XTC Leather - New Moon

Deirdre
This is XTC Leather’s latest release, New Moon. As you can see, it comes in four shades ;)

The nice folks at XTC had the idea to show them all at once, and I had to agree that it was a fun thought.

So Applegrl Shepherd and Diaperedpet Jewell (the famous personal shopper is now assisting Xaviar) dropped by the studio, and we had the pics snapped in no time flat - nothing like experienced models to zoom things along.

And while white leather with cool tints is fun, gorgeous, and a change from black, it *is* a bit of a challenge to accessorize.

This is where Pet jumps in with a brilliant suggestion : the new Bax ankle boots in metallic leather are an excellent match for New Moon’s flavors.

Here's a quick key to match boots to outfit :

Ice - Bax Metallic Blue Ankle Boots (Sky Blue shade)
Pink - Bax Metallic Rose Ankle Boots (Bubblegum shade)
Honey - Bax Metallic Gold Ankle Boots (White Gold shade)
Blush - Bax Metallic Rose Ankle Boots (Blush shade)

I think I'm going to get accused of encouraging expensive shopping again.. but, it's quality! ;)

lelo
New Moon isn’t that new, but Xaviar finally gave in to popular demand and made these new colors.

The new edition comes in, from left to right (in case you can’t tell one blond from another) : Ice which is the sky blue shade Mistress is wearing, I’m in the bubblegum colored Pink, Apple is in wearing the golden Honey and finally Pet sports the reddish Blush.

You get 5 clothing items next to the LM and the give away vendor picture, seems this is a trend with designers now.

You can make quite a few combinations with just those 5 items, there is a corset, gloves, stockings with suspenders, full pants and panties.

It’s great to see when designers listen to the wishes of their customers, even better when it produces a lovely outfit like this one.

Now run and get your favorite color...

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Darkness and StrangleHold

Deirdre
We had a pretty cool visit at the studio : XTC designer (and male model!) Xaviar Thunders himself.

Astute readers (ok, most readers) will notice we adjusted the studio background to let Xav’s cool snow-white hair show up properly.

Xav is wearing his newest outfit, Stranglehold (he ran out of snake names, I guess) while I’m modeling Darkness, a great corset plus accessories.

The corset itself is on the shirt and pants layer, and the bra and panties are right where they belong.

Gloves (well, laceup wrist, Xena-style things) and stockings are included - just add heels and you’re there.

Gorgeous as usual.. keep spoiling us, Xaviar :)

lelo
Mistress is wearing the sexy leather corset called Darkness, a great base for an even better leather goddess outfit.. now where would i find one here.. *smiles*

StrangleHold (worn here by the man Xaviar himself) and the female version Constrictor have a simple design, but that makes them prefect for the general public.

You get the jacket in shirt layer and the pants in pants layer, the pants are mod so you can wear them over shoes or in boots.

A pair of, again simple, gloves complete this low priced outfit and don’t get me wrong the simple is what makes this one special.

They are selling like hot cakes so better hurry before SL runs out of prims *winks*


Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Constrictor and Cobra

Deirdre
Xaviar has been busy again (so much so that the girls are running sales behind his back!)

Introducing Constrictor, the cool sleeveless catsuit modeled by little old me, and Cobra, the cool trench-coat and lace body modeled by my dear lelo.

Constrictor has great stud highlights on the gloves and the front of the pants legs (hidden by my boots here), and a terrific design, generally.

Authentic as heck highlights and seams.. this is some of Xaviar’s best work, no doubt about it.

The box contains a simple shirt and pants layer, and a pair of gloves. Cover in cool accessories or leave bare, you’ll look awesome either way :)

lelo
I’m wearing Cobra here, which basically consists of 3 outfits.

First there is the leather straps body, which is quite revealing in all the right places.. or so i’m told. *winks*

Then you can add the fun looking net body stocking, and i say add because the straps body is part of the net stocking.

The net stocking has a very fun design and isn’t the usual boring net texture you see all over SL.

