In Love With A Look

Okay, I have to blog this outfit because I haven't taken it off in a week. This is really THE outfit I've been looking for during all my time in SL. I may never change again.

Pants are a huge peeve of mine in SL - I rarely find great slacks that I love. These guys from Purple Moon (part of the Tango outfit) are just what I always wanted. Nice texture, legs not too flared. They make me so happy.

I'm always on the prowl for the perfect white shirt. This is Zaara's Isis shirt. Perfect AND primless - what more can you ask for?

I have a love/hate relationship with Mon Tissu. I love the clothes. I hate the prices. But I had to spring for the softest cinch cardigan. Great cardigan sweaters, like great pants, are something that I think are rare in SL and this one is gorgeous. It even comes with an alpha layer that makes your hips invisible, so no more hips popping unattractively out of the sides.

My necklace is from EarthStones. It's the ladies' Travelers Journal locket. You can actually add you own pictures to the locket. It's packed with functionality that I haven't explored, because I just think it's pretty!

Shoes are my old reliable High Oxfords from Tesla.

For hair I've revisited an old favorite - Gurl 6. When I first joined SL I bought all my hair from Six Kennedy because she had the only orangy-reds that I liked. Then other designers tempted me away (cough-Truth-cough) and it's actually been a while since I wore a Gurl 6 hair. This is January in Sexy Red.

My skin is the recent Heartsick gift of My Valentine from the Spirit line. I've added two makeup tattoos from Amacci, the day blush in light mauve and the Irina lip in plum.

Little Town

Today I pulled Little Town out of the hat. It's a store that no longer exists, but one that is near and dear to my heart so I decided to blog it anyhow. But I found a beautiful sim to share with you (thanks to Chestnut Rau's blog) so even though you can't go shop at Little Town you can visit the amazing build at the Monastery of St. Michael and St. Francis Church.

You don't have to be religious to appreciate this beautiful sim. The grounds are gorgeous and include an open-air chapel in a stand of trees and a full-size labyrinth. The church is huge, with colorful stained-glass windows, a massive pipe organ, and, my favorite of all, an underground crypt. There is also a cloister with individually decorated monks' cells and a garden and chapter house. Even the audio stream is lovely - a mixture of polyphonic chant and quiet, new-agey music.

Where'd this one go?

Is this thing on?

I have to say just a little about Little Town. This was one of the first stores I discovered in SL and I was so happy to find nice clothes that were cheap and didn't require any adjusting. I actually have both this skirt and sweater in three different colors. I know there are better sweater textures (I own most of them!) but I actually love this simple cable knit. The woolen tights are from Persona and the shoes are Tesla's high oxfords in chocolate. These are one of those shoes that I really wish I had in RL.

I have my usual default skin on - Julie from LAQ - but I've added the stained face tattoo from Ag that I think is still free at Kozmetika. It adds a nice light red layer to the cheeks and lips. My hair is the Saturday hair from Miel in red 4.