SLink's Aussie Thongs

SLink released another "add-on" shoe for their mesh feet. The Aussie Thongs are a classic rubber flip flop. Included are rigged versions for women AND MEN, as well as an unrigged pair that is resizable.  Like the previously released add-on shoes, these can only be worn with SLink's mesh flat feet.

 

The Aussie Thongs are available in a TON of colors. Thirteen colors in total, the twelve pictured above plus white.

 

Designer: Siddean Munro
Shoes: SLink - Aussie Thongs

Hair: Elikatira – Balance by Elikapeka Tiramisu
Skin: Glam Affair - Cassiopea by Aida Ewing
Eyes: Mayfly – Liquid Light Mesh Eyes by Arkesh Baral
Lashes: Maitreya – Mesh Eyelashes by Onyx LeShelle
Romper: ColdLogic - Briggs Romper by ColdLogic
Feet: SLink – Mesh Bare Feet by Siddean Munro
Poses: aDORKable by Adorkable Peapod

SLink Gets Strappy

Siddean Munro of SLink has released the Ilena Sandal, a strappy sandal perfect for summer. Ilena is an add-on for SLink's rigged mesh bare feet which means no fussing with skin coloring for a different shoe. Just wear your SLink feet and then add the Ilena Sandal and you're ready to go. Not having to recolor the skin saves frustration, but having the shoe as an add-on means a slight loss in realistic detail as there is no shading or changes to the foot from wearing the shoe. The Ilena Sandal can be dressed up and down making it a lovely addition to your shoe wardrobe.



Ilena is available individually or as a fatpack of 11 colors - aqua, black, blue, brown, gold, olive, pink, purple, red, taupe, and white. As with all mesh content, you must use a viewer that supports mesh in order to view them properly.

  

Designer: Siddean Munro
Shoes: SLink - Ilena Sandals

Hair: Lelutka – Athena ~ Jessica by Thora Charron
Skin: Belleza – Lily V1 Showcase Special Edition ~ Sunkissed/0 by Tricky Boucher
Eyes: Mayfly – Deep Sky Mesh Eyes ~ Viridian by Arkesh Baral
Lashes: Beetlebones – Mesh Lashes ~ Dainty Black by Suetabulous Yootz
Tattoo: L.Fauna – Serious Freckles ~ Pale 1 by Launa Fauna
Dress: Glam Affair – Zoe ~ Chateau Rose by Aida Ewing @ Collabor88
Feet: SLink – Mesh Bare Feet by Siddean Munro
Earrings: Mandala - Pearl Rain 2 Earrings ~ Maple Syrup by Kikunosuke Eel
Bracelet: Sigma - Chic Bangles ~ Silver by Sofi Trenkins
Bracelet: Celoe - Dedan Bracelet ~ Oman by ShaySibrian
Poses: aDORKable by Adorkable Peapod

Maitreya YaXkin

Today Maitreya had a huge shoe release, including the YaXkin sandal. If you're a Maitreya fan, it may look a little familiar to you as it is basically a flat version of Maitreya's IXkin heel from a year or so ago.

YaXkin is a great sandal and can be worn with pretty much anything - dresses, pants, skirts, shorts. I love that it is a flat, casual but pretty shoe. Sometimes heeled sandals seem a bit too much for summer shorts, so this is a great alternative. YaXkin is available in a ton of colors and comes with the usual Maitreya Shoe HUD for skintone matching and nail polish tinting.

Here I've paired YaXkin with a modified version of the belted tunic from So Many Styles. Great as a shirt, I modified the tunic to be a swimsuit cover-up. I've kept the accessories natural with the great Cue set from Miel.

Visit Maitreya to check out YaXkin as well as the other new shoe releases.

