Lapointe Wedding Dresses

I can't believe that May is almost over. I have noticed the smell of spring in the air. The flowers are blooming and every woman's fancy turns to that all important moment in her life, her wedding day. This is the time she has been waiting for. She has found the man of her dreams and they have promised their undying love for each other. They have found the gold wedding rings with the flashiest bling they could find. After all they are in love and want the world to know it.

They have chosen the caterer and arranged for the guest seating. They have searched all over Second Life and found the most beautiful spot they could imagine to hold the ceremony. Now comes the most horrific if not the most woderful time in a bride's life. Picking out the wedding dress. After all when she walks down the aisle and sees her groom, with a big smile on his face, she wants him to think she is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. Which of course is the absolute truth.

So now the task begins. She will teleport from shop to shop each shop promising the most beautiful gown. She knows if she buys this one but finds another one she likes better later she will be stuck with which ever one you buy. She pulls her hair, her groom has gone grey and her attendants are all saying "Just pick one, please". Well, Colleen is here to help. I have the place to find the right dress. You will find them at Evocative by Lapointe & Bastchild Designs. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Evocative/19/121/36

Of course I am talking about the White Silk Wedding set. As usual, Paul Lapointe has out done himself. Not only is this a stunningly beautiful gown, he has created so many wonderful pieces that you will not only be ready for the wedding but the wedding night as well. This gown comes with two corsets, one is made of a sheer rose pattern while the other is brocade of roses pattern. There are two dresses each with a different train. One train is a soft rose material and the other is made of the brocade rose pattern. There is a full lingerie set, seductive corset, panties, antique white lace stockings, and lingerie skirt for when you are waiting for your groom to join you in the honeymoon suite. You can see in the picture above the elegant and delicate satin shoulder cuffs that are fully adjustable. The crowning part of the dress (no pun intended) is the exclusive lace veil with the ornate Bastchild Design "Celtic Lace" tiara with the inset of rubies or sapphires with a subtle bling.

Phew! Yes you get all that with the White Silk Wedding Set. But now I want to show you a close up of the skirt. This sample of the wedding skirt has been placed in the middle of the Lapointe & Bastchild Design floor and is encased in glass so you can see the marvelous detail in the garment. Here you can see
the incredible workmanship that Paul has come to be known for. Looking closely you can see the detailed rise and fall of the flowers which encircle the bottom of the skirt. You realize how the texturing that is done makes the piece look like a delicate flower or a finely woven piece of lace. The shading and shadows on the satin are superbly done. I find myself standing and staring at the skirt wishing I could get my hands on fabric like that in real life to make a dress from.

I realize I have been shopping a long time and must go and get my day started. As I pull myself away from the skirt display my eyes catch another dress on the wall. This one is the "Immortal" collection. This one is the Cherry Red Bridal Gown Set. I know traditionally wedding gowns havae been white but after all this is second life and we can dream and wear just about anything we want. My time is growing shorter so I will bring you back and show you Cherry Red on our next trip.

In the mean time, if you see a shop you would like me to visit, give me an IM and tell me about it. I am always looking for a new and exciting shops.

Thanks for coming along and look for my next article on wedding gowns.

Insolence

Hey guys! How are you all doing? I have been really busy in real life and busy in Second Life as well. I did take time out to go looking around the stores. While I was teleporting from place to place I came upon a store called Insolence by creator camilla Yosuke. Here you'll find lingerie, skins and shoes. WOW! I was surprised at what a large store it is. It is chock full of the most beautiful lingerie I have seen. I think I walked around with my mouth open and my lips drooling for about a 1/2 hour just looking at all the goodies.

Second life is changing all the time and from the time I looked at the lingerie at INSOLENCE camilla has launched a new line and has made some changes to the store. I am going to tell you about the lingerie I liked and the pieces I bought when I was there before. I just paid a vist to the store and the garments I bought are still in the same place. Phew! So lets see where was I. OH yes! I was walking and looking. So, after I walked around, I decided to go back and take a better look at each area and see which outfit I would like to buy and take home to add to my wardrobe. So come along and I will describe all the goodies to you. We first land at the front of the store. There is lot going on in this store so keep your eyes open at all the little extras that are here when you come in to shop. I will tell you about some of these things later.

Turning right as you enter through the front doors you will find SALOME. There are 11 vendors on the wall displaying 3 different versions of SALOME. The first is a Basque (garters attach to the corset) outfit that comes with panties and classic light white seamed stockings. The second version is the sheer outfit that comes with bra, panties, garters and seamed stockings and the third version has the bra and panties by themselves. The Basque and Sheer outfits go for 200L$ and the bra and panties set are 120L$. All sets come in cream, black, chocolate and white. The detailing and textures on these garments are marvelous. The sheerness of the fabric gives you a glimpse of a women's secrets. So you will not see me model this one. The price is a good bargain also for the quality of workmanship that you are getting. I took a shine to SALOME and bought the Basque set and the sheer set. This will look nice under your everyday wear.

The store is so big I have decided to follow the wall around the circumference of the store before I start looking at the vendors that fill the middle of the store. I want to show you LOUISE. This outfit would be nice for when you have that special person over for a romantic evening and you slip into LOUISE. A sheer lace bra with a sheer coverlet that opens down the front exposing your tummy and the matching sheer panties that have the little ties on the sides. Hum! Almost daring to have someone untie them. How sweet you would look. LOUISE is 290L$ and comes in chocolate, teal, purple (one of my favorite colors) white, bordeaux and black. Let me tell you, there are so many good bargains here you will come back and buy more pieces.

