Kunoichi

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Kunoichi s a modern term for a female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo).

The term is thought to derive from the names of characters that resemble the three strokes in the kanji character for woman ( onna); said in the order they are written: ku (く) – no (ノ) – ichi (一). Early literary quotes include Enshū Senkuzuke Narabini Hyakuin (遠舟千句附并百韵?) (1680) as well as Maekuzukeshū (前句付集?) (1716), which specifically associates the word with the kanji 女 supporting the etymology. The “くノ一” writing requires the use of one character from each Japanese character set – first hiragana, then katakana, then kanji. While hiragana and kanji can exist in the same word, katakana generally cannot appear in conjunction with the others. There are exceptions to this, for example in “ゴミ箱” and “消しゴム”.

Female ninja are mentioned in Bansenshukai, a 17th-century Japanese book compiling the knowledge of the clans in the Iga and Kōga regions devoted to the training of ninja. According to this document, the primary function of female ninja was espionage, finding legitimate service positions in the households of enemies, to accumulate knowledge by gaining trust or overhearing conversations. One historically accepted example of this is Mochizuki Chiyome, the 16th century noblewoman with ninja roots who was tasked by the warlord Takeda Shingen with recruiting women to create a secret network of a few hundred female spies.

[Wikipedia]

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Sometimes if you just put on one item, you immediately get an idea what you want to do with it… I am sure all of you had that happen at least once. Something like this happened to me when I put on the “Isis” collar and skirt from [sys].

When I put it on, I immediately had the vision of a ninja/asian inspired look. I remembered the awesome “Mei” hair from EMO-tions – that was sold on the south-asia inspired round of On9 – which I decorated with the cool “Albedo Horns” from Ayashi.

To cover my chest, since the feathers of “Isis” collar did not reach down far enough, I used the “Tigress Top” from Apple May Design. As it is a mesh body applier it fit perfectly under the feathers. Certainly a tattoo cannot miss when I style something like this :p This time I wanted something special and so the silver “Genius” tattoo from White Widow was the perfect match. I never made a secret out of it, that White Widow is my favourite tattoo brand… did I? *grins*

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I thought a little bit until I got the idea… but certainly a warrior needs some armor 😉 At least some that looks great for the pictures*giggles*

[LAB737] makes the most amazing armor parts I ever saw. So detailed and as well used looking makes them very realistic and I could not resist to add parts of the “Dragoon” armor to my left arm.

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Now the most complicated to get good pictures – I needed a good Katana and as well cool poses which did not just look like fighting. Certainly I could have sat hours and hours and make me some but then… still the good Katana would be missing since I just had som super old prim ones who kinda looked disgusting for nowadays standard. So I did what I usually do when I am looking for something special… I went to SL Marketplace 🙂

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I found a very little store, with just a few items for sale on MP and instantly fell in love with the “Katana Pose Collection”. A whole set with many variations of 10 different poses and 2 amazing handcrafted Katanas. Even more I was surprised that they were made for a female warrior, so exactly what I wanted. The poses do look more show or performance like than, fighting itself and so they were the perfect animations for the pictures.

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First I tried to build me a photo set, but soon I realized – I do not have the right items nor the knowledge of buildings and sceneries, that would suit the ideas and satisfy the styling. I jumped into the SL search and looked for places with key words like: japanese, warrior, ninja, katana and many more until I found “Kowloon”, a little island, which was empty when I arrived but the buildings and the garden was incredible beautiful. While I was shooting, the sim filled up more and more, but I did not see anyone around me and I became curious. I started to cam around, to spy silently, when I found an arena with a hell of a lot people who had begun a fight. I was so excited to see that, to see them fighting with Katanas and all kind of asian weapons, that I stopped shooting for a bit and just watched without disturbing them. I had so much fun watching them, that I nearly forgot to finish my shooting. It was an amazing afternoon and as well a lot of fun and I enjoyed the trip to a past time, that is totally new to me.

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Details

Outfit: [sys] – “Isis”

Top: Apple May – “Tigress Top” (mesh body applier)

Hair: EMO-tions – “Mei”

Horns: Ayashi – “Albedo Horns”

Armor: [LAB737] – “Dragoon”

Shoes: [MODA] – “Erica”

Tattoo: White~Widow – “Genius”

Makeup: Madrid Solo – “Raven’s Fight”

Lipstick: blackliquid – “Lip Line”

Poses & Katana: [Quixotica] – “Katana Pose Collection”

Location: Kowloon

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

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FEROSH Fashion Weekend Summer 2016 – Champagne! Sparkling Couture II

The time has come again for another outstanding Ferosh Fashion Weekend! We’re ready to reset the bar for what it means to bring virtual fashion to Second Life® and beyond. We hope that you will join us for a jam packed weekend of HIGH fashion with our amazing Ferosh Designers, Photographers, Supermodels, and models. Come dress to impress! Let’s create something beautiful together. Let’s become Ferosh!

