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Welcome to the September 2017 issue of Kultivate Magazine!
announce. Disasters are tragic and often include the loss of life and Hurricane Harvey is no different. We have information on how you can donate via a In this issue we feature one of special Second Life fundraiser, the longest running rp and presented by Models Giving medieval communities: Avilion, Back, as well as make presented through the eyes of donations in real life. Veruca Tammas. Inara Pey has an update on virtual reality and Sansar, as well as reviews of Eleseren has also dedicated the Deciduous sim and the Art her associate publisher’s note to draw attention to the return by Nature Gallery. of Team Diabetes of Second Life, so be sure to read it and This issue includes photo find out ways you can help this essays by Sandi Benelli and great cause. myself. To round off our fashion coverage, Eleseren has a great article on Savile Row We would like to thank our male inspired fashions in readers, sponsors, advertisers, Second Life and The Edge artists, and everyone who Stylists present some creative makes Kultivate, Kultivate! We hope that you enjoy the issue! stylings for September. John, I am sad to say that this issue Owner & Publisher of also features attention to a Kultivate Magazine tragic cause—Hurricane Harvey disaster relief. It is never something one wants to
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
We are pleased to announce the third season of Team Diabetes of Second Life! Team Diabetes of Second Life is an official and authorized team of The American Diabetes Association. The mission of Team Diabetes of Second Life is to raise awareness, tolerance, and funds for diabetes in the virtual world of Second Life. According to the World Health Organization (2016): 422 million adults in the world have diabetes and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year. Team Diabetes of Second Life was founded by Jessii2009 Warrhol and Johannes1977 Resident and will continue functioning in the form of an advisory board, with a coordinator leading the Team Diabetes of Second Life effort. The 2017 Team Diabetes of Second Life Coordinator is Johannes1977 Resident and the 2017 Team Diabetes of Second Life CoCoordinator is Veruca Tammas. Team Diabetes of Second Life Advisory Board members are: Jessii2009 Warrhol, Dawnbeam Dreamscape, Eleseren Brianna,
Sandie Loxingly, Rob Fenwitch, and Earth Nirvana. Saiyge Lotus is a special advisor to the advisory board. The official Team Diabetes of Second Life’s season will take place from October 2017 to December 2017, with the following events scheduled to take place: •
Off Season Event – October 13 to October 31 – Scare Me Silly Shopping Event
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November 1, 2017-Team Diabetes of Second Life’s Season Begins
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November 1 to 15-The Red Hunt & Red Fling
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November 5, 2017-Season Celebration & Bike Race
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November 12, 2017 – The Red Ball
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November 1 to 30 – National Diabetes Month
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November 4 & 5 – Team Diabetes Kickoff – Tour de SL
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December 1 to 10 – Winter Showcase & Winter Art Show
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December 31, 2017 – Team
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Diabetes of Second Life’s Season and credible information and Ends resources about diabetes. •
In addition to the events mentioned above, individuals, businesses, and organizations are encouraged to hold fundraising events in support of Team Diabetes of Second Life! The official 2017 fundraising season toolkit will be available to the second life public on September 1, 2017, at the organization’s office in the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. About The American Diabetes Association: The American Diabetes Association’s mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. The American Diabetes Association leads the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fights for those affected by diabetes by funding research to prevent, cure, and manage diabetes. The American Diabetes Association delivers services to hundreds of communities and provides objective
Free resources are available in English and Spanish at http:// www.diabetes.organd 1-800DIABETES (1-800-342-2382). For More Information: www.teamdiabetessl.org https:// teamdiabetessl.wordpress.com/ designer-merchant-applications/ (Designer, Merchant, & Blogger Applications) http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR? px=11304578&fr_id=11965&pg=pe rsonal (The official American Diabetes Association page for Team Diabetes of Second Life)
www.diabetes.org http://www.idf.org/membership/ meet-our-members (Website to find diabetes information in your home country)
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KULTIVATE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017 CREDITS
John, Owner, Publisher & Editor in Chief
Eleseren Brianna, COO & Editor in Chief of The Edge Jessii2009 Warrhol, Marketing & Social Media Coordinator Inara Pey, Lead Contributor Amy Beebe, Contributor Dawnbeam Dreamscrape, Contributor
