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Baiastice is pure ‘Catwalk Crack’

Baiastice is pure ‘Catwalk Crack’

by Lisa Millar ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

I have a confession to make. I’m sort of  sat on the fence about designer fashion. Sometimes it can be just so brutally pretentious that I find it completely off-putting, and with so many talented designers in world why bother to go the trouble and expense of seeking out SL Haute Couture?  After all,  with so many stores catering to all tastes and budgets in world what on earth is the point in being super picky? Besides, is there such a thing as haute couture in SL anyway? What is it that elevates the work of one designer above all the rest?

Yesterday I attended an event that has completely readjusted my perceptions of fashion in SL and has shown me what I have been missing out on.  Not  that I don’t love everything that I blog on these pages, oh  I do so very much..but last night I felt as though a veil was lifted and my peering through got me a taste of what I’ve been missing out on….and one taste was all it took for me to get addicted,  leaving me with a  lustful longing for more of the same deliciousness that I saw.

It’s official – I have taken ‘Catwalk Crack’ and I LOVED IT.

So what instigated this fashion frenzy that I find myself in? ‘Baiastice’ did.  I was lucky enough to attend the ‘Baiastice’ fashion event hosted by the MAD Modelling Agency last night and it was the grandest and most stunning occasion that I have ever attended in SL to date. 

Sissy Pessoa is the Rome based designer behind the label, and the show concentrated on her couture and carnival gowns, set against a sumptuous backdrop inspired by the masked ball featured in the movie, ‘Eyes Wide Shut’.  The presentation was elegantly stunning; a long white catwalk flanked by rows of white chairs against a backdrop of chandeliers and paintings of Marie Antoinette. 

 The models were some of the most professional that I have yet to see work in SL.  I have been to a few fashion shows before, but these girls seemed to know better than most about accommodating lag and not changing poses too often, BUT  just enough for you to get a feel for the movement of the clothing.  Believe me it was an event that could have been ruined by the lag as it was so crowded with all the movers and shakers of SL  in attendance. (I lost count of the amount of CEOs, Editors and Journalists that were present) The score for the event was perfect too, DJ Kromus Korobase created a sensational mix for the models to strut to.  (You can download the music here actually, which of course I have done and am still enjoying) To complete the package Nemi Mccoy delivered a commentary on the event that was poetic perfection.

But of course it was the clothes that made it. Everything I saw on the catwalk last night could best be described as ‘results wear’-the kind of clothing that you wear and get the exact result that you wanted. The collection I saw made me feel a complete fashion beginner.  Perfect isn’t a word that should be used lightly, but there wasn’t any outfit shown last night that couldn’t be described as such.  This was fashion on a *GRAND* scale.  The fabrics were gauzy and flowed beautifully (well they would have done were it not for the lag!) and were skilfully put together with imagination and flair. The colours were beautiful (I even liked a pink outfit which is unheard of for me) and the textures looked luxurious.  You could see that a lot of love and damned hard work had gone into producing this collection.

If I am honest Sissy Pessoa is the kind of designer that once you discover her work, you don’t want to share. No one had ever shared her with me until last night, and I can see why you would want to keep this one all to yourself.  The clothes and the hats and the bags and the whole caboodle are just too special to share with just anyone.  You want to keep ‘Baiastice’ all to yourself..but that would be such an injustice.  EVERYONE in SL needs to see this kind of work because it’s the epitome of virtual fashion design and pisses on some of the absolutely horrific stuff that is out there in our metaverse.  When you see work this good it just shows what truly can be created when you put your mind to it.

After the show finished (it was an hour but I would have been happy for it to go on much, much longer) I stuck around at the after party for a while before I was booted out of SL.  I guess the lag monster was too much for my laptop to handle in the end.  I was all ready for logging back in but then decided to leave it so that I could savour what I had just witnessed for a little while, and made a promise to myself to visit the store today.  I’ve just been and yes, all the catwalk beauty from last night is there for you to enjoy. I need a second virtual mortgage to be able to buy all the outfits that I fell in love with, but they aren’t as highly priced as you would think.  The store is brimful with lovely wares, but the only problem is the images are static so you don’t get to enjoy how the clothing flows and moves as you glide around. 

Chance it..I insist that today you check out ‘Baiastice’ and invest, because if you know quality and originality then you will NOT be disappointed.  And to prove my point, take a look at the slideshow of images I took last night.  Apologies for the quality, as I said the lag was terrible, BUT it gives you a tantalising flavour of what was on offer from one of SL’s most exciting designers:)

Oh, and fellas if you fancy taking your beloved somewhere special for Valentines Day, may I suggest you treat her to an ensemble from ‘Baiastice’ to wear at the event?  (You’ll also find some scrumptious undies in store which are perfect for peeling off your beloved after you’ve wined and dined)

Kitty Confesses! ( Alas, not as exciting as it first may seem!)

Kitty Confesses! ( Alas, not as exciting as it first may seem!)

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Apologies Kitty readers as this week I haven’t had much in the way of clothing shoppage to report on.  That’s because I’ve been spending all week running around like my bum was aflame completely re-jigging my island.  From installing a beautiful new house, to buying furniture and placing it, it’s incredible how much time it takes! Have you ever noticed that strange phenomenon where you log in at say 9am and next minute it’s the afternoon? That’s been the story of my week.  It really never ceases to amaze me how engrossed I still become in-world.  Just like real-life, you find yourself doing one thing, you get distracted, and end up doing something else entirely! .  (Of course  I’ve already touched on the phenomenon of bumping into friends in the most unlikeliest of places this week, but sometimes the parallels with reality are just astonishing)
One thing that always makes me snigger in a completely juvenile way are the sex shops.  I haven’t been to Strokerz Toys since I first joined, and having re-visited yesterday I can assure you  it’s still as entertaining as ever.  The sex rooms that this kind of store tend to offer are always packed with noobs there for their first taste of virtual naughtiness.  I wonder for how many it’s their last? Virtual sex can be entertaining in a funny way, but I can count the times that I have participated on one hand- once the novelty of contorting your virtual self into all sorts of positions you couldn’t achieve in real life has worn off, I find myself concluding that, like Boy George, I’d rather have a cup of tea! However I must confess that I did treat myself to an ASTONISHING bed and accompanying furniture for the master bedroom of the house.  This is where I confess something..I didn’t buy it for the fact that you can engineer every position under the sun using this bed, oh no.  I bought it because the sheets can be moved and you can look as if you’re sleeping underneath them. 

