Tomorrow, the 8th, will see bloggers from all over the grid posting their favourite looks created by Nefaria, the genius behind the labels Ivalde and L’abel. Yes, I’m a little early- I needed to get this done now because I start night-shifts in RL on Monday, but I wanted to pay tribute to a Second Life instituition. It seems that so many esteemed names are leaving the grid at the moment; first we had Miriel and now Ivalde and it’s a worrying trend. These are the designers who helped establish the benchmark for metaverse fashion, and we really should be thankful for that.

Ivalde leaves behind a huge legacy. Nef’s store was always busy when I visited, was often featured in the hunts, and her Christmas gifts are legendary..but it was her ability to create evocative fashion from throughout the ages, be it a roaring 1920’s flapper dress or a 1970’s pantsuit ( I have that!) that established her as a favourite across the grid. Whatever look and era you were after you could find it at Ivalde.
I have a number of items from Ivalde, but I wanted to feature this one, the ‘Marilyn Wiggle Dress’. Ivalde produced a collection based upon classic Marilyn Monroe styles which I absolutely adored, and this was the epitome of the collection for me. The colour and texture and styling are just beautiful and I utterly adore it. I’ve teamed it with jewellery from Purple Rose for a beautiful classic look…lovely isn’t it?
Thank you so much Nef for the wonderful creations that you made for us all to enjoy, and the very best of luck with all your future endeavours xx ( Which you can read about here)

STOP PRESS! Ivalde’s friends have created her a store on the Retrology sim..how amazing is that?!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT!!!