Get SHIKI with It!

I love Second Life! Love it! Where else can you step into a store, fall in love just about everything in there, friend the designer and be given a super cool gift, just for being in the store? I mean, imagine me stepping into Armani, texting Giorgio, "hey man love ur stuff!" and next day find a suit on my doorstep. (no don't think so...)

But this is what happened when I discovered SHIKI Design during the Stepping Stones hunt. I had one of those wonderful click everywhere experiences that don't happen all too often, specially not for men's ware, and ended up chatting with Shinichi Mathy for quite a while. Anyway...I've been wearing SHIKI ever since and FINALLY I am blogging it. I meant to do it like during the Stepping Stones hunt, which was like forever ago, but better late than never, right?! What I love about SHIKI is color and pattern. Shin mixes textures and patterns with a wonderful color palette. Most clothing comes with different color choices and alot of it is quite bold yet stylish, totally not over the top. Well..except for the pink gingham suit that I drooled over for a while. I'm like " No He Didn't!" but he did, and I wore it out! LOVE LOVE LOVE!! I also have to mention that there are freebies all over the store, and they are great! Just join the group.

I wanted to use the same accessory base throughout, together with each look, but it didn't quite work out. First items were the super cool hats from Surf Couture, however the denim look needed hair. The shoes from Shiny Things, not new, but still wonderful, complemented the clothes so well. Although the pink gingham suit worked best with light shoes.

I created 3 looks based on SHIKI.

Autumn, Dark Denim and Pink Madness.

You figure out which is which.....

The detailed texturing on this suit is amazing. I chose to darken the collar a bit, cause I'm cool like that. And the suit is mod, so adjust the tone however you like. The tank top from Shai adds that pop of color that was needed. I don't know why, but I always feel right when I put on my Armidi Aviators and FNKY cigg, they go so well together and bring that hip edge to any outfit.

Pose: Snook

LOVE this! I wish I could pull this off in RL, FOR REAL!

Pose: KoumB

The pants is love! I'm a sucker for anything checkered. The scarf from LaGyo, makes this outfit really stand out to me, Gyorgyna Larnia has an amazing feel for details and the tassels on this thing move so realistically.

Pose: PDA

I have to thank Thalia Jie for pointing me to MANDALA and Anya Ohmai for sending me to Ordinary Design.

I'm ready to go do some more fall shopping...coming with?

Hugs!

Chance

Credits:

Skin: Belleza - Miguel Tan 4 Eyeliner

Chest hair: ..::MAI::.. - Justin Sunrise Skin Vol.2 shirt layer (Comes with ..::MAI::.. skin)

Eyes: Poetic Colors - Gold Flakes - Olivine (m)

Pink Madness:

Hat : Surf Couture - Straw Cowboy Hat - Faded Pink

Necklace : Milk Motion - My Huuuge Necklace - White

Suit: SHIKI Design - Gingham Check Rose

Shoes: Ordinary Design - Lemuridae (B tartan )

Dark Denim:

Hair: Laqroki - Breeze - Jet Black

Glasses: Armidi Gisaci- Lifestyle Aviators Lens Changer

Cigg: FNKY! - Cigarette II (long ash)

Tank Top: Shai - Mens Ribbed Tank Top Orange

Suit: SHIKI Design - Denim Suit - Charcoal (collar mod darker)

Gloves: YV - Vivien - Long Finger Glove

Shoes: Shiny Things - Tritones - Black Velvet

Autumn:

Hat: Surf Couture - Straw Cowboy Hat - Dune Skipping Stone Gift (color mod purple)

Glasses: Yummy - Mom Glasses - Aba Aqua

Watch : DCCXXIII - OS-WW001

Bag : :MIRONE: Rattan Bag - Dark

Bracelet : MANDALA - REIKI Bracelet Green Stone

Sweater/Shirt : SHIKI Design - Sweater Grey Shirt - CHARCOAL

Pants: SHIKI Design - Tartan Pants - Brown

Scarf: LaGyo - Sciarpetta - Old wall (slight purple tint mod)

Shoes: Shiny Things - Tritones - Autumn

Skip To The Pose!

I have been heavy in pose making mode and decided to throw someting quick together, before friends started accusing me of being indecent. I've been walking around almost naked, she-male style, male skin/female shape.(no it's not pretty).

It has been a while since I posted an outfit! Lord, it doesn't take long before you feel totally out of the loop. I don't even know how to write anymore, so here follows some random rambling on some awesome stuff.

The see through cotton t-shirt from Doppelganger I saw on the Jewnas Brothers blog first, a total must have! A funny thing, on Fashion Feed of SL I was set as a Jewnas brother, oh I wish they would adopt me so that wasn't just a bug on the site!

Zaara has to make more men's stuff!! Just HAS to! These chinos are unisex and total love love love!.

The hat and hair from MAD Design, I am still wearing(note to self, wash hair)...it's so in fashion atm, specially in RL I see this hat everywhere.

The Miguel skin from Belleza just make me feel kinda smexy, love the fact that it resembles me a tad in RL.(let me dream.....OK!)

Steinwerk, a new brand to me, very sleek design on the glasses and Ubu Drunks shoes, both these items are top class sculptie design/texture work, and both have unbelievablely varied customization menus, you can change just about anything on them. Perfect for matching to what ever you have on.

