MVW: Modeling 102

Let me start off by saying that all of the instructors and administrators for the MVW Modeling Academy I've had the honor of meeting so far are absolutely AMAZING!  Today's class was with dancer Dallagio...supermodel and spokeswoman for Stiletto Moody.  Class started an hour early, and somehow I didn't get the memo, so I was ubernervous when Giela Delpaso tracked me down 20 mins after class had started to see if I could attend the new time.  I was frazzled for the first 5 mins of class b/c I felt like a douche walking in 20 mins late (even though it wasn't my fault...technically I was 40 mins early), but dancer has the most calming and soothing personality, and quickly put me at ease.  Today we discussed principles of styling and finding that spark that sets you apart from all the Barbie and Ken lookalike models out there.  We also discussed runway posing much more in depth, and dancer answered pretty much all of the questions that I had regarding the topic.  Class lasted for 2 1/2 hours, but the time FLEW by!  I literally felt like I had only been there for 30 mins or so.  We also had the pleasure of meeting Giela in person today...a paragon of grace and beauty.  Below is a snapshot of dancer that I took during her lecture.  Take care!

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

Lustre was FABULOUS (as if I expect any less from Finesmith).  The models were challenged to push their creativity to the limit, producing outfits constructed entirely from Finesmith jewelry.  My favorite touch was when each model performed a dance as their final pose...a refreshing and fun change of pace from the static poses that one sees on the runway typically.

 blackLiquid Tokyoska

rissa Friller 

a pic of me that yula took!  =D 

 

dance, model, dance!

/me waves from the background  =P

The Bleeding Edge: "New Avas" by Xplosion

Kaliha just released 10 new complete avas.  These come complete with everything you need to get started in SL, or would make a great compliment to a veteran's wardrobe.  They include an outfit, skin, shape, hair, eyes, shoes, bodylight, facelight, eyelashes, bracelets with nails, and a starter ao.  Obviously I can't really take advantage of these, being a boy, but I did use them as inspiration to come up with my own twist on 5 of the 10 outfits.  Up first are the adverts from Xplosion, with my variants at the bottom of the post.  Enjoy!

Inspired by Street Elf

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: Purple Moon ~ "Sun Midnight Brown"

Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Space Shirt Wollpulli Black"

Jacket:  Xplosion ~ "Space Jacket"

Pants:  Xplosion ~ "ColourCrazy Pants Black"
Face Jewelry & Elf Ears:  Xplosion ~ "Street Elf Part II"

Bracelets: Finesmith ~ "Morrocan Bracelet Silver"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "RicoRacer 2"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

 Inspired by Pam

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: UW ~ "Ilias Mesh Black"

Undershirt:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Blouse White"

Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Shirt Black"

Pants:  Xplosion ~ "Bobbes Jeans Blue"

Boots:  Hoorenbeek ~ "Karsen Boots Black/Black"

Jewelry: Finesmith ~ "Celestial Veil" & "Zigi Chestpiece Male"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "RicoRacer 2"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

 Inspired by Business Lady

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: UW ~ "Ilias Mesh Black"

Undershirt:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Blouse White"

Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Shirt Black"

Pants:  Xplosion ~ "Crazy Business Pants Black/White"

Tie:  Xplosion ~ "Sweet Lady Tie White" 

Jewelry: Finesmith ~ "Lorena Ring"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "Patty"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

 Inspired by Jenny

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: UW ~ "Ilias Mesh Black"

Undershirt:  Xplosion ~ "Space Shirt Wollpulli Black"

Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Summer Glance Shirt Black"

Pants:  Xplosion ~ "Crazy Business Pants Black/White" 

Jewelry: Finesmith ~ "Celesial Bracelets"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "RicoRacer 2"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

 Inspired by Melanie

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Gray 3"
Lashes: KOSH ~ "No Alpha Lashes V9"
Hair: UW ~ "Ilias Mesh Black"

Shirt:  Xplosion ~ "Chill Ripp Shirt Black"

Pants:  Xplosion ~ "Chill Jeans Blue" 

Jewelry: Finesmith ~ "Blackbarbie Set"
Pose: Body Talking ~ "RicoRacer 2"
Model & Photographer: Sy Whitesong

The Fashion Teller: "SEX"

It's here...the much anticipated successor to SL Art Couture's "The Nutcracker!"  "SEX" is super hawt and smexy, chock-full of yummy models and the sexiest in male and female lingerie (Vitamen FTW!).  Check out the hi res version here:  http://issuu.com/slartcouture/docs/sex

MVW: Modeling 101

I had originally planned on attending the MVW Modeling Academy AFTER I graduated from GLANCE, but I got impatient and started my training this month.  I had my 101 class with Wicca Merlin today, and had a BLAST!  There are 12 people in our class, and I can already tell that some of them will be my future BFFs.  =)  Today's topic was walking a straight line, which I was uber nervous about with the lag factor, but I think all 12 of us did an excellent job of rocking it out!  We started walking a .5m balance beam, then moved on to a .15m beam.  We practiced several different kinds of turns, and had a lot of fun!  Runway was the #1 thing I was worried about coming into the modeling scene, so I feel soooo much better about life right now.  =)  WOO!!!

On The Hunt: Dark Katz!

it's nekolicious!  =P

The Bleeding Edge: "Love Fight" by Body Talking

First ever free review product!  YAY!!!  I ran into Ari (owner of Body Talking) the other day, and she was kind enough to give me a sneak peek at her first pose prop...a pose bed entitled "Love Fight."  Upon first rez, the bed is decked out in gorgeous sunset colors...deep reds, vibrant oranges, and bright yellows.  However, all of the texture are mod, so the colors are totally user customizable (notice that I changed mine to a neutral white).  The bed uses a multipose menu system, with a total of 16 poses (8 "Femme" poses and 8 "Homme" poses), each of which is customizable (pose position and rotation may be adjusted via menu).  The poses loaded in the bed are SO CUTE!  They're playful, whimsical, and even silly at times!  My personal favorite has to be pose #6...soooo adorable!  Special thanks to Jonas for being my patient photography plaything yet again!  =P

 the calm before the storm

 CUDDLES!  *heart*

 round 1!  *ding ding ding*

 about to roll Jonas off the bed!  =P

 king of the hill!

 a tender moment

lovers' quarrel 

Jonas makes a nice footstool...don'tcha think?

Shape: Custom
Skin: Subaru ~ "Edward Earth Normal"
Eyes: L. Fauna ~ "CHAI Eyes Blue 4"
Lashes: Miamai ~ "No Alpha Lashes NO1"
Hair: Gritty Kitty ~ "Hoke-Troika Ash"
Outfit:  Vitamen ~ "Vinyl Boy White"
Poses: Body Talking ~ "Love Fight"

Models:  Sy Whitesong & Jonas Laviscu

Photographer:  Sy Whitesong