Sunday, May 31, 2009

Vassnia - Women's Skins and Clothes for Men & Women

Great quality skins, really lovely texturing. Awsome clothes for men and women, some interesting designs and great details. Really impressive!
SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ghenyl/63/186/133

Quicksand Tattoos & Fantasy Skins

Since I'm on the subject of tattoos today, Karina wears a super sexy one from Quicksand. I stopped in and scoped a gorgeous array of styles from very subtle to nearly full body paint.SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Totem/95/78/719

Aoharu Men & Women's Fine Clothes

Karina had a great find for me today, this store is huge and incredibly slow to load because it has so much stuff, but it is worth the wait. I will be back to shop in earnest real soon. Very nice texturing and detail work. I saw outfits from L$300 - L$1,000
SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/AOHARU/115/202/23

Garden of Ku - Tattoos Japanese Style

Some of the most elaborate and detailed tattoos I have seen. NOT subtle lol... (disclaimer, I do not wear tattoos, but I like a girl who does ;o). Really gorgeous artwork.

Laqroki - Men & Women's Fashions

I posted Laqroki in the "Difinitive Hair" post because they have a good and complete hair store, but they also have really good clothing for men and women too in a dedicated store. Great textures, classy casual, funny name. In the L$200s for most items I saw, reasonable for the quality. (wish they had fatpacks)

Made Men - for Men (women now too)

MM has been around a long time and has a good variety of styles from casual to kind of formal suits. Good variety and quality, I have a couple of casual outfits from here. Reasonable at L$300-L$500 or so.

SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Made/91/140/32

EROS Men's Fashions (and Women's)

Guy's I'm sorry I've been posting prolly twice as many women's stores as men's, but you know as well as I do that we just aren't blessed with as many choices (and all my women friends are bombarding me with so many great new places LOL). I have at least three suits from Eros and I'd love to see more come out, the texturing and detail is great. Don't feel just because a suit might not be contemporary that you can't wear it every day. Trust me, women like a guy in a really nice suit *ahem* :o) From L$200 - L$850 or so.
I wear this one regularly but without the top hat and cane:

Saturday, May 30, 2009

"Quality Designs" Medieval Men's and Women's

Wow, if you are into older period wear, or even interesting women's dresses that are wearable as formals, this is one of the best stores I've seen since RFyre (post on them soon). Excellent detailing and texturing. My friend DarkRaven Sivlercloud is modeling a gorgeous cloak with great flexi-primwork. From L$400 to L$1,000.
SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tir%20na%20Aisling/173/50/29

Rughster - Casual Men's

While I don't dress "casually" I know manyof my male counterparts do, so here is a shop with a good variety of shirts, pants, shorts, and such of good quality. I saw a shirt I nearly liked for myself (high praise lol). And as casuals should be the pricing is very reasonable from around L$40 for a T-Shirt to L$200 for complete outfits.
This was just too fun to not include:

And this is the one I nearly bought for myself:
My friend Jeb Daxter bought several items.


SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rughster%20Bay/222/185/32

JLZ Designs - Simply Sweet :o)

I may be biased because JL Zinner is a dear friend of mine and one of my favorite DJs and built my favorite dance club Inferno Ice, but even before I knew her she was a clothes designer and talented builder. Her designs are built very well with great texturing, she mostly specializes in fun comfortable clothing with a hint of sexiness that is affordable. From L$75 to L$200.Here's JL modeling one of her works. Inferno Ice is right next door and has become my favorite place to spend time with all my friends. JL built it, I got several friends jobs there and it has since become a favorite of many of my other friends. I've rarely, even in SL, experienced such a great sense of welcoming family and love among so many people. The only rule is "Be Nice" lol SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kola/15/43/23

Tourist? Some of the Best Fun/Romantic Builds

Besides shopping, exploring this incredibly rich world of ours in a popular pasttime. The creators in world are so imaginative and talented it is always a treat to go back to our favorite places and find new hidden gems. OMG I can't even start to get them all in here :o( lol much more to come!

Tempura
Is one of the more gorgeous builds in SL. Explore the huge palace or do Tai Chi in the garden.
SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/tempura%20island/124/48/32

Kalepa
Beautiful islands, great place to explore and go for a romantic date. They also have one of the most amazing fireworks displays I've seen. SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kalepa/222/213/37

Long Beach Carnival and Amusement Park
Ellen Spark has put so much work into this. Besides running her 12 islands and caring for her residents, this has been her passion for as long as I have known her. So many fun and creative rides. My fav is the giant elephant that juggles fireballs that you sit on, what a ruch. (try the rides in mouselook if you don't get seasick easily) lol
SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Long%20Beach/191/142/22

Botanical
A smaller sim, but populated with some of the most gorgeous trees and you can buy them in his shop.
Apollo is one of the more famous romantic sims. Great builds, gorgeous texturing. Explore around as there are lots of little hidden romantic spots to sit with your sweetie.
SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Apollo/76/209/24

Midnight Reflections
An old and loved tourist destination. So many places to explore, hidden fun. check under water for sea monsters, look behind waterfalls. You'll also find some romantic spots scattered around (check out the sky caves). Meadow Holder has been the hostess at the dance area for 3 years and is more than a handful. Stop by and say hi ;o)
SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Midnight%20Reflections/59/128/25

Thursday, May 28, 2009

DG Innovations - Incredible Formal Dresses

DG has always been one of the first places I have recommended to friends looking for formal dresses since my earliest days in SL. The quality and detail is stunning and the variety is mind boggling. This is my first time back in a few months and wow, they have introduced some incredible new work and redesigned the store. Love it! From L$500 to L$1,100 (to L$3,000 for an amazing wedding gown). My sexy new friend Cheetara Magic loves this beautiful blue and white that went so nicely with her subtle tatoos
SL URL: may be gone :o(

Nicky Ree - Stylish Sexy Gowns, Dresses & Smart Casuals

Going back through some of my older LMs that I have always highly recommended - Nicky Ree's is great for the variety and quality of really lovely formals. I think they have casuals too but I never got that far, the store is big LOL. From L$300 to L$1,000
SL URL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Orchid/179/127/31