EVENT OPENED NOON SLT ON JUNE 24th.

HERE IS YOUR PERSONAL LIMO!!!

THE RETAIL AREA WILL BE OPEN UNTIL JULY THE 14TH!!!

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Details

Outfit: Champagne! Sparkling Couture – “GLITTER Gold” – NEW @ Ferosh Fashion Weekend

Shoes: ILLI – “Ricardo Shoes”

Hair: Tabelau Vivant – “Martin”

Nachlade: .Charm. – “Fearis Collar”

Glasses: Steinwerk – “GT Sunglasses”

Ring: Tracei – “Evan Jasper Ring”

Lipstick: Madrid Solo – “Male Lip Mix – Design 8” & DECHE – “Rift Lip Paint”

Model & Photographer: Johnny Merlin (aka Wicca Merlin)

FEROSH Fashion Weekend Summer 2016 – Champagne! Sparkling Couture

The time has come again for another outstanding Ferosh Fashion Weekend! We’re ready to reset the bar for what it means to bring virtual fashion to Second Life® and beyond. We hope that you will join us for a jam packed weekend of HIGH fashion with our amazing Ferosh Designers, Photographers, Supermodels, and models. Come dress to impress! Let’s create something beautiful together. Let’s become Ferosh!

EVENT OPENS NOON SLT ON JUNE 24th.

HERE IS YOUR PERSONAL LIMO!!!

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Details

Outfit: Champagne! Sparkling Couture – “Rhapsody” – NEW @ Ferosh Fashion Weekend Summer 2016

Shoes: Glamistry – “Shoes PM1001”

Gloves & Nails: Zibska – “Mallt”

Hair: Tabelau Vivant – “LeeJae”

Neckalce: Glam Affair – “Chainedlink Necklace”

Lipstick: Madrid Solo . “Male Lip Mix Design 3”

Model & Photographer: Johnny Merlin (aka Wicca Merlin)

Loovus Dzevavor for .PENUMBRA. A/W Fashion Week 2014

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Outfit: Loovus Dzevavor – “Wrap Up Dress” – NEW

Jewelry: EMO-tions – “Cecile”

Hair: EMO-tions – “Cameron”

Skin: [sys] – “Eva” – NEW

Makeup: Madrid Solo – “Lying Eyes” & Nuuna’s – “Neuro”

Lipstick: { essences } – “Lipstick Nude”

Pose: PosESioN

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

ZOZ & Prism for .PENUMBRA. A/W Fashion Week 2014

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Outfit: Prism for Men – “Toro” – NEW

Shoes: ZOZ – “Fiona” – NEW

Hair. EMO-tions – “Strangelove”

Glasses: Urizask – “Vintage”

Skin: [sys] – “Eva” – NEW

Makeup: Madrid Solo – “Wide Birth Blue” (Group Gift July 2014)

Lipstick: L.Fauna – “Lipstick Purple”

Nails: LUNA Body Art – “Cold Fall Nails”

Poses: PosESioN

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Hunger Games Tribute by EF Designs

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“You’ve got to go through it to get to the end of it.”
Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire
EF Designs as well made wonderful contributions to the upcoming Hunger Games Tribute event, presented by Opium Evolution.
The amazing “Orchid Dress”  really would be something I can imagine in the movies, worn at the capitol.
The strong colors and the amazing petals that are arranged round your hip and waist just gives the imagination you grow out of the middle of a flower 😉 .
For the hair I chose to use one of the amazing colors from the “Kiki” hair by Zibska.
My fantastic makeup artist was Madrid Solo. She made this wonderful “Checkered Past” eye makeup and the wonderful “Vendetta” lip design.
For my nails I used one of Yula Finesmith’s newest little art pieces. She created several wonderful nail polishes for hands and feet and the one I used for this post is located in the “Summer Set 1”.
There will be more amazing Capitol Couture looking designs and amazing tributes to the Hunger games soon in the upcoming “Hunger Games Tribute” event done by Opium Evolution. So stay tuned, I will have more designs featured soon!
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Details
Dress: EF Designs – “Orchid” – NEW (Exclusive for the Hunger Games Tribute Event)
Hair: Zibska – “Kiki”
Makeup: Madrid Solo – “Vendetta Lips 3″ & “Checkered Past”
Nail Polish: Finesmith – “Summer Set 1″ – NEW
Cuffs: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Dark Metal Cuffs” (color modified)
Poses: PosESioN
Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Dead Dollz for the .PENUMBRA. Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014

