November 28th, 2009 by Candy Flanagan

Wearing (Candy Flanagan):
Hair: fri.day
Skin: Curio
Eyes: Dernier Cri
Shoulder Pads, Neck Wrap, and Glove: MekaNoiZe Labs (No longer available; store closed.)
Wings: Renari
Bodysuit: PixelDolls
Glowing Panels: Paradisis
Shoes: SLink

Resources:
Pose: Glanz

March 11th, 2009 by Candy Flanagan

I joined Second Life at the end of February of 2007. Two months later, I joined Flickr and my blog followed soon after. I didn’t come to SL for fashion blogging, but it’s certainly one of the reasons I stuck around! Shopping and photography are my main hobbies in SL and I’ve learned so much doing both. I love exploring the Grid and am constantly amazed by what fellow Residents come up with.

2007 brought sculpties to SL and many designers won me over with their use of them, both old favorites and new discoveries. I moved on from Empyrean Emporium (now Curio), becoming obsessed with one skin maker after another, but Insolence stood out. Armidi burst onto the scene late in the year and I completely abandoned Naughty Designs hair for their work. The jack-of-all-trades RaC ( now known as Laqroki) caught my attention with their silky hair textures, even though I thought their skins were overpriced. I discovered the joy that is Japanese mall sims, snapping up as many bargains as I could get my hands on. In short, I shopped ’til I dropped and loved every minute of it.

From left to right: The first outfit is probably my all-time favorite. If I don’t know what else to wear, I dig out the folder labeled “Snuggly Black & Purple” and, voila, instant comfort and style. The outfit centers around clothing from Savvy? and Shop Seu, with accessories from Armidi, Illusions, Persenickety, PixelDolls, and Vertically Challenged. Savvy? shows up again in the next outfit, as well as Artilleri, Boing Fromage, Shiny Things, and Tres Blah. The bohemian look works well with clothing from Cubic Effect, Etch’D tattoos, shoes from G Field, and jewelry from Bare Rose and Shiny Things. The infamous Armidi supplied the jeans for the last look, and there’s also a tee from Gritty Kitty, shoes from Sculpties Up In Here, a Yummy bag, and an animated camera from LustyFen.

In the summer of 2007, I met Siyu Suen, the mastermind behind Illusions (SLURL). It all started with a request for a custom mask and ended in a lasting friendship. I also began greeting at Illusions and I really couldn’t ask for a better job. It’s a gorgeous environment, the customers are amazing, and just look what I get to wear to work!

From left to right: The angel is decked out in Dark Eden gear, and wings from Illusions. The centaur has faun legs from Titania’s Court, armor from Random Inspirations, and a mask from Illusions. My Harlequin outfit features pieces from Illusions, clothing from LF, and a Nomine skin. I snuck in the last avatar (or I got inattentive sorting through so many snapshots!), it’s a modified Catty avatar from Sense with Etch’D tattoos – I could certainly wear it to work with one of Siyu’s cat masks, though!

May 17th, 2008 by Candy Flanagan

Location: Mongo World Domination Outpost 9 (SLURL)

Hair: Kin
Skin: Chai
Eyes: Simtropia
Tattoos: Etch’d
Jewelry and Ears: Illusions
Bodysuit: Pixel Dolls

February 13th, 2008 by Candy Flanagan

Location: Straylight (SLURL)

Thalia hair: Goldilocks.
Frecklexplosion skins: Me!
Dresses and wings: Fancy Fairy.

Ginza hair: Armidi.
Frecklexplosion skin: Me!
Bauble necklace and Bauble II earrings: Miriel.
Olde World Fairy corset: Fancy Fairy.
Luxe Jeans: PixelDolls.
Vidalia Pumps: Armidi.

December 6th, 2007 by Candy Flanagan

Hair: Abigail from Armidi.
Eyes: Sam’s Special Custom Eyes from Callie Cline.
Skin: Merry Jingly in snowflake from Nomine.
Coat and Hat: Snowflake Coat from Illusions.
Tights: White Star Capris 2 from <3 Cupcakes.
Shoes: Basic Boots from PixelDolls.
Poses: Reel Expressions.

Hair: Ice Cream Melting Mellow from SugarCube.
Eyes: Natural eyes from Simtropia.
Skin: Natural Beauty from Blowpop.
Dress: Lana red from Tuli.
Necklace: Cally Lily Necklace from Calla.
Bracelet: Les Animaux Vintage Souvenir Charm Bracelet from Argyle.
Shoes: Double-Take Boots from PixelDolls.
Poses: Reel Expressions.

Hair: Sultana from Tekeli-li.
Eyes: Natural eyes from Simtropia.
Skin: Ash from Empyrean Emporium.
Jewelry: Holly Jewelry Set from Illusions.
Outfit and Wings: Candy Cane Fairy from Fancy Fairy.
Skates: Icicles Audios from Moopf.

November 27th, 2007 by Candy Flanagan

Hair: Abigail from Armidi.
Eyes: Natural eyes from Simtropia.
Skin: Sierra from Cake.
Necklace: Wings from Illusions.
Top: Hummingbird from from PixelDolls.
Skirt: Pleated Skirt from First Impressions.
Shoes: Desert Boots from PixelDolls.

