Dressage

So just what is dressage? Many of you would be at least a little familiar with this, one dictionary describes dressage as: n. The guiding of a horse through a series of complex maneuvers by slight movements of the rider's hands, legs, and weight.

Another put it as the art or method of training a horse in obedience and in precision of movement. And in SL ponyplay these are both true, with some small differences.

Essentially, this is a test of just how precisely a pony can follow instructions, how well-trained he or she is, and how well they understand their owner or trainer.

In addition, it also gives the pony a chance to show of how graceful they can be.

The pony and trainer will line up, side by side, at the front of the dressage field, usually marked with a block with the letter "A" printed on it.

At this point, the pony's handler would have been given a card listing the required exercises on. Not all parts of the field are used for a single dressage event run.

For a competition dressage event, the trainer then gives the pony a prearranged signal, practised of course before the event, at which they both take 2 steps onto the field.

During the event, there should only ever be the pony and it's trainer on the field, and no one else should walk onto it.

Once the 2 steps are taken, trainer and pony bow, facing the slalom poles at the opposite end. Ideally the steps and bow would be timed to be synchronized.

For a competitive event, once the bow is done, the trainer will then indicate to the pony which exercise she is to complete with a vocal command, or more commonly, a signal.

The pony "reads" the signal and takes their position on the appropriate marker.

For example, if exercise "B" was the first routine on the trainer's card, the trainer would stand inside the circle marked on the right with the letter "J", level with the marker in the center of the "B" and "J", but facing the letter "B".

The pony reads this as the trainer level with and facing the marker for "B", and should then take its place on the starter marker for this routine.

This exercise requires the pony to walk on the white lines, in a figure of 8 three times, walking from the start marker, around circle "B", crossing into circle "J" and around it, back to the start marker, and repeating another 2 times.

The pony is judged by how closely it follows and keeps to the lines on the ground.

Confused? I was at first, but once it had been explained and shown to me, I was appalled with myself at just how simple the concept really is.

Feel free to ask in a pony group for someone to help you to learn this, or ask me in world. If I can help, I will gladly try.

More next week on dressage, just to make sure I don't scare you all away - honestly, after a few runs, you will be amazed at just how easy it is to figure out.

Perfect lines however, is not so easy.

Hugo's Design - Carlina

Deirdre:
Continuing to cover Hugo's latest release, here's a pretty little minidress called Carlina.

The box should come with big friendly letters saying Don't Panic! cause there are enough parts to cause some aprehension in a newbie looking at all the different parts - 19 in total.

There are four versions of the bottom : with or without garters, open back (drafty!) without garters and with.

The top comes only in two versions : covered breasts or bare. No, I kid, two is plenty. ;)

Excellent gloves and stockings, and prim panels in three clever shapes for the skirt bottom complete the outfit.

lelo:
I just love dresses which uses a prim panel to correct that little SL glitch.

And this Hugo's dress does just that, the garters are a very nice option, giving the dress a more fetish look.

The belts holding up the top look amazing, a real great look.

One of the great things about this outfit is the fact that it comes in a couple of layers so you can mix and match.

Imagine this one over a smoky transparent catsuit, open top, open back....Mmmm... *drools*

Name : Hugo's Design
Owner : Erik Hugo
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sheer/202/130/23

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	9	9

Hugo's Design - Halloween Fashion Show

Friday October 30th at 6PM SL time, Hugo's Design will be holding a fashion show featuring his latest designs. The show will be held at Hugo's main store. The winners of the Cover Model Contest will be announced at 7PM. You can't enter anymore, but you can still vote.

WarDoom Shoes - Natalie Strapped Latex

Deirdre:
These are the Natalie boots we covered in September in thigh-high length, but they're nearly unrecognizeable.

Be grateful these are SL only, because zipping them up, strapping them down, and putting in the fourteen locks would take a half hour ;)

The pencil heel is really terrific, and the detail on the straps, down to leather grain and edge stitching, is just stunning.