On top of those you can add the leather trench coat, which is a great idea but without mesh it has the usual SL short comings.

Finally you’ll find matching gloves, which come with or without the net texture, and ankle straps in the box.

Great basic outfit, very sexy and still very safe, as usual the leather looks good, just add you favorite jacket and/or corset and you’ll be the center of attention in this.

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC - Bloodstone and Garnet

Deirdre
We have some pretty awesome news : our favorite male model, Seph Ishelwood, has returned from his sabbatical, and we pounced on him and covered him in XTC Leather ;)

He’s wearing the very cool Bloodstone outfit, and Xaviar did it again, making a men’s leather outfit which looks good, and is neither too over-the-top nor boring.

I’m modeling the matching-colored Garnet outfit, a detailed top and hotpants combo with Xaviar’s signature arm and leg bands. The rich red color is just gorgeous, but may be tricky to match to shoes and accessories.

A few nice prim ties are included for a touch of realism. There’s a version of the top and the shorts without armbands, if you don’t care for them.

A note about the vendor pic : Xav ran a model search, and Ceara was February’s winner.

Congratulations, sweetie, and thanks for showing off XTC so nicely!

lelo
Here’s proof that Xaviar also makes great leather clothing for men : unlike most stores we know, half his store is dedicated to the guys.

Seph is wearing the Bloodstone, which has lovely lacing down the sides and as usual a great leather texture.

The red flame effect looks great and gives the outfit its name.

From the left over leather Xaviar made Garnet, and there wasn’t much leather left. *winks*

Ohh in case you got confused the petite blond one is Mistress wearing the Garnet.

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Amethyst

Deirdre
Introducing Xaviar’s latest SL beautification project, a cool, simple outfit called Amethyst (or Amethyst Noir if you prefer black).

The texture is excellent : folds, reflections, seams, glue ripples... I think Xav works in a leather store by day and makes SL clothes at night.

I love the short bolero top, and the just-off-the-shoulder design shows a generous amount of skin if you want to go that way.

Amethyst can also be the base for a terrific bike babe outfit - it looks amazing with my Cipher jacket, for example.

The shirt layer top will let you wear something under, and something over. No real reason to clutter your inventory with more layers.

lelo
Some new leather from XTC is always a treat even if the bikini makes you feel naked.

Though strange as it may sound coming from the girl dressed in skin tight latex most of the time, this really makes me blush.

The package contains the bikini pants, in underwear layer, the pants, in pants layer and the top, and yes you guessed it in top layer. *winks*

What this kit misses in diversity is made up by the usual high texture quality we have come to expect from Xaviar and the more than reasonable price.

You should know the drill by now..run, run, buy, buy... *smiles*

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Onyx and Richter

Deirdre
A lovely and fun new outfit from XTC, this is Onyx. It’s pretty short and skimpy, so I wore my long Python boots for warmth ;)

Xaviar dropped by the store as we were shopping, and it’s wonderful to watch a designer give good customer service. He said hello, went to help a customer, then came back and chatted with us.

And while we were there, Xav reminded us about Richter, a hot little croco party dress in a bunch of good colors : black, blue, brown, red, and violet.

Well I’m all for anything that leads to fewer crocodiles around (can you eat the buggers?) even virtual ones, so this little dress gets the Deirdre seal of approval ;)

lelo
Onyx is a simple biker chick outfit, but the people who knew us way back when will understand how this one is a bit special for us.

My lovely Deirdre used to have this look for quite some time, her first Leather Goddess look, ok so she improved her look over time. *smiles*

You get two options with Onyx, with or with out the arm and leg straps.

The little prim laces on the short, short, shorts and arm straps are a fun little extra.

So for the biker chick that doesn’t ride much bike, your new skimpy clothes are available from XTC, get them while they are hot. *winks*

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Viper and Python

Deirdre
It’s Snake Monday here at SLFF : Viper on me, Python on lelo. I mean the latest releases from XTC, of course.

