New: Power Suit by Blaze
March 13th, 2007 at 07:01pm Ben Vanguard
Aren’t you tired of jeans sometimes? Jeans-with-skulls, shredded jeans, stained jeans… Let’s go for a change and wear suits! Ooooh, Blaze Columbia released a new range of “power suits” a few weeks ago. Blaze, you obviously know his work if you have some official or formal outfit in your dressing-room-inventory! Let’s try…
Ben looks exactly like Mister Confident in this suit in “Charcoal”… well tailored, with this deliciously velvety fabric… The jacket is built on the jacket and skirt layer, with a light flexi effect, so the jacket is long enough.� Look at Ben, he feels so comfy in his outfit, one can feel he can’t wait to start working on this Monday morning! 
He chose a classic white shirt from four which went with the suit, and a subtle “Mauve” tie from 11 offered. With such a choice, everybody can mix and match and mix and match… ooops… work work work! Ben also appreciates the very detailed buttons, pockets and collar, I can feel it! 
The shading is just fine. Great job, Mr. Columbia! Oh, by the way, Ben is wearing the last Fim Fisher’s [Fim Fischer's Watches, Chapel Stile (48, 113, 23)]: “Sun’s Gate Watch”. The perfect classy finish for the super neat power suit.
Power suits for men come in 7 colors, priced at 500 L$ each, or in a fat pack of seven colors for just 1750 L$. Look at my favorite colors: bright “Black”, vibrant “Blue”, and the very velvety “Brown”. You can also choose the “white”, beige (”Khaki”) or green (”Forest”) one. Each comes with 4 shirts and 11 ties. Available at Blaze (Glory 89, 127, 28). Asset: impeccable textures. Liability: slacky sleeves (but mostly suits from all designers have the same). Guys, there is a way to avoid that, with a fluffer on the shirt layer!
Oooh, this is Ben again… it’s late… Look at him, he looks uber-cool after the rush, seated on his desk! Ooohh, he changed his shirt, chose a yellow tie, maybe to match the Little Prince hair on his computer, who knows… He looks a little less official that way. Mix and match, mix and match… I know, I know, time to go back home and wear shredded stained jeans with skulls on them!
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: Yes | Friends List: No
Notes: On Ben: Dante Tan - Shaved, skin by Lost Thereian (Naughty Designs), Deviance - Drift Wood, hair by Lost Thereian (Naughty Designs), Dirty Blue, eyes by Miriel Enfield (Miriel - Jewelry, Eyes, Clothing), Pointy Dress shoes Pelle di Coccodrillo Brown, shoes by Barnesworth Anubis, (Barnes Boutique), Gold Elephant Hair Ring 2 Knots, ring by Mhaijik Guillaume (Jewelry Mhaijik Things), Sun's Gate Watch, watch by Fim Fischer (Fim Fischer's Watches), furniture by DonAvonne Epin and Maximilian Milosz.
Entry Filed under: Blaze Columbia, Business, New Items, Shirts, Suits, Ties
12 Comments Add your own
1. Marcus Perry | March 15th, 2007 at 11:21 am
I was sneaking around this suit for some time now. I SO want it but i have a big problem: Whenever I wear jackets that consist of parts on the jacket and skirt layer, something seems to be wrong with it: It looks like the skirt part stands out and there is a small gap between the actual clothing and the surface of my avie. Also, the skirt top part seems to be higher than Jacket bottom part. So all in all, that looks quite odd, especially since on some clothes the textures dont match up because of that. As much as i have fiddled with dials, the problems persists.
Here are some pictures so you know what i am talking about:
http://img70.imageshack.us/my.php?i…pshot011rb2.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/my.php?…pshot005az5.jpg
http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?i…pshot003cq9.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?…pshot009uw1.jpg
I have already asked around in the SL Forums but they couldnt help me. So, any input from the people here would be greatly apprechiated. I love a good jacket and it is annoying I cant show off those that I have correctly.
2. Ethan Kelley | March 15th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Ryan this is such a good idea. Diversity of points of view in fashion is always welcomed. Ben, this is an excellent review (on my way to buy the Power Suits now) … smiles.
3. Sean Clancy | March 15th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Great job, Ben! I’m very glad to see you here. (And I ended up buying two of those suits.
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4. Catero Revolution | March 15th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Great post, Ben.
Personally, I never tire of jeans. Then again, I never tire of power. This suit, however, is a great trade-off.
Welcome to the team.
5. Fim Fischer | March 16th, 2007 at 6:08 am
Yay Ben!
…amazing that you do everything totally
professional, thank you for supporting me,
i love your work.
Fim Fischer
watchmaker
6. Ryan Darragh | March 16th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Marcus - for some reason I’m not able to see the pictures you linked to, but I think I can imagine just what you’re talking about. It sounds like you’ve tried extensively to fit the jacket and skirt layers differently, in hopes of achieving a more seamless blend at the edges. I’m not sure 100% perfection can be achieved here, no matter how hard we try. Skirt attachments may simply fit the female form better than the male form–does anybody know? I sent Grazia a nudge via e-mail, and I’m hoping she’ll comment here and share her wisom.
I’ve seen and tried on jackets with skirt extensions and prim extensions, and there are pros and cons to both. In general, I think the prim extensions work better for long coats, like the SiniStyle Trenchers and D3volution Russian military overcoats. To me, prim extensions on shorter jackets really seem to stand out and call attention to themselves, and in general I prefer Blaze’s approach of using the skirt layer for the extension. I’ve only had my Power Suit on once, but it looked to me like the jacket/skirt edge was pretty well disguised in the fold shading. I was wearing the forest green suit, which is quite dark, and this may disguise the edges better–I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the edges are more visible on the lighter colors, as it seems they tend to be less forgiving.
I’d love to hear from any designers who might like to comment, as I’m sure this is an issue any designer has had to consider and struggle with.
7. Grazia | March 16th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Hey Ben,
Just a little note from the girls next door. You do look fab in that power suit it was time too that Blaze made something new for you guys. I know for a fact that there are Blaze addicts among the male SL population and they have had hard times with all the gorgeous gowns for us ladies and never new suits for the men, thus being condammed to wearing the same good, trusted but slightly worn old Blaze suits. I love the detailing on these suits. It’s stronger than on the older ones Blaze did. And all the shirt and tie options make it versatile and good to wear every day without looking the same all the time. As far as Marcus is concerned, I to have noticed the issue you mention sometimes. Not in Blaze’s outfits though, but there is pretty much nothing you can do. Just like us women have to cope with the fat ass syndrome when wearing mesh skirts, I guess this is just another bug that occurs from time to time when wearing something on the skirt layer.
You might try tweaking your shape a bit, not by adjusting your butt but by making your torso a bit longer or shorter, or elongating the hips. Your photos would not load for me, so I’m just guessing from your description that this is the problem. However, You might want to try on a demo that is available and eventually contact Blaze if there is something he can do about it. I’ve come to know Mr. Columbia as a very kind person who has customer service in his blood.
Since we’re talking power suits…. you might want to check the review on Second Style Fashionista that Celebrity did a couple of days ago about the female power suits: http://blog.secondstyle.com/2007/03/give-me-the-business.html
Ciao dears, see you all soon!
8. KM | March 16th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Voila! Bravo. Nothing wrong with Jeans Ben! You look fab!
9. Marcus Perry | March 16th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Thanks for the help Ryan, Grazia. I think the pics didnt load cause ImageShack doesnt store them that long. This link should work and should show the issue:
http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot009lz2.jpg
I also tried the Demo for the Blaze suit and it’s pretty much the same problem. Actually, the Jacket bug (if I may call it that) happens independent of the Jackets designer with ALL Jacket/Skirt combos.
i also noticed some odd crease/fold in my avatar that i can neither explain nor eliminate, wich makes it rather impossible for me to wear prim ties. Might this have something to do with it ?
http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot004mm9.jpg
I guess i need a doctor for my avie !!!
10. Oscar | March 17th, 2007 at 11:57 am
I know exactly what you’re talking about Marcus. I had the same problem with a great shirt that I’ll never wear because the skirt layer just didn’t work. I much prefer when the designer decides to go past the waistline with their apparel that they use the jacket layer instead of using a skirt layer. I understand that it can be done very well, but when it’s done it usually only looks good on that single av in the ad. With all of the varying male shapes in SL, it’s near impossible to get a skirted portion to show the extension of a design to be flawless.
Oh and well done Ben…I’m headed to Fim’s store in a little bit. I’ve been on the prowl for a new watch.
11. Marcus Perry | March 18th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Thanks Oscar - good to know I’m not the only one with that problem.
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