DEDICATED to all those Bloodied, Bruised, and Broken-hearted.

"Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay, and everything's going right."



"I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah. I recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah."

Fashion Fitz recommends retail therapy, wrecking and revamping your avatar to reflect your current mood. It's a good idea to start with a naked palette, fashDears (Yes, that means new skin. Minnu Model Halloween Gift #3, a freebie, is perfect.). No need to save naked for your living room, it's SL, make sure the region is mature. *smirks*

If you MUST wear clothes, make sure they're comfy. I'm warm and cuddly (after the beating life has given me) in the red Stacey sweater by Gaia Goodnight of Darkstar Designs. The sweater has prim collar and cuffs, covers the body bruises nicely. (Thanks Gaia, for replacing the sweater and my beloved Syd hair when LL ate them! You're a doll!)



"Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill). It feels so good (swimming in your stomach). Wait until the dust settles. You LiVE, you learn. You LOVE, you Learn. You CRY, you LEarn. You LOsE, you LEArn. You BLeeD, you LEARn. You sCREaM, you LEARN."

When life craps on you, fashWounded, crap right back--in a padded cell at The Asylum. Phoenix Plymouth and Morten Oto (the avs with the butterfly nets and multi-buckled fashAsylum wear) encourage you fashDeranged to "wander aimlessly and behave erratically." I have finally found a place that sanctions my modus operandi.



"I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone (I certainly do)."

The edit of Boing Fromage's Plaid Cuffed BoyShorts flexi belt and prim cuffs was more than I could chew--the process bloodied my face, bruised my heart, and made me stomp my feet in frustration. (Don't EVEN try sitting once you've edited! *pouts*)

"I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time yeah, yeah. Feel free."

Boing Fromage MaryJane color-changeable flats, fashLicKin' good enough to eat! Vinyl is an easy wipedown for sanitary mouthing. So many options: metal change, sole, vinyl, leather--all with an easy hud. (These fashYumMmmies more than make up for the fashBeating the BoyShorts gave me!)



"Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind). Hold it up (to the rays). You wait and see when the smoke clears."

NOW is the time to take some fashRiSKs. Never worry about matching, fashDahlin's...especially when your mood is black. Remember--anything goes with black.

"You GRiEVe, you learn. You cHoKE, you Learn. You LaUGh, you LEarn. You CHOoSe, you LEArn. You PRaY, you LEARn. You aSK, you LEARN. You LiVE, you LEARN."



"And life has a funny way of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrong, and everything blows up in your face."

Of cawse, helping yourself to some fashGoodies is how we heal, fashDowntrodden's! Don't forget your elka Lehane of Boing Fromage Owl necklace, owls are a wise fashChoice as you live and learn. Even after the swelling goes down and the bruises fade, you'll be fashDelish. (Plus, some days you just feel like looking like your Granny.)

*Quoted: "You Learn" and "Ironic" lyrics by Alanis Morissette
Fashion Fitz Info:
Glue Neko Hair-Parrot by Curious Kitties
!BF! MaryJane Flats (Patent-Urban Color Changeable)
!BF! Plaid Cuffed BoyShorts Fuschia/Orange/Ocean
Shape: FF Bloodied and Bruised /Shift\ Custom Avatars 4 U!
!BF! 50s Dangle Owl - Real Gold (Comes in four metal tones.)
(Shiny Things) Stripy knit thigh highs-plum
Wrong-fishnet tights (green)

**All pictures taken in The Asylum.

Labels: asylum, flats, mary janes, owl, owl necklace, shorts, socks, sweater, thigh highs, wild hair

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On a mission to win the Super Skinny Skank Model Contest, Fashion Fitz plunges into a radical diet. Subsisting on celery prims and Linden ocean water for weeks, her desired mesh weight is attained. Having lost nearly all of her friends due to her increasingly foul mood, Fashion Fitz contemplates her new look through the eyes of her last fashFriend, Harrd Rhode.


"Biatch, yer bonez are showing."

"You know I LOVE da BONEZ!!! *huff* Besides, I'm gonna be a Super Skinny Skank Model."

"You got the Skinny Skank right. *scowls in disgust* You look, and ACT like Cruella DeVille."

Fitz's eyes piercing Harrd, tummy rumbling, anger and hunger mixed like two twisted demons battling for domination--Harrd suddenly looks awfully tasty. {{{dream sequence}}} (Visions of Harrd rump roast, Fashion Fitz droolz.)



Hairs standing on end on the back of Harrd's neck, Fitz's hollow, hungry eyes burning into his arse, "Say Fitz, don't you know anorexic models are soooo last season?" In a hurried attempt to save his own ass, Harrd flies to Kitchen Korner where he knows Chef Karamel Madison and Chef DavidDM Therian have been cooking and baking 24/7 (it's true, they never stop.). Harrd promises a super skanky sale to lure Fashion Fitz, but quickly teleports her to Kitchen Korner's king-sized kitchen with overflowing banquet tables. (Kitchen Korner has free dining and samples, figures, Harrd always was a cheap bastage.)

Fitz is bonier by the minute (look, her skull is even showing!); she hates cooking anyway, and Harrd would be a tough swallow without hours of marinating and some turning on a spit. Harrd shoves berry pie a la mode in Fitz's hand, a giant cookie--anything to fatten and fill Fitz. She greedily gobbles the delightful dishes like a pack of rescued puppy mill dogs.


Fashion Fitz's gnawing hunger satiated, finally meshed out a fraction, she finds enough energy to dance for fashJoy!

"Hmmm...maybe I'll wait for Semi-Skinny Skank Model's to open, and apply there? Until then, I'll just be satisfied being a fashSkank!"

*Harrd rolls his eyes.*

Fashion Fitz Info:
Skin on the Skinny-*Alesandra* RealSKIN Blossom Makeup
Dancin' Skin-Minnu Model Pale Old Hollywood
Shape-Fitz Skeletal Model and FF /Shift\ Custom Avatars 4 U!
Hair- Gritty Kitty "HelloGoodbye"
Burgundy Hat in Picture #1-Elegance Hats Free Hallow's Eve Hat
Sinistyle "Mr Bones" Stovepipe Hat by Krius Misfit
Sinistyle Skelly Hoody by Krius Misfit
[Renegade] Red Bomber Pleated Skirt
artilleri leopard skirt (leggings only) *red*
*Punch Drunk* Cora Wooly Pirate socks
=DeLa*= Boots "Jeanne" Black Spots
Harrd Rhode Info:
Skin-Nomine 15 Fawn Tan - red stubble
Shape-Harrd by /Shift\ Custom Avatars 4 U!
Hair-Mystikal Flexi Momo Red
BroGear - Death Grip Tee by Broder Kubrick
:FORM: F*cked Jeans
DMC Hunter Boots
DMC Aztec Black Cuffs
Jana's Classic Men's Cream (tinted red) Turtleneck - freebie

*First photo taken outside of Sinistyle's Main Store, all the rest in and outside of Kitchen Korner.

Labels: bones, booties, boots, dalmation boots, eat, food, hats, hoodies, hoody, jeans, kitchen korner, men's jeans, prim skirt, skirt, skulls, socks, t-shirt, wild hair

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The Spice Girls are to release their first single in seven years.The original five members of the group; Victoria 'Posh Spice' Beckham; Melanie 'Scary Spice' Brown; Geri 'Ginger Spice' Halliwell; Emma 'Baby Spice' Bunton and Melanie 'Sporty Spice' Chisholm recently reunited for a World Tour to take place at the end of 2007.But they have given a further boost to fans with the news they will release a "big love song" called 'Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)' on November 19.Halliwell announced the single release to British chat show GMTV on Friday. She says: "It's fantastic hanging with girls you really like but there are pressures of work to go with it so it's about finding that balance. It's so amazing. It is like waking up and you get a second chance to do something that is so enjoyable."The band formed in 1995 and sold 55 million albums during their six year stint in the charts. Geri Halliwell left the band in 1998 and the Spice Girls eventually split in 2001.

• Hair is by BooPerFunk and I am wearing Freaky Fro - Jimi
  Dress is by Casa del Shai and I am wearing Leopard fever tube dress
  

• Hair is by Calla and I am wearing red poppy brunette
• England Football shirt is by SF Designs
• Casual jogging bottoms are by X2 Exotica
• Trainers are by FNKY and these are the blue from the fatpack
  

Baby Spice a.k.a Emma Bunton

• Hair is by ETD and I am wearing Abigail in Honey
• Dress is by ETD dotted sundress in pink
• Shoes are by Minx and they are called Karma in pink

Posh Spice a.k.a Victoria Beckham

• Hair is by Diversity and I am wearing Tiffany in Sable
• Dress is by Blaze and is called the LBD (Little Black Dress)
• Shoes are by Zhao and I am wearing Tesla in Black Patent
  
  

Ginger Spice a.k.a Geri Haliwell

• Hair is by Diversity
• Dress is by SF Designs and is the Brit Mini dress
• Boots were my first build using instructions from Natalia Zelmanovs blog page

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Sigh...that kind of shock was enough to make me drop my morning coffee all over my Myllie Writer Persona Cable Knit jumper...fashHorrors! (Almost as beastly as halving a poodle!) Oh dear, it's going to be one of THOSE days! Thank goodness my heavy mug didn't dent my desk by Leviathan Akami of Leviathan Evans Designs. If it's built by Leviathan, it's apparently built to last.








