PAULA & PEARLS

Poulet of PurpleMoon Creations celebrated the anniversary of her Fashion House with a Pearl Hunt.  With care and cunning she placed 14 pearls around the store for her group members to find.  After spending a bit of time there I took my prizes home to try on.  The elegance of the gown and a certain nostalgia to a bygone era emerged as I tried on each piece.  The hair, dress, and jewels reminded me of a picture taken of my mother when she was a young woman.  A flowing gown pooled about her ankles, pearls at her throat, and her hair styled with care sweeping back and up into a beautiful chignon.  My father stood next to her in his suit, his coat and fedora in hand.   A smile gracing his face, obvious appreciation of the woman whom was his.  Her beauty and style was so classical and unassuming I could imagine her reaction to seeing the Paula Gown, Pearl's Dream Jewels, and the Vin Hair, the look in her eyes speculating if she could recreate the look in the RL.

The Paula Gown is in a deep purple with delicate lace embellishment on the bodice, arms,  waist, and hemline.  The  fabric clinging to the shoulders and arms tailored perfectly,  leaving enough room at your wrist to wear a bracelet without fear of snagging the delicate fabric.  This gown is form fitting to the hips then flows out in a romantic silhouette that alludes to the sweeping skirts of ballrooms.  Poulet's use of a sheer drape starting right under the bust that ends right at the waist is genius, bringing another dimension to the dress by adding the empire waist at the bodice.

     “Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.”

Coco Chanel

Now I must say every woman should own pearls.  Pearls are a cornerstone to a well dressed woman.  Whether they are fake or real makes no difference.  As part of the hunt the Pearl's Dream Jewelry Set was included.  The necklace is a triple strand resting  beautiful against the skin.  The diamond flower broach attached to the pearl strands is both traditional, and yet progressive with silver stamen emerging from the flower with a delicate pearl anther.  This is a complete set with earrings, bracelet, and a ring also provided in the hunt and will style well into other looks. 

The Vin hair is the topper to the hunt, yes literally!  This beautiful chignon is a must have in itself.  How it lays on the nape and then the topped teased and smoothed to add a dramatic height to the style is simply lovely.  Thank you Poulet for such a beautiful gift on the Anniversary of PurpleMoon Creations!

To complete the look I paired the outfit with a pair of Similar Annabell Shoes and opted for dark red lipstick, smokey cat eyes, and nice dark red manicure.


GOWN ~ :: PM :: Paula Gown in Purple (PurpleMoon Creations Anniversary Hunt Gift)
JEWELS ~ :: PM :: Pearl's Dream in White (PurpleMoon Creations Anniversary Hunt Gift)
HAIR ~ :: PM :: Vin Hair -BASICS- (PurpleMoon Creations Anniversary Hunt Gift)
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SHOES ~ Similar Annabell Shoes
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sleeping%20Beauty/172/189/24
SKIN ~ -Glam Affair- Leah Natural
LIPSTICK ~ -Glam Affair - Leah Lipstick 21
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Beauty%20Avatar%20couture/128/128/2
EYESHADOW ~ Blacklace Beauty Paris Shadow Cream
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Alphamale%20and%20Blacklace/109/119/31
EYES ~ IKON(Past group gift)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hot/250/82/38
NAILS ~ [:S&V:] Vanity Nails - Basic
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Avida/171/159/37
LASHES ~ Miamai_XGen Lashes_Lust
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Amat/62/160/2001
EYECORNERS ~ MOJO
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MOJO/33/123/27