My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Finland 2013 by Tres Beau

January 12, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

Miss Virtual World 2013 – Again BoSL showcased an amazing event on December the 15th 2013, with the finale of the MVW 2013 contest. Many countries were represented by amazing ladies and it was really an exciting event. Designers and models worked together for their 2 final looks. One evening gown and one national costume for each lady. Every year when I saw the MVW finale it was an exciting moment to see the results, that designers and models worked on for so many weeks. Last year I took the challenge to make a full catalogue of all the gowns and costumes. The idea must have inspired some bloggers this year and they started to do that for the MVW 2013 designs. I decided for my own not to do the same again and just would like to showcase my personal favourites. First I thought about to do my personal top 12, but then I figured that I like more than 12 and just thought about doing all the ones that really caught my attention in no particular order

The wonderful national costume for Miss V Finland 2013, Miss Irina Strazytski, was made by Kimmera Madison, owner and designer of Tres Beau.

What I liked a lot for this creation was the fact, that Kimmera mixed traditional parts with some modern looking but still traditional parts. The outfit comes a ‘ready-to-wear’ with the boots and the headpiece 🙂 The long wool pullover again is amazing textured and the huge fur on the back gives a typical flair for the scandinavian country. To know a bit more about the inspiration behind the “Miss Finland” costume, I would like to quote Irina herself 🙂

Irina Strazytski:

“I come from the land of thousand lakes and midnight sun – Finland. My national outfit is inspired by the finnish mythology and folklore, Kalevala – our national epic – in particular. To me Kalevala represents one of the most significant aspects of our culture and our mentality. It’s been the inspiration of many artists, designers and composers, and it continues to influence the Finnish life even today. I wanted my national costume to reflect the part of my country’s heritage which is the closest to my heart and which I’m the most proud of.”

Details

Outfit: Tres Beau – “Miss Finland” – NEW (mesh)

Earrings: League – “The Wanderer”

Hair: Baiastice – “Afya”

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW (custom-made skin)

Makeup: Silken Moon – “SM Eclipse Smokey Eyes” – NEW & “SM Eclipse Color Eye Orange” – NEW

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Wicca Lips Tintable” – NEW

Poses by Dahriel

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Puerto Rico 2013 by EMO-tions

January 11, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

This year at the MVW finale some of the girls dared to be a little different, with bringing historical female fighter’s and strong women’s characters on the MVW stage.On eof them was Miss V Puerto Rico 2103, Miss Hezabel Blackheart. Her national costume was created by Mirja Mills, owner and designer of EMO-tions. Hezabel could not have made a better choice than asking Mirja for her national costume. EMO-tions always stood for great, quality RP clothing and many fighters, vampires and lovers of the special outfits went to Mirja‘s store if they needed special and extraordinary clothing or hair. So the “Anacaona” outfit and the matching hair, as well made by EMO-tions, made an extraordinary and strong look on the MVW 2013 finale stage. Hezabel and Mirja did a great research on the country she represented and as she was talking about her inspiration my ears were all hers 🙂

Hezabel Blackheart:

“My Costume is inspired by a great Taíno chief named: Anacaona. Anacaona became chief after her brother’s death. Her husband Caonabo, was captured and shipped to Spain, dying in a shipwreck during the journey. The Taínos, being ill-treated by the conquerors, revolted. During a feast organized by eighty-four regional chieftains to honor Anacaona, who was friendly to the Spaniards, the Spanish Governor Nicolás de Ovando ordered the meeting house to be set on fire. He arrested Anacaona and her Taíno noblemen — all of whom, being accused of conspiracy, were executed. While the others were shot, Anacaona was executed by hanging. She was twenty-nine years old. The Taíno tribes were all one and the same tribe all over many Caribbean islands. From the island, then and now,..I bring you the gift of the Coqui.. a native small frog that is exclusive to the wildlife of the island.”

