Tya Fallingbridge of Pixel Mode is one of those designers who have been around literally forever, but she’s still on top of her game and keeping up with the latest trends and techniques.  Her latest release, the Jori sandals, are absolutely stunning and well worth the heaps of praise I’ve seen all over the blogosphere during the past few weeks.

The Jori sandals come in two styles, with either black soles/heels or colour-matched ones.  You can also choose from a bunch of nailpolish colours, a dozen or so metal accent colours, and you can resize if you’re a man into ladies shoes, or you just have bigger ankles than Miss Tya (like myself).  It was remarkably easy to adjust my skintone to match one of my current favourites, the Tuli Audrey skin, and if you’re not so hot at the matching, you’ll be pleased with the included notecard that has numbers for a lot of popular skin creators.  It actually doesn’t include Audrey, but it was still easy to do myself.

I know that these feet have been slaved over, and while they’re not quite as detailed as Maitreya’s in the toe area, they’re still really good.  The heels in particular are incredibly good-looking.  I like a little realism with my prim feet, since I don’t generally wear them with entirely handdrawn skins anyhow.

So these leopard-print ones…to be fair, I don’t think they’re available.  They were a special creation for the winner of one of the Blogger category contests we held for the Shoe Fair.  But I got them too cuz, well, I put out.  And I adore them and had to put them on and show ‘em off.  Neener neener? Just kidding.

There are a billionty colours available, so you will not have any problem matching whatever you need to match.  Or not match, if that’s your thing.  These shoes are quite simply gorgeous, and in fatpack you save 50%!  Fatpack is my favourite colour, so I’m always very excited when it’s a really good deal.

I always think it’s nice to view the HUD before you buy it, because you want to know what you’re getting yourself into, right?  You see that little help button at the bottom? That’s what you click if you want the skintone preset notecard.  When you adjust the tone with the HSL buttons, it makes a little dinging noise, which is actually quite satisfying and not at all annoying.  I am acutely aware of annoying sounds in SL and do my best to make sure I don’t hear them, so this is a big thing for me.  There’s another HUD included where you can change the metal accents, and I like that it’s two separate HUDS so it’s not all cluttered onto one.

You definitely want to get yourself down to Pixel Mode where these are now available in the mainstore, after being exclusively available only at the Shoe Fair for the past couple of weeks.

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Credits:

Hair – Truth Midori in Chocolate Streaked (with light brown) \ Skin – Tuli Audrey 01 in Tone 1 \ Top – Surf Co. Hermana tank in Beige \ Skirt – Maitreya Viento in Black Satin\ Bracelet – Zaara Ritu Painted Cuff in Gold \ Earrings – Zaara Panchali Earrings in Gold \ Ring – luc Opal Knotted Nest Ring in Gold \ Pose – Reel Expression Shoe Fair 201o #17.

Emma Gilmour is one of my favouritist creators ever.  Combining the casualness that I love with surfer chic, it’s a perfect blend that looks just as great on the beach or the boardwalk.  The Summer Stripes Skirt is gorgeous, I love that it is ever so slightly high-waisted.  I am a huge fan of the tank also, and I love ruffles on tanks, but so often the ruffles are just painted in.  While I can appreciate that chest ruffles would be difficult to fit the many varied shapes in SL, I do love love love that Emma has made one with sculpted ruffles.  It’s just more real to me!

Credits:

Hair – Truth Tilly in Streaked Chocolate \ Skin – Tuli Jade 03B in Tone 3 \ Eyes – Poetic Colors Summer Storm \ Lashes – Cake Pillow Lashes \ Shape – my own (not for sale) \ Top – Surf Co Hermana Tank in Tomato \ Skirt – Surf Co Summer of Stripes in Black \ Shoes – SLink Mikaela in Black \ Earrings – SiSSi Squarish earrings in Dark \ Bracelet (left) – Armidi Pyramid Cuff in Silver \ Bracelet (right) – Zaara Vyomini Chained Bracelet in Onyx/Silver \ Poses – LAP & Diesel Works.

