Second Style #26

StyleIssue #26

The best of Second Life clothing, hair, skins, accessories and more

PLUS:Architecht Square

PostcardsTurning Japanese

Bleeding Edgeand more!

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BAYBERRY LILLIEHOOK

COMING ATTRACTIONS

FILM NOIR

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20 Paparazzi Violet McGinnis gets followed everywhere she goes!

30 Red Carpet Surarin Piek has red carpet style and Hollywood flair

52 Style Icon: Bayberry Lilliehook Bayberry tells us all about glam style and an amazing SL.

58 Film Noir Vivianne Draper explores the mystery and glamour of classic film noir.

70 Coming Attractions What would your favorite movie posters look like if they were made in Second Life?

Fresh Faces 8

Bleeding Edge 10

Architect Square 18

Postcards 42

Second Style Interview: Miko Omegamu 52

Classic Leading Man 66

Red Carpet on a Budget 78

Turning Japanese 80

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Publisher, Editor-in-ChiefSenior Layout Designer

HeatherDawn Cohen

Managing EditorIris Seale

Assistant EditorIris Ophelia

Advertising and SalesFelicity Blumenthal

Senior Staff WritersAna Lutetia

Staff WritersGraciana McMillan

Amika JewellJames SchwarzDancien GravesVivianne Draper

Lordfly DigeridooBrigitte Belgar

Violet McGinnisLeah McCullough

Guest ColumnistsSurarin Piek

Darkley Aeon

FounderJosie Hamilton

editor’s noteThis issue is our big salute to Hollywood and its glamour and style! In Second Life, anyone can be a star. We have so many red-carpet-ready looks that it’s hard to choose. For our August issue, I wanted to take a look the different facets of Hollywood: the history, the new and old and how they mix, and that indefinable essence that makes it all so exciting.

In this issue, Dancien Graves and Vivianne Draper bring us classic movie styles inspired by famous films, while Violet McGinnis shows us tabloid-crazed celebrity. James Schwarz tries his hand at looking villianous enough for the movies, and Leah McCullough shows you how to look like you’ve just stepped off a movie set for super-cheap! Darkley Aeon gives us SL-inspired movie posters and Surarin Piek shows us looks the paparazzi will drool over. Do you want to be in real movies? That’s great, because Lordfly Digeridoo tells us how to make killer machinima!

If that wasn’t enough, we’re also featuring

an interview with Miko Omegamu,

everyone’s favorite demure designer and Bayberry Lillihook: Style Icon, in addition to all of our amazing monthly features.

The best of Second Life clothing, hair, skins, accessories, and more

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How long you have been designing in SL?

I did start few months after joining the game, so I am into fashion design for about 2 years.

Are you creations photosourced or hand draw?

Actually I do love to mix and match, I think a good creation is the combination of both. But 80% of my creations are hand drawn.

What is your inspiration for the outfits created?

I find my inspiration in both real and virtual sources, hanging around a creative sim in-world or walking in the fashion district of my real life town... Taking the risk to sound cliche, I would say it is also based on what I see in both real life fashion tv shows and fashion magazine spreads.

How do you describe your store?

My store is just about my style. You will find on the shelves fluffy mini dresses, colorful and sexy tops, luxurious ball gowns as well as immaculate business suits and casual fashions for men. [KA] Designs is all about style!

Any important information you want to share?

I also do a huge range of skins for women and men !

By Ana Lutetia

fresh faces | Kira Ahn

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The Good Side of Being Bad

By James Schwarz

Forget heroes and heroines, good is bad and bad is good. If you’re gonna be bad, so enough intro shmintro and let’s get in to details, here we’ll highlight some inspirations off random movie baddies that you can take hints from the next time you decide you want to dominate your school, sabotage friends or get rid of annoying neighbors. With us in this showcase; two of my evil drones Emleigh Westland and Francois Ghost.

American Psycho’s Patrick BatemanPatrick Bateman showed that anybody can be a serial killer all you need is a psychotic mind, sharp objects, and a sharp executive suit. This is perfect if you work at a corporate institution or just own many suits.

Skin: Belleza – Ewan - PaleHair: Bryce Designs – HinderJacket: Hoorenbeek – Executive SuitShirt – Rooster – Color Tie Shirt


The Good Side of Being Bad

Cruel Intentions’ Kathryn MerteuilWhat’s better than an evil, bored, stuck up bitch who likes to ruin people’s lives for fun and deflower virgins for sport? Nothing! She is the ultimate bitch; classy, sexy

and evil. If you want to inflict pain without ruining your hair, this is the way to go.

Skin: Curio, Petal [Dark] Lovely-Olive Branch 1Hair: Maitreya, Dylan, Coffee

Top: Aoharu, (part of) MermaidDress- BlackCorset: Jet Doll, Dita Underbust Corset, Stripe White, tight fit

Skirt: Artilleri, Eva dress skirtShoes: Stiletto Moody, Elegant Slingback, Ruby Red


Friday the 13th’s Jason VoorheesAn unstoppable juggernaut of death, wielding a machete and wearing a goalie mask, what more could you want? Easy to pull off if you’re in to Hockey or like to wear utility clothes and army boots.

