GOT POP? - a model’s view on the top 50 couture designers in SL

Posted on August 5th, 2008 in Modavia Supermodels, Poptart Lilliehook, Second Life Fashion, Second Life Model, Second Life Modeling by Poptart Lilliehook

Modavia Supermodel - Poptart Lilliehook

 When I first took up my role of V.P. Fashion at Modavia, Dea’s first job for me was to pull together a shortlist of the best couture designers in SL. She gave me about 8 names of her favourite designers to get started with to which I added my own favourites. Next stop was the other 35 supermodels, each contributing their own favourite designer’s name to my list. I then spent the next few months going to every couture show/event and happening I could to try to gather enough nominations from the amassed fashionistas to be able to come to an opinion on the best of the best in SL. I readily concede that, during those 2 months, I was guilty of more indiscrete right clicking on, and scrutinising of, other people’s garments than any other avatar in SL. If you got the feeling that someone was watching you at Miss Universe pageant or at a kMAD show or at the Ewing Fashion Awards, or the ever-popular BOSL events, or pretty much just walking down the street… you were probably right. My thinking was that people vote with their feet (and their Lindens) so if they’re wearing it to a special occassion, then they must like it. My column in the inaugral edition of the Modavia Fashion Directory reflected the final list I settled on after many happy hours of looking, talking, shopping and wearing. My personal take, liberally informed by fashionable colleagues, on the Top 50 Couture Designers in SL.

There are so many fine designers in SL though who we know we might have overlooked or who do one or two things very well but who don’t yet have the breadth of collection to make it into the current Top 50. Our continued quest to honour the designers of SL who bring the finest of creativity and beauty to our SL wardrobes will play out through the year as we seek to add to, and further refine, our existing list - building to a Top 100 of designers by our first anniversary edition of the directory next year.

To this end, my blog site here GOT POP? (htp://www.i.getmodavia.com) will call each month for suggestions in a given category of fashion, say formal shoes, or men’s casual. Suggestions will be judged by our Fashion Review Board made up of Modavia Supermodels and invited guest judges. This is not just another vacuous contest - we earnestly believe that our reviews will act as a buying guide for all SL residents - steering people towards those designers who are truly striving for excellence. Please write to me and tell me about your favourite designer - and in particular, any exciting new talent on the grid that we can showcase. So here goes… these brands got the top votes in my personal straw poll.

  1. Armidi
  2. Baiastice
  3. BiancaF
  4. Bijou
  5. Black Moon Haute Couture
  6. Bolero Collection
  7. Cachet
  8. Callie Cline
  9. Casa del Shai
  10. Cubic Effect
  11. Dare 2 Bite
  12. Designing Nicky Ree
  13. Digit Darkes
  14. Eros Fashions
  15. Freda’s Fine Fashion
  16. Frozen Turquoise Valentine
  17. Haute Style & Co
  18. House of Nyla
  19. House of Rfyre
  20. Icing
  21. Indyra Originals
  22. Innovations
  23. Ivalde
  24. Jador
  25. Jaywalk
  26. Kunglers Fashion Design
  27. Lady Thera
  28. LeeZu Baxter Designs
  29. Maitreya
  30. Mimikri Hot Couture
  31. Minx Shoe Designs
  32. Muism
  33. Nonna Hedges
  34. Paper Couture
  35. Patrizia Blessed Collection
  36. Redgrave
  37. Sartoria Italiana
  38. Serene Sensations
  39. Sherry Yates Fashion
  40. Shiny Things
  41. Simone! Design
  42. Stiletto Moody Shoes
  43. Storm Schmooz
  44. Sven Olbers
  45. SWS Design
  46. The Zoo
  47. Tres Jolie
  48. VictoriaV Fashion
  49. Vindi Vindaloo
  50. Zhao Shoes

Poptart Lilliehook, Vice President of Fashion
Modavia Fashion Marketing

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300 Years of Fashion & Kyoot Army Sale

Posted on April 29th, 2008 in Keely LeFavre, Modavia Supermodels by Keely LeFavre

 Wow! What an amazingly busy week I’ve had. After hosting the Sana Models fashion show on Saturday. I began preparing for the “300 Years of Style” Fashion show to benefit Relay for Life hosted by Lava Levasseur and Tiffany Dragonash. The show was quite a success raising $20K L for the cause.  Way to go ladies!  Here are some images from the event.

