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MVW 2012: National Gown for Miss Spain 2012 by Mea Culpa & Finesmith

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Mea Culpa made as well the national gown for Miss Spain 2012. Shena Neox made the 2nd runner-up for Miss Virtual World 2012 in 2 gowns of Mea Culpa. The beautiful evening gown I already showed in an earlier post, today I would like to lead the focus on the national gown of Miss Spain 2012. This gown really combines fashion, style and tradition. Tatanka Kaligawa showed more than once, that he perfectly can mix ethnic, traditional influences with a modern style of fashion and art. “Valentia del Toro” he named his creation and it really honors its name if you take a closer look on the hip attachments. There he worked some of the typical banderillas that are used for the bullfight. The colors are as well the typical spanish with red and black. The clothing layers carry a very filigree ornamented texture, what again shows Tatanka’s skills for making textures. The huge fan in the back with the red tentacles as well let you think on the typical spanish fans that we all know. The “Valentia del Toro” is now available at the Mea Culpa Mainstore together with the evening gown of Miss Spain 2012.  The jewelry again comes from Finesmith. Shena decided to go with the popular “Noir” set using the earrings and the bracelet. I added the collar and the ring as well. For the “Noir” set you have this great menu, yula includes in many of her jewelry, that let you change color and size for each part of the set. The “Noir” set you will find at the Finesmith Mainstore 😉

Details

Gown: Mea Culpa – “Valentia del Toro” – NEW

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Noir”

Skin; Glam Affair – “Castalia”

Hair:Miamai – “Donna Bun”

Poses: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

MVW 2012: Evening Gown for Miss UK 2012 by GizzA & Finesmith

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Paulinha Lefavere is our Miss UK 2012. she chose to wear the “Galliano Inspiration” from GizzA.  I would like to drag my focus on the awesome jewelry yula Finesmith made for this awesome gown. The “Paulinha” set contains a bracelet, the necklace and a pair of earrings. The beautiful combination of black and gold gives the whole look a very elegant and sophisticated touch. If you take a closer look you can see the incredible mix of black pearls and golden gems along with the little black ribbons. This really is a must have for every true lady’s jewelry case! If you want your “Paulinha” set, just stop by at the Finesmith Mainstore 😉

Details

Gown: GizzA – “Galliano Inspiration” – NEW

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Paulinha” – NEW

Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light D 08 – NEW

Hair: ploom – “Dusty Beehive”

Nails: Candy Nail – “Tresor”

Eyelashes: Redgrave – “Vampire”

Poses: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

MVW 2012: Evening Gown for Miss Estonia 2012 by PurpleMoon & Donna Flora

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Today I would like to show you the wonderful evening gown and the beloging jewelry of Miss Estonia 2012, Miss Nala Kurka. The “Nala” gown was made by Poulet Koenkamp, and it is the 4th of the PurpleMoon gowns that made it to the Top 12 of this years Miss Virtual World Challenge. The dress is a wonderful combination of different fabrics. The delicate lace for the upper body and the attachment at the left side of the legs, the satin part for the basic gown and the wonderful line that parts the top from the bottom and oyu just get the feeling you could grab it and make a little ribbon out of it, so real it looks. The left shoulder remains free and at the right shoulder we have an awesome filigree lace part that covers it. The “Nala” gown you can find at the PurpleMoon Mainstore, even in more colors then the nude version Nala was wearing for MVW. The wonderful jewelry for the evening gown of Miss Estonia 2012 was made by Squinternet Larnia, owner and designer of Donna Flora. The beautiful “Ginger” set contains necklace, a pair of earrings and the ring for the right hand. The gems are so wonderful textured and the filigree frames that hold the gems show the wonderful designing skills of Squinternet Larnia. The “Ginger” set you can purchase in 3 different colors at the Donna Flora Mainstore.

Details

Gown: PurpleMoon – “Nala”/nude – NEW

Jewelry: Donna Flora – “Ginger” /topaz – NEW

Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light BL 03- NEW

Hair: Bliss Couture – “Yukiho” /caviar

Lashes: Redgrave: “Showgirl”

