Teagan Visits the 70s

I had the 70s on the brain after watching Hair the other night on Hulu. In my excitement over some new textures for the Hair Fair I went running to show my friend, Renee Lowenhart, some of the fun stuff. She had on this gorgeous outfit that screamed 70s. She told me that she had gotten it at Cilian’gel Fashion and that it was a Relay for Life item. The outfit comes with many options(short dress, gown, flared jumpsuit) to get the look your want.  Could this outfit get any better? 70s, RFL, and orange. I knew the perfect hair to wear with this outfit was over at Gritty Kitty. His Kinder style comes with the color changing band and feathers so you can make it match your outfit.

Warning: Hair contains some song lyrics that may shock you so watch at your own risk.

Picture taken at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lomendor/76/150/22
Pose: StoRin – Peaceful Guy, Skin: Tuli – Hope (fair/br) natural, Hair: Gritty Kitty – Kinder(brown), Clothes: Cilian’gel Fashion – The Wonder Years(Special Edition Relay For Hope), Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

My Penguin is Loco

Damien Fate of Loco Pocos gas released Poco Pals which are stuffie versions of his Loco Pocos tiny avatars.   Each Poco Pal is scripted with a full range of options to customize your stuffie.   There are options to change gender, hold animation, facial expression, fur, shirt, pants, skirt, eye color, and you can even name your special pal.

Pose: LAP – F-Blogger10-Primskirt, Barbie 1,Skin: Tuli –Hope prototype base skin, , Hair: Gritty Kitty – Bilirubin- color change – black, Clothes:  Akira Designs – Mousie Purple PJ’s, Stuffie: Loco Pocos -Poco Pals: Penguin, Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

A Night at the Prom

The Shopping Cart Disco Prom starts at 6 PM SLT. It is going to be located at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quartz%20Isle/187/150/412. So get your best formal attire together and have a great time.

Pose: LAP – Classic Left PR4(full),  Blogger 7 Primpant PR4, Skin: Lelutka – Bloggers Appreciation Skin, Hair: Philotic Energy – Portia(kohl) , Clothes:Philotic Energy – Pinstripe Skirt Grey, Tea Lane – Charcoal Cynthia Dress w/ Sparkles, Jewelry: *CC* Jewelry – Kitty – HUD VERSION Ladies Wedding Ring, Earthstones – Red Jasper Choker & Beaded Hoop Earrings – Red Jasper, Shoes: Tesla – Estella Heels – Black, Eyes: Tea Lane –Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

Food Challenge: Breakfast is Served

I have a simple challenge for everyone. Show us your best food related fashion. I have been watching too many Food Network Challenges I think.

Those that know us, know that Laynie and I have ongoing things about bacon and cupcakes. I went the bacon route with the Bacon skirt w/ Sunny Side Up Egg pasties that was from last August. It is still at Nooby Doo’s for $1L. I wore the matching Bacon and Egg earrings that Laynie made just before Valentine’s Day. The hair was a texture I played around with for April Fool’s Day before the BaconHawk came about. Are you getting hungry yet? What foods do you love to wear in Second Life?

Pose: Striking Pose – Keira Knightly 10, Skin: Tuli – Kalista Custom Order, Eyes: Tea Lane – Kate(bacon-coming soon), Clothes: Nooby Doo’s – Bacon Skirt w/ Sunny Side Up Pasties($1L – former Style Your Destiny item), Eyes: Tea Lane – Bacon & Eggs Earrings, Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

Fashionble Relay Challenge

Monicuzza Babenco from Feel Beautiful handed me the baton for the Fashionable Relay Challenge.

Click on the picture to see it in more detail.

When I first saw Monicuzza’s blog I thought, OMG, I have to have that skirt to use and then I realized it was the skirt Dove used and it is the only item I could not use for my blog. I decided to go with what I love best and use the Dana style from 0 Style. Now I was left to build the rest of the outfit. The skin was an easy pick for me because I have a custom version of the Kalista skin that I ordered from Tuli. Speaking of Tuli, she had sent me a landmark to a shop called Good Look where I found this fantastic denim jacket that comes on a jacket and shirt layer options. I knew the jacket would look great with leather pants so I went with a black pair that I had picked up at Refuge.  I remembered that Sasy has prompted a recent shopping spree of mine and I haven’t had a chance to wear what I bought.   Sasy had taken me to Fifferling, crawling rats and all, where I picked up cute Hello Kitty themed Neko boots, ears, and tail.   I thought these items would finished my look but then I came across Bag of Fish at Catnip that made the outfit complete.

