Second Style Magazine

In the melange that is SL fashion it can sometimes be hard to work out what’s hot, and what’s not. You can’t go wrong with a little black dress though, can you? Well, yes, you can (thinks of some of the nastily textured, overly skimpy and over-priced horrors she’s seen in far too many malls), but not with the three I’m going to show you today. These three will take you from day to night, from smart-casual thro’ formal to haute couture, and from absolutely free to outrageously expensive.

The first dress is from a designer that came to my attention just a few weeks ago through the Free*Style blog which featured her Peepcock Outfit. It was clear from then that Four Yip was a very talented designer and one to watch. Not only that, she hasn’t charged a single Linden for any of her outfits to date. Her most recent release is the Black Skull Dress which is available from the Free*Style HQ in Juicy. It come with a variety of attachments including this cute hat, a similar shoulder piece (not shown), two skirts, two chairs with pose (not shown) and the skull decollage dangle.

In these pictures I am also wearing my “favourite hair of the moment”, again from a designer I’d not heard of until recently but stumbled across whilst following up leads from the Free*Style blog (note to designers :: freebies work!). The Mermaid hair, shown here in my usual platinum blonde tone, isn’t free, but it’s mid-length messy curls perfectly frame the face for a casual modern look. I’d seriously recommend paying TEKUTEKU a visit, a hair designer to watch in my opinion.

This next dress, officially the sexiest dress in SL (according to me :p), I’m not sure I should really be telling you about as up until now it’s been MY secret. It’s one of those dresses which, when you look at the vendor image, really doesn’t jump out at you, so many of you I suspect have over-looked it. However, put it on, and WOW! It’s HOT.

Why am I getting so excited, you ask? There is a popular misconception amongst women (and men) that more flesh on show equals more sexy. This dress proves that wrong. From the front it looks incredibly demure. Classic and classy, obviously well made, but more suited to a nun than a sex-kitten. Turn around though and….. pheeewwww! Could that back BE any lower and still be legal? See the beautiful ruching of the skirt prim as it slides over the cheeks? Just perfect. Men just want to slide their hands down and…… let’s not go there I defy anyone to wear this dress and not turn heads.

Lastly, we can’t talk about fantastic black dresses without mention of what I consider to be the most fantastic dress I have seen in SL this year.

I saw it and snapped it up on SL Exchange before it had even reached the ears of the FashCon community, scrimping together every last Linden to afford it’s ginormous price-tag. However, in my eyes this isn’t just a dress, it’s a work of art. I’m afraid it is no longer available to buy, but check out Chambre Du Chocolat for some other exsquisite and unusual pieces of wearable art.

Talking of chocolate, have a good Easter everyone!

::What I’m Wearing::

All Images::

Skin:: Celestial Studios – (CS) Vogue Skin – Amber (Classic Glitter – Silver 1)
Shape:: my own
Eyelashes:: Cake – Cake – Deco lashes – Tintable
Eyes:: Skin Deep (now The Body Politik) – Skin Deep Real Hazel eyes/Twinkle Eyes
Manicure:: Love Soul – [Love Soul] Nail*Silver*
Shoes/Stockings:: Storm Schmooz – Storm Schmooz Carat 12
Jewellery:: Random Calliope – Rendezvous (No longer available)

Dress One::

Hair:: TEKUTEKU – =TEKUTEKU=mermaid(plutinumblond)
Dress:: Yips little store – YIPs blackskulldress /c/m

Dress Two::

Hair:: ETD – ETD Couture Collection: The Knot – Light Blonde
Dress:: LeeZu Baxter Designs – *LeeZu Baxter* Loren FlexiDress

Dress Three::

Hair:: TEKUTEKU – =TEKUTEKU=mermaid(plutinumblond)
Dress:: Chambre Du Chocolate – Fishook Dress (black) (No longer available)

Seen In World :: Yes
Review Copy :: No
Friends List :: No