Now, the shoes are my favourite part of this photo – they’re brand spankin’ new, coming out today as part of the Tableau Festival, which officially started about five minutes ago!  This particular colour is for charity (The Center for Biological Diversity), so I’m going to be going to the festival to donate some cash.  And they’re only L$200 – shoes that awesome are never that inexpensive anymore.

The shorts and the grey tank are part of Surf Co’s latest release.  I love the casual-ness of them, but eek, the top is a little too casual – my nips were showing!  So I put on an undertank for my own modesty…amazing how I can be modest about pixels, eh?

Credits:

Hair – Truth Nicola in Espresso \ Skin – Tuli Jade 01A in Tone 3 \ Eyes – Poetic Colors Summer Storm \ Lashes – Cake Pillow Lashes \ Shape – my own (not for sale) \ Top – Surf Co Coastal Tank in Dark Grey \ Undershirt – Fri.day Scoop Layering Tank in White \ Shorts – Surf Co Cafe Shorts in Yellow \ Shoes – Surf Co Nantucket Spectators in Black \ Necklace – Maitreya Coin Necklace \ Bracelet – Artilleri Wooden bracelet\ Poses – Diesel Works.

These tops are also part of the Tableau Festival.  The top on the left, the Canvas Garden top is so gorgeous!  I love the flowers at the shoulder, it’s a perfect touch for summer.  And if you want to be a bit more casual, but still not look like you rolled out of bed in the tank you were wearing, you can pick up the Sundrop V-tanks with the spaghetti straps.  Is anyone else as excited for this festival as I am?!

Surf Couture Mainstore

Surf Couture at the Tableau Festival

Credits:

Hair (left) – Truth Sylvia in Streaked Chocolate \ Hair (right) – Truth Bethany in Chocolate \ Skin – Tuli Jade 01A in Tone 3 \ Eyes – Poetic Colors Summer Storm \ Lashes – Cake Pillow Lashes \ Shape – my own (not for sale) \ Top (left) – Surf Co Canvas Garden tank in Palm \ Top (right) - Surf Co Sundrop V-tank in Ocean Blues \ Shorts – Surf Co Shack Shorts in Original \ Poses – Diesel Works.

Luth Brodie of Reel Expression, who was possibly the first maker of model poses in SL, or at least the first one I was ever aware of, is back to work and making poses!

One of the new releases is the Fashion Series 8 set, twelve poses geared for fashion.  It has some great poses in the set, and the switching is smooth and easy.

Credits:

Hair – Truth Paige in Night \ Skin – LeLutka Lola makeup 8 in Light (currently unreleased) \ Clothes – Fri.day Paradiso Romper in White \ Boots – Bax Prestige Boots in Metallic Gold \ Belt – Fri.day Cinch Belt in Gold \ Necklace – Mandala Hannya Necklace in Gold \ Bangles – Mandala Takara Bangles in Inca Gold \ Poses – Reel Expression Fashion S8.

One of the other new releases is the Sex Sells V3 set.  Of course she’s right, sex does sell.  I love the poses that kinda hide you from prying eyes, peekaboo!

Credits:

Hair – lamb Soma in Ink \ Skin – LeLutka Lola makeup 8 in Light (currently unreleased) \ Lingerie – Whippet & Buck Effie in Antique \ Shoes – Maitreya Gold Shanti in Black \ Earrings – Zaara Urvi Chandelier Earrings in Silver \ Poses – Reel Expression Sex Sells V3.

And finally, there is a new pose prop, 12 poses in the ladder.  There are some great poses in there, I definitely recommend heading down to Lalique and checking them all out.

Teleport to Reel Expression

Credits:

Hair – Fri.day Michelle 2 in Jealous Red \ Skin – LeLutka Lola makeup 8 in Light (currently unreleased) \ Top – Pig Sing Sing \ Jeans – Armidi Grace Jeans in Grit \ Boots - Coco Riding Boots in Black \ Pose Prop – Reel Expression Ladder.