Quick dash home, might as well be fashCuhyoot and comfy (even if the halved poodle isn't). Thank God, my Persona Furry Sweater is clean! YAY! Ready to dash out the door, one quick check in the mirror. *smiles* Myllie Writer knows how to turn my frown upside down, and make me look fashtastic in this Persona plaid prim skirt (with intelliskirt), and Persona creamsicle orange woolen tights! I'm so in love with Myllie's woolen tights! Ah dew declare, with sassy Slink's Suede Mary Janes in pumpkin (FREE! in pumpkin and butternut until November 1!) I'm set to save that poor poodle's life! Divorce Attorney, Noelle Nemesis, to the rescue again! (But if that poodle picks my woolen tights, I'll halve him myself! *grins*)






Fashion Fitz Info:
Office Pictures location: Leviathan Evans Designs
Leviathan promises an expanded store with even more office products and furniture SOON! All of the furniture at Leviathan Evans Designs is fully modifiable to allow customization to your space; pose balls may even be added!
Hair in the top three photos: Calla Iris
Skin: Minnu Model Tan Skingloss in Dusk
Eyelashes: Minnu Model Catwalk
Earrings in top three photos: Earthtones Grazia Bloodstone
Hair in bottom two photos: Calla Pansy
Shape: Noelle Nemesis by /Shift\ Custom Avatars 4 U!

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RUSH to Nicky Ree's sim opening sale, only in her new Tropical Orchid sim. None of the other Nicky Ree stores will be having the 20% to 50% off sale on selected items. I saw many gorgeous gowns reduced to half price. Also included in the sale: dresses, business attire, costumes, casual wear, swimsuits, and men's clothing. Don't delay, sale ends Sunday afternoon!

The above picture is an example of one of the fashtastic freebies Nicky Ree is offering through Sunday. I'm wearing Calla Iris hair with the Nicky Ree swim dress freebie to honor Calla's ONE YEAR Anniversary weekend! Calla is having lots of great events this weekend to celebrate, and a huge package of anniversary freebies is available as well. Don't forget to join the Calla Update Group so you can take part in her Hair HUNT! Hair in never-before-released colors will be hidden in boxes around her sim. Time is of the essence, both these special events end on Sunday!

Fashion Fitz Info:
Viv Coppola Hair: Sofia by ETD
Ball Gown picture of FF (Hair): Tyra by ETD
Viv Coppola necklace and earrings: Purple Rose Heart of the Ocean
FF necklace and earrings in ball gown picture: Earthtones Cassandra
FF earrings and bracelets in swim dress picture: Woos! Zebra Hoops and Checkered Bangles

Posted by Loren Fitzgerald at 3:31 PM | Permalink | Comments

Digit Darkes released Autumn Tulle skirts yesterday. Unfortunately, the skirts I blogged on Tuesday were not quite finished! OoOOps, sorry Digit! So heeere's the completed fash-fix (thanks, Sasy Scarborough, for helping me rectify the mistake)! The skirts were great before, even bettah now! Each skirt comes with the option of two different belts: ribbon belt, a sweet sash (pictured in blood); or the interlocking D logo belt which has a more urban feel (pictured in chocolate). The addition of the belt is divine, Digit, they rock my panties! (If I was wearing any! *smiles*)

All of these pictures find me in Digit Darkes' fashYumMMMmy Fur Bomb Crop Jacket. This coat is as elegant as anything in Melania Trump's closet, easily taking you to the most ostentatious parties this winter season. (Digit promises no furries were harmed in the making of this jacket!)

All of these pictures were taken in Joy's Heaven, a romantic dance spot in the clouds.

Fashion Fitz Info:
Hair: Darkstar Designs by Gaia Goodnight "Syd"
Skin in blood pic: Minnu Model Pale Skingloss Old Hollywood
Skin in chocolate: Minnu Model Tan Skingloss in Dusk
Shape: by me! /Shift\ Custom Avatars 4 U!
Bracelet: !Flourish! Dragonfly Bangle Bracelet Silver
Ring: Infernal Ever After Platinum

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I have had a longtime love affair with Digit's latex, among many of her other designs. Latex longing brought me to this review skirt set! Digit is one of those warm-hearted designer's who picks you up when Linden Lab's lets you down. While altruistically replacing my prized bright pink liquid latex halter (I always feel like Malibu Barbie wearing this!), Digit Darkes multiply blessed me with these fashboyant autumn tulle skirts, released October 10th! The autumn tulle skirts come in gradations or solids; above I'm wearing the gradations deep royal with Blaze's Allure halter in blue (part of outfit).

Candy it up!, hott pink autumn tulle gradations skirt just keeps getting more cotton candy sweet when topped with the Digit Darkes bright pink liquid latex halter. Don't you want to eat me up? I'm a veritable fashDelight! ;o) Dress it up!, Armidi's Gisaci Sequined Midsummer Night camisole (part of outfit) flows elegantly into the solid chocolate autumn tulle skirt, the final glam touch...Tuxedo Pumps by Fallingwater Cellardoor of Shiny Things. Punk it out!, PixelDolls PixelLounge Stripe Mix jacket layer (part of outfit) atop Digit Darkes red liquid latex halter makes temperatures rise over the blood gradations autumn tulle skirt. This spunky combo is aptly accessorized with ! Skanks-R-Us Layered Lust collar, Earthtones Grazia bracelet in Bloodstone, and Syd hair by Gaia Goodnight of Sh*t Happens and Darkstar Designs.

My Sis, Viv Coppola, and I both love Digit Darkes' skirts because Digit is the Mistress of Motion. Pictured above is the tulle gown skirt in black, modeled by Viv. Sis is wearing it with her, "I can't be arsed by you Aussie's cos we squashed your bloody bums in the rugby world cup 1/4 finals" rugby shirt.

Moooove it, you like to move it, move it? She like to move it!! Check out the fluid, fashinating movement in these skirts! Move that sexy body down to Romantic Joy, a fanciful sim. Heavenly dancing in the clouds of Joy, the perfect backdrop for you fashDahlin's in this skirt, swaying with your fashSweetie's. Romantic Joy invites you to lover's lane, gazebos, a terrific tree house, and autumn leaves fluttering gracefully from trees alongside babbling brooks and picnic blankets. In an interview with the builder and owner, Aniine Susanto, Fashion Fitz asked, "Aniine, what was your inspiration and vision for your sim?" Aniine replied, "Actually, I started in one end without any plans, just followed my mood. I wanted cute and cozy. In one part, I wanted to make a memory of childhood fairytales, you know, the princess in a castle. I am changing the place all the time." Visions of loveliness: you fashDahlin's in Digit Darkes awesome autumn tulle skirt standing in pure JOY! Congratulations to two creative geniuses!

Fashion Fitz Info:

Skin: Minnu Model Tan Skingloss in Dusk
Skin in Punked!: Minnu Model Skingloss Old Hollywood
Eyelashes: Minnu Model Catwalk
Shape: by me! /Shift\ Custom Avatars 4 U!
Earrings worn with the deep royal, hott pink and chocolate skirts: Elexor Matador Jewelry Platinum XOXO
Bracelet worn with the deep royal, hott pink and chocolate skirts: Cake! Modern Art Bracelet
Hair worn with deep royal, hott pink, and chocolate skirts: Armidi Milano
Viv Coppola Hair: Armidi Glamour II

*All pictures taken in Romantic Joy.

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Being a bald person in second life has just gotten easier! Today I visited Simply Britnee , nice little shop with male and female wigs. Lets take a look around and see what is up with all this hair. By the first glance, I see all hair is L$150. That to me is a great price for what you receive. Looking around the store you will find over 40 styles of men's hair. The color options are endless. You may end up with over 40 different options with each hair purchase. Most all basic
colors are covered with this purchase. With the color options and the highlights for only L$150 this is a great deal.
I wear several hair selections from this shop. Today I am wearing *Brits* Armando. This hair seems to wear very nice, some minor adjustments may be needed. Below is another *Brits* Brandon UK. This hair set also wears very nice. I like how you get some hair hanging lower on the forehead. You get the 40 plus color variations with this purchase also.
Here you will see some of the other options you can have with these two different hairstyles. Not a bad deal if you ask me. Why go with one color? Change that look daily.
I found this great looking red and white hair today! Only paid L$1 for this one! Woot,Woot! Think I may head down and see what all the ladies are laughing about. Did I also mention that they also sell female hair? Yep is true! Come on down and check this place out.

Cya out there. Have fun! and visit: Simply Britnee

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Saturday, October 6, Armidi opens its sim doors to the masses of hair, clothing, and accessory hungry throngs. Walking down the streets of Armidi's sim, one feels the virtual presence of Rodeo Drive. Opulent architecture begs you to enter each store, and you are not disillusioned. Clothes, lingerie (L$225), shoes (L$375), belts (L$175), hair (L$325 per female color set), sunglasses, handbags, eyes, and manicure sets await you inside.