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Outfit: Dead Dollz – “Inertia” (mesh, .PENUMBRA. S/S FW 2014)

Hair: booN – “SMK876”

Hands: Slink – “Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual”

Ears: Mandala – “Simple Ears” (mesh)

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca 3”

Makeup: Madrid Solo – “Spotted Owl”

Makeup 2: Nuuna – “Makeup v4.1”

Poses: Del May

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Outfit: Dead Dollz – “1985” (mesh, .PENUMBRA. S/S FW 2014)

Head Piece: SoliDea FoliEs – “Openmind” (part of the outfit)

Hairbase:EMO-tions – “Hairbase 17”

Necklace: Maxi Gossamer (MG) – “Little Tiny Dagger”

Hands: Slink – “Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual” (mesh)

Nails: Nailed It! – “Goth Set”

Ears: Mandala – “Simple Ears” (mesh)

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca 3”

Makeup: L. Fauna – “Smokey Cat Shadow” & Elysium -“Geometrica Line – Silver”

Poses: *PosESioN*

.PENUMBRA. SPRING/SUMMER FASHION WEEK: 25th of May to the 31st of May 2014

Witness the gathering of SL Fashion’s Bests as they unveil their visions for Spring/Summer 2014.

.PENUMBRA. SPRING/SUMMER FASHION WEEK 2014, a very much anticipated one week event takes the pioneer to display and express varied new styles in Second Life. The fashion fiesta, first and unique of its kind is a contemporary platform envisioned and designed to unite established designers with designers who aspire being “BRANDS” of tomorrow.

.PENUMBRA. SPRING/SUMMER FASHION WEEK 2014, is envisioned tolead and promote designer’s aspirations and motivations to a Global Audience Arena is Second Life

.PENUMBRA. SPRING/SUMMER FASHION WEEK 2014, is motivated to showcase the pinnacle of Second Life’s Fashion showmanship.

Today’s event shedule:

MAY 30TH | FRIDAY

2PM TOTAL ECLIPSE SHOW
LEGAL INSANITY

4PM SL LIVE RADIO

6PM TOTAL ECLIPSE SHOW
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On my Way to a Mad Hatter Party with my new hat from Natzuka

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Lately I talked to Natzuka and after some time we came across her store. She usually sells poses and makeups. She made some outfits in the past as well but she told me as well she found her way into nice and cute accessories now too. She showed me her new “Moka Hat” and I totally fell in love.

The cute purple and pink toned hat really comes with such amazing little details that make it an art piece itself. The little cup, the amazing sweets and flowers… you nearly get the imagination you just have to grab it and taste it 😉 The soft feathers that fall down on your face add a lightly elegant touch to that overall playfully and funky looking hat.

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What else it needs for a cool Mad Hatter party outfit? A cool and crazy look that goes with that amazing “Moka Hat”.

I decided to go with one of the latest releases from N1CO, the “Zoe” pants. Thos freaking cool mesh hotpants, are really something I love. With the cool leather stripes and all the spikes and studds I so screamed Wicca to me and it was exact the right pants to make a cool contrast to the beautiful and playful hat. The pants are fully customizable with a HUD. This HUD lets you change every part of the pants and as well recolor the studds and spikes to what ever you need.

The collar as well comes from N1CO. The “Queens Collar” comes in a golden and copper looking tone with amazing feather attachments. Made in mesh as well it goes amazing with every move and pose you do and it is the perfect accessory for an outstanding look.

The very elegant boots are out of the “Golden Thread” collection. This collection was the latest addition to the Black Label of Miamai. This overknee boots carry an awesome black and white sequins looking texture. The feet itself are kinda black leather looking so it looks like the black and white fabric overlaps the black leather shoe parts.

Ready for the Mad Hatter Party!

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Details

Hat: [Natzuka] – “MokaHat” – NEW

Pants: N1CO – “Zoe Pants” – NEW (mesh)

Neckpiece:  N1CO – “Queens Collar” – NEW (mesh)

Top: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “80s LSD Corset” – NEW (coming soon)

Shoes: Miamai – “Silk High Boots Sequin” – NEW (mesh)

Makeup: Madrid Solo – “Siobhan” + “Lying Eyes”

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Wicca’s Wardrobe: Lonely Dance…

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The wonderful outfit that I would like to showcase today comes from [AD] Creations. Aliza Karu, owner and genius designer of [AD] Creations is well known for her extraordinary and unique designs. As she says by herself, all of her designs are made out of a mood. So basically if you wear one of her wonderful creations, you wear one of her moods 😉 . She always adds a special edge to her outfits like she did with the “Halo” dress. This dress can be used to create so many different looks from elegant to fierce or extravagant. The corset has an open front and the shoulders are free. For the skirt we have a huge balloon looking shape, wich ends in a wonderful lace part.