Skin: Damiani Lord DamianJacket: Arai - Military JacketShirt: Truth - Tshirt - Night Pants: Canimal - Boxer JeansBoots: The Abyss - NAU Combat BootsMask: Def Store – Jason MaskGloves: SiniStyle - Black Gloves

Mean Girls’ Regina GeorgeEvil takes a human form in Regina George. Don’t be fooled because she may seem like your typical selfish, back-stabbing slut faced ho-bag, but in reality, she’s so much more than that.

Skin: Curio, Petal-Lovely, [Light] Lovely- Chocolate Peach 1Hair: Maitreya, Faye, Nautral BlondeTank: Schadenfreude, White Hot Pink SkelebeaterSkirt: Miel, Am Tulip Sculpted Prim Skirt, licoriceShoes: Maitreya, Slinky Stilettos, BlackBag: Zooby, ‘The Z Bag’ Ultimate Pet Carrier

A Clockwork Orange’s Alex DeLargeCharismatic yet psychopathic whose pleasures include classical music, rape, ultra violence, and fashion ahead of his time. This might not be everyone’s cup of tea but if you can pull this off and not get bloodstains all over it; you’re doing it right.

Skin: Dernier Cri – Cole - CreamHat + Hair: Lamb – RejectorThermal: Moderno – Basic ThermalSuspenders: Pig – Simple Grey SuspendersShorts: Whippet & Buck – Harris Tartan ShortsSocks: Pig – Mit SuspendersBoots: Exile – Kboots


Machinima is a huge part of the in-world experience; the Second Life platform, for all of its quirks, has the ideal freedom necessary to make truly breathtaking artistic movies. That being said, it can be daunting if you’re just starting out. Aside from the prerequisite programs (Fraps, a video editor, sound editor, and so on), you also have to worry about the shots in-world. Some brave souls insist on recording things live; that is, in an environment where they have little control except the camera. An example of this would be a documentary on the Ahern welcome area. Chaos can abound in such a situation.

For the more sane among us, the ideal solution is having complete control of the shot. This means not only setting up the right camera angles, triggering the right animations, and scripting the right words, you also have to have the best set. Having the best set to film can be almost as daunting as everything else put together, however. How do you break it down into manageable chunks? Here’s a few ideas:

Plan out your shots in advance. This may sound like common sense, but plenty of filmographers I’ve met in-world essentially make it up as they go along; their creative vision floats along the tide of the moment. This can work fine, for short films or quick reporting of in-world events. For artistic endeavors it can cause disaster and triple your workload. To avoid this problem, plan out every single shot ahead of time; think of the angle and movements of the camera. Where will the camera be in the scene? Will it be overhead? Moving along in a car? Hiding in a flowerpot? Figure this out and avoid the hassles of building everything twenty times. In other words, storyboards are your friends.

Build only what you need. Again, rather obvious, until you realize that most people

would instinctively build an entire house to shoot inside a single room. This is hardly efficient and leads to wasted time. Let’s say your camera shots are all designed to be focused at a particular window in a room; your actors could be in front of it, say, performing their dialogue or dancing with their cats or whatever. If your room is only ever showing two walls, only build two walls; building out the entire room with extemporaneous furniture can be time-consuming or, worse, expensive. Intelligent camera angles (see first tip) can help immensely with this.

Buy what you can. If you’re on a deadline, as many film projects are, it might not be in your best interests to design the costumes, build the lighting, paint the textures, and place the landscaping all by yourself. For one thing, almost nobody can do everything well. For most filmographers, their gift might just be in camera angles and writing. Thus, just BUILDING a set might result in horribly sub-par visual results (you never see Steven Spielberg hammering his sets together, after all). If you can work your artistic vision with other people’s stuff, by all means, go for it. Turn a wonderful prefab into the set. Buy a few Straylight trees and make a dramatic opening sequence. Purchase a few clocks and melt them with film effects... you get the idea.

Less is more. In the age of YouTube, having a cluttered scene full of crazy can muck up a scene. You have very limited screen area, compounded with most likely a pile of actors shouting lines and dancing around. Thus, use your storyboard to come up with shots and angles that keep useless stuff out of the way. Do you really need 40,000 trees in the background, or would three work? Does everything at night have to be lit up like a Christmas tree, or can you have the actors work around a spotlight? To paraphrase a famous quote, a work of art is perfect not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. Save money, get all artsy, get rave reviews, save the world.

I WANT YOUR STUFF AND IDEAS! Got a friend that makes awesome houses? Think he needs some exposure? Know of some stunning sims in dire need of witty reviews? Let me know! Just send me a message in-world (Lordfly Digeridoo) and I’ll take a look!