Ilyra Chardin, Contributor
Myra Wildmist, Contributor Stavaros Gracemont, Edge Contributor
Veruca Tammas Contributor Anouk Lefavre, Editorial Photographer Veruca Tammas, Cover Photography
THE EDGE SEPTEMBER 2017 STYLISTS: Jaily Bailey Wicca Merlin Judelin Resident Ruby Ornamental Indigo Avonside
KULTIVATE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: Sandi Benelli, Lead Artist in Residence Pam Astonia Byrnedarkly Cazalet Slatan Dryke Tiszo Cioc
TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURED ARTICLE: AVILION PAGE 42
INSIDE LOOK: THE FUTURE OF SECOND LIFE PAGE 68
HOPE AFTER HARVEY FUNDERAISER PAGE 82
PHOTO ESSAY: END OF SUMMER PAGE 96
PLACES WITH INARA: DECIDIOUS PAGE 116
GALLERY SPOTLIGHT: ART BY NATURE PAGE 128
PHOTO ESSAY: FALLSCAPES PAGE 144
SAVILE ROW IN SECOND LIFE PAGE p168
THE EDGE SEPTEMBER STYLISTS PAGE 192
FEATURED ARTICLE: AVILION ARTICLE & PHOTOGRAPHY: VERUCA TAMMAS
Nine years! In Second Life, nine years is an eternity and for over nine years I’ve called Avilion my home. It’s the one constant in SL that I can rely on. Avilion is a medieval fantasy role-play community created in 2006 by Serenity Sieyes and Malakh Giles which is frozen in a time between the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The creators are no longer active in SL so the sims are run by a group of long time residents known as Administrators. Back in 2008 I was about a year old and still wandering around SL trying to see what I wanted to get out of this game when I TP’d to Avilion and all of a sudden heard someone reading a story in voice. A beautiful white wolf named Caz Lobo was reading a tale about dragons (Eragon if I remember). It was magical! Some medieval sims are heavy into
role-play with specific rules for conversation and group roles. Avilion has a gentler take on role-play. You won’t need an “observer tag” to walk around the sims and explore. One is still encouraged to converse without using modern vernacular and to take on a character that suits you. You must dress in modest medieval attire! Free outfits are at the arrival area and this rule is strictly enforced. When you arrive in Avilion you’ll land at the Quartermaster’s area which has information about the rules of the community (the charter), the different groups, schedule of events for the day, information on upcoming events, and contact information for the different administrators and group leads. Each character and combat group has a group lead who can answer your questions.
The characters: Avilion. They can also float in a • Humans: Also known as mer bubble on land or appear in Muintirs. The humans are human form. Modest mermaid welcome to join any combat tails are a must. class. You can also join the Bards and the Gypsies (only humans The combat classes: can join the gypsies) • The Knights: Every knight starts • Creatures: If you ever wanted to out as a Squire who has been be a centaur, faun, unicorn, wolf, assigned a mentor who is owl or dryad then the Creature responsible for their Group is your home away from training. You will learn weapons home. (swords), jousting, and • Drow: For the purposes of role participate in combat classes play in Avilion, the Drow here are and CTA (call to arms to protect strictly followers of Eilstraee, a Avilion from dangerous forces). more peaceful version though • The Rangers: Think of Robin they are fierce in combat. Hood with his bow and • Fae/Pixies: Those in this group arrows. They are experts in are able to fly, are sprightly, full archery, traps and tactics/ of fun and joie de vie. strategy. • Quende/Elven: Based on the • The Magi: Casting roleplay spells Tolkien Elves this group tends to and using magical staffs during live for hundreds of years and combat are the skills of the are host to many a celebration Magi. during the year. • The Rogues: The charmers and • Dragons: A Dragon can appear gatherers of intelligence among in four different forms - adult the roleplay Dragon, hatchie, biped Dragon community. Individuals of or in human form with Dragon mystery, they rely on their wits wings. and stealth. They are not • Merrow: Mermaids and Merman assassins or thieves. who swim in the waters of • The Druids: Protectors of all
things in nature, they are one with nature and gain magical powers from nature itself. Their combat weapons are derived from nature. They also create herbal remedies for healing. •
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(imagine eerie music in the background). Avilion Grove has the fantastical Grove Ballroom which is based on the story of Beauty and the Beast. Many a wedding has been held in the Grove wedding chapel with a reception in the The Bards: Creators of poems, stories, songs and art. They are Ballroom. The Grove also has shops for clothing, weapons and many minstrels and historians of the items related to the medieval land in song and in their world. Avilion Loch is both a writings. All groups are residential and public sim where welcome to join the Bards. you can find Dragons, Mer, the The Gypsies: The fortune tellers, Rangers and a secret surprise or the lovers of life who entertain two. Avilion Mist is another through dance and music. They shopping area for medieval love to have a good time. clothing.
Avilion consists of eleven sims. Six are private residential sims which are closed to the public. The others are Avilion (The Heart) where you have most of the main open community activities. There you will find the drum circle gathering area, the gypsy camp, the library, the Bards campsite, the Elven gardens and shrines, and residential cottages for rent. Avilion Nexus is the combat area for the Knights, Rangers, Magi, Druids and the mysterious Rogues
Avilion has an online calendar which lists all the events, classes, group meetings, and opportunities to participate and be an active member of the community. All new visitors are encouraged to attend as many classes and events as possible to find out what interests them the most before they choose their path. We always advise before you join the Avilion community to take your time before choosing your character
because it’s not always easy to change. It’s always funny to see someone who was human for months all of a sudden appear in dragon form and declare they were cursed or enchanted during the night and then two weeks later come back as Elven. https:// calendar.google.com/calendar/ embed? src=avilionevents@gmail.com&pli= 1
I also studied and fought to become a Knight in the community. The gypsies are one of the groups that entertain, tell stories, read fortunes, create social gatherings and initiate some roleplay scenarios (fondly remembers the time I had to be bathed in garlic for a cleansing). Some of the other groups are Dragons, Quende Elven), Drow, Hatchies (tiny dragons), Fae, Pixies and Mer. Once in awhile I have permission to don a pair of The community has published a mermaid fins and perform with the weekly newspaper called The Avilion Mer Ballet. Permission is Avilion Chronicle since 2009. Every necessary because as a human I Friday (almost 450 issues now can only have feet, no fins, and I thanks to Dawnbeam Dreamscape, didn’t want to create an alt to use the editor) you can read about the for the Mer productions. past week's events, upcoming events, original poems and stories, After being in Avilion for about five and of course the latest gossip. years I decided to try participating
When I joined the community I chose to remain a human which meant I would never be allowed to fly (only Creatures, Dragons or Fae can fly) or wear a pair of beautiful wings. As a human I was able to join the proud gypsies of Avilion (all gypsies have to be human) and
in combat and in 2012-2013 studied and trained to become a Knight. This was no easy feat since I had never tried combat in a gaming environment before, had to learn how to jump, run and hit using a trackpad on my laptop, how to use mouse look (endless hours of dizziness), and had to find time
take the formal lessons each week. Because I’m OLD the entire process took almost a year but I survived and was sworn in as a Knight in 2013. Unfortunately, circumstances necessitated that I resign from my Knighthood later that year but it was a truly wonderful experience. Combat classes are held every week for each of the different disciplines and you learn how to use the weapons or wizardry staffs. Some groups cast spells during battle; some can spew fire or shoot flaming arrows. It’s all great fun.
poetry events), the Mer (the ballet and dances) and a group called ACTS which performs plays written by members of the community. I return to Avilion again and again because of the community. Over nine years one builds friendships and ties that support you in good times and bad. We’re diverse and that makes us a family. Please stop by and explore. KM
Kultivate would like to thank Vee and the Avilion Community for this interview! Be sure to visit Avilion As my SL life became more involved in Second Life: in the arts, photography and http://maps.secondlife.com/ Kultivate Magazine, I created the secondlife/Avilion/5/134/42 Providence Art Gallery in Avilion in 2015. For an entire year I promoted and showcased the photography talents of various community members (some have gone on to exhibit outside of Avilion). It was another community activity for those not involved in combat and dovetailed nicely with some of the other arts activities in Avilion, the Bards (storytelling and
INSIDE LOOK: SECOND LIFE THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT ARTICLE & PHOTOGRAPHY : INARA PEY
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Ever since Sansar was announced in 2014, many have seen it as a sign that it is intended to be a “replacement” for Second Life – or if not, that the Lab is diverting all of its resources into Sansar at SL’s expense.
beta to the world. In addition, we are thrilled to announce a set of investments into Second Life and its communities that will include enhancements to our engineering support, customer support, billing systems and upgrades, and customer acquisition outreach. In Neither assessment is accurate – as all, we’ve budgeted many millions the Lab has repeatedly tried to (USD, not L$…) in the coming year state. In fact, over the last three to make SL even better, and we’ll years, the Lab has continued to keep everyone up to date on invest in Second Life, both in terms improvements as they roll out (or of features and improvements and sooner). in an overhaul of the Second Life infrastructure: hardware, network The post then goes on to bulletpoint some to the core aspects of and so on. these investments, some of which On Tuesday, August 29th, Ebbe – such at animated objects / mesh Altberg, CEO at linden Lab and the (“Animesh”) and the Second Life team outlined the Environmental Enhancement future for the platform. Hopefully, Project (EEP) to extend SL’s it will further help further quell the Windlight capabilities, I’ve been doubts surround the Lab’s covering in the pages of this blog (see my Content Creation User intentions for Second Life. Group meeting notes and my The blog post opens: initial write-up on EEP). It’s been an exciting summer at The blog post also notes Linden Lab. Second forthcoming new Premium account Life celebrated its 14th anniversary, benefits will be announced soon. and shortly thereafter we However, the two biggest aspects also opened Sansar’s creator of the news are infrastructure
Experience. The infrastructure work has been on-going for some time – most recently the Lab has deployed a new simulator build using a more recent version of Linux, and a further operating system update will also be forthcoming. However, what is interesting about this blog post is that it confirms something first mentioned publicly by Landon Linden at SL14B – the infrastructure updates include moving Second Life to the cloud. This work will not be short-term, but if successful, the Lab hopes for a number of benefits, including: Making Second Life more performant for Residents across the world from us. • Possibly allowing the Lab to introduce new products with more flexible pricing. The new Experience may not appeal to everyone, but it will see a new capability added to Second Life: grid-way experiences. This will initially be in the form of a new grid-wide game developed by the Lab; whether or not it will – in time •
– allow interested region / parcel owners participate in grid-wide Experiences of their own making remains to be seen. However, the continued investment in Second Life infrastructure which perhaps stands as the greatest demonstration of the Lab’s commitment to Second Life, and I hope to be able to follow the work through these pages as the Lab provides updates and news. KM
HOPE AFTER HARVEY: A FUNDRAISER PRESENTED BY MODELS GIVING BACK IN SECOND LIFE
Hurricane Harvey made landfall around 11:00pm EDT on August 25, 2017 between Port Aransas and Port O’Connor, Texas as a category 4. Harvey is the strongest hurricane to impact Texas since 1961 and the first category 4 storm to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Charley in 2004. (Source: U.S. Department of Energy) Rockport and Fulton were hardest by the storm as they took a direct hit from Harvey’s eyewall. Many structures, residences, and business in and near the Rockport and Fulton area were damaged or destroyed, as roofs were blown off and walls collapsed. Electricity and water services were lost. The city’s infrastructure was crippled. Significant structural damage also occurred in numerous other coastal town including Port Lavaca, Copano Village, Aransas Pass, Port Aransasand Ingleside. You can see more damage photos in the Photos section. Tens of thousands of South Texas residents and businesses lost power for days, with the hardest hit areas likely losing power for several
weeks. Although there was a significant number of trees, fences and power poles down or damaged in the Corpus Christi Metropolitan area, structural damage was much more isolated. The storm surge from Harvey brought dramatically increased water and tide levels over the Texas Coast. The highest maximum storm tides were observed at the Aransas Wildlife Refuge, where the storm surge levels were more than 12 feet above ground level. Storm surge in Port Lavaca was also more than 10 feet and at least 6 feet in Port Aransas. Elsewhere across South Texas, storm tide levels were from near 3 to 6 feet above ground level at Seadrift, Port O’Connor, Holiday Beach, Copano Bay, Port Aransas, and Bob Hall Pier. Besides wind and storm surge, hurricanes and tropical storms are notorious for producing torrential rainfall and flash flooding. Unfortunately, Harvey was unique. Instead of moving inland and farther away from the coast, Harvey
stalled over South and Southeast Texas for days, producing catastrophic devastating and deadly flash and river flooding. Southeast Texas took the brunt of the heavy rainfall, with some areas receiving more than 40 inches of rain in less than 48 hours! Cedar Bayou in Houston received a storm total of 51.88 inches of rainfall which is a new North American record. However, South Texas residents were not spared from this impact from Harvey, as heavy rainfall and flash flooding were observed over the eastern portions of the area.
