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MIX+MESH Spring Fashion Fair 2012

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:46:00 +0100

AVENUE Models made it again :)

Our wonderful team worked hard in the past months to bring you a new amazing event… please see a part of the official press release below, and make sure to join us today, Saturday Feb 25 at 1pm SLT for the kickoff of MIX+MESH 2012!!

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AVENUE Models is proud to kickoff the pioneering event of Spring Fashion 2012, MIX + MESH. Join us as we celebrate with two weeks of fashion shows, a styling contest and parties.

MIX + MESH will kick-off this Saturday at The Grove with a sneak peak showcase of exclusive designs from each designer. Over the two weeks, there will be individual designer shows that promise to pique your shopping appetite with a state of the art shopping hud provided by Fashioncentric.

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LOCATION
AVENUE :: MIX + MESH Spring Fashion Fair

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SCHEDULE
Feb 25 – 1pm MIX + MESH Opening Show + Party
Feb 29 – 1pm ALAFOLIE
Feb 29 – 4pm LADIES WHO LUNCH
Mar 01 – 1pm MONS
Mar 01 – 5pm HUCCI
Mar 02 – 1pm AZOURY
Mar 02 – 2pm JADOR
Mar 02 – 5pm TORN
Mar 03 – 1pm RICIELLI
Mar 03 – 4pm VERO MODERO
Mar 03 – 5pm MY PRECIOUS
Mar 07 – 1pm HOORENBEEK
Mar 07 – 4pm MOLICHINO
Mar 08 – 1pm AD CREATIONS
Mar 08 – 2pm SOLIDEA FOLIES
Mar 09 – 1pm LOPO
Mar 09 – 2pm VIOLATOR
Mar 09 – 5pm AMARELO MANGA
Mar 11 – 11am STYLING CONTEST FINALE
Mar 11 – 12pm CLOSING PARTY

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STYLING CONTEST
The MIX + MESH Spring Fashion Fair Contest will take photo submissions from February 25, 2012 until March 7, 2012.

MIX + MESH FLICKR GROUP

For more information please read the MIX + MESH official press release.

LOTD Aug 11 - Summer Casual part 3

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:04:11 +0200

I was invited to the opening of an amazing little new store few days ago: L’amant. You have to go there shopping, Yannick, the owner and designer, has real talent and great fashion eye. L’amant is definetely the perfect store for chic outfits with a vintage twist.

Enjoy this look and happy holidays to everyone!

Credits

Body
skin: Orchid // the body co.
lipstick: LipColor - Glossy Don’t Flatter Yourself // Pididdle
hair: Temprence Hair - Miel // Bliss Couture

Clothing
top: Peace top quarry // Nemesis *coming soon*
skirt: Marguerite Dress - Le berceau de la vie // L’amant *new*

Accessories
glasses: Oversized Shades - Metal // (VW) - now epoque
ring: Trusha rings *gold* // Zaara
scarf: Righteous Muff (Peach) // BOOM
shoes: Ilaida Mojri *jeweled turquoise* gold // Zaara
handbag: 100%PLASTICbag/seashell // LeLutka

Poses
pic 1: Bashful8 // Frozen Panty
pic 2: Miaa04 // Frozen Panty

LOTD Aug 11 - Summer Casual part 2

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:30:00 +0200

Kaysha Piers has finally released her much awaited summer collection and I present here a couple of items. As usual, Osakki does not disappoint: amazing textures, creative designs, colorful and chic. Worthy a visit to her mainstore to create your own casual-chic look for summer!

Also make sure to visit DARE before it definitely closes down. Unfortunately all her poses are gone, but you can still get some of her amazing artworks for free.

Credits

Body
skin: Orchid // the body co.
hair: MKY001 DARK BLONDE // saboteurs

Clothing
top: MARNA.Halter Shag // Osakki *new*
skirt: Star skirt emberglow // Nemesis *coming soon*

Accessories
earring: Nohea gold // LaGyo
bangle: ZERBANI.WoodBangle Cerise // Osakki *new*
shoes: Salience Turquoise // Maitreya Gold

Pose
“I Skip Beats!” // ..::DARE::..

LOTD Aug 11 - Summer Casual part 1

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:04:01 +0200

Today I’m going to post several looks that I put together choosing some of the newest releases of the past couple of weeks in Second Life. The first inspiration for late summer days comes from the new release by Azoury: a cute vintage t-shirt matched to denim shorts and cowboy boots.

This outfit is simply perfect for your summer adventures on the road!

Credits

Body
skin: Orchid (01 Fair) // the body co.
makeup: Fashion eye shadows // Baiastice *old group gift*
hair: Serenity-Auburn // Vanity Hair *new*

Clothing
outfit (t-shirt, shorts and boots): La Tenue Lotus // Azoury *new*
vest: Loire Knit Shrug ~ Brown // {mon tissu}

Accessories
necklace: Big Native Necklace Green // {SMS}
bracelet: Steampunk bracelet - Blue // . Legit . (by Misha Preiz)

Poses
pic 1: Go …Set2.4 // MORPHINE
pic 2: Do it! … Set 2.8 // MORPHINE

AVENUE Models Summer Search 2011 on Flickr. The search is on...

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:54:27 +0200

AVENUE Models Summer Search 2011 on Flickr.

The search is on … be among the best.

AVENUE Models is proud to announce our Models Summer Search 2011.

AVENUE is on the look out for the crème de la crème in the modeling industry. If you have a unique look, cutting edge styling and impeccable runway skills that are unmistakably AVENUE, step forward to be among the best.

More information and application forms are available now at Couture AVENUE http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/AVENUE%20at%20GOL/45/153/22

LOTD Jul 21 - Fresh Summer

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:02:00 +0200

Vibrant colors and a fresh mix and match for today’s look, that was born around one of the new releases by Plume (thanks Fauve! xoxo). Innocence, Plumeria and Jeux d’enfants is the new trio by the talented Fauve Beaumont: three updo hairstyles for Summer, better to be worn with a matching hairbase. All these hairstyles come with ornaments (flowers, hairpins, diamonds) with a color change script. One note: Plume hairs are no modify, but they include a resize script that can be deleted after use.

Credits

Body
skin: the body co. // Orchid (01 Fair) - blonde hair
eyeshadow: cheLLe // (eyeliner) All Niter 3
blush: *Cupcakes // Tattoo Big Blush Layer - Creme
lipstick: cheLLe // (lipstick) Kissable Lipstick (Small: Coral) *new*
hair: *Plume* // Plumeria/Golden *new*

Clothing
top: LeLutka // part of Anna dress (deep)
shorts: LeLutka // SoHo shorts/vanilla

Accessories
earring: [MANDALA] // SENJYU Eearring(L)LEGACY
nails: Mstyle // Rounded Nails - Classic
clutch: Mentine // TYCOON Soft Leather Pochette - Sparkle Blue *new*
boots: SLink // Quinn Kneehigh Taupe

Poses
pic 1 (left): MORPHINE // Go … Set 2.7
pic 1 (right): MORPHINE // Go … Set 2.4

Location
Cafe Adrastea

LOTD Jul 20 - White flower in the desert

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:57:05 +0200

Today’s look is inspired by the recent collection designed by Faint Paulse, who brought innovation and set new trends with tribal elements in a very modern key.

Lately I’ve also searched a new skin that would fit my face and after viewing some options, I chose Orchid, by the body co. I love natural-looking skins, with nude looks that can be easily customized with make-ups in tattoo layers. Orchid is shown here in Fair and comes with blonde, brown or black eyebrow and hair base options. You can find a more detailed picture of the face of this look in my previous post, along with complete credits.

Yesterday I’ve also found out the pose store by a very good model, Hadaluna Daines. She set up a very nice store, with amazing artworks, and poses are great for editorial. Some of them may also be used on the runway with the right outfits. I warmly suggest you to visit Morphine mainstore in-world!

Credits

Body
find more details here

Clothing
headpiece: Ladies Who Lunch // Harem Hijab sunshine *new*
top: AZOURY // part of Le Body Noir Lervia *new*
pants: Ladies Who Lunch // Harem Pants (Glyphs) *new*

Accessories
earring: {SMS} // Native Bead Earrings L Seagreen gold *new*
bangles: {SMS} // Native American Bangles Green L *new*
nails: [MANDALA] // Milky Nails/White
belt: The Secret Store // Scarf Belt - Blue Fog
shoes: Zaara // Ilaida Mojri *jeweled turquoise* silver

Poses
left: MORPHINE // Careful with the moon … Set 1.3
right: MORPHINE // Express yourself … Set 2.9

TIP OF THE WEEK // cubbi.es

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:34:00 +0200

TIP OF THE WEEK // cubbi.es:

Yesterday I was invited to try on Diaspora, a social network that is still under development and will surely need some bugs fixed. It looks like being very similar to Google+, however it is distributed as open-source and it is indeed open to everyone, including the thousands of people who work/enjoy in a virtual world like Second Life and are not accepted under their avatar’s name in social networks like Facebook and Google+ itself.

I’m sure Diaspora will become soon competitive with Google+. What I would like to bring to your attention is a very simple and amazing application that I fell in love with by using Diaspora: cubbi.es.

This is how cubbi.es work:

- register at cubbi.es website

- hold shift and click any picture you find on the web to save it into your cubbi.es account

How easy is that?

It has become my virtual photobook where I can save tons of photos that inspire me. I usually share blog posts I like in my Google Reader, or I “like” tumblr posts, but I’ve finally found a way to archive all my likes and be able to go back and see them all any time.

[update] As I got asked by someone, credits and further info are not saved, but I use Google Reader for that. cubbi.es is so good because it is very simple and allows to go through your online archive in a glimpse when all you want to see is images. I suggest this application to all models in Second Life to keep their fashion inspirations in one place.

Cubbi.es can be connected with Diaspora and Dropbox to share your favorite images. I truly hope developers will add more connection services soon!

Livi // July 2011 skin: the body co. // Orchid (01 Fair) -...

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:35:00 +0200

Livi // July 2011

skin: the body co. // Orchid (01 Fair) - blonde hair
eyebrows: La Malvada Mujer // 8 [Eyebrows tintable]
eyeshadow: [[Mozz]] Cosmetics // Winged Eye (Purple-Gold)
blush: *Cupcakes // Tattoo Big Blush Layer - Creme
lipgloss: Pink Acid // Lip Gloss & Blush Face Make-Up
lashes: [ glow ] studio // Devilicious 00
earring: LaGyo // Mohawk

AVENUE Magazine - July 2011

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:50:00 +0200

After being very busy in the past couple of weeks, I’m glad to be back to my blog by presenting the latest July issue of AVENUE Magazine.

This month AVENUE congratulates the 2011 My Precious Summer Queen, Elle Ahren, and brings you the latest designs from gown designer extraordinaire Agnes Finney.

July issue is meant to tease the senses and offer creative inspiration with special features portraying the talents of designers and artists Sabina Gully of Magika, Maylee Oh of The Secret Store, Zebra Thursday and Bryn Oh.

Enjoy the reading on issuu and stay tuned for new styles and inspirations coming in the next days.

LOTD Jul 6 - Nemesis

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:08:00 +0200

Summer 2011 with Nemesis: in case you’ve missed it when it first come out, make sure to visit Calypso’s mainstore. Her new collection for summer is colorful, cute and allows tons of mix and matches and options for the hottest tropical days.

Credits

Body
Skin: Estelle light makeup 4 // LeLutka
Lipstick: LipColor Matte Peach Schnapps // Pididdle
Hair: Lindsay in Friday // vivie nine *new at Hair Fair 2011*

Clothing
Swimsuit: Sky swimsuit in peony // Nemesis *new*
Pareo: Sunset pareo in negatta // Nemesis *new*

Accessories
Headpiece: Blues roses headband // LaGyo
Necklace: Oiffe in turquoise // Pacadi Jasha
Bracelet: Forest bangle in black // Nemesis *new*
Shoes: Saffron in soft sky // LeLutka

Poses
Pic 1: Fashionista Poses 01 // R.icielli
Pic 2: Female_Snapshot_Runway07 // BeScene Poses (by Dimitri Shinn)

art.AVENUE

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:06:00 +0200

AVENUE of Life is proud to present art.AVENUE, through the eyes of over fifty Second Life® artists, get the true representation of how cancer effects those around us. Some struggle, some grow, some learn, some fight, but together we all RELAY.

Join us Saturday, June 25 for the exhibit opening at 1pm with a live performance from musician and artist Colemarie Soleil. The exhibit will stay open for the public to view and make purchases for one week. Then we close the exhibit with a final auction benefiting Relay For Life on Saturday, July 2nd .

Come be inspired and share in the unique pieces of art that will speak to your heart. Indulge yourself in the creations, beauty and show your support for those who champion cancer everyday. Together we RELAY FOR LIFE.

Opening Event:
Saturday, June 25th at 1pm slt
Live Performance by Colemarie Soleil

Closing Event:
Saturday, July 2nd at 1pm slt
Art Auction

Venue: AVENUE at GOL [101, 127, 2802]

LOTD Jun 24 - Summer flowers

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:22:07 +0200

Three amazing new releases are displayed today and they all remind of warm summer days in the countryside.

Yula Finesmith amazes again with a full outfit, Leah Inspiration 2011, available in several colors. Here I show the beautiful neck piece in white which I fell in love with. I also recently discovered a hair designer unknown to me before who creates stunning curl textures. The hairstyle I show is in promotion, for free on Marketplace until June 28th! Finally, the new exclusive gift by sYs at Couture AVENUE.

Credits

Body
Skin: Candy skin pale // sYs *new gift at Couture AVENUE*
Hair: Charis Mixed Brown // Alli&Ali *free promo until June 28*

Clothing
Top: Bodysuit Spring Green // MonS
Shorts: Neha navy // Zaara

Accessories
Necklace: Leah Inspiration 2011 in white // Finesmith *new*
Ring: Raga // Zaara
Shoes: Rivea pumps yellow flowers // MStyle

Poses
Pic 1: Long Hair 10 // Glitterati
Pic 2: Juicy Haute pose 5 // Manifeste (exclusive at Couture AVENUE) *new*

LOTD Jun 23 - Ready for business

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:02:00 +0200

An outfit to make a strong statement and be ready to do business. Azoury made it again with La Tenue Anios, a mini dress that matches a blouse with delicate textures in yellow, off-white, or orange, with a black leather corset and mini skirt. An elegant touch is given here by the super classic pashmina from Zaara.

Credits

Body
Skin: Pietra Spring mk#5 // KLETVA
Makeup: Pink Gloss & Blush // Pink Acid [new]
Hair: Sakai Updo brune // Labieja (by Micah Kanto)

Clothing
Dress: La Tenue Anios // Azoury [new]
Pants: Billie Jeans // Ladies Who Lunch
Gloves: Nude Half Glove // Royal Blue

Accessories
Shades: Garbo in dodgerblue // LeLutka
Earrings: Galaxy clip // [glow] studio
Scarf: Pashmina shawl Almost Black // Zaara
Bracelet: Mirage Glam Silver/Noir // MOOD
Handbag: Elegant Black Leather Briefcase // First Impressions (by Pukk Abel)
Boots: Lia // Miel

Poses
Pic 1: Juicy Haute pose 1 // Manifeste (exclusively at Couture AVENUE) [new]

[sYs] Exclusive Gift at Couture AVENUE

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:29:10 +0200

Systi and Syane Cisse, owners and designers of sYs, have realized a wonderful new skin,Candy, in a warm makeup perfect for the hottest summer days. Candy is available exclusively at Couture AVENUE and is a gift for all AVENUE Magazine Readers group members.

