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Giovane Amore
By Grazia Horwitz | January 25, 2007
With the current discussion on this blog about the market value of the work of top designers and the used methodology in the research, one might think fashion in Second Life is getting an expensive thing. Well, here is my opinion to it… you spend as much money as you would like to spend and not a cent more…. either on a whole bunch of items or just on a couple. Raising prices will affect consumer behaviour in Second Life. But I really do not want to enter in this discussion or my second life would be approaching my real life way too much…. my second point is the main topic of this post: cheap clothing is available and can be cute too!
In a small shop in Italian sim Parioli I found quite cute clothing for as little as L$ 65-L$ 75 per set. Giovane Amore is the name of the brand and if you are new to Second Life, or when you just don’t want to spend much money, this is a very good place to find really fine bargains. Like for instance this jeans and jacket set Honey. Ok, these clothes are not hand drawn, but they don’t look overly photosourced too. The jacket has quite a cute texture and is nicely designed. The jeans is just very classic and can be worn with basically anything.
The second set is Cargo… a simple, and thus versatile, black cropped shirt with a pair of sassy camouflage workers. I would like to tell you something about the rest of the look too as I’ve been trying too look as good as possible for as little money as possible. THe hair in all pictures is from ETD. Elika Tiramisu has 2 hair packs in her shop that are heavily discounted and they have a great variety in colours in each pack. The whole lot is available for as little as 10 L$. The skin is Gala, Sun Kissed Peach. It’s not cheap compared to the rest of the items in this entry (L$ 500), but being from the permanent discount corner of the shop, it comes 50% off the normal price Gala charges for a single skin. And the skin being the basis of your look… well… it’s worth a little investment. Sabrina from Linden Lifestyles has done a nice review about Gala skins some time ago (http://lindenlifestyles.com/?p=158). However there are other nice skins available in SL that will cost you less.
The third set I want to share with you is a real bargain… it consist of as much as 7 different components for a large variety of outfits. A black skirt, as well as the shown bandana fabric one, this top with the sleeves just over the shoulders, a strapless top and a long sleeved one. This all, plus matching panties and fishnet stockings and you can change your look over and over again. Great value for money over all. Oh… btw… the shoes are from Starley Thereian… not particulary cheap, but they go with just anything… so buying one pair, you can survive at least your first month in Second Life without feeling awkward about your feet. Remember to put your feet to size zero in appearance mode for a good fit of prim shoes in general.
Giovane Amore is located in Parioli (82, 155, 40)
Seen in world: yes
Review copies: no
Friends list: no
Topics: Bargains, Dresses, For Newbies, Found!, Full Outfits, Hair, Jackets, Shoes, Skins, Skirts, Tops |
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