These are not the cheapest knee boots we've ever seen, but for the amount of work you're getting, they're a bargain.

lelo:
As promised a while back with the new Natalie boots here are the first belted models.

The first thing you notice are of course the trademark WarDoom belts and when locked you'll get loads of nice little Abus locks. *smiles*

The zipper has a nice little WarDoom logo on it, though i find it a bit strange to have the zipper on the front of the boot, still it looks great.

The real innovation lays in the scripting of the boots, they have even more options as the XXL fetish boots.

Next to all the locking, leashing and chaining options, one little thing is very fun, as with earlier WarDoom boots you can hide the heels, but with these one that means that you can't stand on them anymore.

WarDoom offers the boots in their usual array of color, and with the new latex shine they just look lovely.

So run and get your own, while they are hot... ohh... boot like this will always be hot.. *winks*

Name: WarDooM Shoes
Owner: WarDooM Voom
The SLURL:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/WarDooM%20Voom/78/71/26

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	9
Price	8	8
Service	8	8
Store	8	8

Kayliwulf Kingdom - Orange Occult

Deirdre:
More orange for my wardrobe - no risk I'll forget Hallowe'en this year.

Introducing Orange Occult, a 15-piece complete outfit by Kayliwulf Kingdom.

It's an authentic pumpkin orange, from hat to toes.

The hat is fun, and I should note, entirely resizable from it's default novelty-prim size to something more realistic. Or bigger, of course ;)

Number four heels, cool prim laces.. a fun, seasonal outfit.

Accessorize with a black cat and broom, and you're there.

lelo:
Well it's almost time for Hallowe'en and here is the second Hallowe'en outfit from Kayliwulf Kingdom.

Orange is the color of Hallowe'en and with this one you really show your love for Orange, also a must have for all our Dutch readers for the next football championships.

With a big orange hat like this you should be the center of most Hallowe'en parties and hopefully the leader on the contest boards.

For those of you that haven't visited the KK haunted castle, get your butt over there it's a thing of gruesome beauty. *winks*

Have a great Hallowe'en, still don't know what the fuss is about, but hey a party is a party no matter what the reason. *smiles*

Name : Kayliwulf Kingdom
Owner : Lazarus Luan & Daphne Goodnight
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kayliwulf%20West/115/97/39

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	8	7

Saddles

One of the less common aspects of ponyplay is that of a saddled pony.

Despite the fact that it is not such a common sight, there are plenty that do enjoy putting their pony in a saddle and riding them.

SL does have a few saddles available for the ponygirl, and I intend to cover all the ones I know here for your benefit.

The most common, and perhaps the most versatile, is the Maison Broceliande saddle.

This pack actually offers three different saddles. one for the crawling pony (on all fours) as well as a saddle worn on the lower back for the upright 2 legged pony, or a third over the shoulder saddle option.

The pony wears the saddle as an attachment, while a two poseball vehicle is rezzed in world, the pony taking one and the rider the other.

The pony then steers the arrangement like a vehicle or cart, using page up and down to increase or decrease speed.

Alikat stables have their own saddle which works in much the same way but only comes in the lower back, upright two legged pony arrangement, with rezzable vehicle.

This handles much the same and includes a steering HUD which is copyable and transferable to the rider.

A new saddle i have recently found, which is simply a vehicle rezzed in world onto which the pony and the rider sit, is from Cupidity.

A few of my friends who have seen this saddle in action feel the animation is a little rough, and the designer admits that animation is not their strongest area.

Despite this, I think the animations look acceptable for a ponygirl who is saddled and carrying someone much heavier than themselves on their backs.

This also includes a novel steering feature : the rider has limited influence over the steering. The pony can either fight the reins, or follow them.

I am certain that there are other makers of ponygirl saddles in SL, but the above are the ones I have found and used, and so if yours is missing, sorry about that.

Drop me a notecard with details and I'll write a follow-up giving yours a mention.