Couture AVENUE Gift - Includes:
sYs – Candy skin Pale with black or blonde hairbase and cleavage option

Join AVENUE Magazine Readers group, activate your tag, and get a copy of this amazing new creation by sYs, for FREE.

Exclusively at sYs @ Couture AVENUE

AVENUE Magazine - June 2011

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:12:00 +0200

With the heat of summer already upon us get a sneak peak of this seasons trends, hot spots and wildest fantasies.

This month LaCrima designer Sarai Saphir heats up our cover, we take you inside the world of imagination with fashion spreads from Barerose, Ezura and Absolution, AVENUE Homme Role Played and an venture out to Risk City.

Artists amongst us this month we feature, humanitarian Chuck Edman from Avatar Charitable Trust, Frets Nirvana, Chantal Harvey, Carthalis Rossini, and Loup Erin…..and more

Read it online @ issuu.com/avenue

TIP OF THE WEEK // Posing on the runway

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:03:00 +0200

This week’s tip is pretty much visual.

I’m showing you some examples of poses that may happen to be seen on the runway. The following are all very nicely done poses, and work quite well with this outfit. Indeed, there’s no texture distorsion, prims are for the most part displayed correctly and not sinking in other prims or body parts. However, the point of this post is to show how some poses may look good at first sight but they are not really perfect or realistic for a specific outfit if we pay closer attention to details.

I’m wearing a mini dress from the latest Spring collection by Baiastice and I styled it quite funky, with Schimdt boots and a cute neck piece that was part of an old outfit by Beauty Avatar (now Glam Affair). Take your time to study the following poses…

Pose no.1 Dare - Black Cross

Pose no.2 Del May - Balletic Stand

Pose no.3 Corpus - Model 055

Pose no.4 Exposeur - Twisted Motion 2

Pose no.5 Di’s Opera - Contour Line 2 pose 5

All good? Well, not to me.

The first pose actually works nicely with this outfit and it shows it well. I noticed a minor detail that is indicated in the picture. Wrists look a bit distorted and hands are sinking slightly in cuffs. This may be easily fixed by moving cuffs up along the forearms. Beside that, what doesn’t really convince me about this pose is the attitude. The pose is nearly perfect itself, but I don’t believe it emotes well the “funky” attitude I was looking for when I styled this outfit:

I don’t like the following pose with this outfit. First of all, head is tilted back and face is hidden. Moreover, if you carefully check feet, you will notice I am standing on one foot only. You will never see a runway model in rl posing in this complex motion pose and keeping balance on one foot! I think this is a perfect pose for an editorial as it captures a motion, but I would never use this pose on the runway, at least with this type of outfit:

The following, no.3, is my winning pose. It fits the outfit correctly, shows well dress, accessories, and face. I am standing still with both feet on ground, and this pose is emoting my outfit showing some funky attitude that I was looking for:

Lately I sadly noticed that dramatic, editorial-like poses are very often used by runway models in the wrong way. A pose like the following may be acceptable if show concept demands artistic and out-of-the-box poses, or it may perfectly work with some avant-garde outfits. Here I was looking for a funky feeling, but this pose is too much. Besides, you will notice this pose tilts neck too much with the result that collar piece sinks. It looks unnatural. Face is not shown well, and I also don’t like how sleeves are displayed. They are soft big sleeves that are supposed to “lay” on forearms, and not float as with this pose.

