The timing may make some wonder, but it’s no joke. After five years and 1400 posts, we’re closing the SL Fetish Fashion Blog.
The posts will stay here - I feel this is a valuable reference even if we don’t add any more to it.
But over the last few months, we started feeling a bit of fatigue, and even some discouragement at how difficult it has gotten to get cooperation from designers.
The daily posts took us about an hour; cheerfully given time, never regretted.
But the amount of time shopping, calling designers, getting no replies where a simple “no thanks” would have let us plan to get something else.. it all built up to this.
We had a wonderful time, made some excellent friends, saw some delightful creations.
Now we’ll take time to enjoy them a bit more :)
We’re still around, don’t hesitate to call.
One project that we have is to share our thoughts about what we learned about doing business in Second Life.
I was thinking of opening a separate blog and pointing to it, but lelo very correctly points out that we can just add those here, with a suitable label.
So do keep an eye on this spot for advice on selling in SL, with a particular emphasis on marketing. And, you know, dealing with bloggers ;)
Thank you for reading us faithfully all these years. We’ll treasure every one of your thank you’s and well-done’s, and meeting readers in-world was always a treat.
Deirdre and lelo
Monday, March 31, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Easter Hunt Starts Tuesday
Here's the note Cindy sent:
Welcome to the Easter Designers Hunt a hunt where 4 of Second
Lifes best designers have joined together to bring you one hot hunt! The
hunt runs from April 1 to May 1, 2014.
You
will get 10 prizes from each of the following stores Latex Station,
Sassy, Edelfabrik, and Naughty & Nice! And a bonus 10 prizes from
Latex Station Thats right 50 TOTAL PRIZES!!!!!
Go
grab your friends and get your hunting shoes on because your going to
be hopping from Mainstore to Mainstore to Mainstore its time to hunt
and hop until you drop!
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Have a great weekend!
Deirdre & lelo
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Lelo Is Traveling
My sweetie is on a little weekend trip with her family.
Awesome fetish content will resume Monday.
Lolcats in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow ;)
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Karu Karu - Rachel
Deirdre:
The day after we featured the Tiffany boots discount, Chane called us with a new outfit. This is Rachel, a versatile body with lots of good straps and zips :)
We’re featuring the colors from the Popular Pack here, ruby, pink and black, but of course Rachel is also available in the other Karu Karu colors : blue, powder blue, purple, red, white and yellow.
The Ruby is quite dark, nearly a black with blood-red highlights. The red is a good light tint, so you have a clear choice.
The top features deep cleavage and bare belly button: you could go surfing in this and only get a few stares ;)
The bottom comes with stocking tops, and adds a third strap at the top of the stockings for extra length.
Without the top the stockings end a bit abruptly, so you may want to do without the stockings altogether if you wear the bottom without stocking top.
Fat and Popular packs are great discounts, so if you like Rachel and want variety, definitely go for them.
lelo:
Another round of latex tonight, this time by Chane at Karu Karu, so it should be good for a great mix of skin, latex and belts.
We got the popular pack, which consists of the black, pink and ruby outfits, which come with open and closed options.
As usual we show you the open versions in the back shots, did you try to alt zoom the picture? *winks*
You’ll get pants, blouse, gloves and stockings, with all the colors and open and closed options the folder is pretty full, so you better move the colors in their own folders.
A final note, for a change the Lolas and Phat Azz appliers are included in the pack, now isn’t that nice of Chane.
Name : Karu Karu
Owner : Chane Karu
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karu%20Karu/128/184/21
We’re featuring the colors from the Popular Pack here, ruby, pink and black, but of course Rachel is also available in the other Karu Karu colors : blue, powder blue, purple, red, white and yellow.
The Ruby is quite dark, nearly a black with blood-red highlights. The red is a good light tint, so you have a clear choice.
The top features deep cleavage and bare belly button: you could go surfing in this and only get a few stares ;)
The bottom comes with stocking tops, and adds a third strap at the top of the stockings for extra length.
Without the top the stockings end a bit abruptly, so you may want to do without the stockings altogether if you wear the bottom without stocking top.
Fat and Popular packs are great discounts, so if you like Rachel and want variety, definitely go for them.
Another round of latex tonight, this time by Chane at Karu Karu, so it should be good for a great mix of skin, latex and belts.
We got the popular pack, which consists of the black, pink and ruby outfits, which come with open and closed options.
As usual we show you the open versions in the back shots, did you try to alt zoom the picture? *winks*
You’ll get pants, blouse, gloves and stockings, with all the colors and open and closed options the folder is pretty full, so you better move the colors in their own folders.
A final note, for a change the Lolas and Phat Azz appliers are included in the pack, now isn’t that nice of Chane.
Owner : Chane Karu
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karu%20Karu/128/184/21
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Price | 9 | 8 |
| Service | 9 | 8 |
| Store | 9 | 9 |
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Catch It - Ciara Blouse and Moda Pants
Deirdre:
Some bright, shiny mesh from Catch It tonight: we’re both wearing Ciara blouses, and lelo has the Moda Striped pants while I have the Moda Two Colors.
I love the rolled-up sleeves on the blouse, and the inside is finished properly so it’s not transparent - good attention to detail there.
The two-color pants look like some riding pants I’ve seen. They’re distinctive, certainly the first I see with this pattern.
Pad pointed out that the same size blouse and pants overlap properly, and I have to agree, the fit is great.
The folds on the front of the blouse are the realest latex thing I’ve seen in SL - glued latex is pesky like that in RL :)
Beautiful textures, bright colors.. just the thing to wear at the next fetish country club social ;)
lelo:
Seems everyone has caught the mesh bug, Pad at Catch It is turning them out like hot cakes.
The stripy pants caught my eye and Pad suggested i could wear the Ciara blouse with it, which is made to match the color and goes over the pants when worn in the same size.
Talking about sizes there are 4 of them ranging from XXS to M, where i’m wearing the M and Mistress the S, so these are on the small side, better test the demo.
You’ll find a HUD in the package which lets you change the (Linden) shine and tint level on the pants, for the blouse you can also change the color of the accent color on the sleeve and cuffs.
Ohh i just had to wear these Hugo sunglasses with the outfit, it just finishes it off perfectly.. don’t worry not turning into a fashionista. *winks*
Now for the important question: “does my butt look big in these?”
Name : Catch It
Owner : Pad Cioc
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/UKD%20Project%20Island/192/128/2
I love the rolled-up sleeves on the blouse, and the inside is finished properly so it’s not transparent - good attention to detail there.
The two-color pants look like some riding pants I’ve seen. They’re distinctive, certainly the first I see with this pattern.
Pad pointed out that the same size blouse and pants overlap properly, and I have to agree, the fit is great.
The folds on the front of the blouse are the realest latex thing I’ve seen in SL - glued latex is pesky like that in RL :)
Beautiful textures, bright colors.. just the thing to wear at the next fetish country club social ;)
Seems everyone has caught the mesh bug, Pad at Catch It is turning them out like hot cakes.
The stripy pants caught my eye and Pad suggested i could wear the Ciara blouse with it, which is made to match the color and goes over the pants when worn in the same size.
Talking about sizes there are 4 of them ranging from XXS to M, where i’m wearing the M and Mistress the S, so these are on the small side, better test the demo.
You’ll find a HUD in the package which lets you change the (Linden) shine and tint level on the pants, for the blouse you can also change the color of the accent color on the sleeve and cuffs.
Ohh i just had to wear these Hugo sunglasses with the outfit, it just finishes it off perfectly.. don’t worry not turning into a fashionista. *winks*
Now for the important question: “does my butt look big in these?”
Owner : Pad Cioc
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/UKD%20Project%20Island/192/128/2
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Price | 8 | 8 |
| Service | 9 | 8 |
| Store | 9 | 8 |
Monday, March 24, 2014
PixelFashion - Kaina Boots
We heard from Deesselle Destiny, the PixelFashion bloggers group admin, that Amandine Arai hasn’t been online for some time - we wish Amandine well, as we’ve received no replies from contact attempts with her or Ono Zinner, her partner.
That said, the boots looked good so we thought we’d share them with you. The demo includes all colors in the HUD so you can get a good idea whether you’ll love them or not.
The boots are in different parts, each colorable separately; the colors are good but the tints are mostly dark - a bit more light would have been good in some, at least.
There is materials at work - and fitted mesh! - as the shine and texture clearly show. This is a thoroughly modern boot, and a design of excellent quality.
There are limited color packs - something that I believe should be a thing of the past. The color packs are 550L$ but the fatpack is 1100L$, making it a bit steep in my opinion.
Owner : Amandine Arai
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/PixelFashion/159/152/22
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Immerschoen - Zara Catsuit and Mesh Overknee Laced Boots Latex
Deirdre:
Feels like ages since we featured some Immerschoen fetishwear, but Nici and Gismo are still hard at work, creating beautiful shiny clothing ;)
We visited the store a while back and the Mesh Overknee Laced Boots totally grabbed lelo. We looked around a bit for something matching in pvc and laces, and found the Zara Catsuit. Tada! ;)
Immerschoen shine is very good, unmistakable PVC. The boots feature a platform and high stiletto heel, and very detailed mesh laces over a great texture - you see the indents of the laces in the material. They’re even laced up the back!
Note the “Latex” tag on the boots, because Immerschoen has a ton of them - even a bunch in denim textures, recently.
So if inexpensive, good-looking PVC is what you’re looking for, drop by Nici and Gismo’s big, beautiful store, you’ll find a lot to like there.
lelo:
High time for something shiny from Vienna tonight in the form of a catsuit and overknee boots by Immerschoen.
The catsuit comes in good old cloth layer, consisting of pants, jacket, gloves and stockings, you also get a prim collar hiding the always troublesome neck line.
Sadly the smoked latex inserts are part of the jacket so you can’t play around with it.
The boots really caught my eye, i love those hidden platforms and the heels are pretty much lethal, which is good in my book.
The lacing back and front would be a horror in RL, a good reason of having your own bootslave. *winks*
They come in 5 sizes from XS to XL, I’m wearing the M so they are a bit big as i’m usually wearing L.
Give Immerschoen a look, they have a wide range of low priced, high quality clothing.
Name : Immerschoen
Owner : Gismo Rhode and nici Sewell
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rurik/187/189/26
We visited the store a while back and the Mesh Overknee Laced Boots totally grabbed lelo. We looked around a bit for something matching in pvc and laces, and found the Zara Catsuit. Tada! ;)
Immerschoen shine is very good, unmistakable PVC. The boots feature a platform and high stiletto heel, and very detailed mesh laces over a great texture - you see the indents of the laces in the material. They’re even laced up the back!
Note the “Latex” tag on the boots, because Immerschoen has a ton of them - even a bunch in denim textures, recently.
So if inexpensive, good-looking PVC is what you’re looking for, drop by Nici and Gismo’s big, beautiful store, you’ll find a lot to like there.
High time for something shiny from Vienna tonight in the form of a catsuit and overknee boots by Immerschoen.
The catsuit comes in good old cloth layer, consisting of pants, jacket, gloves and stockings, you also get a prim collar hiding the always troublesome neck line.
Sadly the smoked latex inserts are part of the jacket so you can’t play around with it.
