it’s funny to me that often people are trying to figure out where someone “got” inspiration, or judging their inspiration, or whatever.

the biggest drawback in sl vs. rl fashion is we can’t “feel” in a digital world so we can’t use different fabrics. so a nylon skirt that’s cheap in RL might cost a pretty penny in silk, lined, and hand finished in RL. we can “say” that’s what ours are in SL, but we can’t prove it

i personally think all fashion rules went out the windows years ago… in RL… we used to see ‘the new black’ or a time when hemlines were “in or out of style” and that’s just not the case anymore.

like music… fashion is just an open field… yes certain trends may appear (for a NY minute) but there are no “rules” anymore.

(well unless you’re VERY conservative and have to attend county club events on saturdays with your great auntie)

i’m rambling. but i find this both exciting and frustrating… i personally enjoy ‘restraints’ on the creative process as for me as it often challenges me into creativity.

anyway, cool post and comments.

xoxo,

caLLie

Yeah I read that comment. A lot of folks don’t ‘get’ the SL fashion world. But then a lot of folks don’t ‘get’ the RL fashion world either. The point of a Comme des Garçons or PC show is to show off fashion as art. The fact that most of these items can be mixed and matched to be worn in a practical sense is a bonus as far as Haute Couture is concerned. Yes, the SL fashionistas have a ‘quirky’ sense of style, but so do the RL ones. Individuality is key and the days of matching your shoes and handbag to your outfit are long gone. Yes, elegance will always be in vogue, but that does not mean it has to be boring! I think this person needs to maybe push a little at the boundaries of her style principles and be a little more adventurous and see where it takes her. After all, this is the beauty of SL that we can try out these looks without spending a fortune.

Cavalli is not one of the designers that I follow on a regular basis. I thought he would be more original though

I wrote this post the way I did it with a kilo of salt after a reader commenting that SL designers lacked designing skills and only possessed texturing skills and all the people generally whining about how SL designers dig for inspiration in RL, which according to me is logical as hopefully they live full and happy NON virtual lives as well. The same commenter that wrote about the lack of skills also commented that she hopes that bloggers don’t dress RL the way they do in SL… but if SL designers look too often to RL for inspiration,where, according to this reader, the real designing talents live… then what is wrong with wearing SL fashion in SL and RL versions of that in RL…. is SL fashion after all not that much inspired on RL fashion? Oooooh.. I am confused, I fear I don;t make sense anymore but I am going to post this anyway… I need tea and cookies…

In SL, we can create designs that would never work on the human body in RL, but even these radical designs could be termed Galliano-esque in terms of their sheer fantasical elements. I think this is just human nature and part of the way our brains work, to want to compare things to others and fit them into categories. I say we just celebrate the aesthetics of RL and SL fashion and leave it at that!