Second Life Fashion Models The Modavia Supermodels

Well this post has been a long time coming for me, but I finally got there in the end, with a little help from a couple of friends of mine.

After talking to the amazing Rfyre designer Raven Pennyfeather a couple weeks ago she told me of this jacket she had in the works which she assured me would impress me. Knowing her ability, I had little reason to doubt her claims and upon seeing the Durante outfit for the first time, I learned rather quickly to never dispute a word she says. To quote Raven herself when describing the Durante outfit:

“”Durante is a Medieval personal name derived from the Latin verb ‘durare,’ which means ‘to last or endure.’ These new clothes bear that name because it captures the spirit of RFyre”

I spent a long time camming and absorbing the texturing into my brain as I was wearing an outfit that was probably one of the most versatile of any of Raven’s creations to date. The jacket was my favorite part of the ensemble, as I knew immediately that it would suit any combination of clothes I could throw at it (with the exception of a pink thong I caught fishing) however the pants and shirt were good enough to stand out on their own merits as well. As always Raven’s texturing is 1st rate and the Durante outfit is no exception. The Durante featured in these pics is the Noir version, however it is available in Earth and Crimson tones for Men and Women as well. For my little photoshoot to display the Durante outfit, I called upon someone I know is an Rfyre devotee, my friend Alexa Trefoil.

For this shoot, i asked Alexa to wear another one of the recent Rfyre creations, the Rfyre Black Dahlia dress. To illustrate the black Dahila is best to reference the release notes themselves, as they describe more about how great this outfit is, especially when coupled with the specially made boots that accompany this release made by my good friend Melanie Zhao of ZHAO shoes.

“Consider the Black Dahlia–a flower by any other name would not be as powerful, sexy, or beautiful. Dark, bold, exotic, the Black Dahlia was made for special women. Raven Pennyfeather showed the dress to her friend Melanie Zhao of Zhao Shoes. Melanie saw the dress and immediately knew it was meant for women like herself and Raven. Raven gave her a swatch of fabric from the skirt, and Melanie made the most beautiful boots with bows to match.”

Anyway to personally describe this outfit is to say that I love it. It looks amazing and is the perfect dress to compliment the Rfyre Eminence Mens suit. The boots are the perfect accessory to match this outfit, and they are great paired with all number of other outfits (as evidenced by my many friends who have been wearing these boots recently). Anyway enough talk from me about it, look at these pics that show how great these 2 outfits really are!

Even after knowing I was going to blog these 2 wonderful outfits, I saw a notice pop up yesterday about another Rfyre new release! The Ondami outfit for women! I have to commend Raven with the frequency with which she is able to release products of such high quality and attention to detail, and I just knew that this new release was destined to be blogged. So after an IM to none other than Modavia CEO Dea Mills (and waiting patiently for her to tp) I pinched her to model this new release for me at the 1001 nights sim.

This outfit also comes with 2 snake accessories that are held in the hands.



Now this outfit was a different style altogether and to explain the inspiration behind it I can quote the release notes:

“A lovely lady came to visit Raven one afternoon. “I have taken an interest in Minoan culture. The society was very egalitarian, with women sharing equal status with men. In fact, it was a matriarchal society.” Raven and I looked at the photos of Minoan women and Raven was inspired.

In Minoan culture, women wore robes that were open to the navel, leaving their breasts exposed, and had short sleeves and layered flounced skirts. Women also had the option of wearing a strapless fitted bodice, the first fitted garments known in history. The patterns on clothes emphasized symmetrical geometric designs.

Raven and I both agreed that the outfits would be perfect for women who wanted to adopt the exposed Minoan style, for RP or for their own fashion statement. But we also agreed that the sumptuous fabrics would make ideal dresses for any woman interested in being on the cutting edge of fashion.

So as you can see, this outfit perfectly meshes with RP scenarios and the high detail wouldn’t be out of place on a high fashion catwalk. The level of texture detail is astounding as we all have come to expect from the House of Rfyre and the Minoan dress is no exception. This is the redgold version featured, however it is also available in black/red, blue/gold, blue/silver, and black/silver versions.

All I can say to sum up this post is that if your inventory is bare of an outfit from the House of Rfyre you seriously need some in it. As with the release of the Durante, it goes to show that Rfyre is not only intended for RP sims but for a wider audience. Do yourself a favour and go and check it out today!! The mainstore is also amazingly detailed and is definitely worth a look if you have never been before.
Links to clothes featured in this blog

House of Rfyre Mainstore

Zhao Shoes Mainstore

And thankyou once again to Raven, Harper, Alexa and Dea, for all being amazing

And also, don’t forget to check out other amazing creations from the House of Rfyre on their Official Blog website