Sneak peek: Shearling coat @ Casa Del Shai
So, I was hanging out in SL last night, grumping about the usual post-update foolishness…oh, great, I can’t TP. Â Oh, no, the Christmas decorations I just tried to rez are lost in limbo somewhere! Â Hmm, and Search appears to be borked, so I can’t find anything, and God only knows how out-of-date my landmarks are or, oh right, if TP will even get me there. Â Well, now I’m definitely not doing anything like building or shopping where things could go awfully awry. Â Now I’m alone, bored, and getting lonely…sigh. Â So when my friend Andy sent me a TP invite with the hopeful encouragement “Grab it if you can,” I was thinking about bravely taking the plunge. Â And then he said, “Oh, come on–Shai’s here too!” Â Fortunately the TP worked and at least I had friends to hang out with.
Shai Delacroix is a madwoman.  She’s mad, I tell you, mad!  And her madness has infected me.  I don’t usually post reviews of items that last time I checked weren’t actually available in-store yet, but hey, rules were made to be broken.  Here’s what happened:  Shai said, “I’m working on this coat, and I’m not sure I’m completely happy with it yet.  Ryan, would you be a dear and try it on for me?”  Why, um, yes, and thank you!  And it turns out to be this beautiful shearling coat, a re-working of a women’s design she just released.  Frankly, I think the men’s coat is even better than the women’s version!  The upper coat is worn as a jacket, so you can layer it with a shirt.  (Or not–I’m wearing it with a simple tee, but don’t be afraid to show a little skin.)  The bottom of the coat is worn on the skirt layer, and it’s moddable so you can adjust for size and fit.  The transition between the two pieces is very cleverly camouflaged by the coat’s belt, and once you get the bottom piece properly sized, you really can’t tell it’s not a single garment. Read the rest of this entry »
