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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

MVW 2012: National Gown for Miss Russia 2012 by PurpleMoon & Finesmith

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The wonderful national gown for Miss Russia 2012 was made by Poulet Koenkamp, owner and creative designer of PurpleMoon. She made a wonderful interpretation of the russian traditional style for Miss Rusalka Callisto, who represented Russia in the Miss Virtual World competition for 2012 and in the end made the 3rd runner up. The textures are fantastic and you can see the incredible skills of Poulet, if you take a closer look on the fabrics. The huge headpiece as well is part of the “Catherine” gown. The wonderful ensemble is now available at the PurpleMoon Mainstore. For the jewelry Rusalka chose different already existing parts from Finesmith like the earrings and ring of the Rhonda set, the “Capri Collar” or the “Golden Nails”. As an extra special eye catcher, yula Finesmith designed a wonderful brooch to match this awesome outfit and the theme. The “Fabrege” brooch is an amazing and perfect decoration for this wonderful creation and it can found in a few more color combinations at the Finesmith Mainstore.

Details

Gown (incl. Headpiece): PurpleMoon – “Catherine” – NEW

Brooch: Finesmith – “Fabrege” – NEW

Earrings & Ring: Finesmith – “Rhonda”

Collar: Finesmith – “Capri Collar”

Nails: Finesmith – “Golden Nails”

Lashes: Detour – “Drama Lashes”

Hair: Miamai – “Anna Bun”

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

Poses: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

MVW 2012: Evening Gown for Miss South Korea 2012 by Angel Dessous

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The wonderful evening gown for Miss South Korea 2012 was made by Angel Dessous. “Seoul” is an awesome gown, that stands out in prim work and design. Nando Korobase tailored this awesome dress for Miss Caoimhe Lionheart for this years MVW challenge. The skirt itself is a masterpiece with the long train in the back and the short front. The ruffles and folds are made with such a love for the detail that you only can imagine how long Nando must have sit there and created them. His great skills for the texturing you can see as well if you look more and more up to the bodice. First the waistpart comes in the same basic texture as the skirt and the cleavage and shoulders are covered by delicate, filigree lace. This awesome lace you can find for the leggins as well, and they are wonderful shown because of the high front of the skirt. The chest part is not just a basic black part it looks like 2 overlapping parts – again the prove for Nando’s love for the detail. The little collar carries 2 wonderful ornaments that match the necklace and the belly jewelry part. Together with the fingerless gloves the whole attire is very sophisticated and classy with a fresh and modern touch. If you take a closer look you can see the little jewelry parts at the belly and the necklace. Both are part of the stunning “Seoul” dress as well, so you only have to add a pair of earrings – in my case the white version of the “Hermosa Espina” from Finesmith. The incredible headpiece as well is made by Angel Dessous. No wonder that this incredible beautiful gown made the Top 12 for the MVW 2012 challenge!!!

Details

Gown: Angle Dessous – “Seoul” /black-silver – NEW

Earrings: Finesmith – “Hermosa Espina” /white – NEW

Lipstick: Blackliquid – “Geisha Mime” /black

Boots: BAX – “Ankle Boots” black-suede

Hair: Baiastice – “Meda” /black

Skin: Glam Affair – “Linn” /light-D08 – NEW

Nails: LoveSoul – “Lady in Love” /silver

Lashes: Mayden Couture – “Eyelashes V2 8”

Pose: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

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

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Mea Culpa did a fantastic job on the Evening gown for Miss Shena Neox, Miss Spain 2012. Black and red are the typical colors we think of, if it comes to Spain. So even for the evening gown Tatanka Kaligawa kept this colors. The basic red color of the dress is broken wonderful by the black fans and applications. The black ornaments are made with such a great eye for the details, where you again can see the incredible skills of Tatanka Kaligawa.  All those different shades of red and even a mixture of different red textures make this gown a piece of art. The jewelry is very filigree and delicate for the earings and necklace, but also the 2 amazing fans for head and hand are part of this amazing set. The fans underline the theme of the dress perfectly. “Hermosa Espina” you can purchase in 2 different colors at the Finesmith Mainstore. Shena Neox made it to the 2nd runner-up in the MVW 2012 contest with the “Devine Decision” gown from Mea Culpa and the “Hermosa Espina” jewelry set from Finesmith.

Details

Gown: Mea Culpa – “”Devine Decision” – NEW

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Hermosa Espina” – NEW

Hair: Mirone – “Adie”

Makeup: Blackliquid – “Smokes”

Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”

Pose: Corpus

Model & Photographer: WiccaMerlin

MVW 2012: National Gown for Miss Netherland 2012 by Gizza & Finesmith

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The national gown for Miss Netherlands 2012 is made by GizzA and the matching jewelry was made by Finesmith. The wonderful tulip theme is typical for the Netherlands in general. GizzA and Finesmith perfectly worked together to create this wonderful out fit for Miss Draajke Daily. The combination of pink and green came out totally awesome. The shape and texture of the tulips and the whole “Tulip Gown” are made in a very fashionable and modern way. The dress has this awesome sculpted 2 huge attachments for the shoulder and neck part and the skirt is made of 5 wonderful attachments. The “Tulp” jewelry set from Finesmith comes with a pair of earrings, the necklace and an amazing bracelet. The “Tulp” set is available in a few more amazing colors as well at the Finesmith Mainstore. Both, jewelry and gown are made wonderful detailed with the tulips, some petals and they are incredible great textured.

Details

Gown: GizzA – “Tulip Gown” – NEW

Jewelry: Finesmith – “Tulp” – NEW

Nails: Finesmith – “Rave Pink”

Hair: Vanity Hair – “Lexington”

Makeup: Kyoot – “Feline”

Skin: Glam Affair – “Castalia”

Pose: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Snow White with Countdown

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Gown: Countdown – “Midori”- NEW

Lashes & Makeup: Garded Secret – “Mystere Rose”

Hair: PurpleMoon – “Dew” – NEW

Pose: Manifeste

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin

Vanguard – Rising star on the fashion heaven?

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Lately I got approached by a new designer I never heard before. Her name is Rollyn Humphrey and the brand she owns and designs for is called Vanguard. I unpacked the outfits and I have to say a few of them really caught my attention, so I would like to show you 3 if them for now. The fist one you can see above is called “Freak” and somehow it fits its name 😉 The dress itself is wonderful sculpted and the texture is superb. I only added the new Finesmith “Fabrege” brooch. The rest is all part of the outfit including the hood that hides the head, what made it kinda interesting for me 😉 To make sure, that no body parts stick out Rollyn added 2 alpha layers.

The second gown carries the name “Goldness” and for me it was kinda my personal favourite of the collection I got, even if all of them are great. Again perfect prim work and as well an incredible great texture again!

My last outfit for this post is the “I <3 Mcqueen” dress, certainly from Vanguard as well 😉 Again we can see the great skills of Rollyn Humphrey, if it comes to texturing. Her ideas are fresh and modern and I really think this creations can be part of the fashion future in SL as they stand out from many other stuff. You should make the effort and visit the Vanguard Mainstore (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fazul/54/214/286)

All outfits by Vanguard

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin