Monthly Archives: March 2008

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EVERYBODY has a favorite outfit, and I thought I’d show you mine. It’s from AC Studios and I guarantee it to make anybody look great.

It starts out with tight fitting black jeans that are well textured and detailed. The matching shirt is gold and black horrizontal stripes with an 8-ball patch in the center of the chest. These colors brought out the tiger in me and will in you too. The fit and cut of these clothes really made me feel hot and sexy, and that is a combination that can’t be beat.

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The real eyecatcher of this outfit is the prim backpack bag. This baby, at 130 prims (more than most houses in SL), is finely detailed. Be prepared for lots of comments as people cam you to see what you’re carrying. In here you will find a skateboard, a teddy bear, a wrench, magazines, along with a baseball bat that you will definitely need to fight off all the extra attention that you will surely be getting. This outfit goes anywhere, and without the bag works from the club to the mall. What more could a boy possibly want?

The outfit also comes with a great leather choker that goes perfectly with everything else. I’ve coupled this with a great pair of sneakers I found at SF Design that pull all the colors togther.

If you’re looking for something different, and you don’t mind a lot of attention, this outfit will do the trick.

Hair: HD Hair – nekoge
Outfit: AC Studios – Skater 8
Shoes: SF Design – Camo Sneakers Desert

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Sebastiaan Vollmar: How long have you been a part of the second life community?

>há quanto tempo você é parte da comunidade do second life?

Cheerno Destiny: Com o meu avatar atual eu estou a apenas 4 meses, mas no total ja estou aqui no Sl a mais ou menos 3 anos, mas eu tinha outro avatar ao qual perdi no ano passado.

>>> With my current avatar I am only 4 months, but i´ve been here over 3 years, but I had another avatar which I lost last year.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: What are your favorite things to do here?

>Que você mais gosta de fazer aqui?

Cheerno Destiny: Aqui no Sl eu gosto muito de criar as coisas e conversar com meus amigos. Adoro passear com eles, fazer Luais, dançar e tal.

>>>Here in Sl I love to create things and hang out with my friends. I love going out with them, night at the beach, dancing and more.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: How long have you been creating clothes?

>há quanto tempo você cria roupas aqui?

Cheerno Destiny: Desde que entrei eu tenho curiosidade e venho estudando como fazer roupas no SL, mas profissionalmente tem dois ano que eu produzo roupas por aqui.

>>>Since I joined sl I had curiosity and I started to study how to create clothes , but professionally its been two years working with clothes here.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: The first time I wandered into your store, I was struck by the incredible originality of your designs. Where do you get the inspiration for your clothes?

>A primeira vez que eu andava pela sua loja, eu fiquei maravilhado pela originalidade dos seus designs.

Onde você se inspira para tais criações?

Cheerno Destiny : Ah! Obrigado, fico muito feliz quando vejo que as pessoas gostam das minhas roupas, acho importante que o público goste do que esta vendo dentro da loja e goste de usar as roupas tbm, sou muito preocupado com o Visual da AC Store. Em cada época, ou seja cada estação, eu elejo temas centrais e trabalho em cima deles para criar novas coleções. A coleçãod e Inverno 2008, que é a que está na loja hoje, foi inspirada no mundo cybernético. Pode parecer um pouco estranho, mas eu quiz trazer para as roupas um pouco da tecnologia em cortes ousados e sobreposições, para que o homem do inverno AC Store, seja moderno, bonito, sexy e descontraído. Assim fui usando pequenos detalhes que podemos observar em robôs como o tipo de recorte da lataria, as cores, as texturas etc.

>>>Ah! Thank you, I am very happy when I see that people like my clothes, I think its important that the public gets to see what’s inside the store and like to use the clothes too, I am very concerned about the look of AC Store. Every season, I search for a theme and work upon it to create new collections. The collection for Winter 2008, which is what you can see in the main store today, was inspired in the Cyber world . It may seem a little strange, but I wanted the clothes to bring a little of technology in the cuts and overlaps so that the man of winter AC Store, is modern, beautiful, sexy and relaxed. So I used little details that we can see on robots as the type of cutting the structure, colors, textures etc.

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Sebastiaan Vollmar: In terms of design, which piece has been the most difficult for you?

