When you think
fashion normally things in SL are full outfits or things we match together with
something to create our own outfit look. I’m sure you all have mixed and
matched at some point. I know I have, and continue to. I’ll throw a top with a
skirt from two different outfits and if they work together nicely then that’s
my outfit for that day. But are all mixes and matches good...oh no they are not
all good!
We all know a
rule of thumb in fashion that stripes and polka dots while nice on their own
are by far not good mixes. Loud and bright patterns while all good and well
alone, they do not mix like coffee with sugar now do they? The point being
there are things that mash up just fine and then there are things that you know
if this were RL you’d be something to stare at if you dare walked out of your
house dressed in such a way.
So, I went
through my SL wardrobe and found a few things that I knew were some fashion
don’ts. Yes, yes I played dress up for the sake of the fashion world in our
second lives. And as you’ll see while my Gangsta outfit’s top looks so very
nice on my av, if I do say so myself...it’s rather blah with a polka dot skirt.
Also, dually noted stripes and animal
print are a total no-no. A rather bright top can be so very cute with any pair
of jeans or a plain non printed skirt or shorts...not so nice with a checkered
pattern.
I’ve never been a fan a bold patterns in RL or
SL, but some can be quite nice if they play solo, but mix them with another
bold or wild pattern and they become siblings fighting over mom’s attention,
they both want it and you only have so much to give!
Lastly, we come
to a lil mix I popped together just for the sake of entertaining as I played
dress up. The school girl look with a
boldly printed skirt. The checkered school girl body suit is a must have for
when you’re feeling playful or entering a contest. Sure...and the skirt, a
beauty for going out dancing with your honey. Together they look like I got
dressed while Second Life did a whole black screen flickering glitch. Who
doesn’t love looking like they dressed in the dark? Me!
We all tend to
use common sense when mixing and matching what we wear, rather real or
virtually. So it should be common sense if you wouldn’t dare wear something in
RL because you would be afraid of what others think…well don’t do it in SL
either. If you don’t like it, give your inner self a thumbs up for saying “No!”
to the combo. If you mixed and matched and you’re unsure...it looks good to you
but something’s just off…. Ask a friend. No we don’t all have the same fashion
sense but overall fashion don’ts are something you can learn very easily by
opinion.
Let’s not go overboard and lose what style you
may have, no. But I’ll just say this thought, stripes and dots blah! If you can
find someone who mixes typical fashion no-no’s and it turned out nicely, well
maybe this reporter can learn something new in the world of fashion. Have fun
mixing matching and mashing up those outfits...then go out and have fun!
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