Lordfly Digeridoo

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ARCHITECT SQUARE


SAWYER CAMPESE (Black Suit)Hair: Uw.St Hibiki-Hair Glasses: FNKY! Semitone Glasses (Black)Shirt: {Gisaci} Italia Silk Dress Shirt - WhiteSuit: {Gisaci} Classic Italia Suit - BlackShoes: Kalnins Shoes - Gallop

PHOENIX PSALTERY (Far RIGHT, next to Sansarya)Tux: BlazeHair - ETD Skin - SSMGX2.0Claddagh ring - custom by Jackal Ennui

SANSARYA CALIGARI (Far RIGHT)Dress: Nicky ReeSkin: Gala Hair: Curio Shoes: Shiny Things



BETHANY HEART (Blonde, Black Dress, Far LEFT)Skin: Tuli Dress: Pixel Mode GodivaEarrings: PC Black FleurRing: WLB Ring “Diamonds Party” platinumHair: Maitreya Aisha II - CaramelShoes: Tesla - Vinyl Vixens

KIMBERLY MIRABEAU (Flapper Hair & Cigarette, LEFT)Hair: TruthJewelery: MuseSkin: ExodiGloves: Nicky ReeDress: MikaShoes: Maitreya

CATERO REVOLUTION (White tux, monacle, middle)Skin: TheAbyssTux: BlazeShoes: Armidi GisaciMonacle & Pocket Watch: Exodi

PHEMIE ALCOTTDress: LeLutkaHair: TruthJewelry: IcingShoes: Digit DarkesSkin: Lara Skin



VIOLET MCGINNISHair: Maitreya Skin: CupcakesDress: Phoenix Rising Shoes: Maitreya






Sim: Artilleri (Kitchen)

-Violet Underwear, Bra & Garters: ArtilleriHair: TruthShoes: MaitreyaSkin: CupcakesShape: Own

-Marni:Shape: OwnSkin: Gala Necklace: ArmidiUnderwear: ArtilleriBra: LeLutkaHair: LeLutkaShoes: Necore

Sim: Artilleri (Beach)

-Violet: Artilleri Glasses: Artilleri Skin: CupcakesHair: Truth

-Marni:Skin: Gala Swimsuit: ArtilleriHair: LambShoes: Tesla

(Violet, First pic, girl on car)Sim: Classic Car Museum, El Haiga Classic Cars MuseumHair: Maitreya Bag: Four YipCoat: Phoenix Rising Dress: Phoenix Rising Taste Slip GownShoes: Maitreya


RED CARPETBy Surarin Peik


RED CARPETBy Surarin Peik

Oriental

Expressive eyes brown BIG by Nany MerlinNicky Ree - Shimmery Shimmer Gowns (Black)FeiYan (high-con/halo4)[LeLutka]-CLAIRE clutch/goldenrodGloves (AU V)AU V *Viche’** 0 Style * Nanase *(Raven)_MStiletto Moody - Gold StudSides Pump (All Colors) - Left



Punk

: bijou : nail PS(cool)[onyx][Plastik]-Strapped-JL-ObsidianRedExpressive eyes brown BIG by Nany MerlinBustier in Black (Part I-Shirt)MichaMi: Malina Skirt Glitch Pants in Black (Pants)Sayla2 (high-con/eclipse2)AOHARU_WALK_EnamelBuckleGladiator_Black[ICoN]SW Bangle tall(gunmetal)MMShair-HERA - LBrown*kraftika No 130 Earrings



Mens

: bijou : nail[VFrench]_RedXPurpleAOHARU_BT_StripeJacketSet_WhiteBBBM Watery Eyes Wave08 Lyla Pale Skin / *smoky3 *REDGRAVE*=DeLa*= Clutch “Chanel” PinkMaitreya Dylan - Gold Blond{Armidi Gisaci} Valencia Pearl Necklace - ClassyAC Serenity (L) BlackMimikri - Top/Pucci Mania black 1



Punk

: bijou : nail PS(cool)[onyx][Plastik]-Strapped-JL-ObsidianRedExpressive eyes brown BIG by Nany MerlinBustier in Black (Part I-Shirt)MichaMi: Malina Skirt Glitch Pants in Black (Pants)Sayla2 (high-con/eclipse2)AOHARU_WALK_EnamelBuckleGladiator_Black[ICoN]SW Bangle tall(gunmetal)MMShair-HERA - LBrown*kraftika No 130 Earrings



80’s

(Milk Motion) My admiral jacketAyumi4 (high-con/eclipse2)Expressive eyes brown BIG by Nany MerlinGHOST! - Zero ShadowStiletto Moody - Bitch Bootie (BB Black Heel) >TRUTH< Stephanie - toffeeFleur Gloves Short Black



Green

[LeLutka]-MARIA dress/MINTExpressive eyes brown BIG by Nany Merlin[]::Tuli::[] Natalie (exotic) 03a: bijou : nail PS(warm)[Rosequartz]P.C; Crystal Bloom NecklaceStiletto Moody - Mary Jane Sandal (Pop Colors) -Adam n Eve Handbag (NO POSE) - Clutch - Silver* 0 Style * Emi *(Chestnut)_M


Dear Brig,

I’m absolutely thrilled to tell you that in a few short weeks my friend and I will be embarking on what promises to be a rousing, diverting, and even perilous hunting trip. We’re going to Hollywood.

It’s been a lifelong dream of ours to hobnob with celebrities; we’re both quite certain that we were wildly famous in one or more of our past lives and that chumming with Hollywood’s finest is simply our fate. We’ve spent several years plotting our adventure-- researching celebrity eating and leisure practices, engaging in tireless debates about baiting methods, and, of course, amassing a large amount of digital photography technology.