<3 Cae

Designer: Onyx LeShelle
Shoes: Maitreya - YaXkin in Cocoa Duo

Hair: Truth - Leah
Skin: Glam Affair - Amelie
Eyes: Insufferable Dastard - Muted Eyes
Lashes: Lelutka - 2011 Lashes
Top: So Many Styles - Belted Tunic (Modified)
Ring: Kunglers - Lotus
Bracelet & Necklace: Miel - Cue

Poses: Estetica

Shoes for a Fairy Princess

The newest collaboration between Love Soul and R2 has produced a gorgeous pair of sandals, fit for a wedding or a fancy occasion, or hell, even shopping.

The details are exquisite, from the rose to the nail decorative art. Which, luckily, is removable. Because I'm not a girl who can wear decorative things on my toenails. I absolutely love every detail of this shoe, and the HUD included is really great. It is very clear and easy to use, with three switchable tabs, and the entire thing can be minimized.


The one disappointing this about this shoe is the foot, specifically the shading and shadows. They're a little overdone for me, and I think they make the foot look a tad dirty (viewed in my standard Caliah preset), and a bit strained. I also found it tough to tint it to my skintone (in fact, I changed skintones to make an easier time of it) but that may just be my being spoiled by other creators who include lists with numbers to just plug in to get a perfect match. So you may have an easier time of it if you're used to tinting skintones.

These sandals are L$840 each, or you can choose to get the fatpack of nine colours for L$4970.

Go to Love Soul.

StyleCard: EarthStones Darya Wedge

Summer is a great time for no fuss, no muss casual looks. It was such a treat to be able to kick off my prim feet and slide my avatar tootsies into these amazingly detailed Darya Wedges from EarthStones. Abraxxa Anatine delivers more of her recognizable earthy delights, with the added benefit of two metal options, an assortment of specially selected semi-precious stone accents to match the rich colored leather. Once again a beautiful job done on the foot shape to create a more natural looking foot without the need for prim toes.

To complete my lazy day look, I threw on a pair of damaged jeans by EmJay which I shortened to capri length, an olive tank from Maitreya and the absolutely fantastic EarthStones Leather & Laced Belt. Other touches like the Samsara Hair from ::69:: (with custom tinted hat) and an UZURI Necklace make this an outfit I had to 'folder' so I can wear it again and again.

Check out these Darya Wedges at EarthStones.

The Stuff;

Shoes - Darya Wedges in Sienna, EarthStones

Jeans - Ripped Dark Jeans, EmJay

Top - RB Tank - Green, Maitreya

Skin - June Sundust Frex - Doe 1, Gala Phoenix

Hair/Hat - SAMSARA - Umber, ::69::

Accessories - Leather & Laced Belt, EarthStones & Atmosphere Necklace, UZURI.

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StyleCard: J's Toe Belt Platforms

J's keeps on creating Sandals worth coveting. The Belt Platform Sandals are beautifully shaped and detailed, and equipped with a fairly easy to use skin coloring system, and the usual nail options. The substantial leather straps and buckles are perfect to make this sandal an essential casual. Great color and style like this are well worth the visit to J's Main Store.

The Stuff;

Shoes - J's Toe Belt Platforms

Skin - Rockberry Uma

Hair - Truth Linda

Outfit - Beauty Avatar Couture - NINA Blue Dress
(Includes Necklace & Gloves)

Tights - Armidi Limited - Metallic Tights White

A New Coquette

Kalnins is known for making top class specs and more recently stylish men's footwear, it was brought to my attention yesterday that they have just release their first women's shoe, so I made the trip and was pleasantly surprised by the Coquette Sandals. One of the greatest things you can offer your customer is customization, the scripted footwear (while not loved by everyone) allows you to match your outfit with seemingly limitless color options, the base, straps and buckles are all controlled by control menu, and the unique ability to make these shiny or flat... can extend the options a bit further.


Maris Kanto has created some beautiful looking footwear here. I adore the almost touchable leather and the way it appears to gather at the connection points. My only foible here, and my own fault for not reading the info, was that these are recommended for size 11 feet, if your shape is no mod you may be out of luck, but a quick edit appearance to resize the foot will allow you to enjoy a much better fit. Also notable is the price point, at 500L$ these are a great value, and Maris tells me that Kalnins Gold Card Members get them for only 250L$. I look forward to seeing more from Kalnins Women's Line soon!

Stop over to Kalnins and try a demo before you buy!

The Stuff; Rockberry Uma Skin, TRUTH Aradia Hair (No Flower), Savvy? Rouched Bustier, Artilleri Capri Pants, Linc Sinken Dress, Armidi Bangles, Ume Mode Feather Necklace.

Who Needs A Vacation?

I do! I do! But if I start with my feet I might just get there, maybe. The new St. Tropez Heels from Redgrave are reminiscent of the slice of warm weather that I am craving at the moment, a beautiful striped leather sandal with playful lace-up details would definitely make the trip. Viola Leigh delivered the goods with some great color combinations of these nicely textured babies.


Have a closer look at Redgrave.

The stuff; Rockberry Skin, Maitreya Hair, Surf Couture Dress, Paper Couture Accessories.

Sugar and Spikes

A quick update for you on the latest from SLink footwear. Siddean Munro has 2 more great styles, created for 2 different kinds of girls... or maybe the same girl who likes to change up her style frequently.


The Hattie Sandals are a great moderate height heeled shoe with sweet straps that wrap the foot and ankle, an attractive sculpted flower ornament decorates the top of the foot. The Hattie Sandals come with texture change features for shoe color, nails, and toe rings.


For the girl who is serious about her stilettos comes the Spike Heel Stiletto, not only is the heel a significant spike on it's own, but the shoe is equiped with a dangerous set of metal spikes on the toe and the ankle strap. For the more timid, but still utterly sexy, the spikes can be removed with the click of a button on the convenient hud attachment that also allows for multiple other customizations. Look for a unique floating platform sole on this pair.

Visit SLink to see what's new.

The stuff; with Hattie - Rockberry Skin, Exile Hair, Kuso Dress, Encore Pearls, Caroline's Ring. with Spike Heels - Rockberry Skin, Magika Hair, Skin Flicks Dress, Sole Heart Key Necklace (tinted).

Playing Footsies

A couple of quick hits that are worth checking out, new releases from AOHARU Walk, J's Shoes and Kookie. Up first is the just born style from Kookie Lemon, Vogue Strappy Shoes. A fresh heel-less foot in shoe platform with metallic leather straps. Easy skin color change with a colour tinted ball that you rez and customize, and a HUD for nail color and the ankle fix options. These are available in multiple colors.

Next up is the attractive Flat Gladiator Sandal from AOHARU Walk. Like the rest of the Luxury Line more cute feet, but these are a flat which is less common. I like all the little details and the join at the leg looks great after minor fit adjustment. A sassy kinda flat sandal for sure. These are worth grabbing in your favorite shade.

Finally is today's release from J's, the Flip-Flap and Barefoot. Of all the foot in shoe styles I have tried I found these the trickiest to tint, but once i got them matched the result was rather nice. I love these flat foot styles and a flip flop is great shoe to have with the foot. These also come with the option of nail colors and can be worn as a bare foot too... which would be nice for photos but will likely need some retouch at the ankle. These come with a pair of cute flowered anklets to help disguise the join point.

Visit Kookie, AOHARU and J's Shoes.

The stuff; with Kookie - Redgrave Skin, LAQ Hair, Elate! Dress, LeLutka Accessories. with AOHARU - Redgrave Skin, Junwave Hair, TULI Top, COCO Short Denim with Belt, M.R.M. Bracelets. with J's - Redgrave Skin, ETD Ltd. Edition Hair (No Longer Available), League Frayed Skirt, Accessories by M.R.M. and UnTone.

A Little Bit Kookie

And here they are, something kinda special from Kookie Lemon, and yeah more toes. Lovers of the Kookie brand will be very familiar with the more animated look to the shoes, they have a very unique quality to them that I have yet to see duplicated. Unique textures and shape, and now some very unique Chic Heels, complete with painted piggies and leg wrapping leather. They have a unique color match system for customizing skin tone, and a hud for selecting nail color - this method worked very well. And so, from the fabulous chunky wood sole and softly textured leather with Bow or without, to the metal accents and criss cross of straps, the Chic Heels are a fun shoe to be sure.

Visit Kookie to get your fix.

The Stuff; Redgrave Skin, :;69:: Hair, DP Serendipity Sweater and Lingerie, Maitreya Skirt, Sole Necklace, Tres Blah Purse.

In London Town

Redgrave's latest footwear release for the ladies did not dissapoint, another inovative and well textured leather heel in a variety of great colours at the irresistable prices and fatpack options that Viola Leigh's sexy line of shoes has become known for. The London Heels are more sandal than pump, with the open toes and pieces that wrap the leg. Included with these comes a notecard with specific shape recommendations to get that perfect fit, but the now familiar resize script makes it easy to adjust for an attractive fit for you own shape too.


I had fun playing with these, and managed to come up with 3 style cards for this release. The first look features the London shoes in Silver White, a fresh cocktail party look complete with the new handkerchief skirted dress from Bijou, accessories from Uzuri, and Hair from Armidi. I was then inspired to try them with a formal look, and chose this sexy Maggie Gown from Azul, the movement is exquisite and revealed glimpses of the London Heels in Black. Hair is Breeze from Lamb, amazing accessories are from Aluinn.


The final look for the London Heels was a much more casual one, the sweet Caramel color echoes the shades from my enSvale hoodie and work well with the sexy denim mini from Maitreya. Casual plaited hair from DejaVu adds to the relaxed feel, as I chose to wear the London Heels with out the second attachment, providing a new look for the shoe which can be worn both ways.

Visit Redgrave to get some London Heels, and view the other great footwear from Viola Leigh.

Hello Ingrid!

Love 'em or hate 'em, the prim foot revolution continues! The latest release in the Stiletto Moody BARE © collection is Miss Ingrid. Ingrid is not a timid girl, she is a sexy as all heck platform with a sweetly beveled shape and a band of contrasting metal accent through the middle. Ample and detailed leather straps, metal rivets and of coarse that sexy sculpted foot make these irresistible to high heel lovers, and reminiscent of late 50's Hollywood styling.


The Ingrid is available in 8 colors, with 2 new shades making their debut in the Stiletto Moody BARE © collection, White Leather and Sand Leather. The full color set is fantastic if it's in your budget, but there is plenty to celebrate even if you can simply settle for one shade. You do get the option to change metals from Silver to Gold, and add or remove Toe Rings on each foot, a multitude of nail polish options, and a few other goodies that are more suited to enhance photography.


The most talked about aspect of the BARE shoes to date seems to be a tie between skin matching and the join point to the avatar body. The shoe comes with some pre-set shades that may match or closely resemble your skin tone, in my case I selected one and then headed over to the 'control freak' menu where I added and subtracted in increments of RGB to get my perfect match, it took maybe 8 minutes to do this to my satisfaction. Alternatively you can enter color shade data numerically, personally I never went this route but potentially if you find your 'magic formula' you could simply enter it on all of your pairs of BARE shoes, a time saver really.

As for the 'join' issue, I am a very satisfied customer in that respect. Anyone who wants to get picky will happily complain about glitches with invisi prims and issues that arise when the avatar ankle is flexed. One needs to remember that these are prims, and as with any prims, unless you have a mathematically exact fit on a non moving connection you will be able to see where the prims join. The same is true of any sandal or boot I have reviewed previously that features a 2nd attachment on the lower leg, an avatar moves and joints shift. Unless you plan on walking around with your camera locked on your big toe, any of the unique issues presented by the foot in shoe are imperceptible.

Finally, I would like to clarify for the curious, I do not in any way retouch aspects of the footwear in my blog photos, edits to my avatar to clean up SL anomalies and make me all purdy is typical, but shoes are as they appeared in SL, no tricks. You can click on the images to see them larger sized if you wish. Thanks for reading! :)

Visit Stiletto Moody to see the entire BARE © Collection.

The Stuff; Redgrave Skin, TRUTH Hair, Dress by JE Republic, Armidi Necklace, Earrings by Kraftika. Photos taken at Las Islas, Las Lagunas.

Of the Earth

I swear that on occasion my inventory eats my shoes, and every now and then if I am very lucky they seem to turn up again. I had almost forgotten about these completely, and then just the other day... poof. Timing was perfect however, and I took these rather detailed EarthBound Sandals from EarthStones for a nice little stroll around Emvee Cuba. Abraxxa Anatine is best known for her earthy accessories, often adorned with semiprecious stones and other natural elements, so it is no surprise to me that these shoes have an almost jewelry-like feel to them. Excellent tiny prim work on an attractive flat sandal, and a nice assortment of leather and 'stone' options make these especially nice.

Visit EarthStones and check out all the goodies soon!

Also wearing; GIUSIA Skin, Zero Style Hair, Apple May Designs Outfit, Juju's Closet Polo, M.R.M. Accessories.

Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, K-E-LL-Y.....

If you have no idea what my title is about...well then, don't ask me, you will make me feel old. :)
Besides that, take a looksie at the lovely sandals released by Fallingwater Cellardoor, the artist behind Shiny Things. These come in 16 colors and are only 200L's each! Visit Shiny Things Inworld and Online.


Other Item: Skin by oBscene, Hair by Aden, Pants by LeeZu Baxter, Top by Punch Drunk (from a new dress), Necklace & Earrings by Last Call, Bangles by Armidi & Argyle.

Shoes for the surfer in you........

Today Eponymous Trenchmouth of Jeepers Creepers released these new shoes in time for the shoe fair in a beachy theme that kind of struck me in a place in my heart that thanks to SL i have neglected alot in RL, and that is the beach! There are 3 different styles, Finz, Mavericks, and Reef Rider.

The Finz style I am wearing here is the Sea Grass colour and they are your classic Summertime open sandal. They are bright enough to capture attention but not of the wrong kind if you know what I mean. When I picture a sandal like this, it reminds me of the Reef Brazil ads in Surfing magazines. Trust me, if you have ever seen a Reef ad, you won't soon forget it.

The Mavericks shoe is less of a sandal more of a shoe. These are the 'Ice' colour I am wearing and as you can see, they have a rugged rubber-like texture that gives an impression of strength much like the legendary big wave Californian break which I assume it is named after that killed Hawaiian big wave charger Mark Foo way back in '94 (just to give you an idea of how strong the break is). these are probably the most versatile due to the strange shoe/sandal hybrid-ness of their appearance, so they could be worn with either jeans or shorts.

Finally the Reef-rider featured here in Red is another shoe/slipper hybrid that appears to have a spongy like texture with a steel strap. I wished I had a shoe like this when I was climbing the rocks down to Supertubes in Yallingup one day when I kicked my toe and ripped off most of the layers of skin and procceded to walk like a cripple the rest of the surftrip back in the day. Anyway, I must say these new releases are some cool casual footwear styles available at Jeepers Creepers. There are multiple colour options available, this is just a small sample so get on down to JCS today and give them a try!! Jeepers Creepers at the shoe expo & Jeepers Creepers mainstore

My Inner Venus

Well, SL is having it's way with me today, can't seem to log in and get my blog shots done. But I did manage to get one snapshot before crashing last night... and I am wearing these fabulous Venus Wedges from GIANETTI, so I will post the review and share Gianetti's wonderful product shots which I borrowed from her blog here.

I am thrilled to introduce these great sandals, a first 'step' into footwear from Gianetti. Previously she has made some great clothes and accessories, and some of the best prim fingernails I have ever seen. The Venus are a rattan woven wedge with crystal studded straps that just scream sexy beach chic. They come in Gold (worn above), Silver and Black - equipped with bling on/off command. I am really impressed with the styling and creativity here.

