Second Life Fashion Models The Modavia Supermodels

OK, I went to Muism on a whim, and saw this jacket there, and immediately my mind started racing. I have the perfect colour shoes for that!! So anyway, I decided why not and bought it and threw it on. As always with the great jackets from Muism it came in 4 sizes (S,M,L,XL) and after playing around with a few in the past I decided M was the fit for me.

First off the shoes were already in my head, so a quick search through my Jeepers Creepers folder and I found these, the Rebel shoes in Roman Polanski. Next I had to pick some pants and things to go with it, so I decided on black pants and top as we all know black goes with everything. For this I chose Redgrave Pants (Black with Belt) as they even had a fancy Gold Prim belt buckle, and the black shirt from my Casa Del Shai Amorsolo suit (probably my favorite shirt on SL). I also thought my Kalnins Breeze sunglasses would flow with the whole black and gold appearance of the rest of the outfit so I threw them on.

Jacket closeup

Rolled up sleeve version

Closeup of sleeve prim

But anyway, I was mightily impressed at how the jacket comes in a long sleeve and rolled up sleeve version and the detail is as we expect from Muism - that is highly detailed and intricate primwork that fits perfectly. Anyway, check out these pics I decided to take in the Steady Rock Island sim that perfectly accompany the clothes.

Jacket - Muism Skinny Biker Jacket (gold)
Pants - Redgrave Pants black with belt
Shoes - Jeepers Creepers Roman Polanski
Sunglasses - Kalnins Breeze
Shirt - The Black Barong shirt (from the Amorsolo suit) from Casa Del Shai

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Trixie is wild!!!  She is alot of fun, not shy, and loves to party.  She is a dancer in SL and pretty much had her newbie look with freebie clothes.  Not any more!!  She is hot and funky…just like she wanted.  I was able to fiind some nice stores that put alittle hip/hop in my inventory…whilst I was helping Trix!  lol  Sorry I have not posted inwhile.  Wow…I have styling alot lately.  I love!!  Look forward to more of it.  If you know of anyone or if you are interested in my services…let me know.  I love it!  I have also been working with several individuals on runway and some modeling education/tips.  Loving SL modeling!  :)  Hugs, Wynter

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I was lucky enough to receive outfits from Shiryu Musashi from Mushashi - Do designs who has just reopened his store in the Anton sim(Musashi - Do mainstore). The first of these I opened was simply known as ‘Jetblack’ and it was a indian style number that I put on and was amazed at how it perfectly matched my Jeepers Creepers Shanghai’s I was wearing. For some reason this outfit I really loved the way it was shaded, and it clings to your shape like glue. I loved the soft texturing of it, it wasn’t too overstated and it was a really great outfit for something so simple.
The full suit

Closer

Jetblack with shirt only

Another fullshot

The Musashi-DO mainstore

Other things I loved about this outfit was that it looked as good without the jacket as it does with. This is in part due to the detailed belt that is a part of the pants texture, which is handy as it didn’t require me to edit a prim to fit my slim av frame. Over I dug this outfit and the whoel relaxed vibe it gave off.
Outfit - Jet black from Musashi-DO
Shoes - Shanghai from Jeepers Creepers

The next outfit was the Highland wind outfit and its booster pack. They are essentially an outfit that wouldn’t be out of place in teh Scottish Highlands, in that it is a kilt with jacket and shirt. When I first unbagged these, I almost had a heart attack as my inventory had some huge gains due to the massive amount of pieces and variety that were contained within. In the initial pack there was over 30 pieces! Admittedly they aren’t all different, but rather colour variations. What was interesting about these was that the prim belt comes with an instruction notecard informing you that you are able to change the colour of the plate and gemstones contained within it! That made the outfit much more unique as it allows the owner to edit the colour of the belt to their own taste. I had no idea where to start really so I picked the McLeod (obviously I have seen Highlander as a kid) colour and went from there.

I then went thru the other variations and chose a few other to feature including the Wallace (a Braveheart reference?) - Part of the expansion pack

and the MacDonald

Closeup of the belt

The Ramsey colour (part of expansion pack)

Anyhow all I can say is the texturing detail on these outfits is amazing and the sheer variety is overwhelming. So if you girls ever want to know what is under a man’s kilt, you have to wait until you see someone in SL wearing this and be sure to cam and check ;-P. Anyway at least I know what I will be wearing to fellow ASpiRE! model Georgette Whitfield’s party this year.