Poses: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

MVW 2012: Evening Gown for Miss Germany 2012 by PurpleMoon & Finesmith

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As I said in one of my last posts, PurpleMoon did not have only one gown that made the Top 12 of this year Miss Virtual World Challenge. In complete 4 of Poulet Koenkamp’s gowns made it into the Top 12 this year and the evening gown of Miss Germany 2012 is number 3 on my blog for now… be sure number 4 will follow as well 😉 For me it is a very special gown as Falbala Fairey, who carries the title of Miss Germany 2012 is a very special person to me, she is my little sister and I am feeling very honored to showcase the gown of PurpleMoon that was made for her, as well the awesome jewelry yula Finesmith did for her. For gown and jewelry you can see how close designers are working together to create the MVW dresses. Poulet did this amazing gown, covering the colors of the german flag, which are black, red and gold, in an amazing way. The tight gown accents the well-shaped body perfectly and the extraordinary prims give some awesome highlights. again we can see Poulet’s love for th detail on the “Falbala” gown. The huge shoulder prim on the right shoulder is made with the red outside and a gold inside, as well the upper parts of the gloves have this awesome little feature. Half of the chest part glitters in gold and the other is covered by the delicate red satin texture. I totally love that none symmetric style. Now for the jewelry… yula Finesmith did an extraordinary job this year for all the MVW candidates that stormed her doors… if I look over all the gowns and jewelry I got, it seems she was the most busy designer for jewelry this year 😉 and that for a reason… she just is amazing, a wonderful person to work with and she is great in making dreams come true 😉 The “Falbala” set is an incredible masterpiece of art. The filigree earrings, the delicate necklace that goes down in the back and decorates the deep back neckline of the “Falbala” gown… simply amazing. Then the little orchid shaped flowers at the hips that carry those long and thin lines that go to the upper right and the repeat of this orchid shape for the bracelet… it just caught my heart totally! The “Falbala”gown you will find at the PurpleMoon Mainstore in different colors as well as far as I know Poulet, and the “Falbala” jewelry set you will find at the MVW room at the Finesmith Mainstore.

Details

Gown: PurpleMoon – “Falbala” – NEW

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Falbala” – NEW

Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”

Hair: Baiastice – “Lucrezia”

Makeup: Miamai – “Smokey 02”

Poses: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Special Christmas/New Years Offer at Mea Culpa!!!

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And there is it! The new “Chaos Theory” is the very special offer from christmas to new years eve for 2012 from Mea Culpa. This wonderful creation again shows the incredible skills of Tatanka Kaligawa if it comes to ideas, prims and textures. “Chaos Theory” is a great mixture of different fabrics again. As we know Tatanka likes to mix different fabrics and shaped to create his extra ordinary designs. All those aerial prim parts move amazing with every step you take. The huge headpiece adds a very elegant touch to the whole creation. And now ladies grab your purse, because… unbelievable but true… as it is the special offer… till the 1st of January 2012 it will be 50% off!!! You can find it along with a special for the males at the stairs in the female couture building at the Mea Culpa Mainstore!

Details

Gown (incl. headpiece): Mea Culpa – “Chaos Theory” – NEW

Earrings: Finesmith – “Demure”

Hair: Baiastice – “Siville”

Eyeshadow: Miamai – “In Mutatio” – NEW

Lipstick: Miamai – “In Mutatio” – NEW

Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” – NEW

Pose: Corpus

Model &Photographer: Wicca Merlin

MVW 2012: Evening Gown for Miss Costa Rica 2012 by Son!a & Finesmith

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The evening gown for Miss Costa Rica 2012, Laetitia Vella,  was handcrafted by Sonia28 Jie, owner and designer of the very elegant and sophisticated brand Son!a. Son!a is one of the well-known, established luxury brands in Second Life for gowns. As you can see on this wonderful design of the “Laetitia Dress”, the textures are very high-class and totally awesome made by Sonia. All the little fans are perfectly highlighted and the shadows are carefully set to give the full view of the skills Sonia has if it comes to textures and design. If you make your way to the Son!a Mainstore you can see that she made this wonderful dress in 5 more beautiful colors, so you can choose your favourite for yourself ;). The dress is shoulder free what gives a lot of room for the awesome jewelry made by Finesmith. The “Laetitia” set yula made perfectly matching to the awesome “Laetitia Dress” The set contains the stunning headpiece, a pair of earrings and this incredible necklace. The “Laetitia” set you can find in many different color options at the Finesmith Mainstore.

Details

Gown (incl. hat): Son!a – “Laetitia Dress” /teal – NEW

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Laetitia” – NEW

Nails: Finesmith – “Golden Nails”

Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light BL 01 – NEW

Hair: Baiastice – “Malvi”

Pose: Morgane Batista

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

New Releases from Vanguard!

