Fashion for Life sneak peek ;)

Coming on March 14th.
New collection preview at the Fashion for Life fair!
Two colours from my new line will be sold at a super special price to raise money for the American Cancer Society, starting from next week!
More info on the fair at fashionforlifesl.com.
Limousine to the SIM (s) to follow :)

Have a great day!

Preview time!

Shhh! These are super secret sneaky teaser-previews!
Soon to be released in store, but if you want to make sure to really know before anybody else: join my subscribers' list or my inworld group. Subscribers and group members will get the notice about the newly released items in time to purchase them with a discount ;)

Hope you'll like them!
With love,
Clio

Preview!

Hey all!
Just sharing a little preview of what is possibly coming by the first days of next week.
It's a short and colourful dress with sculpted skirt.

I am still working on finishing it, but it might be out in a few light and cheerful colours very soon :)

A little information: the sale I am having for the bunch of retiring items will be over next weekend! I think I waited even too long before throwing those things away. :)
So, well, come pick them up if you're still interested! I lowered everything even more!
[To the store]

Also, thanks to all who have filled in the survey I sent out.
I am still going to wait until next weekend before actually making conclusions, because I didn't get too many back yet. Please, do send them back, as it will allow me to change towards the best direction.
If you need a copy of it, let me know and I will gladly send it your way :)

Lots of hugs,
Clio

Photo credits:

•  skin from [PXL];
• hair from Exile;
• jewelry from alaMood.

Starlight Exclusives: behind the scenes

The time has come to write something about Starlight Exclusives design I baked for this first fall season.

When Rubystarlight Writer, founder and CEO of Starlight Exclusives, contacted me this summer, I felt so honoured that I was given the chance to be one of the few creators selected to make exclusives items to sell at her awesome new boutique.

So, this first exclusive outfit is inspired by fall season.
Here in Italy, fall means a lot of things: leaves start falling, the air gets cooler, days get shorter...
But one particular event that is very strictly related to autumn in this region is the collecting and selling of grapes.
This is what I thought as I was looking for a theme for my design. I thought that instead of focusing on the leaves or on the cold weather, I would let vintage be the protagonist.

Grapes and wine suggested me one main idea of joy, merriment... and folly, the happy folly that arises in you when you have good wine during a nice dinner with friends.
It is not a secret that I have been experimenting with very dangerous leg showing and wild, uneven skirts... so I restored the burlesque atmosphere I had created with my Queue de Paon and rivisited the style to make it fit autumn.
I wouldn't say I made it a Victorian outfit (far from that), but I tried to give it a retro look: something between a witch outfit and a courtesan robe. Both these figures have some folly in them, I thought. A witch is an evil and rather twisted lady, while courtesans... well, I bet they used to have quite a lot of wine:)

As my usual, I went with more than one colour option.
A ruby red version was necessary, since wine -and, to me, wine is mainly RED WINE- had been the starter of all my inspiration.
Then, well, what would fall be without falling leaves? I called my fallen leaves version "Sunset", thinking sunset is that moment in the life of a leaf, while it flows down slowly towards its 'death' when meeting the ground.
The last colour is there to represent the cool air, the windy days that take summer away and clear the way for winter.

This is what was buzzing in Clio's head as she was drawing and arranging prims around her waist, chest and head. I hope people will be able to catch some of the meaning of the whole dress even without reading these words... but maybe they'd need to be as crazy as me for that, and I don't really wish that to anyone (lol).

Oh... I was about to forget!
Stay tuned for my new release coming this weekend!!! Dedicated to a friend:)
Many hugs and best wishes for a lovely day!
Clio

Photo credits (Starlight Exclusives):

• skin from PXL Creations;
• hair from Exile;
• pose from AnaLu Fresh Poses;
• shoes from Maitreya.
  

Photo credits (Coco preview):

• skin from PXL Creations;
• hair from House of Heart;
• pose from [LAP];
• shoes from Maitreya.
  

Sale & Hunt @Fusion SIMs ... & preview!

Hello!!!
After a long long RL break, I am quickly steping back into SL! (did you miss me? lol)

First of all let me share with everyone the notice about a Sale and Hunt that is STILL going on until this weekend on Fusion SIMs! These SIMs are home to loads of cool shops, and have just opened! For this event, most stores are participating to a hunt and are having sales at their Fusion location!

I have my gift out in my shop on Fusion Grove (TP here) inside a steaming hot dog (lol) and a few selected items are marked 50% OFF! Hurry up before the event is over!

Then... tiny bit of news is I have a new release coming!
Here is a tiny sneaky preview hehe, as already posted on plurk some time ago.
I will be placing it out in my main store AND on my kiosk at Sweetheart Jazz Club starting from the 8th of August ;) Stay tuned!


Many huggs :-*
Clio

Coming this weekend:)

As I said: this weekend! Not YET!
But since I was taking pictures for the vendor-posters, I decided I'd share them with you a little earlier than the actual release.
I absolutely love this shot! I look adorable!

The gown is sleeky, sexy (deep split hehe), and fully hand drawn. It has a long train in the back and top&pants available on all layers.

7 colours will be available! It will be available HERE by Saturday :)

Hope you like it ;)

Clio

Photo credit:

• skin by PXL;
• pose by AnaLu Fresh Poses;
• hair by House of Heart;
• jewelry by Alienbear.
  

Fashion Designers Challenge is approaching!

Yes!
Today is the deadline!

The 35 brave designers who accepted the challenge are finally ready to pack their efforts in the final outfits/jewels/shoes/hair/skins!
Multiple categories, team work and a lot of fun!
The Fashion Designers Challenge was born from an idea of Samsara Nishi, who sent out invites to take part to this HIGHLY unusual event:)

You can read more about it on the official FDC blog.

All the items are to be released on the 5th of May, with a pre-launch (for press and bloggers) on the 30th of April! That's soon!
And I can assure you there will be loads to see and tons to be surprised of!

A big thank to Samsara for letting me be a part of this, and to Mouse Mimistrobell, who has been a splendid team-mate!
Stay tune to see the actual outcome of what Mouse and I had to create ;)

Hugs!
Clio

Little gifty :)

Hey there lovelies:)
I am testing a tool a friend of mine made to send out gifts, and decided to release this little gifty for all those who are in my group and have my store in profile picks :)



The outfit is going to be released soon in store, and so will be the stockings, hopefully in a large variety of colours!

Grab it here!
And if you're interested in the gift sender script, check this out :)

Love,
Clio

Hey there people :)
Here is a sneak preview of what *might* be the newest release for my poor store.
I am not sure about the pattern... would probably try to make it more like an embroidery... but not sure yet...
Let me know if you have any ideas or particular wishes!

A bunch of hugs,
Clio

Working working...

Hello dears.
I am still idle...
working on an outfit that is almost over... need probably a third option... but I thought I'd share the first 2:
As I wrote, hair is by dear Kavar, creator of Exile: new release ;)

I hope I'll be blogging about this new outfit (Karina, it will be called) finally released soon.. meanwhile: kisses & huggggs!

Clio