unfortunately many other residents will take a long time to recover from this historic and unusual tropical system. Models Giving Back is holding a fundraiser to help those affected by Harvey. You can visit the official website here: https:// hopeafterharvey.wordpress.com You can also donate in real life via the Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org/donate/ hurricane-harvey? scode=RSG00000E017&utm_camp After causing deadly and damaging aign=Harvey&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI z8eZmrCF1gIVjmtwinds and floods to South Texas, Ch3GKw_nEAAYASAAEgJb__D_BwE and catastrophic, historical, &gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=COvY1Zuwhd devastating, and life-threatening YCFaq4swoddi8Gqg flooding over Southeast Texas, Harvey finally made its final landfall near Cameron, Louisiana during the overnight hours on Wednesday August 30th. More heavy rainfall and flooding occurred over the Northern Gulf States on its final landfall. South Texas residents who experienced Harvey will long remember the storm and,
PHOTO ESSAY: END OF SUMMER ARTWORK: SANDI BENELLI
PLACES WITH INARA: DE* CID*U*OUS ARTICLE & PHOTOGRAPHY: INARA PEY
De*cid*u*ous is a full region designed by Trip (TrippingDaisy) and landscaped by his partner, Tate (Tate Ghost). It needs only one word to describe it: enchanting. Sitting under a Windlight suggestive of an early morning, when the Sun’s rays cause a gentle ground mist to rise of the dew gathered on grass and leaf, De*cid*u*ous is a mix of stunning landscaping and personal expression on love, life, relationships and the passage of time given in words of prose and poetry – and it is a place deserving of careful and thorough exploration as there really is a lot to see. “What if a virtual land could represent a real life?” Trip asks those arriving at the landing point in the north-west corner of the region, before he continues with an invitation: “Take a journey with me. Enjoy the meticulous landscaping designed by my partner, Tate. Stand in line at my heart to witness the fate of some.” And
thus we’re off on a journey, following paths and trail, crossing bridges, exploring settings and passing through caves and caverns. Along the way – most notably in the caverns and tunnels connecting them, but elsewhere as well – are easels visitors are invited to touch. Doing so will offer up a note card with a passage or poem intended to complement the scene where it is found. Collectively, the shape moments from a life – happiness, love, melancholy, regret, anger, freedom – and all should be read as a part of any deeper journey through the land. Following the path down from the landing points takes visitors to first of several water crossings: a bridge and deck where time can be spent sitting at cable roll tables or sitting in the rowing boats moored alongside. Beyond, the path winds through trees, forking before an ancient ruin, one arm leading to a Romany camp between ruins and water, where restful times can be had.
The other arm of the path points the way onwards to a second bridge, joined on the far side of the channel it spans by wooden boards marching over the grass to where they also fork. Turn left, and the way leads to Trip’s heart, as mentioned in the welcoming note card, and another poem of life and reflection. Continue onwards from the path to the heart, and the trail leads to a clearing and another choice: left and out to where a Ferris wheel sits in the light of the rising Sun, or onwards to where the entrance to the caverns awaits.
offering my thoughts here. From the top of the hill, and the cottages sitting on it, the way back down to the lowlands takes the form of a switchback path – but do check around the slopes of the rocky crown carefully, lest you miss the fort built into its southern face and the cozy hideaway it offers. From the foot of the path down the side of the hill, it is possible to continue onwards and discover the remaining secrets of the region and the various places for contemplation and quiet company it offers.
