December 18th, 2008 by Candy Flanagan
Ana Lutetia got to dress me up this time around, suggesting: “Dutch Touch or MG fashion for clothes, AuMa or Truth for boots and ETD (still on sale) for hair.” I admire Ana’s style and dedication to blogging, so of course I followed her advice!
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Once again, this challenge has led me to dig long-lost treasures out of my inventory - and I’m glad this outfit from MG Fashion (URL, SLURL) got to see the light of day again! It’s called Hunting Season and wearing it I felt ready for a long trek through the woods, but a quick shopping trip in the city had to make do!
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My first stop was Truth (URL, SLURL), to find some shoes. The Huntress Boots were actually my first shoe purchases at Truth, even though I’ve long been a fan of Truth Hawk’s clothing. They look great, but it took well over an hour of wrangling with the resizer script to get them to fit - I miss the days when such things were mod and I could fit them in a few minutes! There was a reward for my hard work, though, in the form of a free pack of sculpted heels tucked in a corner near the Subscribe-O-Matic at Truth! My next stop was ETD (URL, SLURL). I found the perfect hair, the Janine with texture-changing cap - on sale for only L$30, as Ana said! The sale runs until December 26th, so there’s still time to find your own favorite hair style, if you’re a fan of ETD.
The lovely Nissa Nightfire has followed my own suggestions on her blog, Magpie Metaverse. Check out her Wasteland style!
I’ve also been trying my best to keep the list on my first Dress Me Up Challenge posts, adding any new posts I come across on the feed. Let me know if I missed you!
August 3rd, 2008 by Candy Flanagan
Sometimes a topic will sweep the SL fashion blogosphere. These memes often have nothing at all to do with SL, but every so often a real gem will shine through. If you read any fashion feed whatsoever, you will have noticed the “Ruth Challenge.” The premise is simple: take the default “Ruth” shape and make it over, with as little shape editing as possible. Who started it all? Alaska Metropolitan, with her post “Who’s That Girl?”
I’m not usually one to jump on a bandwagon, especially not ones that travel as quickly as they tend to in SL! Trends come and go in the space of a few days. Here today, gone tomorrow. Ruth has been with us all for so long, though, that I couldn’t resist. I’ve never found Ruth unattractive - her shape is quite similar to my own in SL, after all! I did three looks. It’s hard to stop, once you’ve started!
Emvee Cuba (SLURL)
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My first attempt was also my favorite. I fell in love with this skin from Sin Skins (URL, SLURL) immediately, it is so deliciously dark that I had to trick both SL and Photoshop into lightening things up. The other photos haven’t been so heavily edited, though!
Emvee Cuba (SLURL)
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I haven’t been able to change out of these “Sweet Death” jeans from Calypso Giano (SLURL) lately, they are just so cute! I keep finding adorable matching accessories, like my belt and shoes from Kari (SLURL) and the top from Momo (SLURL).
Emvee Cuba (SLURL)
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I have to admit, this shot is all about the dress. It was a Lucky Chair exclusive at Silent Sparrow (URL, SLURL) recently and I was ecstatic when I finally got my copy. Thank you, hya!
To find out what other fashionistas have been able to whip up, check out these blog posts:
This is the kind of meme I like to see on the feed! If I missed you or you post a new Ruth Challenge after this goes out, feel free to leave a message - I can’t get enough of Ruth!