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Holi-DAZZLE!
By Celebrity Trollop | November 30, 2006
It’s been almost two weeks since Ginny Talamasca of Dazzle released her last batch of Limited Edition items. Today she’s back with a brand new collection of four new gowns and one group exclusive! They go on sale at 2pm SLT (that’s about 30 minutes from now!) They are all chock full of the absolute fabulousness which we have come to expect from Dazzle.
Let’s talk about my two favorite gowns from this collection. Shown in stunning white to your far left is Noelle. Noelle is a long formal gown, finished off with a feather boa. The bodice is covered in bright sequins. One common thing all of these gowns have is just absolutely divine prim work on the skirts. I don’t know what secret voodoo Ginny uses to make her prims so amazingly beautiful and lifelike with their satin luster and sheen, but whatever she has done — it looks absolutely traffic stopping. The same beautiful prim work can be seen on my absolutely favorite selection from this release. Named Minuit, this black gown is quite simply one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever dressed my avatar in. Ginny told me she thinks she’s exceeded the first batch of limited editions with this release — I’m not 100% convinced about that myself (as I told her the “Sought” LE gown is a big mountain to climb) — but this certainly appeals to me on so many levels. The prim work is stunning — again another boa adds a whimsical flurry to this design and the star/snowflake embellishments on the hem and at the bodice add so much polish and poise to this design. Minuit also features a simply gorgeous prim brooch which anchors a set of ethereally translucent flexi-scarves at the front of this design. If I were to pick only one gown from this release this would be the one.
Next come a pair of cheerful holiday dresses. On the left is “Holly” which is available in a rich saturated red, or a supple verdant green (shown). Holly is so named because Ginny’s trimmed the hem with long branches of this classic wintertime decoration. Holly comes with a playfully fun white feather prim collar and a color-coordinated flexi-prim sash/tie. On the right is the last dress in this limited release gown, named “Holiday.” Holiday, like its kissing cousin Holly is available in the same colors red (shown) and green. Holiday has some beautifully meticulous lace trim detail areas, including a fabulously inventive lace and satin crossover bodice and all of the work at the hem of the skirt. One other small detail which I absolutely adore is the “true” shoulder length gloves that Ginny’s included in two of the gowns (Noelle and Holiday) Since the actual glove layer stops short of the length Ginny wanted to achieve she decided to paint a bit of an extension on the undershirt layer which really just looks fantastic when paired together. It’s a small thing, but something which seemed custom made to trigger a smile in my detail loving psyche.
Last but not at least comes this final offering today. It’s only for sale if you’re a member of the “Dazzle Girls Update” group. Named Rendezvous, it’s available in six different colors including (sage shown — although the brown one is especially gorgeous.) Something you can’t see from the angle of this picture here is the lace cutout work on the back of this design. Ginny took a layer of her perfect Dazzle satin and overlaid it with some just superb lace cut outs. Tracing those cut outs with your eyes is a fun mesmerizing hobby (especially since we spend so much time in SL looking at our avatar’s tushy.) Rendezvous even includes a set of feather topped knee length stretchy boots! So this is a lovely way to start off your holiday season on the right foot — a thank you from Ginny to all of her loyal update group members!
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Topics: Dresses, Flexiprims, Gowns, Holiday, Limited Editions |
Awww, you look fab in those Celebrity! Ginny is missed, those are great releases. Just wanted to add tho, that the black dress *isn’t* called Minuet but Minuit… Wich means Midnight in french. The other one you got right, it’s Noelle, but I thought I would explain that Noelle would be the female version of Noel, wich means Christmas also in french :D There you go!!
Posted by: elka on November 30th, 2006 at 5:11 pmQuite right! Thanks for the catch, elka. I’ve corrected my post.
Posted by: Celebrity Trollop on November 30th, 2006 at 8:00 pmWhy are your aspect ratios all wrong? Like all pictures all elongated? ??
Posted by: Alue Neuman on December 7th, 2006 at 8:16 am