Camile is a sexy sequined minidress which will surely turn some heads at the club (are there any good clubs these days?  Damn I miss Seven Ultra Lounge) or wherever you happen to be.  The huge sleeves too are an eye-catcher.

Laure is an empire-waisted flowy top over some crazy cutout leggings.  I love these leggings so much, I hope they come out in more colours!

Mindy, the craziest ballerina outfit ever, with virtually no top above the corset (just X’d out nipple covers) and a tutu gone loco.  The flower-shaped collar balances out the tutu very well indeed.

Visit Glam Affair for these and more stunning outfits!

Credits:

Hair – Waka & Yuki Agata Model o5 in Pack A \ Skin – Dutch Touch Keira D Trouble in Cream \ Shoes – Maitreya Gold Allure in Black \ Jewelry – Mandala 7Luck Bracelet (top photo), Zaara Kashiti Bobble Ring in Onyx (top photo), Rozoregalia Rosenkavalier Bracelet (centre photo) \ Poses – Torridwear.

Don’t Freak Out is an awesome name for a store!  These poses are from the Full of Secrets series, and I like how they are a bit freer with the arms.  I sometimes grow weary of either the legs or the arms being the focus of a specific pose, but hardly ever both, and these work well with my avatar which is also a huge bonus.  The switching between poses was smooth too, a requirement for poses I use.

Visit Don’t Freak Out at the Pose Fair

Also Worn:

Hair – Truth Elysium in Chestnut \ Skin – Laqroki Elena 04 in Fair \ Dress – Nyte’N'Day Prost in Black \ Shoes – Maitreya Shanti in Black \ Jewelry – Sigma Lumina in Silver.

Everglow has tons of poses tailored for modeling, and these are but just a few.  I’d never heard of this store before the fair, but I’m looking forward to seeing what else comes out of that store.  I like the placement of the legs a lot, kinda cute and awkward and splayed.

Visit Everglow at the Pose Fair

Also Worn:

Hair – Truth Bailey in Chestnut (I think) \ Skin – Laqroki Elena 02 in Fair \ Dress/Leggings – Elymode Bandwagon in Red \ Shoes – Maitreya Esprit in Black \ Jewelry – Sigma Opus set in Charcoal.

Grazia Horwitz is premiering her second (that I know of) pose store in the fair, called Geez.  I used to buy some of her poses when she had Grapevine at Rue d’Antibes, but then it sort of disappeared.  Luckily, you can buy all of those old Grapevine poses at the fair for L$350, over 50 of them, and check out her new poses while you’re at it.  She has several mini-sets of poses available, mostly for the girls but one for the boys too.  These are my favourites, but from the various sets on offer.  I always like a good ass shot!

Visit Geez at the Pose Fair

Also Worn:

Hair – Truth Audrey in Almond \ Skin – Belleza Alyson in Pale \ Dress – Decoy Hot Addiction \ Shoes – Maitreya IXkin in Champagne \ Bracelets – Zaara

MAD Designs mostly has stuff for boys, but for the pose fair they’ve come out with a modeling set for the girls too.  They’re fairly basic but just fine for blogging, with poses that work to show off your clothes to their best advantage.

Visit MAD Designs at the Pose Fair

Also Worn:

Hair – Fri.day Joanna 2 in Passionate Red \ Skin – Tuli Eva in Tone 3 \ Dress – Kyoot Celebrity Harness Dress \ Shoes – Maitreya Esprit in Nude \ Jewelry – U&R Dogs Rigoletto bracelet, Isolde ring.

P.S.  Makenzie, I totally stole your photo labeling idea.  Thank you.

After semi-stalking her plurk and Berry’s blog, Zaara finally released the rings she’s been working on and they’re currently only available in her stall at the fair.  There are three different styles, but this Raga ring turned out to be my favourite as I’m currently on a flower kick.  This ring is also available in three colours, so for rings, which there are just not enough of in SL when you take out wedding rings, there’s now lots of new choices at Zaara!

