Saturday, September 22, 2007

SPIRIT Won! And a new review!

Wow, lots of news for you this week! SPIRIT won this year's Savvy Best Rising Star Award! Thank you to everyone who voted for SPIRIT, there were a lot of great designers in this category and it was (not surprisingly) a close race. The award came with a really neat certificate and trophy, both of which I feel incredibly honored to display at SPIRIT.

Which leads me to my second bit of news. SPIRIT has a brand new layout! The various collections (Ballroom, Diva Dogs, Cheer, Dance, Moulin Rouge, etc) were getting to be a bit disorganized all in one shop. So we've expanded our land and spread out a bit. Now you can find SPIRIT in four stores (Cheer on the front left, Diva Dogs beside it on the back left, Dance on the front right, Ballroom and the Moulin Rouge collection beside it on the back right), plus a center building for all new items just for convenience (in case you only want to see what's new all in one place). This should help reduce rezzing lag, spread out the traffic a bit on those crowded release days, as well as make it easier for you to find exactly what you're looking for in less time.

And my last news to share... we've got a new review! A BIG thank you goes out to Anastase Rosewood at the Aspire blog for her review of SPIRIT in general and two of the Ballet Class Outfits specifically! Thank you Anastase!!! You can check it out here.

Things in my rl are a bit nutty this week, but I'll get into SL as soon as I can and get pics taken of the new store layout and the awesome Savvy Award to post here. The next release, which will be an all cheer themed one with TONS of stuff, will be out in a few days, so look for news here about it as well!

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Ballroom comes to SPIRIT with a freebie!

This week's new release is two basic ballroom dress designs inspired by ballroom dresses worn in the hit ballroom dance competition tv show Dancing With the Stars!

First up is the Ballroom Peasant Dress.
This outfit features a gathered peasant print flexi skirt that ties into a wide leather belt with buckle (painted on the glitch pants layer to free up your attachment points) and leaves the left leg bare at the front, side, and back, all the better to show off the strappy gold prim ballroom heels included with this outfit. The top features a sweetheart neckline trimmed in peasant print ruffles, plus handpainted puffed prim sleeves also trimmed with tiny ruffles at the cuffs. The back of the top features a corset-style criss-crossing ribbon tie. The outfit comes with the top in three colors, Chocolate, Wine, and Cream, and each color is included on three different layers to increase your wardrobe options.

Next up is a staple in every samba and rhythm ballroom dancer's wardrobe, the basic Ballroom Latin Ruffles Dress (shown below are the Crimson and the Everything Pack).

This rhinestone-covered, halter top style dress features painted on armbands, a daringly cut open front revealing a rhinestone covered bra, an open back style for extra sexy style, and an asymmetrical flexi skirt trimmed with ruffles. Also included are a pair of strappy gold prim ballroom heels and a pair of prim dangling earrings. The Ballroom Latin Ruffles Dress is available individually in 8 colors (Lemon, Pink, Tangerine, Lime, Crimson, Hunter, Twilight, and Ebony), in two 4-packs (Brights and Darks) for a $200 discount, and all 8 colors together in an Everything Pack for a $200 discount. You can also pick up the Lemon version of this dress as an almost freebie for just $1 in-store!


Wednesday, September 12, 2007

New Review and Free Hair!

Check out the new review for the Spirited II Hairstyle at Savoir Hair...thank you Teagan for your kind comments about this latest SPIRIT hairstyle!

Also, to celebrate the Savvy Award nomination for SPIRIT (and hopefully entice you to go place a vote to help SPIRIT win!), I gave out a copy of the Satine I Hairstyle (the hairstyle that was nominated for the Savvy Best Rising Star Award) in medium red to all members of the SPIRIT Fan Group. To get your free copy, join this group for free in-world (just do a Search under the Groups tab for SPIRIT Fan Group, then click the Join button to instantly become a member). Once you're a member, right click on your avatar, choose the Groups option in the pie menu, then click on SPIRIT Fan Group in the list and choose Info. That will bring up the group's menu for you. From there, click on Notices and look for the one with the free hair in the title. This will let you read the notice and pick up your own copy of this freebie!

Enjoy! And don't forget...SPIRIT needs your vote for Best Rising Star! You can click here to find a list of places in-world to pick up your voting ballot for this year's Savvy Awards.