There is NO hope for me is there? Only I could buy one of the biggest and best sex beds in SL purely because you can cover yourself up, not because of the hours of virtual rumpy pumpy this bed can proffer. 

I’m off to put the kettle on..Fancy a brew?

RL vs SL -Why SL is better. Part 1-Moving House.

RL vs SL -Why SL is better. Part 1-Moving House.

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  1. No stupid daft money grabbing estate agents, you go and find a house you like, take it home, rez it and voila! Easy as Pie:)
  2. Should you grow to dislike aformentioned house, you get another one.  Simple.
  3. The boxes you use can be deleted after you’ve unpacked rather than re-cycled or thrown into landfill! (Eco Kitty ahoy!)
  4. No issues with damp/double glazing/central heating.  No need for any dodgy electricians or plumbers. 
  5. If you don’t like the colour/texture of *ANYTHING* in said house you can change it (Provided it’s Mod/Copy.  I know copy ain’t a prequisite on that but PLEASE make them or you will cry. Lots.)
  6. You will NEVER have to dust/vacumn/do the laundry/cook breakfast/boil a kettle/make the beds or do anything remotely domesticated UNLESS you want to.  (This is why tonight while I’ve been re-arranging my furniture in my happy shiny new love house I’ve laid out cooking paraphernalia that would put Nigella to shame.  Even though I HATE cooking and Jez cooks every night for us in RL. I also have an iron and ironing board in SL..go figure that one out, because I hate bloody ironing.  The day they invent truly creaseless clothing will be the day I run around my town centre stark bollock naked screaming ‘Hullabulloo!’ at the top of my lungs.)
  7. You can put completely mad/random things in or on your house and *no-one* will batter an eyelid.
  8. Re the last point, it doesn’t even have to be a house.  It can be a teapot. A Wellington boot. A giant purple llama. Whatever floats your boat!

I’ll be posting pictures of my new residence shortly.  It’s ever so exciting- I love arranging the furniture and objects.(Although I swear I’ve lost some stuff from my inventory over the past couple of days..anyone else had that issue?)

Re last point I was RIGHT! Check this out, but alas it hasn’t made a pootle of difference, so I’m going to have to raise a support ticket.  Remember my posts on Kaneva recently? Let’s see how good to go the Lindens are at dealing with inventory issues….

Thoughts and jottings on big business in SL…

Thoughts and jottings on big business in SL…

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I really wanted a snazzy title for this pretence at intelligence on my part, but alas, not a witty thought or suitably rude word has popped into my bonce.  So you’ll just have to have it vanilla…

The huge multi-national company that I work for is currently exploring ‘Second Life’, and virtual worlds.  You kind of take it for granted that companies in the IT industry  will want to exploit new technology and virtual happenings as soon as they become viable (and fashionable) but in reality it isn’t as easy as it sounds.  You would think that SL would be a perfect virtual environment to exploit by big business, and in theory it is, but it’s actually a problematic one. There are so many things to consider for a start.  Security is of paramount importance for a start.  If you have a big business then you’ll have a big network, with an equally big firewall to boot,  and they are a huge problem to get around and a costly one at that.  Additionally, what is a business presence in SL suited for? Well, it has a great publicity value and there’s the novelty of being in a virtual world ( how cool is it to drop by an office in world and deposit your CV into a virtual mailbox?)..BUT..once that novelty wears thin, is there any practical benefit? I’ll be honest- I don’t think there is YET  and I think RL businesses may be getting wise to this too.  After all, we’ve recently  seen  Pontiac leave SL behind.
You could argue that SL can enable people to attend meetings from wherever they are in world.  Ok, that’s a good idea, and in principal of course it’s entirely possible but can it  genuinely meet business needs such as  facilitating powerpoint presentations?  No, not really, what if the lag monster got you stuck on a slide or your meeting was  suddenly interrupted by thousands of bouncing Mario’s courtesy of your friendly neighbourhood griefers.   (There is a virtual answer better suited to business-Qwaq, but it has none of the bells and whistles that makes Second Life so visually attractive)So let’s look at it from the green perspective- obviously you can see that it would have it’s advantages there.  No daily commute so therefore no petrol emissions for a start, but hang on a minute, don’t forget that  your avatar has a carbon footprint as well! (Oh yes it does,  you run your PC on electricity, and think of all those servers running Second life) That doesn’t even include the operator behind the av, who needs heat and light and boils the kettle and flushes the loo on a regular basis as well. Is this virtual life a greener alternative?   You can offset your avatar, as I’ve previously blogged, but is it really correct to  that virtual worlds will revolutionise business in the real world in the very near future?  My honest opinion is that I don’t think it will straight away…BUT  we’re well on the way to getting there so it IS important for global brands to at least take tentative steps to get their feet through the virtual door.  With that in mind I think that 2008 is going to see even more big names in our world getting ready for when virtual living can revolutionise the way we work. Until then, I’m going to enjoy it as a way to rest and play.  Besides it’s a much less calorific alternative to Mars bars….