A Week of Top-Fives: Day Five, Flats

Flats are the perfect balance in dressing up that casual look, or dressing down an outfit that may be a bit too glam for what you need. It should be noted that I deliberately didn't choose plain flats: so Fri.day's Basic Flats, Armidi's Sasche flats and Shiny Things Saturday flats were all left off the list, but I do love them all and wear them a lot.

Cherry is a new-to-me store by Pink Outfitters, and I adore these little flats with the bow. Now, I have no idea who Alice Cullen is, but these flats were named after her. I googled and saw "Twilight" so I clicked off. Twilight makes my head hurt just to think about it.

ETD is basically dead, which makes me sadcakes. But these Buckle flats, which come in tons of colours, are perfect casual flats and I still wear them all the time.

Shiny Things, another store where the owner seems sadly MIA, made these awesome ballet flats a couple of years ago when sculpties first came out to replace a previous pre-sculpty pair. There's still not a pair of simple ballet flats anywhere else that I like better.

Pixel Mode's Freya flats are another pair of buckled flats, and they're really gorgeous. The textures are fantastic, and the buckle is so well done. I got these at the shoe fair, when I bought a pair of pumpkin-coloured flats. It turns out the brown was a freebie included with every colour you bought there!

My favourite pair of all time is these Periquita Funny Girl flats. The new and improved version is colour-changeble in way more colours than the original fatpack came in (yay!) and they're just perfect with jeans or even a nice business suit.

Stay tuned for Boots tomorrow (hopefully)!

Beautiful Baiastice!

Is it any wonder that I have fallen in love with the latest collection from Baiastice? I appears to have seamlessly and spectacularly combined the best of Black and White with hip punches of delicious bright color. And did I mention the shoes? Sissy Pesoa's latest collection demonstrates the skill of this talented designer, the collection takes us on a trip through a variety of styles all complemented with accessories such as handbags, sunglasses and footwear. The detail and unique styling of Sissy's footwear takes them far beyond the basic pump sculpts she begins with. Oversized Crystals, Leather Straps, Grommets and Satin, paired with the collection's sculpted corset pieces and giant bows, combine to present a complete fashionista wardrobe to the many fans of Baiastice, of which I am definitely one!

Visit Baiastice for these exciting shoes and more!

Shown above;

Collage 1 (Orange)- From Baiastice: Crome White Shoes, Black & White Doll Dress, Black & White Diamonds Sunglasses, Black Leather Business Bag. Other Items:Jador/Bandit Zebra & Diamond Bracelet, Redgrave Skin, ETD Hair.

Collage 2 (Red) - From Baiastice: Roses Red Shoes, Black in Boudoir Dress, Secchiello Grey Bag. Other Items: Sinistyle Sculpted Hair Rose, !BF! Lady Cameo Set, Redgrave Skin, ETD Hair.

Collage 3 (Pink) - From Baiastice: Crystal Rubelite Shoes, Bow & Bustier Dress, le soir fucsia Bag. Other Items: Alyssa Bijoux Pearl Bracelet, Microphage Black & White Peacock Earrings, Redgrave Skin, ETD Hair.

Collage 4 (Blue) - Black Sexi Top, Ballon Blue Silk Skirt, Blue Stilettos. Other Items: Black Lacet Gloves from Draconic Kiss, Earrings by Kraftika, Redgrave Skin, Truth Hair.

All photos taken at Out of Style Furniture. (click images to see full size)

Psstt...I hear ETD will be opening back up soon!

Just a lil sneak peak!

ETD: Kristin Boots

Ohhh these Kristin Boots are the prim version of yummy deliciousness. Yes, a new shoe release at ETD brings us the Kristin Boots. Available in a good number of colors and just in time for fall. Visit ETD InWorld.

Other Items: Hair by Truth, Skin by Redgrave, Top by Skin flicks, Undershirt by Dutch Touch, Pants by Launa Fauna.

