Be gentle… it’s my First Time…

Hey everyone! I’m so honored and excited to have been invited to join the Matter of Taste team. Every day I have been watching the list of contributing designers grow and while I was gawking I realized… duh… I need to introduce myself!

My name is Azriel Ballyhoo but you can call me Azzy. I have been in SL for a year and a half and try as I might, I still haven’t seen it all. I am constantly amazed by the creativity and talent of content creators and I love that we have this environment where everyone has an equal opportunity to make and fly whatever freak flag they choose. SL embraces the spirit of my outlook on life, "Why the #!*$ not?!” Viva la weirdoes!

So a little more about me, I am half of the design team for Rara Avis. Our store has been open for almost a year now and I can hardly believe it. My design partner is none other than the adorable and talented Nineveh Teskat. I can’t miss the opportunity to share this Hallmark moment with you, Nineveh and I have been friends for over twenty years, we met in elementary school! We grew up terrorizing our mothers with our “art projects” so flash forward two decades and here we are still creating together and feeding each others crazy.

What can you expect to see from me? Hard to say, I usually surprise the hell out of myself. Last night I was a zombie, flying an umbrella on a large rotating pancake with a sexy neko and a little purple cat… pretty typical, actually… send me a NC if you want pics. ;) As for my style choices, I have eclectic tastes which you can see from my own designs. Nothing would seem more pointless to me than a hundred designers all making slight variations of the same outfit. Even though I make my own pieces and mooch copies of all of Nineveh’s work, I can’t stop shopping. I love finding unique pieces; things that make me say “I wish I had thought of that!” I have no idea where we are going my friends, but I promise I won’t steer you wrong.

That’s it, enough talking! I have shopping and designing and writing to do!

Much love,
Azzy

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So... A fashion review blog by designers? Of course. Who sayes we can't do it too?


Some of you may know me, or maybe not. But I guarantee you will soon.

My name is Yukio Ida, and i've been around for maybe three years in SL, dabbling here and there. It wasn't until last year that I infiltrated your fashion communities. As some know, I have a hand in bringing the alternative fashion scene in Japan to our pixelated world. My inspiration and art, as I would dare call it, come from music and visual style. On top of owning a store, I also have played a role as a building teacher and consultant for several, as well as owning an in world magazine called Obscure Mode, and I also manage and run the blog for Vendor Support Month.

While Visual is mostly my direction, I am not blind to the talents and creative interest of other designers who also use this amazing platform to showcase their work. I hope to bring a large variety of things to the plate, as my interests widely vary in theme, mood, and genre.
I've gotten hundreds of IM's over the years, complimenting my look and style. I've made notecards of places where I shop, shamelessly pimped out designers and their wares when asked "what ----- is that in your --- vendor picture?"

Everyone has their own vision. It's either shared, or completely different.
You've shown me yours. Now.. I'll show you mine.

It be . . .

Helena Stringer!

Hey Darlings. I jumped on the chance to get in on this blog. IVEY WANTED ME? OR ROBLEM? OR BOTH?

*Dies*

I'm a designer here in SL. My store is The Stringer Mausoleum(and Shrine). Ya I know it's a moniker. I am mostly a hair designer, tho I make anything I have a need for really. My store is a selfish one. I mostly make stuff for myself, and am just happy that others enjoy my craziness I pump out. I'm known for my mohawks, tho my dreaded styles are starting to come in close second. Other things I make? Eyelashes, Eyes, Skins, Horns, Demon parts, Wings, Hats, Piercings and a few other oddball products.

I'm excited where this blog will take me in the blog writing sense. My plans are to do some actual reviews, some travel, all while keeping it Stringerized. I'm also going to try and show you how something you might never wear, or think doesn't go with your style, can be used and spiced up. I might even take this further, and let you summit items for me to go buy and Stringerize. I've got a few other plans up my sleeves you all too! My much anticipated and perfectly timed feature of the week will be FrankenSn@tch. Basically I have always liked to mash up my Sn@tch outfits. People would always be "Where can I get that?" And I'd go "Oh Sn@tch". 30 minutes later I'd get the IM, "I couldn't find it!". That's when I'd pull out, it was FrankenSn@tched! People have been wanting me to blog them, due to the crazy recipes I use to make them. So on with the fun!

So here I am, to stay, and clutter your fashion feeds with my crazy take on fashion in sl. Maybe, maybe you'll just happen to learn some sort of something!

H

Hello World!

Hi everyone and welcome to Matter of Taste. My name is Roblem Hogarth and I create content in Second Life under the !ReToX! brand. My partner Ivey and I have wanted to do a Fashion and Design review blog for quite a while but knew we didn’t have the spare time to keep up with one on our own. Now with the help of some of the most creative content designers in SL we think we have a concept that will surprise you.  I can’t wait to see what the other designers I have been talking to have in store for you!