DCNY_July DCNY Girl Winner Tempest Hennesy

DCNY_July DCNY Girl Winner Tempest Hennesy, originally uploaded by Anessa Stine.

Shape: by STYLES V Bodies by Ohren
Skin: [Lorelei] by DCNY (soon to be released)
Hair: AKAMI by .::MADesigns Hair::.
Outfit: Fay by DCNY (soon to be released)
Shoes: Marilyn by Stiletto Moody

Photographer: Anessa Stine

If you have tried to TP to the Main Store at Xalapa, or wondered why things have been a little quiet lately, have no fear! DCNY is still here, in fact they are hard at work rebuilding the entire sim to make your shopping experience even better.

Live and Let Love

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DCNY Girl – July 09

DCNY Girl – July 09, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

Since it’s said that idle hands are devil’s work, I’ve managed to keep myself busy since stepping down from a super administrative position. It’s given me the chance to get back to the one thing I love almost as much as partner in all… modeling!

This time the opportunity comes in the form of being elected as this month’s (July 09) DCNY girl! I have to say that I am very excited about this position. Owned by Dave Casanova, DCNY carries from casual to formal, to skins. All well crafted and well thought out. While most of SL fashion have very definite European influences, and there’s not a thing wrong with that, it’s nice to see a North American, east coast (to me, anyway), flavor to clothing, and DCNY have definitely captured that.

It’s only going to be for a month but do look out for more from DCNY, and me, during that time and definitely stop in! It’s worth the teleport!

DCNY Clothing Co. Main Store

The Garment Rack: Hair Fair 2009 – Locks of Love

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This week (starting June 20th, 2009) Second Life fashionistas have been treated to the 4th annual Hair Fair benefiting Locks of Love (http://www.locksoflove.org/index.html)… an organization even my RL 16 year old daughter cut off her hair to donate to. In spite of the horrific lag, the constant shouting to remove ao’s, and nagging people about their ARC’s, the turn out was, and continued to be, fantastic. Many of SL’s fashion elites set up shop for those of us who have found ourselves running the virutal treadmill of same style same shop.

While getting all that caught my fancy would probably send myself and my husband into bankruptcy, I did manage to get away with some awesome finds; two of the many being from KMADesigns and Analog Dog (both featured in my pictures but with so much more to choose from you can certainly pick up where I had to leave off. Remember me when you all are rocking those fantastic looks and, remember, your purchase helped a little girl or boy, just out of chemo, feel fantastic about themselves!

The Garment Rack: Limited Edition Blessings!

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These days, more and more, people… models… supermodels have been finding themselves less of a relatively original statement, and more of a cookie cutter version of everyone else. Yes, it is our jobs to set example for how the designers have wanted their clothing seen and, perhaps, worn with a bit of mixing and matching but it is also our jobs to try to be a little avante garde; to be able to /set/ that example. With more designers putting what’s already been out (sometimes for months) into current shows, remaing ahead of the game has become more and more of a challenge for my Sisters and Brothers of industry.

Amutey DeCuir to the rescue! Bliss Couture (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gown/148/141/282) has taken a stand that I’ve seen more and more of the designers with a finger on the pulse of their demographics have taken. They have taken a piece or two; yes, some from existing styles, added a little this or that… everything from a different, vibrant, color to length to layers, and made it a Limited Edition. Now, the words “Limited Edition” have been used, reused and overused to absolute DEATH but here’s the curb that I loved. Bliss Couture limited the amount of these gowns to be sold…. AND she didn’t ask for some ridiculously outrageous price (we’re models. y’all pay us. we don’t make THAT much).

So, I say BRAVO to Amutey DeCuir and other designers who have followed suit. It’s the little things that show us that they might actually give an fluff about the models who represent them (paid and voluntary) and the clientele they serve.

Back on My Grind: Runway Divas #12

RunwayD 0528_011, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

Today (May 28th, 2009) I had the opportunity to walk with some of the old girls, and some new, for the 12th installment of Runway Divas. Unique and fantastic, we had the pleasure of wearing the designs of Barerose’s, June Dion. June was present to watch us strut our, proverbial, stuff and to witness the novice models try their own hand at the runway.

Thank you to Rena Mascot, EFA, and the staff of Barerose for helping put this together.  I was proud to walk it.

The Garment Rack: Visiting Victoria

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Getting back into the swing of things, I took the opportunity to visit Victoria V’s main store. My goodness, I’ve been living in a cloud for a while; the area has changed. Definitely worth a drive by. Of course, while there, I had to pick up a little number for myself for the red carpet. What red carpet? Never you mind. I’ll find one!

Shape: STYLES by O

Skin: Leona by Redgrave

Hair: Analog Dog – Embrace

Outfit: VictoriaV – Charlott Empire Evening Gown

The Garment Rack: Baiastice Urban Spring

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Last weekend, I had the chance to go to the Baiastice Spring show by KMadd on Costa Rica Sims. As usual for both Kirk and Maddox (I heart them!), and Baiastice (I heart her too!), it was beautiful. While there were quite a few things there that already had permanent residence in my closet, there were some new ones that I just had to have. I swear, one day I will just line up all my favorite designers and give them my paycheck straight off; they end up with it anyway!

Shape: STYLES by O
Skin: Leona by Redgrave
Hair: [LeLutka]- CHARLIE
Outfit: Top – (Baiastice) Mate Shirt, Jeans – (Baiastice) Piper Jeans
Shoes: Stiletto Moody Bare Vivien

The Garment Rack: DCNY Shopping Trip II

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Continuing with my foray into the beautiful, fresh and East Coast (U.S.) inspired designs of DCNY… Okie, they’re East Coast to me, an East Coaster, though the brilliant Dave Casanova may have had something else in mind… I’ve picked up the pretty number. Now, I don’t usually go on and on about an outfit, allowing the design and the photograph speak for itself; a picture is worth a thousand words, but DO look at the beautiful lacework texturing along the hem. Breathtaking!

Shape: STYLES by O
Skin: Leona by Redgrave
Hair: Tess by LAQ
Outfit: DCNY “Seren” Gown

The Garment Rack: DCNY Shopping Trip I

Temp 0520_005, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

With a little more time on my hands as I prepare for the wedding, I figured I’d give this another swing. Well, it was either this or pace grooves into the floor and pray that things don’t fall apart.

Shape: STYLES by O
Skin: Leona by Redgrave
Hair: Tess by LAQ
Outfit: DCNY “Elise” Dress