The boots really caught my eye, i love those hidden platforms and the heels are pretty much lethal, which is good in my book.
The lacing back and front would be a horror in RL, a good reason of having your own bootslave. *winks*
They come in 5 sizes from XS to XL, I’m wearing the M so they are a bit big as i’m usually wearing L.
Give Immerschoen a look, they have a wide range of low priced, high quality clothing.
Owner : Gismo Rhode and nici Sewell
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rurik/187/189/26
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Price | 9 | 8 |
| Service | 9 | 8 |
| Store | 9 | 8 |
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
PsiCorp - HG1 Gasmask
Deirdre:
The third (and currently final) WildGasmask from PsiCorp is the horse head gasmask, HG1.
This is a large and impressive mask, whether you wear it with the tubes or without.
I like the big eyes and ears. This is a mask that really changes a pony’s silhouette so that they’re visibly pony-like even from a distance.
Make sure you see the RL store making these things. Here’s the direct link to the horse head mask: http://www.wildgasmasks.com/store_HG1.php
Oddly, I didn’t find the vendor next to the other two at the PsiCorp store, but I enquired with Psistorm - I’ll keep you posted.
In the meantime here’s the Marketplace link to the two-color BigPack : https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PsiCorp-Wildgasmasks-HG1-Big-Pack/5675285
lelo:
Tonight's item is another WildGasmask by Psistorm from PsiCorp which should be popular for the ponyplay crowd.
As it is a well-shaped horse head and it seems that this is getting more popular among the ponies in SL, just have a look in the stable at Stone n’Rubber.
The mask comes in two colors, white and black. Both can be worn with a full hood or straps behind the head.
They are sold separately or you’ll get a nice 200 L$ saving when you go for the big(ish) pack.
The hoses can be added to the mask as a separate object, making the look much more hardcore.
As with the other two masks by PsiCorp you can use the menu to change the color, shine and opacity of the eyes and can you turn the breathing on and off.
Name : PsiCorp
Owner : Psistorm Ikura
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/MF%20Industries/203/33/22
This is a large and impressive mask, whether you wear it with the tubes or without.
I like the big eyes and ears. This is a mask that really changes a pony’s silhouette so that they’re visibly pony-like even from a distance.
Make sure you see the RL store making these things. Here’s the direct link to the horse head mask: http://www.wildgasmasks.com/store_HG1.php
Oddly, I didn’t find the vendor next to the other two at the PsiCorp store, but I enquired with Psistorm - I’ll keep you posted.
In the meantime here’s the Marketplace link to the two-color BigPack : https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PsiCorp-Wildgasmasks-HG1-Big-Pack/5675285
Tonight's item is another WildGasmask by Psistorm from PsiCorp which should be popular for the ponyplay crowd.
As it is a well-shaped horse head and it seems that this is getting more popular among the ponies in SL, just have a look in the stable at Stone n’Rubber.
The mask comes in two colors, white and black. Both can be worn with a full hood or straps behind the head.
They are sold separately or you’ll get a nice 200 L$ saving when you go for the big(ish) pack.
The hoses can be added to the mask as a separate object, making the look much more hardcore.
As with the other two masks by PsiCorp you can use the menu to change the color, shine and opacity of the eyes and can you turn the breathing on and off.
Owner : Psistorm Ikura
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/MF%20Industries/203/33/22
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Price | 8 | 7 |
| Service | 8 | - |
| Store | 8 | 8 |
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Real Restraints - Body Harness
Deirdre:
Marine’s latest release is a classic, O-ring and leather Body Harness. Simple name, nice and clean product.
Part of the harness is fitted mesh: the vertical strap below the middle ring, to be precise.
The rest is non-rigged mesh, fairly easy to adjust. In fact, Marine gives detailed instructions on adjusting your harness one strap at a time. (That will produce a better fit than you see in our pics - our very short production time, sadly, will do that.)
There’s a ton of goodies in the harness, including a leash handle giver. There were a few small bugs in early releases - if you have them, read the details here and fiddle if you like, or simply visit one of Marine’s updaters.
Our colleague (or esteemed competition, if you like) Aria Warden did a nicely detailed review, as she usually does. Do visit her blog and have a look!
lelo:
Miss RLV, Marine Kelley, for those who have been living in a dark dungeon for the last years, has come out with a new harness.
Coming from Marine you are assured of the usual RLV abilities and follows the script layout we have come to know for years now.
The new features are that the harness is making use of the latest fitted mesh for part of the harness.
This part works great, adjusting the standard rigged parts to it takes a bit more work, Marine has chosen this way of working to give you the ability to adjust the upper part to lolas or tight corsets.
The second new feature is the fact that you can adjust tint and the pattern on the harness.
There are 35 preset colors, but you also get the option to enter the RGB code of your own favorite color.
With pattern you can add seams, studs or text to you harness, always with the option to interchange the background and text color.
So in all a very nice harness that should match any outfit you have, just plan some time to adjust it perfectly to your body.
Name : Real Restraints
Owner : Marine Kelley
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pak/76/61/105
Part of the harness is fitted mesh: the vertical strap below the middle ring, to be precise.
The rest is non-rigged mesh, fairly easy to adjust. In fact, Marine gives detailed instructions on adjusting your harness one strap at a time. (That will produce a better fit than you see in our pics - our very short production time, sadly, will do that.)
There’s a ton of goodies in the harness, including a leash handle giver. There were a few small bugs in early releases - if you have them, read the details here and fiddle if you like, or simply visit one of Marine’s updaters.
Our colleague (or esteemed competition, if you like) Aria Warden did a nicely detailed review, as she usually does. Do visit her blog and have a look!
Miss RLV, Marine Kelley, for those who have been living in a dark dungeon for the last years, has come out with a new harness.
Coming from Marine you are assured of the usual RLV abilities and follows the script layout we have come to know for years now.
The new features are that the harness is making use of the latest fitted mesh for part of the harness.
This part works great, adjusting the standard rigged parts to it takes a bit more work, Marine has chosen this way of working to give you the ability to adjust the upper part to lolas or tight corsets.
The second new feature is the fact that you can adjust tint and the pattern on the harness.
There are 35 preset colors, but you also get the option to enter the RGB code of your own favorite color.
With pattern you can add seams, studs or text to you harness, always with the option to interchange the background and text color.
So in all a very nice harness that should match any outfit you have, just plan some time to adjust it perfectly to your body.
Owner : Marine Kelley
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pak/76/61/105
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Price | 8 | 8 |
| Service | 9 | 9 |
| Store | 8 | 8 |
Monday, March 17, 2014
We Upgraded To The Latest Firestorm
Adventurous early adopters (whom I privately refer to as “unpaid beta testers”) have since then jumped on the Firestorm Beta for the lovely materials and assorted new features. Good for them, but we left that one alone.
The Firestorm team released (to the wild!) the new version, 4.6.1.40478, on March 12th and we installed it on March 15th - nobody can say we’re lagging behind this time!
So for the last three days lelo and I have been enjoying the new Firestorm. In for a penny, in for a pound, we went for the 64bit version.
Once again, the word is all good. Very fast everything: rezzing, teleports, inventory - this may be the HTTP network improvements mentioned on the Firestorm viewer blog .
Materials, of course, was the one big thing we were waiting for. All I can say is “ooo, shiny!” ;) Steph gave a gentle chuckle as I was finally able to see DeVicious leather glisten properly.
The lighting issue also seems to be gone. Facelights had turned into 500-watt flood lamps in the previous FS, but that resolved itself with this upgrade.
Backing up settings, removing everything and doing a clean install, then restoring settings meant I didn’t wrestle with the same configuration questions I hit in June.
The new FS did poke me to get the latest NVIDIA driver - I’m a late adopter there too. So, all good - call it spring cleaning.
Liquid mesh is also included in this release, and we already have designers calling us privately with liquid mesh items.
We’re guessing this version will spread fast (although not quite the way the sudden death of Phoenix forced everyone to migrate) but with its great new features (and some terrific UI cleanup I won’t itemize to avoid boring you) we’ll certainly encourage anyone to upgrade.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Happy Saint-Patrick's
Have a great weekend and a wonderful Saint-Patrick's!
Deirdre & lelo
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Lady Anne's Latex Emporium - The Gimp
Deirdre:
We like hot off the press, but new is not the only virtue an outfit can have.
I suggested to Anne that since The Gimp had been sitting in lelo’s closet for a while, it might be fun to offer it at a discount to make it more interesting.
She pounced on the idea and slashed the price down to 99L$. So our 14th Lady Anne post is a cool SLFF discount event :)
Let’s make it an informal Midnight Madness kind of thing, hm? Tell your friends to tell your friends. If it’s popular, I’m sure it’ll happen again, Anne is smart :)
The outfit itself is made for play. Lots of openings on appropriate layers, plus “concealer layers for less adult environments”, as the description says.
Dungeon basics is a great idea, I’d say. Add footwear, a few restraints, and you’re there.
lelo:
A simple, basic, must-have for every slave in SL, you can’t be without a black catsuit and a hood in this crazy place.
In the box you will find a tattoo layer catsuit leaving your breasts and nether region bare, you will also find pants and top to cover those up, i see some RPing coming up.
Then there is the hood and its alpha to hide your head. Be aware that the alpha won’t hide your eyes, so they could become part of frightening look.
The hood takes a bit of fiddling to get right and a collar should cover up the neckline, i’m sure most of you will have a few of those. *winks*
So no surprises from Anne, basic dungeon wear, that requires you to add the play, for a very friendly price, even better now.
Name : Lady Anne's Latex Emporium
Owner : Anne Chaminade Royce-Harker
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mystic%20Falls/107/154/103
I suggested to Anne that since The Gimp had been sitting in lelo’s closet for a while, it might be fun to offer it at a discount to make it more interesting.
She pounced on the idea and slashed the price down to 99L$. So our 14th Lady Anne post is a cool SLFF discount event :)
Let’s make it an informal Midnight Madness kind of thing, hm? Tell your friends to tell your friends. If it’s popular, I’m sure it’ll happen again, Anne is smart :)
The outfit itself is made for play. Lots of openings on appropriate layers, plus “concealer layers for less adult environments”, as the description says.
Dungeon basics is a great idea, I’d say. Add footwear, a few restraints, and you’re there.
A simple, basic, must-have for every slave in SL, you can’t be without a black catsuit and a hood in this crazy place.
In the box you will find a tattoo layer catsuit leaving your breasts and nether region bare, you will also find pants and top to cover those up, i see some RPing coming up.
Then there is the hood and its alpha to hide your head. Be aware that the alpha won’t hide your eyes, so they could become part of frightening look.
The hood takes a bit of fiddling to get right and a collar should cover up the neckline, i’m sure most of you will have a few of those. *winks*
So no surprises from Anne, basic dungeon wear, that requires you to add the play, for a very friendly price, even better now.
Owner : Anne Chaminade Royce-Harker
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mystic%20Falls/107/154/103
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 7 | 7 |
| Price | 9 | 9 |
| Service | 8 | 7 |
| Store | 8 | 7 |
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Hyperion Creation - Sharon 1.5
Deirdre:
Hyperion Creations Sharon is a serious heel and serious platform slingback shoe :)
I admit I was not really stunned when I saw the vendor pics at Hyperion on our first visit, but seeing the shoes worn did in fact convince me to feature them.
