Anyone who knows me, will know, I love outfits with lots of 'bits'. As many pieces as possible, not just layers (although dear me, I do love having layer options), but optional extras, a change in the skirt and the addition of a jacket that can turn a slinky evening dress into a punky neko ensemble, that sort of thing. Something that says that everyone can have and love a particular outfit, but doesn't mean they have to look like fashionista clones wearing it.

And of course, I like to get a bit of bang for my Linden buck! And oh boy, did I ever get that when I opened the Aria outfit, by Kavar Cleanslate of Exile, made for the Fashion Inspired by Crimson Shadow show. And with that in mind, I am going to skip my customary lengthy preamble and dive straight into the mind boggling array of ways to wear this amazing outfit, which is thoughtfully packaged in four boxes, containing four key 'looks', which can be mixed and matched until you find something uniquely you.

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.

Ah, simplicity. Halloween is about the dressing up as someone (or something) else. Also, it's about getting free candy from strangers, but I digress. Halloween is a time of disguises, and nowhere is it more so than in Second Life, where we can be anything our hearts desire. Which is where it gets a little difficult. Anything at all. It's all a bit overwhelming really, when you come to think of it.

With all the options out there, choosing a Halloween costume can be scarier than all the ghoulish ghosts and spooky scary skeletons haunting the grid through October. But fret not! Rezzable's Crimson Shadow boutique has an elegant solution to the costume quandary. The definitive disguise throughout time has been the mask, and they're still going strong today. There's something deliciously sexy about the classic masque, the delicate way that anonymity is protected only by inches around the eyes and nose, leaving the mouth free to convey e

We are almost there, putting the final touches... We have got many sleepless designers who have been working day and night to  create their most creative designs for the Crimson Shadow event. Yes, I have seen most of the designs and it is no secret that they are all to die for...  I knew from the beginning when we got all the names together that this will be yet another fascinating event. We have got an army of people trying to put this together from all the participating designers, to Voshie Paine and her new modelling agency Nocturnel Modelling with some really edgy models, to Adaire DeCuir, SerinaJane Loon and Winters Jefferson as bloggers, we all have been working really hard to bring you all another show to remember.

You know when sometimes, you see an outfit, and you just want to tackle the person wearing it to the ground, to rip it off their back and have it for yourself? In the course of my wanderings at Crimson Shadow (Rezz there now!) Lokum narrowly escaped this fate, from me.

She was wearing this amazing strapless gown with a stunning tulle skirt, which, without word of a lie, I squealed when I saw. I squealed doubly when I found out that this incredible dress was the work of Alla Ruff, who has worked with Rezzable previously on their Second Life adaptation of Rebecca Edwards' RL rockabilly fashion line at the Cannery (TP there!).

It's 'summerish' out there on our Greenies Lawn, and what better way to enjoy that but standing next to a giant glass of iced tea wearing a lovely, utterly cute, flower summer dress? Or for the tough gentlemen: join the Greenies on their camping trip in the lawn wearing handy kneelong shorts? Rather prefer lying close the pool in a sexy bikini? We have that too! Come check out tonight's Summer Sales at Greenies Lawn, Sandcastle (TP!). This Tuesday only, starting 8AM SLT (7pm UK) (8pm CET) which each summer outfit item you buy you get a free copy of it to hand out to a friend, or you may choose a second outfit of the same (or lesser) value that you'll receive for free.

Up in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer has just begun. Second Life of course doesn't have seasons, but I still clad myself in sun-warmed clothes this week to go hang out in barns and in wheat fields which are drying before the harvest. I began with a dress from Carnival of Doom—called Zemfira, it is created by Hyasynth Tiramisu, the designer for Silent Sparrow. The dress features many of Hyasynth's trademarks including hand drawn style and shading, a tiered skirt, and numerous wear options—it also comes in her usual wide array of color choices, but I fell in love with the pumpkin tone and so I'm wearing it here.

The wonderful thing about blogging for Rezzable is that each item I pick to feature gives me a completely different starting place for the outfit that I build around it. This week I began with a formidable pair of buckled boots from Crimson Shadow, which lead me straight to a rocker chick style. The boots are chunky and heavily buckled—they almost overwhelm my short avatar, and I love the look.

After hours of intense deliberation (read: it was just plain hard to choose!) over the amazing entries for "The Face of the Darklands" contest, 16 finalists have been chosen to rock the catwalk for the upcoming fashion show next Saturday. The lucky ladies include Mavi Beck, Neferi Chajit, Aramanth Demonia, Akasha Divisadero, LuLu Francis, Elusyve Jewell, Achariya Maktoum, and krismorel Nishi.