Journals

    Wow. I would have never thought running a Second Life business would demand so much dedication, sacrifice, and hard work. I mean, I realized some effort would needed to be applied to running a store inworld...but..its sooo much more than that.

    Creations and designs take up almost all my time; Half my friends have "dissolved" their friendships with me. Can I really blame them? I mean I don't socialize anymore like the noob I used to (No offense to the social butterflies of the SL realm there).

    Business, I wouldn't say is "booming", has its up's and down's like any other market. I feel pretty good with this Second Life's 2010 Fall Fashion Look Book Open call. Who knows, maybe that's just what this company needs...a boost! So far, the business is only by drop-in's or word-of-mouth. Then again, isn't any decent business when its first starting out?

On to more creative deviations!

<3 Miss Moonie

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Guys, I'm going to give you a few tips on what we ladies are looking at when you are hitting on us.

Skin: have a good one like redgrave or belleza.

Shoes: Sculpty We look at shoes. If you want go to Kalnins, get a couple pair there, they color change.

Hair: Not the anime shag that everyone starts with free. Get to uncleweb or kmadd and some real hair.

Clothes: Good SL clothes have prims. Collars, pant legs, sleeves... all should be scultped prims. Shirs should have texture, highlights, wrinkles, detail. If I see poor looking pants on a man I start to loose interest. I recommend the jeans at Fallout  highly.

Eyes: Good eyes have some real lines and highlights,  some shadows, some veins. Detour has some great eyes.

Shape: not the one you were born in. And get one that is real looking no tiny hips and shoulders a mile wide. Tiny heads, big necks, or uhmmm large bulges.

On all of these, ask a hot girl you know to look at what you are considering buying  before you buy it. We know quality when we see it.

– GIA announces official shows lineup –
Style gifts, exclusive releases, avant-garde catwalks
Supporting Relay For Life in SL 2010

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When: Thursday, July 15th to Sunday, July 18th
Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glance/128/72/33
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GLANCE International Agency (GIA), SL’s premier fashion marketing and public relations agency proudly announces the official fashion shows lineup of the International Fashion Week 2010 (IFW10). The event is sponsored bySecondNights.com, founded and managed by Simone Peterman;Shopaholicfeed.com, co-owned by Luna Jubilee and Express Zenovka along withGLANCE Magazine.

Introducing the Spring/Summer 2010 collections by 20 of SL’s top brands, this four-day event will host 5 fashion shows per day starting at 1PM SLT and ending at 6 PM SLT every day from Thursday, July 15th to Sunday, July 18th.

Avant-garde runway stages are surrounded by on-site boutiques of designers where shoppers will be able not only to shop the runway looks but also grab IFW10 style gifts and exclusive releases.

The event will support a four-day auction to raise money for Relay For Life in SL. Indeed, highest bidders will get to win one-of-a-kind creations designed by 12 of the featured fashion designers. Each creation is unique and will only be sold once. The winners of the exclusive creations will pay 100% of the amount of L$ to the RFL kiosk of the team “GLANCE Runway For Life”.

IFW10 opens a new window on virtual style.

Official shows lineup:
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Thursday, July 15th 2010
1 PM SLT – Hyper Culture (Christensia Parkin)
2 PM SLT – Convoitise (Toume Yao)
3 PM SLT – Mea Culpa (Tatanka Kaligawa)
4 PM SLT – Indyra Originals (Indyra Seigo)
5 PM SLT - ROC (Ranena Olivier)

Friday, July 16th 2010
1 PM SLT – A La Folie (Pixivor Allen)
2 PM SLT – Aleida (Aleida Rhode)
3 PM SLT – Angel Dessous (Nando Korobase)
4 PM SLT – Orage Creations (Elettra Gausman)
5 PM SLT – KIM Fashion (Kimberly Flagon)

Saturday, July 17th 2010
1 PM SLT – Nefertiti Kimagawa (Nefertiti Kimagawa)
2 PM SLT – Son!a (Sonia28 Jie)
3 PM SLT – MIAMAI (Monica Outlander)
4 PM SLT – Faster Pussycat (Honey Bender)
5 PM SLT – SHIKI Design (Shinichi Mathy)

Sunday, July 18th 2010
1 PM SLT – JADOR Fashion (ziamela Loon)
2 PM SLT – Naive (Leah McCullough)
3 PM SLT – SwanSong (AtomicSparkle Skytower)
4 PM SLT – G. Sloane Couture (Geryn Sloane)
5 PM SLT – PurpleMoon Creations (Poulet Koenkamp)

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About GLANCE International Agency:

GLANCE International Agency is a full service Second Life™ based fashion public relations agency located over two full sims: Glance and Glance Style. The agency is enlisted as an official SL Solution Provider.

Launched in 2008 under the guidance of Patty Cortes, founder and CEO and soon joined by HoneyBear Lilliehook, GIA COO, the agency is responsible for successful fashion events such as the International Fashion Day (24 fashion shows in 24 hours) and the Accessory Fair 2010, visited by over 20,000 SL residents. Working close to both world’s fashion professionals, GIA is regularly featured in virtual and real world medias.

As a fashion-centric company, GIA produces a glossy, monthly publication, GLANCE Magazine along with two high standard virtual fashion television programs: CATWALK TV and HOMME STYLE TV available for downloads and reruns through Rezzed TV (http://rezzed.tv)

Contact us today for customized fashion marketing solutions.

Glance Style : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glance Style/129/121/31/
Website: http://www.glance-international.com/
Magazine: http://www.glance-international.com/current-issue/

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Contact:
Patty Cortes
Founder & CEO
GLANCE International Agency

July 15th – July 18th // 20 fashion shows 4 days

GLANCE International Agency (GIA), SL’s premier fashion marketing and public relations agency is proud to present its latest fashion production, the International Fashion Week 2010. This upscale fashion event will showcase the latest releases and Spring / Summer 2010 collections of 20 of SL’s fastest growing and established brands.

The International Fashion Week 2010 (IFW10) will be hosted from July 15th to July 18th and present a lineup of 20 fashion shows over 4 days. on a half sim built specifically for this occasion. Exclusive designs will be released through the 4 days of the event along with unique creations to be auctionned, where 100% of the money raised will benefit Relay For Life. Shoppers of IFW10 will also enjoy special gifts available in designers’ on-site boutiques.

Sponsors of GIA’s first ever fashion week include SecondNights.com, founded and managed by Simone Peterman; Shopaholicfeed.com, co-owned by Luna Jubilee and Express Zenovka and GLANCE Magazine. A book introducing singularly the designers will be made available after the event to shop the runway looks and get to know the designers.

Discover the featured creators, final shows lineup and sim preview every day onhttp://www.glance-international.com

IFW10 : opening a new window on virtual style.

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About GLANCE International Agency:

GLANCE International Agency is a full service Second Life™ based fashion public relations agency located over two full sims: Glance and Glance Style. The agency is enlisted as an official SL Solution Provider.

Launched in 2008 under the guidance of Patty Cortes, founder and CEO and soon joined by HoneyBear Lilliehook, GIA COO, the agency is responsible for successful fashion events such as the International Fashion Day (24 fashion shows in 24 hours) and the Accessory Fair 2010, visited by over 20,000 SL residents. Working close to both world’s fashion professionals, GIA is regularly featured in virtual and real world medias.

As a fashion-centric company, GIA produces a glossy, monthly publication, GLANCE Magazine along with two high standard virtual fashion television programs: CATWALK TV and HOMME STYLE TV available for downloads and reruns through Rezzed TV (http://rezzed.tv)

Contact us today for customized fashion marketing solutions.

Glance Style : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glance Style/129/121/31/
Website: http://www.glance-international.com/
Magazine: http://www.glance-international.com/current-issue/

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Contact:
Patty Cortes
Founder & CEO
GLANCE International Agency

I have been on Sl for 8 month.  In my 8 months I have seen some real drama.

There are people in this game that are married in real life and pursue realtionships with Avatars in the game.  For example, a woman that is married in real life dates an avatar in the game, marries him and has children.  Now is that cheating? You are having virtual sex with an avatar, who by the way is controlled by a real life person. There are real emotions involved here. Spending time with someone online day in and day out you begin to get close.

Ok, now you are involved in a relationship on SL and you are married in RL.  Does anyone see the complication? I have been online when an avatar's RL partner finds out about the SL partner and it gets pretty ugly.  RL marriages have broken up over this game.  Real people have been the victim of Domestic violence over this game. 

Second life is game and is meant to be Fun.  The purpose of this game is to have a second life and for some a happier life, but when the second life causes more misery to you First life that is not good and that is not what the game was created to do.  Many time you meet an avatar that is completely nuts and has a miserable RL and in turn want to bring that into SL.  My advice to anyone who runs into an avatar like that is to "BLOCK" them. They are not worth you being miserable and not enjoying the game.

So I am  not saying don't have relationships in Sl. What I am saying is be responsible and try not to hurt anyone's emotionally in Sl or Rl.  Have fun and enjoy your Second Life.