Designer Showcase Begins Once More - November -- Featuring 1 Hundred and Loordes of London, Both Designers at Designer Showcase

1 Hundred and Loordes of London both have new items out for Designer Showcase November. The new really sexy pale lilac lingerie I'm wearing comes from 1 Hundred.

Called a Diva Bodysuit, it's alluring for all the right reasons and there are many color choices so you're sure to find the one that suits you best. Paired with it, a pair of wedges from Loordes of London, the pairs are # (Numbered) and this pair is #7.

I've got one of the new Lily Skin Tone (Angelina) skins on and because the Lily tone can be Spring or Autumn, it was perfect to go with this delicate color pairing and the casual side updo from Analog Dog.

Featuring 1 Hundred Diva Bodysuit from Designer Showcase

Featuring Loordes of London Wedges #7 from Designer Showcase

1. Jewelry by Jake Titanic's Dream Bracelet, Necklace and Ring

2. Jewelry by Jake Valencia White Diamond Pearl Earrings

3. SLink Elegant 1 Hands

-- Female Feet High

4. October's 4Seasons Angelina Lily Black Brows Makeup #1

-- Glamour Berries and Cream Lips

5. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

6. MG: Inverted Crown

7. Analog Dog Joan

8. Morphine Poses

What Are Words For? -- Featuring Romance Couture Gowns and {{BSD Design Studio}}

Recently, the people behind the new store Romance Couture opened their store with the flourish that can only be matched by the lavishly appointed gowns they sell. I've never had a reason to wear such extravagant gowns in my world off line, but a girl can dream.

Featuring }RC{ Romance Couture Wraith Night (group gift)

Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Carpe Diem Brown Croco Black

Featuring Kyxe Shapes & Skins

- Dark Golden Sparkle Shadow

- Brown Diamonds

Featuring Chop Zuey Crux Invictus Women's Necklace

1. Poetic Color: Quicksilver

2. [elika]: Breathe

3. Gaeline: Fantasia

4. Deeses Skins: Loreen

5. Face Paint: Eye Liner

6. Kyxe Shapes & Skins: Apple Blossom with Gloss

7. Quentessencia: 17 Nails Square

In addition to opening their store, they've also introduced a new contest, one seeking the best representative to wear their items and represent their brand. I hope that the contest draws models in from all over the grid at all levels of experience.

Featuring }RC{ Romance Couture Wraith Night (group gift)

Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Carpe Diem Brown Croco Black

Featuring Kyxe Shapes & Skins

- Dark Golden Sparkle Shadow

- Brown Diamonds

Featuring Chop Zuey Crux Invictus Women's Necklace

1. Poetic Color: Quicksilver

2. [elika]: Breathe

3. Gaeline: Fantasia

4. Deeses Skins: Loreen

5. Face Paint: Eye Liner

6. Kyxe Shapes & Skins: Apple Blossom with Gloss

7. Quentessencia: 17 Nails Square

Sometimes new businesses in Second Life seem to have to work extra hard those first few days and weeks of existence, just to get noticed. People who might enjoy their garments choose not to buy right away because they want to see how the public in general responds to the new store.

Featuring }RC{ Romance Couture Ava Dress Rose

Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Carpe Diem Brown Croco Black

Featuring Kyxe Shapes & Skins

- Dark Golden Sparkle Shadow

- Brown Diamonds

1. Poetic Color: Quicksilver

2. [elika]: Breathe

3. Gaeline: Fantasia

4. Deeses Skins: Loreen

5. Face Paint: Eye Liner

6. Kyxe Shapes & Skins: Apple Blossom with Gloss

7. Quentessencia: 17 Nails Square

8. Jewelry by Jake: Valencia Set

Clever use of advertisement help any store at any stage. I know that in those early days, it's challenging to figure out what to do, how to best expose a brand, and all those choices seem a bit like a tidal wave that threatens to take down everything before you get started.

Featuring }RC{ Romance Couture Rea Red (Finesmith Bazaar)

Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Carpe Diem Brown Croco Black

Featuring Kyxe Shapes & Skins

- Dark Golden Sparkle Shadow

- Brown Diamonds

1. Poetic Color: Quicksilver

2. [elika]: Breathe

3. Gaeline: Fantasia

4. Deeses Skins: Loreen

5. Face Paint: Eye Liner

6. Kyxe Shapes & Skins: Apple Blossom with Gloss

7. Quentessencia: 17 Nails Square

8. Jewelry by Jake: Valencia Set

9. Demise of Flight Poses

Store blogs tell an item's story from the viewpoint of the designer. Between the photographs and the words shared, customers will choose to risk or not to risk buying something. It's the best time to get involved in any business, on or off line, because when you're new, you really cannot go backwards. The only direction then is forward.

