It's Called the Rising "Soleil"

Dress: #Soleil# - Sonic Surreality (in blue) (ONLY available on the lucky board, so camp out!)

Remember what I said a few entries ago, about being lucky meeting exceptional people in SL? Well it happened again, and it started with a very nice lady asking(!!!) if I'd accept a blogger review pack from her store #Soleil#. I did... and the clothes blew me away. I went to her store and bought more dresses, because.... these pictures do them about 5% justice.

#Soleil# - Mourning Flower- special $1L dress!

Oh, the designer? None other than ColeMarie Soleil- famed machinimaist, (machinimist?), builder, singer, and now she's turned to couture design! Now, "couture" gets thrown around a lot in SL. Since it's impossible to replicate exact couture standards in-world, we have to shift our definition a bit. To me, places like Vita's Boudoir (run by two sisters who run a REAL couture shop in Zagreb) and now Soleil are "true" SL couture- amazingly, uniquely designed pieces that can't really be replicated in real life. ColeMarie took her building skills and artistic eye and made truly- no bull- breath-taking fashion.

All the dresses move beautifully for dancing- a specific goal ColeMarie set out to achieve. The prices are also very low for this level of skill and style- most run between $150-250L.

Dress: #Soleil# - Requiem for a Raven (This one is nippley, so don't wear it when you meet the SL in-laws... unless they're AWESOME. Also only available in the lucky board!)

Skin: Tres Blah {Pale} Jejune Cherry NEW!

Hair: [!SyDS! Hair] Amelie2 - Cafe headphones

Dress/hair flower: #Soleil# - After the storm

Skin: Tres Blah {Pale} Jejune Prissy NEW!

Hair: I Love Olive Jolene in Feeling Green

Dress & hair flower: #Soleil# - Lotus D'Anley

Skin: Tres Blah {Pale} Jejune Romance NEW!

Hair: Stitch by Stitch-BONDGIRL RED

Boots: BAX Prestige Boots Black Leather

Gorgeous back detail of dress.

Dress & veiled hat: #Soleil# - Soul Eater. This outfit is a SHOW STOPPER.

Skin: :[Plastik]: Lionheart-Poet-Legend- Gras

Hair: Refuge Sioux - Black

Back detail of Soul Eater dress.

Dress: #Soleil# - Coeur Brise

Hair: Djinn & Tonic Hair - Potter's Field, Rosalind (faun)

Skin: :[Plastik]: Lionheart-Poet-Legend- Nouveau

The "Little Miss Sunshine" dress with particle attachment (you can find more amazing particles for $10L a pop at the gacha machines at Soleil!) that EVERYTHING around you will brighten up with joy!

Dress: #Soleil# - Little Miss Sunshine

Skin: Tres Blah {Pale} Jejune Dig It NEW!

Hair: Analog Dog - Dive (brunette)

Playlist:

ColeMarie Soleil- The Bird Girl