(Credits at the end of the post.)
Of all the decades featuring in this blog, the typical 1920s silhouette is the most difficult one to recreate in Second Life®, especially when you don’t use an outfit right out of the box. There are only few items available that look right – but it doesn’t keep me from trying.
Today’s look is a very informal outfit, fit for a walk along the beach or – with different shoes – outdoor activities. White was the most popular shade for such attire, worn either purely monochromatic or, like here, with a few accents of colour.
I like the striped cardigan very much and with its low hemline and the deep v-neck – additionally accentuated by the only partly closed buttons – it is essential for pulling the ensemble together: it lends the necessary elegance to what otherwise could have ended up looking frumpy.
Everything else works along the same lines: even though carefully coifed, the hair looks like being touselled by the wind, and the shirt’s collar just emphasizes the relaxed feel. The hat comes with a colour-change script, so you are not stuck with just one hue, and a little detachable bow for the hat.
The sequined hem of the skirt is something that would only have appeared on more formal outfits in the Twenties, but I decided that it was unobtrusive enough to pass. The prim part of the skirt has been lowered a tad to create the desired shape.
The shoes by “1-800 Bettie’s” finally are the most accurate model of vintage flapper shoes I have seen in SL so far, and the only one that does not sport t-bar straps (which I love, but a bit of variety is always good). They contain a resize script and are available in five different colours (black, white, cream, brown and red). There is no demo available at the shop, something that always makes me hesitate as you never know what you are buying, but in this case I was lucky, because the shoes turned out to be looking great on my feet, too.
Body:
- Skin: (5th & Oxford) FAIR Audrey Fresh Freckles 2
- Eyes: (Miriel) Realistic Eyes – Strong Green [not available anymore]
- Lashes: (Miriel) Lashes – Feather [not available anymore]
- Hair: Clawtooth by Clawtooth: Love Letters (black beauty)
Outfit:
- Shirt: (Armidi Gisaci) Cambridge Cuffed Shirt Top – Aufren White [worn without cuffs]
- Skirt: *ICING* Fields of Bloom [part of outfit]
- Cardigan: *Thimbles* Jim Jones Bumbleberry Kool-aid
- Stockings: [1-800 Bettie’s] Stockings by Bettie’s – nude
- Shoes: [1-800 Bettie’s] Flapper Shoe (white)
Other:
- Pose: *Luth* vintage 4 (Reel Expression)
Vintage Verwood 