OotW 08 / 2011 - A day off...

Today I took a day off and decided to visit the island of Roche.
It is sparesly populated and the few buildings scattered across the island have a worn and weatherbeaten look to them. The local bakery (seen in the background) also runs a free bike rental service for tourists. I took a stroll down to the lake instead and had a charming picnic, accompanied only by a few sheep who did not take any interest in me at all.

Time flew by as I lay idle, reading a cheesy novel instead of medical textbooks for a change, and way too soon it was time to return home. Not willing to accept this beautiful day was over already, I kicked off my shoes, sat down at the pier and watched as the sun slowly disappeared behind the horizon.

For this week's outfit, I chose a light, feminine look. Both the light pink shirt and the pumps are from Berries Inc. The lovely, elegant Belinda pumps are the current Lazy Sunday item, each pair is only L$ 60!
I combined both with a pair of white capris, that were part of a former group gift from Cilian'gel. I don't think, it is still available, but Cilia Shepherd always has a little something for her group members up her sleeve and a large selection of outfits for just L$ 10.
The white hoodie jacket from Grixdale was free for the SLB8 celebrations for a very limited time. They are available in different colours for L$150 each. I'm also wearing my old favourite necklace from Bare@Rose, which I blogged here. I think this is a very versatile look, somewhere between classy and casual.

As usual, here is an overview of my outfit:

Hoodie: Grixdale - My Sunshiney Hoodie - Pure -- free for SL8B
Shirt: Berries Inc. - Basic Shirt - Rose -- L$ 110 (*)
Capris: Cilian'gel -  Got my heart? -- group gift, L$ 10 joining fee
Pumps: Berries Inc. - Belinda - choco -- L$ 60 (*)

(*) review copies

The pictures were taken at Roche and my home, poses used belonged to the picnic table and fishing pier.

I actually joined the Cilian'gel group ages ago, but the fee is L$10 and I shall count them against my shopping limit. I have L$ 109 for now.

OotW 06 / 2011 - Longing for Summer

Outfit of the Week 06 / 2011

Hey folks! I know it's been a while. I couldn't spend as much time on the grid as I wanted to.
But here I am, with a new budget-friendly outfit. It's more summery than the local weather would allow - all we get is humidity and thunderstorms and rather chilly mornings. Hence I am still wearing long jeans and even donned a scarf, which looks quite glamourous along with my sunglasses, and of course the big summer hat with wavy blonde hair by Kletva. I discovered this store through my recent visit at The Dressing Room BLUE. Even if blonde usually isn't my colour, I fell in love with this hairstyle the instant I saw it. The Heidi top is from Berries Inc. and again a bit unusual for me, but I like to show my girly side, too!
With this slightly vintage look I could easily mingle with all the wannabe top models and film stars around... ha, as if I wanted to! Instead, I took a relaxing stroll along the beach below the village of Verdigris. The quaint village, nestled on a cliff and a bridge, with its small shops is well worth a visit, just as the pier on the other side of the sim and the bay below the bridge, where I stopped to take my picture.

Here's the breakdown of today's outfit:

hair: KLETVA - Joss/Blond/Super Summer -- L$ 70 (The Dressing Room BLUE)
scarf: Adjunct - Check Snood Scarf -- L$ 10 (Marketplace)
sunglasses - [Gos] - Cateye Bizarre - former hunt gift (Zombie Popcorn 3)
top: Berries Inc. - Heidi top sand/white -- L$ 90 (*)
jeans: Luck inc. - Tyra Jeans Starlet Wash Dark Blue -- former hunt gift (Cover My Furry Butt)
flats: +mocha+ - Trad Style of Japan [Temari] -- former hunt gift (The Tea Hunt)

pose: !bang - Cuz It Rhymes -- former lucky chair gift, seems no longer available

(*) review copy

The picture was taken at Verdigris.

This leaves me with L$120 - I'm still not increasing my budget for being so lazy recently.

OotW 05 / 2011 - Fade to Casual

Yesss, I'm still here! I promise, I will try to catch up over the next few days.

"Fade to grey" would have been a little too obvious as a title for this post, but it's not easy to make a mostly grey piece stand out. Summse Sands of Berries Inc. kindly sent me a review copy of her latest release - very casual, yet cute hoodie jackets. There are five different colours available: khaki, sand, grey/blue, grey/white and the grey/pink one I am wearing.
The hoodies come on all layers and with sculpted, unscripted prim attachments for the hood, the sleeve cuffs, and the bottom. I really love the cute details on the bottom part, the pockets, pull strings and the small ribbon that's typical for many Berries Inc. products.
The second picture shows the sculpted hood and the back side of the bottom, which has a really nice, loose look.

This outfit is very typical for me. Jeans, t-shirt, sneakers (not shown), and I just threw on the hoodie jacket, because it is still too chilly to run around in short sleeves. It's very comfy and practical, something not too many people in SL care about, I guess, but for me it is important.

As far as I can tell, neither the jeans by vive9, nor the octopus shirt by [name pending] are still available. The shirt was a gift for the Make Him Over 4 hunt and is one of my personal favourites for it's geeky goodness.

I am planning to show you some other sides of me very soon, since you have now seen quite a bit of my usual style. Still waters run deep.

I have been debating with myself whether to count review copies against my weekly budget, but finally decided against it. On the one hand, I want to show what you can do with as little money as possible in SL, without cheating. But on the other hand, I might not always be able to post straight away when I receive something to review, and it would be frustrating for the designers, my readers and me to wait until I have "saved" enough money to actually afford the item I didn't pay for in the first place.

The breakdown of this outfit is rather short:

hoodie: Berries Inc. - Hoodie - grey/pink -- L$ 130 (*)
jeans: vive9 - Becca Jeans -- n/a (old gift)
t-shirt: [name pending] - Octopus tee -- n/a (MHO4 hunt gift)

(*) review copy

Poses are from my AO and the pictures were taken at a friend's home.

Since I've been so lazy posting, I will not increase my budget until I have caught up. I still have L$ 200 left to shop.