Sweet Summer Tea

The excitement continues at Meiling Couture as new amazing creations from real designs arrive fresh in Second Life! I am wearing one of these fabulous releases – the Tea on the Verandah. As a genuine G.R.I.T.S. (Girl Raised in the South) i know a thing or two about enjoying a glass of refreshing sun Tea in the cool shade of the Verandah. This lovely floral dress is just the thing for such traditional events. The flowing skirt of this floral masterpiece has all the charm to take you from an afternoon tea to that evening’s cotillion. The use of a solid sateen fabric with a vine design on the back panels of the Tea on the Verandah offers such a wonderful contrast to the floral design that coming or going you will have heads turning to admire this special creation — which, after all, is why we attend these summer social gatherings, is it not? 🙂



It was easy to choose the Michele hair by Kia Goodliffe of Me. Hair, this delightful coiffure was just released this past week. For accessories i chose the Goddess/Magdalena Set from Chop Zuey Couture Jewelry, a recent addition to Notions of Style which provided a remarkably lovely match!



Model/Photographer – KymSara Rayna
Wearing – Tea on the Verandah by Meiling Couture
Hair – Michele NEW from Me.Hair
Jewelry – Goddess/Magdalena by Chop Zuey
Skin – Molly by LAQ
Poses – Diesel Works

Country Chic: Summer Lace

Yesterday was a big day on the Ivalde sim, the first part of the NEW summer Country Chic Collection from L`Abel was released. Neferia Abel has brought an attitude of style that is both flirty, feminine and way cool comfortable. She has brought a contemporary update of a classic look and feel to her L`Abel Summer collection using the coolest summer-weight cotton fabrics to include such wearable, lovable, fashionable, adorable, covetable and most comfortable pieces that i hardly know where to begin 🙂



We were struck at first by a few highlights of this collection right from the outset. Nef has used an absolutely dreamy collection of finely tatted lace fabrics as accent and focal points. This provides a connection to her vintage styles, but with a totally fresh and sassy perspective that is perfect for this season’s fashion trend of Boho Chic. Neferia’s colour palette is perfect to bring out the soft lines of these special pieces! We have been waiting so long for a collection that could offer so much in the way of soft pastels and distinctive bright florals, with a bonus of lace embellishment, to mix and match our to our attitude and style.

The Enna in lavender is so perfectly Kymmie! Soft and crisp in pastel with fine lace accents, you will have the option of a full skirt which could be worn at the waist or babydoll style or the adorable tunic top for a more casual look with the bloomer style pants. Kym was able to, of course, find the perfect hat in the GoS floppy hat with colour change scarf she has turned to the lavender to match.

Sequoia is all in white, wearing the Jessica White Lace in the long skirt version. What wonderfully fine detailed work on the bodice and well along the waistline and hemline of the 100% lightweight cotton dress. This set is full of finely hand tatted lace overlay and fringe from the long skirt version, seen here, to the many other options including baby doll version and lace cuff bloomers version with a both a long and short tunic. Soft cool feminine sass! complete with a bit of “tude”, which was easy for Seq to manage with her additions of the G Field Short Western Boots and Western hat from Hatpins.Tosy Xue has just released the NEW Kaleidescope set from WTG, in various colours and metals, Seq is adorned in the long silver and beaded necklace with a filigree pendant, a perfect length for this summer look. The nails are also from WTG, called Magna Mater.

Style Cards

Model/Photographer – KymSara Rayna
Wearing – Enna from NEW L`Abel 2011 summer Country Chic Collection Part 1
Shoes – GoS Espadrilles
Hat – Gos Floppy hat with Scarf
Skin – Emma by Tuli
Hair – Evi – by Maitreya

Model – Sequoia Nightfire
Wearing – Jessica White Lace Set from NEW L`Abel 2011 summer Country Chic Collection Part 1
Boots – Short Western boots by G Field
Hat – Heather Western Hat – White from Hatpins
Skin – LAQ
Hair – Maryam by CaTwA
Jewelry&Nails – WTG Kaleidescope necklace and earrings & Magna Mater nails