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At the hips you have the same amazing lace and the collar as well is part of the outfit. What caught my attention was the incredible headpiece. The crow head paired with that wonderful and delicate lace veil – simply stunning.

The cool snake that I am wearing over my shoulders again is the gacha “Kaa” mesh snake from deviousMind.

The beautiful jewelry comes from Lazuri. The “Eda” set is one of my favourites from Lazuri. With the huge range of possibilities this set really can be worn to nearly every look. You are able to color the metals and stones with a pop-up menu and you can choose between 3 different styles with the same menu as well.

The super cool tattoo is from one of my favourite tattoo and makeup stores. White Widow, done by the incredible Julie Hastings. The “Lady Killers” tattoo comes in 2 different versions, one normal and one low. Julie even thought about the new Slink mesh hands and made her tattoo end before it collides at the ankles.

The amazing hair is made by EMO-tions. The “Yeriak” hairstyle is a wonderful and elegant up do with pearls that just matches amazing to my today’s styling.

The skin is my custom made Wicca skin in the new ‘lumee lunette’ tone. I fell in love with that new tone, because it gives my face such an amazing filigree porcelain look. To make it easy to match the slink hands and feet Silken Moon offers the Slink enhancement HUD to nearly every of their skins.

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Details

Outfit: [AD] Creations – “Halo”

Hair: EMO-tions – “Yeriak”

Skin: Silken Moon – “Wicca Lumee Lunette”

Lipstick: Silken Moon – “Wicca Lips Cardinal”

Make Up: Madrid Solo – “Lying Eyes – Dark Red”

Jewelry: Lazuri – “Eda”

Tattoo: White Widow – “Lady Killer”

Snake: !dM – “Kaa”

Poses: *PosESioN*

News by !:Lybra:! and *PosESioN*

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Today I have the great pleasure to showcase 2 new releases of 2 mazing brands. *PosESioN* and !:Lybra:!.

Lemme start with the incredible glasses.

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(Picture by Dahriel; Models: Wicca, Dahriel, Absinthe)

*PoseESioN* made amazing glasses for the actual L’Accessories event. The “Idol” glasses come in 8 different colors, so what ever you wanna match with them, you will find the right color 😉

I would like to thank my sweet briother Dahriel for the opportunity to pose with the incedible Absi for the vendor of the “Idol” glasses 🙂 .

Now I would like to drag the attention to the amazing dress I am wearing. The greatest news on that one are… Lybra Rage is back! Formerly known from the brand House of Rage, where he was designing together with Topaz Joubert and LovelyMiwako7399 Menna. He now is back and opened his own brand !:Lybra:!.

I was totally amazed as he sent me one of his firt dresses called “Vex”.

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The incredible short dress is a fireworks of textures and and stunning arrangement of mesh and prims. I love how the new mesh and the ‘older’ prims work together so well and give the dress some life. The flexible prims go so well with the mesh corset and I love the combination.

For the jewelry I took parts of the new “Bali” gown from Finesmith. The collar and the high waist belt went perfect with the “Vex” dress of !:Lybra:!. The “Rose” belt and collar are decorated with amazing roses at the sides and wonderful huge gemstones in the front and in the back.

The shoes are one of my favourites from [Diktator], the “Envy” stilettos. With their horns and spikes they made the perfect match for me to the rest of the styling 😉

To give the whole look a little more edges I used parts or the new “Insect” set that my sweet brother Dahriel made not too long ago, as I thought they go s nice with the tentacles of the “Idol” glasses 😉

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Detail

Dress: !:Lybra:! – “Vex” – NEW (mesh)

Necklace & Collar: Finesmith – “Rose” – NEW (parts of the Bali gown)

Glasses: *PosESion* – “Idol” – NEW (L’Accessories)

Face Parts: *PosESioN* [Jewelry] – “Insect” – NEW

Shoes: [Diktator] – “Envy” (mesh)

Hair: LoQ Hair – “Ouzo”

Gloves: Adam & Eve – “Opera Gloves Black” (for SLINK Enhancement Hands)

Skin: Silken Moon  – “Wicca”

Lipstick: Madrid Solo – “Male Lip Mix – Design 1”

Poses: *PosESioN*

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin