“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.
If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
Albert Einstein
Being a fae might seem (in some ways and to some people, at least) a bit like living in a fairy tale. After all, I have wings and can fly (not to mention horns, but then, that’s not particularly fae-like lol). Of course, everyone in SL can fly (unless you’re somewhere that the powers that be decided that no, you can’t). What I take issue with is that “living in a fairy tale” is said derisively, as an insult. The fact is that there’s a lot of what is called “folk wisdom” combined with pure morality in a place that both good and evil dwell side by side. Sounds a lot like real life when you look at it that way, no? You can learn a lot from fairy tales, especially the original Grimm stories, if not necessarily the cleaned-up Disney versions. I don’t understand why people have so many issues with how others choose to live their lives, ESPECIALLY in this second life that is virtually a fantasy world for all of us… some of us just take that word “fantasy” a bit more literally than others. So for those of you who put down my fae existence and make snickering comments, well, I’ll just keep on keeping on, doing what I’m doing, living MY fantasy. You can go stew in your judgments rather than living the life that comes when you accept the personal choices that others make for themselves. (And yes, you can extrapolate that into the real world as well.) Me, I prefer the fairy tale, where we all get to choose who and what we want to be. And one thing I definitely choose is to look FABULOUS!!!!
- Gown: Poet’s Heart – Elise. I’m finding it very difficult to put the style of this dress into words… it has medieval elegance but with what I consider a very modern touch in the openwork on top. With the big hip billows (I have no idea what the proper term is for those!) & the huge bow at the back, it has a young feel… but again that openwork adds a definite touch of maturity. I’m going to dub it as “informed innocence” (she IS reading a book after all). Whatever the style moniker though, Elise is a beautiful addition to any fantasy closet! Do note that the lace top is BOM only; two different lace patterns are included in both black & white versions. She is sized only for Maitreya & Petite, though she fit my Legacy body with just the top deformer. Elise comes in different color packs — all of which include black, white, grey, & off-white — or as a fatpack. Each color pack has a HUD to customize the gown color, the sleeve & collar edge, & the color for that huge bow in the back. See the ad below for some examples of what other looks can be done. EXCLUSIVELY at the July round of We Love Role Play, opening tomorrow July 4th. Demo available.
- Head & Ears: LeLUTKA – Gaia Head (EvoX)
- Body: LEGACY – Mesh Body Special Edition, Feminine
- Skin: Arcana – Raine, worn in Blossom
- Hair: D!va – Iris
- Eyes: Gloom – Artemis
- Horns: Les Encantades – Capri Horns
- Makeup: Venge – Ear Blushing EvoX; Demicorn – CandyHearts Eyeshadows; GoreGlam – Superlove Gloss
- Wings: Seven’s Selections (now Vaengi Wings) – Bridal Lace Wings
- Pose: Amitie – Library Poses (modified)
- Location: The Lost Unicorn Gallery
