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Check out the SL Flickr Photo of the Day, "Misty Morning Green and Wild," by Green and Wild.



What's your Second Life journey been like? Share your story in the group pool and check out today's selection by misspreiss.



Check out the SL Flickr Photo of the Day, "Mos Eishley," by Daana Kira.



Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day, "Playin' with Cao's pixels ," by Bodza Blackadder.

Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day for Sept. 30, "Book," by tsugu*.

Check out Kaesor GLiNX's journey through Second Life in the Flickr group. How has your look changed through the years? Share your story!

Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day, "Avilion - Harvest Festival Parade and opening," by Osiris LeShelle. Visit Avilion inworld here!

Check out the Photo of the Day! "Autumn," by Izzie Button.

Get into the spirit of the season! Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day, "Pumpkin Pie," by Mimi Wellesley.

The countdown is on!

Burn2, which is an extension of the Burning Man festival and community, begins Oct. 1 in Second Life. This year's theme is "Rites of Passage," and the event will include nine days of music, art and live performances.

Blogger Inara Pey has the inside scoop on the first two days of events on her "Living in a Modern World: Thoughts on Virtual Living" blog.

You can also visit the official Burn2 website for more details.

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How has your SL look changed over the years? Share your favorite SL evolution photos in the Group Pool on Flickr and add your comments to the discussion. Check out Eshi Otawara's looks throughout the years here.

Check out the SL Flickr Photo of the Day, "012," by Kamian.



Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day, "The Shadow over Innsmouth," by coccoL. VIsit innsmouth here!



Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day for Sept. 24, "Hello, my flickr's friends," by Ludmilla Writer.

Share your favorite sims and eeriest events!

It’s that time of year again — time to get out your witch’s hats, dust off those broomsticks and don your spookiest, scariest costumes for a frightful Haunted celebration. This spooky season is a favorite in Second Life.

What are your favorite places to celebrate all things ghoulish? Are you a builder, designer, costume expert or fright fanatic? Share your insights! Get into the spirit of the season and help guide Residents to your top spooky spots.

Got a favorite fall hayride location, or an awe-inspiring apple-picking area? Post a link to the scariest sim or the most happening Halloween event locale. Share your frightening favorites — and all the autumn awesomeness! — in the comments section.

Get excited!

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Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day for Sept. 23, "I'm back babes. Did you miss me? Really hope so!" by Ananda Shostakovich.

Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day for Sept. 22, "Buscando unicornios_001," by ♥Bru♠in♣Wonderland♦.

Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day, "Windlight Experiments," by BlossomFae.

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On the web: Draxtor's YouTube channel

I love shopping in Second Life! I love looking at the designs, seeing how they look on my avatar, being as girly as I want – or being naughty! It all works in Second Life.

What I’d like to focus on today is lingerie – also known as panties and bras, underwear, unmentionables, skivvies, and drawers – LOL! I picked three of the many stores out there on the grid. Let's take a look at what I found.

ABL LAMU Group has this frilly bra-and-panty set that also doubles as frilly pajamas. Pink, orange, white, blue and back all mix together to give you a sexy, pretty, soft-looking lingerie set. Wear it to bed, wear it under a gown, wear under jeans – it goes with everything!

ABL LAMU Group

Next up, we have Insolence. The Insolence outfit that I chose is a gorgeous sheer tan and brown set. Stockings, panties and a bustier – all sheer, all hot, all to make YOU look sexy! Not so frilly as the LAMU group – but still sexy in a “get it done,” business-like way. Sometimes, the frills and bells and whistles aren’t necessary for a hot look.

Blacklace

Last but certainly not least, I chose Blacklace. Blacklace runs from basic to knockout. Actually – all three stores I chose have basic to knockout choices! This selection will definitely make him drool and make you feel “O La La!” You can wear the pieces separately or all at once, I think it looks SMASHING!

From plain, to frilly, to knockout – Second life has the lingerie you want when you need it. It’s only a click away!

