A year and 3 days!

Can you believe it was a year ago (plus 3 days) since this lil ole blog debuted? I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who follows the blog for sticking with us. Most importantly to Anessa for being a FANTASTIC shoe blogger. Special thanks to Jonny T for helping us out from time to time, and to one of the original authors, Joel E., you aren't forgotten. So for old time's sake I thought I'd finally send out the O.Y.T.'s chrismas card from last year...for some reason it didn't get out last year....Until next post!

StyleCard: Kitties Lair London Boots

It was an amazing and busy weekend, but I did manage to sneak in a little bit of shopping. One of my stops was to Kitties Lair where I often find great footwear, sure enough a new release from the lovely Babette Ultsch, the London Boots. The London Boots are a pumped up ankle boot with a great rolled down cuff that features and inside zip and an outside row of buttons, all balancing on the skinniest of stilettos. I also like the look of the silver tipped toe. They come in all the basic shades, and some nice fabrications; leather, patent & textile, so it's possible to find something to suit your tastes.

My other big find of the weekend was shoparmidi.com, which had some great new Armidi goodies not available in the store. My top fave was the Polo Dress, this one in Black and Grey Argyle... very easy to wear and great prim work. The belt from the Lulu set by MichaMi seemed to fit well and the woolen tights from Persona added warmth. I added bracelets, the stacked bangles from Caroline's and my new favorite little accessory shop U&R Dogs Dorothy Bracelet.

Check out Kitties Lair for these great looking boots.

sk8tr girl

Weeee! I am Canadian, that should mean I grew up in skates, and I did, but most of that time was spent waiting to get them laced up along with my siblings, driving to the arena or frozen lake, and then inevitably on my backside trying to catch up to all the really cool girls in my class that were lucky enough to get figure skating lessons. So anyways, here in SL I am so blissfully free of all the negative parts of the experience, and can fully enjoy myself, just open a folder, wear, and TP to the virtual rink of your choice for a full on Sasha Cohen experience, with the exception of the fugly freebie skates.

Thanks to Bax Coen, I can now say that my winter dream is complete. An extremely over the top stiletto style boot skate, laced up and ready for action. It is pure white, like any good skate ought to be (though I wouldn't mind a set of Pink faux-Angora boot warmers like the girls in school had). These come with the very necessary built in skating AO, which will have you gliding like a pro in no time, but can be used with your own AO or skating animations if you turn that option off, they are also sizable for a custom fit. Ahhh, sweet love!

Be sure and lace-up and join the Bax Boots Crew for this afternoon's Winter Party, a fun reason to get together and enjoy the start of a fantastic season... 4:00PM SLT today!

See you there! CLICK FOR TP

The stuff; Redgrave Skin, ::69:: Hair/Hat, momo T-shirt, HUB Undershirt (from dress), Prim Vest by COCO, Yellow Mini Skirt by Sweetest Goodbye, Leggings by Punch Drunk (Last Year's Holiday Freebie), Socks by NC, Gloves are Fleur, Bracelet by Violet Voltaire, Candy Necklace by Fresh Baked Goods. Top Photos take at Retrology.

Sexy in Red

Another sexy ankle boot release from Bax Coen's Bax Boots, this time in hot Red Patent. If you are familiar with these amazing boots and all their options and features you will be pleased to know they all turn up again in this boot. For those who may have missed it, I am referring to the customizable aspects of the boot... metals, laces, trims, toppers, sizing, and so on. I have to thank Azufr3 Catteneo for his assistance in creating the fantastic image to accompany this blog post, apparently candy apple red patent leather can inspire a man to do all sorts of things.

Bax has more treats in store for us, a Winter Party is planned for December 5, 2008 at 4PM SLT, at Bax's Main Store. Get your Boots there, and join the fun!

The Stuff; (In top photo) Tutu skirt by Simone, Stockings by Jaywalk. 'Boots on Ice' flyer by Zoe Demar.

StyleCard: Enkythings Cypa

It's been a while since I have had the pleasure of reviewing something from veteran footwear creator Enktan Gully. Enkythings latest release, the Cypa Boots, are a nice blend of classic fitted leather boot and some interesting textures and patterns. The boots come in a standard size, a rather slim fitting one, but gladly include an XL and XXL calf piece if you do not wish to modify your shape to suit the boot. I wound up in the XL size, and as you can see, I had some fun trying on the many combinations... multiple styles available in the black, and an additional ones in the brown (not all are shown below).


I love the use of textiles in these boots, not something we see very often, they seem to lend themselves well to mix and match dressing, using the palate of the calf portion to inspire an outfit. I loved the combination of black and rich red-brown and decided to create a comfy casual look that echoes those shades. Starting with my favorite denims du jour from MUISM, and this chunky sweater from Skin Flicks, I pulled the belt off of my AOHARU Madras Check Shirt Dress. The hat/hair combo is a cute color change dealie from WAKA & Yuki and I added the polished wood hoop earrings from Paper Couture as the finishing touch.

Ready to go visit Enkythings for a closer look?

The Stuff; Redgrave Skin, WAKA & Yuki Hair/Hat, Skin Flicks Sweater, MUISM Jeans, AOHARU Belt. Paper Couture Earrings.

Save the Date!

Yep, Holiday Party Season is coming! Save the date for this one... more information to follow :)

StyleCard: J's Thigh Highs

There are certain areas of SL fashion where I rarely venture... these would include the fetish gear, latex, rubber, etc. But sometimes an item can crossover into the other areas of virtual fashion, and be unexpected treats for the occasional RP or themed party. When JB Gazov of J's Boots sent me 2 variations of his latest Thigh High Boots, I wasn't really sure what to make of them. They are sexy, they are high, and they really show how far the clever use of the 'system shoe' has come in the past couple years. With a beautifully shaped foot piece and wrinkled ankle prim these hardly look like any system shoe I have ever seen, but the great texturing of the leg portion which is part of that system shoe and the added bow make these a nice pair of sexies.

The boots come in 2 variation as previously mentioned, a Lace-up and Non-laced version. Though I expect this type of boot lends itself well to the fetish fashion world, I chose to take mine in the direction of 'Future Sexy' . The great corset and mini skirt from Mekanoize Labs (hey, where did they go?) and the upper part of the Bare Rose Decadence Maia Silver Jacket were just the thing. I added my new favorite hair, Shirley from Zero Style and headed to INSILICO for a few pics.

Visit J's Boots to pick up a pair.

The stuff; Redgrave Skin, Zero Style Hair, Bare Rose Jacket, Corset and Mini from Mekanoize Labs.