Getaway

The August Mens Dept round is underway, where you can pick up this great vest/shirt combo from Breath, perfect for your more adventurous Summer getaways. My avi features a new skin from Mudskins, also found at Mens Dept, which pairs nicely with a free shape from Curves and Ink's cool Uber hair. Astrid makes a great flight attendant - always calm under pressure despite the in-flight turbulence- and she is showing a version of Lumae's Una skin along with hair from Ploom and a Baholi shape.

• Vest/Shirt: Breath - MJ&P L (Available at Mens Dept until August 31, mesh, texture change)
• Pants: Deadwool - Joad pants desert for boots vrs (Not Free, mesh)
• Boots: Anachron - Sloppy Work Boot (5l, The Blues Hunt #3 until Aug 31)
  
• Necklace: Timeless Designs - Rodeo Tusk (Group Gift)
  
• Bracelet: Etham - The Blues Bracelet (5l, The Blues Hunt #4 until Aug 31, texture change)
  
• Shades: ieQED - Wright Shades Black (Not Free, mesh)
• Bag: EPIA - Dufflebag (Not Free, mesh, texture change)
• Pose (male): Focus Poses - Urban Man 2 (1l, includes 7 poses)
• Pose (female): Ma Vie - My Way 3 (Not Free)

• Outfit: Knockers - Mile High Betty (Previous Gift)
• Shoes: Lindsey Warwick - Europa Slingback Platform Wedges Blue (50l for a limited time, includes 2 pairs, requires Slink Mid)
  
• Skin: Lumae - Una 4 Honey Delicious  (Skin Fair exclusive, other versions available in store)
  
• Shape: b a h o l i  - Giana (Not Free)
  
• Hair: Ploom - Savina (Not Free, mesh)
• Eyes: Mayfly - Liquid Light Eyes Monet Dusk Shadow (Group Gift)
• Hands: Slink - Casual Small (Not Free)
• Pose (upper): Mien - Hi 02 (previous subscriber gift)

• Skin: Mudskin - Edward teeth1 Human (Available at Mens Dept until August 31)
• Shape: Curves - SL F&O Gift Boys Shape (SLF&O Group Gift)
  
• Hair: Ink - UBER Brown (Not Free)
• Pose: Bang - Homme 000 (Available at Mens Dept until August 31)

Location: Tierra de Fuego

Loaded

Another Mens Dept round drawing to a close and like always there are awesome looks to be had, both for day and night. Great denim from Razor and Aphorism, the latter's "Loaded" outfit includes a little something extra to keep you safe, whatever your line of work, in the big, bad city. Nice casual styles from Etham and Howl - love blogging those - and great accessories from Eudora 3D and Gabriel too. Go check it out!

• Sweater/Shirt: Etham - James Cardigan Black M (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh, texture change)
• Jeans: Razor - Drift Denim Jeans Black M (Available at Mens Dept until July 31)
• Hat: Eudora 3D - El Dorado Hat (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh, texture change)
• Boots: American Bazaar - Funky Boots UK (90l in Gacha)
  
• Pose: Exposeur - Cowboy UP 3 (Not Free)

• Jacket/Shirt: Howl - RAN Jacket Gray M (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh)
• Pants: Just Cool - Straight Jeans M (New Release)
• Armband: EPIA - Symbol Armband (Group Gift, mesh, texture change)
• Bracelets: Gabriel - Leather bracelet Black A, Black B (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh)
• Necklace: Eudora 3D - El Dorado Necklace (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh, texture change)
• Pose: Sorgo - LuckyMan c (Not Free)
• Ashtray: NikotiN - Ashtray City (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh, texture change)

• Vest/Shirt: Xiaj - Eli Denim Vest S black denim (Previously at Mens Dept, mesh, texture change)
• Hat: Legal Insanity - monster! hat black (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh, texture change)
• Pose: Stakey - Tough Guy 01 (Previous Hunt Gift)

• Shirt: Aphorism - Loaded T-Shirt M Off White (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh)
• Pants/Gun: Aphorism - Loaded Slim Jeans M Vintage (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh)
• Shades:ieQED - Wright Shades White (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh)
• Pose: Flowey - lookbook four (Available at Mens Dept until July 31)

 Avi

• Skin: KOOQLA - The Knight of the Rose light brows (Not Free)
• Shape: Clef de Peau - Jonathan Shape (Not Free)
• Hair: Ink - Homie Coal (Not Free)

•  Ski Mask: Vale Koer - Ski Mask (Available at Mens Dept until July 31, mesh, texture change)

  Location: Fourteen

The Valley

Here are some photos done at Silver Sea, a great Sim to escape the Holiday bustle, filled with interesting nooks & crannies. I stuffed my backpack with enough outerwear for an extended stay, again all from Mens Dept, where you still have time before the end of 2013's last round. My avi also features the excellent Xmas gift skin from Belleza, which is actually one of three you can find in Belleza notices (Belleza group joiner fee of 250l). 