Featuring }RC{ Romance Couture Rea Red (Finesmith Bazaar)

Featuring {{BSD Design Studio}} Carpe Diem Brown Croco Black

Featuring Kyxe Shapes & Skins

- Dark Golden Sparkle Shadow

- Brown Diamonds

1. Poetic Color: Quicksilver

2. [elika]: Breathe

3. Gaeline: Fantasia

4. Deeses Skins: Loreen

5. Face Paint: Eye Liner

6. Kyxe Shapes & Skins: Apple Blossom with Gloss

7. Quentessencia: 17 Nails Square

8. Jewelry by Jake: Valencia Set

9. Demise of Flight Poses

I think bloggers have become important to the overall mechanism of branding and advertising clothing. What are words for? when a blogger shares a designer on their blog? How do those words convey data, energy, and emotion? How do you feel after you've read the blog. Some bloggers are careful to keep their blog very professional and non-emotional. Others go in another direction. The designer has to find the right fit, and if they do, the words of the bloggers they choose should enhance their business.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous -- Featuring Evolve, Glam Dreams and Banger Islands

Every so often, a show comes on television that celebrates someone rich and famous, fantasy or reality, it really doesn't mind. The ideas entice us to dream, and think of those worlds that feel so far out of reach. I don't know if everyone comes into this world with the yearning for such a life, but many of us seem enamored with it.

Evolve: Capture

Featuring Evolve Capture

1. Face Paint: Barbie

2. Wasabi Pills: Lory

3. Mirror's Enigma: Iona Native Skintone

4. Baboom: Diamond Red Shoe

5. Chop Zuey: Black Ice Set

6. Candy Nail: Resort Sunset

7. Poetic Color: Oriental Pearl

When we play hard in our Second Life, we have the opportunity to grasp those fantasy worlds, pretend to be rich or famous, and in some cases, become rich and famous. I remember Ansche Chung's first million making national news, and it was a million US Dollars! out of Second Life.

Glam Dreams Antonelli Gown

Featuring Glam Dreams Antonelli

Featuring Chop Zuey Feu Foliet Clutch Purse

1. Poetic Color: Oriental Pearl

2. [elika]: Abbey

3. Face Paint: Sophisticates

4. Candy Nail: Rose Garden Classics

5. Mirror's Enigma: Sapphire

6. Jewelry by Jake: Valencia Set

I think it would be incredibly difficult in this age of Second Life to repeat such a success, but there are still dreams. Meanwhile, we really do have the chance to visit stunning worlds of fantasy and wearing glamorous clothing; fantastic gowns and gems, pants suits and fun clothes we might otherwise never wear in our lives off line.

Banger Island Creations Tube Top

Featuring Banger Island Creations Gift Mesh Tube Top

1. ::B::u::B:: Jeans

2. Exquisite Abigail Ring - Unknown

3. Chinese Dreams Necklace - Unknown

4. Baubles! by Phe: Square Diamond Bangle

5. [Mirror's Enigma]: Sapphire Tan Skintone

6. Face Paint: Smoke

7. Face Paint: Gem Square Prim Nails

8. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Starlia

9. Poetic Color: Oriental Pearl

10. EMO-tions: Lavina

Even when I dress it down, look around, and the world around me makes you go ooh... ahh... and more. A casual tube top fits closely and enhances that sculpted body. She (me?) must work out often to have those curves and the flat tummy. Maybe there's a secret plastic surgeon down the lane that keeps everyone's secrets in this lifestyle.

Evolve Dream Love in Green

Featuring Evolve Dream Love in Green

Featuring Poetic Color Rain Tree

1. [elika]: Breathe

2. Face Paint: Doe

3. Candy Nail: Rain Drop Green

4. Mirror's Enigma: Iona Bronze

5. Angel Necklace - Unknown

6. InPose

If I were truly a part of this strata of people in my world off line, I would pour my effort and time into the lives of those who were not as fortunate. People all around this great world struggle, with health issues beyond our imagination, lack of food, lack of shelter, worn out, used up and forgotten. I would make sure someone remembered them.

Evolve Dream Love in Green (2)

Featuring Evolve Dream Love in Green

Featuring Poetic Color Rain Tree

1. [elika]: Breathe

2. Face Paint: Doe

3. Candy Nail: Rain Drop Green

4. Mirror's Enigma: Iona Bronze

5. Angel Necklace - Unknown

6. InPose

I know it's unlikely I will attain this lifestyle. That's alright. I feel rich and rewarded simply by having family and friends. Wealth comes in many forms, and though it would be wonderful to have no financial conflicts, the ability to buy everything including hot looks, I would honestly rate those things of the heart far above those things bought and paid for in any world.

I can play at anything I want to play in Second Life. Famous or flirtatious. Playful or playgirl. There's a little something for everyone. I enjoy the dreams. I even enjoy those shows I mentioned that let us glimpse that world out of my reach. I focus on those things of no monetary value and personally know that focus would be the same if I did have a huge bank account. I feel whole only when I pour out of myself and into other's lives. I can do that in any lifestyle, at any financial strata. We all can.