Viper is your tiny little black leather dress, and a fun contrast with the long, long, long Python. (I told lelo she looked like Jessica Rabbit in black.)

Included with the clothes layer parts (two tops and a pants layer for the dress bottom) are a very good skirt prim part, and some cool eighties-style bracelets.

A cool basic outfit, that will turn heads if you wear as is, or that you could accessorize in a million ways.

lelo
Ok, first leather this year and of course by our favorite leather designer, Xaviar.

I’m wearing Python, the long gown, a herd of virtual cows has died to make this gown.

As usual with the clothes layer skirts, it makes your butt stand out, even though Xaviar did his best to hide this with some smart shadows on the gown.

The leather texture really works on this gown, though you better check your AO to match the restrictions of a dress like this.

Lovely looking gown, which will work in most dungeons or at parties, just make a very small butt for this one. *winks*

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Leo Leather Catsuit

Deirdre
We hadn’t heard from Xav in a while so I stopped by the store with lelo to see the polished floor... well, Leo jumped out at us ;)

Seriously, one tip designers could borrow from XTC Leather is to clearly label their new designs, and to lay them next to the landing zone.

Don’t listen to marketing “experts” who tell you to spread around your new designs to force visitors to look at all your stock - you know *you* don’t enjoy that when you’re searching; nobody does.

From tip to rant in two paragraphs - next career, political pundit! ;)

Leo is a great outfit, with a lot of cool variations that work well together - I’d recommend getting the full pack.

Now all I need is my Cipher jacket and a motorcycle :)

lelo
New leather from Xaviar is always a treat even if i’m more a rubber/latex doll.

with Leo you get 3 options: the full version Mistress is wearing, the strapped version i’m wearing and a final half version.

To be honest the half version looks a bit funny to me, but i’m sure some people will love it.

The top comes in shirt layer and the pants in... ehh well pants layer. *smiles* So this leaves room for some sexy underwear and a nice leather corset or jacket.

A final extra are a pair of good looking leather gloves.

Great looking base leathers for a very good price.

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Pisces

Deirdre:
Introducing XTC’s latest release, a cool leather catsuit called Pisces.

Authentic folds, rich colors, good details, at a very reasonable price - you can see why XTC is so popular.

Asa reminder : the outfits are no trans, so if you want to offer them as gifts, make sure to buy from the “gift” vendor boxes at the store.

A little tip : since the outfit is mod, don’t hesitate to go in Appearance -> Pants -> Pants fit, and change the fit to look more like leather pants and less like tights ;) (see third pic for an example)

lelo:
A new catsuit by XTC and as usual XTC stands for a great leather texture.

The cut is very sexy and shows both cleavages, so you better not be shy when wearing this.

It comes in the shirt/pants layer only, so you add underwear and a jacket/corset.

The catsuits are available in black, blue, red and Violet as shown here.

The catsuit is laced together in the front, as a fun little add on you could put a little prim bow-tie, like the ones KK uses, at the top, but don’t tell Xaviar or Laz. *winks*


Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Taurus and Sagittarius

Deirdre:
Another double release from XTC, I’m wearing Taurus and lelo is rocking the bike chick look in Sagittarius.

Taurus comes in a miniskirt version, but long pants are also included. Two pairs of gloves (one fingerless) and a cool horned heart tattoo complete the look.

The front has twin lacing details and the usual excellent leather texture we’ve come to expect from XTC.

A fun outfit for clubbing or spanking ;)

Another milestone for our little blog : Friday’s post was number 500 ! Thank you Jaydana for the dependable Friday Pony Post, and thank you faithful readers for staying with us this long :) Some years ago, I was sitting with lelo at Twisted Orchid and a new resident told us he was concerned that he might become bored of Second Life. Well, it’s been a long, wild, mostly fun ride... and we ain’t bored yet ;) Here’s to five hundred more SLFF blog posts! Deirdre and lelo

lelo:
Fishnets anyone? XTC goes 80’s with this one.

With the nice catsuit, an outfit on its own for some, you get a good looking sleeveless jacket and miniskirt, both in lovely leather.