A-K Designs - Leather Trench

Deirdre:
A lovely leather trench coat like this would set you back quite a few pennies in RL.. here's an example.

A&K has a line of them, with different designs on the back. The one I'm wearing here is called Skullish.

The prim sleeves and collar are excellent, and the shape of the skirt part of the trench is awesome.

Long coats should billow like that all the time in RL.

A terrific-looking, inexpensive addition to your leather wardrobe.

We cover mostly latex in this column, so any good leather find is a thrill for me.

Get ready to turn some heads ;)

lelo:
Mistress saw this one the first time we visited A&K the first time and she just had to have it.

And what Mistress wants Mistress gets.... *smiles*

Its truly a great looking coat, fit for a leather goddess.

Mark the fun stitching on the back, great little details like this bring a coat to life.

Better take your time and little steps to adjust the coat as it's no copy and it would be a pity to ruin it while adjusting it.

On the upside, it's trans so great as a gift or when you ever might get bored with it and you want to give it to a newbie leather goddess. *winks*

Name : A&K Designs
Owner : Adrianna Marquez
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isle%20of%20Marquez/146/173/26

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	7
Price	8	8
Service	8	8
Store	8	7

Alessandra - Latex String Dress

Deirdre:
Alessandra is one more designer we discovered during LFFW.

While she doesn't only do fetishwear, the bits of tight and shiny she does, she does very well.

I was curious, so with lelo in tow, I went to visit her store, and I'm glad I did.

It's absolutely gorgeous, with wide open spaces, a beautiful dome in the middle, and a cool little palm tree grove in the middle.

The sections are clearly labeled and easy to find - a good thing since she has so many different models.

As you walk in, the left wall shows her best-sellers, including the Latex String Dress we're showing you today.

The reflections are quite good, and I like the dress prim part. Better a simple one than none.

The back lacing on the dress and stockings is quite good.

Drop in and see this great store, and have a peek at the little mall surrounding it, it's definitely worth the visit.

lelo:
Seems we are having a theme this week. *looks at her exposed backside*

This is a simple 8 piece outfit, complete with boots and a nice little bikini.

The boots show the age of the outfit, but the texturing is first rate.

The dress has a nice little prim panel to cover up the strange "dent" in the Linden clothes-layer mini dress.

The strings that give this dress it's name look great and i love the little eyelets.

The outfit comes in 9 colors (Black, blue, burgundy, champagne, lemon, pearl, pink, purple & red)

If you want more than 2 colors better buy the multipack. SLFF : not only nice clothes but also great consumer information. *winks*

Name : Alessandra
Owner : Alessandra Pinklady
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alessandra%20Island/126/91/23

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	8	7
Store	9	8

Hugo's Design - Amina Suit

Deirdre:
Another big release from Hugo's, and we'll show them all to you in coming days.

We'll start with the Amina suit. (There's also a body version, to give you a little spoiler.)

I have the black/white, and lelo has the black/purple. There is also a black/red and black/pink.. and black/black. No, I kid, it's just called black ;)

No prim parts on this outfit, but the drawn elements look really good : buckles and rivets have a good 3D feel.

I like the variety : there are four different pairs of gloves in the box, for example.

There are three different tops : with sleeves, sleeveless, and sleeveless open (no breast covers).

As each is available in undershirt, shirt and jacket, they got numbered so they wouldn't have the same names, I imagine.

This makes the box a little confusing at first glance. I suggest making folders; easier to find things fast that way.

A great outfit, definitely up to Hugo's usual high standards.

lelo:
Stop the presses this one is brand new from Hugo's design.

22 bits of clothing in the nicely designed bag, 25 items in all.

You'll be spoiled for choice with this one. Some of the options are quite revealing, so better try them in a private place. *smiles*

As usual the textures are very sharp and have a great detail to them, have a good look at the buckles and line on the back of the stockings, masterfully done.

The front is very sexy and the rear leaves some things rather exposed, this one isn't from the winter collection. *winks*

Have fun finding the Amina combination that fits you the best.

Name : Hugo's Design
Owner : Erik Hugo
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sheer/202/130/23

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	9	9

Kayliwulf Kingdom - Latex LBD Dress

Deirdre:
It says Little Black Dress right here on the box, so I can't complain that it's little, can I? ;)

Introducing the LBD dresses from Kayliwulf Kingdom. Here's what the notice says :

"This past Summer, we completely forgot to put out our FetishDoll X Latex LBD Dresses! These were all done, but we skipped to the Sticky Latex version instead. We're happy to announce they're available in all our colors, and each dress set includes shirt, undershirt, pants and undershirt layers. Stop by and pick up demos in Apricot, Cyan, Pumpkin and Periwinkle for only $10L!"

The dress comes with no underwear, so here's my usual mature warning.

I'm wearing a bikini in the pictures, so if your skin is at all detailed anatomically, you'll want to think about some kind of panties.

Bax boots, Sirena hair, gloves, collar and awesome model pose not included ;)

lelo:
Finally the little dress you might recognize from Blueberry Muffin is available by itself, and in all Kayliwulf colors.

Somehow Laz forgot this one in the back of his closet, you might wonder what a bloke like Laz does with skirts like this in his closet. *winks*

It uses the usual good latex shine we all love from Kayliwulf and comes in all Kayliwulf colors so you can combine to your hearts content.

And with the frequent BOGO sales at Kayliwulf it's a great addition to each wardrobe.

Ohh.. the shown color is bloodstain.. a true must have for all you vampires, no stains show on this one...

Name : Kayliwulf Kingdom
Owner : Lazarus Luan & Daphne Goodnight
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kayliwulf%20West/115/97/39

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	8	7

PHD Racing Sulky and Tish Celt Race Cart

The Prancing Harlot Designs cart is a simple, lightweight one-pony and one-driver cart, designed purely for speed on the race track

It is highly maneuverable, and moves at a good pace of speed.

The Page up key increases the speed from walking, to a trot, and onto a full speed canter and Page down decreases through the three "gears".

The driver sits low and far back, keeping a low streamlined profile behind the pony.

The cart's lightweight construction and racing design makes cornering a little hair-raising - try it with a blindfolded pony if you are a true adrenaline junky.

This is a cart where the pony sits on a poseball to pull, so is not the best for rougher terrains.

But if you plan to race your pony, this might well be the cart to use.

At L$500, it might not be the cheapest, but it's a welcome addition to any speed freak's collection.

An alternative - and fairly similar - cart, is the Tish Celt Race cart.

It is available in a variety of colours; one color is L$300, or the 7 cart "Track Set" just L$900.

The designs vary, and I am still to pit the two racing sulkies against each other to see if there is any real difference other than the appearance.

So I suggest you check out both carts if you are planning to race.

Maison Broceliande - The Corrector

Deirdre:
Introducing the latest bondage toy from Maison Broceliande, The Corrector.

This is a brand new item - it came out yesterday.

It's a lovely toy, and the fit is terrific (see lelo's tips).

The lacing is incredibly detailed : there is a very good rope texture on the prims.

The polished leather look is what you'd expect from folks who love tack : just about as good as it gets.

For a lovely overview of the Broceliande sim, see this excellent promotional video.

lelo:
A new toy from our favorite pony gear designer, though this one is more a general BDSM toy.

The corrector is a very good looking neck corset with a optional mouth guard.

It comes in two parts, the corset and the mouth guard, while worn you have the option to hide the mouth guard and the chin bar.

As usual the scripting is done by Standing Heron and as Yhis puts it in the notecard this is what brings the corset to life.

Next to the usual locking, muting and leashing options there are a few special possibilities with this corsets.

It comes with the MB sec-chain option so you can link your slaves to each other making a long chain of slaves for the collectors among the SL Dommes.

The chain anywhere option is very good and chains to almost every prim in SL and for the real bondage bunnies, you stay chained even after a relog. *smiles*

It also has extensive texture (color) change options, including the option to hide the bones on the corset, so even the most fashion conscious slave can match this corset to their outfit.

One final tip with this one, set your (alternate shape) to a neck length of 60 and a thickness of 35 for the best fit.

Name : Maison Broceliande
Owner : Yhis Khorana
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Broceliande/68/136/30

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	9	9
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	8	8

Squeaky Rubber - Baxton and Desire

Deirdre:
Squeaky Rubber looks like it's stretched taut - the reflections are just really fun.

This is Baxton (the body and accessories) which you can wear alone, or over Desire (the black catsuit), as a great combo.

You can also wear Desire alone or as a base for other mix and match outfits... you know the drill by now.

So. Cool latex, unlike anyone else's. Low prices. Neat, cool shop. Nice designer. Go, go ;)

lelo:
Here is another fun creation from Elisa, she really has her own style when it comes to her designs.

As usual with Squeaky you get more than one option, adjusting the look to your own preferences, i only wish she would make a better description on the clothes in your inventory, it's a bit hit and miss now.

The outfit comes in a multitude of colors, we went for barbie, or as Elisa calls it, candy pink, just love that combination with the black catsuit, i guessi'm a doll at heart.

The pink plastic hair is a must have for all the barbie dolls out there, that alone should be reason enough to get this one.

The included "shoes" are a nice gesture, but you better look for some prim shoes to complete this outfit, though those would cover a fun little detail on the soles of your feet.

All in all two nice outfits which can be combined into one great outfit and some great dolls hair, better run and get your own... *smiles*

Name : Squeaky Rubber
Owner : Elisa Kumaki
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sikkima/44/83/563

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	9	8
Service	8	8
Store	8	7

Creepy's Fetish Wear - Rubber Demon

Deirdre:
This is not a new item, but it's one that really caught my eye : Rubber Demon, by Creepy's Fetish Wear.

The base is a skin,which is nearly the only way to make a hood in SL.

The rest of the catsuit part is underwear : top, bottom, gloves and socks.

The boots are called Razor Blade. Don't trample anyone with those, you'll send them to emergency ;)

Three skirts are included, short, middle and long (and the long is *really* long) along with a short and long cloak.

The long cloak (worn here) is just amazing. There is a short one as well, perhaps for sitting on your demonic throne.

What else? Horns, nipple spikes.. you know, the usual.

A terrific outfit for Hallowe'en.. you'll be beating slaves off with a pitchfork.

lelo:
It was high time we covered something by Sancho, one of the more twisted fetish wear designers in SL.

First time we saw Creepy's was in a little store in a mall, during the LFFW we once again saw his designs.

Mistress fell in love with the demon outfit, must have been the cloak i guess. *winks*

There is a nice little story connected to the cloak, when we got the box the long cloak was missing.

A quick tp to the store and we found Sancho there, he checked and found the cloak missing from his own box, 2 minutes later the boxes were updated and Mistress was wearing this long cloak.

Now that's good customer service.

Name : Creepy´s Fetish Wear
Owner : Sancho Watanabe
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Myriaps/208/88/1508

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	8	7

Kayliwulf Kingdom - Pumpkin Cheer

Deirdre:
I don't have a lot of orange in my wardrobe, and it all seems to come from Kayliwulf ;)

Introducing this year's Hallowe'en outfit, Pumpkin Cheer.

Eagle-eyed readers might notice a slight resemblance with Sunset Red, but it's superficial - the colors are all different ;)

This is a 13-piece outfit, including the hobble-skirt AO, and some lovely sheer latex stockings (take off the skirt and latex leggings to see them!).

Well, they look good peeking out from under the skirt.

In fact, you should take a moment to look at the outfit parts and see what you can do with each - you'll be pleasantly surprised.

lelo:
Well it's October again and while the Germans are drinking beer at the Munich Oktoberfest, Kayliwulf starts handing out Pumpkin's... it's time for Hallowe'en.

This year they even built a giant haunted castle, rumor has it Laz loves to build, and Kayliwulf wouldn't be Kayliwulf if they hadn't filled the castle with gifts.

13 gifts in total and they are putting in new gifts each week, so have fun and come often. *smiles*

As for this years Hallowe'en outfit, i think it's a much nicer one than last years, this one just says party to me.. *winks*

An early happy Hallowe'en, hope to see you all at the Hallowe'en parties that will spring up around SL.

Name : Kayliwulf Kingdom
Owner : Lazarus Luan & Daphne Goodnight
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kayliwulf%20West/115/97/39

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	8	7

VvB Stiletto Heels - High Platform Riding Boots

Deirdre:
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Pony Correspondent post - with equestrian content, so don't panic!

Introducing the brand-new, just released today, VvB Platform Riding boots.

They are gorgeous and the shine totally suggests a highly polished, hard riding boot.. with platform and skyscraper heel.

The spur is English style - your rubber ponies will appreciate not being poked full of holes.

They can be worn with the over-the-knee flap, or without, perhaps for a more classic riding look.

Heel-click volume, AO, and a color menu for the cute bow knot behind the knee are controlled by a menu - click either boot to activate.

Jaydana's cart reviews return next week. Unless some really, really awesome riding boots come my way again ;)

lelo:
another first this week, don't you just love that about SL, platform riding boots.

These can only come from the queen of platform boots, Viktoria Brandenburg.

You might recognize our lovely guest model from the POC post a while back, Viktoria herself came to model her new boots for us.

We already featured her ballet boots this week, but we couldn't keep these lovely boots from you.

Be careful, the paint is still wet on these, and they should hit her store at any moment.

On a personal note: look at the pony friendly spurs on these ones... Yay.. *winks*

Name : VvB Stiletto Heels
Owner : Viktoria Brandenburg
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Armaud/58/225/26

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	8	7

Doll Life - The Mannequin

Deirdre:
We got a nice call from Bettie Binder, inviting us to have a look at her line of doll bondage toys.

Bettie is a regular reader of the blog, so we headed out to Doll Island, and found her cute little shop.

The basic item from her dolly restraint line is The Mannequin, and that's what we're showing you today.

To quote from the 1300-word notecard :

"The Mannequin features a unique restraint system from Doll Life, that has been designed solely to take all control from you and create a bondage that is completely in the hands of the Mannequin."

It's based on the Restrained Life Viewer, so you'll want to get that from http://www.erestraint.com/realrestraint/ if you don't have it yet.

The Mannequin is a bit unsettling to me - the missing arms and legs.

It's a creative answer to the bondage question, but... well, you will either love it or not, but I can't see it leaving you indifferent.

As Bettie says... have fun!

lelo:
Time for a new toy, and this one is for all you Mannequin lovers out there.

The Mannequin is something completely new to me, i love doll play but this one takes it to a complete new level.

With the kit you get 3 torso sizes, 1 head, a hud and a reference shape which makes wearing the stand easy.

Yes you read that right, you wear the stand so no problems with rezzing it.

As you can imagine this works with the RLV viewers and really restricts, but that's just half the fun.

There are two things that really make this thing special:

1. the teleport option, this will transport the mannequin randomly to a maximum of 20 places,

2. the voting system, which lets people around you vote if your time restricted will be shortened or lengthened.

More than enough things to keep a dolly happy for hours, days, weeks, maybe even months.

Name : Doll Life
Owner : Bettie Binder
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jamaica%20Inn/10/229/49

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	8	7

A - K Designs - Luna Noir Dress

Deirdre:
The first time I visited the A&K store, I couldn't find it - I thought I was in a mall.

A closer look showed that all the shops were Adrianna's, and confusion was dispelled ;)

She has a wide variety, and more than a few fetish items, such as Luna Noir, this neat little black (leather?) dress.