>Em termos de desgin, qual foi a peça mais difícil?

Cheerno Destiny: Sempre é um grande desafio criar uma peça, por menor que seja. Por que eu sou obsecado por perfeição e procuro sempre me superar. As vezes eu penso…”Essa coleção vai ser melhor, ou essa peça tem que ser mais perfeita que a anterior”…Isso é uma coisa normal no meu dia a dia. Mas sem dúvida não só para mim mas para todos os designer do SL, a peça mais dificil de se produzir são os skins.

>>>Its always a challenge to create a new piece even if it´s a small one. I’m a perfectionist, and I’m always trying my best to make it better. Sometimes I think … “This collection will be better, or this piece has to be more perfect than the previous one” … this is how I react in my life. But certainly not just for me but for most of designer in SL, but in my opinion the hardest pieces are the skins.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: Which piece are you most proud of?

>de qual peça você mais se orgulha?

Cheerno Destiny: Eu fico muito feliz de ter feito meu Skin pessoal, pois meus skins são fotorealistas ou seja, são produzidos a partir de fotografias da RL e eu tirei as minhas e me transportei para o SL. Acho que é a única peça da loja que eu jamais pensaria em vender.

>>>I’m very proud I have done my own skin, because my skins are realistic they are produced using rl photos. And I used my own photos to create mine, it´s the only piece you cant find in my store.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: I know that you also create a beautiful line of skins. How long does it usually take to create one?

>Eu sei que você tambem cria lindas linhas de skins, quando tempo leva pra criar uma skin?

Cheerno Destiny: Os skins são realmente peças muito complicadas de se fazer devido ao encontro das partes e as milhare sde camadas necessarias para estar fazendo as variações. Hoje existem programas que nos auxiliam na criação, mas acertar um skin é um trabalho de paciência, persistência e muita perfeição. Eu levo em média para produzir um novo skin cerca de 30 a 40 dias, tenhu pensando em estar trabalhando como alguns studios que produzem um unico skin perfeito durante o ano em uma variação de estilos. Mas mesmo assim o tempo médio de produção de um skin é de 30 a 40 dias mesmo.

>>>The skins are very complicated pieces because of the many layers you need to deal with to create a good variation of tones. Today there are programs that assist us in creating, but doing this work needs patience, persistence and perfection. It takes me 30 to 40 days to finish a skin, I thought about working with the same skin with make up and toes variation but anyway this work takes time.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: Do you have any tips for new designers starting out in Second Life?

>Você tem algum conselho para dar aos novos designs começando aqui no second life?

Cheerno Destiny: Sim, a principal arma de um designer é dedicação e amor ao trabalho. Conheço muitas pessoas que produzem 400 – 500 peças por estação. É uma ideia interessante, mas realmente não serve pra mim, prefiro passar semanas estudando uma camisa, ou criando um scarf porque então terei a certeza de que o resultado final será positivo e as pessoas vão conseguir enxergar que existe um grande estudo por de trás disso. Então meu conselho é, seja paciente e produza qualidade, estude sempre, procure se atualizar em relação ao que acontece no SL. Eu por exemplo no momento estou produzindo sculptures porque tenho estudado a mais de 3 meses programas 3D. Conhecimento é a unica coisa que as pessoas não podem tirar de você. lembre-se disso sempre.

>>>Yes, The important thing about designing is dedication and passion. I know many people who produce 400 to 500 pieces per season. It sounds good but it´s not what I’m looking for, I´d rather spend weeks studying a shirt or creating a scarf because I’ll make sure people will like it and will see there’s hard work in that piece. My advice is to be patient, create pieces with good quality, study, and be always online with sl world to see what is happening. Right now i´ve be working on sculpties because i´ve been studying for 3 months the 3d program. Knowledge is something Important , remember it.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: What type of person wears your clothing?

>Que tipo de pessoa veste suas roupa?

Cheerno Destiny: Bom! Vou tentar traçar um perfil do Cliente AC Store. As pessoas que usam minhas roupas são pessoas modernas, ousadas, que vivem em busca de novidades e gostam de reinventar a moda ao seu estilo. Sempre tendo como segmento principal, a atualidade e o Glamour de forma que não importa a hora ou o local, ele sempre estará vestindo originalidade, luxo e perfeição.

>>>Well, i´ll try to define the AV Store customer. They are very modern people, outrageous, people who like to reinvent their look, create their own style , always comparing to the news, glamour, what’s the top at that time. They can wear my clothes all the time always being sure to be dressed with authenticity, luxury and perfection.

I would like to thank the whole team JW Models, the entire retain that you have given me and the affection with which they are getting to me, my partner and my creations inside the Fashion Show.

A loving you a hug of AC Store whole family and our thanks. So sure where to be there when needed.

Thank you again!

Cheerno Destiny – AC Store

Well, people, this is the first time I have ever blogged on any subject - so bear with me.  My friend Sebastiaan has given me a little push in this direction. Here goes:

Did you ever put on an outfit and it just makes you feel soooo good?  Or sooo hot?  Or is just soooooo fun?  Well this outfit is one of those.  In RL, I’d probably get my ass kicked in this particular one. In SL, though, it’s me doing the ass kicking.  So you better watch out if you see me!

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This outfit here, from AC Stores, is called the Collegiate Set. It consists of a snappy white shirt that is flapped open to show the belly button (hot!) with a great prim collar that comes with either a black and white print tie or a gold and red one.  The blue shorts with this set look great and go perfectly with the white shirt and the knee length white socks.  The included prim book bag can be worn on the shoulder or carried by hand. Read More »

AC Store Show Poster

JM Models is proud to showcase the highly detailed and textured designs of Cheerno Destiny of A. C. Store.

We will be showcasing both male and female outfits created by this magnificent designer. You will see modern cutting edge and super cool outfits that consist of sculptured layerings and various prim accessories. You will also be seeing in the show their skin line and eyes.

A.C Store Blog:   http://www.cheerno.blogspot.com

All welcome to attend. Fashion Shows are hosted at JM Models Fashion House, Hyacinth Island  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hyacinth%20Island/143/62/32


Designer Lilyana Dryke of fashion label eLDee has just released this most gorgeous party dress in beautiful colours (its available in blue, teal, green and black also). She uses gorgeous highly detailed textures and well constructed prim attachments to accentuate the beautiful design.

If you love this dress you should check out her other stuff too…guarantee you’ll be buying the entire shop like I did :p

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It’s an Armidi Special! I’ve got two outfits from Arimdi for you today. Casual Jeans and sweaters, with some great colors and prim attachments. First off we’ve got a yellow and white striped hoodie, over a green sleeve tee, and some distressed grey jeans. Yellow and green are two very complementary colors, and will always look good paired together. The hoodie itself has a great sculptie hood attachments (sized for guys and gals) and a great attachment for a drawstring, a detail I really like. The stripes from the Armidi dazed shoe echo the stripes from the sweater, rounding og the outfit nicely.

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Next I found a sweet leather jacket in a shale blue with creme accents, again the prim attachments are too cool. The collar on this one really impressed me. I paired this jacket with a sky blue long sleeve tee and some dark jeans with paint fleck embelishments. Here,we see the different shades of blue working together to make a uniform outfit. Some cool slip-on sneakers with skull and crossbones detail for some added drama and I’m ready to hit the streets.

Armidi has a fine attention to well detailed textures. You may need to edit the attachable prims according to your body size, but overall Armidi has good stuff at a not terrible price. Go shop, wear, and have fun!

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As a woman in SL i am always looking for something fresh and new, Today i went shopping and stumbled upon this lovely, sexy red dress..as you can see it can be worn with or without a belt..as soon as i seen it i just had to have it, you to can go to Glam and pick up this saucey dress it is called Bustier Pencil Dress in Crimson, The shoes are from Maitreya and are called Maitreya Verve Pumps – Red…This outfit is sure to spice up your evening.

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I had a chance to talk with an exciting new designing team the other day. Their names are Marisela Bouchard and Sinsaber Holgado. They are the owners of two great new shops called “Silk Dreams/Wet Dreams” and ”Santero.” The shops just opened this week with a swinging salsa party that was really fun. Their line features numerous items from casual wear to swim suits. Marisela creates bright, beautifully detailed textures for the ladies. Her designs are sexy and sophisticated with just the right amount of whimsy. Sinsaber’ s clothes are also striking. He makes bold, comfortable clothing by combining rich, monochromatic colors and elegantly simple layers. I asked them if they would mind doing an interview so that our readers could get better aquainted with them. Here is what they had to say.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: How long have you been a part of Second Life?

