Thursday, June 25, 2009

FNKY! and Cake

FNKY! and Cake have combined forces to offer two stores in one. There is some clothing, sunglasses, boom boxes, baseball caps, skins, and hair, hair, hair. The items seem a bit expensive compared to what I have seen elsewhere. As always, try out the demos before you buy.







Price Range:
  • Hair, L$200-450
  • Skins, L$1,100-1,850
  • Clothes, L$150-600
  • Shoes, L$300-400
  • Accessories, L$150-400
  • Eye Packs, L$500
Owner/Staff: Funk Schnook- FNKY! Owner, Stumbelina Ophelia- Cake Owner

In Their Own (Key) Words:
FNKY! by FUNK. High quality skins, suits, shoes, sunglasses, hats, clothing, jewelry, eyes, accessories plus more.

Female skins, flexi hair, clothes, eyelashes, shapes and anims by Stumbelina Ophelia.
Language(s): English

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/FNKY%20Cake/129/76/24 (Mature)

Last Updated: June 25 2009

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Pixel Mode

I was scouring Second Life for a set of copyable nails without much luck. Then I happened upon Pixel Mode that not only offered a set of scripted prim nails that include copy permissions, but also an extensive set of sexy outfits and shoes. Plus Pixel Mode has some model pre fab homes on display just outside the store.








Price Range:
  • Clothes, L$50-600
  • Shoes, L$50-300
  • Accessories, L$75-350
  • Poses, L$100
  • Jewelry, L$100-300
Owner/Staff: Tya Fallingbridge- Owner

In Their Own (Key) Words:
BOOTS Hats Lashes, Eye,Phone,Club, Shoes, Lingerie, nails, sculpted sunglasses,Jewelry,Schmooze,Hair, Smart Skirt,Prefabs 7 Seas Fishing, PM, sculpt, prim, Alloy, Falli
Language(s): English, Typish

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pixel%20Dreams/157/195/24 (Mature)

URL: http://blog.pixelmodestudio.com/

Last Updated: June 21, 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

MichaMi

MichaMi is filled with upscale lingerie and causal wear at reasonable prices.









Price Range:
  • Clothes, L$50-250
  • Accessories, L$75
Owner/Staff: Milla Michinaga- Owner

In Their Own (Key) Words:
Dressing SL fashionistas.

Women's wear, couture, sexy, chic, outfits, bustier, leggings, blouse, pencil skirt, suit jacket
Language(s): English, Svenska, Español, Italiano, Suomea

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Muse/84/95/23 (Mature)

URL: http://www.michami.net

Last Updated: June 18, 2009

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Analog Dog

Analog Dog is one of the many hot spots in Second Life for hair. Here value is the selling point as Analog Dog offers flexible hair in four different packages; light, medium, dark and splash. Each package features a change HUD (heads up device). A cool design feature of the store is that the floor is water, hence the slogan "Come get your feet wet!!"

Other features is a free hair pack on your SL birthday and that the sales area offers hair for 150 or less, some for 1. And don't miss the prize chairs on the beach.








Price Range:
  • Hair, L$200-350
  • Hair Accessories, L$123-298
  • Sale Hair, L$1-150
Owner/Staff: Queue Marlowe- Owner

In Their Own (Key) Words:
hair, flexi hair, flexi curls, long hair, short hair, flexi afros, men's hair, braids, fantasy hair, wild hair, bangs, fringe, realistic hair, photo real hair, new hair, updos, wigs, flexi wigs, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, a
Language(s): English

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Analog%20Dog%20Hair/95/190/21(Mature)

Last Updated: June 17, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Redgrave Mens/Womens Skin & Fashion

Redgrave offers a decent selection of fashions and skins for men and an awesome collection of skins and shoes for women. There are 41 female skins with eyes and makeup packs, some with free hair knots, over a dozen pairs of shoes, plus jewelry and clothing. Did I mention forty one different skins for female avatars? Quality did not suffer for quantity. All I could think was "wow!"

The shoes are truly innovative an unique. You won't see anything else like them in Second Life. (Or maybe you will, if you do let me know.) The sneaker heal is to die for. You must go to the store and check it out. And as an upstanding merchant the store provides information on how to optimize lighting so avatars look their best, rebaking textures for when things go wrong, and how to best fit hair.