I just love the way Xaviar uses a prim to hide the awful clothlayer skirts.

As usual the boots and cuffs are an optional extra and not in the set, the fingerless gloves are include.

Nice little sexy rock chick summer outfit so get them while the weather is still good.

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC - Libra and Gemini

Deirdre:
A summer and a winter outfit, these are Libra (the hot mini and corset combo modeled by yours truly) and Gemini (the hot motorcycle-style catsuit modeled by lelo).

Libra has some awesome gold painted designs on the corset, reminding me of classic North Beach Leather jackets. (Yes, I know it’s West Coast Leather now, but in my heart, it will always be North Beach).

And if you like the gold, you’re in luck. Along with the pants-layer plus prim miniskirt, you get a pair of skin-tight (but mod so use Appearance to edit them at need) gold leather pants.

Since lelo has such an awesome bike catsuit, I just had to show you this incredible ad for Visa Black Card :



lelo:
I’m wearing the Gemini leather catsuit here, which suits my style according to Xaviar and i’m not arguing. *smiles*

The catsuit comes with two tops one opened and one closed, Xaviar was so kind to include a leather bra to cover things up when you wear the open version.

I’m wearing the open version in the back shoot.. even forgot to wear the bra... ahh you can’t alt-zoom around.. hehe.

The pattern on the corset and the wide belt work great on the outfit, though they are close to black on black.

The pads on the shoulders remind me of a star trek uniform, just call me eight of nine. *winks*

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Obsidian Dress and Orion Catsuit

Deirdre:
Another pair of recent releases from XTC : I’m wearing the ultramini black leather dress called Obsidian... I have longer t-shirts, but they’re not made of leather ;)

Lelo is modeling the white Orion catsuit (this for new readers who don’t know which blonde is which.)

The kit comes with or without underwear, in two ways : a pants layer skirt and underwear layer panties, or all together on the pants layer.

As usual, the texture is exquisite. A seam runs a whimsical pattern around the dress, and the folds and reflections are really authentic.

Leather-top whale net stockings, and fingerless shoulder gloves complete the outfit.

I hadn’t worn my old Minx thigh boots in ages.. they jumped to mind when I tried on this dress.

lelo:
The Orion catsuit is called a leather catsuit but it looks more like spandex to me, still great effect.

The pack comes with body flame underwear tattoos, giving you that classic hot-rod look. *winks*

You also get an open and closed bottom for the catsuit, the open version leaves little to the imagination, well make that nothing.

A nice pair of wrist gloves in matching color complete the package.

As the pants are flared i suggest wearing them with shoes or short ankle boots.

Nice sexy leisure suit, just the right thing for Larry, if he had been a girl. *smiles*

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

Places - Venustus

Venustus is one of our regular hangouts : it’s gorgeous and peaceful.

It’s also a lesbian sim; that is, it’s for women only - male avatars get ejected on sight.

Fetish and BDSM are welcome - some humorous “Caution BDSM” signs have recently been added here and there near the main building.

Venustus is an old place. It was established in 2008, and grew over time to take over the entire sim.

It has changed looks a few times over the years, as the owner is an enthusiastic builder.

The staff is friendly and helpful, the security is very good - we’ve never even *seen* trouble.

And unlike strip clubs, there are no one-prim-penis noobs around ;)

There are regular events : Kayliwulf Kingdom is in every other Friday (next visit is June 11th!), and XTC Leather is also over regularly.

Even outside of the scheduled events, the club is usually busy, mostly focused around the dance floor.

A mall surrounds the club, full of fetish stores. There is ample seating outside the main building for snuggling and chatting. A lovely little beach offers a quiet corner for same.

Some very clean beach-front condos surround the island, separated from the club by a beautiful “lagoon”.

We love everything about Venustus : the look, the staff, the atmosphere, the visitors.. I swear, the average night sees better fetishwear than Bondage Ranch does.

