Strange Pixels

To have one of your favorite creators design an outfit with you in mind is an honor.   For it to be so spot-on as something you’d love,  and drop-dead gorgeous,  is fully squee-worthy.  What I’m trying to say here is:  ZOMG HYA MADE AN OUTFIT NAMED AFTER ME AND IT’S AAAWWWESOMEEE!

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In so many words.

The Mourna set from Silent Sparrow is part dancing silks, part burlesque.  I love the  sleek, velvety, button-up corset, the subtle little ruffles peeping out, the fingerless gloves, and so many other great little details.   And it is available in Hyasynth’s usual complement of rich colors that make it impossible to choose a favorite.

I’m wearing another one of the beautiful new Mosaic skins from Nomine.  And to complete the circle of my vanity, I had no choice but to choose one of the Mourna makeup styles.

I’m going to wrap this up, before I have to start resizing my hair to fit on my gigantic head.

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Categories: Accessories, Boots, Goth, Hair, Mourna Biziou, Silks, Tattoos, Women's Clothing

I realized I have all these neat undies that never (and I mean never) get seen by another person.  So I decided to blog some of my recent favorites.  Brace yourself for gratuitous bum shots.

Since I’m showing so much skin, I decided to make it an interesting one.  This is the Manna-Kin skin from MIASNOW, with tintable scales tattoo from HUZ colored to match each cool makeup.

Corset from Rotten Toe, with cute little prim frill and bow attachments.  I love how clothes from Rotten Toe seem to accentuate a thicker type avatar

Elegantly deconstructed Valerian undies from Plastik, along with the fab new posture collar.  Like everything from Plastik, these are available in a whole slew of rich prints and colors.  The collars come plain, with straps, with buckles, or with feathers.  I’m really in love with the collar and I’ve been wearing one of them pretty much nonstop since I got my paws on ‘em.  It’s divinely sculpted to fit around the neck and shoulder area perfectly.

Ok, this is a bikini.  But it could totally be worn as undies.  The adorable batkini is available in a billionty colors, and it has these cute little prim ties to really finish it off.

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Categories: Boots, Goth, Mourna Biziou, Skins, Tattoos, Underwear & Lingerie, Women's Clothing

I didn’t consciously set out to put together an autumnal post today.  And yet some of my intense longing for it must have bled through, because that is definitely what I ended up with…

It all started with the gorgeous Helena set from silentsparrow, which immediately caught my eye in the delightful Penny color.  Helena is a swimwear and/or undies set.  I’m not sure which, actually.  It could go either way.  I knew I wanted to incorporate the lovely top into a streetwear outfit.

I stopped by Bukka for a nifty belt or doodad, and I found these wonderful jeans.  You won’t see me posting about jeans very often, but these are unique and made very well.  Bukka has long since impressed me with their belts, boots,  and accessories,  and I’m glad to see them branch into clothing.  These jeans come with the thick brown belt I’m wearing, with belt-loops texture matched to the jeans.

This richly textured and perfectly sculpted courderoy-like jacket is from Aoharu.  I sometimes have a hard time fitting prim jacket pieces, but this one was practically perfect from the box.

Also noteworthy:  newish skins from Miasnow, newish tats from silentsparrow, newish hair from Zero Style, and the older but completely wonderful Patience necklace/belt set from Balderdash.

Now if it could just drop below 80 degrees for a day or two, I’d be a happy Mourna.

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Categories: Accessories, Hair, Mourna Biziou, Tattoos, Women's Clothing

Every now and then, as I am shopping, or doing a shoot, I run into someone with a truly amazing av. Normally I would take a pic or two, perhaps compliment them if I have time for a conversation. I ran into Krikon Ackmann while I was doing the shoot for Memento Mori and was so impressed I decided I needed to share his av foo with you. A few days later we arranged to meet to take some pics and he asked if he include his friend Siena. I am so glad he did as her av is a perfect mate to his.  Thank you both. <3

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Categories: Accessories, Boots, Eyes, Fantasy Clothing, Goth, Grady Echegaray, Hair, Men's Clothing, Occulta, SL Locations of Note, Skins, Strange Citizens, Tattoos, Women's Clothing

When Acha and I saw the slick and sleek Revolution coat from SLink, we knew it was time for another twinkie post.

Lovely pics by Acha and outfit details can be found ovah heah.

Categories: Accessories, Eyes, Hair, Skins, Tattoos, Women's Clothing

Nomine has released a slew of new gothy black dresses in some really unique and beautiful styles.

For today’s post I’m wearing the vampy Lilim dress, and the vampy boy-shaped Achariya. ;)

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Categories: Goth, Men's Clothing, Mourna Biziou, Tattoos, Women's Clothing

I was sorting through the huge bulk of DSN gifts I had received in the last couple of weeks, (yes, I’m lazy) when I ran across a very promising sample from She Wants Revenge.  I must admit that I was predisposed to view anything from this shop favorably, as they happen to be named after one of my favorite bands ever.  Happily, there was much more to admire, as they make some very cool latex/shiny items.  The quality and design was very nice, but unfortunately latexy stuff really doesn’t suit me.  I did pick up a few things for when I find myself in that mood, and I grabbed some other goodies including the skirt and scarf that I’m wearing today.

I have a fondness for this kind of disjointed, superflexi style of skirt.  It doesn’t look realistic exactly, but it works with the medium to create an effect that goes beyond what we can have in meatspace.  And it is  just lovely to dance in.

I popped by EtchD to check out a tattoo I saw on someone, and to my surprise I realized that I’d never been there before.  I think I confused it with a different, similarly named tattoo shop.    I picked up a zillion really great pieces, because they are lovely and because all of their tattoos are tintable, which is always greatly appreciated among us fair-and-fantasy-skinned folk.

Which reminds me… Mourna’s tip of the day!  For tinting tats to look faded on pale skin:  don’t just use a grey tint, as it will lay over your skin with a paint-like appearance.  Instead, try to pick up a little bit of your skintone with the color.  Just a smidge of yellowy red in a light grey gives it a nice translucency.

I am in love with these boots from Resurrection, which is saying a lot as I don’t instantly go for a platform in most cases.  But they’re sleek, well made, and quite irresistible.

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Categories: Accessories, Boots, Hair, Mourna Biziou, Tattoos, Women's Clothing

I so enjoy doing these twinner posts with Acha.  The contrasts are just fascinating to me.  And it is a lot of fun to put an outfit together with two sets of eyes… we end up with something really cool that I think neither of us would have assembled on our own.

Fantastic pics by Acha, and outfit details, can be found at her blog as per usual.

And just to underline the importance of the request Acha made on her own blog, let me take this opportunity to also beg posemakers for more mirrored pose sets!  These from LAP are awesome, but we neeeed variety. Need, I tell you!

Categories: Accessories, Boots, Costumes, Hair, Mourna Biziou, Skins, Tattoos, Women's Clothing