Outfit - Musashi-DO Highland Wind Evolution (and Highland Wind Expansion 1)
Shoes - Jeepers Creepers Quixote (in red and black)

The last outfit in this ensemble is the suit known as the Glorious F. This suit is great and comes with 3 colour variations, black, black-pinstriped and brown. Also there is 3 different ways in which it can be worn- Full suit, Shirt, or turtle neck sweater with prim neck piece. I loved this suit (as most of you know I am an SL suit whore) and the variety was very welcome, as most times you only get a simple suit that doesn’t allow you to mix and match that much. This one however does. Here are some examples:
The Glorious F black suit with pinstriped shirt

Full shot

Glorious F pinstripe (with plain black shirt)

The glorious F brown suit, with only brown pants and brown turtleneck

Brown turtleneck closeup

So overall the diverse range of looks that are feasible with this suit is awesome. There is also a notecard that tells people that this suit is compatible with all Musashi-DO ties and gives a nice little guide to teaching those of you who may not know how to fit these prims properly. It is attention to detail that to me make this jump out and differentiate it from the crowd. Again the shading and fit with this suit is great and really shows off your avs shape nicely. I would highly recommend this suit to anyone who is looking for something different to add to their inventory.

Clothing - Musashi DO Glorious F suit
Shoes - Jeepers Creepers Black Carl Perkins and Brown Oslos

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     I want you all to take a seat, grab on to something sturdy, calm the butterflies in your stomach and brace yourself. Why?  Because on March 20^th the Modavia Designer’s Brief was launched marking the official launching of Modavia and the fashion world is going to quake.  I know everyone has heard whispers and there have been theories and the general consensus is that Modavia is just a modeling agency.  NOTHING could be further from the truth.  Modavia is SL’s FIRST Fashion directory.  It’s a directory featuring the best, the who’s who of the fashion world.  The most creative, innovative, popular designers and the most versatile, unique and sought-after models are featured all in this one place. Now I can’t give too much away even though it’s killing me, but I’ve been able to secure everyone a seek peek as to what a designer brief looks like.  You can only see this here. So get ready, get set, and….

(Excuse the quality of these pics I had to copy them)

    Ok, how hot do Barberella Fousing and Nicholai Shepard look in that pic?  Oh my GAWD it’s even getting hot in here.

Now one important announcement that we received at the launch party was the procurement of the illustrious, sensational, and innovative Christieanna Daviau as our new PR Director.  This is quite a coup for Modavia since Christieanna is sought after by most of the top agency and designers and for good reason.  She throws the best parties in SL, is an incredible person, an amazing photographer, and she’s done marketing for some of the most successful companies. We are truly lucky to have her talents exclusively. 

I know I speak for all my Modavia “siblings’ when I say that I feel incredibly honored and privileged to be a part of Modavia.

Later Hotties

Keely LeFavre - Modavia Supermodel

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Runway shows are a delight to attend. The sim where the show is held begins to fill early with the press, fashion designers and models who enjoy seeing their peers in action on the catwalk. There is a palpable excitement in the air…as real life as any SecondLife experience can be.

To the audience in attendance, the mechanics of the runway show may seem elementary- models put on an outfit. walk , pose, turn, pose, walk then exit. Simple, right?

Au contraire!

If the show you are viewing appears effortless, then you can be sure a great deal of work and professional experience has gone into that event to give the illusion of effortless execution.

Runway shows begin with the designer’s desire to showcase their creations in a runway event setting. From that first contact with the designer comes the initial discussion of the theme of their collection. Is it swimwear, formal gowns, casual dresses, a mix? The designer’s overall theme and unifying motif is used to create and design a set that is unique for their show and congruent with their collection.

The next few meetings with the designers are discussions of which pieces will be included in the show, how many outfits they wish to have walked down the runway — this will determine the number of models needed. Designers often have bodytypes or specific appearance parameters they want in their models. Many of them design with a specific shape in mind, and have their store photos done with a certain haircolor/style or other appearance details they would like to replicate on the runway. During these preliminary discussions, fitting times and dates are decided and set and any special requests the designers have are accomodated.

Next come the model castings. Group announcements are sent with the bodytype preferences stated by the designer, fitting times and show times.. and models appear at the castings to learn a bit about the show, the time commitment and to indicate their availability.

