Autumn Fashion -- Featuring Zanze and ~ghee

It's truly time to take a walk outside, breathe in the fresh air after living in canned air for the summer. Though to be fair, it's still quite warm during the day in my part of the world, but I saw on the news this morning that we might be in the high 50's tonight. For southerners like me, that's called 'COLD.'

Featuring Zanze Nina Dress

Featuring Dot-Be Fashion White Sneakers

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. [Mirror's Enigma]: Croix Light Skintone

4. Angel D-Signs: Piercing

5. Paddling Melody: Ripple Earrings

6. Pure Poison: Silver Tomnia Necklace

7. Tentacio: Winter Leggings - Green

8. [LAP] Poses

It's that time of year when you can wear a cute dress like this Nina Dress from Zanze, pair it with leggins for the cooler part of the day, then slip them off when the sun appears. I like to think of practical things as I'm styling, even if it's a pixel world where anything could exist, so having a versatile little dress like this one makes that kernel of reality that much better for me.

Featuring Zanze Nina Dress

Featuring Dot-Be Fashion White Sneakers

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. [Mirror's Enigma]: Croix Light Skintone

4. Angel D-Signs: Piercing

5. Paddling Melody: Ripple Earrings

6. Pure Poison: Silver Tomnia Necklace

7. Tentacio: Winter Leggings - Green

8. [LAP] Poses

It's not a bad thing at all that this dress made me feel a sense of child-like playfulness. It's one reason I chose to pair the dress with new tennis shoes from Dot-Be. I've only owned four pair of tennis shoes in Second Life, and this now makes five pair.

Featuring Zanze Nina Dress

Featuring Dot-Be Fashion White Sneakers

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. [Mirror's Enigma]: Croix Light Skintone

4. Angel D-Signs: Piercing

5. Paddling Melody: Ripple Earrings

6. Pure Poison: Silver Tomnia Necklace

7. Tentacio: Winter Leggings - Green

8. [LAP] Poses

For me off line, I'm a jeans and tee-shirt kinda girl. Not only that, I rarely get 'dressed' for the day in street clothes. I live in my jammies. I don't have a shopping fetish in Second Life because I'm constantly measuring the money I invest into it.

Featuring Zanze Nina Dress

Featuring Dot-Be Fashion White Sneakers

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Hairoin: Blair

3. [Mirror's Enigma]: Croix Light Skintone

4. Angel D-Signs: Piercing

5. Paddling Melody: Ripple Earrings

6. Pure Poison: Silver Tomnia Necklace

7. Tentacio: Winter Leggings - Green

8. [LAP] Poses

Despite being born without the shopping gene, I do love to have a varied inventory in Second Life full of items that are nothing like what I wear off line. I think that's part of the fantasy for some of us. It's one reason blogging continues to truly thrill me. I get to style 'Barbie' (except we call her Caryn) over and over again.

Featuring ~ghee Chinoiserie Gown Paon

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Fantasia

3. Face Paint: Black Liner

4. Candy Nail: Chidori Gold

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Azuka Light Skintone

6. Chop Zuey: Venetian Honey

7. Hairoin: Incognito

8. Juicy: Classic Pumps

9. In-Pose!

As a young girl, I had two male siblings and a neighborhood filled with fellas around my age. I didn't have a close female friend in any neighborhood where I lived except when I lived in Delaware for 2 years. Between brothers and neighbors, I ended up very much the wild tomboy, determined to keep up with all of them, and win when I could!

Featuring ~ghee Chinoiserie Gown Paon

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Fantasia

3. Face Paint: Black Liner

4. Candy Nail: Chidori Gold

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Azuka Light Skintone

6. Chop Zuey: Venetian Honey

7. Hairoin: Incognito

8. Juicy: Classic Pumps

9. In-Pose!

My mother, as I've shared previously, tended to push me into roles that were non-stereotypical. She probably doesn't realize it, but she joined a group of women who became their own stereo-type in hindsight. Dress up, playing tea party and owning a Barbie were all no-no.

Featuring ~ghee Chinoiserie Gown Paon

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Fantasia

3. Face Paint: Black Liner

4. Candy Nail: Chidori Gold

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Azuka Light Skintone

6. Chop Zuey: Venetian Honey

7. Hairoin: Incognito

8. Juicy: Classic Pumps

9. In-Pose!

And whoa is me. If I'd actually done any of those things, I'd surely have grown up to be a girlie-girl. Horror! It helps explain why beautiful clothing in Second Life presents a level of pleasure that might not have been so important if I'd been raised differently.

Featuring ~ghee Chinoiserie Gown Paon

1. IKON: Sunrise Eyes Steel Blue Pale

2. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Fantasia

3. Face Paint: Black Liner

4. Candy Nail: Chidori Gold

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Azuka Light Skintone

6. Chop Zuey: Venetian Honey

7. Hairoin: Incognito

8. Juicy: Classic Pumps

9. In-Pose!

I see something glamorous like this Chinoiserie Gown Paon from ~ghee and fairly dance right out of my shoes figuratively speaking. And photos in this case don't do the gown true justice as this gown sparkles and comes alive when I wear it. ~ghee is a new sponsor to my blog and I'm excited to play dress up with more items like this as time passes!