Help!

I admit, I'm "no slave to fashion" as the saying goes. I spend most of my inworld time digging in the dirt, painting or plastering and don't give much thought to what I'm wearing. I probably manage to change my outfit about once a season (or when I notice that I've taken a lot of pictures & I'm still wearing the same thing). Q uelle horreur!!

With the upcoming Crystal Ball I'm looking for a fabulous outfit and so I thought I would crowd source ideas fromsome of the most creative & best turned-out avatar ownersin SL.

My Sew Beautiful Pinterest Board may give some idea of my taste in fantasy dressing but I'm open to all kinds of ideas.

So what do you think?

Pictures & links (even to your own creations) most welcome.

Thanks!!

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Perhaps for this special event, you might want to consider an appearance as Glinda, the Good Witch of the South from the Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum. According to Wikipedia, "Glinda is depicted as a beautiful young woman with long, rich red hair and blue eyes, wearing a pure white dress." This dress would be reminiscent of the duchy snow. The article goes on to say "Glinda is strongly protective of her subjects in the South." In the 1939 movie, she appears as the Good Witch of the North (rather than the south)wearing a pink gown, with matching crown and a long magic wand with a glittering star on the tip.

At the end of the film, Glinda reveals to Dorothy the function of the Ruby Slippers, i.e.,that of travelling between lands and thereby allowing Dorothy to go home.

Incidentally, in "The Giant Horse of Oz", Ruth Plumly Thompson names the Good Witch of the North "Tattypoo".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Witch_of_the_North
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glinda_the_Good_Witch

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Crystal, you say?

(Whoever knows what this shot is from, you are cool!)

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Thanks, Bedrich!

We've got at least three different looks for Glinda ...

From the 1939 Movie:

From the 2013 Movie:

From Wicked:

I'll spare everyone the "Sexy Glinda" costume that I found during my Googling.

Too funny about "Tattypoo" - don't know if I really want to go there though. As they say "A name like that can stick, you know!"

Thoughts?

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Ohhh, very Mockingjay from the Hunger Games !

Not sure my avi has the legs for it though;)

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Well, I do love pink

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How about the gowns worn by Tilda Swinton as the Ice Queen in Lion, Witch and Wardrobe.

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"Tattypoo" is just adorable, comes in any color you like, complete with a lifetime guarantee on the superglued velcro cover. ( : Merry Christmas, Tat! LOL

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Either of these would be wonderful, I just ran across the gown with the tartan ribbons today. I love that word, "tartan" It makes my lips pucker up just saying it!

And the Silver gown, we all know who wore that, I have the textures for it, if you would like to IM me inworld I could see about putting something together for you.

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I love this post! I have several suggestions naturally!

Here are two modern suggestions:

Here are three Fictional/Historical choices!

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Tilda was brilliant in Narnia, and the gown was stunning, this has my vote :D

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Great topic Tatiana and your Pinterest site is wonderful, so many beautiful photos and ideas )

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I can imagine you wearing any of the clothes shown on your excellent Sew Beautifullink. But I think you would look great wearing a dress Dior, or perhaps the Chanel one or .not wait!... the Lacroix dress would fit perfect on you!.

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I'm always drooling over the haute couture details, Quecay!

All thedelicate beading & embroideryis just mind boggling.

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LOL - the phrase "superglued Velcro cover" gives me the shivers, Summer

Merry Christmas to you as well!

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Yes, Tilda is stunning (both appearance & acting wise).

Love how that onedressranges from white to blue, the perfect representation of ice.

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ROFLMAO!

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I do have a soft spot for tartan, being married to someone of Scottish descent. His uncle actually had a whole suit made of their family tartan (no joke) which IMHO was a bit of overkill. A nice tie (or bows as show on this gown) is more my style.

Of course the silver gown is fabulous though it requires larger doorways and would have me thinking "do my hips look big in this" the whole time I was wearing it Fantastic fabric!

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Oh stunning ...I love Tilda!

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Ohhhh, sparkly!!!

Love all these choices, both modern & historical/fictional. So much wonderful detail on all of them.

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Thanks, Leena!

It's fun to see all the suggestions as we're quite a creative crowd.

Pinterest is a (not so) guilty pleasure of mine. Very addictive to anyone that is highly visual

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oh I love Hedwig's wedding dress <3

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I've always love Claire Pettibone so all three of the gowns are her designs. I think the gold is my favorite. It has a very Tolkien feel to it.

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YUMMY! oh my god the dress is gorgeous

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Hhhmmmm i wonder what i could wear....

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Not to mention backbreaking. ( ; I'm too much a wuss to even attempt dancing all night in a two ton gown ( except in SL) . LOL.

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Yes, gold fabric, embroidery & lace - can you imagine the time & effort that went into making this! Wow!

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Very true about it being Tolkeinesk, Joan. Certainly suitable for a high elf.

The white ones are sublime as well

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Lots of magical ideas here and we haven't even started on the winter velvets.

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Forget the weight of the dress and think about the stilettos. SL is absolutely perfect for high-heels even when you're gardening!

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stop it already!! way too much temptation ...

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HAHAHAHAhahahahahahah! Gosh they are even great for aeriating the soil too!

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Your Pintorest site Tatiana is a work of art. An utter joy, a dream for me. I love these pieces.

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Thank you, Jane! So glad you like it

As I've already mentioned I've got a bit of a Pinterest obsession - so many beautiful things that can be captured there.

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I'm sure I've posted this picture in another thread but I think it deserves repeating.

When I think of winter celebrations I always think of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. I recently saw detailed photos of the diamond stars that she wore in her hair, turns out they weren't all the same. I'll post them if I can find them again.

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Empress Elisabeth of Austria - actual Star jewelry pins - Contrary to what was previously thought, there were various versions, namely eight-pointed and ten-pointed stars with and without pearls produced in a variety of jeweller's workshops.

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Stunning!Thank you Tatiana

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I found my dress! Really looking forward to seeing everyones gowns!

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Excellent, Joan!

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone as well

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Well I have to say that everyone looked fantastic!

I actually ended up wearing (what Ithink of as)a modern version of Glinda created by Ephe

I didn't take many pictures at the ball (was afraid I would crash & never return) so please feel free to post your selfies here )

Thanks to everyone that made this thread so much fun!

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Yeey selfies lol

The gown was a lot more pink & sparkly in person - Gown by Bliss Couture

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It was a beautiful choice, Joan! You floated across the dance floor

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Agreed. In fact you both were lovely visions of delicate beauty, femininity and grace. ( ;

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