Maniera Magazine Cover Contest

Thanks to Julie Hastings' wonderful photography, I won the April cover. :)

The theme was Harajuku Fashion and we had to choose from either "Gothic Lolita" or "Visual-kei" which literally means "visual category" in Japanese. This is a fashion that spread in Japan from music bands that wore cute or elaborate fashion and these bands became known as "Visual-kei bands" because they not only provided musical entertainment but also "visual entertainment" as well.

I chose to go with the "Visual-kei" category and had so much fun styling this! It also helped that I live only 20 minutes from Harajuku in RL and grew up visiting the place on my weekend fashion explorations.

Thank you Julie for a wonderful photograph! I had so much fun styling this and it was a great team work!

Kay Fairey in "Visual-kei" Harajuku Fashion.
Photography by Julie Hastings.

Posted by Kay Fairey, Agency Director and model for Boulevard Agency, Miss Virtual World Modeling Academy CEO, Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

Bliss Couture Anniversay Show at Patch Thibaud Auditorium!

Boulevard Agency presents
Bliss Couture Anniversay Show

March 6 Saturday, 11am SLT

at
Patch Thibaud Auditorium

A Japanese Designer Show for All Japan Fashion Lovers!!

Boulevard Agency presents
The New Faces of Japan Show I

February 27 (Sat), 5pm SLT
at the Boulevard Agency Runway

Boulevard Agency is proud to present the "New Faces of Japan Show" Part 1.

Japanese designers are hard to find.....this is what is often heard. So we will be showcasing some new Japanese designers in this show which will definitely continue as Part 2 next month.

This month we have.....
- keito Lane of "Kokihi", who creates a fusion of traditional Japanese kimonos and dresses that can be worn with regular hair and walks.

- Lika Ruby of "Lika Ruby", who creates an array of gorgeous China dresses as well as casual wear.

- Kisskiss Zemlja of "KIKI No.18", who creates complete avatars that are inspired by anime characters.

- CelestialRay Serpente of "Rose Princess" who designs dainty outfits for fairies and mermaids.

Click here to come to watch the spectular show by the Japanese designers!

edo's Fashion Village Show is coming!

edo Tone of Styles of edo presents
~*::*~ "Narkissos II" ~*::*~

Save the date! February 27 (Sat), 2pm SLT

Narkissos is a Fashion Village that edo Tone of Styles of edo had hand picked brands to create a most fabulous mix of quality fashion brands for all the fashionistas in Second Life. This time we have focused on brands that are generally known to be non-formal. But guess what? Some of these brands are now making fantastic formals too!! So come check it out and be the first to wear the new casuals as well as the new brands of formal wear!

Brands in this show you can't miss!
Angel Dessous (Nando Korobase, Gina Beaumont)
Crie Style (Grazioso Alekseev & Bridge Aya)
Garcon Tokyo (Analog Jun)
grasp (Asalt Eames)
KIM (Kimberly Flagon)
Kunglers (AvaGardner Kungler & Barbra Kungler)
Prism (Journey McLaglen)
VoguE (Zalyn Bailey)

And more from...
Tsukinowaguma (hari)
Virtual Impressions (jewelry)

We hope to see you there!!

Click here for edo's Fashion Village

Do You Like Japanese Brands?

Then here is another one. Demise by Nagaru Kawashima. Nagaru used to make a lot of tattoos and when I met him, he had a much smaller store. On February 13, he just opened his new main store which is now much bigger!

Demise - Belial

When you enter his store, you will see vendor posters of male models so you might think it's a store for men's fashion. Demise, however, has vendors where you can buy the outfits for men and also for women and most of his designs are unisex. So it's a great store for women who love to dress up in cool outfits or for couples who want to dress in the same outfits.



Also, like his new release, Belial, Nagaru arranges his vendors so you can buy the jacket alone or in a set where you get EVERYTHING! And I mean EVERYTHING. This Belial set, for example, gives you everything from undershirt layer tattoos to two different shirt colours, jacket, jacket bottom (which makes it look like a long coat which I didn't wear in the pictures here), a tie (which I am not wearing here either).....all sorts and you can mix and match them the way you like. Here are some samples of how you can style with this set.




For those that prefer something more simple, you can just buy the jacket and a pair of jeans and a shirt.

The designs from Demise also go very well with jewelry from Rozoregalia which I posted previously. Here, I am using a Vinca necklace from Rozoregalia but an Archelon necklace and earrings go well with this too.

Rozoregalia - Archelon Set

Outfit: Demise, Belial
Necklace: Rozoregalia, Vinca Necklace
Earrings (pierce): Rozoragalia, Vinca Pierce
Hair: Sadistic Hacker, Tamaki 2 (black)
Nails: Body Politik, Midnight Manicure
Boots: Redgrave, Girl's Biker Reloaded (black/silver)

Posted by Kay Fairey, Agency Director and Top model for Boulevard Agency, Miss Virtual World Modeling Academy CEO, Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

New Releases Again From Violater

Following the Garden of the Courtisane which I posted about on February 7, soraya Vaher, designer for Violator, has two more new releases which I had the honour of modeling for. They are both VERY pretty while they still have that mysterious air about them.

One is called Die Nacht der Leidenschaft and the second one is called Flammende Leidenchaft, both of which have roses, roses and roses! The Die Nacht der Leidenschaft is slightly less revealing with roses covering the entire front side of the left leg and has tentacles that has become a trademark of this brand, while Flammende Leidenchaft covers only the top with feathers insptead of tentacles. So the Flammende Leidenchaft has a slightly more feminine outfit.

Violator - Dei Nacht der Leidenschaft

Violator - Flammende Leidenchaft

Click here for the Violator Main Store

Posted by Kay Fairey, Agency Director and Top model for Boulevard Agency, Miss Virtual World Modeling Academy CEO, Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.

Last Minute Valentine Gift Ideas

You're still looking for that Valentine's Day gift? And you still can't think of a good one?

Well I have some ideas.....I'm not going to say they are the best in SL because I can't possible go to all the stores in SL to rank them. But I am pretty sure, they are nice gifts you might want to consider.

The first one is a pair ring from ROZOREGALIA. One for yourself and the other for your partner, girl friend or boy friend. It comes with ring boxes for both rings and are all transferable (no copy). ROZOREGALIA is one of my favorite stores that has really high quality jewelry with amazing texture and exquisite production quality as you can see from the vendor poster below.

ROZOREGALIA - Carpe diem No.1 (Platinum/Diamond)

I also made some more suggestions in the February 8th show of Fabulous Fashion TV (my accessories part starts from 24:35 in the video.

Run, run! Valentine's Day is this coming Sunday!!

Posted by Kay Fairey, Agency Director and Top model for Boulevard Agency, Miss Virtual World Modeling Academy CEO, Team edo Director and writer for the Best of SL Magazine.