Kaciee

Story

My dress reflects elements of traditional Japanese style and European luxury. It is in honor of Anjelica Carling MVW 2014 and the poise and beauty she has brought to the title. I was drawn to the gowns of Hiroko Koshino, Hisako Takayama and Tamae Hirokawa. The beauty of the gowns reflects the beauty Angelica brought to the title.

Style Card

Gown: Azul – Vera
Obi: Azul – Vera
Shoes: Pixelfashion – Eva Mules
Ring: Violator – Candylicious
Bracelet: Chop Zuey – Ascension
Earrings: Violator- Candylicious
Necklace: Finesmith – April
Broach: Violator – Candylicious
Hair: Tukinowaugma – Tyako
Hair Jewelry – Tukinowaugma – Flower*Pearl
Hands & Feet – Slink
Face  mask: Glam Affair – Shironuri
Eye Shadow: Madrid Solo – Vixen
Lips: Essences – Endless night
Nails: Nailed It – Blooming Spring

STYLE CARD:

TATTOOS:
Body: Catseye – Cheetah
Face: Nuuna – Zion
Face: Nuuna – Ninja yellow
Face: Nuuna – Lizi
Hands: Taox – Sugar Day

PIERCINGS:
Ears: Mandala: Teking (Ears & Piercing)
Nose: Yummy – Lotus
Belly: Xia’s Boutique – Diamond Snake

Bangles: Alehandrite Design – Wild Temptation
Ankle Cuffs: NerdMonkey – Frearless Snake

Snake: Challis – Animated snake

Lashes: Noya – Vamp
Liner: Glam Affair – Couture

Hair,Crown, Snake: Wasabi Pills – Reptilla

Bikini: WowMeh – Leopard

Hands: Slink – Relaxed
Nails: Orc – Dark

Eyes: Ikon – Eterna. Dune

Boots: Maitreya Gold – Laud

STORY

I had studied Body Art for years. I knew the meanings that it took in different cultures. For some it was a connection to spirits or deities. The body used as a canvas decorated with paint, permanent tattoos and body piercings. I had never expected to be part of it.

I had been forced into a culture that had been totally foreign to me. Now I was a part of it. Today I would become their Queen. I looked into the old cracked mirror and saw that I had been transformed. My body had been tattooed with the marks of a Cheetah. My face and ears dyed a shade of yellow and the marks of the Cheetah cut into my face. The piercing on my body, with the jewelry of the tribe, marked my journey to become their Queen.

Body art can be the expression of someone’s Individuality but for me now, it was the sharing of their group identity. It means I was conforming and made into a part of their culture. The crown of the “Snake Queen” was heavy on my head and the snake wrapped around my body squirmed and hissed. I was now the.” The Voodoo Queen of the Snake”!

THE STORY

Hello, my name is Lucy and I’m an addict. Looking at me now you would never believe that I had been known for my beauty. I was so sweet that it would have been honey and not blood that dripped from my perfect lips. I had been pure of heart and was pursued by three very handsome wealthy men.

You have heard of Count Dracula, I assume. It was he that made the bite mark on my neck, from which he slowly drained most of my blood. Dr. Van Helsing made every attempt to save me, putting Garlic around my sickbed and giving me four blood transfusions, but it was too late.

I died as a human and awoke looking like this. Dracula’s skeletal hands around my breasts bind me to him. As I climbed from my coffin I saw a beating heart hung from a cord around my neck. Whose? I never found out. The cold night wind shrieked by me and I felt my wings unfurl. I was now the bride of Dracula, ever to be under his command.

At least I have this sweet morsel of a mouse for an evening snack. Watch yourselves on dark moonless nights. I am still very hungry.

STYLE CARD

Gown: Baiastice – Dahila
Gloves: Baiastice – Long with claws
Necklace: Implings – Beating Heart
Skeleton hands: Blair – Darkside Gown
Keyhole to heart: Boudoir – Cursed Bride
Earrings: CPD – Belle Morte
Hair: Boudoir – Beautiful Death
Bracelet: Biliensen – Maitai
Circlet: ThatChick – Dark Hope
Mouse: Psycho:Byts – Trapped mouse
Wings: Material Squirrel – Diabolical Demon Reptile
Flying Bats: Challis – Bat Aura
Fangs: ED – Blood suckers
Tears: Corvus – Blood Tear
Eye Shadow: Adored – Vanessa

We were all given a dress from Journey McLaghlan, Designer of PRISM. We were to style the dress in a way that would show, “Who we really were.”

We were to  “describe your personality with one word”

Empathetic

When a song says, “I feel you”, for me this not just a whisper of a thought in a song, it’s how I live my life. I am Empathetic. The feelings of friends around me merge into my feelings.

I am the sole caregiver for my husband and we are both a reflection of the emotions we are feeling. I am the gauge of how it will go for the day. Am I up to the task of feeling the way for both of us? Sometimes I fail and I crash over the edge. But, some days I take the melody of his heart and take it to another place where we can both find a place of quiet accepting.

Nature must be empathetic too, each season feeling the next. First merging with it and then letting the next take the stage. The colors of my dress, to me, show how the seasons flow into each other. The beauty of the greens of Summer start to merge into the colors of Fall. Each shares the stage for a time until Summer lets Fall take the spotlight.

I feel the ebb and flow of life, doing my best not to crash, feeling my way to a place of calm.

Style Card:
Dress: Prism – Uli, Autumn Leaves
Collar: Zibska – Verushka
Epaulets: Gizza – V@
Upper Skirt: AD – Lenora
Earrings: Caroline’s – Black Pearl
Bracelets: Bowtique – Chocolate
Shoes: JD – Lacey
Hair: ploom – Carrie
Eye shadow: Madrid Solo – Shena
Face shadow: Nuuna – Warp(Orange) & Meta(Green)