A girlfriend of mine once proclaimed,
"I have seen the future and it is mesh!" We all upgraded our
viewers and raced to acquire as many alphas as we could.
Some of us …
<shudder> … went so far as to trash all of our prims as fast as a Torley
Linden tutorial. But now we know, the future of SL Fashion is instead an
eclectic mix of flexi, mesh AND prims.
"Prims can be your best friend...
love me some prims," says Kiana Lexenstar. I’m paraphrasing her
words slightly. Kiana's modeling resume is an impressive one, having
graduated from MVW Academy, and being represented by at least thirteen agencies
over the past four years. These days
Kiana is helping to organize open casting calls for Dougie Boxen's Style
Kingdom Magazine. I had the pleasure of taking a couple of runway lessons
from Kiana, who was also working with Payton Haron to teach runway novices a
thing or two about live fashion modeling. Payton herself was SL's fashion model
of the year in 2008.
If you haven't had the chance to join
one of the various fashion open castings in SL, you definitely should. These
competitions are for those who love fashion, shopping, and a stiff creative
challenge. SL Fashion veterans like Kiana and Payton form a close-knit group,
and it's also fun to listen to their brutally nostalgic bonding sessions.
Open casting call challenges can be a
lot like a virtual SL version of "Project Runway". Once the
challenges are announced, participants scour their inventories and the Market
Place for parts that will uniquely present the fashion fusion judges are
looking for. Hopefully the items are at least "Mod" to facilitate
creative adjustments (like sailboat hair for instance).
Last week's theme at Style Kingdom was
"Pirate Couture". Lira Saviro got props and kudos for her steampunk
pirate combo. For me, a Google image search of "pirate couture"
gave me the inspiration to find a cropped military jacket that was nautical in
style. Ruffles a la "couture" from three different outfits got me the
Victorian pirate element I was looking for. Finding a dramatic black skirt
short enough to show off my red over-the-knee boots from Bax was a challenge,
but A&E's "Parisian skirt" had enough flair, and only needed to
be raised and resized slightly.
I had to ponder the accessories
carefully as they can make or break an outfit. I put on heavy eye makeup that
would make Jack Sparrow proud. But hats
are a pain to fit, so I opted for A&E'S Cele hair instead because it is an
updo reminiscent of an old seaman’s bicorne. Eyepatch, skull, and sword?
Too much, and over the top I thought fatefully. So I selected a prim of
ruffled flowers, in pirate red and black, that was dutifully waiting for action
from deep inside my virtual closet. I attached them to my hip to serve as
a "sword couture" at just the right spot so that they wouldn’t
swagger unnaturally. And finally, I selected a fierce Victoria Secret,
stomping style of a walk to go with my poses. I received comments from
the judges not unlike those received by others;
"Not piratey at all," said
one judge. "Bad walk."
But truthfully I had a blast and can't
wait to do this again and again. I love the company Dougie's people provide,
and the crazier their feedback to me, the better. You won't find thick
skin from Redgrave or anywhere in the MP. But that's okay, just stock up
on your prims, and attach to your alphas and mesh in style. The future is
here, and it's primtastic!
For more on the
Style Kingdom Open Casting call, visit www.stylekingdommagazine.com
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