"It's A Nice Day For A 'White?' Wedding" or "Better Late Than Never"

I know it's terribly late in the month of June to post a bridal outfit review. Bad me. Bad blogger. I had actually typed this up some months back and I'm just getting 'round to posting it. Hope you enjoy! :)

I rezzed Viola's avie waaaay back in 2006 A.D. ;-) Before the SL fashion industry was inundated, saturated, and impregnated, there were a few--a happy few--designers on the grid that existed for my shopping pleasure. (At least that's how I like to put it =P). Two of those designers were Fallingwater Cellardoor of Shiny Things and Hyasynth Tiramisu of Silent Sparrow. Since then, I've happily shopped in both stores with great frequency.

But what's odd is, for as many times as I've gone into Shiny Things, I was shocked to learn that, *somehow*, this ensemble had always eluded my field of vision:



Then again, I do play Oblivious Wench Extraordinaire a *bit* much and may never have noticed it before. So I guess it's not that big a shock that I noticed Silent Sparrow's "White? Wedding" dress and Shiny Things' TWO "Wilted Wedding Bouquets" for the first time this year!

However, maybe I'm not the only one who missed this cadaverous confection, in which case, I am glad to present these items to you, if for no other purpose than to make you aware of their very existence.

Textured with blood splatterings, old lace & embroidery, the "White? Wedding" is perfect for the goth bride who is uninterested in the typical meringue style on her wedding day. It will also work well if the bride is getting hitched on All Hallow's Eve, or enjoys partaking in Lily Munster, vampyric Lucy Westenra, or Bride Of Frankenstein roleplay. ;)





There is wonderful attention to detail going on here, from the ripped stockings, to the jacket-layered "extra blood", to the crowning glory of the veil, made by Calico Ingmann Creations.



As I said, there are TWO "Wilted Wedding Bouquets":





which match the dress in a beautifully grim fashion, and are available in "dark" and "pale" hues. What Fallingwater Cellardoor did that's Really Cool was add not only a hold script to the Bouquets, but ALSO a walk AO! Brilliant idea! After all, I don't care how non-traditional the bride is, ain't no way she wants to do the duck walk down the aisle!

Speaking of Shiny Things, I am also wearing Fallingwater's "Spring Stilettos" in white in these photos. But that was just my preference. Feel free to get creative! For example, if you wish to be A Very Gritty Bride, go with Fallingwater's "Old Laceup Boots" under "White? Wedding" instead!

Between the Dress and the Bouquets, I am reminded of three bridal archetypes: First is the apparent "undead bride" style. Second is the "heirloom" variety as if the dress was your grandmother's. And the third archetype is the poor jilted Miss Havisham from Dickens' "Great Expectations." Not that I wish that kind of misfortune on ANYONE, mind you. Rather, if you are one of the few, the happy few, who are fortunate enough to get hitched here in SL, I wish you and your betrothed lots and lots of Happily Ever Afterness, no matter how flamboyantly freakish your wedding ceremony! ;)

Lots of Gnus! :)

Nooooo....Not *guns*! "Oh wow..........James........"*drools as her eyes glaze over*

Right! Focus, Viola! Focus!

Ahem....as I was saying, not guns, but gnus:



As in "NEW"-ness!



They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I won't bore you with that much verbiage ;) What you see here is a snapshot of the most recent mall stall I rented at for Gesture Wars! In said snapshot, you also see 2 moar vendors set up that now hold new material I've just made! So now there are three vendors brimming with gestures. We'll call them "Tom", "Dick" and "Harry", so as to avoid confusion. ;)

You see, first there was "Tom". (Which is the first vendor/pose stand thingy on the left in the photo) Then I became inspired and made several new gestures. I put the new ones in the 2nd vendor ("Dick") until it ran out of memory. So I had to rez another copy of the vendor ("Harry") and stuck the balance of the new gestures in it. So when you come & demo them, you may realize that "Harry" doesn't have as many gestures as Tom or Dick lol.

*ALSO*, there is a second fatpack that has all the new material in it, discounted at 50% off the individual gestures that currently reside in "Dick and Harry". The first fatpack is still there as well, which contains all of the gestures in "Tom", also at 50% off of the individual prices.

In addition to demoing the gestures, there is also a freebie on the floor for you. :)

Lastly, while you're there, I highly recommend checking out *all* of the Role Play Market. Gesture Wars! is in the "Miscellaneous and Accessories" department. But oh my goodness, no matter what kind of RP you're into: Steampunk, pyrate, gothic, etc, they've got it. (Personally, I could spend hours in their "High Fantasy" section, shopping for wings and other fae items :-D ) I believe they also have an Adult sim that features Gor RP, but I'm not sure on the particulars there or when that one will open.

FYI, Gesture Wars! can also be found at ZV Yard Sale, Midnight Lotus, and at my main location in Whiskey

Thank you for reading and shopping at Gesture Wars! I hope you have as much fun playing the gestures as I had making them! :) xoxo

My Very First Blawgsite!!

Better men have realized alone is not a venture,
A decent man would realize alone is not a venture,
Just to hide away, hide away.

~"A Venture" by Yes

Yay!!! \o/

For various reasons, I've been wanting my own blog for some time now. I searched various sites, tried different formats and finally decided that Blogger's layout and interface suited me best. Considering how much I play, shop, write, and, most recently, create in SL, I felt it was time for me to get my own darn blog. ;)

In the not-too-distant future, hopefully, there will be many, many posts here. Posts that will span the gamut from my new in-world gesture biz, "Comic To Tragic Gestures!", to entries about fashion, or about cool builds, or about friends, or.....well, quite frankly, about any bloody thing in SL that inspires me! :)

So do keep watching this space. More exciting content to come....honest! :)