De*cid*u*ous is, as noted, a stunning region, offering a series Neither option should be missed. of individual scenes beautifully The Ferris Wheel sits within brought together as a whole another scene, an easel offering up through the landscaping. The a poem. The caverns wind up default Windlight throws the through a pyramid-like hill, each region into a misty half-light, but offering a scene or settings, each the land lends itself comfortably to with at least one poems to a wide range of environmental accompany it. As Trip hopes the settings, and Trip and Tate scenes and settings throughout the encourage photographers to region will speak personally to all experiment. They also ask that visitors passing through, I’m not those so minded consider going to shade your thinking on submitting their work to the encountering the caverns by De*cid*u*ous Flickr group. Those
requiring props for their images can obtain rezzing rights by joining the region group – but do please remember to pick up your items afterwards! All told, an eye-catching visit for any Second Life region-hopper. Mix in the poetry and prose that accompany many of the scenes found across the land, and you have a new level of engagement when visiting. Definitely not a place to miss. KM You can visit De*cid*u*ous via the slurl below: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/deciduous/36/209/34
GALLERY SPOTLIGHT: ART BY NATURE ARTICLE: & PHOTOGRAPHY: INARA PEY
Ani (Anibrm Jung), who is an award -winning photographer in the physical world and who has been active in Second Life since 2006, recently opened a new gallery space at Gallery Graine and the Riverside Café.
I’ve long been fascinated by Ani’s work – there are times when art and photography from the physical world perhaps doesn’t gain the recognition it deserves in Second Life. Ani’s photography should persuade those who feel physical world art doesn’t work in-world Based in the Netherlands, Ani otherwise. Superlatives such as specializes in photographing “magnificent”, “beautiful” and nature. She captures many of her more really don’t measure up to images in her own garden using the images Ani has brought inonly her camera and natural light; world. Her composition is – to use everything is framed directly another superlative – exquisite; through the viewfinder, and no these are pictures that would cropping nor image manipulation grace any home – digital of is used after the fact. In this way, physical. we are able to see each picture exactly as she did when taking it, allowing us to share her own sense Were I asked to pick any particular pieces of Ani’s work, I’d honestly of closeness with her subjects. be hard put. However, her pictures of cats and ducks (seen in the Art by Nature, the name of her middle image of this article), are gallery space, demonstrates this in especially endearing and – having a powerful tour-de-force of her cats of my own – I repeatedly work, spread across two floors of found myself drawn back to them the gallery space. Offering a in particular. But that said, all of combination of macro images, the pieces on display are fully wildlife studies and landscape and deserving appreciation – and coastal studies, the gallery makes purchase for those so minded. KM for an engaging visit.
PHOTO ESSAY: FALLSCAPES ARTWORK: JOHN BRIANNA
SECOND LIFE SAVILE ROW ARTICLE: STAV GRACEMOUNT THE EDGE SEPTEMBER 2017 STYLISTS
SECOND LIFE SAVILE ROW
ARTICLE: & PHOTOGRAPHY: ELESEREN BRIANNA
I thought it was long overdue in the Edge section of the magazine to write an article for our stylish gentlemen readers (and perhaps their wives and girlfriends who buy for them..). With the growth of mesh in Second Life and the increased availably of quality menswear, the suit for men has really come into its own. This iconic form of male clothing always struggled to look convincing in the pre-mesh era, though designers did their best within the technical constraints SL set them. Mesh has led to a boom in realistic suits and a number of designers now offer a wealth of options to the discerning male avatar. For this reason I thought I would do a piece on tailoring, where I can hopefully provide some interesting information on real life tailoring, and feature the recognized and famous epitome of real life tailoring – the Savile Row suit. I also asked three of our Edge Models and Stylists to present suit stylings with a creative Second Life style twist.
