POPPY Girl

Yes, some new goodies at last...I just released this yummy set of sheer lingerie with a daisy motif (called Sheer Daisy...clever, huh?), which includes a bra, thong, brazilian panty (slightly more bum coverage) and stockings. It comes in NINE colours and each colour is available seperately as well as in a jumbo Willow pack or in a pack of three. The three-packs are Neon (fuschia, lime and electric blue), Classic (white, black and lipstick red) and Pastel (blush pink, mint green and buttercup). For now it's only available in my main store though I'll try to get at least one or two of the packs into my other stores by Monday.

P.S. An interesting story in the Wall Street Journal this past Friday about the SL fashion scene. Interviews with Astry Mirabeau, DoC Eldritch, Aimee Weber, Tanya Book, Iris Ophelia, Nick Shaftoe of Second Man and um, I forget who else...

Callie Cline's touching tribute to the late Steve Irwin, and her efforts to raise money for his foundation for wildlife preservation, have been a big success, but I wanted to remind everyone that her tribute tshirts are still on sale until after the memorial, and she is still collecting photos for a collage to send to his family. For more details read her original post...very proud of your thoughtfulness, Callie!

You can buy the Steve Irwin tees at Funk in Elpenor.

Ah, the summer vacation that turned into a "hiatus"...not for the reasons that so many others have gone on a break lately, though I've observed their difficulties in SL with a heavy heart...more because of a busy and somewhat tumultuous summer in RL, which has limited my involvement to taking care of my customers, opening new shops (especially as some favourites closed for various reasons...goodbye, Foo!) and occasionally managing to keep up with SL friends, though most of them must feel sadly neglected. Through it all my business has somehow thrived, thanks to loyal customers I appreciate to no end...and especially my hardcore group members who've been on a starvation diet without new product since June! (I must also take time here for deeply heartfelt thanks to my best friend and supporter, who keeps growing in my estimation by leaps and bounds...xo, Vinyl.)

And because of my relative detachment over the summer, I've mostly been watching from the sidelines as so much has happened...the drama of texture thefts and growth of new scams, the efforts by the retailers to pull together (plug here for the Sellers Guild), the frustration for many of feeling little support from Linden Labs as their businesses suffer and their creativity is compromised. I have also seen many designers I admire either withdraw from SL altogether, or suffer through enough negativity to break most people (the most recent being the fabulous Torrid Midnight, someone I have previously said is one of my early inspirations). And in spite of all this sadness, I find heart in the positive and obviously genuine support that overshadows the bad stuff (just read the comments to Torrid's recent post about her departure if you doubt this). There are good people here, and I've been lucky enough to meet some of them.

And as for POPPY? It's not going anywhere! Eventually, hopefully soon, some new product will be tweaked and ready for public consumption. As for this blog, which I set up back in July but hadn't yet posted to, I will mostly use it to showcase new products, but will also...once in a while...blather on about something on my mind. Don't expect consistency in my postings, there may be long gaps! (Hopefully someday I'll also find the time to pretty it up, but for now we're stuck with the basic template... :P) Until the next one, best wishes to all of my friends and customers...

Francesca :)