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Poser
Game Over
Hair Fair-Style CHRIS
Spring Collection
Jersey Brown
[ akami ] ~ Pip Boy 3000
Today I got my Pip Boy 3000! It has buttons and makes noises and all manner of shiny things.
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Little bit alternative, little bit too cool for school. Casual Retro.
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RAVEalation
It is surprising to see lack of club wear in Second Life, when one of the most popular activities IS Clubbing. Not only we do not have many stores that do make club wear, but we also never see outfits for it on fashion blogs.
Well let us change that today.
rave outfit
Step Up
My friend Kotobuki of bijou invited me to her new SIM, “bijouaholic”.
The SIM is not yet opened to public.
I was too lucky to see the outfits soon to be released there.
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Muism Guerilla [Limited]
“When it rains it pours” the saying goes and just when I was thinking I would be struggling for quality men’s haute couture items to show in November’s issue of RUNWAY Magazine, both AC Store and Muism came to the rescue.
Now if you ever wondered how 10,000L outfit would look like, well here it is and I explain how and why so read on.
winter casual suit and coat
AC Couture
After writing the article about Men’s Haute Couture for RUNWAY Magazine (November issue) I felt inspired to play with wonderful clothing from AC Store using their latest haute couture release. This is the preview of the item that will be on sale at their store from 1st of November till 31st of December.
emo punk jock cool winter style
Northern Comfort, 1 look – 2 ways
A great Jacket and Scarf are the perfect starting place for a comfortable casual look. They make for effortless dressing with endless possibilities, and a glimpse at your own sense of style is only a graphic t-shirt and jeans away.
dress me up or dress me down
< see them both after the jump >
One thing in common
Maddox DuPont for RUNWAY MAGAZINE
September 2008
I once visited an art exhibition that featured wood carvings of empty bottles that were painted over with washes of paint. As I held the catalogue of all the paintings in my hand I realised that each one of these pieces had a corresponding line of the poem allocated to it. Poem spoke about a complex relationship between two people that has come to an end. I later found out that poem was written by the same artist which explained a real reason for all the empty bottles featured on his paintings.
Couple of the lines from this poem stuck with me to this day and they go something like this:
“And we are connected in the way I do not understand
And one thing in common
Hating the way we want everything to be nice”
I often look at Second Life as a microcosm of the real world we live in. It’s almost easier to realise certain things about life as the scale of our world is far smaller while concentration of our ideas and tendencies far greater. It is not very hard to observe that we are completely mesmerised with beauty and perfection, engaging in all sort of crusades to achieve it. We like to be part of the community, yet we like to stand on our own and be recognised for being unique and different.
In Second Life we use style, appearance, engage in activities and careers that best express who we really are. These things are done to some degree even more successfully than we are able to do them in Real Life due to our genetic, financial and cultural constraints.
Many of us have come to the realisation that looking good and expressing our uniqueness is highway to success in any area of our Second Life. Personality and talent will only get you so far with certain people, but beauty is something that almost everyone has weakness for. Although looking good is not all and everything that is needed for success, the boost of confidence that it gives you is surely going to help break the initial barrier of meeting someone to give you the opportunity to win them over with your personality and talent.
Luckily to look good in Second Life is not as hard nor financially debilitating for most. It does however require a good degree of patience, resourcefulness and creativity. I presume that if you are reading RUNWAY you understand how looking good will benefit not only your modelling career but also your social interaction.
Thanks to some gentle persuasion from Maggie Mahoney and Thalia Jie, I am glad to be joining Runway team and lead you on the way to a better looking you.
As the creator of MADesigns Shapes brand I am bringing to the RUNWAY over 2 years of experience in creating and dressing men and women of Second Life. I am also the owner of MAD Modelling Agency and MAD Studio Photography two aspects of KMADD Enterprise business that is dedicated to promoting, presenting and capturing exceptional talents of our designers and models. It is my hope that my articles and experience I will share with you will be enough to inspire you to develop your personal style and give your appearance in Second Life the individuality it needs.
And now as promised, here is the complete list of items I wore for the RUNWAY shoot.
Please visit Designer Directory for store locations.
Gangster
BODY
SKIN: Belleza ~ Ewan tan 6
EYES: MADesigns NATURALS ~ happy blue pale eyes
TATTOO: dEVOL ~ JESUS CROSS TATTOO 1
OUTFIT
TANK: artilleri ~ skull artilleri tank top (long)
PANTS: REDGRAVE ~ 02 Pants Elegance / low waist – Black-
NECKLACE: Fing Shop ~ MaleDogTag-Psycho
WATCH: [ hoorenbeek ] ~ Ansor Watch – Large – Black
CUFFS: [ hoorenbeek ] ~ Leather Cuff – John – Black – Right – Medium
CIGS: [ hoorenbeek ] ~ Marlboro box – w/shadow
NAILS: SiniStyle ~ Taped Fingers & Black Nails (Index, Middle, Pinky)
POCKET: REDGRAVE ~ Scarf // Left Pocket
BOOTS: D2TK ~ Mens Black Left Cowboy Boot v1.02
FEDORA: AKEYO ~ Fedora1_Black wool
RING: Mhaijik ~ Diamond and Platinum Ring Mns Sz
Renegade
BODY
SKIN: Belleza ~ Ewan tan 6
HAIR: Novocaine Hair ~ Flynn – licorice
BODY HAIR: BODY HAIR SHOP ~ [vdbv] – {Jack} – chest hair (black-straight-thin)
EYES: MADesigns NATURALS ~ happy blue pale eyes
OUTFIT
PANTS: TheAbyss ~ Oblivion Pants
JACKET: Meriken Co.Ltd ~ Jacket Gray Pyson
SCARF: Muism ~ Scarf _Dark silk_Short
COLLAR: ARMIDI ~ {Gisaci} Cambridge Cuffed Shirt Collar – Aufren Black
BOOTS: Eclipse Develpment ~ IMPACT – Boot
GLASSES: FNKY! ~ Dealer Glasses (Black)
RING: Mhaijik ~ Titanium w Black Ring Mns Sz
Samurai
BODY
SKIN: Belleza ~ Ewan tan 6
EYES: MADesigns NATURALS ~ happy blue pale eyes
HAIR: Muism ~ Fox /black -L
BODY HAIR: BODY HAIR SHOP ~ [vdbv] – {Jack} – chest hair (black-straight-thin)
OUTFIT
GLOVES: Models own ~ custom
SHIRT: ARMIDI ~ {Gisaci} Cambridge Cuffed Shirt Top – Aufren Black
PANTS: AVid ~ Laureate pants
EARINGS: Muism ~ ear-ring / right
JACKET: REDGRAVE ~ 01c Suit Jacket Elegance -Black- // Jacket Solo (part of outfit)
SHOES: Kalnins ~ Shoes – Gallop
BRACELT: Mhaijik ~ Titanium Sleek C Bracelet Mns Sz
NECKLACE: EARTHTONES boutique ~ His Prayer Rosary, Bloodstone/SlvrBrs
Style/Model/Photography: Maddox DuPont
Location: GLAMWORLD
How to wear a hat
I remember 2 years ago when I first started in SL I went looking for a hat. My dear God that’s all I can say. And now with an introduction of sculpties we have so many of them to choose from it is absolute heaven, yet I still can get enough of hats.
From caps to fedoras – I love hats full stop. I do not wear them in Real Life much but have absolute passion for them in Second Life.
As my dear friend use to say “Ahhhh (sigh), there is something about boys with hats, tattoos and motorbikes.”
Bad ass outfit you know you want it.
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