I like it when I receive random emails from designers, especially ones I do not know or are relatively new to the
SL grid. I was recently approached in world by
Jura Shepherd who represents
Shiki Designs on behalf of designer
Shinichi Mathy.
Shinichi is a relatively new designer who, in real life, is
Hawaiian born but now resides in Tokyo. His designs are created from multiple disciplines but his
signature is hand painting textures on traditional
Washi paper.
Now
Im always a little weary from random people sending me clothes. Experience shows that most of these designers show little imagination of fashion or creativity, but I must say
Shiki Designs has a slight edge. The two outfits that were sent to me (
Shiki Kuroneko Dress &
Shiki Tokyo Night Dress) I absolutely loved:- casual boarding on ladies that lunch, but definitely high end fashion. Personally I am not a great fan of black. I wear it in
RL, but in
SL I can get away with wearing vivid , vibrant colours. Nevertheless, I was not disappointed with my two gifts. Attention to detail was evident. The
Kuroneko Dress below has an attachment skirt piece, you know the ones that normally look odd which I despise and never purchase, but I have to give credit where credit is due, this prim fitted perfectly and
didnt look odd when I walked, so
thats one extra point in my book.
Model
Jula Carnell , wearing:-
Shiki Kuroneko Dress.
The
Shiki Tokyo Night Dress below,
Ooooo , was wonderful. The skirt has been designed with so much attention to detail. With 94
prims you can see why. No prim is out of place and it lays beautifully on the body with flex. Its like a party girls dream outfit. The upper part of the dress can best be described as a wool texture with beautiful fur trim. I am a girl who loves fur trim. It makes me feel
glamorous. So when I put this on for the first time, I cooed like a kid in a candy store.
So what do I think of the store ? Overall I was very impressed. The store is pretty large and covers two floors. Casual / Formal on the ground and Beach on the first. One thing
Im pleased about is they sell
mens items too. There are certainly not enough
mens apparel and I do feel sorry for the men of
SL. No wonder they are all converting to female avatars,
at least they get more choice. The
mens casual's are very nice and lots of choice. There are lots of vibrant colours with an array of t-shirts and cardigan twin sets, a must have for mixing and matching.
Shinichi's Hawaiieen roots are evident when you make your way upstairs. The
mens section offers
boardie shorts and fantastic
hawaian shirts for as little as $60.
From a female perspective, this is certainly at the moment geared towards the gentlemen of
SL. There are very few female pieces to choose from, excluding the beachwear upstairs. The few female items that
Shinichi offers however are kind to the eye , well made and look slightly different from the norm. Attention to detail is his forte. I say branch out
Shinichi, make some more female items, like the ones you have
instore and preferably not all in black ;)
Watch out there is a new kid on the block and his designs can only get better !!
Model
Jula Carnell , wearing:-
Shiki Tokyo Night Dress
How much will it set you back in lindens ? Anything between $60 - $400, inexpensive quality :)
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