have a cool lounger with some poses, on of which you can see in this picture.



The jacket is from Hoorenbeek and comes as an alpha-transparent version for mix-and-match or as a combo with a sweater and shirt. This gray one goes well with a range of colors, and in this instance I combined it with a shirt from Simone's Style Starts Here. She has a number of vertically striped shirts like this in different colors. The open collar is not symmetrical so provides interest to an ensemble.

The jeans are Acid Night from Cattiva e Cattivo, perhaps my most frequently worn pants. They are bottomed off by a pair of dark brown casuals from Redgrave, and like Simone's shirts these too come in different color options.

Hoorenbeek
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Style Starts Here
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Cattiva e Cattivo
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Redgrave
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New Shoes, New Suit, Gotta Love That!

My étoile du nord, Mony, had a birthday this weekend and celebrated by buying me a present from the folks at [hoorenbeek]. They make great clothes, which are a little on the expensive side, and Mony opted for getting me the whole package - shoes, pants, ties, jackets; the whole kit and kaboodle.

The Ansor suit is packed with pieces; jackets in open and closed versions, white and blue shirts, underwear, burgundy and orange ties, and pants to match both open and closed jackets. Lots to mix and match. Oh, and you also get a cell phone and a laptop thrown in to complete the image. And with all these elements, the $860 price is a bargain. Even if you're buying it for yourself!

The blacks shoes are simple but effective. When I tried the outfit on, Mony suggested that a pair with laces would be better, so I slipped into my Cattiva e Cattivo Obsidian Oxfords. Love those shoes - and now hard to get hold of since their creator, Lissa Maertens, paired up with Simone Stern. You can get them via OnRez at an affordable $75. I also modified them slightly to get a better black coloring.

The ensemble looks great. Very slick, very corporate. Now I can't wait to take a trip to some fancy club where folks call you "Mr. Leominster" and informal clothing is not allowed. Sometimes there IS a place for swank.