Photo credits:
Skin: Belleza Elle Dark Deep Tan (cleavage)
Hair: Vanity Hair, Lemania Indigo
Makeup: *(Kiko Life)*
Remix: Bitch Mama
Lips: J.E.A.L.O.U.S
Jewelry: NOD Bangles

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“I remember having tried even tears with running mascara when I felt sad, or a pink hair when I wanted everyone to see me smiling from the other side of a sim,” — that would be the opening to anything that I always wanted to say to people about fashion in SL.

Today, I have that chance, and I am thinking to myself, “how would you like to be seen by others? Would you like to be the rock star who plays the guitar in your dreams? Or maybe the pin-up girl who shows her long legs, wearing a vintage, classy swimsuit?” I think the only correct answer is, "Yes — you can be any of those, or even all of them at the same time!” (Well, actually, you may not want to try all tendencies at once — LOL!).

I truly believe in being yourself when buying clothing and accessories, or looking through your inventory just as if you were in your wardrobe trying on things you like. (I still have tons of pink socks in my inventory — and even a turkey head! — waiting to be worn when I wake up in the mood to be... maybe Thanksgiving dinner? LOL — who knows!).

And why not? My policy is, “if it’s nice, cool! But if it’s nice and cheap... I must have it!” Fortunately, most of the stores around SL helped me with these addictions. When you stay in SL for almost five years, you learn that seasonal sales exist, and that there are things known as “hunts” that give you unique stuff for free, and that many of the cutest stores still believe in group gifts. OMG! There are so many tips — this space is not enough (yeah — I do have a notecard somewhere with more tips because I love to help people as much as I love bargains *smiles*).

To wrap this up, I just have to say thanks to all of you for the opportunity! I'm open to all kind of questions and suggestions. I know my English is not that good and that many selected designers might be more interesting than me — but I just have to say fashion is for me one of the things that have captured my attention since the day I decided to be creative in this SL, and that is for me like the reason I'm still here today! *winks*.

About the author: Ponino Oh has been a blogger for a couple of years. Now, she enjoys mixing new releases, some freebies, offers and a bit of her artwork with some of her fellow bloggers at Eatmystylee.

Imagine um baú um pouco antigo com brinquedos dentro. Como uma criança se portaria ao vasculhar este baú? Há aqueles que encontrariam novidades, como há também aquelas que não se interessariam em explorar as infinitas possibilidades.

O Second Life é um baú pronto a ser explorado e quem estiver disposto a aventurar-se e souber tirar proveito do que lhe está disponível, terá em suas mãos a maior ferramenta de aprimoramento e descobertas de vocações que se pode ter ouvido falar.

O Second Life é uma multiplataforma de áudio, vídeo e imagens. É como uma enorme vitrine onde é possível pintar e compartilhar gostos, idéias, tendências, aprender e trocar experiências. É ideal para professores que queiram ensinar a distancia, DJs ou músicos que queiram mostrar sua música, fotógrafos, pintores, arquitetos, fashionistas, escritores, modeladores 3D e designers.

Recentemente com o advento do Mesh (um novo método de importação de modelos em 3D), artistas gráficos 3D têm visto no SL novas possibilidades de se ganhar dinheiro, criando roupas e objetos inteiramente criados em softwares 3D.



A possibilidade de ganhar dinheiro real é o que faz com que milhares de pessoas acabem estudando na primeira vida a fim de aprimorar técnicas ou aprendê-las desde o início. Optar por ter uma loja de roupas, por exemplo, “obriga” a pessoa a dominar programas gráficos como Photoshop ou Gimp, caso contrário, não conseguirá criar suas próprias texturas. O mesmo acontece com aqueles que decidirem criar cabelos e qualquer outro objeto que contenham Sculpts, também criados em 3D, através de softwares como Blender.



O SL tem feito com que muitas pessoas descubram sua verdadeira vocação. É o que tem acontecido principalmente no meio da moda. Designers têm investido em conhecimento a fim de criar as melhores texturas. Aprender novos softwares e técnicas não são úteis apenas para criar roupas, skins e cabelos. Atualmente estudar softwares de produção gráfica tem também sido um diferencial para modelos e fotógrafos que trabalham com moda. Dominar técnicas que editoração de imagens fazem a diferença em revistas voltadas para os residentes do Second Life e fotos para seleção de avatares em agências de modelos.