Right out of the box, you get a lot of good textures, including some very clever “socks” to match the built-in foot skin to your own - first time I see those, but I’m more of a boot person, the astute reader will have noticed ;)
The shoes are sized in a way I also haven’t seen: to match up with your legs properly, versions of the shoe are included to match different leg muscle settings. Pick the right one and the foot matches your leg perfectly.
I particularly liked the red pvc (shown in our first pic) as I consider these more “fun” than “fetish” shoes. But lelo correctly reminded me that some people are probably absolutely crazy about this style.
As the other two texture packs (sold separately) are so varied, we did our animated GIF trick again to give you a sampling - enjoy :)
lelo:
We already showed you the dollarbies by Gaelleminois at Hyperion Creations and it’s high time we showed you her main creations, her shoes.
The look of her shoes is pretty good with a wicked angle for the foot, deadly spike heels and a platform that will make you rise above the crowd.
All in all more then enough to make these shoes desirable but the the form is only half the story, the included HUD’s make these shoes very special.
Two HUD’s give you 22 textures to play with, which can be used on almost all of the surfaces of the shoes, there are also skin and stocking textures.
A third HUD lets you play with the colors, shine, glow and sound of the shoes.
Still not enough? Gaelle also sells two extra texture packs, one for clear textures for you stripper types and the second she calls the funny pack.
And some of those are pretty funny indeed: how about tartan with a marble sole or urban camo for the ghetto warriors.
Great shoes, even better texture possibilities, just beware that you’ll be switching HUDs quite a bit.
Name : Hyperion Creations
Owner : Gaelleminois
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sensual%20Mistery/179/105/33
I admit I was not really stunned when I saw the vendor pics at Hyperion on our first visit, but seeing the shoes worn did in fact convince me to feature them.
Right out of the box, you get a lot of good textures, including some very clever “socks” to match the built-in foot skin to your own - first time I see those, but I’m more of a boot person, the astute reader will have noticed ;)
The shoes are sized in a way I also haven’t seen: to match up with your legs properly, versions of the shoe are included to match different leg muscle settings. Pick the right one and the foot matches your leg perfectly.
I particularly liked the red pvc (shown in our first pic) as I consider these more “fun” than “fetish” shoes. But lelo correctly reminded me that some people are probably absolutely crazy about this style.
As the other two texture packs (sold separately) are so varied, we did our animated GIF trick again to give you a sampling - enjoy :)
We already showed you the dollarbies by Gaelleminois at Hyperion Creations and it’s high time we showed you her main creations, her shoes.
The look of her shoes is pretty good with a wicked angle for the foot, deadly spike heels and a platform that will make you rise above the crowd.
All in all more then enough to make these shoes desirable but the the form is only half the story, the included HUD’s make these shoes very special.
Two HUD’s give you 22 textures to play with, which can be used on almost all of the surfaces of the shoes, there are also skin and stocking textures.
A third HUD lets you play with the colors, shine, glow and sound of the shoes.
Still not enough? Gaelle also sells two extra texture packs, one for clear textures for you stripper types and the second she calls the funny pack.
And some of those are pretty funny indeed: how about tartan with a marble sole or urban camo for the ghetto warriors.
Great shoes, even better texture possibilities, just beware that you’ll be switching HUDs quite a bit.
Owner : Gaelleminois
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sensual%20Mistery/179/105/33
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 9 | 9 |
| Price | 8 | 8 |
| Service | 9 | 8 |
| Store | 7 | 7 |
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Restrained Freedom - Bandage Wrap
Deirdre:
We’re running a bit late on this one, but presenting the Bandage Wrap restraint system by Restrained Freedom.
Early adopters of viewers with bleeding edge features will enjoy the snugness of this toy, as Katie created it with the new Fitted Mesh.
Note that lelo looks quite good in the wrap even without fitted mesh!
Bondage bunnies will rejoice at the ton of features included, the little mini-games in particular.
Two textures (bandage or tape) and a color hud will make the wrap look any way you like.
By the way, we missed the RF Rope Coil release, which Katie sent me on December 31st - you can see Aria’s review for the details.
lelo:
Something new from the fertile mind of Katie at Restrained Freedom, with these new Bandage Wrap she proves that she’s at the cutting edge of SL development.
No pun intended, but these bandages feature not only the newish SL Materials Technology but also fitted mesh.
Not bad for a bondage bunny, because that's what she will always be, and it shows when you look at the long list of options you get with these wraps.
Just to name a few, you can select tape or bandage, both can be color adjusted and also shine and glow can be changed in the menu or with the included HUD.
There are all kinds of games to try and struggle out of the wraps and as you might expect every possible RLV option is available.
Only down side is that all these options make the menu pretty big and navigating it takes a bit of getting used too.
Still this will give you hours of fun, watching your significant other slithering on the floor or doing the patented mummified Wriggle Dance. *smiles*
Name : Restrained Freedom
Owner : Katie Paine
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Xoliantha/51/200/73
Early adopters of viewers with bleeding edge features will enjoy the snugness of this toy, as Katie created it with the new Fitted Mesh.
Note that lelo looks quite good in the wrap even without fitted mesh!
Bondage bunnies will rejoice at the ton of features included, the little mini-games in particular.
Two textures (bandage or tape) and a color hud will make the wrap look any way you like.
By the way, we missed the RF Rope Coil release, which Katie sent me on December 31st - you can see Aria’s review for the details.
Something new from the fertile mind of Katie at Restrained Freedom, with these new Bandage Wrap she proves that she’s at the cutting edge of SL development.
No pun intended, but these bandages feature not only the newish SL Materials Technology but also fitted mesh.