Suits evolved out of the
gentleman’s dress of the 17th and 18th centuries, where gradually clothing for men evolved into jackets, waistcoats, breeches, and shirts, finished at the neck with tied cravats. These were in effect the beginnings of the suit, though it evolved and became more recognizable to modern eyes during the 19th century (when long trousers took over from knee breeches for instance). During the later part of the 19th century suit styles, from tails, to tuxedos, to business suits become something almost identical to the styles men wear today, though fashion and mechanized construction developments after the second world war added a modern dash. First off let me tell you a little about the three broad styles - or ‘cuts’ - of men’s suits that exist today, American, Italian and British. They all have their own little style signatures. American cut suits developed in the 19th century out of an older French tailoring method called ‘sacque’ - hence where American
suits got the name ‘sack suits’. The style further developed in the 1920s, and has been more or less the same since. American suits are designed to be comfortable and practical. They are looser, a little baggy, and a simpler fit to suit most men’s shapes as they were mainly mass produced (‘off the peg’). Shoulders were completely unpadded until modern times when this changed to include light padding. Armholes are cut high for free arm movement and sleeves are looser. Pockets are straight across (not slanted) and have a ‘flap’ of fabric over them. There is little shaping in the jacket, no pleats in the pants, there a single vent (opening) at the bottom hem of the back of the jacket. The suits are usually made in lightweight fabrics and are generally single breasted with 3 buttons and three buttons also finishing the cuffs.
also more likely to be associated with Italian suit tailoring, with Armani perhaps the most well known. Italian suits are lightweight and cut slim and very fitted to hug tight to the body and both pants and jackets are slightly shorter than American or British cut suits. Jackets are the classic ‘V’ shape, with unstructured but wide shoulders and cut very snug around the hips. Pants are cut with no pleats and are narrow and tighter in the leg. Jackets are usually single breasted with no vent at the back and usually feature a single large button to close and a higher and wider V notch to the lapels. Jacket pocket openings have no flaps but are finished neatly a with ‘jetted’ border of fabric around them.
Of all the suit cuts, the British one is considered the most ‘traditional’ and formal, and it is the one with the most complex and sophisticated Italian cut suits developed later tailoring. It evolved during the 19th than British or American, with many century, and Queen Victoria’s son, design details added in the 1950s Edward Prince of Wales was (think ‘Rat Pack’ suits), and they are instrumental in some of the generally considered the most developing styles of suits (he modern and ‘trendy’. Designers are worked with a tailor for instance to
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design the dinner jacket). The double breasted suit is also a British invention. Other suit styles, such as tail suits (‘tails’) were invented by British tailors, so the British style covers a number of varieties of suits, not just the classic business style suit of everyday.
opening at the end of the sleeve is closed by fully functioning buttons and buttonholes enabling the sleeve ending to be opened and turned back. Suits will often be made with tailored waistcoats too (the ‘three piece suit’).
The British cut of suits evolved in the London tailoring Mecca of British tailoring uses a more robust Savile Row, a street in the very and heavy 2-ply woven cloth, prestigious Mayfair area, which different from the lighter fabrics has been a center of bespoke used in both American and Italian tailoring for over 200 years. Savile tailoring. Suits are more complex Row tailoring has traditionally only in their construction, with padded been for men, though in the 21st and structured shoulders, stiffer century a few innovative tailors are interlining, and more shaping to making now for women too. the jackets and pants (which looks amazing when bespoke fitted – Bespoke means completely and more on that later). Jackets are a fully made and fitted to measure little longer, with 2 or 3 buttons, for an individual client. This is have flap pockets which can be after creating a pattern for the suit slanted (and even doubled each from scratch made using a side), two vents at the jacket back comprehensive set of the (one over each buttock) and customers measurements (rather tighter sleeves with a higher arm like a designer dressmaker does hole. Pants are higher waisted and for women). It is more developed have a couple of pleats at the top even than ‘made to measure’ for a more comfortable fit. Fully where perhaps some of a clients bespoke English cut suits can even body measurements are used to have ‘surgeons cuffs’ where the alter a standard existing pattern
existing pattern before the suit is made, with perhaps an optional fitting during the suit making. Bespoke is of a completely higher level. A bespoke suit can literally be made and fitted perfectly to any shaped body or any body issue, something made to measure can only partially do. A bespoke suit is made from a unique pattern made specifically for that customer, in cloth chosen by that customer, and fittings take place throughout the suit making process. Bespoke suits also have a very high degree of hand sewing and finishing in them, though some use of machine sewing is now allowed, in deference to modern times. Of course in Second Life it is highly unusual for custom mesh to be made for one unique avatar, and mesh conforms naturally (within certain limitations) to the avatar’s body, following rigging points to the avatar ‘bones’. It is therefore impossible really to have truly ‘bespoke’ suits in Second Life. It is however possible though to find suits which are styled resembling the various cuts, including British/
Savile Row styles. Many suits in Second Life are styled after the ‘trendier’ and more modern Italian cut, but I have included here images of suits from Deadwool, Lapointe & Bastchild, and Hoorenbeek which evoke for me the British Savile Row look (though feel free to differ in your opinion on this). This is Second Life, and I am a champion of ‘Second Life Style’ where we can think out of the box and add our own ‘SL Style’ creative twists to real life fashion inspirations. I have asked the three Edge Stylists and Models pictured here to take the suit they are wearing for a ‘walk on the wild side’ to show that while a suit can make a man look fabulous when worn in the traditional way, something amazing can happen too when a little imagination and creativity is applied to the styling. Gentlemen you look spiffing! KM All images for this article were shot in New Babbage, Second Life.
