FEATURED: Civvies F***ing Rules.

All of my favorite designers seem to have come out with a ton of great things in the past couple of weeks, all of which I'm dying to blog about. (soon!) I have an impressive backlog of snapshots awaiting their place in the sun. But this couldn't wait a moment longer.

Civvies, "Road Agent" coat. What the hell can I say about this chunk of artful construction that it doesn't already say for itself? It's devastating. From the long, flowing flexi drape to the buckled prim sleeves and belt right up to that face-obscuring collar. I am totally in love.

If you're looking to cut a mysterious, dashing, and tantalizingly unsettling figure, this is the man for the job. I've been known to change outfits 2 or 3 times a session, but I think someone is going to have to tackle me and rip this one off of me. Damn, it's good. Posy Trudeau you are a friggin' genius.

Another thing I'd like to mention is the shoes. They're the Steel Toe Buckle Shoes from E. Spengler Footwear and they are incredibly well done. This picture doesn't do them justice, and frankly, I don't yet have a pose that will, but drop by the store on Main St. in Keiss (211, 102, 53) and have a look for yourself. There are precious few things on offer at present time, but I'm seriously hoping that changes because the designs are fantastic.

That's not all, but it's all for now. Tune in next time when I spend the entire weekend blogging about clothes! Heh.

FEATURED: Renown's Premier Skins

Back in February, when Jesseaitui Petion released his Premier skins, I couldn't TP my ass down there fast enough to pick them up. While this behavior is inadvisable, I bought the skin outright without even a demo. I never for a second regretted it.

While I love ND's Dante skin, the eyeliner didn't quite have enough oomph for my taste. Jesse's skin turned out to be just what the doctor ordered, in many ways.

Not only is there enough smudgy smokiness in the eyes to make even the shyest gazes utterly X-rated, the body hair, shading and muscle definition is astounding. Jesse offers three body hair options, but the "just right" version turned out to be exactly what I was looking for.

I can also say without a trace of vanity that the response to this skin has been loads of fun, and I owe it all to Jesse! Everywhere I went I was practically (and on one occasion, literally) mauled. Everyone wanted to know where I got it, and I found myself showered unabashedly with compliments. These skins are quite a shot in the arm, to say the least!

Trouble is, now I was hooked! Like a junkie I returned to the Renown store on a nearly daily basis looking for the promised eyeshadow skins. The in-store ads taunted me with the legend "coming soon..." but it couldn't be soon enough for me. I swear I almost mugged the go-go dancing store model at one point!

Thankfully, that flavor of ignominy was avoided when I finally got my hands on them last night. This is the new red eyeshadow specialty skin, and I hope my hair isn't covering it up too much. That's Tami McCoy's "Dangerous" hair, by the way, and I have it in every crazy color. One for every day of the week, actually, and I'll be engineering outfits to trot every damn one of them out, you'll see!

Bottom line: every bit worth the wait.

But wait! There's more! When I IMed Jesse to tell him how much the red eyeshadow rawked, I mentioned offhandedly that I'd love to see something similar in silver. Imagine my surprise when about an hour later he IMed me back asking me to try on "Ice", fresh from the Renown oven! Unexpected? Yes. Every bit as good as we've come to expect from Jesseaitui Petion? You bet your marvellously hand-drawn ass!

So, kudos, Jesse, for not only rocking my world, but GLAM rocking it. I'm a sucker for anything Bowie-esque, but never dreamed I'd see such a perfect fit in-world.

Oh, and speaking of perfect fit, I can't let Jesse's new Boxer Briefs (top pic) slip by without a nod. Again, it was a case of me rushing to Renown immediately after getting the announcement and snapping up the fat pack, but holy package, Batman, again the response is totally over-the-top! The store was jammed with dudes walking around in their newly acquired underwear, which was surreal and strangely amusing. Jesse said that he found the reaction totally unexpected, and I think its clear why. These things make you look...blessed to say the least. I also think that, like the Premier skin, it's another instance of "nothing else like it on the grid".

So again, good on ya' Jesseaitui Petion! You're a true original. While the skins may not be for every shape (don't be like me - try on the demo!), those it does suit are down for life. As for everybody else? Stop by the Renown store NOW and check out Jesse's impressive selection of sexy wardrobe options. You're sure to find a tee, henley, button-down, or hell; a really killer pair of boxer briefs to suit your style.

The First Post - Broder

Hey shopaholics, I'm Broder. (Group says in unison: "Hi Broder") and I'm a shopaholic (Group claps), and I'm here to share with you my random knowledge of what to wear and what to burn on sight. But until that time, a simple "What are you wearing?" post will suffice for my debut.

Civvies Green Henley:
Civvies rocks! Go there now, Posy's stuff is great.

Form 010b Jeans:
Yeah, Form jeans. Gotta be the nicest looking ones out there... only way to travel, low rise of course.

Civvies Patched Workboot (in Grey)
More Civvies stuff :3 Love these boots... sorry about the bad picture... but yeah, they're shabby looking patched workboots, as the name may suggest.

Satchel and Grenades by Penny Patton ( Happy Bivouac ):
Originally a shoulder satchel bag and a pair of hip grenades, I combined the two to make a super satchel belt... its been called a fanny pack by some, but they all received a punch for those comments.

Emi Hair by Kin Keiko ( Kin ):
Again an edited item. Used to be very long, but I shortened it and played with the fringe a bit.
Kin's hair, originally for women, is generally regarded as the place to pick up some kitty strands ,
for both genders.


Stay in touch for more randomness and findings... and occasional creations if you're lucky too ;)

Featured: Last Call's Seul Quilted Vest

I know everyone has blogged about it already, but this is my take on it. I'd have posted this last night, but Blogger was being a right bitch and wouldn't let me upload any images. Kind of hard to convey this outfit using interpretive f**king dance, y'know?

Anyway, ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-check it out.

Featured is Last Call's Seul Quilted Vest in "Steel". Texturally this is a piece of art. You can almost hear that annoying plasticky swish that comes with clothes made of this material when you walk. It comes with or without a white tee underneath, and as you see, I've opted for the without-look for a few reasons. Well, one, actually; the Renegade crew knit tee in olive.

Designers, take note: what makes this tee (and several of the other shirts at Renegade) awesome are the options. They come on a jacket layer, like most well-tailored tees in SL, but then that eliminates the ability to wear a jacket with it doesn't it? However, Kaejo DaSilva has done something brilliant: included an optional shirt-layer tee with the extra length stashed on the underwear layer! And believe me, these shirts are good enough to go commando for! Ideally, I'd wish for every shirt in SL to have an optional jacket/shirt/undershirt layer with the tail length on the underwear layer, but that's very easy for me to say. That's a helluva lotta' work and I suspect would result in a helluva lot less shirts. In the meantime though you'll be seeing a lot more of me in Renegade's great tees, tanks, polos, and whatever the hell else I can get my filthy paws on that I can rock with jackets. Speaking of my filthy paws...

Let's talk about the Man-icure. Yes, I'm wearing black nail polish. It's from Awesome Designs, which means it's a ladies manicure, but whatever. It fits and it has a nice muted gloss and until something better comes along for the guys I'm sticking with it.

I can't forget to mention the jeans. They're from Civvies, called "grease monkey" and I am so Posy Trudeau's bitch right now. I bought out half the store as soon as it's opening was announced and I'm back like an obsessive stalker every couple of days or so looking for whatever's new. Good stuff, good stuff.

Lastly, the shoes are by Feri Beckenbauer; the men's 6 eye boots with black laces, which you'll also be seeing on me a lot as they are my de facto go-to boots. And, the scarf is the Multi Scarf from FNKY! which is scripted with color/texture/tone change that hasn't let me down yet.

So, there we have it. Not just my first fashion post, but the first fashion post on SL Shopaholics Anonymous! And it won't be the last, either. I've already got at least 4 things lined up right away that I want to talk about, and would if it wasn't nearing 2am here. Even a shopaholic has to have limits.

Cheers, kids!

SL Shopaholics of the World, Unite!

Greetings all and welcome to the teensy-tiny little seedling beginnings of a new Second Life shopping blog. This is actually the companion blog to the Second Life group SL Shopaholics Anonymous, which is also in its teeny-tiny little seedling beginnings (and not yet open to enrollment).

Despite its support-group ring, we are not here to offer help of any kind to those afflicted with the SL shopping sickness. Instead we offer "support" in the loosest sense of the word, enabling your addiction & whetting your appetite for more! Because if being addicted to shopping in SL is wrong, I don't wanna' be right!

We hope to bring a fresh take on style, fashion & consumer-whore fun to the SL community at large. Your current hosts are me; Antimony Battery, and the Yang to my shopping-addicted Yin, StaggerLee Dagger.

...Or is it the Yin to my Yang? Hmm...

In any case, stay tuned. Once we start posting, you won't be able to shut us up!