Not bad for a bondage bunny, because that's what she will always be, and it shows when you look at the long list of options you get with these wraps.
Just to name a few, you can select tape or bandage, both can be color adjusted and also shine and glow can be changed in the menu or with the included HUD.
There are all kinds of games to try and struggle out of the wraps and as you might expect every possible RLV option is available.
Only down side is that all these options make the menu pretty big and navigating it takes a bit of getting used too.
Still this will give you hours of fun, watching your significant other slithering on the floor or doing the patented mummified Wriggle Dance. *smiles*
Owner : Katie Paine
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Xoliantha/51/200/73
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 8 | 9 |
| Price | 8 | 8 |
| Service | 9 | 9 |
| Store | 8 | 8 |
Monday, March 10, 2014
Graves - Velocity
Deirdre:
We saw someone wearing Gravity, so we got Velocity - yeah, yeah, so we’re not always rational ;)
Velocity is a new Graves outfit. It’s quite striking, and like Gravity, it is built around an intricate “Collar / Protector / Backpack” - Jackie’s name for it.
The main difference is the included breast armor. We live very quiet second lives, and it’s just not every day that someone fires a laser pistol at lelo’s chest - but there it is, just in case.
Speaking of pistols, the upper thigh pockets sure look like holsters to me. You space bounty hunters will have the gear to suit them, I’m sure.
Boots are not included but the Cy-Boots we showed you recently match Velocity admirably.
Another striking Graves outfit, and the splash of color really brings it alive.
Velocity is available in red (shown), purple, grey and clear. The megapack of all four colors costs less than two separate outfits, so if you like them all, you’re winning.
lelo:
It was high time we returned to Graves and seeing it worn at our usual hang out made us have a look in the store where the new Gravity caught our eyes.
Gravity follows the proven Graves lines, in looks, feels and build up, so you are assured that it will mix and match all your existing Graves gear.
Jackie is and will always be the queen of the prim augmented clothing and at least for me is one of the big attractions to Graves.
The other one being the fact that she manages to set a theme and stick to it.
In the box you will find the outfit with and without the red catsuit, in all cloth layers including the tattoo one.
Next to that you will find 12 prim add-ons that, like i told you before, really give the outfit life.
Jackie kindly added a alpha layer to hide big boobies, like mine, beneath the chest armour, so you don’t have to use the embedded resizing script.
Lastly as usual, Phat Azz appliers are sold separately. There are no Lolas! Tango appliers for Velocity since the armour covers the breasts.
Name : Graves
Owner : Jackie Graves
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Oxymoron/54/113/31
Velocity is a new Graves outfit. It’s quite striking, and like Gravity, it is built around an intricate “Collar / Protector / Backpack” - Jackie’s name for it.
The main difference is the included breast armor. We live very quiet second lives, and it’s just not every day that someone fires a laser pistol at lelo’s chest - but there it is, just in case.
Speaking of pistols, the upper thigh pockets sure look like holsters to me. You space bounty hunters will have the gear to suit them, I’m sure.
Boots are not included but the Cy-Boots we showed you recently match Velocity admirably.
Another striking Graves outfit, and the splash of color really brings it alive.
Velocity is available in red (shown), purple, grey and clear. The megapack of all four colors costs less than two separate outfits, so if you like them all, you’re winning.
It was high time we returned to Graves and seeing it worn at our usual hang out made us have a look in the store where the new Gravity caught our eyes.
Gravity follows the proven Graves lines, in looks, feels and build up, so you are assured that it will mix and match all your existing Graves gear.
Jackie is and will always be the queen of the prim augmented clothing and at least for me is one of the big attractions to Graves.
The other one being the fact that she manages to set a theme and stick to it.
In the box you will find the outfit with and without the red catsuit, in all cloth layers including the tattoo one.
Next to that you will find 12 prim add-ons that, like i told you before, really give the outfit life.
Jackie kindly added a alpha layer to hide big boobies, like mine, beneath the chest armour, so you don’t have to use the embedded resizing script.
Lastly as usual, Phat Azz appliers are sold separately. There are no Lolas! Tango appliers for Velocity since the armour covers the breasts.
Owner : Jackie Graves
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Oxymoron/54/113/31
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 9 | 8 |
| Price | 8 | 8 |
| Service | 8 | 8 |
| Store | 8 | 8 |
Friday, March 7, 2014
Easter Hunt Is Coming
We’ll remind you next month when it starts, but consider yourselves warned :)
Here’s the note we got:
Welcome to the Easter Designers Hunt, a hunt where 5 of Second Life’s best designers have joined together to bring you one hot hunt!
The hunt runs from April 1 to May 1, 2014.
You will get 10 prizes from each of the following stores Latex Station, Sassy, Fierce, Edelfabrik, and Naughty & Nice! Thats right 50 TOTAL PRIZES!!!!!
Go grab your friends and get your hunting shoes on because you’re going to be hopping from Mainstore to Mainstore to Mainstore - it’s time to hunt and hop until you drop!
You can start this great hunt by going to the Latex Station Mainstore at the below SLurl and looking for the starting hint.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Latex%20Station/185/155/22
Have a great weekend!
Deirdre & lelo
Thursday, March 6, 2014
ZerO - Officer Down! Mesh Cap - Iron Sky
Deirdre:
Now, nobody likes a good military cap more than I do…
We found this one with our favorite shopping method, sitting in a good hangout and watching well-dressed people go by ;)
The ZerO Officers Down! Iron Sky cap is a beautiful un-rigged mesh officer’s cap, with a color-change HUD; braid and leaves only - nobody wants a green cap ;)
Hud colors are green, red, blue, purple, gold, black (well, same very dark grey as the cap) and silver, shown here.
Seriously, you could use the colors to indicate ranks or such in roleplay.
This is a beautiful, detailed item. It’s a piece of cake to resize and fit, and is probably my new favorite - regular readers know I have quite a collection of these :)
lelo:
Another Domme a Domme find, seems we are finding more there than in most malls we visit.
Rei smartly maneuvers around the sticky past of these caps by calling them militant and pointing to the Iron Sky movie instead of the past.
The cap finishes a black leather outfit off nicely, giving it a very dominant feel, just don’t go for the complete uniform that give the wrong impression, it’s a fine line.
ZerO offers a wide variety of eclectic items, seems we found another designer who builds for her own fun and fetish.
Sadly Rei doesn’t have a store in SL at the moment so we’ll give you a Marketplace URL for a change.
Name : ZerO
Owner : Rei Requiem
The MarketURL : https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ZerO-Officer-Down-Mesh-Cap-Iron-Sky-w-Hud-Box/5540269
We found this one with our favorite shopping method, sitting in a good hangout and watching well-dressed people go by ;)
The ZerO Officers Down! Iron Sky cap is a beautiful un-rigged mesh officer’s cap, with a color-change HUD; braid and leaves only - nobody wants a green cap ;)
Hud colors are green, red, blue, purple, gold, black (well, same very dark grey as the cap) and silver, shown here.
Seriously, you could use the colors to indicate ranks or such in roleplay.
This is a beautiful, detailed item. It’s a piece of cake to resize and fit, and is probably my new favorite - regular readers know I have quite a collection of these :)
Another Domme a Domme find, seems we are finding more there than in most malls we visit.
Rei smartly maneuvers around the sticky past of these caps by calling them militant and pointing to the Iron Sky movie instead of the past.
The cap finishes a black leather outfit off nicely, giving it a very dominant feel, just don’t go for the complete uniform that give the wrong impression, it’s a fine line.
ZerO offers a wide variety of eclectic items, seems we found another designer who builds for her own fun and fetish.
Sadly Rei doesn’t have a store in SL at the moment so we’ll give you a Marketplace URL for a change.
Owner : Rei Requiem
The MarketURL : https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ZerO-Officer-Down-Mesh-Cap-Iron-Sky-w-Hud-Box/5540269
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 9 | 9 |
| Price | 8 | 8 |
| Service | 9 | - |
| Store | N/A | N/A |
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Brii Underground Wear - "Mesh Ultimate" ankle boots
Deirdre:
Some really hot ankle boots from Brii tonight - not a fetish store but still, awesome eighties ankle boots with tons of straps and spikes and rhinestones, and one of my favorite heels in SL so far - these are the Mesh Ultimate Ankle Boots.
They’re really inexpensive, too - 144L$ for one pair, 288L$ for the seven-color set. It’s a texture-change HUD so I had to wear a DeVicious dress to match ;)
The resize script does one boot at a time, so keep track of your changes ;) The script tells you the current scale so that’ll help.
The boots are unrigged mesh, so you can adjust them to your favorite way to wear them.
The colors are vibrant, and even the black is not the dead black we see all too often in SL. lelo jokes that some designer’s monitors must be set too bright ;)
Inexpensive, mesh, gorgeous shape, skyscraper heels.. do I need to tell you to pounce?
lelo:
We were chatting away at Domme a Domme as we noticed these boots worn by Mina Keng, we never really stop working, you know. *winks*
A quick inspect brought us to the store of Brianna, Brii Underground Wear, The sim is pretty busy so better plan in some time for shopping here.
On the second floor you will find a nice collection of original boots and shoes and these are also very nicely priced. *smiles*
She offers the boots separately or for the price of 2 boots you get all 7 colors in a texture change option, your inventory will love you for that.
We’ll be keeping an eye on Brianna, the combination of original content and low prices is hard to beat.
Name : Brii Underground Wear
Owner : Brianna Passiflora
The SLURL : http://SLURL.com/secondlife/Valentine%20Heart%20Island/215/87/22
They’re really inexpensive, too - 144L$ for one pair, 288L$ for the seven-color set. It’s a texture-change HUD so I had to wear a DeVicious dress to match ;)
The resize script does one boot at a time, so keep track of your changes ;) The script tells you the current scale so that’ll help.
The boots are unrigged mesh, so you can adjust them to your favorite way to wear them.
The colors are vibrant, and even the black is not the dead black we see all too often in SL. lelo jokes that some designer’s monitors must be set too bright ;)
Inexpensive, mesh, gorgeous shape, skyscraper heels.. do I need to tell you to pounce?
We were chatting away at Domme a Domme as we noticed these boots worn by Mina Keng, we never really stop working, you know. *winks*
A quick inspect brought us to the store of Brianna, Brii Underground Wear, The sim is pretty busy so better plan in some time for shopping here.
On the second floor you will find a nice collection of original boots and shoes and these are also very nicely priced. *smiles*
She offers the boots separately or for the price of 2 boots you get all 7 colors in a texture change option, your inventory will love you for that.
We’ll be keeping an eye on Brianna, the combination of original content and low prices is hard to beat.
Owner : Brianna Passiflora
The SLURL : http://SLURL.com/secondlife/Valentine%20Heart%20Island/215/87/22
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 9 | 8 |
| Price | 9 | 9 |
| Service | 9 | - |
| Store | 8 | 8 |
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Latex Web Inc. - iDomme
Deirdre:
A cool and slightly strange outfit from Latex Web is nothing surprising ;) This is Mariko’s first release in a while, the iDomme.
No, she didn’t join the Cult of Jobs ;) As far as I can tell the name is whimsical. Fun, though :)
This is a "Doctor Jekyll / mutant latex creature from Mars" outfit.
Asymetrical-spiky gas mask, back tentacles, head tentacles, spooky latex eyes… or, nearly sensible latex domme outfit - you have both in this box.
The boots are really outrageous, but if you go for the plainer look, it’s easy enough to swap them for fetish knee boots.
The chrome catsuit looks really good, and could be the basis for a very different outfit - robotic bits and what have you.
Visit Latex Web and give the beautiful Darkadia sim a look, too.
lelo:
Seems Mariko does have time left, next to all the remodeling she does too her sim, to make new, Darkadia style, outfits.
The one thing that is to be expected when something bears a Latex Web label is that it’s pretty much out there, way, way out there.
Simple fact of the matter is Mariko makes what she likes and loves, she doesn’t do mainstream fetish, she does Darkadia fetish.
And as it goes with fetishes, you have it or you don’t, and Darkadia is it own little niche of SL.
If you like dark rubber, spikes, alien worlds and want to join the ranks of the army of Darkadia this is the outfit for you.
Name : Latex Web Inc.
Owner : Mariko Demonia
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Darkadia/104/102/91
No, she didn’t join the Cult of Jobs ;) As far as I can tell the name is whimsical. Fun, though :)
This is a "Doctor Jekyll / mutant latex creature from Mars" outfit.
Asymetrical-spiky gas mask, back tentacles, head tentacles, spooky latex eyes… or, nearly sensible latex domme outfit - you have both in this box.
The boots are really outrageous, but if you go for the plainer look, it’s easy enough to swap them for fetish knee boots.
The chrome catsuit looks really good, and could be the basis for a very different outfit - robotic bits and what have you.
Visit Latex Web and give the beautiful Darkadia sim a look, too.
Seems Mariko does have time left, next to all the remodeling she does too her sim, to make new, Darkadia style, outfits.
The one thing that is to be expected when something bears a Latex Web label is that it’s pretty much out there, way, way out there.
Simple fact of the matter is Mariko makes what she likes and loves, she doesn’t do mainstream fetish, she does Darkadia fetish.
And as it goes with fetishes, you have it or you don’t, and Darkadia is it own little niche of SL.
If you like dark rubber, spikes, alien worlds and want to join the ranks of the army of Darkadia this is the outfit for you.
Owner : Mariko Demonia
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Darkadia/104/102/91
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Price | 8 | 8 |
| Service | 8 | 8 |
| Store | 9 | 9 |
Monday, March 3, 2014
Hugo’s Design - Bella
Deirdre:
Some “nice latex” from Hugo tonight - that’s what the press release called the Bella outfit: “Bella Gomma” :)
We’re educational here at SLFF - if you’re not careful, you might learn something!
Bella features the signature Hugo O-rings and rivet design, and the signature Hugo skimpiness. Little censorship heart not included ;)
Still enjoying the convenience of the tattoo layer, and one layer for the full outfit plus one for the gloves and stockings is the fast way to wear Bella.
Regular readers will remember my Domina’s Duo Rainbow boots, tinted to standard Hugo colors.
These skimpy, strappy Hugo outfits look terrific over solid catsuits - just last night, we saw someone who had mixed and matched three different Hugo outfits to produce something original - which gave a bit of coverage, too.
So get yourself some skimpy shiny, and hit one of the numerous Hugo-sponsored parties - there’s always good music and friendly models :)
lelo:
Just when we thought a Hugo outfit couldn’t get more skimpy, Erik proves us wrong. *winks*
I guess Hugo’s is gearing up for a hot, hot summer, not a strange thing considering the winter, or better the lack of winter, we have had here.
Bella gives you the option to wear the outfit open or closed and for the midway option there are pasties included.
There are two versions for the gloves, the long gloves, almost reaching the arm pits, and a ultra short version that barely cover the hands.
Sadly the stockings, that come with and without feet, don’t have the seam across the back that i love, but i’m sure most of you have a few of those already.
As before the Lolas and Phat azz appliers are sold separately so you can wear that little bit of latex over your favorite body mod.
Name : Hugo's Design
Owner : Erik Hugo
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sheer/202/130/23
We’re educational here at SLFF - if you’re not careful, you might learn something!
Bella features the signature Hugo O-rings and rivet design, and the signature Hugo skimpiness. Little censorship heart not included ;)
Still enjoying the convenience of the tattoo layer, and one layer for the full outfit plus one for the gloves and stockings is the fast way to wear Bella.
Regular readers will remember my Domina’s Duo Rainbow boots, tinted to standard Hugo colors.
These skimpy, strappy Hugo outfits look terrific over solid catsuits - just last night, we saw someone who had mixed and matched three different Hugo outfits to produce something original - which gave a bit of coverage, too.
So get yourself some skimpy shiny, and hit one of the numerous Hugo-sponsored parties - there’s always good music and friendly models :)
Just when we thought a Hugo outfit couldn’t get more skimpy, Erik proves us wrong. *winks*
I guess Hugo’s is gearing up for a hot, hot summer, not a strange thing considering the winter, or better the lack of winter, we have had here.
Bella gives you the option to wear the outfit open or closed and for the midway option there are pasties included.
There are two versions for the gloves, the long gloves, almost reaching the arm pits, and a ultra short version that barely cover the hands.
Sadly the stockings, that come with and without feet, don’t have the seam across the back that i love, but i’m sure most of you have a few of those already.
As before the Lolas and Phat azz appliers are sold separately so you can wear that little bit of latex over your favorite body mod.
Owner : Erik Hugo
The SLURL : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sheer/202/130/23
| Deirdre | lelo | |
| Quality | 8 | 8 |
| Price | 8 | 7 |
| Service | 8 | 8 |
| Store | 8 | 8 |
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