Winter Wonderland

Fall is upon us, which means it's time to shop for winterwear!  Yay!  and UGH!  Finding winterwear can be harder than just about anything else at times.  Since SL can be perpetual summer, many designers just don't think of that... or don't make things approprate.  Dont' forget the horrors of players not wanting to cover themselves properly for the weather, which is just annoying.  Furs, leather, wool, all those warm things are completely neglected by both designers and roleplayers, but it's very important to keep things feeling as real as possible.

I have lately been on my quest for the perfect winter gear... it has been a rough road.  Even finding a cloak was a challenge.  I bought alot of things... very few are appropriate and none are exactly what I was looking for.  Some I was unable to make fit, some weren't what they were advertized to be, and some are perfectly nice but not what I wanted.  The quest continues for the perfect winter outfit.

So... what am I looking for?  I am looking for something nice, warm and silver or white.  Something like this, only not this color.

It has the look of leathers, pants with an over skirt or long jacket.  The collar and detailing are fabulous, though the dark color hides much of that.  This is a new winter outfit from Ripped, one of my favorite stores, since everything fits me.  The boots are wonderful furry masterpieces that would be fabulous for the snow.

However, as I said... it is the wrong color.  As is the outfit I love from *noe*... a wonderful purple wool one, warm and cuddly... though with a bit more leg showing than I would prefer.  Also comes with nummy warm boots... this one has a lovely scarf as well.

This is fabulous and I love it... again, wrong color.  I will probably put on some tights and wear it anyway though... I'm an elf, I can get away with it, though this is, in general, innappropriate for a human, unlike the Ripped outfit, which would work well on a human female warrior.

The following outfit is what't I've decided for my fall choice.  I found a cloak at NiX... I was terrified when I opened the box and tried it on, oh dear, it was HUGE.  Absolutely frightening... I could have fit three of me in it.  So, I hopped on a pose stand, crossed my fingers and edited edited edited.  Luckily, the creator is a genius and I was able to make it fit myself perfectly.  Under it is a lovely sheath dress... though, I would not reccomend Wunderlich to anyone.  She ruins her lovely, unparalleled texture work by using **shudders** skirt clothing layers.  The saddest thing ever.


I'm fairly happy with it... and the hair was a wonderful find.  I got it as a Red Queen group gift, though the color was a tad odd, the strawberry blond above.  Lovely, but not my colors.  So, I picked it up in white.  The hair binders are texture change with a hud.  It's absolutely perfect.

During my rambles through stores and blogs and xstreet, I stumbled upon a fantastic wonderful fabulous store that is terribly addictive and made me wish I was playing a human so I had a reason to wear the fabulous conctions I found there.  A Touch of Irish is my new favorite store, even though most of it is not stuff I can wear... I did get a couple things... and ther eis one more I think I need....

The texturing on the sweater is lovely, making it look so cuddly cozy... However, again, it's not what I was looking for. The autumn dress below is too cute for words, and again, the designer is my hero and made the skirt moddable in such a way that IT FITS! with just a bit of shrinking.


Shopping List:
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Skins: :[P]:-Lionheart-Myth-Bare The Plastik

Lashes: Miamai_NoAlpha Lashes_N07 Miamai

Hair: [rQ]Prime~HONEYmoon [rQ]

Clothing: Rugged - Brown [SplitVendor] Ripped Mainstore

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clothing - *noe* Elska Violett *noe*

Hair - ploom - Benten - Almond ploom
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Facial Scarring: AQ face tattoo *Broken* SL 2.0 box AQ face tattoo

Hair: [rQPrime~Sterling [rQ]

Eyes: Tacky Star: Across the Universe Eye Set Tacky Star

Clothing: Dress - Wunderlich's Velvet Chains dress - Silver Wunderlich's
Cloak - [NZ] Medieval Cloak - DoubleCloak - Silverfox NiX at Celtic Rose

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clothing: Music Sweater Skirt Set Touch of Ireland

Hair: [rQ]Prime~Sterling*LOCKs@o2 [rQ]

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Clothing: Samhain Festival Dress Touch of Ireland