I just had to throw on my golden bikini and show off my inner Goddess of Love and Beauty. Find your Venus at GIANETTI.

Also wearing; PXL Skin, Laqroki (RaC) Hair, Bikini by Nuclear Boutique, Watch by MUSE, Bracelet by Fresh Baked Goods.

Digital Dragon Steps It Up!

This is a post that's been due for a bit now. I have quietly been watching the feeds with keen interest to see the progression of shoe designs emanating from Digital Dragon Designs, by the prolific content creators Zoey Pinkdot and Ninja Petion. They have created quite the mega-mall of everything from poses and gifts, to tattoos and clothing... and tons more. When I caught sight of the Rianna Pump last night I felt it was time to get my hands on some pairs and do a review.

Zoey and Ninja were more than happy to oblige, and I scooped up these four pairs to share with you. All of the styles below come in ranges of 8 colors, some even have the option of more than one type of metal accent available. All these pairs are well constructed, and Digital Dragon offer loads of wedges, slides, platforms and pumps to suit many a taste. Well worth a look. (Clothing and Accessory notes are below each picture.)

With the Buckle Pump I am wearing; Minnu Skin, MIRAI Hair, Armidi Top & Tights, Belt by MAiiKI, Bracelet by Baiastice, Earrings by Random Calliope.

With Rianna Pump I am also wearing; Minnu Skin, Mirai Hair, Ibizarre Dress, Earthtones Earrings and Necklace, UnTone Bracelets.

With the Kellie Wedges I am also wearing; Minnu Skin, Mirai Hair, Ruffled Top & Belt by Ivalde, Skirt by Red Buttafly, Necklace by +Plus, Bangles by Baiastice and Fresh Baked Goods.

With Elaina Wedge I am also wearing; Minnu Skin, Mirai Hair, Top by Beauty Avatar, Capris by Ingenue (tinted), Belt from MAiiKI, Scarf by Muism, Earrings by KraftiKa, Bangles by Cashmere and Fresh Baked Goods.

Visit Digital Dragon Designs to get some too!

Toe Picking, Really.

JB Gazov, creator behind the amazingly well made J's line recently sent me his latest great release, and I have been sitting on this post for a couple days while my modelling career has had me very busy. But I have been wearing them around, these fantastic looking Real Toe Tassele Wedge Sandals, and getting loads of compliments on them. The most popular comment, well, question...'OMG, are those... toes?'. And, yeah kids, they sure are.

10 adorable little sculpted toes, 5 on each foot (clever), with toenails polished to perfection and itsy bitsy toe rings, they have it all. You can customize the flesh tone, the rings (2 options) or remove them on each foot, and a selection of nice toenail polish options too. Wedges are always a great summer shoe, and these are a great shape, nice details in the bead and tassel accessories, and you can wear with or without the upper leg attachment (which comes in 3 sizes), as you can see here.

6 Great colors offered; Beige, Black, Blue, Green, OrangeBrown, and Red. A very nice assortment. This is a pair I highly recommend, they sure are fun to walk around in and get asked about.

You can find them at J's, happy shopping!

I am wearing; PXL Linda Skin, Laqroki Fallen Hair, Ce Cubic effect Hooded knit, Carolines's Accessories.

Yes, Virginia, There is a Gladiator.

I have been relentless in my search to bring all you die hard shoe lovers the latest news and supporting evidence on this highly anticipated release from the impossibly perfect workshop of Stiletto Moody. I had a real break in the case very early Sunday morning when I was teleported to a top-secret location and tempted with the sights you see here.

Although these pairs are still in the beta stage, I can tell you as a girl who knows her shoes, there has never been anything like them to date. I will let these snapshots tell the rest of the story, my apologies if they are not up to standard - I am not even sure I am allowed to share these...hehe! The wearers of these Gladiator Sandals, had to return them shortly after these shots were taken... myself included - I was overwhelmed when I got those red ones on my toes!

That's all for now... I promise more news as soon as I have it.

Your faithful shoe sleuth,
Anessa Stine.