One matter is still unsettled, though. How on earth should we dress for our quest?

My friend insists that if we dress like “classic tourists,” celebrities will be unable to refuse us when we throw ourselves at their well-adorned feet. He’s of the opinion that because celebrities adore being in the spotlight, they’ll jump (hopefully not literally) on the chance to be worshipped, especially by

people who look lamentable. I, on the other hand, am rather insulted by the idea of acting like a savage tourist. I don’t just want photos with the celebrities I catch-- I want friendships and access to the A-list. In order to best embrace the razzle dazzle life I was born for, it’s supremely important that I easily mesh and dissolve right into the fabric of celebrity society, not gaze longingly at it from the outskirts. If that means leaving my friend in the filthy, sodden gutter to take photos of me with Paris Hilton, so be it.

So, I need your help. What sort of attire choices will best enable me to trot down Hollywood Boulevard like the starlet I am?

POSTCARDS

Brigitte Belgar



Dear Hankering Hotshot,

Your vigorous efforts to pursue what you refer to as your ‘fate’ at any cost are, to say the least, extraordinary. I applaud you. Really-- I’m clapping at my desk. The only thing I pursue with that much vehemence is my next meal.

I think you’re right to reject your ami’s proposal to dress beneath your well-earned rank in society. Why lower your standards like that? It’s obviously downright shameful to dress like that uncouth Joe the Plumber when you could very well be the reincarnation of Audrey Hepburn or Lady Di. Pull that vintage Louis Vuitton trunk out from under your cot, grab your Chanel clutch from where you keep it stowed in your kitchen/bathroom combo and sport them with the amour-propre bestowed upon you at birth! Celebrities will undoubtedly flock to you like horseflies to steaming manure-- or, if you prefer a less fetid metaphor, like moonstruck crazies to Michael Jackson’s funeral. No, wait-- that’s still fetid. Moving on.

I can only imagine how eager you are to don your most dazzling duds to dictate your dramatic (and possibly dauntless and deceptive) deed. In your hurried haste to transform your facade, remember that hollywood’s honored typically don’t dress red-carpet ready every day. In fact, many of them (this might surprise you, so brace yourself) dress to imitate normal folk like you and I. I suspect that as you read these words, your eyes are saturating with tears and you’ve dropped your favorite Jimmy Choo heels in despair, all thoughts of enchanting the masses on the red carpet seemingly dashed to the rocks of a wild, untamed seashore. Don’t fret, though. I’ve put together a couple outfits for you to mimic that should ensure you have your bases covered.

I’ll be watching for your photos on TMZ and Perez Hilton and, if it’s okay with you, will take all credit for your ensembles. Bonne chance!

Photo Credits

Photo One: Hair: ‘Dylan - Caramel’ by MaitreyaSunglasses: ‘Fi Umo Sunglasses - Black Turtoise / Black Lens’ by [Armidi Gisaci]Earrings: ‘Meringue Pierced Earrings Silver’ by :+*R*+:Top: ‘Roll up shirts’ by :seySkirt: ‘Jeans Skirt Dark2’ by DUTCH TOUCH

Photo Two: Hair: ‘Dylan - Caramel’ by MaitreyaHair Flower: ‘!!WILD O@Frolics01’ by !!WILD O@FrolicsEarrings: ‘Meringue Pierced Earrings Silver’ by :+*R*+:Top: ‘my check shirt black’ by Milk MotionJeans: ‘LooseStyleDenim(OxfordBlue) by *COCO*Bracelet: ‘Myrten Bracelet’ by :+*R*+:



By Violet McGinnis

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Bayberry Lilihook, rezzed August 2007, is like a painted picture with layers and layers of acrylic to make one painting. She’s from Finland, speaks fantastic English and in her free time blogs at her place called Retail Bliss. ( http://retailbliss.blogspot.com/ ) She has this fantastic ecclectic taste, and stopping by her blog or running into her in Second Life makes you feel like you just got slapped in the face with a Mark Ryden painting. She is, in short, quite amazing.

Read on:

Violet McGinnis: Hi Bayberry, I’m glad to catch you online!

Bayberry Lilliehook: Hi!

Violet McGinnis: What made you join Second Life?

Bayberry Lilliehook: I was actually going to get a haircut in RL and was browsing for hairstyles online when I saw something interesting in the results of an image search I did on Google. It was an avatar wearing great hair and I just had to know more about it. That’s basically how it happened.


Violet McGinnis: What was your first shop stop?

Bayberry Lilliehook: Wow, that was a long time ago. It took me a while before I understood what it was all about. I think the big names back then were ETD, Nyte’N’Day and Dazzle, must’ve been one of those. I had another avi back then, tho, in 2006.

Violet McGinnis: Oh, so this isn’t your first!

Bayberry Lilliehook: my second

Bayberry Lilliehook: :o)

Violet McGinnis: Neat. Why did you change?

Bayberry Lilliehook: It was difficult for me to change Mindy and I felt like I still needed a change, so that’s when Bayberry was born. Now I tend to change all the time.