EDGE SEPTEMBER STYLIST: JAILY BAILEY
STYLE CARD ====================================== top – [Etchaflesh] Hellkat Corset – Black skirt – [AD] The Scarlet Letter skirt – [AD] ME skirt addon 1 (color edited) skirt – [AD] ME skirt addon 2 (color edited) neck corset – Silvery K – Silver hair – Bizarre Hair – CoCoon – Purple earrings – Chop Zuey – The Final Judgment hat – Azoury – Faithless Crown nipple covers – Meva – Dace – Black tattoo – arabic tattoos – Chinatsu tattoo – arabic tattoos – flower hand eyeshadow – Zibska – Denn lipstick – Izzie’s – Noble nails – Nailed It – Ombre Lelutka – Simone Maitreya, – Lara Denver’s Shapes – Kate for Lelutka Bento
EDGE AUGUST STYLIST: JUDELIN RESIDENT
EDGE SEPTEMBER STYLIST: WICCA MERLIN
Clothing & Accessories: Top: Vinyl – “Twenty Turtleneck” & “Matchbox Bustier” (Maitreya) – NEW @ Thereafter Pants: Wicca’s Wardrobe – “Omira Pants RARE” (Gacha, Maitreya) – NEW @ Fantasy Gacha Carnival Headwrap: Bauhaus Movement – “Cypriss’s Apoc Part.II / Fem Wrap” – NEW @ Thereafter Collar: Noir – “Furiosa Choker” – NEW @ Thereafter Weapon: [CX] – Wasteland Reaper” – NEW @ Thereafter Makeup & Hair: Hair: EMO-tions – “Miranda” Makeup: Slackgirl – “Andromeda” (Omega Applier) – NEW @ Thereafter Body: Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0” Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1” Tattoo: Letis Tattoo – “Rigel Princess” (Omega Applier) Eyes: Arise – “Blind Eyes” Poses: Drunk Panda – “No Option Left”, “Proove them Wrong” (fingers of the left hand edited for the light ball) & “Stronger than Before” – NEW @ Thereafter Model & Photographer: Wicca Merli
EDGE AUGUST STYLIST: RUBY ORNAMENTAL
Stylist & Photographer: Ruby Ornamental At The Darkness Monthly Event Tee: By Facepalm : I need sleep ladies Accessory: By OOPS: EarCuffs MakeUp: By ALMA: August Subscriber Gift
EDGE SEPTEMBER STYLIST: INDIGO AVONSIDE
Eyes: (Ikon) Hair: (booN)
Top & Skirt: Bracelet & R Ring Earrings: (A Head Access Wreath Mix Tattoo: (pro Pose: (posES
) ~ Charm Eyes ) ~ Lab.040
: (Artizana) ~ Ahimsa Rings: (AvaWay) ~ Jasmine Panja Bracelet &
AvaWay) ~ Laura sory: (LODE) ~ Thorns and Grace ~ Leaf ~rare gacha odigy ink) ~ 7P ~ Henna Tattoo SioN) ~ Issy 1 & Minash 4
RISTORANTE IVANNA This free self service restaurant is part of Kultivate Art Galler restaurant. **The restaurant is not a role-play restaurant wh restaurant where you can bring your date or loved one for a
ry and is in the style of a romantic Italian here you have to pay to be served. It is a FREE quiet and romantic setting. **
KULTIVATE MAGA ZIN E VOLUME 3 ISSUE 9 SEPTEMBER 2017 W W W. K U LT I VAT E M A G A Z I N E . C O M