alia baroque | A Passion for Virtual Fashion

“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.” ~ Samuel Butler

The days are still golden this autumn. I was able to take time and toss out the flowers in the window boxes and trim the euonymus and then I sat down to listen to the radio for a bit, lounging on the sofa. In this case, the sofa is part of Alia Baroque’s featured set at ROMP this month, appropriately packed with poses for lounging and love making. I have decorated the family room with various pieces from Shiny Shabby—autumn and vintage pieces from Paolla Flux, pillows from Kunst and Hoorenbeek, chairs and tables from Soyoy, qu0op, and jammeh, and a charming piano from Marinestella. DanielEstro and Anaisterpellie have made the awesome ladder bookshelf for The Men’s Dept and Cherelle Capra has leant color to the room with her pieces for the Color Me Project. My radio is from the talented Lauren Bentham, who is offering prizes for the Peatonville Asylum game from MadPea, opening later this week (which I will write more about soon). And of course, this is all housed in Barnesworth Anubis’ lovely house for Collabor88.

Today I am casual in a baseball tee made for the season from Flutter Memel and Paul Lapointe and BastChild Lotus’ fantastic mesh jeans which have been refitted for the Maitreya body and also nicely fit my Belleza body with few adjustments. My skin is Shyla Diggs’ newest, a look that is fresh and comfortable on my own face, the most “me” look I can imagine, and my braid is MissAllSunday Lemon’s great fishtail braid for Fameshed.

Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Faith Mesh Hair – Chocolate by MissAllSunday Lemon for /Wasabi Pills/, available at FaMESHed *

Skin: -Belleza- Faye SK Dk Br 1 by Shyla Diggs for –Belleza *

Eyes: [theSkinnery] Flirtacious eye collection – 12 by Umazuma Metaluna for [theSkinnery] *

Lashes: .LeLutka.Kyra lashes.01 by Thora Charron for LeLutka *

Body: -Belleza- Isis by Tricky Boucher for –Belleza– *

Top: Stories&Co. by Flowey / Baseball Tee – Vintage Skull by Flutter Memel for Flowey *

Jeans: L&B Swear (*Fitted*) “Flare” Denim Jeans by BastChild Lotus and Paul Lapointe for Lapointe and Bastchild *

Nail appliers: [LB Ombre2] *Belleza* Manicure and Pedicure by Santana Lumiere for La Boheme

Décor:

{Reverie} Day Dream – Dreamers Frame – Autumn [RARE] by Paolla Flux for {Reverie},available at Shiny Shabby*
{Reverie} Day Dream – Wooden Birds- Light Autumn by Paolla Flux for {Reverie},available at Shiny Shabby*
{Reverie} Day Dream – Aged Chest – Autumn by Paolla Flux for {Reverie},available at Shiny Shabby*
{Reverie} Day Dream – Aged Chest – Vintage by Paolla Flux for {Reverie},available at Shiny Shabby*
{Reverie} Day Dream – Wooden Birds – Dark Autumn by Paolla Flux for {Reverie},available at Shiny Shabby*
{Reverie} Day Dream – Candle Light Chandelier – Autumn by Paolla Flux for {Reverie},available at Shiny Shabby*
{Reverie} Day Dream – Dreamers Dresser – Vintage by Paolla Flux for {Reverie},available at Shiny Shabby*
{Reverie} Day Dream – Nest of Tables – Small – Autumn by Paolla Flux for {Reverie},available at Shiny Shabby*

:HAIKEI: Stiff old chair / Color by qo0op for :HAIKEI:, available at Shiny Shabby*
:HAIKEI: Vintage wooden board by qo0op for :HAIKEI:, available at Shiny Shabby*

.07 [ kunst ] & [ hoorenbeek ] – Wood planks stool (b) by Kunst Himmel and Limer Hoorenbeek for [ kunst ], available at Shiny Shabby*
.03 [ kunst ] & [ hoorenbeek ] – Pillows (wall) by Kunst Himmel and Limer Hoorenbeek for [ kunst ], available at Shiny Shabby*

Soy. Corduroy Chair w/ texture change by Soyoy for Soy., available at Shiny Shabby*

Apt B // Snuggle Up Bucket by FadeArcade for Apt B, available at Shiny Shabby*

[Toiz] 4. Autumn Piano by Marinestella for Toiz, available at Shiny Shabby*

Toro. Shinjuki Dining chair by jammeh for Toro., available at Shiny Shabby*

Trompe Loeil – Enfield Wall Art Barn by Cory Edo for Trompe Loieil *

[CIRCA] – “Into the Forest” Autumn Wall Branch – Brown/Dk Org by Cherelle Capra for [CIRCA], available at Color Me Project *
[CIRCA] – “Into the Forest” Area Rug – Fallen Leaves Dark by Cherelle Capra for [CIRCA], available at Color Me Project *
[CIRCA] – “Into the Forest” Ottoman – Fall Stripe (12pos) by Cherelle Capra for [CIRCA], available at Color Me Project *
[CIRCA] – “Into the Forest” Autumn Wreath – Berry Mix by Cherelle Capra for [CIRCA], available at Color Me Project *

[ zerkalo ] Hangout – Ladder Bookshelf by DanielEstro and Anaisterpellie for [ zerkalo ], available at The Men’s Dept *
[ zerkalo ] Fall in Love – Pillow by DanielEstro and Anaisterpellie for [ zerkalo ], available at Shiny Shabby*

~Libertine~ Floor clutter, candle and books by Alia Baroque for ~Libertine~, available at ROMP *
~Libertine~ Floor clutter, decorative cushion by Alia Baroque for ~Libertine~, available at ROMP *
~Libertine~ Viscount Couch, Mature Ed. [v.1.0] by Alia Baroque for ~Libertine~, available at ROMP *
~Libertine~ Table mess, porto and letters by Alia Baroque for ~Libertine~, available at ROMP *

[BM] Old Time Radio v1.0 by Lauren Bentham for Bentham Manor, available exclusively for the MadPea Peatonville Asylum *

junk. arch lamp. tall. by Tab Tatham for junk

AF Books by warehousefifteendesign for Apple Fall

House: [ba] tabor cottage by Barnesworth Anubis for Barnesworth Anubis, available at Collabor88*

Who is the woman behind the skin? For some people, the mask is so much a part of existing that it’s integral to one’s self. We hide behind the masks of our avatars, sometimes revealing only what we want others to see.

We use fashion as a sort of mask. Or a cultural representation. What does a top like LeeZu Baxter’s say? Well it might say we are fashionable, cutting edge, or simply girly (considering its beautifully rendered ruffle sculpties). The tied neck in back–is it sweet or sexy? Are you casual? Are you cutting-edge? Wealthy?

But what about the mask? In this case, Alia Baroque, who has generously sponsored the Dark Realms sim at the Fantasy Faire for RFL, presents a new set of skins to benefit RFL based on a spooky clown set—with fangs and without. Alia’s work is artistic, truly fantastical, and genuinely unique. We don’t see here just white on a face—it’s actually painted on. Our girl’s underlying facial structure is a little tough—she has a sort of stiff upper lip and a petulant bottom lip. The eyebrows are exaggerated but underneath the face paint, we can see the real eyebrows. This isn’t blobs of color slapped on a template—it’s true art. There is quite a story here about this masked woman. By wearing her skin, we begin to tell it.