I wish Newdoll Nikolaidis good luck with the next leg of the relay.

Pose: Striking Pose – Anna Kournikova(full body), Debra Paget 2(closeup), Skin: Tuli – Kalista Custom Order, Hair: 0 Style – Dana(chestnut) , Clothes: Good Look – Jacket Avio, Refuge – Leather Pants, Shoes: Fifferling – White Boomer Hello Kitty, Neko Parts: Fifferling – White Hello Kitty Ears and Tail, Bag: Catnip – Bag o Fish, Eyes: Tea Lane – Green Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

Those Poses are Striking

Achariya challenged bloggers to pick 5 poses from your favorite posemaker and feature them in a blog. The only problem is I love all my poses in my collection so I couldn’t decide who was the favorite. Instead I chose my most often used posemaker instead. I tend to use my Striking Pose collection the most because it fits the needs for both this blog and Savoir Hair. I do love my other pose collections as well from Boudoir Rouge, Digital Dragon Designs, Imperial Elegance, Inari, Long Awkward Pose, Persona,Spirit, Pudge, StoRin, Studio Sidhe, and Vain Inc.

Recently, Rowan Carroll held a Stuido 54 party for Mardi Gras and this challenge gave me the excuse I needed to show off the fun outfit I found that fit that theme perfectly. With visions of gold lame in my head I discovered the perfect outfit at *Cross*. The outfit comes with 3 styles to chose from and has matching boots.

I have found that Zelly Mornington is always open to suggestions as long as they are clear. It is best of offer the suggestions with pictures. This has lead to two of my favorite collections from Striking Pose: Lea Thompson and Claudia Cardinale.

The poses I chose from Striking Pose I think best show off the outfit and have the feel of the disco era of the 70s.  Not only are Zelly’s poses fun to use her dollarbie poses are also great quality.   I recently when through her xStreet listing to make sure I was not missing any and discovered I somehow missed Foxy Brown which is the perfect 70s pose.

Pose: Striking Pose – Sarah Jessica Parker 4, Ashanti(free), Claudia Cardinale 8, Foxy Brown(free), Jessica Alba 4, Skin: Tuli – Natalie (light) group exclusive, Hair: Zero Style – Sheila(cinnamon), Clothes: *Cross* – Gold Outfit w/ Boots, Jewelry: *CC* Jewelry – Kitty – HUD VERSION Ladies Wedding Ring, Eyes: Tea Lane – Hazel Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

A Good Little School Doll

Uma set forth a challenge “to come up with your little crazy/cute/gothy/odd/surreal/circus doll-like version”. I wasn’t sure what direction to go with this when I came across the short brown skirt while exploring one of the Japanese sims. The store called +*susie*+ also sells some really great slayer-esque items.  The shirt is the mauve buttondown shirt from Laynie’s old brand that she is reintroducing to ~Tea Lane~.  Laynie inspired the hair decision while we were chatting about the cute hair BP* gave out for the Starlust Hunt.  A search of xStreet lead to me to the perfect stockings for the skirt from CKS Designs. The hardest decision on this look was finding the right skin.   I went through many of my skins looking for the right fit and rediscovered the Clara Bow skin line from SinSkins whose pouty lips made for the perfect doll-like mouth. I finished the look with lollies from Shiny Things and a heart necklace and pair of earrings from Caroline’s Jewelry.

