Entries tagged as ‘jewelry’
May 15, 2009 · Comments Off
Fashion Research Institute “Primal Elegance”
Jewelry Installation for Designers in the Emerging Avatar Apparel Design Program
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Time: 7 am SLT
Location: Shengri La
Twelve lovely ladies bedecked with opulent jewels in a darkly seductive set showcase the exceptional work of Fashion Research Institiute Marketplace designers Yoona Mayo (cocoon), Tiffy Vella (Eclectica), and Rosie Barthelmess (Sable Rose). The quality of these designers’ work is belied by their fairly recent entrance into the jewelry making community. Prepare to be seduced by the primal elegance of these gorgeous pieces sensually draped around throats, wrists and dangling from the ears of our lovely models, who will each display one set of these designers’ work. Please join us for this unique fashion-meets-art installation of fashion displayed artistically.
Primal Elegance is hosted and sponsored by the Fashion Research Institute, Inc. FRI is committed to assisting emerging avatar apparel designers to bring their brand to the next level.
Categories: Fashion Research Institute · Shengri La · Shenlei · Virtual World · apparel industry · art · avatar apparel · design · fashion · secondlife
Tagged: Cocoon, eclectica, jewelry, Rosie Barthelmess, Sable Rose, tiffy Vella, yoona mayo
January 19, 2009 · Comments Off
Courtesty of SL’s bumps and pains over the past weekend, the second Ode butterfly hunt has been rescheduled for this Wednesday, January 21, at 5 pm SLT. Join us on the lovely islands of Shengri La for the only five sim Ode butterfly hunt. With any luck, the grid will cooperate and we can all hunt butterflies! See you there!
Categories: Black Dress Technology · Fashion Research Institute · Shengri La · Shenlei · Virtual World · art · avatar apparel · design · fashion · micronation · secondlife
Tagged: Black Dress Technology, Butterfly, Fashion Research Institute, jewelry, Ode, random calliope, second life, Shengri La, Shenlei
January 16, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Fashion Research Institute is pleased to welcome Miss Tiffy Vella into the Emerging Avatar Apparel Designer Program on the scenic Shengri La islands. Miss Vella joins other talented designers with her unique take on historically inspired jewelry. Please visit Shengri La to purchase Miss Vella’s work.
Tiffy Vella, creator of Eclectica Jewellery
Invited into the Shengri La Vintage Marketplace on January 6, 2009
I first rezzed into SL on March 23, 2007. I make prim jewellery. The name of my jewellery line is Eclectica. My style is very eclectic, hence my name, Eclectica. I do love vintage adornment, so draw upon Art Deco (love Erte), The Arts and Crafts Movement (love Frank Lloyd Wright) and Art Nouveau (love Mucha). However all work is original and is a product of sl, born from sl conditions and techniques. I love to produce sets that allow flexible options, often including several earring styles, or pieces that can be worn on other parts of the body. They are all pieces that I have created for my own use first, and if they aren’t enjoyable to wear, they never reach the shop. So far, I have belonged to the field of virtual jewellery, but will branch into complimentary areas soon…. I’ve listed some rl artistic inspirations. Another inspiration is the strong sense I get from the SL world and it’s human community, and the need we all have to find our niche, add our layer to the artistic/intellectual diversity. What do I love most about SL? Too much to list. I love the equal opportunity we have to find our place here. And shoes, in both universes. I’m a total Imelda.
Categories: Fashion Research Institute · Shengri La · Shenlei · Virtual World · avatar apparel · design · fashion · secondlife
Tagged: art deco, eclectica, erte, jewelry, mucha, tiffy Vella
December 17, 2008 · Comments Off
It’s time once again for our monthly Ode butterfly hunts in Shengri La. The first is scheduled at 7 am SLT and the second at 5 pm SLT. All five sims will be closed to the public for the hour prior to allow the butterfly handler to release her newest catch. POE hunters and all other visitors will be asked to leave the sims promptly at 6 am and at 4 pm.
To hunt Ode-containing butterflies, just teleport to any of the sims, or start in the Shengri La Welcome Area.
Categories: Blogroll · Fashion Research Institute · Shengri La · Shenlei · Virtual World · apparel industry · design · fashion · micronation · secondlife
Tagged: Butterfly, Hope, hunt, jewelry, Joy, Love, Ode, peace, random calliope
In honor of the Monarch Butterfly migration, the Fashion Research Institute is once again pleased to host a five-sim Ode butterfly hunt on our Shengri La sims.
Ode is a lovely jewelry set created by the inestimable Random Calliope. Ode has been created in a large number of colors (22 the last I heard) which are transferrable. This means that both guys and girls can hunt for these babies – gentlemen, it’s a great chance to collect jewelry that you can give to lady friends. The fact the jewelry pieces are transferrable means that you can swap pieces until you collect a full set of your desired colors. For that matter, collect them all!
Ode-containing butterflies will be released twice on Friday, October 17th. The first release is at 7 am SLT, and the second is at 5 pm SLT. The five Shengri La sims will be closed to the public one hour prior to the release and opened promptly on the hour. There will be butterflies released on all five sims. Not all butterflies contain a piece of Ode – which is why it’s called a Hunt. To ‘capture’ a butterfly, just right click and touch it. If the butterfly contains a piece of Ode, it’ll give it to you, and then vanish.
Bring your friends, or hunt on your own – either way, our visitors all assure me that they have a great time at the Ode hunts. If you’ve never experienced an Ode hunt, the five sim hunts are enormous fun. There’s plenty of room for hunters to spread out, and lots of butterflies released throughout the hunt.
Ode hunts are offered on the Shengri La sims on the 17th of every month. So if you miss this one, we’lll see you next month!
Categories: Blogroll · Fashion Research Institute · Shengri La · avatar apparel · fashion · secondlife
Tagged: Butterfly, jewelry, monarch migration, Ode, random calliope
