Maitreya - ChiChi Pumps

Sometimes when something gets blogged over and over and over, it turns into a forgotten fad gathering dust in the back of the closet rather quickly. It becomes yesterday's story almost immediately. Other times, it becomes a classic. The ChiChi pumps from Maitreya fall into the latter category. It is a rare outfit in SL that these pumps cannot be worn with and you will find yourself admiring the stylish heel over and over as you flip through all your options.

Yep, that's right - if the basic shoe isn't glorious enough and 14 colors don't give you all the options you want, they are also scripted for 16 trim colors so you can customize your footwear even further. The shoes come in blue, black, white, brown, red, fuchia, orange, yellow, purple, cream, pastel pink, pastel blue, pastel yellow and pastel green. The trim colors include all of the shoe shades plus grey and champagne. This is in fact, the only thing wrong with these shoes - that the grey and champagne aren't available in the shoe base. ;)

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You have a couple of purchase options at this point - a single pair (which is really 16 pairs with the trim colors) for L$450 or all 14 colors in a Fat Pack for L$4000. The Fat Pack wasn't in my budget (though I know I'm going to regret that in the future) but I've worn the black and white pairs I got over and over with different outfits and different trim colors. This shoe is definitely a perfect piece and a must have for any closet.

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Fall in love with your feet at the Maitreya Main Store.

On the left:

ChiChi Pumps (Black w/ Red) by Maitreya

On the right:

Outfit- Madame de Pompadour Lingerie Set by Nymphetamine

Shoes - ChiChi Pumps (White w/ Pastel Blue) by Maitreya

A Perfect Place - The SL Botanical Gardens

Sometimes you put on an outfit and immediately start trying to think of places where it would be set off to perfection. Other times, you are going to a place and an outfit immediately comes to mind. In this case, it was both. If you haven't been to the SL Botanical Gardens, you have missed one of the most breathtaking sims in SL. The gardens are a collaborative artistic effort and every area of the sim has something special to make it a delight to walk through (or fly, but I recommend walking the many paths to truly experience all the details).

Sit for a while in the formal gardens, visit the green house, swim under the waterfalls or just sit and enjoy the scenery at any point along the way. Take your time and plan to return - it's not a sim that you can "do" in an hour or so. Oh, and don't forget to take pictures - lots of pictures. The gardens were one of the first places I went in SL and I was inspired to go back there when I put on Paeoti Dapon's Dementia Sancuary Ceremony Dress from Nymphetamine and wanted the perfect setting for some photos.

Put on your favorite clothes (jeans will do just as well as a ballgown), grab a friend and head out to The SL Botanical Gardens for a sunrise walk or or a sunset chat in one of the most beautiful locations in Second Life.

Nymphetamine - Regal Panties & Stockings

Panties, you say? A gorgeous 6 piece outfit that will take you to the dressiest clubs in SL and we're looking at the undergarments? Well, frankly, yes. Ever since I bought this outfit (and it gets a lot of use both alone and paired with the formal skirt add-on) I've thought what a shame it was to cover these up. Now, you don't actually have to, as there is also an open panel front to the skirt that will let you display both them and the equally wonderful stockings, but they still deserve their own attention. As a side note here, this great pin-up inspired pose came from Maitreya, should you want to show off your underpinnings in the best light.

The outfit is colorable (yay!) and while you can put almost any pair of boots or heels with it, I'd recommend something simple like the ChiChi pumps from Maitreya since the outfit is very detailed and can become overwhelming and busy with a lot of shoe detail as well. The top also looks spectacular with a pair of leather pants or atop a sexy little mini-skirt, so be sure and experiment with a variety of looks. It has a laced front and back that matches the bands on the panties and is a single layer, so ladies with ink will find it very tattoo friendly.

The six piece outfit (stockings, panties, top, open front skirt, closed front skirt and patterned leggings that also have a world of possibilities for mixing and matching) is L$300. The add-on formal skirt is another L$100 and well worth it for those balls and galas.

If you are looking to own undergarments that are just as wonderful as the top layers, head to the Nymphetamine Main Store.

Both outfits:

Clothing - Regal Set (various pieces) by Nymphetamine

Shoes - ChiChi Pumps by Maitreya