Raven Pennyfeather of RFyre has a design aesthetic that is all her own.  Established in 2004, RFyre’s pieces raise the bar, taking themed and roleplay costuming to a level of couture unlike anything other.  The Duchess of RFyre, Harper Beresford, is Raven’s right hand, and a very dear friend of mine.  She lovingly packaged a few of her favorite pieces for me to feature here.  I hope you won’t mind that I asked Codie to model with me. <3

First up, Twisted Swiss.  This adorable lolita design is a makeover of RFyre’s original which came in black and red.  It is available in white, and is stunning! but the texture is so gorgeous, I’m choosing to show you Twisted Swiss III on Codie and IV on me, so you can see Raven’s meticulous attention to detail when it comes to textures.  As hard as I tried, I just couldnt take a photo of the white that showed off the details as well, but trust me when I tell you that in-world…it’s a knockout!

For the next one, Codie chose RFyre Providence Womens Black. Harper tells me that Raven made this one once she had visited the new Insilico sim. It’s very future-inspired, but still sexy with the available sheer tops and harnesses. There are so many options to this outfit (an RFyre trademark) that you’ll never tire of mixing and matching. And the coat is simply amazing. I chose something a little vampy, a little gothy and with a whole lot of sex appeal – the RFyre Severage Series Noir Womens. The high collar and bustled skirt conceal some of the hottest latex lingerie I’ve seen.

Finally, we have RP Couture. There are several pieces in RFyre’s more economical, and perhaps a bit more mainstream line. But that doesn’t mean they are lacking her signature style or fantastic texture work. Summer Breeze, Clearwater on me and Miami on Codie, is a very versatile outfit. You can wear it with pants or with the short skirt, as you see here, or you may choose the full, floor length skirt that is included. I don’t quite know how to describe the texture on these pieces. The color is saturated, but graduates through the design, there is a depth to it, almost like you could run your fingers over the fabric and feel the indentations. It really is exquisite. Add in the keyhole halter and frilled collar and you have an outfit for any occasion.

The particulars: Raven Pennyfeather is the creator and Empress of RFyre and Harper Beresford, Duchess of RFyre, is the contact person.
You can find RFyre here, on Isle RFyre. You’ll also find some other fantastic designers on the Isle such as: Blue Blood, Black Canary, Avid, KC Fashions, Bax Boots, MADesigns, SF Designs, Haute Couture, Nonna Hedges, Grue Ling, Sky Everett Designs, and Jeepers Creepers.
Visit RFyre on the web for information about all of the available designs, or visit the RFyre store on XStreetSL.

Showtime’s Nurse Jackie is my latest obsession, mostly because I think Edie Falco is at her best when she plays people who are fundamentally good, but deeply flawed.  But, I digress.  Tonight, my RL avatar is running around crazy packing and getting ready for my trip to Montreal.  But, I sat down at my computer long enough to check email and in my offlines I found a notice from Katat0nik Pidgeon.  In tribute to RL artist Trevor Brown, there is a new build installation at Hotel Dare and a new Nursie outfit from Katat0nik.  In light of my new obsession, as soon as I saw the word “Nursie,” I couldn’t log in fast enough.

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Ana Lutetia suggested this fantastic challenge on her blog, and I’ve been shopping for a couple of weeks to pull everything together for the looks I wanted to create.  Needless to say, each shopping excursion ended up changing my focus a little bit.  I knew, however, that if I procrastinated any longer, I’d never get started on this challenge.  So lets go over the rules, shall we?  From Ana’s blog:

So, the armoire diversity challenge is: dress your female avie with male clothing and accessorize it accordingly with the gender or vice-versa (dress your male avie with female clothing). And… show us the looks you have created. I am really looking forward to see the stuff everyone will come up with.

And here is my look:

I started with a great military-style jacket that I just happened to spy when my camera went crazy while I was cruising hair at Gritty Kitty.  To make it work on my shape required some editing, the prim work on the front of the jacket alone had to be adjusted prim by prim in order to make it curve around my tatas.  But if there is one thing I’ve learned, its to not be afraid of modifying a piece of clothing or hair, as long as its copyable that is.  Just make a copy of the item in your inventory before you begin, so you’ll always have the original if you make a mistake.  The boots were a L$1 buy I found at Katat0nik some time ago and came in both men’s and women’s sizes, and I picked up the jeans and hair from ShopArmidi.com.   My skin, of course, is Fleur Biba again.  I swear I obsess over each new makeup Roslin adds to the Allure line. *gets on my knees and begs her to bring Feline into the Allure family soon*

I have another look all cooked up and ready to go, but it will have to wait.  In the meantime, any suggestions as to what you’d like to see me in?

Style Sheet:
Jacket – Gritty Kitty Parade Coat
Boots – Katat0nik Axis Mundi Sculpted Boot
Jeans – Armidi Limited – (M) Lowrise Jeans Bleach/Torn [Jet]
Hair – Armidi Hair – The Emo One – Midnight I
Skin – Fleur Allure Truffle Biba 1
Eyes – :: Genesis :: SnowLight Eyes (Special Edition)
Poses – AnaLu Fresh Poses (male series)