Once we have the number of models needed for the designer’s number of outfits, the next step is usually fittings. These are a very time consuming and important part of the runway event because this is where the designer makes real their vision for each creation they are showcasing. The models must modify body parts, hair styles and colors, eye colors, manicure colors. and any other bit of them that the designers want to achieve the look they desire. Models are asked to produce boots, shoes, and other accessories from their own inventories to complete the looks, or the designers will send them shopping to get the right shoes/boots to fit the specific needs of that outfit. Depending on the number of models, the number of modifications needed for each outfit, and the number of outfits, fittings can take anywhere from 2 to 5 hours. This is the the most important time spent in advance of the catwalk since all photos taken will be of these looks as determined during fittings. There are usually brief descriptions or outfit names the designers have for each featured ensemble and at this time I am given those bits to use in writing the script for the show which will include outfit descriptions in a narrative form. Script writing is labor- intensive and can take me up to 4 hours for a show that includes 20 outfits or more.

Often during the time we have all the models together, we are shown the runway walk.. where to stop and pose, and sometimes there are photos taken of us in our newly created outfits. All of these activities help us prepare for the actual runway event and are crucial to keeping us all “on the same page” with the same information.

Once the fittings are done, a rehearsal is needed to have everyone walk , pose and ask any clarifying questions they may have about pose times or whether certain poses are appropriate to the clothing they are featuring. We are very careful to choose poses that do not break the lines of the clothing or deform the prim.

The real key to a smooth-running runway event is the professional attitude of the models. When models are experienced and savvy, and can make outfits, modify their shapes cheerfully and willingly for the designers, attend all fittings and rehearsals and hit their marks consistently, it is an almost magical and extremely enjoyable experience! I have the very great fortune of working with some of  the most competent and professional models in the business. When everyone takes this job seriously and is focused on the details, it is a true delight!

The day of the show is the most exciting and adrenaline-inducing of all! Models are asked to be at the show site one hour early since sims are always full and laggy and waiting until the last minute can cause them to be locked out. We all gather backstage, dressed in our first outfits.. asking each other if our prims are rezzed .. camming out once in a while to gauge the gathering crowd. Excitement builds as we near show start time, line up in order… our poses and huds all primed and ready. Our RL notes-on-paper about the walk/pose times ready… its show time!

From the moment you are announced and you step out on to the runway, it is all business. Walking carefully to work around the sim lag, hit the mark… stop… pose… watch the clock for the pose time… pay attention to the announcer’s description, walk.. pose again… the crowd is all around.. sea of names floating .. many of them you recognise as press, modeling elite, and fashion celebrities. Talk about a rush! There is no more exciting place to be at that moment than modeling on that runway! When the commentator completes her posting of the outfit descriptions, you see “THANK YOU” and it is time to gracefully exit the catwalk Once you are backstage, there is barely time to savor that exciting walk, since you must change to your next outfit.. drag the folder (hope it rezzes) and if it doesn’t, hope there is time to wear each item individually..and pray that the Linden Labs gods are holding you in their favor that day!

After all the models have shown the creations, after the finale has been done, when we are all backstage again and the show is complete, the feeling of exhilaration is incomparable! Runway modeling is a rewarding and extremely enjoyable career that many of us are very passionate about.

So the next time you see a show, and think it is a bit of walking with some clothing changes, you will have some insight into the dozens of hours that went into set design and build, planning, fittings, rehearsals and fine adjustments to all the details that resulted in that “effortless” show.
 

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OK, so I was bored on here and decided to get my ass into gear and post something productive. So where on earth do I start? I mean, this was a dilema easily fixed, just do the simple thing and blog about one of your favorite things - clothes!!

Then I stumble across another drama, which clothes do I start with?? I mean, my inventory seems to grow by the day, and there is much to choose from. Then I had the epiphany of deciding to do a ‘Rockstar’ themed shoot! So in the wake of this I decided to cobble together an outfit and see what the results were. Anyway, here is some music to accompany this blog if you so desire to click the link (and yes it is easy to listen to for all you ladies reading!! ;-P) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpssSxiZVPY

I started with the Muism Black Spring Fur/Leather Coat and the other pieces such as the furs and armband that come with it. As an RL guitar player, I think gloves and massive Wristbands are too extreme to play with so I went a little more subdued with GG spiked leather wrist belts by Jenny Thielt’s Glowing Gems Designs at TKF Designs.