Price Range:
  • Skins, L$990
  • Makeup Bundles, L$2,990
  • Mascara, L$90, Mascara Pack L$690
  • Shapes, L$390
  • Eyes, L$100
  • Jewelry, L$50-300
  • Shoes, L$120-350
  • Clothes, L$200-1,200
Owner/Staff: Emilia Redgrave- Owner

In Their Own (Key) Words:
Most realistic & instyle Fashion and Skins you can get. Clothes Sculptie Shoes Skins Eyes Eyelashes Jewelry casual realism jeans suits jackets shirts sweaters pants jackets cargos shorts dresses tops
Language(s): English, German

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/REDGRAVE%20Womens%20Fashion/245/231/23 (Mature)

Last Updated: June 16, 2009

Stiletto Moody

Stiletto Moody's shoes can be summed up in one word, expensive. The shoes look awesome and the higher end "Bare" models of offer scripted color and nail changes for the included sculpured feet. There is no other shoe like them in Second Life, at least that I've seen.

A down side of the Bare models is that you are not wearing a shoe, you're wearing a gadget and customer support is questionable at the moment. When I teleported to the store I immediately fell through the prim used for the ground outside the store. I tried to bring this up to the manager on duty, but was ignored. A friend of a friend bought a pair of Moody shoes and has a problem with the straps showing properly. She's followed the directions with no luck. She tried to contact the store's support but was also ignored. On the positive side she did say it was easy to match skin tone.

The Bare models are cool to see, buy only if you have the Lindens to burn and are willing to wear gadgets on your feet. The more typical color change/walk sound shoes and boots are a safer bet, and they look just as fabalous.





Pictured above is a Bare foot in shoe model.



Price Range:
  • Shoes, L$825-5,499
  • Accessories, L$699-1,199
  • Accessories, L$195
Owner/Staff: Stiletto Moody- Owner

In Their Own (Key) Words:
High Heels , Heels , Boots , Overknees , Shoes , Fetishboots, Latex Overknees, Pumps, Plateaus, Fetishplateaus, Fetish, Photostudio , Art and more

sculpted high heel women female shoe pump platform sandal boot slingback croc d'Orsay Pinup wedges mary jane gladiator boot peep toe Lucky lingerie sexy walk bra patent leather stilleto stilletto sculptie moody gen2 generation panties gar
Language(s): English

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stiletto%20Moody/32/48/34 (Mature)

Last Updated: June 16, 2009

Armyst Design

I kept hearing about Armyst Deisgn and finally found my way to the store. It was actually pretty hard to find the main store because Second Life's search has some major weaknesses.

The majority of designs are latex fetish designs and the shoe and boot collection is large and stylish. There are a few casual items off in a corner, but you are not going to visit this store for sweaters. I do think the items are a bit expensive compared to other designers.









Price Range:
  • Clothes, L$95-478
  • Shoes, L$250-578
  • Accessories, L$195
Owner/Staff: Panjomy Ames- Owner

In Their Own (Key) Words:
High Heels , Heels , Boots , Overknees , Shoes , Fetishboots, Latex Overknees, Pumps, Plateaus, Fetishplateaus, Fetish, Photostudio , Art and more
Language(s): English

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Oeconomica/219/15/26 (Mature)

Last Updated: August 18, 2009

Absolut Creation

You have to hand it to French designers. Absolut Creation's offers some of the best high quality clothing in Second Life. Styles range from formal to fetish. Taking up half a SIM the store includes departments for Lingerie, Classique, Vinyl, and Fetish BDSM. Oh, and of course Shoes.

Some of the fetish designs are inspired by real life models and designers. Ginger Chevalier has their full approval for usage, showing how well people in Second Life respect copyrights. Inspiration comes from Susan Wayland, Bianca Beauchamp, Martin Perreault, Puimond and Vex.

For the bargain hunter there are prize chairs and freebies. Reseller kits are available as are creator packages that provide full permission TGA (Targa) and PSD (Photoshop) files.











Price Range:
  • Clothes, L$150-900
  • Shoes, L$390-500
  • Skins, L$800-3,800
Owner/Staff: Ginger Chevalier- Owner

In Their Own (Key) Words:
wellcom in new sim ABSOLUT CREATION of Ginger Chevalier, fashion dresses Classique, Wedding dresse , vinyl latex rubbet , corset , shoes , Mall , TGA alpha texture , art deco 1930 style , waterfall , dance ,classique dresse haute coutur
Language(s): français et un peux anglais

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Enchanted%20Paradise/3/86/32 (Mature)

URL: http://absolut-creation.magix.net/website/

Last Updated: June 16, 2009