10L-dollarbie out for International Women's Day!

Happy International's Women Day to all the ladies!
Guess what?
I have a special offer out! It's an outfit put together with the items I created for the Fashion Designers' Challenge (last year) mixing top and bottom of the Juicy Orange version.
I have it out for 10L$ just for today, in the freebies' section in my store.
Plus, don't forget the HUGE formals' sale is still going on! All NO transfer formals are 50 to 60% OFF!

 

[TP to store]

Love,

Clio

Photo credits (women's day):

• skin by [PXL Creations];
• hair by Exile;
• jewels by Dark Mouse;
• shoes by Maitreya.

HUGE formals' sale! Starting NOW!

Starting today, Saturday 27th February (2010) ALL Clio's formals are discounted 50 to 60 %!

Yes, that's right, to celebrate that we reached 1000 subscribers, my entire formal collection is for sale at half price or less for one or two weeks.
The ending date is still to be decided, so hurry up and come shop before it's too late ;)

The discount is applied ONLY to the Copy-No Transfer items and ONLY at my main store on Sunrise Island.
The only exception is the Rania range, which is discounted but still transferable.
 [TP to my main store]

I hope you will like this idea of mine :)


With love,
Clio


Photo credits:

• skin by [PXL];
• hair by Exile.

Spring in February with Melanie

New release!
Springy dress with sculpted skirt and sculpted collar.
It comes in 10 cheerful colours.
I will be trying (at least for now) to sell it with 2 different options: Copy-No Transfer and Transfer-No Copy. I hope this will turn out fine :)
They are all discounted of 50% until the end of the week!
[TP to the store]

 

Come get them!

[TP to the store]

Oh, and about the items I used this time to model:  the hair is by Kavar Cleanslate of Exile, who just renewed all his textures and made them a lot more natural and somewhat 'soft'.

While the skin is my first big love for [PXL], the Linda (in various tones and makeups).

Love,

Clio

Photo credits:

• Skin by [PXL];
• Hair by Exile;
• Poses by AnaLu and [LAP];
• Shoes by Maitreya.

Say Goodbye to many 2007 items...

Just a quick word!
My retiring sale, that's been going on forEVER, is finally going to end next weekend. Prices down to less than 10% their original price!
You can either come by my main store, or BUY ON XSTREETSL at SALE price!
Yes, my oldest creations, the items I started my business with, they are all going to be taken off my walls and off XstreetSL in a week.
Then, the next step will be to actually update XstreetSL with the products released at the end of 2008 and through all 2009!
Make sure to at least browse those things priced 10/25/75 L$, and have a laugh :)
I think I can say I improved quite a lot since back then, but looking at those items awakens so many memories that I feel very sad in throwing them away.
[To my main store]
[To my XstreetSL page]

Oh, well, stay tuned for news!
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.

New colourful and delicate release: Elodie!

 

New release for the papillon collection!

It is a very simple dress in very light and flowery colours.

The flexi skirt is divided in two pieces, one attached to spine, the other to pelvis.

Each option is bicolour, with gloves and under-skirt layer in a different hue.

On the shoulders; optional frilly attachments to complete the outfit.

The dresses are all transferable and hand drawn from scratch, as usual.

Full collection pack available, as well, at a discounted price! 

[TP to store]

OR buy them online from XstreetSL®: just click on the pictures to be redirected to the XstreetSL listing :)   

All are available at my main store : [TP to store]

For the weekend: 50 % OFF on each colour and on the full collection pack!

 

RED version is a FREE Valentine's Day gift! (no transfer)

Hope you like them :)

Love,
Clio

Photo credits:

• skin by PXL Creations;
• hair by Exile;
• poses by AnaLu Fresh poses.

Papillon collection 1st release: Autumn!

Welcome back me!
Lol.
For all my loving supporters, customers and friends, here is the first new release after many months!

This new item not only signifies the beginning of my come-back to SL, but also the start of a new collection I will be continuing through the last portion of this winter and most of the spring.
The collection is named "Papillon". Why? I don't know really. I just think papillon is a super cute word. It's cute even when translated in spanish and italian, lol... not so much in english :-/
But then, butterflies are also adorable flying insects, full of colours and gentleness. Very feminine, very fresh, very cheerful. I think these are all great starting points for a good makeover of my brand (cause yeah, folks, Clio has been around since August 2007... it's old!).
Of course, "Clio" will remain my signature on all my items (easy to remember... plus, after 2 years, it's a pity to trash it), but I will group my releases in collections. Each collection will be more or less like an RL fashion collection, and every new collection will have a new name and new layouts/ideas... we'll see what I will manage to make out of this choice of mine :D

The first item I am introducing from my new Papillon collection, then, is a revision of my Starlight Exclusives/Little Black Book Autumn. The boutique has sadly closed, and although RubyStarlight Writer did allow us to sell our creations in our main stores, I decided to leave it as an exclusive item for her own boutique, thus I will not sell it at my store.
This new version has been retextured, and coloured in brighter hues, to fit to the papillon theme :)
Eight colours in total. All very springy and for all tastes.
The skirts are resizeable (via script) and the perms are set to transfer (no copy) to allow gifting... especially as Valentine's Day approaches ;)

 

They are all available at my main store !