Do drop in :)

The SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zhongli%20Quan/180/180/24

XTC Leather - BackDraft and BloodLust

Deirdre:
Xaviar released these two gorgeous corsets, BackDraft and BloodLust, a while back - he’s in a pretty prolific phase, it seems.

But while I would live 24/7 in leather, we do try to be fair and show a variety in the blog, so they sat in my closet for some weeks, pining for the fjords.

Those are two distinct outfits, not just a color variation : BackDraft in black, has cool decorative laces in front, and BloodLust, in red, has a cool spider-like pattern in front, which is repeated on the gloves.

A tiny, tiny, tiny bikini bottom and excellent leather leggings (that is, footless boots - add some good ankle boots and you’re there) complete the look.

They’re really not very expensive... you could get both ;)

lelo:
Here are two great leather creation by Xaviar Thunders.

As usual the leather texture on both is amazing and show his love for the material, a love he shares with Mistress.

You’ll find the corsets on the first floor or second floor (depending on which side of the big pond you live), together with a wide variety of other corsets.

One thing we forgot to tell you the last time, but XTC isn’t only for the girls, the left half of the shop is boys-wear. Same lovely leather but a bit more bulky. *winks*

Ohh and for those of you who found the floor scary, Xaviar put in some rugs to walk on.

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Code Leather Mini

Deirdre:
A cool little party dress brand new from XTC, this is the Code Leather Mini.

It’s shiny, shiny, shiny! A nice, simple design with an excellent front and back panel prim parts that can be adjusted independently.

The skirt is really a pants layer, avoiding the horror of the SL clothes layer skirt, which gives everyone a behind wider than a city bus.

The Code mini dress is at the front of the women’s section, on the right - you can’t miss it.

Ah, and Xaviar apparently felt that his store wasn’t gorgeous *enough*, so he’s been improving it.

Drop by just to see the architecture.. and a leather outfit may accidentally fall in your lap - it’s not your fault, I tell you! ;)

lelo:
Another wonderful product from our favorite leather designer, XTC.

As we have come to expect from Xaviar, the texturing is great, especially the little buckles and the zipper.

I just love the prim panels that hide the ugly SL skirt lines, every skirt should have them.

Xaviar offers the dresses in 3 colors, blue and red as shown and the classic black of course.

As a fun little bonus you get the color matching gloves in the kit.

In the store you can buy the dresses as gifts, the little box in front of the vendor, so guys better get going. *winks*

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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

XTC Leather - Pegasus catsuit

Deirdre:
The Pegasus catsuit, by XTC Leather, is an amazing piece of work. This clothes-layer-only outfit looks good enough to wear alone with some heels.

The textures are remarkable. The reflections on the leather pants really caught my eye.. they look realistic, as much on the red as the black.

The pants, jacket and gloves work as one layer. There are no underwear or shirt layers included - any accessorizing you do with this outfit will have to be prims.

There's nothing but gorgeous work at XTC, and maybe the owner was disappointed that I picked such a simple piece - but it just cried mama and I had to have it ;)

Xaviar was extremely pleasant and helpful, and we seem to like some of the same RL stores and models. (If you don't know it already, visit http://www.crazy-outfits.de for the most gorgeous fetish leather in First Life.)

Drop by and tell him Deirdre says "hi" and "see you soon" ;)

lelo:
Now here is a rare find, leathers we didn't know and just stumbled across in our favorite mall, Latexia.

The vendor pictures looked good enough to capture our attention, so we went to the main store to check XTC out.

And wow what a store we found, this one really should be in the SL tour guide, just a look at the floor is worth the trip.

After we had regained our composure, we checked out the clothes on offer in more detail, which wasn't an easy job, everything there looks great.

We decided to go with the Pegasus catsuit because it was the first thing that really caught our eye, but it wasn't an easy choice.

I'm sure we'll feature some other items by Xaviar but don't wait for our posts, check out the store you won't regret it.. i promise *winks*

Name : XTC Leather
Owner : Xaviar Thunders
The SLURL :
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Burning%20Moon/42/106/38

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