Designer's Nicole David, Lola Marquez, and Liam Oliver have brought us fashion as stimulating as top RL fashion houses. In an interview with Nicole David, Fashion Fitz asked, "Are you patterning your designs after Armani or Versace? I get a very upscale, exclusive vibe here." Nicole replied, "Armidi was inspired by a lot of things we've seen in RL, but no particular brand. We offer upscale and casual stores."

I purchased the Sequined Midsummer Night Dress (gold) for L$245. This cocktail dress is perfect for parties, weddings, or walking your SL dog (there's no excuse for looking shabby, fashDahlin's!). A slight disappointment is that the only layer provided for underneath the skirt is an underwear layer of the glitch underpants; a minor inconvenience outweighed by the sheer fashLuxury of this dress.

I also bought the Milano wig in the light blonde collection (four blonde tones are provided). Modern elegance exudes from this Heidi Klum-like hairstyle. The texture is divine, one of the best blonde textures I've seen in SL. In essence, you'll come for the hair, but you'll stay for every fashUlickin' good item offered in the variety of stores in this sim! Prepare to be stunned, fashDahlin's!




Fashion Fitz Info:

Milano Hair Pic:
Skin: Minnu Model Tan Skingloss in Dusk
Eyelashes: Minnu Model Catwalk
Jacket: Career Funk by Veschi
Shirt: Lounge shirt freebie in Callie Cline Home
Sequined Dress Pic:
Hair: Tyra by ETD
Necklace and Earrings and Ring: Pearl Jewelry Expo Limited Offer (no longer available) by Paper Couture
Shoes: Tuxedo in Ecru by Shiny Things

Shape: by me /Shift\ Custom Avatars 4 U!

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The great thing about the Jewelry Expo was getting to see work by designer's I had no clue about previously. I had been on a massive SL hunt for a perfect prim ring without success. Infernal's booth with rings (among other things) by Accacia Brissot brought me to primtastic heaven! I loved the Ever After platinum bridal ring so much, I had Harrd take a look at the groom's ring. These are wedding rings, but why wait for a wedding to have a fashgasm?

The Ever After bride's band is L$700, groom's is L$550; very reasonably priced for such detail. The rings have presence, as you can see from the picture (above left). The bling on the bridal band is subtle, the groom's band does not bling. The prim work is devilishly divine, and the platinum texture is rich with realism.

I had a few questions for Accacia and she most graciously responded:

Fashion Fitz: How long have you been in business?
Accacia Brissot: My partner Ronin Stormwind and myself
started our store Infernal in, I believe, late Dec. 2006.
Pictured above: Ever After platinum bridal band.
Pictured above: Ever After platinum groom's band.

Pictured below is the wall of wedding selections at Infernal. Wedding related items are in the room on the left after you walk through the doors of Hades. *giggles*
Fashion Fitz: Do you plan on expanding your bridal line?
Accacia Brissot: As far as the creation of new rings, that will happen for sure. It's on my mind. I know I would love to do some more traditional ones. I have a few ideas in my head. I'd like to do some gothic ones as well. Actually, you probably gave me some inspiration to start on them! lol I keep getting side-tracked by other things I love; such as, shoes and boots...that's been my new thing as of late!

Thanks for the interview Accacia, and keep up the great work! Be sure to go check out Ronin and Accacia's diverse collection of goodies: from jewelry to bondage to bridal, you won't be disappointed with Infernal!

Fashion Fitz Info:
Hair: Angel II by Naughty Designs
Shirt: Skull t-shirt by Immortelle
Shorts: Pants layer of Sanity Shorts by Wrong!
Fishnets: Underwear layer of tights by Wrong!
Socks: Pirate Socks part of the Cora outfit by Punch Drunk
Shape: by me /Shift\ Custom Avatars 4 U!

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Harrd Rhode and I decided that our buddy, Kealan Klata, needed some help with his bed. I should've taken a before picture, because things got a bit hairy (yes, we went shag...) prior to Harrd's final edit of Kealan's bed! What was once bordello red and purple velvet with wood accents is now the lovely feckin' vision you see before you! Improvement?

Kealan doesn't seem to think so! Innocent lil' ol' me being choked mercilessly for ruining Kealan's expensive bed! Personally, I think it's an enhancement (like my breasts *smiles*)! Thanks, Harrd, for making me need to wear Depends from laughing so much!

In case you didn't notice, this post is not about the fashion! Here's a little fashBit for you anyway: my outfit is G.L.A.M. Couture "Satin Pantsuit with Bowtie Neck." Remember to have a little fun while you're looking fashUlickin' good!

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