Next off I needed some rockish jeans, so harking back to the days when actual musicians were in music videos, I decided upon the Redgrave Used look jeans. These jeans are awesome, I can’t get wear them enough, as they look so real as does pretty much everything else I own from Redgrave. I coupled these jeans with the awesome Oslo boots in grey from Jeepers Creepers (my favorite shoe in SL is the Oslo and you all should own the pack!!!) as they just look so damn sweet and matched up well with the prop I decided to use - an Ibanez UV777 guitar I found along my travels in SL when I was still very young (I cant find the maker though a properties search, but seek and ye shall find ;-)) It has 9 separate animations a few of which can be seen in these pics.

To top it off I am wearing the new Savvy Avvy comet shades in Midnight tint, as well as hair from Moderno (Jack in Truffle). Skin is Abyss Scorpio RA1 with body hair. To take these shots I went to one of my favorite places in SL, The Bushy Beard Pub in Brugge as they have many great performers there and the most amazingly funny people. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Brugge/128/175/24

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All this week me and some of MODAVIA’s family went begging for votes to go to final and guess, we made it!!Now the final will be hold at 18th march at 12pm at the DG runway, all 11 models will do the catwalk and will be judged by 7 Judges on walk, poses, style, attire and Bios.
Will be 3 attires:
1. Swimwear
2. casual
3. Formal

We need you there to cheers us up!!!

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If you missed the launch party Costa Rica Shopping District, you missed a collective mix of models and designers, artists and art lovers. It was a blast.   But if you couldn’t make it to the launch party, don’t fret! It’s not too late to visit the art festival featuring truly amazing original art work from some ultra-talented SL artists.   And a tip, if you’re a model you should try to get some of these artists to do your portfolios, adding that extra artistic touch is a great way to get noticed. And bonus, you get beautiful artwork to hang around your house.
So, you say art is not your thing.  How about some awesome freebies then?  To celebrate the launch of the new Costa Rica shopping district some of my favorite designers have placed some gifts in their stores.  Here are some pics of the outfits. 

Hair: Analog Dog- Deliah

Skin: GG Couture - Morena ”Hot Kisses”  (Only $150L!!!!!)

Eyelashes: Digit Darkes

Dress: Icing - Night Mist

Hair:  Magik - Papercut “Dark Brown”

Skin:  GG Couture - Morena ”Hot Kisses”  (Only $150L!!!!!)

Eyelashes: Digit Darkes

Swimsuit: Pin Up Dolls - Costa Rica

More After the Jump

Hair: Analog Dog- Deliah

Skin: GG Couture - Morena ”Hot Kisses”  (Only $150L!!!!!)

Eyelashes: Digit Darkes

Jewelry: Earthstones - Paua Shell “Cream”

Dress: LeeZu Baxter Designs - Satin Leave

Hair: Analog Dog- Deliah

Skin: GG Couture - Morena ”Hot Kisses”  (Only $150L!!!!!)

Eyelashes: Digit Darkes

Dress: Nicky Ree - Satin Pink

Hair: Deviant Kitties - Valium “Brown Red”

Skin: GG Couture - Morena ”Classic”

Eyelashes: Bianca Foulon - Blue

Coat:  Savvy? - Button Coat

 Have fun shopping!

 Later Hotties,

Keely LeFavre- Modavia Supermodels, Writer, Freebie hunter

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                 Come out and join the launch of the new Costa Rica Shopping district. The launch is from 1pm - 4pm SLT.  DJ Azu is going to be spinning, there are many prizes to be one, and you get to see some of SL’s hottest designers and artist’s. 

Here is a list of some of the hot designers that are here:

*Aitui

*Beauty Raine’s

*Crest Custom Travel

*Element Photography

*Guillaume Pour Homme

*Happy Homes

*ICING

*Jeepers Creepers Men’s Shoes

*LeeZu Baxter Designs

*MAD Designs

*Nicky Ree

*Pin Up Dolls

*Savvy Avvy

*Soul Candy

*Tango New York

*Tesla

*The Zoo

*Truth

*Valiant

*VictoriaV Fashions

*WACK, Inc.

There is also an art festival featuring some of the most creative people in SL- and I’ve seen it their stuff is incredible.  The show will be up for one week starting today - March 15.   

Here’s a list of the designers

*Anessa Stine

*Carl Crabe

*Christieanna Daviau

*Collin Savon

*Gabrielle Sinatra

*GM Nikolaidis

*Krissy Sinclair

*Leou Aeon

*Music Hyun

*Texanna Schumann

Come on down the launch is today!!!!

 Costa Rica Shopping District

Keely LeFavre - Modavia Supermodel

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