The Many Sides of Lola: Couture

Haute Couture, according to Wikipedia, is defined as high fashion, custom-fitted clothing. A few fashion houses, like Chanel, Dior, and Givenchy, are part of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, and may legally call themselves Haute Couture. The term is used loosely throughout the fashion world.

Although this outfit isn't custom made for me, I took pieces of two outfits to make a look worthy of a House of Haute Couture.

I started with the Light Dress from !Ohmai, but wanted to break it up. I didn't want to wear the whole outfit. I loved the collar, so I knew I wanted to wear that. To incorporate it on LeLutka's Prison skirt, I added the skirt flowers from the Light Dress.

The makeup is Lola (of course), and in the gorgous blue makeup of makeup6. I also have the black lipstick on from Lola, which I love for this look. I felt like te outfit needed a bit more color, so the blue makeup is perfect. The hair is an oldie but a goodie from !lamb.
The Bird Tale lashes from Glam Affair adds some drama to my beautiful face.

And just for fun, I decided to play on te merry-go-round on the Artilleri sim.Weee!

Style Notes:

Skin: [LeLutka]-LOLA_dark-makeup6(D Brows)

Cleavage: [LeLutka] - LOLA Cleavage Volumizer (DARK)

Lipstick: [LeLutka]-LOLA -Lipstic_Dark

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Lashes: -Glam Affair- Bird Tale Lashes

Shape: custom

Hair: !lamb. Witch - Snickers

Top: !Ohmai Light Dress (Top)

Collar: !Ohmai Light Dress (Collar)

Flowers: !Ohmai Light Dress (Flowers)

Skirt: [LeL.Ultra]-PRISON skirt/black

Corset: [LeL.Ultra]-PRISON skirt/black_sash

Poses: [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-You Beast; [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-Wannabe Diva; [LAP] - Dog Eat Dog World-Uh No

Retail Therapy

I went shopping today. Oh, yes I did. I went wild.

One of my favorite purchases today was the Mahrai dress in bloom from Zaara. In this look, I used the skirt and belt from the dress. It is perfect for spring. The femininity of the skirt needed some contrast, so I ran over to COCO. I snapped up something I've had my eye on for a while: the Ruffle Jacket in Black. You all know I love shoulder decorations, and the ruffles are just my cup of tea. Mmm, tea. That sounds good right now.All of the poses I'm using are from Long Awkward Pose, and is part of the SL Daily Deals. Two packs for the price of one! The packs are Wonder Girls, which pays homage to some amazing women on the grid, and Bolly All the Time, a set inspired by Bollywood, India's own version of Hollywood.

Koty

Style Notes:

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius III - Cocoa - Lippy (Cleavage)

Hair: !lamb. Ambrosia - Snickers

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Lashes: -Glam Affair- Bird Tale Lashes

Shape: custom

Skirt: Zaara : Mahari *bloom* (part of dress)

Belt: Zaara : Mahari *bloom* (part of dress)

Top: *COCO*_RuffleJacket(Black)

Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Allure Black

Poses: Long Awkward Pose - Wonder Girls-The Ryker; Long Awkward Pose - Bolly9; Long Awkward Pose - Bolly5

My Favorite Colors

Two of my favorite colors are purple and black. Purple is synonymous with royalty, and black with mystery, sophisicatation, and seriousness. Today's look consists of all purple and black items.Camile by Glam Affair helped me out with this gorgeous black shoulder decoration. I feel like I could fly away in it. To create a more casual look, I added a Chiffon Skirt from So Many Styles. Then, for an air of royality, the Fri.Day tank in Plum was added to the look.

The color black conotates feelings of sophisication, so !lamb's Witch in Snickers was needed. Witch is a high-fashion, but still sophisicated, hairstyle. Adding to the drama is the new Bird Tale lashes by Glam Affair. The purple in this *Cupcakes skin adds a feeling of royalty.

I promised a closer look at the Maitreya Allure shoes, so here they are. They are definitely high-fashion, but the shoes themselves give off a feeling of power. And just look at that detailing. Yumm.

I also used InSight Designs Designer Walls texture in Victorian Plum.

Style Notes:

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius - Cocoa - Haze (Cleavage)

Hair: !lamb. Witch - Snickers

Ears: *UB* Elf Ear *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Shape: custom

Eyelashes: -Glam Affair- Bird Tale Lashes

Shoulder Decoration: -Glam Affair- [ELEMENT] - CAMILE Butterfly Pads

Skirt: {So Many Styles} Chiffon Skirt Plain Black

Top: fri. - Basic.Cami (Plum)

Shoes: Maitreya Gold - Allure Black

Poses: This is a Fawn - Fluffy Pose 9

A Little Bit of Fashion in My Life

If I don't say so myself, I think I'm pretty fashionable. Notice I didn't say fashion-foward. I don't like trends. In today's look, there is not a trend to be seen.

It started with this feathery shoulder decoration I took from a Glam Affair dress, called Vera. I absoultely love it. I'd totally wear it in Real Life, whether people like it or not! Moving on...

Then I took the top from an La Masion Kaestner dress. Its' simplicity balances out the feathers quite nicely, thank you very much. To add some color to the look, I ran over to Whippet&Buck, which is having a 50% off sale at their Imogen location, because Dakota (not me!) is moving in with her Real Life significant other! I got the fatpack of the Georgie tapered pants, and the Electric color makes a great statement against the black.Still, I decided, the look wasn't colorful enough. So I highjacked one of the belts from the new Veschi jumpsuits. I used the blush color, to match with LeLutka's Saffron Pumps in Electric Pink.

The poses are all from the Pose Fair, which will be closing down tomorow. The first pose is from Get Bent, a new-to-me pose shop; they have a set for fluffier girls, which is great. This one is called Show the Curves. The second pose is from (with love & squalor), and is called confessions of a pig. What a great name! I love it. Even though the poses are not specifically made for larger avs, they work well with me. The last pose is from DARE, and is simply called Fierce Deep Lunge.

Koty

Style Notes:

Skin: *Cupcakes - Genius III - Cocoa - Aqua (Cleavage)

Shape: custom

Hair: !lamb. Bang Bang Bob - Snickers

Ears: *UB* Elf Ears *plain*

Eyes: *Zanzo* Aegean (Delphi)

Top: -LMK- Bustier (in black)

Pants: [Whippet&Buck] Georgie Tapered Trousers ELECTRIC Teleport to Whippet & Buck!

Shoulder Decoration: -Glam Affair- VERA Dress - Azure (part of)

Shoes: [LeLetka] - Saffrom Pumps (Electric Pink)

Belt: -Veschi- Jump Her! belt blush

Poses: ..::DARE::.. Fierce Deep Lunge; (with love & squalor) confessions of a pig; Get Bent: More To Love 2 pack: Show the curves (all via Pose Fair)