Details

Outfit: EMO-tions – “Anacaona” – NEW

Hair: EMO-tions – “Anacaona” – NEW

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW (custom-made skin)

Makeup: Silken Moon – “SM Eclipse Urban ES Mud, Honey” – NEW & “SM Eclipse Color Eye Silver” – NEW

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Wicca tintable” – NEW

Tattoo: White Widow – “

Poses by Del May

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss USA 2013 by SoliDeaFoliEs & Chop Zuey

January 11, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

The beautiful costume for Miss V USA 2013, Miss Imani Enzo, was made by Mila Tatham, owner and designer of SoliDeaFoliEs. For this special costume I guess the picture says more than words 😉 The Statue of Liberty for most of the people is the landmark of the USA. Mila Tatham made this landmark look very sexy and fashionable. The torch is for sure part of the outfit and you can choose if you use the one with the animation in it, like I did for the picture or if you use it without animation and play your own ones 🙂

Imani Enzo:

“My gown is inspired by the Statue of Liberty. Lady Liberty is perhaps one of the most iconic symbols of American Culture. I chose her because she looks like a goddess, stands for freedom, and demonstrates the resilience of our great nation. My heartfelt thanks goes to Mila Tatham and Belle Roussel, the amazing designers who brought to SLife my vision for a modern take on Lady Liberty’s timeless beauty, strength, and elegance.“

The stunning jewelry to complete the outfit was made by Belle Roussel, designer and owner of Chop Zuey. The “Lady Liberty” set only contains the earrings and the beautiful bracelets.

The stunning “USA” dress you will find at the SoliDeaFoliEs Mainstore and for the jewelry just make a stop at the Chop Zuey Mainstore.

Details

Dress: SoliDea FoliEs – “USA” – NEW (mesh)

Jewelry: Chop Zuey – “Lady Liberty” – NEW

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW (custom-made skin)

Hair: Mirone – “Adie”

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Netherlands 2013 by GizzA

January 10, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

The next national costume I would love to show you is made by GizzA for the Miss V Netherlands 2013, Miss Linnda Scofield. I have to admit as I saw this outfit during the MVW 2013 finals, I had to look 3 times as I could not believe what I saw… The “Linnda’s Dutch Breeze” is more a piece of art than an outfit for me. Linnda was pulling a whole meadow behind her with some super cute windmills on it. The dress itself has great color changed from the top to the bottom. It starts with a red chest part. Its prims reminded me of the typical tulips that we all know for the Netherlands. It turns green like the down part of a tulip and then the great meadow starts that finished in a wonderful brown tone. For me it really is a wonderful design that perfectly represents the Netherlands and a lot of its typical symbols.

Linnda Scofield:

“For my national gown I used the Dutch landscape as my inspiration. The Dutch countryside is known for its meadows, windmills and flowers like tulips. Giz has made a great combination of the dutch properties and created an amazing and wonderful gown.”

Details

Outfit: GizzA – “Linnda’s Douch Breeze” – NEW (coming soon!) (mesh)

Jewelry: Kunglers Extra – “Orquidea”

Hair: Mirone – “Adie”

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW (custom-made skin)

Makeup: Silken Moon – “SM Eclipse Urban ES Under Construction” – NEW & “SM Eclipse Formal ES Red Silk” – NEW & “SM Eclipse Color Eye Red” – NEW

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Wicca Lips Tintable” – NEW

Poses by In-Pose!

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Portugal 2013 by Tres Beau

January 9, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

The national costume of Miss V Portugal 2013, Miss Jade Spectre, made me look up. Between all the gowns and costumes I saw one of a sudden pants and boots… That I had to see closer and I tried to zoom on Jade without crashing during the MVW 2013 finale. The pants made a light masculine, strong look. Paired with the super feminine ruffles and the detailed textures of Kimmera Madison, owner and designer of Tres Beau, just made a perfect outfit that for me and a great representation of portuguese tradition and history. For a better information about that, I would like to quote Jade herself with her little text for her national costume.

Jade Spectre:

“I wanted to pay tribute to the Cavaleiros – the remarkable women bullfighters who represent the rich history and long-standing traditions of the Portuguese culture. My respect for these women goes really deep and is unique to the Portuguese culture, so I decided I wanted to also bring that to the Miss Virtual World Pageant, but with a totally different approach to the style and design. Still specific to the theme, but with a more couture flair.

These brave women perform on horseback in rich 18th century, colorful and extravagant designs. The Portuguese tradition of bull fighting is more compassionate and more of a show of tradition than other forms of bullfighting. Other than the Cavaleiros riding on horseback, they nor do the Matadors of Portugal kill the bull during the ceremony, nor do they harm it in any way.

