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Mind if I slip into something a little more… formal?
By Celebrity Trollop | November 21, 2006
A lot of great looking formals have been released lately. Here are my top picks. This fantastic design by Simone Stern is named Carmen, and it’s bright cheery hue seems appropriate both for fall and for the holidays. I love the embellishments at the V of the neckline and the asymmetrical off the shoulder strap. As usual, the prim work on this dress looks superb with a light ethereal sheen. Carmen is available in several different bright colors on Simone sim. (S: Yes, R: No, F: No)
Next up is Tayzia by Rebel Hope Designs. Tayzia is named for one of Rebel’s favorite customers and it sure must be flattering to have a dress this beautiful named for your avatar! Shown here in a delicious cranberry red shade, it’s available in four other colors. I love the lace up back and the detailing on the off-the-shoulder yoke of the dress. And the skirt prims are masterfully crafted. Gorgeous dress perfect for a holiday time party. (S: No, R: No, F: No)
Miriel Enfield released this beautiful gown named Flora. Flora features a finely detailed sequined bodice and a simply amazing iridescent splash of color — which ever hue you choose. Unfortunately, this ad doesn’t fully do the visible sparkle on the bodice justice, so you’ll have to take my word that it looks so great when you get your camera zoomed in really close. Flora is also unique in that it comes with several different skirt prims to choose from. You can go with a high waisted empire look, or a cocktail length system mesh skirt, a more traditional fishtail-look skirt option. I wanted to spend a moment talking about how cool Miriel’s vendor system is too. Because she offers her items as no copy or no transfer, when you pay the vendor it initiates a dialog box allowing you choose permissions, colors and more. You can even cancel the transaction and get an automatic refund. That was really one of the coolest parts about shopping Miriel’s beautiful new store build in Nouveau. (S: No, R: Yes, F: No)
I felt a little overwhelmed by this brand new release from Blaze Columbia! Rhapsody is a fantastic concept — mix and match your own formal dress colors! — but if you get the FATPACK version with all 25, whoa! That’s so many prims to sort through. It would’ve been really useful if the FATPACK had been organized into folders with discrete neutral, warm and cool colors. But, that minor criticism aside, this is also a stunning design with top notch construction throughout every piece. I loved pairing the pink dress with some of the chocolate colored accent pieces like the sash and the flexi ribbon tie on the back of the dress. But that’s just the start of the combinations you can create. Blaze even offers a “demo” version of the dress at his store in Triumph. And, as usual, every dress color comes with a color matching tux vest for your boy. (S: Yes, R: Yes, F: No)
Topics: Dresses, Flexiprims |
great post celeb, thanks… i miss a lot of this stuff, so it’s great to find these cool things here ;)
xoxo,
caLLie
Posted by: caLLie cLine on November 22nd, 2006 at 12:12 pm