Saturday, April 30, 2011

Seen On The Scene: "11 Rooms" by Finesmith Designs & Kabuki Boutique


The Finesmith Designs show for March and April Inspiration cast members (including myself) was AMAZING!  Each of us had our own room, our own song, and a scene that we were to portray.  I was too worried about crashing to get any shots of the crowd, but here are some snapshots that I snagged from our dress rehearsal yesterday.  Thank you so much to Yula Finesmith, BlackLiquid Tokyoska, and Xenobia Foxclaw for letting me be a part of this experience!

Aliyeh Yifu

Jamee Sandalwood

Rusalka Callisto

Serene Faith

Sy Whitesong

Taylor Wassep

Vivienne Coppola

Wicca Merlin

Coming Fall 2011...

Friday, April 22, 2011

The Bleeding Edge: "Rissa Delicate" by Finesmith Designs

Within the next week, Yula Finesmith of Finesmith Designs will release several sets inspired by Rissa Friller, Miss Finesmith Stylista 2011.  The set pictured below, "Rissa Delicate," contains an eye ornament, collar, bracelets, necklace (not pictured), and earrings (not pictured).  As with all jewelry from Finesmith Designs, "Rissa Delicate" includes a color and texture change menu that provides the user with TONS of options for customization.  Below I paired "Rissa Delicate" with "Lord Gear," a steampunk formal suit designed by Lexi Vargas of Brocade Tiger exclusively for SL Art Couture's Claim The Fame project.  Enjoy!


Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru
Cosmetics:  A'VION
Hair:  Gritty Kitty
Eyes: L. Fauna
Outfit:  Brocade Tiger
Pose:  Body Talking
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

KULT Magazine: "April 2011"


The second issue of SL Art Couture's KULT Magazine is out, and I have two articles in it!  Make sure you check out Lens Flair, a monthly column in which I interview one of Second Life's many amazingly talented photographers.  This week's featured photographer extraordinaire is Talyia Tarber, owner of Garded Secret and a close personal friend.  Also check out my coverage of Claim The Fame, an exciting collaboration between SL Art Couture and Metaverse TV to find the grid's hottest new designer!  Here's the link to all the KULT Magazine goodness:
http://www.issuu.com/slartcouture/docs/kult_issue_2_april_2011

Sunday, April 17, 2011

The Road To MVW: Application


A week ago today Frolic Mills sent out the first notice for Mr. Virtual World 2011...an all call for headshots from potential MVW candidates.  To me, MVW is the competition to end all male modeling competitions, and it would be such an honor to be chosen to compete as a finalist this year.  My avi has a very unique, boyish look, which may work for me or against me...I'm not really sure.  I guess we'll see!  My headshot was done by the lovely and talented Talyia Tarber, featuring one of the suits from last week's Claim The Fame.  Wish me luck!



Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru
Hair:  Uncleweb
Eyes: L. Fauna
Model:  Sy Whitesong
Photographer:  Talyia Tarber

The Bleeding Edge: "Golden Empress" by Garded Secret

Talyia Tarber created "Golden Empress" back in December for The Fashion Teller's "The Nutcracker," but it has just now been released in her super amazing store, Garded Secret.  Done in beautiful hues of gold and sapphire, I sooooo wish that I had this makeup for my Finesmith Inspiration casting back in March.  Here's my winning Inspiration styling revisited, featuring "Golden Empress" in all of its splendor.



Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru
Cosmetics & Lashes:  Garded Secret
Hair:  Gritty Kitty
Eyes: L. Fauna
Outfit:  Champagne
Pose:  Body Talking
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

TEST 005: "Style That!" by Finesmith Designs


Week 4 of Finesmith Designs' Style That! competition was today, and spring is in the air!  This week's item captured the fresh spirit of springtime, colored in sunny yellows, verdant greens, and oceanic blues.  Today's winner was Aphrodite Brianna, so congrats to her!  Below is the fourth in my string of losing stylings, lmao.