We have come to the end of the vendors on the right side of the room. We will have to cross over and continue looking on the left side. This is one of the outfits that caught my eye when I was looking around before. LAURE is a corset, (that has lacing up the front holding the corset closed) with panties and garter belt and hose. I love LAURE. I think this piece is very sensual and Romantic at the same time. As your body moves so does the garment so that no matter what position you are in the garment flows and moves with you so that each pose is a beautiful picture. You can purchase LAURE for 290L$ also and it comes in emerald, olive, violet (the color I bought) purple and black.

Let's move on and see who is next. Boy! I will tell you I am so excited because each outfit just keeps getting better and better. This one is named SCARLETT, which is reminiscent of the 20's and 30's. I liked the look of this one but did not buy it. Please make sure you take a look at all of the lace work that camilla Yosuke creates. It is so delicate and well placed that it could almost be real lace in these pictures. SCARLETT comes with panties, garter belt and stockings and can be purchased for 290L$ and comes in black, white, brown and bordeaux. We are not even half way done with the store and there are a few more things I want to show you so let's move on.

To my surprise INSOLENCE has a wall dedicated to CALLIE CLINE creations. I think this line is fresh, young and stunning. There are several combinations offered. 1) bra, panties and garter belts; 2) strapless bras and panties to match. They come in pretty spring colors such as, yellow, white, slate, purple, blush and light blue. All pretty. All neatly designed and each one goes for 290L$. Hm! There seems to be a trend here on 290L$. Since that is a good price for quality it has my vote to buy as much as you like.

I'll tell you by this time my bum is getting sore and it is near my bed time but I can't stop looking at all the marvelous treats in this store. I really want to get one more item and then I will let you come and see all the goodies for your self. So let me show you ALICE. Not only does it look good in the vendor it looks wonderful on. It is cute, lacy and very, very sexy. I love the peplum that covers the panties and garters. the lace that covers the bra and peplum is delicate (Yes I know I am stuck on the word delicate:)) and has a gossamer look to it. ALICE comes with bra, thong, flexi garter belt and lace top stockings. It comes with one more added feature. The garter's lace attachment is modifiable. You can adjust it to fit your shape. If you make a mistake while editing there is a spare copy that has been provided. There are also complete instructions on editing the lingerie. ALICE's purchase price is 200L$ and comes in purple, bordeaux, lavendar, brown, black and white.

So now I've shown you all the garments that I like. It is now up to you to come and see the store and pick out the ones you love. There are a few things I would like to bring to your attention before we go. One is that there is a store credit card that you can use to make purchases. You wear your store card and when you're ready to make a purchase you right click and chose card. Your purchases are stored and when you receive your products and click ok, the card is automatically debited with the value amount of the products you selected. When the card is empty you just throw it away and buy another one. What a cleaver idea that is. There are also clear and detailed instructions on how to use the card and what amounts of Linden dollars you can buy the cards for.

Another thing I wanted to tell you about is when you walk into the store around the corner from the front there is a sign to subscribe to INSOLENCE update system. Here is where you get information about new releases and you don't have to join a group. This is a great idea because camilla Yosuke is always putting out new things. Point in fact, as I said before, camilla has just launched a new line of lingerie and changes to the store. You have to keep on your toes if you want to keep up with Second Life and all the changes.

Well we have not seen all the store and all the goodies but I hope I have peaked your interest to come and see what INSOLENCE has to offer. I know you will not be disappointed and will come away with a smile and an arm loaded with shopping bags. Well thanks for coming with me on yet another shopping spree. I always enjoy the company.

So until next time. Keep shopping.

Take My Body

uhuh. i've got some of my shapes out at BEHOLD now. and no, i'm not going to give you a free look at my perfectly sculpted forms right here on this blog. shame on you for even thinking that i would. i suppose i could tease you and tell you to wait for the full nude spread in my new magazine (timed to coincide exactly with Kristianne Matfield's ASpiRE! mag) but that would be a clear case of marketing genius. of which i am not.

i don't have the heart to lie and deceive you my dear readers. isn't that what marketing is all about anyway? i'm not here for that. i'll leave that up to the testesterone driven competive nature of the blog marketeers; a devolving mass of infighting, scandalizing, backstabbing bitches if i ever did see. (oops. did i just say that? heavens! maybe a holiday's in order. haha. one can't escape the truth. i shall soldier on. love you, love you, love you)

anywho, i really would like to belabour the point but i feel the Fashion Planet Feed should be to show new product releases. so, next time yer in the shop, grab one of those radioactive white hot glowing pyramids (as illustrated in the above photo) and have a peek. they are all 30L$ a pop. yes, that's right, i'm not here to make a living off the nameless faceless multitude ripe for plunder. my game includes relating to you on equal footing.

the "mini me" avatar shape is being sold at a slight premium since i had to do some dramatic editing on her. she goes for 40L$. i've preserved all my other features and proportions, just shrunk her height from my normal 100 Amazonian self to zero. a few tweaks here and there and she's the life of the party. yeah, she gets lots of attention.

all are being sold with copy, no mod, no transfer permissions. enjoy. peace.