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After the kyoot army sale, I’ve been in embodying 1920s style.  What can I say? I was inspired.  My first look was my take on a badass female mobster.  And yes I was carrying a piece but… it got lost in the shots.
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Usually, after a day or so I’m pretty much done with a look but I couldn’t seem to shake the 1920s. So, that lead me to create this second look.  I wanted more of a sexy showgirl persona and this digit darkes body suit was absolutely perfect.

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Short post for today but that’s all I have for now.  If you haven’t hit the Kyoot Army sale, then I recommend you rectify that and head to their main store IMMEDIATELY.

1st Outfit.

Hat: Kyoot Army - Black Mobstress Hat Red
Shirt: Kyoot Army -  The Last Mobstress Shirt
Pants: Last Call - Boardroom Barracuda Pants
Belt: ::::BareRose ::: Night Watcher Belt
Shoes: Adam n Eve Shoes - Seductress - Black
Hair: Armidi Hair - The Rainy Day - Pearl
Skin: Redgrave - Naomi

2nd Outfit

Outfit: Digit Darkes black sequin body suit
Tights: Paper couture; Plain Transparent Tights
Hat: Kyoot Army - Black Mobstress Hat Black
Shoes: *Bianca Foulon *daikir GOLD-
Gloves: Digit Darkes-CAP GLOVES-black gold
Hair: Armidi Hair - The Rainy Day - Pearl
Skin: Redgrave - Naomi

I’m working on a great new outfit for the next post. It will be coming soon

Later Hotties.
Keely LeFavre, Modavia Supermodel, Fashion guru, badass

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MimiKri

Posted on April 11th, 2008 in Keely LeFavre, Modavia Links, Modavia Supermodels, Second Life Fashion, Second Life Model, Second Life Modeling by Keely LeFavre

 Wow it’s been a while… I finally got everything set and ready for the fashion show.  I’ve got some amazing designers, hot and stellar models, and a fraking awesome DJ.  With everything set I got a little nutty, dressed up as a fairy, and went on a shopping spree!  I had been meaning to check out “Mimikri” and “Muism” so those were the first places I stopped. I know they’re both very popular stores but I’d never been there before. I know what you’re thinking “how could that be possible??” I really have no idea and I gotta say I regret not shopping there before.  I had a distinct “where have you been all my life?” feeling.  Stores with incredible clothes make me believe in love at first sight.  Well, not really.  But hopefully you get my point.

 I don’t have a lot of time so I’ll get right to it.  First my “fairy” costume. This extremely cute lilac latex dress and tintable strip tights from Digit Darkes.  The very pretty wings were a freebie from the grid-wide easter egg hunt. I thought something was missing so I searched SLX and found this great ribbon that gives it just the right touch.  My hair style is a new one from Deviant Kitties called Zoie. I absolutely LOOOOVE it. I had been searching all over for a style just like this and I’m not surprised that I was able to find it at DK.  They have great innovative hairstyles a definite must for fashionistas.

Fairy Keely

This next outfit is entirely from Mimikri.  Unfortunately since I can’t login to SL I don’t know the exact name of the outfits BUT it is all from Mimikri and it wouldn’t hurt you to just look around the whole store. 
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Ok that’s it for me for now. I’m going to attempt to log back in because i saw an AMAZING outfit from Caliah that i MUST have on Flickr. So i need to attempt to find it.

Later

Keely LeFavre - Modavia SuperModel, Blogger, fashion addict, etc

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