Day 100: Lacy Italian

Im 100 days old! Yay! :)

Today, I decided to go hang out at the Parioli Rome, Italy sim. Of course, if I have to hang out in Italy, Im going to need some Italian fashion. More about that later :)

Parioli is an Italian themed sim with shopping, sights, museum, and Italians. I did bump into a couple of tall, dark handsome Italian men who spoke only a little English. I wonder how they say "Hey Sexy" in Italian? :P



Unlike ROMA, Parioli is modern Rome. With water fountains, cafes, shops, and even a disco.

Say, isnt this where that mean reporter guy asked the princess to put her hand into the wall in Roman Holiday?



They even have the best olive oil in Second Life made fresh right here. Really, its the best, cause the sign says so! :)



And look, theres a soccer field here. Im sorry, "football" field :P Isnt "football" like the all-time passion for Italians?

I couldnt find any information or notecards while I was here. But this field is setup to play, with a scoreboard and spectator seats. I wonder if they would let me play in heels?



Oh, and you gotta check out this Dream Room thingie. You go inside, and close the door. (I didnt do it here cause the pix would be all weird) Anyway, the thingie starts up, and puts pictures all around you, along with sound effects. So one minute you are in the desert, the next, you are under water! Really cool.



Yes, darling? Are you talking to me? Im just so cool today! :P



And whats Italy without a few sidewalk cafes and restaurants?



And be sure to check out the Sixth Finger Gallery. They have some cool moving pieces in there, especially in the skybox (take the teleporter to go up). Neat tricks :)

To come to Parioli, click on Search, select the Places tab, and enter "parioli" as the keyword. The SLURL is: Parioli (99,137,40).



This outfit was inspired by an actual Italian designer. Ill give you a hint: short name, starts with a "G", ends in an "i" *wink*.

The outfit was an exercise in 2 things: lace and collar.



Remember I mentioned before that I wanted to work with lace? Well, here it is! Full lace trim with transparency. Of course as I mentioned previously, transparency in flexi-prims causes all kinds of annoying display problems. To overcome these problems, I needed a way to ensure that there was minimal overlap between the skirt panels. Thanks to Ged's LoopRez script, I was able to create a set of panels that provided coverage, yet had minimum overlap. Thanks Ged! :)



The other thing was the collar. I was at a masquerade ball a few nights ago. Almost all the guys were in tuxedos. Some really fancy ones too. But almost all of them had drawn on ties. And all of them had drawn on collars. Not a prim collar in sight.

Textures are wonderful. But I dont think that things that really stick out should be drawn with textures. Things like shirt collars. The drawn collars look flat, even a bit surreal.

I went shopping for a plain white shirt several weeks ago and could not find a shirt with a prim collar. Im beginning to feel for you guys and how hard it is to find good cloths in SL! :)

So I decided to try making one for this outfit. Its a hollowed and tapered cylinder. The fitting took some work, but it looks nice once its in place. Its a single prim, so its easy to adjust if necessary.

Now I am really wondering why I havent seen a prim shirt collar in SL. Have you seen any?

BTW, I didnt make these sunglasses...I bought them a while back. I need some protection from the harsh glare of Force Sun/Noon! :)



OK, dont worry! Dont panic! Ive got this under control. I can handle a subway car... Ah...does anyone know the Italian word for "stop"?