On Sunday, Nov 9th at 2pm at Crimson Shadow is the final fashion show for the Inspired by Crimson Shadow event presented by Nocturne Modelling Agency with DJ Copacetic providing the music.
This is your last chance to see and purchase incredible designs by your favorite designers such as: four yip, Sumomo Kawashima, Ivey Deschanel, Cailyn Miller, Sissy Pessoa, Kavar Cleanslate, Keishii Roo, JDiva Ophelia, Sofia London, Kermit Rutkowski, Morphine Janick, Callie Cline, Malkavyn Eldritch, Candy Cerveau, Selos Dae, Helena Stringer, Aemelia Case, Sascha Frangilli, Trilochankaur Rehula, Stephanie Misfit, and Rezit Sideways in one place!
This is a show not to be missed, and to give you a sneak peek at what you'll see, check out the great machinima by Pier Giorgio Provenzano. This is one show that's to die for!
In my spare time (such as it is) in Second Life, I like to go play at an 'immersive' Victorian steampunk RP sim. For reasons probably best kept to myself, I recently went in search of some Victorian underwear to wear there, which was rather less fruitful than one would perhaps imagine. I eventually found a place which had a fine selection of nice vintage undies, in my excitement bought altogether more than I needed, and proceeded never to actually publicly wear any of it. It got me thinking, though, two things: Firstly, for all the lingerie stores out there in Second Life, very little of it caters towards historical roleplayers, and for all the historical dresses to be found out there, there's little consideration for what could possibly be worn underneath them.
In the not-to-be-specified 'olden days', everyone wore hats, all the time. Apart from times when they were sleeping, bathing, politely greeting a passing lady, and selected other non hat-wearing times, hats were something you could not get away from. I, for one, rather like the romance of a fashion accessory everyone absolutely had to have, at the risk of seeming rude without one, or something, and I do love my hats. Sitting writing this on a cold October morning, I'm glorying in the chilly weather due to the fact that it allows me to wear my favourite sequinned floppy woollen beret when I go out later, and not feel overdressed. Nowadays, practical applications of wearing a hat aside (protecting yourself from the cold or the rays of the sun, and, baseball caps rarely count!), matching a hat with an outfit has become somewhat of a flourish of style, an epic finishing touch, making more of a statement than the most outlandish jewelry, towering over all other accessories as master of unnecessary grandeur and glamour.
Italians, are, notoriously, world-leaders in fashion. It's something in their blood, effortless elegance. Even outside of the great Italian fashion hubs of Milan, and more recently, Rome, a glance around the piazzas, restaurants, and streets of even a small town will generally indicate that Italians are forerunners of sophistication and style, the everyday adherent to fashion following the trends that suit them, highlighting their own strengths and concealing their flaws, while still impeccably groomed and their outfits perfectly put together.
