Haute Surreal

Kicking back and having a breather after a frantic two weeks of Audition, show preparation and designing.  I still haven't decided whether to feature my Romance Couture designs here.  Anyway, I was playing around with some of the unearthed treasures in my inventory, and put together this Gattaca look.  I love the combination of art, theatre and fashion, and I hope I managed to suggest a little of that here.

 Style details

Seven Sins - Vanity - The Library (Fantasy Gacha prize)

Tribute to IQ84 (skirt, edited and colour edited) - AD Creations

Rose petals from Love Gown - Romance Couture

Sian Headdress -  Miamai

Octopus Necklace - Brass - Pixicat

Baroque Earrings - Gold - LaGyo (Gacha Prize)

Kaya Stone Bracelets - Lazuri

Zion2 red tattoo (red shaded half mask makeup) - +Nuuna+

Other makeup - League

Memories and New Journeys..

OK, dusting off this blog and determined to keep it going this time :)

Last weekend I took part in the 2014 Colour of Couture Runway Audition, for a place as one of the 16 Finalists who will compete in the Challenges.  The previous week was spent in a frenzy of nerves, shopping bills, abandoned stylings half done, and absolute steely determination to do my best whatever happened on the day.  It was an experience I will never forget, almost 30 stunning models, all looking stylish and wonderful, walking in the glorious surroundings of the BOSL Fashion Dome, and being judged by a prestigious panel of judges.  The lag monkeys were having huge fun with me, but despite crashing a number of times I was able to walk and pose largely without mishap.  They didn't keep us waiting too long and before the day was out I found out I had been successful..omg and wow..

I had decided to compete in Colour of Couture as a tribute to my grandmother, who was of Spanish heritage.  I have borrowed her colouring for the competition, and love it, as it constantly reminds me of my nanna. She died when I was a child but  I remember her as a small, fierce old lady, with piercing light brown eyes, that perfectly matched the old topaz earrings she never took off.  I loved my nanna and was in awe of her in equal measure.  She had raised a brood of six children and also looked after my grandfather who had been gassed in WWI and left more or less an invalid.  She was an indomitable spirit and a woman of great strength, courage and character.  They just dont seem to make them like that any more.

I am truly looking forward to my journey in Colour of Couture, and all the challenges we will be given.  It will be a time for me to learn and grow as a model whatever happens in the end.

Here is my styling for the Audition.

Gown is made from pieces of following outfits

Susan Attire - black - **DIRAM**

Serenity Pie - Vassnia

Bandage Suit - cobalt - Ison

Maxi Skirt - Red - Gizza

Bodice decoration made from following designer sets

Amorette - full version (colour edited) - Zibska
Hedera set - silver - Violator

Other items used

Petit Tulip Hair Accessory (colour edited) - LODE 
 Femme 'Noir Intense' shoes - N-Core

Jewellery - Lazuri and Earthstones
Hair -  Vanity
Nails - Jamman

Makeup - League, [Mock], Soiree,  Beautiful Deluxe Body Artistry

I wanted to shoot my photo for this blog at the amazing Cloud Chateau, part of the Particle Laboratory, but to my great dismay this venerable institution of SL was gone when I tried to TP there.  Such a shame that these places of beauty and awe inspiring creativity are slowly going from SL... The Particle Laboratory itself is still there, take a balloon up to the laboratory itself and see the fantastic things that can be done with emitter scripts, or just wander around the sim below.