Pose: Striking Pose – Ashanti, Clara Bow 10, Skin: SinSkins – Clara Bow Red Stratus, Hair: BP – mitsuami hair / pompa braid, Clothes: Tea Lane – Mauve Buttondown Shirt, +*susie*+ – Flower Bloom Mini Skirt, CKS Designs – AL Brown Tights, Shoes: Shiny Things -  Black Lollies, Jewelry: Caroline’s Jewelry – Valentine’s Silver Heart Set, Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown Eyes(sqlg), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

Literature Challenge Part 2: Teagan Morgan

In December I issued the Literature Challenge, where I asked you to:
Pick a book.
Pick a character.
Make the character come to life in SL.

I put together the character of Ivy Tamwood from The Hollows series by Kim Harrison. I have been meaning to balance this with her counterpart Rachel Morgan. The next book in the series(White Witch, Black Curse) is due out on February 24th, 2009. You can read the first two chapters as a special preview on the publisher’s website listed here. As an added bonus the publisher is offering a free read of the first book in the series, Dead Witch Walking, until the release date of the book. If you have not read this series, you can get a start here and enjoy the first book. More information can be found on Kim Harrison’s Website.

On to the look: Rachel is described as having bright,green eyes and almost-frizzy, red hair. In the beginning of the series she has freckles which she wears a charm to hide. She is fond of black leather pants, black leather ankle boots and short, red tanks. She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist. I first searched my inventory and came across the perfect hair from Analog Dog. Going through my freckled skins I loved the simplicity of the makeup on this older Tuli skin for Rachel’s everyday look. Miss Super Fashion, Achariya was kind enough to point me to Shiny Things for the boots. The clothes were a bit harder to find but I found myself at Refuge where she had not only the perfect black leather pants but a red top that fit Rachel’s style as well.

Pose: Striking Pose – Sarah Jessica Parker 4, Skin: Tuli – Emily [light/2] ~ coal, Hair: Analog Dog – Tamara(copper) , Clothes: Refuge – Leather Pants, Wrapped Vest Red, Shoes: Shiny Things – Button Boots(black), Jewelry: Prinny’s Prims – Initial Diamond Charm Bracelet, Eyes: Tea Lane – Green Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

Same Thing, Different Blog

Achariya wrote an excellent blog called What if we all wore the same damned thing? This touches on the fact that many bloggers wear the same things but we all wear them very differently.  Essentially, it does not matter that we might have the same items our own flare comes shines through in all we do.

Pose: Striking Pose – Jessica Alba 1(front), Lara Croft 2(back), Skin: Tuli – Kallista Custom Order, Hair:  Detour – Writer(java), Clothes: Armidi – {Gisaci} Cambridge – Schok, Dutch Touch – Jeans Unisex, Belt: Manna – Montmarte, Shoes: Katat0nik – Margin Walker V.2 Brown, Jewelry: Earthstones – Moldavite Wire Wrapped Necklace, Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

Windlight Filter:  Torley Linden – Hot Sunset

Literature Challenge: Teagan Tamwood

A recent discussion in plurk pondered why there aren’t more blogger challenges. Here is my challenge for the bloggers out there. I challenge you to come up with a look that matches a character from literature.

Pick a book.
Pick a character.
Make the character come to life in SL.

My character is Ivy Tamwood from The Hollows by Kim Harrison. Ivy is a living vampire so her fangs a smaller than undead vampires. In the earlier books she was fond of wearing a cross on a chain and wore her long hair pulled back in a ponytail. She always wears black with an over fondness for leather.

Pose: Striking Pose – Lara Croft 2, Skin: Celestial Studios – (DN) Vogue Skin – Pure (Vamp – Bewitch), Hair: Digital Eyes – Sofia Ponytail(black), Clothes: Mischief – Minion, Jewelry: Twisted Rose – Gothic Cross Necklace(Blood), Fangs: Xcite! – Fangs, Boots: Katat0nik – Black Margin Walkers, Eyes: Tea Lane – Dark Brown(sqsm), Lashes: Cake – Bedroom Lashes

Challenge Participants:

• Belochka Shostakovich from Elowuent Fashion
• Brandy Rasmuson on Exile Gear
• Efemera Bisiani from Efemeral Style
• Rowan Carrol from She’s So Unusual Shoes
• Tearsong Vaughn from The Hole in the Universe
• Tiffer GossipGirl from Retail Therapy