It all started with a pair of wings and a fae costume. In the summer of 2007 El met Annette Voight, the only wingless Faerie in Straylight. El just knew that Annette was a magical being and reached into inventory to pass over a pair of wings that had been waiting for a new owner. Little did she know those wings would inspire Annette to create her first SL clothing, the Earth Fae. El and Annette saw each other at Straylight from time to time, and when Annette started to design clothing I told her I just KNEW she was going to do something amazing.
In my opinion, for whatever it’s worth, Annette Voight has been one of the most influential clothing artists in SL when it comes to hand drawn texture and shading. Annette’s first releases in the fall of 2007 were detailed, the fabric had excellent texture and shading, her pants had the best bum I had seen on the grid, and the clothing had wrinkles, NOT the norm at that time, except from some of the very best designers. Ok, I know, I’m gushing here but really, she’s that talented.
So, last night at 11:05 slt Annette sent out a group notice that her new releases were in store, and by 11:08 Feles and I were there. Really. I checked my chat log. Fat Packs of everything please.
Taken at the Bittersweet Bakery, we are all wearing the new Zanfrina dress in this first shot. The dress comes in 9 colors and each one comes with a solid color dress attachment and the multicolor one. Annette tried to tell me that she did not purposely make all her dresses perfectly match her shoes, but I don’t believe her.
In true Decoy style, Annette has finished the jacket layer and the shirt/underpants layer so they can be worn separately. She is a perfectionist, and that’s not only true about the design and creation of the clothing, but in making an item the most it can be. In this shot we’re wearing those tank tops with the new Stevens shorts, which come in 13 colors including black and white which made me so happy I almost started humping her leg right there in the store. There must have been a dozen times in the past year where I have said to myself “I wish Annette made some shorts in black and white.” She read my mind; it wasn’t the first time.
The Izzie Cardigan, which Feles and I were lucky to preview a few weeks ago, comes in 14 color variations and are quite revealing, to say the least! You can put something underneath but, well, this is Photographing SL and we like to show the bewbs. Wearing the Stevens shorts in this shot too, you can see the bum shading that we love so much.
We shot these pics literally in the middle of the night, and I didn’t copy down all my styling info and if Feles sent me notecard I have no idea where it went so these credits won’t have all the details but should help you find anything you need. Feel free to contact me in world if you can’t find something.
photo 1:
Decoy Zafrina Dress, Decoy shoes
photo 2:
Decoy Zafrina Dress tank top, Decoy Stevens shorts, Decoy shoes
photo 3:
Decoy Izzie Cardigan, Decoy Stevens shorts (lol get it?)
Feles: hair from Truth and Detour, skin Sylvan from Nomine and Kat Glow from LAQ
Ely: hair from Decoy (group gift, no longer available), skin Kalisto from Tuli, jewelry from EMJ
El: hair from Magika, skin Sunny and Lovely from Gala Phoenix, ears from Illusions, jewelry from EMJ
all poses from [lap] Long Awkward Pose
shot on location at the Stokame Artists Colony on Osa Menor sim and Stokame Lake at Candella Este.