Off the Shoulder and Half asleep

So last night, my big, bad, brilliant self had pushed myself waaay past my limit to finish this really enthusuatic idea i had for the off the shoulder sweaters I'm digging. So, in a stroke of magnificent genius, about 10 am, I finish and decide to send a notice off to my Fashcon Friends before I (finally) retire to a much deserved, overdue rest.



Never do this. Never, EVER spam while sleepy. It's as dangerous as blogging while drunk. The two do not mix. In a half baked frenzy, drowsy eyed, I sent out pics to the group, full mod/copy and transfer ---- of my actual textures. Not just pretty models with the sweater on --- the ACTUAL textures for three of the sweaters. I don't anticipate them being a big seller now, given i've handed most of them away for free rofl. I'm cussing on the inside. They were cute anyhow.

Winter's coming, Sweater, coats, ect.

So I realized after having so much fun with Kit making the coat for her Jackie outfit that it would seem appropriate to continue making them. It's a new experience for me, and I had had this design sort of floating around in my head for a long dual-toned coat with ornate decor. I was delighted with how it turned out, rather posh but shockingly, not entirely over the top! Which means, my Avatard will probably never get to wear it.

The Manhattan Coat, named aptly for the city of light, has a subtle sparkling effect. The accessories added are optional, which I wanted because I realize how important diversity in an outfit is. The fur collar and flexi belt detach without much of an impact on teh actual design itself. They're pretty much fluff, but I chose to include them for full effect. However, It comes in black and gray and black and white.

Essentially I wanted something I could see someone wearing in the busting metropolitans. A woman of substantal effect moving through the chaos on her way to dinner, perhaps.

Because of The Manhattan Coat I've decided to do a Sweater Collection as well. It is the season after all, and believe it or not, beyond the Avatar I'm a sweater girl. I LOVE the beautiful knitted sweaters that fit close to the skin (The loose, baggy, hanging ones are a tragedy I cannot describe.) But when done properly, I find the sweater an incredible asset to any wardrobe. I plan to do quite a few in several variations this fall for the Winter season. I did them in Green, Red, gray, Teal and Chocolate. Here are a couple samples.

Fall 2007

I'm working on the Fall 2007 collection while still in the hustle and flow of a hundred other projects in various states of developement. I'm really excited about this collection because it's uniquely diverse for me. I kind of surprised myself with a few of the elements that came about in the general evolution of the pieces, while still some others required me to go back to the drawing board.

It's times like this, when I'm on my 23rd edit of a texture that I wish I could just go the path more frequently travelled and make things easier on myself: Photosourcing. Sure, you'll get a knock-off from a Sears catalog but you know, they take five minutes to stretch/copy/paste- and people fall over themselves to buy them. Nah, it's just not me. SL is a creative environment for me, and always has been. This is what it's about for me really, improving, testing my skills, and above all else, being creative.