New releases and Mall news

Hi there, i am such a bad girl for not posting more often but in my defence have been majorly busy with the Marla Beach Mall and trying to learn new skills for my clothing designs. I promise to be better :)

Anyway, there are two new releases at Marla - Sweet Devil and Electric. Two really sexy little red flexi dresses. Sweet Devil is a cute little outfit - a nice soft shade of red so both sweet and sexy at the same time. There is seam detailing down the 'bodice' of the dress - a new trick i learnt. I cant believe i got them to line up! lol

Electric lives up to its name i think - a really vibrant shade of red that is definately not for any shrinking violets out there. If you want to stand out then i would think this is the dress for you. Be prepared attention tho :)

The shading detail on it is something i am working on - i find that if you use a separate layer from the main texture, shade in a dark grey where you want the 'shadow' to be, smudge with a smudge tool and then use the gaussian blur tool it works pretty well!

Marla Beach Mall is a busy place at the moment. All but two of the vendor units are full and traffic is rising daily. Am so proud of the really great brands that have decided to take a spot at the mall. New vendors are Nea-Ban Eyewear, Apple May Photography, Shapes by Zada, Skeet Freaks and Sbl Fetish Wear.

Am also planning to open a Marla Outlet there - am running out of space in my shop as the techniques im learning get better so i think an outlet for my older stuff would be good - everything under $50L. Will post as soon as its up and running.

Am pretty excited too - Shapes by Zada is coming this weekend to Marla Beach Mall. This is primarily a haute couture custom design shape business but hopefully this weekend Zada is releasing her ready to wear pret-a-porter range. She is currently working on a custom shape for me too and i have to say that she is a complete perfectionist - which i love! When its finished will post all about it!

Sexy new dresses at Marla

Two new sexy black dresses at Marla. I have been having a bit of designers block. Been trying to learn new techniques and produce ever better quality clothes. Omg it can be frustrating! lol

But here are 2 new dresses that i'm pretty proud of. A rockin' black leather basque dress and an elegant but sexy black lace dress. Each are in store for $250L.

To be honest i think im gonna live in the black leather one - makes my cleavage look fab ;)

Marla Beach Mall progress!

Havent been posting with as much frequency as i would like but have been real busy setting up the new mall. Have got a few really great vendors in there now and the traffic is slowly going up - so am beginning to breathe again!

There are dance pads - so come and earn some money! (obviously so you can spend it in the mall after! lol) Have got some really great brands there; Purple Rose, Realistic Skins, Tropical Paradise Designs, Totally Tileable Textures..... many more to come soon!

Hopefully it will become a bit of a one stop shop for SL where you can see loads of different types of products all under one roof - so to speak! :)

So here is a picture of the sign at any rate lol. But to really see what it looks like come and check it out at and i will also try to post some better pictures!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/odessaluxurious/226/95/22/?title=marlabeachmall

Am sooooo excited by the way because the Lindenlifestyles blog is reviewing some of my lingerie! Eeeeek! Just hope they are gentle with me! As long as it good (finger crossed) i will be walking around with a huge grin on my face all week :)

Wish me luck!

Mall project....

Have got some new land for a bit of a project! Am now the proud (and nervous!) owner of 8192 sq.m in the Odessa Luxurious sim and have completed my first build project of a mall on it! Was a bit of a learning curve but i think i did ok :) Will post a picture very soon - not too many critiques please my nerves wont take it! lol
This will, eventually, be the new home of Marla and hopefully some other really cool brands. The whole idea is that it will be a mall with a difference. I dont know about anyone else but i find a lot of malls in SL very cluttered and confusing to shop in.... too many products all crammed into one place. A lot of them take forever to rez and then its hard to find something you actually want to buy because you 'cant see the wood for the trees'.
Anyway, with the generously sized units i have built in the mall i am hoping to have quality rather than quantity (i know, i know - enough of the glib sayings!). So when people visit the mall they know they are only going to find really really great stuff beautifully displayed. Thats the plan anyway..... just have to find some great brands who want a unit! Wish me luck :)

Hmmmm sexy lingerie

Who knew that knickers were so hard to do!?! It took me forever to get it right - but i think i've managed it!

Have finally got a pair of knickers to NOT stretch down the inside of my avatars thighs... not very attractive i think you'll agree.

This black basque set is now in store, along with a red and black version. Both are seriously sexy and have a level of translucency so you can see a hint of flesh through the fabric - definately something to get that special man in your life going!

Ooooh an idea that worked!

I had this idea (whilst in bed trying to get to sleep obviously). The idea was to have pretty dresses that let out butterflies or flowers whilst you walked around. So i did it and it totally worked out! :)

They are both flexi dresses that include a script. This script is only activated when you are walking, not when you are stood still, so the effect is really pretty and subtle.

So now at Marla there is the Magical Flower Particle Dress (the white chiffon number) and the Magical Butterfly Particle Dress (the black one).

Sooooo pretty! But soooo wouldn't have been able to do it if it wasnt for an amazing scripter - Redux Dengaku - a very talented lady :)

Bling dresses and accessories

Am pretty proud of my Bling dresses so i decided to update the basis idea and create a new range of Bling dresses with accessories! Now there are 4 Bling dress outfits with each with a matching bolero jacket and prim bling belt. Pretty sexy outfits i think - but check the pics and decide for yourself!

Versatile stuff too as the outfits give you plenty of things you can mix and match with the rest of your wardrobe :) Come along to the shop (Marla) and check out the two other Bling outfits that i've added....

First post!

Hi (if anyone at all is reading this - lol) Never done this blogging before so bear with me.....

My name is Rhiannon Rossini and I am the owner and the designer at Marla.

Marla is a virtual fashion brand in a virtual world: Second Life (chances are if you are reading this you are familiar already - but if you're not check out this link http://www.secondlife.com )

So i will get straight to it - here are some recent releases at Marla:

The dresses above are from the Marla Couture range. The Couture range is a 14 outfit collection inspired by RL fashion trends; embellishment, metallics, neon colours, florals etc.... So a nice mix - something for everyone i think!

Phew! Short but sweet - i think i will leave it at that for the first post! lol - Will get better at this i promise.....

Please feel to leave comments or look me up at Marla x