Building the perfect neko

I had a hell of a time finding a neko skin I liked.  I looked all around, asked people for recommendations, tried on demos like you wouldn’t believe.  My thing was, I wanted a skin that, kitty markings aside, would also look good as a skin on its own.  I wanted a skin that still left me looking like Ryan, but not Ryan turned feral.  What about neko tattoos? you may be wondering.  You’re right, some of those look very good, and of course the big plus is that you can wear them with your favorite skin.  This approach may well work for you.  But I wanted markings on my face, too, and what if I wanted to wear them with some specific clothing and I had a layer conflict?  What if I wanted to wear other tatoos?  What if I wanted to wear them with underwear?  (Nekos get nasty, too, you know.)  Maybe, if they came on all the clothing layers…  No, what I really wanted was a skin.  A really good neko skin. (more…)

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Notes: On Ryan: "Al" hair by Din Raymaker (Uncleweb Studio). Gray Skull shirt by beanster Potato (Ducknipple). SubZero cargo shorts and GearShift boxer briefs by Donovan Brennen (GearShift). On Posy: "Classic - Carbon" skin by Gala Phoenix (Curio). "In Space" hair by Rita Groshomme (Curio). White Neko Ear & Tail set by Wynx Whiplash (ExtroVirtual Headquarters). White Whiskers by Noam Sprocket (Gritty Kitty). Purr Girl Tee (Miau Haus) and Posy-Dukes shorts (Civvies) are her own designs. Gray Knee-hi Tubesocks by Starley Thereian (Celestial Studios). PornStar Xtra Hi-Tops by Coke Dreadlow (Urban Bomb Unit). Belted Collar in Black by Ivy Graves (Atomic Kitty).

Post Category: AV Puli Animations, Animations, Atomic Kitty, Casual, Ducknipple, Ephemeral Creations, Eyes, Fantasy, Hybrid, Jewelry, Neko, New Items, Roleplay, Shoes, Skins, Socks

8 comments September 6th, 2008 at 03:15pmRyan Darragh

Sweaters @ Ducknipple

Preppie alert! It’s true, we cover a lot of preppy casual. What can we say? We like it. And we especially like it done tongue-in-cheek. The men’s range at Ducknipple is definitely Fortified with Irony. After leaving the shop wearing one of my new sweaters, I ran into its creator — beanster Potato. I told her I loved the sweaters, and told her I was thinking of writing about them. “…about how much they itch?” she said.

She’s only been in business a few months, but has about 5 small vendor places dotted around the grid as well as the main shop. Her specialty is retro with a dry humour. And the prices are dead reasonable. This deliberately drab olive green sweater is the first one that caught my eye. Wooly jumper plus untucked striped shirt are a single jacket-layer garment. You can’t buy it on its own. Instead it comes with a charcoal grey/black sweater of a different knit pattern: both for L$70. I liked them enough to buy some others. (more…)

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Notes: On Mr. Oh: Nora Entice - Hunter Almond by Sezmra Svarog (Nora BodySkins & Fashion). "Common" hair in black by hiko Nino (Happy Dispatch). "Tortoise-shell glasses" by Arcadia Asylum (Hobo freebies). Moss-coloured jeans with sculpted prim pockets by Adam Soler (Lookr).

Post Category: Casual, Ducknipple, Novelty, Period, Sweaters

5 comments December 6th, 2007 at 07:26amMr. Oh