Violet McGinnis: Cool!

Bayberry Lilliehook: It had to do with some people too but that’s too long of a story. Nothing bad, just needed a change.



Violet McGinnis: What’s your favorite shop now, and who takes up most of your inventory?

Bayberry Lilliehook: eeps

Bayberry Lilliehook: let me take a look

Bayberry Lilliehook: I love to shop, can’t really say who takes up most space. Maybe Nylon Outfitters, I love love love the hand drawn look and the colors.

Bayberry Lilliehook: I also have a lot of Armidi in my inventory tho they’ve been pretty quiet recently.

Violet McGinnis: Yes, they have! I have no idea why.

Bayberry Lilliehook: mabye something big coming up?

Violet McGinnis: One would hope! You say you prefer hand drawn - any reason why?

Bayberry Lilliehook: Good question. Well, I’m a twentysomething and I still enjoy cartoons and such, maybe it has something to do with that.

Bayberry Lilliehook: the colors are often brighter and they somehow look more original to me

Violet McGinnis: Is there anything you don’t like in terms of creations in SL?

Bayberry Lilliehook: I’ve bought a lot along the way and haven’t always been happy with everything but I appreciate all the content creators and their creative efforts. One thing I obviously don’t like is content theft and claiming other people’s work as your own.

Violet McGinnis: I agree.

Bayberry Lilliehook: ...oh, and I think bling has kinda lost its charm.

Violet McGinnis: It’s all about the Glow now

Bayberry Lilliehook: right!

Violet McGinnis: Can you give me a short glimpse into your RL?

Bayberry Lilliehook: I’m a twentysomething Finn who wakes up in the morning, rushes to work and spams people for a living (it’s called

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marketing, lol), loves to shop and play all sorts of games (pc, consoles, board games you name it). That’s about it in a nutshell.

Violet McGinnis: Cool! Thank you, Bayberry!

I absolutely could not resist friending Bayberry after meeting her and I hope to run into her on the grid more often.

Outfit Credits:

Look 1Hair - JUNWAVE+Love Soul, Hemp Cap hair-A-GR*Haz*Skin - Curio, Petal [Light] Sunny-Sea Glass 1Eyes - Glanz, TransparencyShineEyes FreshBlueLashes - PIDIDDLEScarf - The Dogs, Blame scarf orangeTop - NINIKO, Chiffon Cutsew Inner TanktopPants - NINIKO, RollupJeanes (Blue)Shoes- Zero Number, Wo Boots Gomi

Look 2Hair - JUNWAVE, SWEET Lady*H-Nuts*Skin - Curio, Petal [Light] Sunny-Sea Glass 1Eyes - Glanz, TransparencyShineEyes FreshBlueLashes - PIDIDDLECardigan - KUROTSUBAKI, used flower cardigan_redTop - NINIKO, Chiffon Cutsew Inner TanktopSkirt - UnToneQuilt, Denimskirt BlackShoes - Zero Number, petanko cross camelthe necklace from look 2 --> Basilica Cardinale Obsidian Rosary Necklace F

Look 3Hair - MAU’s & MEJ’s, Yumna blackSkin - RockBerry, Megan C NaturalEyes - Glanz, TransparencyShineEyes FreshBlueLashes - PIDIDDLENecklace - PERTURB/ation, SUGGESTIVE Necklace [BLACK]Jacket - Nylon Outfitters, Banana JacketTee - Boing Fromage, 80’s Child Gizmo TeeBracelet - PERTURB/ation, SUGGESTIVE Bracelet [BLACK]Gloves - Vette’s Boutique, V Gloves (Green)Skirt - Boing Fromage, Hot Summer BoHo Skirt BlackShoes - Cherry, The Alice Cullen Flats Ivory

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S E C O N D S T Y L E I N T E R V I E W


SS: What got you started creating in Second Life?

Miko Omegamu: I got started creating the same way I suppose many people do. I was fairly new in game and was running low on lindens and really needed some furniture, so I decided to try to make some myself. I found that I had a lot of fun making things, and just started making a lot of really random things that amused me.

SS: So what about clothing? How did you start?

Miko Omegamu: Well the clothing got started after I bought a sim with some friends to live on. We had some extra space and decided to open up a small mall (which is now Mischief Cove) to help pay for tier. I built the shops and the emptiness drove me crazy, so I thought I’d try to experiment and make some clothing just to fill the space. The first thing I ever put on sale is called “Afternoon Tea”. I made a corset a month or so in when I first started, but it was so misaligned and horrifying that I immediately purged it from inventory. I kind of wish I had kept it now.

SS: I don’t know if I have any of my first stuff any more... it’s all horrifying though.

Miko Omegamu: It always is.

SS: Yours still looks really good.

Miko Omegamu: This one [Afternoon Tea] is okay, but there’s elements of it that totally make me cringe in embarassment now. I was still fumbling around in Photoshop (which I continue to do to this day) and you can see I was really heavy handed with the shadowing and I didn’t quite figure out proportions yet. The style itself does stay in line with what I do today though. The execution, not so much. I’ve been

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going back to a lot of my retired pieces and cleaning some of them up and putting them back on sale. Miko Omegamu: This one, for some reason I can’t bring myself to salvage. SS: Ah, well, it’s almost classic now.