The Yummy necklaces I bought years ago, but they still rock! They have that perfect male jewellry,"I don't care what I look like, but I wear necklaces"-feel.

Now on to the poses, which made me wanna blog this outfit in the first place!

These two poses are part of a Skipping Stones Hunt gift from PDA, and the whole set from them is just so fun, unique, full of character and quirkyness I feel so cool using them. (I really shouldn't tell you guys bout them, cause I want them all for my self!)

Get on the skip and look for those stones, there are some great gifts out there from some the best bohemian and alternative stores in Second Life.

There are over 50 stores in the hunt, so you will be sure to find lots of amazing gifts and hopefully some new favorites.

It starts here:

Kunsthammer

Happy Hunting!

Chance

Skin: Belleza - Miguel Tan 4 Eyeliner

Hat & hair: : MAD Design - CHRIS

Pants: Zaara - Chinos navy

T-Shirt: Doppelganger Inc. - Last Thread Tee Buttercup

Shoes: Urban Bomb Unit - Drunks

Glasses: Steinwerk - GT Sunglasses

Necklaces: Yummy Adventure Necklace (male)/ "Bro" locket

Poses: PDA - Respectable & Some Girls

A Day At The Beach....

I met some people on the beach that were super cool and casual. They had that relaxed "I'm rich and I have no problems in life" feel about them. (no I'm jealous). Well...since I'm not rich and I do have problems in RL. I decided to go ahead and create that feeling for myself in SL. (no I don't need therapy). Plus I'm kinda happy and proud to have found the CUTEST tattoo in all of SL! Just look at that little tweety, my new easy maintenance pet!

The amazing poses are from Pda, I felt so smexy and casual while shooting. Their names always crack me up too. I also have to mention Smudge, I don't usually wear tatoos at all, but these are so unsual. The selection is fun and quirky, LOVE!

Body:

Skin: Belleza - Miguel Med 5

Eyes: Glanz - ClearGray

Hair & Hat: MADesigns - CHRIS

Tattoos: Smudge - (front) the tweet / (back) the bug Smudge

Clothes:

Pants: Whippet & Buck - Harris Tartan Shorts IVORY

Scarf: The Dogs - Blame Scarf Tarten

Glasses: Shade Throne - AVIATORS LITE 2 - red

Shoes: Kalnin's - Earthshine

Cigarette + box: FNKY! - Cigarette II

Poses: Order by size in pic.

PDA - You live in a Houseboat, You drive an Iroc, Orwell Liberty Dance

A carefree, rich & relaxed greeting!

Chance

Memory Loss Is Good Sometimes.

I shop too much! (Oh the curse!)

I bought the new shoes Ubu Drunks from Urban Bomb Unit when they were released and blogged by others, cause they are awesome. Forgot about them, even what they looked like appearantly, cause I thought I put those on, only to find out I had not even unpacked them! OMG, how silly! So what I'm wearing is their not latest but equally great Porn Star Hi-Tops.These shoes have multiple coloring and texturing options, so they go with any color outfit. I got the pants ages ago, totally forgot about them. Jacket is a recent purchase but never worn because of complete lack of inventory order. The hat I didn't even know I had! Each item amazing and together total casual coolness!

I modded the hat from AKEYO to match the shirt, that comes with the jacket from Ju Ju's Closet. The jacket has a non shirt version as well, and different sculptie collar and pocket options. I love it!

In RL I love checkered pants, well, I do so even more in SL! The colors, the textureing, the pattern the everything about these pants is LOVE LOVE LOVE! It seems I went nuts shopping in Meriken last time...and hmm..I think I need to go back and go nuts again! Yaay!

The pose. What can I say. Izzy, your the master of posture! If you haven't checked out pda(Penny Dreadful Arcade)'s poses, it's time you did. Go to Fashion Mode and check out his latest store location! There are other great shops there as well, it's just like a real mall!

Miriel, the sim is closing very soon. A veteran SL artist is closing shop, it's sad that such an enchanting place no longer can exist! It's the same with the sim Polly Jean, it's sad so sad. Specially Marly's shop will no longer be. So please make sure to go to these amazing shops and get everything you can before they disappear! Both sims are worth the visit just for the builds and nature alone!

I want to show the eyes from Miriel. If eyes are the window to the soul, I believe these are the soul of Miriel Enfield, how beautiful! There are so many more to choose from in her shop.

I didn't have any internet connection all day today, so this is what I came up with in Photoshop, yay for no connetion! None of the eyes have been altered from the in-world original picture.

The rest, hmm..just a tad.

                             Silver Screen, Pacific and Sepia

Hazel, Champagne and Strong Green

Body:

Skin - Belleza - Miguel medium

Eyes - Miriel

Clothes:

Pants - Meriken Co.

Shoes - Urban Bomb Unit

Jacket & Shirt - Ju Ju's Closet Branch location.

Hat - AKEYO

Pose:

Young Lions - PDA

Toodeloo!

Chance

Waltz of the Flowers...a couture trip!

I met Lili Brink who has the awesome blog Brinksie.

We had such a couture high, words can not describe....as you can see!

Dance pose from [LAP]

Hugs!

Chance