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Candice in Cocoa \ Skin – Tuli Eva in Tone 3 (yay it’s finally out!) \ Top – Whippet & Buck Lismore dress (Stumblebum exclusive) \ Pose - Long Awkward Pose.

U&R Dogs is one of my favourite stores lately for jewelry and I found this gorgeous new set called Danse de la Dragee at the fair.  The multi-coloured gemstones means that you can wear this with anything, whether fancy or casual.

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Jocelyn in Espresso \ Skin – Dutch Touch Amber \ Top – Armidi Gisaci Classic Cashmere sweater in Black \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose.

Also new at U&R Dogs was the Isolde set, though here I’m only wearing the ring cuz it’s a big giant flower!  The ring is texture changeable for the petals, the centre and the ring of gems separating the two.

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Rose in Cocoa \ Skin – L.Fauna Lapine in Pale \ Clothes – Fri.day Paradiso Romper in Leaf \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose.

Rozoregalia is one of those super-expensive jewelry stores in SL, and I don’t own a ton from there (well, this week I actually went a bit crazy but I digress) because of that.  However, the things I do own are really nice and well-made.  At the fair, I picked up this Vanitas set, which is really gorgeous, and there’s more to it than what I am showing here, but I can only afford so much there!  It’s texture/particle/sizing change scripted, so you don’t have to wear it in purple.  But I’m born in February so amethysts are my thing.

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Cyndi in Cocoa \ Skin – Tuli Eva in Tone 3 \ Top (hardly shown but whatever) – Whippet & Buck Simple Cropped Bustier in Black \ Pose – Long Awkward Pose.

And finally, the Hydra set from Rozoregalia.  The necklace was released prior to the fair, and then the hand ring came out during, so of course I had to make my way down there to get it.  This set makes a huge statement so that demanded that the rest of my ensemble live up to it!

Also worn:

Hair – Fri.day Tatum 2 in Startled White \ Skin – LeLutka Ife in Light \ Top – LeLutka Gloria Shirt (Ultra) in White \ Pants – Truth Xanadu leggings in Black \ Pose/Prop – Glitterati Into the Black.

All SLurl’s can be found on the In-World Shopping Locations page.

When I received the latest notice from G-Field, I opened it expecting to not like it, since the colour/style was listed as “shamrock”, but I generally like stuff from G-Field, so I decided to try it on.  OMG was I wrong!  I absolutely love this dress, and even though it’s specially made for St. Patrick’s Day (my favourite holiday since I cling to any bit of Irish like a drowning leprechaun) and covered in shamrocks, it’s hardly your typical tacky attire.

You can get this at G-Field in their group Subscribe-o-Matic notices.

Make sure to take a look at the rest of the store too because besides beautiful dresses, they make gorgeous shoes!

Also worn: Hair – Maitreya Green II in Caramel \ Skin – Laqroki Pearl 10 in Fair \ Necklace – Zaara Parnini necklace in Clear.

Mahari is the latest release, only about a week old now, and it’s absolutely gorgeous.  I love the nearly sheer embroidered top and the poofy poofy skirt!  Pulling it all together is a beautiful belt that contrasts nicely.

It’s available in six gorgeous colours, and one of my favourite options available at Zaara is the ability to buy “mini-fatpacks” of just one colour range.  I chose the Spring colours, but there are darker colours also.  Each dress is L$490, or you can get one of the two available mini-fatpacks of three at L$980.  If you like all the colours, you can get the full enchilada pack at L$1900.

Also worn:

Hair – (L – R) Truth Jacinta, Truth Lulu, Truth Peta \ Skin – Dutch Touch Roos \ Shoes – Maitreya Shanti \ Jewelry – Zaara Pallav bracelets.

Hansika is my definitely my favourite gown in the store.  I really love the metallic overlay that makes this design absolutely unique and special, and if you were pregnant it’d totally hide the belleh!  Hehe I kid, but one can’t hide how spectacular this gown is.

There are two colours only, which is sort of a shame considering how pretty it is.  If you like Hansika as much as I do, you can get one colour for L$850 each or both for the special price of L$1500.

