Cooling Off In The Ocean

On a hot, sticky day...have you ever just wanted to slip off the side of a boat into the ocean...no matter what you're wearing? I would never do that in real life. For one thing, it's too engrained from childhood. "Don't ruin your pretty shoes, honey." "Change your dress before you go outside to play!" It seemed fun things were not for nice clothing. 

The second reason I would never do it - I can't swim. Really. Oh I took lessons. As a teen and again as an adult. There are a couple of swim instructors who still bear the wounds. Sheepish expression. I made sure my kids took lessons at a very early age.

And yet, I love the water. I love being in it, even completely underwater...just too scared to let go and float. Inner tubes serve me well. We have an outdoor hot tub, that's more my speed. But in my Second Life? I'm going to do it, slip in the ocean, pretty dress and all, and cool off.

CREDITS:

Hair - *ARGRACE* - MAYU

Eyes - Mayfly - InWorld / Marketplace / Website

Luminous - Mesh Eyes (Olive Shadow)

Outfit - Loordes of London

Akoya Pearls-#5 Necklace

The Enlightenment-#16-m Dress

The Harper Heels (Slink High)

@ L'EXODE SUMMER TIME FAIR until July 3rd !!

Pose - Image Essentials - InWorld / Marketplace / Facebook / Flickr

Cooling Off 1 mirror

Pack includes 5 poses + Mirrors

Located at the front of the Store

Location - Baja Norte

Dangerous When Wet

I'm not wet...yet...but when I am, I'm dangerous. ;) Nancoix Urquan of NanTra Poses has created a collection of poses called Dangerous When Wet, an exclusive for the upcoming Vintage Fair 2016. Here, I'm sharing two from the collection. There are also some fun props included for different poses, all designed with Esther Williams in mind, from her third movie entitled Dangerous When Wet (1953). I'm going to circle around and use more of these in posts...but at the rate Nancoix is releasing new poses, let's keep our fingers crossed I can! This gives us lots of wonderful poses from which to choose. Don't we just love inspired designers? While we're waiting for the release of exclusives for the Vintage Fair, don't forget there's a fabulous 50% off sale now until June 18th at NanTra.

I had to smile when I received my review copy for these poses. I remember watching this movie and others starring Esther Williams - so lovely, so graceful...that aquatic angel...despite how bad the movies are. Now you know, Esther Williams was married to OH-so-handsome Fernando Lamas, and was step-mother to Lorenzo Lamas, whew hot...word associations, see where MY mind went.

Let's talk about this lovely bikini outfit by Luxe Paris Fashion House! This is the Mina Bikini Top & Skirt, in a navy & white nautical theme. It is elegant and sexy, with the trimmed skirt adding sweet flirtation. It has a vintage feel to it but easily blends into modern fashion so we can't go wrong with this swimwear. I added Alice Project's Gabriella w/Scarf hair and KC Couture's Kailua Waist Chain, along with some cute shell earrings called Beach Castaway from Maxi Gossamer.

Recently I attended a Swank press conference for Parisian Skytower and Mika Palmyra, the designers of Luxe Paris Fashion House. Mika made a comment about their bloggers' freedom to blog what they liked. Dear Mika, we like ALL your releases. I'm going to clone myself so I can blog more. ;)

Ready for some more darling original mesh sandals by Slipper Originals? Well here they are! Mantra sandals come with an extensive texture hud for trillions of combinations. Okay, trillions is an exaggeration, but so many you can easily coordinate with your outfits. They fit Slink Flat, Maitreya and TMP Bare feet. Clad your feet with these along with your swimwear, shorts, jeans, mini-skirts. How about these, and just your tattoos? :-O

CREDITS:

Hair - *Alice Project* - InWorld

Gabriella w/ Scarf - Basics

Eyes - Mayfly - InWorld / Marketplace / Website

Luminous - Mesh Eyes (Paris Green Shadow)

Earrings - Maxi Gossamer - InWorld

Beach Castaway - Shell

Outfit - Luxe Paris Fashion House - InWorld / Marketplace / Facebook / Flickr

Mina Bikini Top & Skirt

In Maitreya, Slink, Belleza & Standard Mesh Sizing

Shoes - Slipper Originals - InWorld / Marketplace / Flickr

Mantra Sandals

Slink Flat, Maitreya and TMP Bare

Belly Chain - .:KC:. Couture - InWorld

KAILUA WAIST CHAIN (FITMESH)

Poses - {NanTra} - InWorld / Marketplace

Dangerous When Wet 1 & 2 - Exclusive Pose Collection

@ Vintage Fair 2016 - Opens June 10th

(will update LM closer to opening)

Location - Baja Norte