O que você pretende estudar hoje para tornar o Second Life melhor amanhã?

Thereaver Barrymore é residente do Second Life desde janeiro de 2007 e desde então trabalha com fotografia e design gráfico. Foi diretora de arte da Revista InnerWorld e atualmente é CEO da Tropicalia Magazine.


Real Skills for a Better Second Life

Imagine a little old toy chest. How would a child act while exploring this chest? There are those who would find new things, and there are also those who are not quite as interested in exploring the endless possibilities.

Second Life is like a box ready to be explored — and those who are willing to venture out and know how to take advantage of what’s available will have in their hands the ultimate tool for discovery, creativity and improvement.

Second Life is a multi-platform world of audio, video and images. It’s like a huge display window on which you have the power to paint — share tastes, ideas, trends, and learn and exchange experiences. It is ideal for teachers who want to teach at a distance, DJs or musicians who want to share their music, photographers, painters, architects, fashionistas, writers, designers and 3D modelers.

Recently with the advent of Mesh (a new method for importing 3D models into SL), 3D graphic artists have seen new possibilities in how to make money, designing clothes and accessories created entirely in 3D software.

The possibility of earning real money is what makes thousands of people end up studying in the first life in order to improve techniques — or learn them from the beginning. Choose to have a clothing store, for example, encourages the individual to master graphics programs like Photoshop or Gimp — otherwise, you cannot create your own textures. The same goes for those who decide to create hair and any other object containing Sculpts, also created in 3D, using software such as Blender.

SL has helped many people discover their true calling. This is especially true among members of the fashion community. Designers have invested in knowledge in order to create the best textures. Learning new software and techniques is not only useful in creating clothes, hair and skins, but nowadays studying graphic-production software has also been beneficial for models and photographers working in fashion. Mastering image-editing techniques makes the difference in magazines dedicated to Second Life residents and photo selections of avatars in modeling agencies.

What do you plan to study today in order to make Second Life better tomorrow?

About the author: Thereaver Barrymore is resident of Second Life since January 2007. She works as a photographer and graphic designer. She was art director of InnerWorld Magazine and today she is the CEO of Tropicalia Magazine.


The first thing I did when I joined Second Life was search for ways to improve my avatar. I wanted to be able to customize it more to my liking. As I hopped from sim to sim, I was pleasantly surprised to discover a small number of stores that carried a variety of ethnic-styled clothing from around the world. Coming from an ethnic background myself, the colors and textures of this attire called out to me.

When I first started fashion blogging, most of my earlier posts were full of colorful silks that I loved to wear. Now my blog, StrawberrySingh.com, has become more mainstream, but I do try to bring in my cultural influences into my pictures as often as possible.

For today's post, I knew I wanted to highlight some of my favorite ethnic designers and sims. The Indian lehenga I am wearing was created by Zaara Kohime of {Zaara}. {Zaara} is full of colorful, ethnic-inspired clothing with rich textures for men and women.

The sim I'm on is Kingdom of Sand, which is a role-playing sim. So, if you hop over there for a visit, please make sure to wear a visitor tag, which is available at the entrance. I adore the architecture of this sim. It has a very realistic quality to it and really does make me feel like I'm out in the desert.

The Kimono I picked up from Sweetaholic. I was amazed at the beautiful textures and styles of the kimonos I saw there and some of them also come with many accessories, such as hair and shoes. You can find traditional and modern kimonos for both men and women here.

The sim I'm on is none other than Japan Tempura Island. There are so many different areas where you can explore, dance, take gorgeous pictures and spend time with your loved ones. The whole sim itself is a must see.

One thing I really love about SL is having the ability to transform myself into whatever I'd like to be. I hope you get a chance to explore the sims and stores I mentioned today.