The top is quite neat, the folds suggesting leather very nicely. The big floppy boots with chunky heels are not my usual, but eh, change is good, right?

Adrianna feels, as I do, that more items should be transferrable.

We buy something we like, wear it, and our tastes may change, or we see that it might suit someone else better.. but no, can't give it away.

All regularly priced A&K items are transfer, so if you want to make a new citizen's day when you clean out your wardrobe, you know what to do ;)

lelo:
We first saw A&K at one of the LFFW shows and were interested by their designs.

When we visited the store we were greeted by loads of small shops, each having there own theme/style.

Luna is one of her latest designs, a fun little black dress, complete with boots.

The skirt and boots took a bit of adjusting but the parts can be easily modified. The boots have a resize script, but not the skirt. Well, edit still works. *smiles*

Give the store a look, even if it's only to see the mermaid, or the lucky chairs, the camping for gear, the midnight madness.... ohh and the clothes.. *winks*

Name : A&K Designs
Owner : Adrianna Marquez
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isle%20of%20Marquez/146/173/26

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	7	7
Price	8	8
Service	8	8
Store	7	7

Scam Site : Virtualget

We’ve just been warned by Milu Laval of Atame, and she asked us to pass it on.

Virtualget.net looks like a standard shopping cart, but is in fact a phishing site.

They stole pictures and descriptions of items off xstreetsl, and are pretending to sell them.

This is a scam to get your credit card number.

Linden Labs have been notified, but tell your friends so they don’t get caught.

VvB Stiletto Heels - Slaverina Ballet Knee Boots

Deirdre:
We love Viktoria's boots. And we like Viktoria herself too, she's a dear ;)

She called us last week to let us know her new ballet boots were ready.

I got a cool snapshot of the work in progress a while back, so these weren't quite a surprise, even though they're her first ballets.

I love the foot shape, and the prim laces, straps, locks and D-rings are the details that totally make the boot.

The actual shine of the boot is a clever mix of shiny prims and texture reflections.

Definitely a winner. Stop by her store and tell her she's a genius ;)

lelo:
i wonder where she got the idea to make ballet boots, but i'm glad she did, SL can't have enough ballet boots. *smiles*

The heels look very good, and i love the way she made the sole continue over the tip of the toes.

The belts and laces are the usual quality we know and love from Viktoria.

The boots have the lace color change script and the sound and AO controls are also included.

Finally she put lockguard scripts in the boots so they'll chain to loads of different toys in SL.

Sadly they don't have their own locking script, but most RLV relays will take care of that.

Ohh and for the Domme lovers of ballet boots Viktoria also has a version without the belts and locks.

Name : VvB Stiletto Heels
Owner : Viktoria Brandenburg
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Armaud/58/225/26

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	7
Service	9	8
Store	8	7

Kayliwulf Kingdom - Black Russian

Deirdre:
Introducing Black Russian : Kayliwulf's first outfit bundling their new sculpted foot sandals.

It's the usual excellent KK latex work, with naughty little peek-a-boo windows in front and back.

The dress goes really well with those sandals, and with the bundled AO, makes a nice assortment of bits you'll be able to mix and match.

Nipple exposure warning, keep it in mind if you move around from mature to non mature sims.

lelo:
Didn't take Laz long to come up with an outfit with the new shoes we covered last week.

Sadly the cut-outs in the dress take your attention away from the shoes, be honest did you notice them? *winks*

Small tip: change the lenght of the included leggings to cover your calf's so they don't show through the dress.

The included hobble AO is great and even better the includes poses can be put in your own AO.

I just love the ruffles at the wrists, gives the dress a little bit extra, not that it needs that with those cut outs. *smiles*

Which brings us to the shoes, which still look wonderful.

Name : Kayliwulf Kingdom
Owner : Lazarus Luan & Daphne Goodnight
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kayliwulf%20West/115/97/39

	Deirdre	lelo
Quality	8	8
Price	8	8
Service	9	8
Store	8	7