Hair: Abigail from Armidi.
Eyes: Natural eyes from Simtropia.
Skin: Sierra from Cake.
Coat: Coque Feather Coat from Illusions.
Shoes: Scrolls Boots from PixelDolls.

Hair: Abigail from Armidi.
Eyes: Natural eyes from Simtropia.
Skin: Sierra from Cake.
Necklace and Outfit: Emotional Warfare from PixelDolls.
Shoes: Stompi boots from Adam ‘n Eve.

Hair: Scarlett from Armidi.
Eyes: Natural eyes from Simtropia.
Skin: Le0 from Another Shop. Freebie!
Lingerie: Deanna from artilleri. Freebie!
Belt and Shoes: Au Di Leather Belt and Oxford Leather Ankle Boots from Armidi.

September 11th, 2007 by Candy Flanagan

- Left -
Hair and Hat: Jessica II from ETD. Freebie!
Eyes: Holly from Miriel (Survey gift).
Skin: Tomboy skin natural from BettiePage Voyager.
Necklace: Promo Vintage Beach Necklace from Boing Fromage. Freebie!
Dress: Summer Dress from Persona. Freebie!
Shoes: Signature sandals from Lassitude and Ennui. Freebie!

- Middle -
Hair: Casual from ETD. Freebie!
Eyes: Holly from Miriel (Survey gift).
Jewelry: Signature set from Lassitude and Ennui. Freebie!
Vest, Jeans, and Gloves: Cimarron Set from Pixel Dolls. Freebie!
Shoes: Signature sandals from Lassitude and Ennui. Freebie!

- Right -
Hair: Airy from ETD. Freebie!
Eyes: Holly from Miriel (Survey gift).
Jewelry: Signature set from Lassitude and Ennui. Freebie!
Dress: Multistripe Dress from ETD. Freebie!
Shoes: Sandal flower black from Sugar Cube. Freebie!

- Left -
Hair: Lily from ETD. Freebie!
Eyes: Holly from Miriel (Survey gift).
Skin: Tomboy skin natural from BettiePage Voyager.
Jacket: Blue Lace "Bolero" from Persona. Freebie!
Top and Shorts: Sleep Shorts & Tank from ETD. Freebie!

- Right -
Hair: Lovely from ETD. Freebie!
Eyes: Holly from Miriel (Survey gift).
Skin: Tomboy skin natural from BettiePage Voyager.
Top and Shorts: Ugly Duckling from Sugar Cube. Freebie!

August 30th, 2007 by Candy Flanagan

This was meant to be a very nice, fun set showcasing some of my favorite outfits. Unfortunately, my choice of location wasn’t the best, or perhaps SL has been acting up in general lately – I fought through some incredible lag and crashed a number of times before calling it a day photography-wise.

Frankfurt in Second Life is an impressive location, though, and I was really excited about it. Many notable landmarks have been reproduced and I found myself very familiar with the layout, as well!

SLURL: slurl.com/secondlife/Frankfurt%20City/20/125/31

“Blue Danube” Outfit
Hat: Lulu knit hat from Celestial Studios.
Hair: Lacies Choice in copper from RaC (Mallory Cowen).
Eyes: Strong Green eyes from Miriel (Miriel Enfield).
Skin: Ash in Medium from Empyrean Emporium (Gala Phoenix).
Glasses: GC2564 Glasses (Charcoal/Medium) from FNKY! (Funk Schnook).
Jacket: Cropped Wrapped Sweater in black from PixelDolls (Nephilaine Protagonist). Freebie!
Dress: Celeste in blue from PixelDolls (Nephilaine Protagonist). Freebie!
Tights: Blue tights from Paper Couture (Lu Sisters). Freebie!
Shoes: MaryJane Flats (Patent-Urban) from Boing Fromage (elka Lehane).

The extra special part about the outfit? All items are copiable, so it’s folder-friendly!

August 30th, 2007 by Candy Flanagan

Obession has a name and it is Ieva’s Polka! Ieva’s Polka is perhaps best known from LeekSpin.com, but it’s really a delicious Finnish folk song from Loituma. And it’s catchy as all get out!

Thanks to Ducknipple (and to Fashion Heaven for being the first to share), I can now "share" this obsession with all my friends in SL, too! XD The leek swings around in your hand and sings part of the nonsense verses from Ieva’s Polka. Cool, right? Yeah! :D

Hat: Lulu knit hat from Celestial Studios.
Hair: Lacies Choice in copper from RaC (Mallory Cowen).
Eyes: Strong Green eyes from Miriel (Miriel Enfield).
Skin: Ash in Medium from Empyrean Emporium (Gala Phoenix).
Glasses: GC2564 Glasses (Charcoal/Medium) from FNKY! (Funk Schnook).
Jacket: Cropped Wrapped Sweater in black from PixelDolls (Nephilaine Protagonist). Freebie!
Dress: Celeste in blue from PixelDolls (Nephilaine Protagonist). Freebie!
Tights: Blue tights from Paper Couture (Lu Sisters). Freebie!
Shoes: MaryJane Flats (Patent-Urban) from Boing Fromage (elka Lehane).
LEEK: Swinging Leek! from Ducknipple (beanster Potato).