Photo Credits:

Photo 1 and 2: Strawberry Singh
Skin: Glam Affair – Gio Skin by Aida Ewing
Hair: LeLutka – Brigitte AlmostGoth Hair by Thora Charron
Lehenga: {Zaara} – Frawla crimson by Zaara Kohime
Jewels: {Zaara} - Nizam Collection by Zaara Kohime
Poses: Long Awkward Pose – Bolly All The Time Pose Set by Dove Swanson
Location: Kingdom of Sand

Photos 3 and 4: Strawberry Singh
Skin: Glam Affair – Sakura Skin by Aida Ewing
Hair: Plume – Sakura Onyx Hair by Fauve Beaumont
Kimono: Sweetaholic – Reien 1.0 by Asalt Eames
Poses: Tuty's Creations – MrS Classy Geisha AO by MrSigmund Fride  
Location: Japan Tempura Island 

About the author: Strawberry Singh has been an SL resident since May 2007. She is an avid blogger, photographer and social-media enthusiast. Since December 2007, Berry has been sharing her zeal for fashion, lifestyle and culture via her blog, StrawberrySingh.com.

Check out the SL Flickr Pic of the Day for Sept. 20, "A Moment Alone," by Isis Barom.

Day 7 of Modavia Fashion Week has just dawned at the time I’m writing this.  Two days to go...and I finally have a small window of time to reflect on things.  It strikes me that this event brings pretty much everything that I love (and a little that I loathe) about Second Life into clear focus.

MFW2011 Glam Affair photographed by July Raymaker

In all, we will have presented over 600 brand new designs, which does not include all the specially-made accessories, shoes, hairstyles and skins exclusively prepared for the event by the end of this week.

MFW2011 SHI photographed by Joy Laperriere

Sixty five designers, 50 models, 8 dj’s, 12 photographers, 20 sponsors and a small but dedicated production crew bring about 50 hours of fashion magic to the Fashion Week runway each year.

MFW2011 Sonatta Morales photographed by Petra Messioptra

The real cost in time to prepare an event like this includes conceptualising and making the outfits, styling each look and preparing runway poses, building the runways, shooting, processing and posting over 2,000 photographs, and the millions of small things that are involved in organising and marketing an event of this kind. I would estimate it takes thousands and thousands of hours.

MFW2011 Ladies who lunch photographed by Queen Watanabe

Now forgive me for being very obviously biased in a major way, but this is incredible.  It demonstrates an extraordinary level of cooperation and joint work from avatars whose real life personas span almost every major country in the world.  People with jobs, families and places to be.  And let’s be frank — apart from a small elite group, nobody is really making a killing financially in SL.

So, why do people do it?  I’m not just talking about a bunch of people jollying along for a week.  This is intense, intricate and often very stressful interaction that requires a high level of organisation, focus and dedication.  And a highly evolved ability to get along with other people to overcome the not insignificant challenge of different time zones and language barriers and, of course, navigate the multiple technical difficulties inherent in the Second Life platform.

MFW2011 Vero Modero photographed by Eira Juliesse

The fashion industry in SL is a crucible of creativity and energy generated by people of very disparate backgrounds who co-operate at an extraordinary level and I purport that experience gained while working in a Second Life virtual company, particularly in this industry, can be enormously valuable in real life.  I would recommend it to anyone who wants to hone their interpersonal skills and enhance their ability to work or manage and, most importantly, motivate people in a uniquely challenging environment.  It isn’t easy — and that’s the whole point.

http://www.modaviafashionmarketing.com/wordpress/the-home-of-couture/
http://issuu.com/modavia_fashion_directory/docs/mfd20
http://www.flickr.com/photos/modavia/collections/72157627290524863/
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MODAVIA%20II/114/48/23

ABOUT POPTART LILLIEHOOK

I have been in Second Life for almost 4 years and have been associated with Modavia and the fashion industry in-world for almost that long.  In RL I have fashion and design clients as well and have been fascinated by the parallels and differences between the two worlds.

Poptart is one of today's Fashion Experts and will be "on call" to respond to comments and answer questions both here and in the Fashion Forums from 9 am - 4 pm, Pacific Standard Time, Tuesday, September 20.