Friday Focus: Dressin’ up the Dress-Up

I don’t normally do ‘Fancy Dress’ in SL…I can count on one hand the number of times I have gone to a ballroom or club where the theme was formal wear.  I am a ‘jeans/comfy clothes/funky outfits with an edge’ girl…but when I saw the number of gorgeous dresses and outfits at Mashooka Designs in Fusion Crossing, I was amazed.  It was one of those “Why didn’t I already know this place before’ moments. 

Her texture work is beautiful, and the colours are rich and varied.  She has a wonderful Eastern flair with many beautiful cultural designs, as well as many day-to-day separates and tons of formal wear. I decided to highlight these 2 outfits to show that beautiful formal clothes can have kick too.

Don’t just leave fancy dresses in the closet, funk them up! Have a blast…that’s what SL is about.  (Plus dressing up formally tends to bore me unless I can add guns, skulls or nasty monkeys that throw things. )

I was just itching for an excuse to wear this Baiastice_Eye Patch.  It lead to the whole Semi-Piratey goodness idea for this outfit.  For more fancy dresses, guns and skulls, click through.

The dress is :Mashooka: Amalia II, Beige. The Cavalier Hat was an xstreet find, (I <3 xstreet for enabling my shopping addiction when I cannot log in to SL) as were the Gold Hoop Earrings.  Necklace, AGAIN, is the Davarraile by Genesis. I bought 5 necklaces yesterday for this outfit, and ended up going back to that same absolute staple by Ryker Beck. Hair is Ilia by Uncleweb Studio @ Le Look, Skin: *YourSkin & YourShape* Shop  (Adriana).  Tattoos are Aitui.

I found this Leg Knife Belt by Shelly Toonie of  Moonshine in a happy random wander at Fusion Crossing, .  It seems I was destined to be a Pirate this week.  Dragoon Pistols were another xstreet find. Belt by Maitreya, Boots by PixelFashion. Stockings by *Sheer* Torn Stripe faded.

 

From Pirate to Skullygirl… here is my take on this lovely rich cocktail dress. I don’t think the local ladies’ club would approve, -if they have a problem with it, I will get the pirate going on again and force them to walk the plank.

 

I normally never do hats, but 2 hats in one post.. wow.  This little hat matches the shoes, ‘Succubus” by ::69::.  Necklace by Paper Couture, Hair is Yasmin, by Maitreya.  Bangle set is CreamShop.  Cocktail Dress is :Mashooka: Nene, Red

 

If you want to try something fun, pull the skirt off this dress, and throw on a pair of jeans. It looks excellent.  Top also comes with a gorgeous black lace insert and collar, but since it would have taken my tattoos off, I had to leave it off.

You should take a trip to Mashooka Designs and have a look around.  From the cultural outfits to formal gowns, sweaters, scarves, shoes, jewellery and more, you will be pleasantly surprised to find this gem of a shop if you haven’t already fallen in love with it.  I haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting or talking to the designer, Aradhana Voight,  but I was so thrilled to find her work, and hope to see more of her designs in the future.

One last shot of the Pirate, just because I love this picture.  AAAaaarrrr Mateys!

Photoshoot by Raven Haalan  -thanks again <3        

Just for fun, leave a comment and let me know which outfit you like best.  If you say ‘neither’, I will look you up inworld and show you that these pistols really work.   Thanks for viewing, see you next week!

Isle.