What I Didn't Wear 12-12-07

What I Didn't Wear 12-12-07, originally uploaded by Rubianne Ellison.

Hi peeps! Welcome to today's entry!

As the days leading up to Christmas seemingly pass more and more quickly, I resist by digging in my virtual heels and refusing to blog outfits that are more wintery. I'll get around to blogging cold weather ware soon enough, but for today the theme is decidedly warm- picnic.

If you haven't visited Ivalde, you're missing one of SL's best clothing stores. Arranged by era, this store is full of beautifully textured, unique clothes perfect for any occasion. Here, you'll find everything from funky 80s casuals to demure Victorian formals to my personal favorite, classics from the 50s. Stuffed to the rafters with affordable, diverse, and sometimes daring apparel, Ivalde is simply not to be missed.

Today's outfit is the Ramona dress in blue from Ivalde, and it comes with a cute cardigan that I didn't opt to wear. The texture is incredible, especially the wrinkles on the bodice, and any person who's ever tried making clothes can tell you how difficult it is to line up striped patterns like plaid. The skirt comes to just below the knee and is perfectly poofy. I paired the dress with the Mia hair from ETD. The scarf is tintable, by the way. The outfit is finished off with the Wood Wedge platforms in white from Shiny Things. The shoes come with wedges in pine and tan- I'm wearing the pine here.

How to Edit a Scarf:
You have to have mod rights to do this. To edit individual prims that are linked together, you check off the edit linked parts on the edit box. Under more, go to the texture tab, where you'll see the option to change the color/tint. Careful though- it can suck to accidentally tint the wrong prims. You may want to make a copy of the hair first, if possible. Properly edited hair is one of the things that separates SL fashionistas from the rest of the crowd- you can always spot a noob by seeing if parts of their prim hair are stuck inside their skull-thats baaaad. Editing hair isn't easy, and it isn't fast, but for most of us, it's a necessity. Also, I can't be held responsible for any fubared hair. Feel free to IM me if you need more detail, though.

Just a tip here for all you nekos- most prim skirts attach to the stomach and can knock off your tail. Keep in mind that you have a choice about where you attach things, regardless of where they are placed when you buy them. Hop on a posing stand, attach the skirt where your tail isn't, and fiddle with it till it looks right. I adjusted mine for this by wearing the skirt on my pelvis, and my tail on my stomach. Unfortunately, it looked like my tail was stuck to the outside of my dress in the pictures, so I removed it.