Miko Omegamu: Well, it’s my first, I’ll let it retire gracefully in my inventory.

SS: Who’s your most intersting customer been?

Miko Omegamu: “Interesting” can be interpreted a few different ways, and I’ve met a ton of really lovely people in my shops, but for some reason the one that’s really standing out in my mind at the moment is an angry turnip. A customer dressed up as an angry turnip. I saw them downstairs and giggled like crazy. I love random stuff like that. They’d have a heck of a time trying to fit prims

skirt on though. Then of course I have random fangirl squee moments when I see a designer comes in and buys something from me.

SS: Which designers do you look up to?

Miko Omegamu: There are so many new designers now that are putting out simply amazing stuff, and it’s hard to keep up with the influx, so I tend to have most of my fangirl moments with designers that I wore a lot when I was still fairly new in game. The biggest one would probably be the late Ginny Talamasca, of course. She was just way ahead of her time and prolific as heck. Just gorgeous stuff. Also my first outfit I ever purchased was from Nyte Caligari and I was thrilled when she opened a store next to mine. Nicky Ree of course as well. I love her pieces and she’s just so talented. I remember when I first saw one of her ballgowns and my mouth was just open in shock. I also love Betty Doyle, and Antonia Marat. I love their sense of style, and I find I shop at their stores the most. I live in Ingenue hair. Lastly, Paper


Couture. I think everyone has at least a FEW pieces of PC. Their ensembles are really versatile, the technique is unmistakable, and everything is really well made.

SS: Anything you’d like to say to people trying to become designers?

Miko Omegamu: I prefer “Virtual seamstress”

SS: ha

Miko Omegamu: haha

Miko Omegamu: I would tell them to keep at it and not to be discouraged if your first pieces don’t come out exactly how you envisioned. Watch youtube tutorials, because there’s always something to learn. Keep experimenting with techniques to maintain a sense of interest and to evolve your work.

Miko Omegamu: Make things that are interesting to you, so you don’t burn out. And when you do, take a break, it’ll all still be waiting for you when you get back. :)

SS: But to back track a bit, I remember coming to Mischief a LONG time ago. Mischief is your sim, when did you start it? Miko Omegamu: I think I got this sim back in November of 2006, with 2 other friends. We had recently been chased out of Dreamland by a particularly hideous waterfall, so we wanted a space we could make all our own. It was pretty much just intended to be residential, but a full sim for 3 houses turned out to be more than we needed, and so the mall was created. And now

you can see the mall has pretty much taken over the entire island! About 6 months in I bought out the island from my simmates, they weren’t in game as much and I needed the prims for shop rentals to cover tier. So now I have all this lovely company around my store.

SS: Any interesting renters?

Miko Omegamu: A ton! A few have been with the sim since its inception, like Punch Drunk, Hairapy, and Encore. Many are new but have such beautiful things. I’ve mentioned my admiration for Betty Doyle and Nyte Caligari, so I’m particularly honored to have them in the Cove. Some newer designers, like Mimikri and Kelly iWish are making some really exciting clothing, and it’s always nice to pop into their shops and see what new items they’ve created. I love shopping in my own sim. :)

SS: haha, certainly sounds convienient.

Miko Omegamu: Saves me from getting eaten by the TP monster.

SS: Thanks for coming out today, this was a really fun interview!

Miko Omegamu: np, thanks for asking me :)

FILM NOIR

58 | Second Style Magazine B y V i v i a n n e D r a p e r


Film Noir – the Hollywood Crime Drama. How do I love thee. From old movies with Bogie (Humphrey Bogart) and Bacall to more modern send-offs like L.A. Confidential, the images these movies provoke tend to stick with us throughout the years.

So what is there to say about Film Noir in Second Life? Why would you want to? Well take a look at the pictures here – the old black and white circa 1940s look can have a stunning effect. These pictures were turned black and white with photo shop and then the little bits of color put back in. But each picture tells a story.

The idea for the pose on the grand staircase was inspired by the ending of Sunset Boulevard, with Gloria Swanson walking down the stairs, calling out to Mr. DeMille that she was “ready for her close-up.” My thanks go to Mainit Hellman for building the set. The dress is from Paper Couture and has that over-the-top 50s movie star weirdness to it – as a matter of fact many of their dresses have that and I could have worn Paper Couture for the entire shoot but I was trying to mix it up a little. My skin is from Curio and I’ve used normal skins throughout – however check out a shop called Rockberry for black and white tone skins.



I found a shop called comPOSEure that sells pre-made sets that you can rez and then take back up very easily. You’ll need a 150-to-400 prim allowance to pull this off but the sets were well built and easy to use. I used the both “The Detective’s Office” and “The Ritz” for this shoot.

The lobby of the Ritz wasn’t inspired by any one movie. But always in Film Noir there is the femme fatale, that evil wicked woman using her wily ways and lusty charms to draw the tough, silent, righteous and unfairly picked on man into her nefarious problems. In the end of course she succumbs to him, he being the one true man that can calm her troubled soul and make an honest woman of her. Ok please excuse me while I barf – I can’t even believe I wrote that. But its true! Times were different back in the 1950s. Think Bogie in The Big Sleep or The Maltese Falcon or even Casablanca – one of my favorite all-time movies even though it just nudges the edges of film noir. Back at the photoshoot, we tried to give our star a sort of bitchy feel, waiting for the elevator to go back to her room to change for dinner – but little does she know that the bad guy is waiting for her in her room – ready to take her captive unless she reveals where the Burmese Bluebird is hidden.



But our star escapes and the next day she goes to The Detectives Office for help. Little does she know that “The Detective” is in cahoots with the bad guy. She catches him going for his gun but she pulls her little Derringer (ok massive Colt .45) out of her purse and fires first. She shoots him! He doesn’t die! (Mostly because he’s my photographer AND I need him for the next scene). She charms him and leans against his desk while he picks himself up off the floor. And don’t you know it they are ready for the ball later that evening.


So now I needed a ballroom. Luckily for me, there is such a place in Second Life so I did not need yet another set built. However, sets are way easier to work with – it is really hard to get the perfect desired effect unless you have control over everything. In any case The Palace Grand Ballroom in Second Life is a beautiful place to go dancing, they have events most nights and were kind enough to allow us to shoot there. These shots were inspired by the scene in Once Upon A Time In America (so not film noir but I think I’m allowed to stray) where Robert De Niro takes Elizabeth McGovern to a restaurant by the sea. He rents the entire restaurant to impress Elizabeth and she is impressed – but … well I don’t want to spoil the movie for you. Of course Raven ruined it all by being more interested in photography than being in love with me. Ah well. He turned out to be the bad guy because, after all, there are only two types of men in film noir – the one who gets shot and the one who gets the girl. My thanks to Raven for standing in as the bad guy just pretending to be in love so he can get the information about location of the Burmese Bluebird and the really big gemstone hidden inside. The gown is from Last Call – I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to make the gold filigree pop out.

Thank you to Raven Haalan for all the photography and the post-photography Photoshop work. I couldn’t have done it without him. And now, like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, I sign off saying, “Alright, Mr. Haalan, I’m ready for my close-up!”HH


By Dancien Graves

When assigned this article by our editor I jumped for joy. Finally I would have a perfectly legitimate excuse for watching old movies for the purposes of research. My job was simple, find some good examples of leading men in films before 1960 and try to duplicate their look in Second Life. Easy assignment or so I foolishly thought. As it turns out the number of more than qualified leading men back in the day made my selection nearly impossible. However, with the help of Dove Swanson of Long Awkward Pose I managed to come up with five examples of what I think are some of the top leading men of the era.

Marlon Brando:

In his films before 1960 Marlon Brando pretty much epitomized the everyman. Beginning with his second film “A Streetcar Named Desire” in 1951 his streak of movies are still today considered some of the best every made. After Streetcar came “The Wild Ones” and then the one for which he won one of his two Oscars “On the Waterfront” I had a good variety of looks to choose from. From the dirty, almost contemptible Stanley from Streetcar, to the biker bad boy in The Wild Ones, and then the one I choose. His role as Terry Malloy in “On the Waterfront” is still one of the best performances put on screen. As a longshoreman of meager means he wore practical clothing that would keep him warm while working on the docks and wouldn’t get torn up. An interesting bit of trivia is that he also shares the spotlight with somebody else further down the list.

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Humphrey Bogart:

It’s not widely known, but Humphrey Bogart made over 50 films in his career. Some of them are not as well known as they should be, but the others are considered greats; The African Queen, the Maltese Falcon, High Sierra, The Big Sleep, and the one he is known best for Casablanca. Bogart portrayed a wide variety of characters from the bad guy to the rough and tumble protagonist. But it is his role as Rick, the tough yet compassionate bar owner with a broken heart, who perhaps he is best known for. The shot I chose to emulate is from this role and movie.

Frank Sinatra:

Remember how I said Marlon Brando was in a movie with another person on my list? Well in 1955 Marlon and Frank Sinatra shared the screen in “Guys and Dolls”. But this was not Old Blue Eyes first appearance on the silver screen. In 1941 while he was still singing with The Tommy Dorsey Band he appeared in a little film called “Las Vegas Nights”. He seemed to have a love affair with the movies, making more than his fair share. His most famous role however in “The Manchurian Candidate” falls just above the cutoff date being made in 1962. The shot I chose to emulate is actually from one of his more famous publicity photos.


James Stewart:

James Stewart had one of the longest careers in Hollywood. His last credited piece is actually voice-acting for Disney in 1992. His first film, however, was “Art Trouble” in 1934. James played the quiet man perfectly, as it matched his personality to the letter. He was nominated five times for the Best Leading Actor Oscar, winning it once for his role in “The Philadelphia Story”. He to this day remains a legend in the field of acting and public service; an all around nice guy with a very cool yet understated style all of his own. All this from a man who never once took an acting lesson.

Clark Gable:

Clark Gable’s first screen appearance came in 1923. He was an extra in the movie “Fighting Blood”. He had several small roles in various movies but eventually retreated from Hollywood and practiced his craft on the stage. He broke big in 1931 when he played the antagonist Rance Brett in the movie “The Painted Desert.” His one Oscar came from a movie that was supposed to be a form of punishment. As MGM’s biggest male star at the time he refused a role so they loaned him to Columbia (a poverty row studio at the time) where he starred in Frank Capra’s “It Happened One Night.” The picture I chose is from the role and film he will always be remembered for: that of Rhett Butler in “Gone with the Wind”. It captured the essence of Clark Gable as determined, tough, versatile and could look good digging ditches.

Brando: Skin - Belleza Thomas SK2 Hair - Bryce - Holmes Jeans - Armidi Limited - Faded Classic Shirt - Zaara - Isis Shirt Jacket - Artilleri - Mister Lumberjack Jacket Shoes - [hoorenbeek] - Patagonia Sinatra: Skin - Signature - Fire Djinn Shaved

Hair - Argrace - Fedora Hat “Natural Mid” Suit- Musashi-Do - Evening Revolution Stewart: Skin - Signature - Fire Aral Shaved Hair - Bryce - Markey Suit - *1-800-BETTIE’S* - Jazz Suit Bogart: Skin - {Flesh Peddlers} - Jack Skin

(noir) Scruff Hair - Bryce - Markey Tuxedo - [hoorenbeek] - Tuxedo White Gable: Skin - {Flesh Peddlers} - Jack Skin (Noir) Gable Hair - Bryce - Holmes Suit - Blaze - Regal Tux Pocket Watch - Gaslights Emporium - Gentleman’s Pocket Watch


COMING ATTRACTIONSBy Darkley Aeon









Red Carpet On A Budget by Leah McCullough

I have always enjoyed watching movie awards, music awards, TV awards, all kinds of awards. Sure, it is fun and exciting to hear the fa-mous words “And the award goes to….”, or even “The Oscar goes to….” But, as a girl who loves fashion as much as I do, nothing can beat checking out the gorgeous gowns famous stars wear. We fell in love with some of them, we hate others, but I am sure we have all imagined, at least once in our life, how it would be to walk the red carpet... and feel like a star.

When I was assigned this article, I set myself a goal: I will make sure I would put together an outfit that can shine in any Red Carpet, but at the same time, it will not cost over 1,000 linden. You might think this is easy, but actually, it was not. If you start adding hair, gown, jewelry, etc. you will end up quickly over that amount.

So here are my findings:

I went to SYSY’s and found Hope, this classy and sophisticated gown, perfect for the red carpet! It is available in several colors, but the silver one just caught my heart.

Next, at Kin, I discovered this beautiful hairdo, which is one of their new releases. It was simply a perfect match for the gown!

I went to one of my favorite jewerly stores, where they have a wide variety of formal sets, and saw the Pearl Leaf Silver Collection which looked great with the gown.

Then, I remembered having a clutch in black from House of Heart and knew it would look perfect with the ETD Peep Slingbacks in black.

Of course you can go over the top and spend way more than 1,000 linden in a red carpet look, but if you are on a tight budget, and want to be stunning, you know what to do!

XOX

Leah

Here is my shopping list:

Gown: SYSY’s Hope (Silver) L$295Hair: Kin Eleanor (Brown) L$100Jewelry: Caroline’s Pearl Leaf Silver Collection L$ 300Shoes: ETD Peep Slingbacks (Black) L$175Clutch: House of Heart Leather Clutch (Black) L$75

Total Spent = L$945

Other Credits:

Skin: LeLutka London LightPoses: Imperial Elegance – Red Carpet



By Amika Jewell

Scenes in the RainLike you have seen them in certain movies.

Rain and just another day.... what kind of story can you imagine in your mind.

Story goes on in your mind.

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[hair]Uw.St Charlotte-Hair Ginger[uniform]*Edelweiss* Mejiro

[umbrella]++NODe++umbrella_v2_NO2

::RIGHT::

[hair]BP*summer straight hair/may2009[outfit][SG*] School Girl - Grey+Black

[shoes][ hoorenbeek ] Nylon Trainer - White/Blue

[umbrella]TrilogyUmbrella HoundTooth



::RIGHT::[shirt]! NU i Check Pullover Shirts Blue

[bottoms]Meriken Co. Half Cotton Pants Basic[rainboots]{creamshop} Rain boots (Black)


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[hair]::69:: AMK2 - Charcoal -[coat](P-K) Opened Trench Rouge

[T-shirt]”Drowsy” ribbon T-shirts/trico[bottoms][YFT]DE NI MU pants!!

[rainboots]{creamshop} Rain boots (Red)[umbrella]++NODe++umbrella_v2_NO7



[hair]curly hair BP* [shirt]marble >> flower Shirt ..jubilee [poppy]

[skirt]marble >> PS [ black ] [shoes]/Fuel/ Dolly Ruby Studs




[hair]::69:: YOUME - Charcoal - [kimono]shirohato-2009 yukata ameni ajisai

[umbrella]*LPP* Japanese mbrella (Jyanome)



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