Showing posts with label Etham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etham. Show all posts

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.

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!

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

Cranberry Isle

Nothing like the joys of a weekend getaway. Cranberry Isle, a 30-minute ferry ride from the Maine mid-coast, is known for it's quaint streets and sprawling summer clapboard houses, wooded paths and rugged shore. Bikes are the preferred means of travel here and any old rust bucket with a basket will do. Happily, the days have warmed enough to stash the winter wardrobe, but a sweater or jacket is still required. Visit before the summer people come! 

All clothing from the May round of Mens Department, which ends soon so don't miss it, plus two items from the upcoming Men Only Hunt, one of the year's best events for SL males (will show more from that hunt when it gets underway).

 Avi
  • Skin: Hermony - KYU ST2 (Available at Mens Dept until May 31)
  • Shape: Mulholland - Celebrity Male (Not Free, previously blogged here)
  • Hair: Ink - Totes Brown (Available at Mens Dept until May 31, mesh)

Clothing & Accessories
  • Jacket/shirt: Etham - Chris Blazer (Available at Mens Dept until May 31, mesh, texture change)
  • Pants: Just Cool - Oh Yea Baby L (Available at Mens Dept until May 31, mesh, texture change)
  • Shoes: Monso - My Fancy Slip Ons (Available at Mens Dept until May 31, mesh, texture change)
  • Pose: Focus Poses - Urban Man 3 (1l, includes 7 poses)

Location: Cranberry Isle, Maine

Warm in the City

When you are out and about in the city it's good to stay warm. And this month's Mens Dept has lots of great outerwear to choose from, including K's Chesterfield jacket and Etham's nice texture-change jacket/sweater shown below. Pretty much all clothing in the post is from the latest MD round as well as the skin and hair from Clef de Peau and Ink. Mens Dept is always open, so take a break from your prowling and go check it out.

  • Jacket/sweater/shirt: Etham - Jack Coat Black M (249l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh, includes texture change hud)
  • Pants: Aphorism - Men's Regular Jeans Light Blue M (200l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh)
  • Shoes: Love Re Me - Boots#02 black (250l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, includes multiple styles)
  • Gloves: Gabriel- Leather Gloves (1l)
  • Skin: Clef de Peau - Ryan T4 Base (300l at Mens Dept until Dec 31)
  • Shape: Markel Shapes - Lukas (Availability unknown)
  • Hair/hairbase: Ink - Against Baige/buzz-cut Sideburn Bold Baige (120l at Mens Dept until Dec 30, mesh)
  • Pose (upper): Saal Body - Rock N Roll Forever Male Pose 2 (Previous Hunt Gift)
  • Pose (lower): Kikay - Model M4 (SL F&O Group Gift, includes 8 Poses)
Location: Xcess Adventure

Jazz Diva

Think Billie, think Lena, think Ella... the current Singer Icon fair led to thoughts of the real Diva's that paved the way for so many of today's icons. Their timeless style and grace and incredible talent continues to inspire and they shouldn't be forgotten. 

I've tried to recreate that jazz diva feeling with ArisAris's new exuberant dress and BSD Design Studio's surreal abstract shoes from Shoetopia. My look is completed with a new shape from Baholi (all of Baholi's shapes are divas!) plus the latest gift skin from Deeesses and hair from Ploom.

Also featuring Lover Man Ravi on piano and modeling some great new releases available at Mens Dept until the end of the month.

  • Dress/gloves: ArisAris - Exuberant Gown S (New Release, mesh, includes applier)
  • Shoes: BSD Design Studio - Surreal Abstract (Shoetopia Release) 
  • Pose: Pose+ivity - Ryah6 (100l for 6 poses)
  • Necklace: Pure Poison - Lumia Necklace (55l Sale Price for a limited time)
  • Earrings: Pure Poison - Gold Etany Earrings (Check with store owner for availability)
  • Ring (right): Lavender Esme - Spiked Ring gold (availability unknown)
  • Ring (left): NaNa Jewelery - Gang Ring (SL Frees & Offers Group Gift in notices send Nov 24 -  secondlife:///app/group/601a412e-f210-e20c-2f01-e186b0ea4f42/about)
 Avi
  • Jacket/sweater: Etham - Mateo Coat Black M (199l at Mens Dept until Nov 30, mesh, Texture Change)
  • Pants: (Red) Sand - Mr perfect Classy Pants M (Not Free, mesh. Previously Blogged here)
  • Necklace: Hawker's House - OhmEga Mesh Men's Angled Necklace Onyx (Previous Hunt Gift)
  • Ring: ieQED - realize.ring.rose.left (125l at Mens Dept until Nov 30, mesh)  
  • Hat: Havok - NE-YO Fedora Tilted Stripes (Availability unknown)
  • Skin: Cashmere & Keane - Darius Light clean (Availability unknown)
  • Shape: (Red)sand - The RAAF (Not Free, included with Raaf skin)
  • Facial Hair - Hot Dive - expansion beard0-1b (Not Free)
  • Pose: End of Daze (included in piano chair)
Decor

The Well-Dressed Man...

Every Mens Dept round makes me feel well-dressed and this one is no exception. From the amazing Just Cool jacket that can be modified right down to the buttons with the included hud, to the stylishly casual Etham sweater/shirt, which also has texture-change options for the T-shirt and scarf, Mens Dept should be your 1st stop every month for looking good (see my post here for more items from this round). Not to forget the Monso hair and Sorgo glasses - I think you know where to find them - which will add some rakish charm to any look.

Other items shown below include decor pieces found this month at Mens Dept - the marquee by Seven is texture change as well and quite useful when you need to get your message out - and I also quite like (Red)Sand's texture change "Classy" pants. The Divalicious skin is a great deal too: only 99l for a few more days at SYSP and includes various tones, beards and a shape. 
Decor
  • Marquee/Letters: Seven - Portable Marquee (250l at Mens Dept until Oct 31, MESH, Texture Change. Letters cost extra)
  • Chair/Rug: Culprit - Leather Wingback Chair/Shag Rug Rose (300l at Mens Dept until Oct 31, MESH. Rug costs extra)
  • Wall Art: Cheeky Pea - Driftwood Silhouettes Bigfoot (150l at Mens Dept until Oct 31, MESH)
  • Sidetable Lamp: Trompe Loeil - Glass Endtable Lamp (25l in Gacha)
  • Ashtray/cigars: Second Spaces - Ezra Ashtray (125l, MESH)

Little Warehouse Pt.2

Following up my previous post, here are a few more fashion shots and images of the decor I've used in Bauwerk's Little Warehouse skybox for this month's Challenge round.

Some general words on the build: it's Mesh (land impact of 44 prims) and features high ceilings, exposed ventilation ducting and monumental florescent style lighting that is fully and individually controllable via a central panel. Notably the intensity of each fixture can be set so you don't overpower the space with light, as is often the case. The build also makes use of large skylights and full length windows to bring quite a lot of natural light into the box. It works nicely as a lofty home/office space as I've done, but I can also see it being used in a role play setting.

The fashion here is again from this month's Mens Dept, + a new release from Apple May and a special thanks to the creators at (Red)Sand for providing their excellent Hooligan skin, which I'll undoubtedly show again. Oh, and all poses in this and my previous post from Saal Body. Thanks Alon!

Decor
  • Couch, Coffee Table, Decor Items: End of Daze - Oak Set (Not Free, MESH)
  • Rug: Bazar - Deluxe Carpet (25l)
  • Chairs: Little House of Curios - Factory Side Chair (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 100l, MESH)
  • Books: 22769/Bauwerk - Decorative Art Books 2 stack (90l, Mesh, includes various versions)
  Decor
  •  Build: Bauwerk - The Little Warehouse Skybox (The Challenge "Industrial" Release, 259l, Mesh)

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.

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)
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)

Lavender Encore + 2 more

I love Breno's chair from the Lavender hunt so much that it deserved an encore, don't you think? See Part 1 for more pictures from this hunt and gift previews/hints can also be found on the hunt website. 

My models are the same as last time. The female is a very nice combination of a shape from Shape It Up! found at the Free*Style store for just 10l and a gift skin from Deesse's. The male is the same Kirk skin recently released from Essences - it's so nice I haven't wanted to take it off- here combined with Step Inside's shape from the SYSP anniversary hunt.

I'm also showing two outfits from 22769 to round out the post. I don't know how they do it but their designs always look great on the blog. The male shirt can be found at Mens Dept, where the March collection launched earlier this week. The female is on sale at Gallery Gift Shop for just a few more days. Have a nice weekend everyone!
Purple Bunnehs
Decor
Lavender Diva
 Decor
  • Wall Art: Trompe L'oeil - Frame Square Art (Subscriber Gift, MESH, includes various images. Join the subscriber to get gift)
Mr Pug
Decor
 Build
Hints & Slurls for hunts mentioned in this post: Lavender Hill Hunt
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