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Vanguard again released some incredible news for the fashion addicted lady. 7 new dark gowns and dresses that let every fashionistas heart beat faster ;). The 8th is the groupgift!!! So do not miss that one! The designs came in wonderful packaging as well. These inspired me for my pictures. Every gown or dress stood in a wooden mini stage. This brought me to the idea of the puppet hangar I have in my inventory for so long and did not yet know what to do with it 😉 As I had the puppet theme stuck in my head the great masks of illusion came into mind as well so I just found one of them for each of the great Vanguard designs. The whole collection is hold in black and some dark lavender. Anyways if it is a dress or a gown, the whole collection has this huge ruffled prims as a red line going through all of them. For today I would like to showcase 3 of them. Rollyn Humphrey again shows an incredible taste and awesome skills of her creative mind in style and design. for me the whole collection is a must have for my wardrobe… I would not wanna miss one of them 😉 So take the next taxi to the Vanguard Mainstore 😉 (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fazul/53/215/286)

Gown: Vanguard – “The Lord” – NEW

Mask: Illusion – “Valkyrie Mask”

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Noir”

Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”

Hair: MADesign – “Isabel”

Shoes: Nardcotix – “Kurvy Pumps”

Pose: Hela Miyo

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Gown: Vanguard – “Death Flower” – NEW

Mask: Illusion – “Phoenix Mask”

Jewelry: Razoregalia – “Hydra”

Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”

Hair: Mirone – “Adie”

Shoes: Nardcotix – “Kurvy Pumps”

Pose: Hela Miyo

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Gown: Vanguard – “Flower Chic” – NEW

Mask: Illusion – “Seraphim Mask”

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Draakje”

Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”

Hair: Mirone – “Adie”

Shoes: Nardcotix – “Kurvy Pumps”

Pose: Hela Miyo

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Great ‘Hippi Crazy’ mesh news from Yasum!

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Today in the middle of the winter season I am very happy to have one of the latest new releases from Yasum, that let me escape the cold and dreary grey weather outside for a bit. Yasum again and again amazes me with their new mesh clothing. The textures are incredible detailed and have a very real look. The mesh prims itself are made with such a love to every little detail and brought together, Azlyn Vaher creates these wonderful high-class casual clothing. The cute “Hippy” complete outfit comes in 2 different versions. One with a pants option, that you can see above and the second with a skirt option that you can see below.

The top and the skirt are made with mesh and you need one of the latest SL viewers to see them. To make the fit properly Azlyn includes various alpha layers and different sizes of the mesh prims. Anyways of skirt of pants Yasum has this super cool “Schlomper” boots, that for me fit to both styles. The boots as well show again the great skills of texturing and designing of Azlyn Vaher. This many layers this shoes are made of, the little tassels at the sides… simply amazing. On the top the sweet flower necklace and hairband are made by Yasum as well and they are the perfect accessory for both of the outfits. So do not miss this awesome news by Yasum and make your way to the new Yasum Mainstore!

Details

Top: Yasum – “Hippi Shirt” – NEW (mesh)

Pants: Yasum – “Hippi Crazy Capri Pants” – NEW

Skirt: Yasum – “Hippi Skirt” – NEW (mesh)

Jewelry: Yasum – “Flower Embrace” – NEW

Boots: Yasum – “Schlumper Boots” – NEW

Belt: COCO – “V-Shaped Belt” /brown

Nails: Mandala – “Takara”

Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”

Hair: Baiastice – “Afya” & “Elon”

Poses: Corpus

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Wicca’s Wardrobe: LOTD 12/28/2011 – Snow

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Coat: Yasum – “Snow Coat” – NEW

Top: LeeZu – “Valerie Blouse” /white

Pants: LeeZu – “Madison Pants” /snow

Boots: Kookie – “Pomski” /snow white

Hair: Maitreya – “Voluminous Scarf Hair #3” /natural blonde

Scarf: Maitreya – “Voluminous Scarf” /natural

Pose: Corpus

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

MVW 2012: National Gown for Miss South Korea 2012 by PurpleMoon

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PurpleMoon made not just of the gowns, that made it into the Top 12 of this years Miss Virtual World Challenge finalists. The national gown of Miss South Korea, Caoimhe Lionheard was another one :). This amazing “Sa-rang” gown has a very filigree and delicate texture that is perfectly brought on that amazing sculpted skirt. The trees are a typical asian ornament that we all know from a lot of asian pictures, asia porcelain and as well room dividers and other furniture. The color underlines the asia theme in a wonderful way. The huge black ribbon reminds me of the big ribbons I saw a lot of times at the back of kimonos as well, but it also adds a wonderful modern touch. The tassel that goes down from that ribbon again shows the amazing eye for the detail Poulet Koenkamp has if it comes to ideas and design. If you take a look at the amazing hair, it was as well made by PurpleMoon and is part of that gorgeous gown. The hair is a firework of prims and textures and a piece of art itself. The mixture of hair, jewelry and ornaments just gives an imagination how long Poulet must have sat on this awesome ensemble, which now is available at the PurpleMoon Mainstore.

Details

Gown (including hair): PurpleMoon – “Sa-rang” /gold – NEW

Nails: PurpleMoon – “Metallic Bark Brown Nails”

Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light-D 03 – NEW

Lashes: Mayden Couture – “Eyelashes V2 12”

Jewelry: League – “Wanderer”

Pose: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin