Ely à la mode(l)

I personally owe Elysium Eilde, designer of the fabulous Elymode and photographer extraordinaire, all the credit for becoming Miss Australia in Miss Virtual World and 4th Runner Up for 2009. A distant memory yes, but it was entirely her capture of Chalice from those days that got me through the door and into the audition process. I don't think there's much Ely hasn't mastered in SL and her quality clothing is like a culmination of all of her creative talent honed throughout the years.

Ely sent me one of her new releases called Cyd's, a cute collection of leather skirts, tops and shrugs available in Taupe, Brown, Purpleberry and Teal that has six color change accents to choose from. It's super cool and expertly textured to reveal amazing detail like seams, folds and creases. Her attention to this brings the outfit to life.

I've shown the outfit in Taupe with Brown accents but the possibilities are endless.

I hope you love Cyd's as much as I do.

Credits:
Hair: Addison in Marilyn tone by LeLutka
Skin: Daylight skin by Bare Sensual
Eyeshadow Tattoo: Smoke in Leaves by cheLLe
Skirt, Top and Shrug: Cyd's by Elymode
Boots: Bloom by Maitreya
Bag: Tote by Berries Inc.
Necklace: Antique Rose by gisele
Hat: Teresa by Elegance Hats

Bare Sensual - A Happy Skin Story.

I know this green print dress from MichaMi, guest designer at The Dressing Room last week, has been on the feeds a bit but I loved it so much I had to join in too.

My post today was born from the thrill one feels when you find a new skin that you pop on and fall in love with. My thrill is always heightened when the skin is sent to me to blog or I purchase it really cheaply. I fist pump and delight in the fact that while we have our big kahuna skin barons that charge big prices, we also have a wealth of talented skin designers plugging away with amazing results. This Midnight skin from Bare Sensual found it's way in my inventory as a blogger gift with little information in the folder about the new release but a challenge to bloggers to bring them to life. The Midnight skin was my absolute favorite...retro, strong yet soft and photographs like a dream. Bare Sensual has a huge variety of skins and at such reasonable prices too. For the uninitiated, seriously, go look.

The shoes I'm wearing are called Fame Pumps from LeLutka shown here in black. You can wear just the shoes or accessorize with plain or striped knit leg warmers with color change script. The bag, a leather and wood tote in olive from +plus is a gift so go grab it before the gift horse closes its mouth.

Credit:
Skin: Midnight by Bare Sensual.
Hair base and attachment: Puka in Essence from Vanity Hair.
Eyes: Dazzling Misty Eyes by LAQ.
Lashes: Innocent lashes (smooth) by glow studio.
Dress: Green Print Dress by MichaMi.
Shoes: Fame Pumps by LeLutka.
Bag: Gift from +plus.
Earrings: Make by Brinks Lemmon (LulaLe) - no longer available.
Necklaces: Exotic by Natural Beauty (Miah McAuley).