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I continue to be impressed by Simone Stern’s amazingly low-priced collection at Style Starts Here. I frequently turn to something from SSH when I can’t think of what to wear. I know that the styles will mesh, and that the quality will be consistently good. This black pin-stripe shirt is nicely done, with clear textures and well-matched seams — not easy to do with stripes, believe me.

I wanted a contrasting color for my pants, so I chose the white jeans from Indigo, another color of the multi-pack of jeans that I showed recently in black. Not sure what color belt I’m wearing as it’s under the shirt.

Have I told you before this hair is available from Boon…FOR FREE? If I haven’t, I’m telling you now, and if I have, it bears repeating! The hair comes in 12 colors, two sizes each, for…did I mention the price? Free! Go grab it…you might be surprised at how often you’ll wear it. It’s unisex, so bring your boyfriend or girlfriend to grab a set as well.

Mhaijik Guillaume has come out with a cool set of matching jewelry pieces. The Spring Cord Ring Bluesz sells for 50L, the bracelet for 175L, with the set including bracelet, necklace and ring going for 275L. I thought they would be a bigger pain to adjust than they were, but it was quite easy.

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Hoorenbeek now makes the all-stars in a low-top version (thank you). I’ve shown every color here except green, for sake of even numbers and grids of photos. Yes, sometimes we at slmen.com are forced to be pragmatic. Imagine the camo without a pattern, and you pretty much have the green…

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Left to Right and Top Down:
All-Star in: Red, Purple, Pink, Blue, Camo, Brown.

Style, Photography: Perry Proudhon

• Souliers / Shoes:
All-Star Low-Tops (520 Lindens/colors, Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ Hoorenbeek [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Chemise / Shirt:
Black Pin-Striped Shirt (50L, Perms: C/M/NT),
@ Style Starts Here [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Ring / Bracelet / Necklace:
Spring Cord Ring Bluesz, (50 L, Perms: M/C/NT),
Spring Cord Bracelet Bluesz, (175L, Perms: M/C/NT),
Spring Cord Necklace, Bracelet and Ring Bluesz Set, (275L, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Mhaijik Things [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Coiffure / Hair:
boon NMR32 (0 Lindens/pack of 12 colors, Perms: C/M/NT),
@ Boon [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Skin:
FNKY! Antonio Medium - Emo (1850 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ FNKY! [Designer, Address & SLURL]

Jeans by Indigo.

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I’ve known Adam Soler from Lookr since his very beginning. He is now an established designer, with a lot of stuff covering various needs. I’m showing today his new FORM suit. It comes in three colors (400 Lindens each), each color pack can be completed with a complement pack, one offering 5 alternative cuffs and the different cufflinks for 50 Lindens, one offering an alternative open shirt for 90 Lindens. In a color pack, you will find a jacket, a closed collar shirt without tie, another one with a tie, all of them on all layers available (shirt, jacket, undershirt plus complement on the underpants layer), a pair of pants on both the pants and underpants layers, three versions of sculpty prim collar: a simple one, one including a tie knot (to wear with the shirt with tie and closed jacket, for example), and one including a full prim tie (to wear with the shirt without tie, worn without jacket, for example). You will also get a pair of sculpty cuff attachments. Everything is totally moddable and copy no transfer.

FORM shows a very neat handdrawn texture with cool details. It has a strong personality without being show-off. A must have for elegant male avatars!

Lookr will open a new big store on a new sim on May 14th. You will find the press release after the cut! There is a modeling contest with nice prizes!

Also featuring: a ring from the last collection of Mhaijik Guillaume, and another hair from Exile in one of the nice textures offered!

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Style, Photography: Ben Vanguard

• Costume, Chemise, Cravate / Suit, Shirt, Tie:
LOOKR ~ Form ~ Gold (400 Lindens, Perms: M/NC/T)
LOOKR ~ Form ~ Gold Complement1 (50 Lindens/pak of 5 alternative cufflinked cuffs, Perms: M/NC/T)
@ Lookr [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Souliers / Shoes:
Flare Oxfords men - Brown (300 Lindens/colors, Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ Shiny Things [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Ring:
Star Silver Ring a Miscellany on leather Mns Sz (150 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Mhaijik Things [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Coiffure / Hair:
Exile Knight Cheyanne (250 Lindens/pack of 6 colors, 1000 Lindens/pack of 30 colors, Perms: C/M/NT),
@ Exile [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Yeux / Eyes:
EyeFidelity RealEyes - Sharbat Bright (i) Indoor version - SbZ (100 Lindens, Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ Shape by Zada [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Skin:
MMS-sexy-LGHT-CHbeard2 (1700 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Minnu Model Skin [Designer, Address & SLURL]
(more…)

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Hoods are comforting, I think. There’s something very reassuring about pulling up a cowl or some fabric around your ears and over your head. Some years back, I came across a design book which featured what clothing might look like in the near future, say 10 or 20 years down the line. Quite a number of the designs had hoods in them, in one form or another. It’s not hard to see why - we live, after all, in an age of increased uncertainty - whether it’s about the world’s weather or water levels or air safety. And, of course, there was *that* white hood, in the music video of Kylie’s ‘Can’t Get You Outta My Head’.

With this outfit, I’ve tried to do some sartorial crystal ball-gazing of my own. The hoodie’s from Defectiva, a shop by Disembodied Hand that stocks his t-shirts and skins. It’s a well-shaded hoodie with a nod to Star Wars (the emblem on the front is the insignia of the Empire, and there’s a stormtrooper-and-crossbones on the back). What makes it stand out from most, however, is Disembodied’s thoughtful inclusion of follicles - if only more designers would include hair options with their hats and caps! The pack includes a hood with hair, as well as hood and hair as separate pieces, which maximises its customizability.

I’ve accessoried with various items from 3 cyberpunk stores - the watch and eyes are from Juliet Ceres’ Bitter Thorns; the boots (’GongFo MoonBoots’ - how can you not love a name like that?), utility leg strap and lip piercing are from Mantis Oh’s Hybrid Productions, and the belt is from Neaky Larsson’s Paradox line. All 3 designers produce excellent work - Juliet’s Cybereyes, the items from Hybrid Productions and Neaky’s belt all come with animated textures - the MoonBoots, for instance, have a very subtle energy band effect under the top cuff. Mantis Oh’s mainstore is quite a visual treat in itself, too!

Speaking of visual treats, the outfit was shot against the backdrop of Nebulosus Severine’s ‘Null’ artwork, over at Arthole (a collaborative exhibition space shared by Nebulosus and Arahan Claveau.) Brilliant, thought-provoking art to be found there.

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Style, Photography: Domch Raymaker

• Veste à capuche / Hoodie:
Defectiva: The Remake (175 Lindens, also includes shoulder fillers, hair and hood together as one item, as well as separately, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Defectiva [Designer, Address]

• Bottes, Pièce de jambe, Piercings / Boots, Leg Ornament, Piercings:
GongFo MoonBoots Silver (350 Lindens, includes 2 sizes, animated textures Perms: M/C/NT),
Contrast Leg Utility (202 Lindens, includes 2 sizes, animated textures, Perms: M/C/NT),
Chi Point Piercing Set (169 Lindens, includes lip, belly, ear and nose piercings, animated textures, Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ Hybrid Productions [Designer, Address]

• Ceinture / Belt:
Belt - oXo Ligne - Black (145 Lindens, animated textures, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Paradox [Designer, Address]

• Yeux, Montre / Eyes, Watch:
Cybereyes 3 - Darth (300 Lindens, 12 colours with menu-driven colour change, animated textures)
Digital Watch - “Clear” v1.4 (250 Lindens, fully functional digital watch, prim digits, Perms: M/C/NT)
@ Bitter Thorns [Designer, Address]

• Skin:
Millage Valenti SKA-010 (2nd Version) Nude - Eyeliner (1200 Lindens for 1 skin; Full pack includes 5 skins, and 6 shapes; Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ Millage Valenti [Designer, Address]

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Hello peeps!

I haven’t been online as much lately, and I’d like to apologize to slmen.com’s faithful readers who are used to daily posts, for the slower routine the past two months. If I had more time to spend in Second Life, I would have shown the work of Mirai Jun, the designer behind CE Cubic Effect, much sooner! Mirai isn’t just another photosource designer; he is more than that. With a few talented others, he has introduced prim clothing for men. Each item comes with many attachments that take realism to the next level.

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Sure, I would always prefer graphic designers talented enough to hand draw clothing, with the genius to transform 2D textures into the illusion of volume. They would always be my favorites. But it would be unfair to reject what customers like sometimes: hyper-realistic items. Mirai works with sculpty prims, obviously, and those who know the work needed to properly apply textures to sculpties (photosourced here) can’t do anything but applaud the result.

I chose this short leather jacket in red; you can have it in many other colors. Attachments are moddable, and yes, it’s a bit tricky to adjust, but the time spent is worth it. 380 lindens per color.

Also showing for the first time on slmen, a hairstyle by Kavar Cleanslate for Exile. I should have shown his work earlier, too, but patience has been rewarded: Kavar just released new textures, and they are just perfect. You will discover “Alex” in my favorite colors below. My very favorite is this rich deep brunette named “Mink.” I simply love it! You can have a set of 6 colors for 250 lindens (Browns, blonds, reds, wild card, blacks, or a special selection named “Kavar’s favs”) and an everything pack for 1000 lindens (30 colors.)

