http://www.slmen.com By Ben Vanguard Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:39:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AIR Winx and rika Oyen are the two designers behind "Argrace." They create cool stuff, and their last products are especially nicely done. I 'm showing today "Holiday Surfer" by Air Winx and Baseball Cap with hair by rika Oyen. Holiday surfer is a cool double shirt and tee-shirt combo. Each ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/07/05/nouveau-chez-new-at-argrace-2/ •••July 3rd 2008 update••• Some paranoid "designers" thought it was stolen textures I used for explanation purpose on this post, and asked me in the most snotty and patronizing manner to take the picture of their texture down from the website, the server and any of my personal computers, before ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/07/02/tip-of-the-day-avoiding-the-jagged-pants-bottom-bug/ It's always nice to have new skins for men to try on! Especially good ones like the "David" and "Nicholas" from Sachi Vixen for "Adam n Eve". Guys, you have no excuse to all look like clones wearing the same two skins from the same two major sellers! Now you ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/07/02/new-skins-at-adam-n-eve/ These tweed jackets at Hoorenbeek are sharp, with excellent textures and colors. So far, they're available in green, beige, brown and dark grey, with new colors coming soon according to the sale board. Each color comes with the jacket open or closed, with alpha, t-shirt, turtleneck or a casual, open ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/28/nouveau-chez-new-at-hoorenbeek-and-defectiva/ An outfit with a burgundy tone today, with nice striped shirt from "Style Starts Here," coming in every possible layer and sold for 100 Lindens, following the more-than-fair pricing policy of the brand; a good pair of sneakers from FNKY! in the new range of "Racer" colors; and a nice ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/27/tenue-du-jour-outfit-of-the-day-with-a-new-renegade-skin/ I love all the new accessories coming out for jeans, and the new jeans at Hoorenbeek have a variety of attachments to choose from. Chains, keys, belts w/Swiss army knives, an 'hPod' with earphones, cigarettes, lighters, a wallet with chain. With a bit of adjusting, most of these things work, ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/22/nouveau-chez-new-at-hoorenbeek-and-guillaume-pour-homme-mhaijik-things/ Machang Pichot, designer behind "Aoharu," creates very interesting pieces of clothing. She succeeds, IMHO, in mixing realism and hand drawn effect in her items. I'm showing you today "ColorDenim" (will be followed with many other as soon as I will have a bit of time!). They come in tons of colors, ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/17/nouveau-chez-new-at-aoharu-fnky/ This vest and jeans outfit from MUWU is a mix of very casual jeans and a somewhat formal vest and shirt set with optional tie. The jeans come in two versions: ripped, and ripped and stained (shown here). The vest, a woolen-looking texture in black, black/white checked and red/white checked, ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/16/nouveau-chez-new-at-muwu/ I've been searching for very short prim men's hair for a long long time. I knew it could be more than tricky to build, especially the nape of the neck. I discovered these ones recently in "Little Heaven," the shop of Falastear Aeon, a Japanese designer, and picked them up immediately. They ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/15/coupe-de-cheveux-tres-courte-pour-hommes-very-short-hair-for-men/ In these times when dramas about content theft are running all over the grid, with "collateral" witch hunts and false accusations, it's nice and comforting to see how great designers can INSPIRE each other in the best way. All through history, artists have gathered to share and vivify their creativity. Artists ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/14/nouveau-chez-new-at-jcs-philotic-energy-rfyre/ Are you a goth/vampire/psychobilly/alternative or all of the above? Do you have a unique and fascinating look? Have you always wanted to become a model but just not interested in the standard SL fashion look? Now's your chance for those of you that live outside the fashion ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/13/faces-of-the-darklands-search/ Mer-culture has increasingly emerged as one of the more distinctive subcultures in Second Life. While I'm no expert in this area, this merman AV by Tekeli-li! caught my eye as a particularly creative take on the merperson - this isn't your ordinary half-man, half-fish, but half-man, half-*angler*-fish. In short, it's ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/10/tenue-du-jour-outfit-of-the-day-deep-sea-diving/ I love being surprised in Second Life. When I tried on this shirt, I looked at it without even thinking that it was amazing how the belt showed behind the shirt like this. Once I thought about it, I realized the only way to have the belt appear this way, ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/08/nouveau-chez-new-at-kalrau-2/ Today new tattoos from negko Design and Devol! Negko DeVinna (for Negko Design) always makes of his creations something special. His skins and tattoos bring to the customer more than a product, but also a story, a tale. His inspiration for tattoos is made of Polynesian classics, Chinese patterns and his ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/06/nouveau-chez-new-at-devol-negko-design/ Last week, two of my dear SL friends gave me a sweater, telling me they had seen it and immediately thought of me. They said I "always wear stripes." I guess I hadn't realized just how much I loved striped clothing in SL...maybe it's because I appreciate the difficulty of ... http://www.slmen.com/2008/06/04/tenue-du-jour-outfit-of-the-day-heartattack-vine/