The Garment Rack: Hair Today – JE*Republic – Antoinette

Temp JE*Republic – Antoinette, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

It’s a good thing when one’s just having a bad day to have a little surprise dropped in out of the blue; completely out of left field. This time, it was Jungeun Vella of JE*Republic who brought up my mood with her latest hair release, “Antoinette”.

As SL so RL: Bella Bombast – Party Like 1983 Fall 09

Party Like 1983 Fall 09, ursprünglich hochgeladen von Tempest Hennesy

Hot off the trails of NY Fashion week, and rounding out the fall trends, MC Hammer peeks back in for a fashion review. Falling under the as RL so SL banner, harem pants swish and sway on the runways for the Fall 09 season.

As SL so RL: Giles Boudoir Crossover Fall 09

Boudoir Crossover Fall 09, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

More in my As RL so SL series, the real life runways bring you a peek into the frills and intimacies of one of the most sensual parts of a woman’s wardrobe combined with the casual or haute of the daylight hours.

Boudoir Crossing

As SL so RL: Dsquared² The Wanderers Fall 09

The Wanderers Fall 09, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

Trends, fashion forwards, style is not simply the domain of the ladies, as we all know. Let’s not forget the boys in the seasons’ turn with men.style.com’s Fall 09 preview. This theme harkens back to the travel worn, the weary, the ruggedly handsome…

The Wanderers

As SL so RL: Julien Macdonald Biker Brigade Fall 09

Biker Brigade2 Fall 09, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

Well, ladies and gents, boys and girls, it’s that time again where I pull myself out of the summer lethargy and peek to see what’s what, and what can be pulled together, from examples on Style.com in search of that RL/SL crossing over of styles, trends and colors. This season begins on a bit of an edge with the Fall 2009 Biker Brigade trend.

The Garment Rack: Bumps & Buns II

Temp LeLutka 0725_007, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

Over the last few weeks my search for the best quality,stylish and, yes, sexy maternity wear moved steadily on; my poor husband shaking his head and looking for places to hide as stack box after box in our living room… den… bedroom, I have yet to find something that perfectly fit the bill.

A warning to the strict, die hard, fanatical fashionistas that now would be a good time to turn away… if the picture didn’t already make you do so.

The Garment Rack: Bumps & Buns

Asiatic Embellishment, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

It’s a side of SL that we, who model, ofttimes simply look at and, possibly, think how silly. It’s a side of SL that some people, in their virtual realism, take very seriously; after all, it can be a rich part of one’s metaverse. It’s also a part of SL /fashion/ that is often overlooked and left to the wayside. What is it, you may ask? Well…

Maternity wear.

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.

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

HairFair09 AD 0624_001, originally uploaded by Tempest Hennesy.

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!