TEST:  FAILED


Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru
Cosmetics, Lashes, & Nails:  Garded Secret
Hair:  3636
Eyes: L. Fauna
Outfit:  Champagne
Pose:  Body Talking
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

Monday, April 11, 2011

The Bleeding Edge: "Caliente" & "Imperial" by Champagne, "Irish Eyes" & "Blue Victory" by Garded Secret

Sorry I'm a bit late with these posts, but MVW Modeling Academy graduation was this weekend, and it owned my soul for 3 days straight, lol.  Class with Frolic Mills was a blast though, and I graduated!  However, I digress...back to Champagne and Garded Secret.  I have several favorite designers in SL, each specializing in a different area.  yula Finesmith is my favorite jewelry designer, Arisia Ashmoot is my favorite pose designer, and dianny3636 Aeon is my favorite hair designer.  Fortunately for me, my favorite cosmetics and clothes designers have teamed up to release products that compliment each other perfectly.  YAY for Talyia Tarber and Enzo Champagne!  Below are two of the latest coordinated releases for men:  "Caliente" by Champagne paired with "Irish Eyes" by Garded Secret,  and "Imperial" by Champagne paired with "Blue Victory" by Garded Secret.  Enjoy!

"Caliente"



"Imperial"


Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru
Cosmetics:  Garded Secret
Hair:  3636
Eyes: L. Fauna
Outfit:  Champagne
Pose:  Body Talking
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Fashion Teller: "Je t'aime"

The Fashion Teller, one of SL Art Couture’s many unique projects, has just released its third publication, “Je t’aime,” and it is FABULOUS!!!   The Fashion Teller is the  brainchild of Arisia (Ari) Ashmoot (owner of Body Talking) and RicoRacer Flux.  It is the perfect synthesis of beautiful poses, stunning designs, incredible photography, and moving poetry.  The Fashion Teller’s previous endeavor brought you hot, steamy sex.  This time around, they bring you intimate views into the lives of SL’s power couples, inspired by timeless romances  such as those in “Moulin Rouge,” “From Here To Eternity,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Casablanca,” “My Fair Lady,” “Roman Holiday,” “Titanic,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Ghost,” “Snow White,” “Pretty Woman,” “Breakfast At Tiffany’s,” “Romeo & Juliet,” and “Gone With The Wind!”  Enjoy, and don't forget to stop by here to subscribe to all future publications from The Fashion Teller and SL Art Couture!


















Tuesday, April 5, 2011

TEST 004: "Style That!" by Finesmith Designs


Straight from the Sy Whitesong fail vault, here's my pathetic entry for week 3 of Finesmith Designs' Style That!  Typically I find the thrill of only having 2 hours to style a complete outfit exhilarating, but I was having a crap day in RL, SL kept crashing, and I just couldn't seem to find a way to create in SL what I was visualizing in my head.  So, this is what I ended up with.  It's not a bad styling, mind you...just not in any way innovative.  Congratz to Bluebell Andretti for winning!

TEST:  FAILED



Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru
Cosmetics:  A'VION
Hair:  Gritty Kitty
Eyes: L. Fauna
Nails:  Garded Secret
Outfit:  Guarded Cross
Pose:  Body Talking
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

Saturday, April 2, 2011

The Bleeding Edge: "The Rabbicats" by Body Talking

Rabbicats is an extremely unique release from Body Talking, with 100% of the proceeds going to Project Fur Japan.  Project Fur Japan provides funds to aid animal rescue groups who are helping the thousands of animals lost and/or injured during the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  Rabbicats is a set of five super cute kittehs, each with a corresponding pose.  On a random side note, while we were shooting the vendor image earlier I discovered that Ari and all of her friends have nicknames based on their personality color.  Ari is Purbru, Miaa Rebane is Purmass, Steffy Ghost is Purpur, and Takeshi Kiama is Keshyellow.  After taking said test, I am now Syellow.  YAY!!!  =P  









Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru
Cosmetics:  A'VION
Hair:  Gritty Kitty
Eyes: L. Fauna
Bunny Hood:  Katsu Kreations
Hoodie:  Kobalt
Jeans & Shoes:  Xplosion
Poses & Rabbicats:  Body Talking
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong