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Princess for a day
By Celebrity Trollop | November 14, 2006
It’d been a while since I visited with Sparkle Skye, designer behind the Allure brand. Sparkle is probably best known for her incredibly detailed silks, but it seems as if lately she’s been working hard on a line of almost medieval inspired gowns. Last night I had the chance to visit her store in ImagineNation — and I could hardly believe how much things had changed. She had a completely rebuilt store for starters, and second Sparkle had embarked on a line of jewelry — this in addition to her hair and silks.
And wow, what a stunning design she’s put together here. Milady comes in 7 different colors, and most of them have a choice of silver or gold embroidery embellishments. (You can see them all on Sparkle’s blog) I’m wearing the “sage-gold” combination here. Each gown comes complete with a color matching tiara, a flexiprim train, and a jewel adorned flexi-prim mantle. Just about the only piece that’s missing are the shoes — and those are coming soon, Sparkle told me. Right after I put the gown on, I told Sparkle how much like a princess I felt. And later when a customer purchased the same color I was wearing in the store, she said the exact same thing!
Sparkle also passed me a copy of her new jewelry design called Thorns of Love which comes in 4 metal choices (from platinum to various shades of gold) plus a scripted color change gem. With the scripted gem, this set becomes incredibly versatile — it is probably a little too formal looking to wear with a tee shirt and jeans, but in any sort of formal it will be a stunning (bling free) finish for your overall look.
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In this photo: skin: Charmed Tone 30 Glitter (Gold 2 + body sparkle) by Starley Thereian, Celestial Studios; hair: Couture Up-Do (rust) by Elika Tiramisu, ETD; jewelry: Thorns of Love by Sparkle Skye, Allure; gown: Milady (sage-gold) by Sparke Skye, Allure; shoes: Satin ties (gold) by Fallingwater Cellardoor, Shiny Things.
Topics: Flexiprims, Gowns, Jewelry |
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