Well, I'm just so not ready to leave the past yet.  There are parties on the way after all!  So many choices in SL!  I wonder how it would work if we had these choices in RL?  So, as I mentioned in my previous posting today, I got a wonderful prezzie from Santas pack just inside the entrance to the Curious Seamstress shop.  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Isola%20Gavia/233/129/22

This is a lovely peach gown called "Profane Angel."  Now, while I consider myself somewhat angelic (and certainly others are entitled to their own opinions on that subject), I just had to put it on and style it up for a party.  I am wearing a wonderful updo from Sonatta Morales and I just had to put on some lovely pearl earrings and a matching bracelet from Eclectica.  Naturally, as it is snowing in my part of the world I felt I needed something cozy and so I put on a lovely white fur from Saschas collection.  The gloves are a nice touch from Purple Moon.  I have included a photo both with and without the fur so you can see the detail on the gown.  Do pop on in to the Curious Seamstress and dress yourself to *impress!* You will definitely turn some heads with just about anything you choose and, if you are not invited to "the right party" then make your own party!  Invite friends and ring in the New Year properly!  So, go get your party dress and dancing shoes and party on!

Sincerely,
Eli (the Party Animal Angel) speaking to you from the blogosphere!

Beautiful Vintage from the Curious Seamstress

Oh my!  It's been so hectic lately with the holidays and, while they were filled with good friends and fun, I do need a bit of a rest.   So, looking past the recent festivities in my rear view mirror, I cast my gaze back to the 1920s to see the pretty things people wore back then.  Of course, the 1920s had their challenges too but as I am where I am in time, I am permitted the liberty of viewing those years through the filters I choose.  Having done that, I paid a trip to a shop I consider irresistible not only because I love vintage but also the name.  How could I possibly *not* visit The Curious Seamstress?
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Isola%20Gavia/226/176/21 

One thing I noticed right away is that the shop is relatively free of lag and it is not huge.  This is good because it is easy to find things here.  I bought a 1920s Day Dress and some shoes to go with it. Actually I bought more than that but one thing at a time.  I felt like I really needed a day dress so I could drift through my day and just feel civilized.  The dress is called Eau de Nile which I thought was a rather nice name.  In the folder with the dress was a very informative notecard educating me to the little known fact that this name was in fact *a color*!  The dress was named as it was colored which was relevant to the fact that in 1922 King Tut's Tomb was discovered and so naturally, Nile madness ensued along with about anything Egyptian.  So, the people of the 1029s weren't all that different from us.  We have our moments.

Another thing I noticed about all the clothes in this shop is the research and care that goes into each outfit to keep it historically accurate.  The underclothing is historically correct and is provided with nearly every outfit.  Fast forwarding to SL time, the designer has thoughtfully provided resizers in the bits that you might want to adjust to look your best.

The shoes!  Egad!  You can buy shoes here from the 20's and 30's.  You can buy day shoes, party shoes, open toed and close toed shoes with straps.  There is no reason for you to need to go rooting through your inventory to find shoes that might "pass" for the real thing.  They are all right here my darlings and they are all fabulous.

Kembri Tomsen, my lighthouse of information, designer of fine historically accurate clothing, and the owner of this shop has got clothing for you here from the Edwardian Era (oooh you MUST see the Wedding Gown just upstairs) through the 1930's.  She also has clothing for child avatars and so if you have a child avie or you are one, you would be well served to come take a look.

Final note...do click the gift bag as you come in the store.  You will *not* be disappointed!

Want some totally HOT Coffee? Black Market...Go Now

Okies here it is you fellow coffee hounds!  Yes!  Those of us who are in the eternal search for the perfect cup.  All steaming and offering the warm and happy scents that wake your brain up before you have even taken the first sip.  Yes!  That's what I mean.  So, now imagine you have a sexy mesh top to wear out on your hunt.  A mesh top that, even if you spill on it, is exactly the right color.  Oh yeah.  Always try to color coordinate with your food when eating out.  It makes you more socially acceptable and cuts down on the dry cleaning bills.

Here it is!  The mesh Inaya top in a perfect, light coffee color.  Take a look.  How can you possibly not add this to your wardrobe.  Just get it.  It will be there waiting when you are talking to yourself about not being able to find a top to go with those skinny jeans you just bought. 

So, fashionistas of the virtual world!  Get on over to the Black Market (The Black Market, Calista (88, 198, 23) and get this top from [[Masoom]]!  It's at a special price right now so get it! Get it?

The BLACK MARKET and Masoom!

The thought of a Black Market gets me all tickly inside.   How good can this be?  Well it gets even better actually.  I'm sort of in a Christmas funk.  My wrapping skills are horrible.  My cat is all wound up in sticky tape.  I have tinsel in my hair and it's just time to think about possibilities in Second Life.  So here I am, wearing the fabulous Liza mesh dress from [[Masoom]] thinking about sunset at the beach in the summer time.  It all makes sense really.  I have the best of all worlds.  I'm fabulously dressed and ready for any Christmas (or other) party I get invited to.  I'm wearing a lovely, cropped off shoulder, white mesh dress with a sexy drop hem.  And I've got flowers in my hair to make me look festive.  So you party people!  Get yourselves off to the Black Market (The Black Market, Calista (88, 198, 23) and grab this classy and fabulous dress which I just know you can wear year around! 

Eye Candy?? What??? Yum!

Well, it's nearly Christmas time here in SL.  We denizens of this virtual world have been virtually treated to a lot of holidays this time of year that we had maybe only heard about.  It's been fun going to all the parties and learning how the people around us in this huge place celebrate.  I once had a calendar on my desk in RL that had at least one holiday celebration listed for every day of the year somewhere in the world.  I could easily have become a total party animal had I more time but, I didn't.  So, here I am in SL, ironing my Christmas Stocking so Santa will be impressed and fill it extra full.  Nah. I'm not a material girl at all.  Nope.  (I'm the Queen of Denial some days though)

So, along comes this totally Christmas ready outfit from [[Masoom]]  !!!!  It was naturally called Eye Candy and so I wanted to share it with you all.  It's fat free and you can take it anywhere!  Have a look.

Okay so, now where is that Santa Baby guy with my prezzies?   Must I have another cup of Wassail?   Yes I think I shall!  This outfit feels so good.  It's a fabulous short skirt so I can sit anywhere I like with a sexy sweetheart cutout to provide interest to casual observers.  Eye Candy also has a warm, seasonal white, fur collar and cuffs.   The snowy slippers came to me as a gift a long time ago.  I never do trip over the antlers.

So I would strongly suggest you make a holiday shopping trip to the Black Market  (The Black Market, Calista (88, 198, 23)) and indulge yourself.   As you see, the entire time I've been discussing this, dear Santa has yet to arrive.  OK so I'm going for the wassail now.  Merry Christmas you darling Fashionistas!