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Jocelyn \ Skin – Dutch Touch Roos \ Jewelry – Zaara Parnini necklace, Zaara Pallav & Patra bracelets.

Vayu is a soft floaty gown, seemingly made of air.  The full bodysuit provides a very nice silhouette under the dress.  I found this rather hard to photograph but it was a dream to wear.  I felt like a princess, particularly in this Breeze colour.  This gorgeous creation is also available in two colours, and you can buy one for L$850 or two for L$1500.

Also worn:

Hair – Truth Chalice \ Skin – Dutch Touch Roos.

And finally, we have Amala, another gorgeous gown evocative of sumptuous surroundings and fabulous parties.  The texture of this gown is amazing and so well done.  If you’re modest, you can wear the less sheer lace top, but for the immodest amongst us , you can wear the more sheer version.

This is again L$850 each and you can get a fatpack of all three colours for L$1900.

Also worn:

Hair – Maitreya Piper II \ Skin – Dutch Touch Sjors \ Jewelry – Zaara Ritu painted cuffs.

Teleport to Zaara!

Look at this face!  She’s so gorgeous and innocently sweet, though maybe she’s just luring you in with a false sense of security.  Either way, you fall in love with her smattering of freckles and softly kissable lips.  Well, I did anyway.

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The body is fantastic, and the skintone between Jesse and Alyson has changed slightly, but not in a bad way.  The tummy has a bit more definition, but the super cute bellybutton is the same.  Hey, when something works, you work it hard right?  The shading and texturing is fantastic, and the seams are really great as well.

Rather than just the two skintones that Jesse came in, Alyson comes in five, ranging from pale to dark tan.  There are sixteen different makeups, all applied to each skintone.  The makeups are gorgeous and perfectly executed.  There’s something for everyone, whether you like to be sexy and smokin’ in smoky eyes and red lips, or natural and sweet in barely any makeup at all.

Each skin comes with a few options, like with a hairbase or without, and with a cleavage enhanced skin or without.  I really like the skins that come with the cleavage option right in the skin, though I very rarely choose that option.

Each skin is L$1200, or you can buy a line of four for L$2500, which is just a little under 50% off single purchases!  And finally, the fatpack of all sixteen is only $7000, a huge bargain.  If you’d like to see a sample of the rest of the skintones, you can check my flickr here.

Teleport to Belleza!

I have never made a secret of how much I really love the system skirt.  It is so beautiful when done well, and incredibly sexy.  To me it is, anyhow.  Ella is a casual day dress with a plunging V neckline and a wide wrap waist.  It comes in several colours in a floral print, and the little cap sleeves finish it off nicely.  These dresses are L$250 each.

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Oh My God I love this dress!  This reminds me so much of something Joan would wear on Mad Men.  Did I mention yet how much I love that show?  Yeah.  The bow and sash can be worn on the front or back and the contrasting colours work very well together.  The texturing is sublime, too.  If you love this as much as I do, you’ll want to pick them up at L$250 each.

I am a huge fan of the jaunty little hat that comes with this Fraxinus dress, it’s so freakin’ cute!  With the sweetheart neckline and flared skirt, this dress is perfect for a party.  The laced back adds interest to the deceivingly simple frock too.  This dress is L$350 each.

And finally, the dress that started off my spree at Ingenue this time, Japonica.  I don’t even remember where I first saw it or how I became aware of it, but wow is it gorgeous.  The huge flower at the waist reminds me of something Carrie Bradshaw would wear, except this is less giant and more classy.  Each colour the dress comes in has a contrasting flower, but I think this one is my favourite.

Now, I bought a bunch more of Ingenue’s outfits, and this post could go on for about 4 more photos, but I don’t want to bore you all with how much I love this store.   So instead, just go down to Ingenue and take a look for yourself!

Credits:

All hair by Truth and Friday \ Skin by Belleza (Allyson preview – when is this coming out already?!) \ Shoes by Maitreya and Ingenue (read more about the Ingenue pumps in my post tomorrow over on On Your Toes).