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Paua Shell Jewelry with 11 shell texture change options in each piece!

There are 21 different necklaces for women and 15 different necklaces for men!  There are versions of everything in silver and copper, and on your choice of brown leather cord, black leather cord, or puka shell beads.  I’m only posting a couple of pictures here or this post would be a mile long, so you’ll just have to come to the store to check out the rest. 

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I had the priveledge of being teamed with Ivey for the Fashion Designer’s Challenge.  An indeed it was a challenge for both of us!  She was challenged to create a pencil skirt suit, and if you are familiar with her brand, Sn@tch, you’ll know that’s quite outside the realm of her usual product.  She pulled it off without a hitch though!  Since my assignment was of a darker mood than a suit would usually accompany, she styled it with more drama.  In traditional Ivey style she provided lots of layers and options – you can wear the top without the jacket and it’s a gorgeous bodice, and even choose to wear it with the pants included.  With the pencil skirt you can add ruffles to the bottom or leave it plain.  The skirt is complete with or without the belt even.  This set is truely a great value for the dollar because it is so versatile!  You can pick it up at her main store after today, as the FDC is over and so we’re all moving our products to our main stores.

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I was invited to the Fashion Designer’s Challenge, and I accepted not realizing just how much of a challenge I was about to get!  If you know my style and have seen my store, I’m a light hearted and cheery kind of gal.  I was challenged to create something inspired by a poem entitled “Anguish”.  Well… ow.  This set took me a long time to get into.  If I’m in an a sour mood or sad, the last thing I can do is create.  To be totally honest, I had help.  My fiance Erik, “Nanuk Gildea” in world, came up with the concept of the oval with a silver flourish to embrace it.  I made it my own interpretation, adding sort of a finger like quality to the silver pieces framing the oval.  Matching earrings were then inspired by the design…. and here’s what I’ve come up with.

I was paired up on a team with Ivey Deschanel (of Sn@tch) who was challenged to make a suit with a pencil skirt.  What a challenge for her too!  I’ll be posting a review of her outfit too, but you can see part of it in the picture above.  Through the weekend you can only buy these sets at our FDC headquarters store, and after that we’ll be moving our product to our own individual stores.

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There’s also a Flickr contest going on for this.

Fashion Designers Challenge Flickr Photo contest!

Do you want a chance to win a HUGE prize bag containing the amazing extraordinairy designs created for the Fashion Designers Challenge? Then join our Flickr Photo contest today!

You can shop for FDC creations at the two special FDC stores:
<a href=”http://slurl.com/secondlife/Road%20to%20Oz/155/155/25″>FDC store @ Road to Oz</a>
<a href=”http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/61/50/29″>FDC store @ Sn@tch city</a>

How to enter:

1. Take some photos of yourself wearing your favorite FDC outfit by any of the designers, or a combination of more designers.  Show us how you wear it and try to really make the photo show the theme of the challenge! (i.e. a jungle styled dress would be awesome shot in a jungle etc.)

2.  Photoshopping is allowed, be creative!

3. In order to take part in this contest, you must have a flickr account.

4.Join the FDC flickr group here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/fashiondesignerschallenge/ and submit a maximum of 3 photos.  Please start the description of the photo with [FDC photo contest] In your description, you must include what item you are wearing in the description of the photo. Any picture that fails to identify which item they are using will be disqualified.

5. Submit your photos before May 31 2009, the contest is closing that day!

6. Voting system: There will be three prize winners in this contest. The grand prize winner wins it ALL, thats right, the WHOLE collection of FDC’s participating designers (see list of prizes below). Second place wins 10 designs of any of the FDC designers by choice, third place wins 5 designs of any of the FDC designers by choice!

How will we define the winners? We won’t! YOU WILL! Every photo submission on flickr, will be judged by the public by a points system. Each flickr user can give their favorite photo’s points, following this system:

best photo: 3 points
2nd best: 2 points
3rd best: 1 point

The photo with the most votes wins! Each flickr user can only cast their votes ONCE to keep things fair. Every designer participating in the FDC can moderate in the flickr group, so we will keep a close eye on things going fair.

The contest is ending May 31st when the prize winners will be notified and announced!

Have fun and we can’t wait to see your photo’s!

FDC Designers & Organization

Prize list { updated May 12}: (prize list is a list of confirmed prizes to date, check back to see any additions made!)

FDC Faith skin FDC exclusive – :: TULI :: – Tuli Asturias
FDC Wild Jaquar Dress – Sam’s Secret Boutique – Samsara Nishi
FDC Regency Jane gown – SYSY’s – SySy Chapman
FDC Janine gown – *Bliss Couture* – Amuty DeCuir
FDC Eternal winter bracelet & necklace – :: Eyecandy :: – Candy Cerveau
FDC Peacocks lovegown & headpiece – Stitch by Stitch – Sevenstar Amat
FDC Frenzy Stiletto’s – FO – Felicity Overlord
FDC The lawrk – Sprawl – Pushbutton Skolnick
FDC London dress – Addoro – Mew Denimore
FDC Anguish jewelry set – Eolande – Eolande Elvejhem
FDC Apprentice outfit – Sn@tch – Ivey Deschanel
FDC Vintage pearl collection – AV – Alexandar Vargas
FDC Elekim dress – Anubis Style – Anubis Hartunian
FDC Indi sunflower dress – INDI Designs – Jamie Holmer
FDC Midsummer Amusements dress – Clio pret a porter – Clio Cardiff
FDC Harmonicus Rose gown – Nardcotix – Nardya Rousselot
FDC Ares (Aries) god of war complete set – Bewitched – Wiccan Sojourner
FDC Midsummer Amusements jewelry – Dark Mouse – Mouse Mimistrobell
FDC Missy skin Odile Make up – SPIRIT Skins – SavannahAnn McMillan
FDC Aibell gown – Storin – Annah Whitfield
FDC FDC dress – Naive – Leah McCullough

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New Kanji Necklaces – modifyable, choose copy or transfer when you buy!  L$200 each, and there are free matching bracelets in the Ohana Isle Treasure Hunt going on now!

 

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Eolande’s has Sandals!!  I’ve just put out two different styles of sandals with color change cabochon stones – the same ones that are in the new cabochon jewelry – a perfect way to complete the look!  Try on the demos and look at the pictures included in this box.

This says it all really, if you read