The costume is highly detailed with rich gold accents, trim, brocade, and embroidery. The undershirt, pants, cuffs and back of the jacket are very detailed in gold embellishment. The colors of the Portuguese flag – red, green and gold are represented, but in different shades to make the costume more authentic and comparable to the actual costumes of the Cavaleiros. Therefore we used the custom green of the Portuguese Flag, mixed with a deep burgundy transition to represent the red of the flag. The gorgeous ruffle collar and skirt along with the skirt attachment give a touch of modern couture to the design. The authentic hat, patterned trousers, broad shoulders, and arm cuffs are very important to the look of the costume reflect the strength of those women and replicates details of their true costumes. I chose this National Costume to honor the women of Portugal in modern and present day society, and their place in Portuguese culture and history.”

Details

Outfit: Tres Beau – “Miss Portugal 2013” – NEW

Jewelry: Chop Zuey – “Tabula Rasa” (Chop Zuey Christmas gifts)

Boots: Last Call – “Vamp”

Nails: Mandala – “Female Nails Medium”

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW (custom-made skin)

Makeup: Silken Moon – “SM Eclipse Fab ES Beer Garden” – NEW & “SM Eclipse Color Eye Mauve” – NEW

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Wicca Lips Mauve” – NEW

Poses by PosESioN

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Poland 2013 by Vero Modero & Chop Zuey

January 8, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

The wonderful “Audrey Cresci Gown” was made by Bouquet Babii, owner and designer of Vero Modero. The dress is stunning in its simplicity. The combination of a mesh corset with a ruffled down end and the flexible skirt with the open front add a very playful and as well sexy touch to the whole look. The wonderful red and green ornaments that decorate the skirt and the chest part of the corset show perfectly that sometimes less is more 🙂

Audrey Cresci:

“My National Costume designed by talented designer Bouquet Babii. We were inspired by the costumes of Poland’s famous Polka dancers and modernized the look. We have applied the interrogate embroidery of Polish folkloric handcrafters.
Flower ornaments are the most characteristic expression of Polish art and architecture. As well it takes role in many Polish traditions. Thats why I used flower figure as the main element of my gown and Jewelery.
In Poland more than a thousand years ago single girls wore wreaths of flowers on their heads. They throw to fire their wreaths on the eve of St. John June 22 with the St. John’s fires as an offering to the gods to find their love of life.”

The stunning jewelry was made by Belle Roussel, genius owner and designer of Chop Zuey. As far as I remember the MVW 2013 finale, Belle was the most busy jewelry designer for this years Miss Virtual World contest. The “Pompeii” set made a wonderful addition to the polish look. With the filigree metal parts and the little gems it went perfectly with the amazing ornaments of the dress. You can choose between a set with red gems or black gems 🙂

The “Audrey Cresci Gown” you can buy at the Vero Modero Mainstore and the “Espresso in Pompeii” set you will find at the Chop Zuey Mainstore.

Details

Gown: Vero Modero – “Audrey Cresci Gown” – NEW (mesh)

Jewelry: Chop Zuey – “Espresso in Pompeii” – NEW

Hair: Son!a – “Poise 2”

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW

Eyeshadow: Silken Moon – “SM Eclipse Urban ES Harbour” – NEW & “SM Eclipse Color Eye Red” – NEW

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Wicca Lips Blood” – NEW

Nails: Synthesis – “Medium Fierce Nails”

Shoes: N-Core – “Illusion”

Poses by PosESioN

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Italy 2013 by [AD] Creations

January 7, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

The italian community was always very strong represented in many MVW challenges… like we had Mimmi Boa 2009 winning the crown, Mavi Beck in 2010 in the top 10, Angels Milena in 2011 in the top 12 and Anna Sapphire as winner of the MVW 2012 crown and again Italy was able to place on the winner stairs with a 1st runner-up in 2013!

Now come to one costume where I had a bit of background information from our Miss Italy 2013, Miss Natzuka Miliandrovic. She is originally from Venice in Italy and I really like if models try to represent their own home country. But Nat even went a step further and chose 2 italian designers as well for her 2 gowns. The national costume was made by Aliza Karu, owner and designer of [AD] creations. Since the costume did not have the typical italian colors.. what mostly are considered red, green and white like the flag… I asked Nat what the inspiration was for her national gown and what she said really kinda touched my heart…

Natzuka Miliandrovic:

“It does not make any sense, the one who knows you and does not love you, Italy.”
This was the feeling expressed by “Vincenzo Monti” and that represents the italian Renaissance, the historical period that redefined Italy and its artistic and politic identity in Europe. The inspiration from this national costume by Aliza Karu, comes from the desire and expectation of a modern cultural and artistic rebirth of my country. The costume is a quotations of the incredible work of art of “Antonio Canova”, the venetian sculpture that is one the symbols of the italian Renaissance. The dress flow softly in its precious textures and transparencies and it reminds the voluptuous mediterranean women portrayed by Canova, with a particular referral to his sculpture “La venere italica” of which was said “It flatters the paradise in this valley of tears” and that clearly explain that the meaning of the beauty, in Italy, it doesn’t lie in an empty admiration, but it’s a need for comfort the soul.”

The very artistic “Miss Nat” gown is partwise mesh made and as well has flexible prims. The sheer top gives a very sexy touch to the very elegant and artistic rest of the design. The shoulder part with the chain over the right shoulder that holds the little jewelry part is a great contrast to the ruffled arm part on the left side. The ruffles are repeated in the back for the amazing train and the little shining silver decorations you will find again on the wonderful skirt. The incredible head-piece, the wonderful tiara that as well carries the silver and the ruffles is part of the beautiful “Miss Nat” dress as well.

To get your “Miss Nat” gown you just have to visit the [AD] Creations Mainstore, as far as I know, it is now available there 😉

Details

Gown: [AD] Creations – “Miss Nat” – NEW (mesh)

Jewelry: Alienbear – “Kris Car”

Nails: Love Soul – “Lady in Love”

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW (custom-made skin)

Eyeshadow: Silken Moon – “SM Eclipse Boho ES Starry Night” – NEW & “SM Eclipse Color Eye Silver” – NEW

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Wicca Lips” /tintable basic color – NEW

Poses: PosESioN

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Ireland 2013 by Champagne! Sparkling Couture

January 6, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

Today I have the pleasure to continue my personal favourites with the national costume of Miss V Ireland 2013, Miss Sessie 16. The amazing designer behind this wonderful design is Enzo Champagne, owner and designer of Champagne! Sparkling Couture.

The “Celtic Ireland” outfit is made as a full outfit with all jewelry and accessories. The only parts I had to add was hair, skin, makeup, shoes and nails. he green color stands for Ireland. The green gains impact in combination with its complementary colour orange.

The golden celtic ornaments on the arm parts complete the perfect traditional look of the whole dress.

Sessie16:

“After much research into Ireland, I came to realize there isn’t a national costume for them. So I decided to look up more modern gowns models have worn in pageants when I came across a gown wore by Rebecca Maguire Miss Ireland for 2012, which is very much Celtic representing the beautiful country Ireland.”

The huge back accessory, earrings, headpiece, armlets and as well the wonderful belt with some typical irish accessories are part of the “Celtic Ireland” outfit. It seems Enzo and Sessie did a lot of research for the national costume and created an amazing fashionable dress for the MVW 2013 competition 🙂 The “Celtic Ireland” is now available at the Champagne! Sparkling Couture Mainstore.

Details

Outfit: Champagne! Sparkling Couture – “Celtic Ireland” – NEW

Hair: EMO-tions – “Lissi”

Nails: Mandala – “Female Nails”

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW (custom-made skin)

Eyeshadow: Silken Moon – “SM Eclipse Fab ES Beer Garden” – NEW & “SM Color eye Grass” – NEW & “SM Color eye Orange” – NEW

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Silky Lips Orange”

Poses: PosESioN

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

My personal favourites of the MVW 2013 – National Costume of Miss Turkey by Tres Beau & Chop Zuey

January 5, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

Today I would like to start with the national costume of Miss V Turkey 2013. The “Miss Turkey 2013” gown was made by Kimmera Madison, owner and designer of Tres Beau. Tres Beau is one of the designers that contributes creations to the Miss Virtual World finale for years. What always amazes me on the Tres Beau national costumes, is that it seems Kimmer Madison does a hell of research for each country she gets asked. The colors, the textures, the designs are always go along the real traditional clothing of the respective country. The “Miss Turkey 2013” costume is textured with wonderful filigree and rich colors of gold and red. The wonderful ornaments show the love and the eye for the detail Kimmera puts on her creations. The body part of the gown is made of a wonderful mesh prim that you will get in different sizes to make sure it fits your shape as well. The wonderful flexible parts of the skirt and arms give the whole creation a typical traditional, oriental and turkish look. If you take a closer look of the 2 pictures you will see a difference for the headpiece. I wanted to showcase the gown with all its parts and as well the whole jewelry set, that Miss Nice Wildrose was wearing for the finale.

