Black swan is of course, a showcase of perhaps the most stunning artwork in SL. Not just limited to sculptures either - "The Passions of Black Swan" brings together a collection from some of the most talented fashion designers, featuring stunning gowns, jewelry, hair .. and the reason for this post.. beautiful skins by Tuli.

The Black Swan skins are based on her latest release, Elizabeth, but with added black feather tattoos and stunning eye-makeup. The basics: there are five skin shades, and four different makeups, so that's a total of .. *counts on fingers* .. twenty skins altogther.

 (from L-R - fair, light, sunkissed, tanned, cocoa - shown in Fire makeup)

Ivey Deschanel is the creative goddess behind the well-known and cheekily-named Sn@tch, serving up wicked hot punk/glam/goth/club clothing with attitude.  "Passions of Black Swan" was a natural fit for Ivey, as her designs are often infused with darkness, edginess, and touches of romance and retro glamour. Her devoted throng of followers (myself included!) were ecstatic when she agreed to participate.

I asked Ivey about how she became inspired to create the "Gravity" ensemble, her glamourous-with-aniedge "Passions of Black Swan" creation.  She had this to say:

The Passions of Black Swan fashion event begins today after much buzz surrounding the designer list.  During the next two weeks, Lokum Shilova and I will be showing you all the gorgeousness that each one of these designers dreamed up after being challenged to show the SL fashion world what Black Swan inspired them to create.

We carefully selected an eclectic mix of content creators so everyone from Haute Couture Hannah to Casually Cool Cherie could find fashion that fit their tastes.  (Ok, those are silly, made-up personifications of different styles, but hopefully you get my drift!)  I chose the designs of HauntedZuzu Sorbet and Kouse Singh to show you exactly what I mean.