The last pose shows well shoes and sleeves, however, being a side pose, collar and the front of the top are completely hidden. A minor imperfection is a fingertip slightly sinking in clothing. All in all, this pose emotes really well, so I would probably use it on the runway only if I could combine it with a good front pose, like no.3 .

Conclusion Each outfit has its own emotion, attitude, and feeling. And very often different stylings create different emotions. Whenever is possible, let’s try to pick runway poses that fulfill all the following: are technically perfect, display the outfit at the best and correctly, and emote the outfit to visually show its attitude.

AVENUE of Life cordially invites you to a 10 hours marathon to...

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:14:00 +0200

AVENUE of Life cordially invites you to a 10 hours marathon to celebrate music and support the American Cancer Society.

A rich line-up with some of the best performers on the grid:

Friday, June 10th, 2011

12PM SLT - Blindboy Gumbo
01PM SLT - POL Arida
02PM SLT - Savannah Coronet
03PM SLT - Freestar Tammas
04PM SLT - Allister Westland
05PM SLT - Lighthouse Mixmaster
06PM SLT - Rapture Damone
07PM SLT - Sojurn Rossini
08PM SLT - Maximillion Kleene
09PM SLT - Edward Kyomoon

Venue: The A LOUNGE

Contacts for more information:

Eric Coiffard
AVENUE of Life | Event Leader
JSP Lounge | Owner

Livia Mastroianni
AVENUE of Life | Team Captain
AVENUE Models | CPO
email: livia@avenuesl.com

LOTD Jun 7 - Azoury

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:11:00 +0200

I love Azoury’s sculpties.

Shoes and prims are always amazing, as well as textures. But what really adds to this winning combo is Mayhem’s creativity. Tenue Rhys is the perfect example of what I’m talking about.

Credits

Body

Skin: Mary Grey // Glam Affair (old TDR)
Eyes: Mesmerize steel // Tuli
Lipstick: Pool Side collection Glossy Yield with teeth // Pididdle
Hair attachment: Eclat Hair dark // LeLutka

Clothing

Outfit: Tenue Rhys // Azoury

Accessories

Helmet: comes with Tenue Rhys outfit
Shoes: come with Tenue Rhys outfit
Bracelet: BlackBarbie in yellow // Finesmith Jewelry

Poses

pic 1: Cyber Chic (prim skirt) // Del May
pic 2: Stand Vegeta 3 // rQ (no longer available)

LOTD Jun 6 - Call Me Flats

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:54:00 +0200

Yesterday AVENUE Models presented a preview of the new Couture AVENUE collection for Summer 2011, JUICY HAUTE.

I may be a little biased here, but I think it’s a little nice idea. Four Couture AVENUE designers, Baiastice, GizzA, Stylissimo and sYs, came together to create 1 collection, Juicy Haute, made of 8 couture pieces for both men and women.

Several guest designers took part to the event and prepared a cute collection of accessories that perfectly complement Juicy Haute items: Baoba, Diorsis Hair Design, Finesmith Jewelry, Gems & Kisses, Lode Hats, LoQ and Manifeste.

Today I’m presenting “Call Me Flats”, the lovely shoes that Gia Pawpad of LoQ created for this event. They are available in tons of colors!

Sales of JUICY HAUTE take place exclusively at Couture AVENUE, here.

Credits

Body

Skin: Estelle fair makeup 2 // LeLutka
Hair: Abbie Overcooked // LeLutka

Clothing

Top: Iris body earth // Ricielli (new collection)
Jacket: Gabriela in crema // Ricielli
Shorts: Ryn highwaisted shorts with bow in black // Kyoot

Accessories

Headpiece: Pine Roots // Lode Hats
Gloves: Brown Half Glove // Royal Blue
Umbrella: Umbrella Pink // Baoba (gift)
Shoes: Call Me Flats in Tan // LoQ (exclusive at Juicy Haute)

Poses

pic 1: BT - Balloon 5 // Body Talking