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Skinkie-Style :: Naima That Celeb
By Skinkie | April 11, 2008
Naima (previously Emporio Naima) crept into my consciousness back in the autumn-winter when they released a most gorgeous must-have sculptie sweater, but over the weeks that followed return visits yielded little new to spark my enthusiasm. However, that changed a week or two ago when a FashCon notice appeared with some new releases. It was clear that someone had been working hard behind the scenes with sculpties and the newly revamped shop held a host of gems I wanted to snap up immediately. Having tried on a demo or two, Naiman Broome, the man behind the brand was kind enough to let me have a couple of review copies to show you.
My pictures aren’t up to my normal standards today - apologies. I can’t even blame Windlight, as I’ve been using it since it was a beta version and love it. I’ve just been having a bad-photo-day (like a bad-hair-day but the evidence is there for longer). Still, I hope they are good enough to give you an idea you can then check out further in-world.
The New York Jacket is a short bomber-style leather jacket which comes with a huge number of options. It can be worn open or closed, with the collar up or down, with a hood, again up or down, and comes with body prims sized for small or large breasts (size 40 on the sliders being the cut-off). There are nine colours to choose from (or ten if you buy the “panchromatic” pack), shown here in blue-black.
The detailing on this jacket is superb. To my untrained eye the textures appear to be a mixture of photosourced with some hand-drawn elements. Whilst I often shy away from photosourced clothing, this is very well done and works well. I’ve teamed it with Musim’s dark-grey leather pants and ReTox’s humourous “Run DMCA” t-shirt for a rock-chick look.
Trench coats were the talk of autumn-winter this year, but are perfect too for showery April days too. Naima’s version, the Roma, is a short leather trench with lovely prim work and fantastic texturing. Again, there are different options included to wear it open or closed, with or without the shirt underlayer. It is also available in a host of colours, but it’s worth being aware that the “Black” version looks very dark brown. For a true black go for the “Black Pearl” colour. I preferred the dark brown leather for my outfit today.
One feature that I was a little surprised about is shown here (see thumbnail). However, if bling ain’t your thing (and it sure ain’t mine!) Naiman is more than happy to provide a script that will remove it, free of charge.
I decided to wear it closed, with the white shirt and collar, a pair of classic black skinny jeans and high heels. I must just mention the shoes I’ve used in this look, by Cybele Pontoppidan. The first pair of shoes I ever bought in Second Life™, having camped and camped to save up precious Lindens, were a pair of Cybele’s boots and despite not being widely mentioned in the blogs she creates some of the best prim shoes there are (pre-sculpties). Even now I think non-sculptie footwear has it’s place and if you’re not already familiar, Cybele’s work is definitely worth a look. Finished with simple under-stated yet perfect pearl studs, this is a look fit for any would-be (SL)celebutante.
A Little Fun…
The looks I have created here were loosely based on two famous ladies, both with a very similar first name. For a bit of fun, the first person to correctly guess who they are supposed to be will win….. well, something :D A gift-certificate for my store perhaps - I’ll see what I can come up with. Write your answer in the comments section below and please include your full SL name if you would like the prize.
[Please note, this is merely a bit of fun and this competition is in no way endorsed by Second Style itself, so please, no drama :p]
::What I’m Wearing::
Picture 1 ::
Skin:: Dutch Touch - Serie 2 Skin** Sunkissed Makeup 6 :: DT ::
Shape:: my own
Hair:: Calla - Calla Persicaria Dirty Blondes (Honey)
Eyelashes:: Cake - Cake - Flutter lashes - Tintable
Eyes:: Skin Deep (now The Body Politik) - Skin Deep Real Hazel eyes/Twinkle Eyes
Manicure:: Skin Within - [SW] Buff Manicure
Jacket:: Naima - NaimaNYjacketBlueBlack
T-Shirt:: ReTox - !ReTox! Tee RUN DMCA
Pants:: Muism - *Muism* [Leather pants]_Dark Gray Slim
Boots:: Maitreya - Maitreya Bloom Black (foot part only)
Belt:: Sn@tch - :::Sn@tch You Bitch Belt:::
Bracelets:: Naughty Designs - [ND] Sanskrit Cuff and Silver Ring Bracelet by Lost
Picture 2 ::
Skin:: Another Shop - (Le) brow1, gluttony
Shape:: my own
Hair:: ETD - ETD Luth - Smoke Burnt
Eyelashes:: Cake - Cake - Flutter lashes - Tintable
Eyes:: Skin Deep (now The Body Politik) - Skin Deep Real Hazel eyes/Twinkle Eyes
Manicure:: Skin Within - [SW] Buff Manicure
Jacket:: Naima - Naima - ROMA Coat Black (yes, the black looks brown - buy BlackPearl if you want true Black)
Shirt:: Part of the Naima Roma Coat
Pants:: Armidi - Armidi Limited - (F/Skinny) A001 Jeans [Black Classic]
Shoes:: Cybele Pontopiddan at French Gallery - Dame Blanche Pumps by Cybele Pontoppidan
Earrings:: Random Calliope - Pearl Studs-White-Unltd from Mama Harper Set
Seen in World :: Yes
Review Copies :: Yes
Friends List :: No
Topics: Full Outfits |
Nice looks! My guess is 1. Kate Moss and 2. Katie Holmes (Mrs. Tom Cruise) ;))
Posted by: Natasha Ascot on April 11th, 2008 at 8:24 amCongrats Natasha!! I’ll send you a little something in-world :-)
Posted by: Skinkie on April 14th, 2008 at 3:28 amWOOOOTTTT!!!
Posted by: Natasha Ascot on April 17th, 2008 at 7:19 amAwwww, Skinkie, thx so much! It is lovely!!! Sorry for not responding sooner, but RL is busy busy now. The ring is so sweet and delicate!
Thanks so much! :)) I’ll try the resize menu too!