50% OFF for the weekend! Come grab them while they're hot! :D




Lots of love,
Clio


Photo credits:

• skins by PXL Creations;
• shoes by Maitreya (Free Slinky Stiletto);
• hair by Exile;
• poses by GrapeVine and [LAP].

Coming soon... papillon collection.

New collection coming soon.

Hugs,
Clio.

Get ready for a come back!

Little teaser!
I am not completely disappeared, as you can see, so... I have a new design coming out in a few days! Don't miss it!

Love,
Clio

Christmas Gift 2009 :)

While still fighting to have enough free time to spend in SL, I luckily managed to place under my little Christmas tree a nice present for all of you.
Enjoy this sexy see-through gown during these cold holidays!
Click here to teleport.

I wish you a very Merry Christmas, and all the best for 2010.
With love,
Clio

Photo credits:

• skin from Curio (Elf skins)
• hair from Calla (Acanthus Black)
• jewelry from Flirt (Esprit de neige)
• pose from [LAP]
  

Little Black Book is closing.

Hello dears.
Long time no news (lol). That's because my RL has been requiring more and more of my time, thus leaving nearly none for me to work on SL.
First of all, let me say I do wish to make some kind of come back, and hopefully will be able to release some goodies during these holidays.

Then, I am sorry to inform you all that Rubystarlight Writer's boutique, Little Black Book (formerly Starlight Exclusives) is going to close down very soon, on the 17th of December.
I decided that, until then, I will place a little freebie next to the items I had created for the fall collection, just as a way to say farewell to this store.
If anyone wants to grab the gifty and make their last purchases in this shop (reminder: there are creations by many different designers!), here is a LINK to the inworld location.

À bientôt!
Clio

30% OFF on Fall Starlight Exclusive Item!

Yes, my lovelies, I am not dead!

I have had some problems logging in due to an RL change of location (with all the mess this implies when we talk of an internet connection!), so I couldn't be present much for all of you.

But guess what? I have recently signed up for the second collection at Starlight Exclusives! It will be for this Winter. The big news is that this time a theme has been set, to make sure ALL the exclusive items from ALL the designers involved will nicely blend together under the same roof.
The theme is Cocktail Hour!
Couldn't it be better for such a maniac of 'chic' as myself? I can already guess we'll see some very interesting things this November ;)

While I have already started working on the concept of my new exclusive cocktail outfit, I thought I'd do something nice for eveyone and I LOWERED THE PRICE ON MY FALL SEASON EXCLUSIVE DRESS!
It is now over 30% OFF, in preparation for the new collection!

Make sure to visit Starlight Exclusives boutique! [TP TO STARLIGHT EXCLUSIVES].

Love,
Clio

Coco

New design out on my walls!
This dreamy dress is very different from my usual releases, and it's dedicated to an SL friend and fellow designer.
Amutey DeCuir, owner of Bliss Couture, has been a dear friend for a long time, and when I saw the gown she made for Starlight Exclusives I absolutely loved the primwork on the skirt.
I wanted to make something similar, soft, airy and chic at the same time.
That's how I came up with this cute dress with a LOAD of prims flowing gently in the air.
The skirt is not too long while it sits quite high on the waist line. It is made up of three pieces to follow your legs while dancing and ensure a perfect coverage.
The top has a vaporous attachment, as well, going all around the breasts and shoulders.
A pair of sheer gloves is included.

The dresses are transferable, as all my items. The whole collection (six different colours) can also be purchased in a convenient pack to save over 40%.
Top and pants come on all layers.
The whole outfit is quite laggy, or better: although there are gowns or even single hair styles that have a higher rendering cost, this dress surely has a higher ARC than any of my other items. Should this be a problem, the ARC value can be lowered a bit if the central skirt attachment is detached, and/or by detaching the sleeves attachments. These changes don't alter the ensemble too much and will lower the ARC of about 1 third.

[GET A LIMO TO MY MAIN STORE]

Hope you like them:)
Love,
Clio

Photo credits:

• skin by PXL Creations;
• hair by House of Heart;
• poses by [LAP], AnaLu Fresh Poses and Grapevine;
• shoes by Maitreya.
  

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.
  

Sabina in Lilac for Sweethearts Jazz!

Hello dears!
I have a new and special release waiting for you!
It's a recolouring I did of one of my latest (and favourite) designs: the Sabina Gown.
Since when I release Sabina I only offered dark and rich colours, I decided that I would add an extra tone for those of you who like light and delicate hues :)
ONLY AVAILABLE AT SWEETHEARTS JAZZ LOUNGE: Sabina in Lilac!

100% hand drawn and fully transferable for gifting ;)

Cheers!
Clio