• Sweater: Xiaj -  Hikaru Sweater Nordic S (185l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh) 
• Skin: Belleza - Jacob Medium Xmas gift (Group Gift, includes multiple skins. Attn: 250l joiner fee) 
• Shape: Peer - Taurus (previous hunt gift) 
• Hair: Ink - MOAT Coal (Not Free, mesh)
• Pose: Saal Body - Autumn Male Pose 1 (Not currently available)

• Jacket/shirt: Howl - Winterreise Coat Khaki M (280l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh)
• Pants: Bastard - Corduroy Casual Baggys (Not Free, mesh)
• Shoes: Lenox - Lenox Duck Boots (250l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh, includes 8 colors & female sizing)
• Pose (upper): Expressive Poses - For Men 1 (Free on MP)

• Jacket/shirt: Gabriel - Knit duffel coat Black (280l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh)
• Pipe: EPIA -  Mister Pipey (Group Gift, mesh)
• Pose: Poseology - Evans 4 (120L at Mens Dept until Dec 31, includes 6 poses)

• Jacket: DROP - Nylon Parka BKxGY Size L (120l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh)
• Pants: Deadwool - Jeans + belt grey M v2 (Not Free, mesh)
• Pose: Poseology - Pavel 2 (Not Free)

 Other

• Telescope/Chair: Balaclava - Stargazer telescope Gold/Stargazer Stool (150l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh)
• Tent: Hyperborea - Traveller Tent (Not Free)
• Backpack: Deco - Survivalist Backpack (Not Free, mesh)

Location: Silver Sea

Little Warehouse

The Challenge's 4th round this month has a factory/industrial theme, which is a style I frequently come back to in many of the builds I feature on the site.  Here I've taken Bauwerk's litttle warehouse skybox from this round and imagined it as a combined work/home space for an architect or engineer, using many of the items from the Challenge round as well as other pieces that work well in the build.  The decor emphasizes metal as well as wood, which softens the space quite a bit. The pictures below feature two of the stand-outs from this round: an excellent drafting table and assorted decor from Follow Us and Plato Novo's beautiful "Factory" chairs for %Percent.

The avi features a new release skin from (Red)Sand and super nice texture-change hair from Exile, on sale at Mens Dept and available in various tones. The clothing is also from Mens Dept, except for the shirt from American Bazaar that I quite like and previously blogged in a different color here.

As this post was getting long, I'll have more shots and review of the build and furniture in my next post, but in the meantime previews can be seen of all Challenge items on the event website.

• Shirt: Villena: Denim shirt M/M wo/studs Classic (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH, includes multiple versions & female sizing)
• Pants: 22769 - Baggy capris creme M (90l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH)
• Watch: Epia - Invicta Watch (Not Free, MESH, Texture Change)
• Glasses: KASA - Glasses "Classic" (79l)
  
• Skin: (red)Sand - The Hooligan natural bald regular skin (New Release)
• Shape: Tableau Vivant - MOH3 shape R'n'R (Previous Hunt Gift)
  
• Hair: Exile - Hey Man Nice Shot AON (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH, Texture Change)
• Pose: SAAL Body - Fall Guy Male Pose 1 (New Release)

Decor

• Shelves: End of Daze - Foxy Shelf 1 (150l, MESH, Texture Change & includes multiple versions)
• Couch, Coffee Table, Decor Items: End of Daze - Oak Set (Not Free, MESH)

• Drafting Table, Stool, Lamp, Decor Items: Follow US - Factory desk (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 179L)
• Air Conditioner: End of Daze - Air Conditioner Home (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 175L, Mesh, includes 2 versions)
• Shelving: Ilo - Vintage Rack (Free)
• Magazine Holders: %Percent - Magazine Storage (100l, includes various versions)
• Books: 22769/Bauwerk - Decorative Art Books 1 Stack (90l, Mesh, includes various versions)
• Rug: Kuro - Ilios Rug Fawn (Not Free, Mesh)

• Shirt: American Bazaar - Open Shirt M Charcoal (Not Free, MESH)
• Pants: Rom - Easy Tapered Pants M size M black (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH, includes female sizing)
• Boots: Tabloid - Rebound Boots Green Black sole (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH)
• Necklace: Etham - Royal Cross Necklace Black Silver #1 (99l at Mens Dept until July 1)
• Pose: SAAL Body - Fall Guy Male Pose 2 (New Release)

Decor

• Chairs: %Percent - LapFactoryChair (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 350L)
• Table: Little House of Curios - Factory Cart Table (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 65l, MESH)
• Lamp: ilo - Ind. Lamp alloy (MESH, Check with owner for availability)
  
• Art: Breno - Find your bearings (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 99l)
• Game: Second Spaces - Marble Checkers (50l per play at Arcade Gacha event until Jun 30)

• Bed, Side Tables, Lamps: Cleo Design - Industrial Style Bedroom (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 200l, MESH, includes table and numerous other decor items)
• Bench: 22769/bauwerk & Diesel Works - Coffee Light choco2 (Atelier Kreslo release available until July 10, 200l, MESH)
• Shelving (left): End of Daze - Foxy Shelf 3 (150l, MESH, Texture Change & includes multiple versions)
• Shelving (right): Follow US - Shelf Trashy Friday (99l)
• Wall Art: Floorplan - Plank map / dark wood (150l at Mens Dept until July 1, MESH)
• Rug: Kuro - Assorted rugs IV (80l, MESH, includes 5 rugs)

Build

•  Bauwerk - The Little Warehouse Skybox (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 259l, Mesh)