Anessa's Scrapbook: ETD

We welcomed back Elikapeka Tiramisu this week after a noticeable absence from Second Life®. She managed to bring with her a huge footwear release; Heather Boots, Starley Pumps in dozens of variations, and the return of the Buckle Boots, now sculpted and better than ever! How to fit all of this amazing stuff into one post without clogging the fashion feeds for a full day? I decided to wear mine from morning to night and let you all have a peek into my scrapbook. Enjoy!

You can take a closer look at the new releases at ETD.

Also wearing; In all pictures Minnu Skin & ETD Hair, Heather Boots - Camie Cooper Tank (Tinted), Veschi Shorts, Corduroy Leggings. Starley Pumps (Pink) - Armidi Mini Trench, 'heart' Cupcakes Dress, TESLA Sunglasses, Purse by Bunny's Bags (Pampered Princess), Bangles by Fresh Baked Goods. Starley Printed Pumps - Dress by Ivalde, Jewellery by Second Mirage and JCNY. Buckle Boots - Dress by Kitties Lair, Tights by Armidi, Bangles by Fresh Baked Goods, Earrings by Creamshop. All close up product shots are direct snapshots of in-store vendors created by Elikapeka Tiramisu.

From Head to Toes

If you are anything like me you race over to ETD the second that the new releases are out, braving lag, being trampled by people whom you have not yet rezzed for... and yesterday, a SL glitch that made it impossible to buy... oh the horror, it had us fainting right there in the NEW hair section. But lately Elikapeka Tiramisu has done more than offer us perfectly sculpted hairs, she has managed to also offer us equally tempting goodies for our avatar feet.

As soon as I saw these amazing Hampton Wedges I knew that they needed that extra attention, and after not so subtle begging (during the 'don't buy till we say it's OK' throws of yesterday afternoon...) she kindly gave me review copies so that I could share them with you. What amazes me about these is the level of craftsmanship the ETD footwear has reached in such a short amount of time. The shape of the wedge is fantastic, there is a nice heel cup that gives them a great retro feel - and the overall wrap of the foot is well done... not to mention the amazing selection of colors, 12 in all.

Colors are; Black, Brown, Caribbean, Cerulean, Charcoal, Ivory, Light Gold, Pink, Ruby, Steel Blue, Teal and Tyrian Purple. I can't say enough about them - they are a great looking sandal... get some next time you hit ETD... it's not just about the hair anymore! :)

Also wearing; Minnu Skin, ETD Hair (yay! newness), BBBM Dress.

On Sales and Shoes

The good thing about a sale is adding all the new goodies to your wardrobe and knowing that you paid less. This has been an incredible time for sales in SL - something for everyone (who can surf the lag and remain cool headed in the process). With all this money that I must be saving on clothes and great hair at ETD and Last Call... I should be able to get some great shoes too, right?

I was just so happy this week when I heard there were some new items at Armidi, another fashion mecca to which I am drawn like a moth to flame... or err, boucle sweaters. I roamed in my usual circuit... hair, casuals, footwear... and OMG there they were... the Barcelona Slingbacks - OK, not 100% sure that they are new new - but they are new to me!

And so many flavors to choose from - some with contrasting gold soles, others that wrap edge to edge in those signature Armidi shades that I just love. But how to decide... then i remembered all my recent sale 'finds' - and I settled on 2 pairs (amazing restraint I thought) - the Seagrass (green is a weakness) and the rich Bole with it's brown upper and golden heeled sole. They are like little sculptures, so nicely shaped with a lovely matte sheen and slightly curled toe box. And once I paired them with my new Last Call casuals and ETD hair - I was positively gleeful. Aren't sales great? Now I just need to get that white pair off my mind, ooh the white. Happy lag everyone!

Also wearing; ETD hair, Last Call Clothes, Accessories by Earthtones Boutique (with exception of Griffe Belt).