My Favorite hairtones from the new texture collection:
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Left to Right and Top Down:
Exile Alex in: Mink, Autumn, Greystone, Ash, Sahara, Chimera, Strawberryblonde, Toxic.

Also showing: a new creation from Hoorenbeek in their realistic shoes series — “Combat boots,” some “Doc Martens-like” boots; an original bracelet from Shiny Things; some very used and torn pants from GG Couture, especially made to wear inside boots; an especially revealing tee from Muwu; and last but not least, a skin from the excellent “Adam” series from PXL Creations.

Enjoy!

Style, Photography: Ben Vanguard

• Blouson / Jacket:
!_Ce Cubic effect Short leather jackets for men(Red) (380 Lindens/color, Perms: M/NC/T)
@ CE Cubic Effect [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Jean / Jeans:
*GC* Tore Up Jeans (Black) (125 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ GG Couture [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• T-Shirt:
[MUWU] Flesh Mechanic (90 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Muwu [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Boots:
[ hoorenbeek ] Combat Boots - Black/Red (520 Lindens/colors, Perms: NM/NC/T or NM/C/NT),
@ Hoorenbeek [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Bracelet:
Mechanica men’s bracelet - gunmetal (100 Lindens, Perms: M/NC/T),
@ Shiny Things [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Coiffure / Hair:
Exile Alex Mink (250 Lindens/pack of 6 colors, 1000 Lindens/pack of 30 colors, Perms: C/M/NT),
@ Exile [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Yeux / Eyes:
EyeFidelity RealEyes - Sharbat Bright (i) Indoor version - SbZ (100 Lindens, Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ Shape by Zada [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Skin:
PXL_Adam_Skin_Med_Face01_v6 (1850 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ PXL Creations [Designer, Address & SLURL]

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It comes over us every now and then, that urge which a wise woman by the name of Rihanna described as the instinct to “get my body moving / Shake the stress away”. And, of course, look good into the bargain. Today’s outfit was put together with those twin urges in mind - a little number that seeks to transcend the stiffness of a formal suit as well as the over-casualness of a tight tank top + jeans combo.

The shirt’s from an Italian clothier, Genius Target, and is apparently inspired by a real life Dior piece. It features a field of white stars against a backdrop of gray - very beautiful from a distance, and when you’re fluidly grooving away in a club, it positively shimmers.

Perry featured the Black/Steel Shanghai shoes from JCS a while back. What you see here is that pair’s Gray/Silver cousin. This version has a Chinese coin motif on the front of the shoes, very delicate stitchwork, and a lightly burnished leather texture which somehow manages to look like leather and metal at one and the same time.

Helping to anchor the ensemble is the very bold, masculine Nightstalker watch, with its black titanium casing embedded in a wide, sturdy black double-latched leatherband. It comes as a fully working watch in its own right, with several choices of backlights, but the watch’s very thoughtful designer, Aveline Stein, has also thrown in a HUD version that attaches to the SL client screen.

Spiking things up a bit are Insurrection Piercing Set from Primitive Design, a black headscarf (complete with flung back, gravity-defying platinum locks) and a silver bracelet, both from booN, as well as an intriguing unisex necklace from Satryra Singh’s MadeForYou, made up of alternate braids of leather and what looks like…nylon cord!

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Style, Photography: Domch Raymaker

• Chemise / Shirt:
G/T TShirt inspired by Dior 1 (330 Lindens, Perms: M/NC/T),
@ Genius Target [Designer, Address]

• Pantalon / Pants:
Strap Pocket Black Pants (100 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT)
@ Pixelmen [Designer, Address]

• Souliers / Shoes:
Shanghai - Gray/Silver WH (400 Lindens, includes a clog with powerwalk anim, Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ JCS Shoes [Designer, Address]

• Coiffure / Hair:
booN FAA25 hair ash big (220 Lindens/color, 550L for pack of 6 colors, 1000L for all 12 colorsPerms: M/C/NT),
@ booN [Designer, Address]

• Colier / Necklace:
Unisex Necklace - Chestwearn (120 Lindens, Perms: M/NC/T)
@ MadeForYou [Designer, Address]

• Montre / Watch:
Nightstalker Homme (299 Lindens, Perms: M/NC/T)
@ Steinwerk [Designer, Address]

• Bracelet:
booN Silver Bracelet 2Cross01 (160 Lindens, package includes bracelet in 4 sizes, Perms: NM/C/NT)
@ booN [Designer, Address]

• Piercing:
Insurrection - Complete Piercing Set (200 Lindens, includes eyebrow, mouth and nose piercings which attach to different locations, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ Primitive Design [Designer, Address]

• Yeux / Eyes:
Transparency Shine Eyes - ClearGray (300 Lindens, includes 2 eye sets in different iris sizes, Perms: NM/NC/T),
@ Glanz [Designer, Address]

• Skin:
Millage Valenti SKA-010 (2nd Version) Beach Tan - Regular (1200 Lindens for 1 skin; Full pack includes 5 skins, and 6 shapes; Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ Millage Valenti [Designer, Address]

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Emma Gilmour, under the name “Hudsen Armidi,” has recently designed these very well done moto jackets. They come in a wide range of colors. In each color pack, you will find a jacket layer, and, in two pre-sized but moddable versions (one for men, one for women or small avatars), cuffs, collar and a bottom piece in sculpty prims. As you might notice on the following pictures, the texturing of the prim attachment is totally great. You can often find unmatching textures between clothing layers and prim attachments, but these ones are melting almost perfectly, with a level of quality I never knew ’til now. Everything is, obviously, moddable and copy-no transfer. Choose your favorite colors for 475 Lindens each! Besides the classic ones, try on the bright ones, like the luminous green I’m showing in the main composite!

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Showing: ! SLAB Uno Green (Black Belt), Armidi Limited - Moto Leather Jacket [Moss], [ hoorenbeek ] Air Force - Grey/Blue.

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Left to Right: Armidi Limited - Moto Leather Jacket [Shale w/Creme] and [Charcoal].

I needed high quality jeans to match these jackets. I chose the new UNO jeans from SLAB. I’m pretty ok with the great Robin Sojourner when she says, “jeans shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.” But I have to admit that these jeans from Pompo Bombaci are really nicely done, and are worth it, especially since he cut their price! They come in four colors (shown below.) In each color pack, you will have four versions with a different belt color, on both pants and underpants layer, plus a pair of matching socks, very useful to make the inner side of those nicely textured items look as good as the outside (for newbies, inner color and texture of pants is done with the socks); I wish more designers would think of offering these kinds of goodies! Elegance hides in details, like the devil… So, you will get your color pack for 395 lindens, with 20% off the introductory price. For bargain chasers, the fat pack is now priced at 995 lindens. 12 versions of the jeans, in every color, every belt color, each of the twelve in both pants and underpants layers, plus matching socks. If you want great photosourced jeans for each and every occasion, this is the master choice!

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Left to Right: ! SLAB Uno Green (Black Belt), Blue (Blue Belt), Basics (Brown Belt), and Gray (Purple Belt).

I’m showing also the good “Nike-like” from Hoorenbeek: Airforce. The designers behind the brand offer now a wide range of casual and dress sculpty shoes. These Airforce show quality building. They come in six colors, each of them in 4 sizes. You can choose your perms: copy or transfer, according to your needs, for 520 Lindens per color. If you want shoes that mimic RL ones, Hoorenbeek has definitely become a brand of choice.

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Left to Right & Top Down: [ hoorenbeek ] Air Force - Grey/Blue, Grey/Red, Beige, Black/Red, Brown, and Orange.

Also showing the last Ottico glasses and a new cool and funny hair from Boon: KAR07. You need it if you’re looking for middle length heavily curled hair!

Style, Photography: Ben Vanguard

• Jean / Jeans:
! SLAB Uno Green (Black Belt) (395 Lindens/color, each including 4 belt colors, 995 Lindens for a pack of 4 colors, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ SLAB Designs [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Blouson / Moto Jacket:
Moto Leather Jacket [Moss] (475 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT)
by Hudsen Armidi (aka Emma Gilmour, owner and designer of Sand Shack Surf Co [Designer, Address & SLURL])

• Chaussures de sport / Sneakers:
[ hoorenbeek ] Air Force - Grey/Blue (520 Lindens/colors, Perms: NM/NC/T or NM/C/NT),
@ Hoorenbeek [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Bague / Ring:
Spring Cord Ring Bluesz (50 Lindens, Perms: M/NC/T),
@ Guillaume pour Homme [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Coiffure / Hair:
booN KAR07 hair jetblack (220 Lindens/pack of 2 colors, 550 Linden/pack of 6 colors, 1000 Lindens/pack of 12 colors, Perms: C/M/NT),
@ Boon [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Yeux / Eyes:
EyeFidelity RealEyes - Sharbat Bright (i) Indoor version - SbZ (100 Lindens, Perms: NM/C/NT),
@ Shape by Zada [Designer, Address & SLURL]

• Skin:
FNKY! Antonio Dark - Stubble (1850 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
@ FNKY! [Designer, Address & SLURL]

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