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Decoy is no distraction
By Celebrity Trollop | December 28, 2007
Have you heard of Decoy by Annette Voight? I think it might be the best kept clothing secret in Second Life, and that’s good for fashion insiders, but Annette is such a fabulous talent, she deserves a wider audience for her designs. Like Kat Palmer, Decoy was featured in a recent Second Style fashion show — and this is a long overdue post about Annette’s designs, so let’s get it going.
To the left is the Sweetarts dress. I’m not sure if the name is inspired by the range of pastel flavors it comes in, or if Annette just has a sweet tooth. Either way, this is a really lovely design, full of well shaded folds and a sense of realistic fabric drape as the dress hangs from your avatar’s shape. The color choices are well considered and range from the watercolor pastel blue-green (called blueberry) to the more dramatic looking crimson tinged “cherry.”
To the right is an ensemble made of separates: “Autumn Comfort” is the name of the sweater, and the denim is called “Stripped Jeans.” Despite the names, these jeans are anything but stripped. You get the jeans on the pants and underwear layer, plus some fantastic flare leg prims for that ultra crisp well polished look. The lace up tie at the waist band adds some edge and a touch of mystery, which is a good quality for denim.
When Valena Glushenko (our fashion show coordinator) showed me Elysiana (shown in Emerald, to the left) I immediately told her that I didn’t want to take it off! Unfortunately, it had to be passed to one of our show models, but Annette was kind enough to send me another one. I was floored by the ruching on this design - the drawn on drape and shading is really top notch, among the best I’ve seen in Second Life. And I think the jewel tone color and cut are so on trend right now for cocktail dresses.
To the right is the super cute and super fabulous freebie called Classy Flirt. Just to play around with the look a bit, I added Decoy’s “Just Peachy Cardigan” in sky blue over the dress top, merlot ribbed tights by Tete a Pied, and Pinson boots by enkythings. See the attention to shadow, fabric drape and believable wrinkles in this design, especially on the prim skirt.
I saved two of my favorite Decoy looks for last. On the left is Alesana (shown in plum) - this was another one of those dresses from our fashion show that I simply could hardly believe had come from a designer so new to Second Life. The batwing bodice is very dramatic and the absolutely gorgeous weave of fabric down the front of the dress is bewitching. I didn’t show you the back of the dress, but all those tiny fabric touches continue on the back and sides, virtually seamlessly. It’s truly an impressive technical achievement to make those textures align so neatly.
Finally is a fantastic little party dress named Chloe - another great choice for your New Years circuit. Shown in silver, all of the Chloe designs have a skillfully applied lace applique surrounding the waist, sides and back of the dress, again, aligned almost seamlessly. It’s hard not to enjoy this square cut bodice charmer with its tasteful black piping detail at the bust and hem.
Skins are Mellie 2 (semi-precious collection) by Annyka Bekkers, hair is Bombshell III by Armidi.
Decoy is located at Alhena (217, 158, 23).
Seen in world: Yes
Review copies: Yes
Friends list: No
Topics: Bottoms, Dresses, Skirts, Tops |
I visited Decoy after seeing the ads for her Fae costumes :) BEAUTIFUL texture work :)
Posted by: Arianna Psaltery on December 28th, 2007 at 6:11 pmI love her jeans!!!! I refuse to wear anything else but her Promise jeans!! Plus they look great with my Armidi boots! lol And the best part of all the designs, they are really affordable!
Posted by: Adia Clary on December 28th, 2007 at 8:54 pmAdia - I agree. I have been wearing Annette’s jeans for a long while now and find it hard to take them off.
Posted by: Gillian Waldman on December 30th, 2007 at 3:27 pm