Marisela Bouchard: Since July 1, 2006

Sinsaber Holgado: Since 11/22/2006

Sebastiaan Vollmar: What are your favorite things to do here?

Marisela Bouchard: Create. Sinsaber and I, along with a very good friend, used to own an art gallery that housed incredibly talented RL and SL artists. The quality of their RL work and their SL work was amazing. This is the most creative place in the universe. I am constantly amazed at what people are making here and I’m so happy to be a part of it.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: How long have you been creating clothes?

Sinsaber Holgado: I have been making clothes for two months and Marisela has been for about 5 months.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: Where do you get the inspiration for your designs?

Marisela Bouchard: I’m an artist in RL and I love figurative drawing, especially of exotic women’s faces. In SL, I got into photography and started manipulating photographic images of female avatars in Photoshop and turned them into sensual and very feminine works of art. When I make clothes I don’t feel like I’m creating fashion, I feel like I’m creating art. And similar to how I work when I create art, I’m not inspired by anything tangible nor do I have a vision or plan for any piece. I just play around and when I like it, I stop. Sometimes I do have a vision of what I want to do with a certain piece, but the end result is not even remotely similar to what that vision was!

Sinsaber Holgado: I am a fine art photographer & digital artist. My art constantly seeps into my designs. At times it screams my art and sometimes it lurks within the fabric. My clothes are part of my art.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: In terms of design, which piece has been the most difficult for you?

Marisela Bouchard: Oh, that was definitely the slingshot bikini. That piece took several weeks and hundreds of lindens on uploads!

Sinsaber Holgado: No one piece has been the most difficult. The most difficult thing is trying to intergrate my art with the clothing without stretching and distorting it.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: Do the two of you collaborate on your designs or work alone?

Marisela Bouchard: We mainly work on our designs alone but always get honest critiques and help/advice from each other.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: Do you have any tips for new designers starting out in Second Life?

Marisela Bouchard: Be prepared to work your butt off! Designing clothes is very creative and very satisfying, but there is so much work involved that is tedius like taking the photographs, making vendors and placing them, building a store, etc., tons of work just to get to the part where the piece goes up for sale. The work isn’t done when you upload the texture! Then after all that work, you have to work even harder on marketing your clothes.

Sinsaber Holgado: Practice, practic, practice.

Sebastiaan Vollmar: Thank you so much for talking with me, today.

Howdy!

Like earth tones? How about military style and work wear? One of the newest places in SL to accommodate this style is “The Zoo” owned by Froddo Beck.  His highly detailed clothing line has expanded since opening just after the first of the year.

The outfit pictured below is called simply “Aviator” it sells for $390l and comes with everything pictured below. Included is a prim scarf, epilates, jacket bottom, shirt, jeans, and jacket. (Shoes by: Shiny Things)

Being former military myself I feel at home and in my element here. If you’re just looking for quality clothing and a whole packaged outfit for your lindens this is the place to go!

The Zoo:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gotlib/42/89/35

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Hello, metaverse. My name is Sebastiaan Vollmar. I have been modeling and doing photography in sl for quite a while now and I’m very excited to be joining the JM Models team as both a model and as VP of Ops. Today , I want to show you an outfit that really shows off the creativity of SL designers. I have to thank Jewell for showing me the a.C store. There were so many awesome designs, I could hardly restrain myself. This top is by far my favorite new outfit, though. It’s innovative and sexy and comes with a nicely fitted prim collar and this awesome headset. I put it together with some tight white jeans from Indigo and these laced up boots from Abyss. I thought I needed something eye catching at the waist, so I headed to monogrind to look for a belt. This F*cked up check belt was the exactly what I needed to complete the look.

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Shirt/Phone: aC Studios - CheerNo DJ set

Pants: Indigo – White Painters Jeans

Boots: Abyss- NAU Combat Boots

Hair: Abyss – Illusion

Belt: Monogrind- F*cked Up check Belt