Nice Wildrose:

“My inspiration for my national look is Hurrem Sultan, the wife of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who played an important role in the Ottoman history and was an influential figure for the women of Harem and other denizens of the palace.”

The “Hurrem” jewelry was made by Belle Roussel, owner and designer of Chop Zuey. Belle created a wonderful set of earrings, necklace, tiara and ring. The tiara is made with 2 parts, you just add the one attachment over the other. The combination of the gold metal with the white, red, green and black gems matches the costume perfectly. Each part is made of so many single prims, that you just can imagine how long Belle had to sit at her workshop to put all of these together 🙂

You can get the “Miss Turkey 2013” costume at the Tres Beau Mainstore and the “Hurrem” jewelry you will find at the Chop Zuey Mainstore.

I would like to lead your view on the hair I chose for this post. The “Desireme” hair was made by Leah McCullough. Leah reactivated her brand Naive and you can buy already a few different items including this hair style on Marketplace. The “Desireme” hair is available in 8 different colors. Leah made the hair modify so that you can change the color or the texture to your own likings. For the colors she provides she made hairbases as well, wich you can as well recolor to match the hair style.

Details

Costume: Tres Beau – “Miss Turkey 2013” – NEW

Jewelry: Chop Zuey – “Hurrem” – NEW

Hair: Naive – “Desireme” – NEW

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” – NEW (custom-made skin)

Poses: PosESioN

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

PosESioN for the Pimp my Valentine Hunt

January 3, 2013 by Wicca Merlin

PosESioN made a wonderful couple pose for the “Pimp my Valentine Hunt“. “Mon Amour” is a very emotional and sensitive pose and I felt very honored and super happy, that Dahriel asked me to pose with him for this amazing creation. I was working on some new blog pictures as my sweet brother jumped into my IMs and asked me to help him to adjust a new pose and as soon as I saw it, I really loved it. He has such a talent to catch emotions and atmospheres with his couple and group poses… simply amazing. Then a few minutes later he asked me if I would pose with him for the vendor picture and with this … he made a dream come true for me. I asked him if he would have something in mind for a styling he wanted to have and the only thing he said was … “maybe red.. it is for a valentine hunt”… I decided to go for an outfits with less prims as huge large prims would just overdo this amazing post. I remembered that LeeZu had a great collection released sometime ago and with a combination of a few of them it made the perfect look to match the elegant and couture outfit that Dahriel was wearing 😉

Again thank you bro for doing this with me 😉

To get this amazing pose.. you just have to make the effort and search for the “Pimp my Valentine Hunt” gift between the 15th of January and the 15th of February 😉 at the new PosESioN Mainstore (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/lafee%20style/129/57/35)

My Style Details:

Bodysuit & Gloves: LeeZu – “Liquid Latex” /red

Jewelry Layer: LeeZu – “Diamond Addict” /red

Collar: LeeZu – “Covetousness” /red (part of the outfit)

Red Mask: LeeZu – “Moulant” /red (part of the outfit)

Golden Mask: Mea Culpa – “La Dolce Vita” (part of the outfit)

Earrings: Chop Zuey – “Gentle Insanities”

Hair: LoQ – “Ouzo”

Shoes: [GOS] – “Desire Boots”

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca” /Wicca von Teese – NEW (custom made skin)

Pose: PosESioN – “Mon Amour” – NEW (Pimp my Valentine Hunt Gift)

Models: Dahriel & Wicca

Photographer: Dahriel

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My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Finland 2013 by Tres Beau

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Puerto Rico 2013 by EMO-tions

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss USA 2013 by SoliDeaFoliEs & Chop Zuey

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Netherlands 2013 by GizzA

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Portugal 2013 by Tres Beau

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Poland 2013 by Vero Modero & Chop Zuey

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Italy 2013 by [AD] Creations

My personal favourites of MVW2013 – National Costume of Miss Ireland 2013 by Champagne! Sparkling Couture

My personal favourites of the MVW 2013 – National Costume of Miss Turkey by Tres Beau & Chop Zuey

PosESioN for the Pimp my Valentine Hunt