LACE AND DENIM: A STORY OF MIXING AND MATCHING
When I saw the gown Agnes Finney designed to honor Mui Mukerji, one of the top models in SL, it was instant love. The lace bodice was beautiful and a bit daring with deep cuts in both front and back, and the pants with the bodice formed a body suit fit for a pinup girl. Add to that a filmy skirt and you have the perfect gown for a romantic evening with the one you love.
Such a beautiful gown, and yet I longed to remove the skirt and add some comfy jeans–go figure. The search for jeans was on because they couldn’t be any old jeans, they had to be jeans with lace. And it couldn’t be just any old lace, it had to be lace that looked good with the bodysuit.
I searched and searched and searched and searched. Weeks went by and I had searched at all of my usual places–sometimes more than once. I had also gone through my inventory–okay, it’s not as organized as it ought to be, but I tried on every pair of jeans I could find already there. No luck did I have.
Then, one day, when I least expected it–I found them. I had gone to AOHARU for the first time looking for something I had seen in another blog–I don’t even remember what it was I was looking for now. When I saw they had a nice selection of pants, I started looking. And there, amidst numerous other styles, I spotted them–the perfect pair or of jeans. They had been carefully designed with lace insets where they had obviously been mended after rough use, but that’s what I like, well-worn jeans because that’s when they’re at their softest. Each patch had stitching around it adding even more interest to the jeans. They were perfect, but they only had two choices with white lace, and I wanted (thought I must have) white lace.
I happily purchased the light blue and it was at this point where I needed to contact Agnes Finney and ask for a copy of the lace pants on the underpants layer. She kindly fulfilled my request, and I was very content until I started styling them. I discovered that I wasn’t entirely happy because it just didn’t fit the “fuzzy” picture in my head. So I went back and got the other choice with white lace–pink. For some reason, the older I get, the more I like pink, and pink was the right color because it inspired me to style.
Unfortunately, I’m not one of those lucky ladies who can just whip together an outfit. It takes me awhile. Sometimes weeks. I spent a lot of time trying on different items of clothing–jewelry, shoes, accessories, hair. I ended up with a pretty good luck that was still missing something. I showed it to a few trusted friends who concurred that what it needed was a jacket.
I tried on every jacket in my inventory. Searched some of my favorite stores. Turned my avi around in front of some jackets trying to picture how they would look on. In the end, I went back to AOHARU thinking they might have one in the same shade of pink. They have a lot of jackets to search through, but sure enough, there was a jacket that looked perfect.
Finally, with all of the major pieces selected, the outfit came together. It’s in my favorites folder because I love it. I love the look of lace and denim, the juxtaposition of formal and casual, and, of course, pink.
Style Sheet
Gown (Bodysuit): My Precious – Mui Gown
Jeans: AOHARU – Lace Crash Denim (Pink) (Includes belt)
Jacket: AOHARU – Roll Up Open Shirt (Pink)
Tie: DeLa – Ribbon “Keira”
Earrings: Cailyn’s Classic Jewelry- Safari Earrings (Pink Zebra)
Bracelet: Baubles Jewelry – Stoned Bangle Ironwood (Obsidian)
Shoes: G Field – Short Lace-Up Boots (Black)
Hair: TRUTH – Julia (Almond)
Skin: CUPCAKES – Seduction V2 (Copper/Glitter)
Eyes: Silhouette – Marble (Brown)
Eyelashes: Miamai – No Alpha Lashes No. 3
Poses: Striking Poses
Model and Photographer: Xenobia Foxclaw