Kitty Korner: A Breath of Fresh Fashion

The best part of SecondLife weekly sales is the great opportunity to meet new designers, see new brands, and snag great deals.  The Lazy Sunday Sale on May 24 introduced me to a one-stop shop Sim that I have fallen in LOVE with.  MyFashion is home to Aushk'a & Co and [Breathe], which offer SL fashionistas a gorgeous assortment of clothes and shoes right next door to each other.  What more could a girl want?

Aushk'a & Co

      My first stop was to Aushk'a & Co - a cute, mesh cloth clothing store with classic formal, cocktail and casual options.  The store is laid out in an easy-to-follow floor plan, which made shopping, and dropping $L, very easy.  A&Co, as the brand abbreviates themselves, offers their shoppers 13 freebies and 4 dollarbies.  Unlike many stores out there, A&Co's freebies and dollarbies are "wearable": no weird colors or patterns here.  The outfits look cohesive with the clothes for sale, so I could easily see myself integrating them into my wardrobe.  All you have to do is join the group, which also is free, and knock yourself out.

Who knew FREE could look so expensive and chic?!

Hair: Truth Hair - Harmony (Bun)
Skin: Glam Affair - Amberly - Jamaica 08 BL
Shape: Mine
Body, Hands: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara (Nails short length, french manicure)

Eyes: IKON - Lucid Eyes - Indigo
Lashes: *BC Designs* Free Mesh Eyelashes (set 1 and 2 worn together)
Earrings: ~Raven Parnas~ Sterling Silver Medium Hoop Earrings
Nose Piercing:  JCNY - Saryh - Hyper-Gems - Diamond Nose Piercing
Coat: A&Co - Winter Coat
Shoes: [Breathe] - Sensuous - Black with Red Sole

      Also, each mesh fashions here include with my favorite thing in SL - color change HUDs!!!  Most pieces come with a choice of 3 color change HUDs: brights, jewel tones/darks and lights.  Within each set of color change HUD are 8 options.  Given that the price of the outfits hovers around $L199 - they are a steal.  The colors are rich and beautiful, and the texturing is well done, although fairly plain.

 I love this cheeky little sundress!

Hair: Truth Hair - Demelza (without Headband)
Skin: Glam Affair - Amberly - Jamaica 04 BL
Shape: Mine
Body, Hands: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara (Nails short length, french manicure)
Eyes: IKON - Lucid Eyes - Indigo
Lashes: *BC Designs* Free Mesh Eyelashes (set 1 and 2 worn together)
Earrings: ~Raven Parnas~ Sterling Silver Medium Hoop Earrings
Nose Piercing:  JCNY - Saryh - Hyper-Gems - Diamond Nose Piercing
Ring: C'est la vie! - Manon Ring - Blue 

Clutch: Reign - Cloud Clutch - White
Dress: A&Co - BellaVita Mini Dress - Lights HUD 

Shoes: [Breathe] - Candice - White with Cream Sole

 
      The shapes of the designs aren't the unique, and I have seen many of the dress silhouettes before, but that doesn't make them any less stylish.  The mesh are unrigged, which poses a few conflicts with my mesh body, so trying on is required.  The outfits come in usual 5 standard sizes though.  Also, some of the pants' shapes really flatten out a lady's curves, so as a girl who appreciates her hips and butt, I am sticking to the dresses and tops.

Flat butts AREN'T my thing! 

Hair: DeLa - Lala 

Skin: Glam Affair - Amberly - Jamaica 05 BL

Shape: Mine 

Body, Hands: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara (Nails short length, french manicure)

Eyes: IKON - Lucid Eyes - Indigo

Lashes: *BC Designs* Free Mesh Eyelashes (set 1 and 2 worn together)

Earrings: ~Raven Parnas~ Sterling Silver Medium Hoop Earrings

Nose Piercing:  JCNY - Saryh - Hyper-Gems - Diamond Nose Piercing 

Ring: Cae - Phases Ring - Star

Clutch - Zenith - Bow Clutch - Black

Romper: A&Co - Chic Rock Romper - Darks

Shoes: [Breathe] - Sensuous - Black with Black Sole

[Breathe]

      [Breathe] is situated right next to A&Co, so shopping for matching shoes to go with my outfits could not have been simpler.  Each style is original mesh and very stylish.  They cost between $L250 and $L300 for a single color or $L1500 for a fat pack of all dozen or so colors.  The owner even separated the shoes compatible with both Maitreya and Slink from those just compatible with Slink into two separate locations.  (Side note: Is there anything worse than falling in love with a pair of shoes, just to find out they won't work for your body???)  

Sexy and Strappy

Shoes: [Breathe] - Sensuous - Black with Black Soles

Sweet Stilettos

Shoes: [Breathe] - Candice - White with Cream Soles

      [Breathe] also has a handful of cute mesh dresses for sale.  Like A&Co, the dresses are pretty simple and standard silhouettes, but well-textured and lovely in their simplicity. Unlike A&Co they are $L200+ per color, and not sold with a color change HUD.

     I had a blast shopping at Aushk'a & Co and [Breathe]!  Even though I walked away from the Sim with a considerably lighter wallet, I feel like a million bucks with a refreshed summer wardrobe with tons of color options and new kicks to put some bounce in my strut.

See you around the bargain bins!

Hugs and Kisses,

Angela