An Explosion of Art...

Tonight's blog is at once an explosion of newness, and a remeberance of past joys.  But to set the stage let me first give you a quote:

My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.

John Lennon 

As you may have gathered form that quote what I want to talk about in this article is art.  One of the most amazing aspects of Second Life for me is the plethora of arts and artists that inhabit this virtual world of ours.  From the clothing we wear, to the home we live in everything here has sprung from the imagination and talents of digital artists.   Tonight I will examine the works of two artists of Second Life.  First from Ghee is Warm Clarity, the next and certainly not least is Yula Finesmith.  From Warm I received one of her Animated gowns.  Yes, this beautiful gown is alive with swirling colors and light and movement.  It is a joy to behold.

It may be impossible for me to adequately describe this gown, but I shall try.  Imagine the pattern of this gown comes to life.  There is movement and a unique swirl that seems to circle one's body.  It is alot of fun to watch and to wear.   Well, I could go on for hours about how cool this gown is, but I'll never get this article completed, so let's trudge ahead.  

This next part is going to be hard for me.  There is only one set of jewels that could even begin to work with a dress this unique.  I am lucky that this was the set made for me by Yula Finesmith.  The Maniko set is one of the most exciting and versatile sets I've seen from FINESMITH and it fits this gown so well.  Static pictures simply do not do this combination justice.  You really have to see the two working together to get the entire picture.  Trust me on this point dear readers, this combination will ROCK any place you wear it.  Just do yourselves a favor and have the LM for Finesmith and Ghee at the ready, you will be passing them out all night...

My poses are from Posesion's Giz and Haute sets.

xoo
Chevia

Chevia's Shopping List

Dress:   Animated Gown by Ghee

Jewels: Maniko by FINESMITH
Shoes:  Marilyn Sandals by Gos

Poses:  Giz and Haute sets by Posesion

Do You Want to Dance Under the Moonlight?

Do you want to dance under the moonlight
Hold me baby all through the night
Oh baby
Do you want to dance?
Do you, do you, do you
Do you want to dance with me baby...
 Do You Want to Dance - The Beachboys


My dear readers, there are a huge number of genres for fashion in Second Life.  As new Designers join the ranks of fashion producers, they bring with them a unique sense of style ll their own.  Such is the case with Ghee.  Now I love researching things, and the first item that piqued my curiosity was the origin of the name - Ghee.  I have to admit my first thought was that this is the martial arts outfit.  A quick trip to Designer Warm Clarity's profile straightened me right out:

~ghee~ is a labor of love.
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ghee (n.) Ghee is the pure butterfat left over after the milk solids and water are removed from butter. It's used widely in Indian cooking, and the word ghee is the Hindi word for fat. Ghee might as well be a synonym for clarified butter.
[Hindi gh, from Sanskrit ghtam; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]

Indeed, as you will shortly see, the fashions coming out of Ghee are indeed labors of love...  For today's look I immediately looked at the Ghee Geometric dress.  This dress is available in two styles, one with hood up the other with hood down.  I chose hood down and charged on.  The very first thing you will notice is the pattern... it is bold, it is in your face, and it is trendy as all heck.  Really well done and very eye catching.

When I first saw this outfit on, I felt like dancing, so tht guided my styling choices.  Looking for a somewhat demure yet exciting club look, I added my favorite Maitreya Jazz boots in a complementary crimson to give a nice dash of color to the outfit. Sort of hard to miss huh? 

To add additional flair and a touch of excitement, I added some pieces from the FINESMITH Nes set in Ruby.  Coupled with the crimson boots, me have a stylish and sexy outfit.  As I said at the beginning, I was thinking of dancing when I started this styling.  And as soon as I finish this article, that is exactly where  am headed!  The Ghee Geometric is an exciting and versatile outfit.  It is a fun piece to play with and style. 

My poses are from Posesion's Giz and Haute sets.

xoo
Chevia

Chevia's Shopping List

Dress:   Geometric by Ghee

Jewels: Nes by FINESMITH
Shoes:  Jazz boot by Maitreya

Poses:  Giz and Haute sets by Posesion