{"id":403,"date":"2011-05-02T17:42:25","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T17:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sl4nowt.com\/ponderings\/?p=21"},"modified":"2011-05-02T17:42:25","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T17:42:25","slug":"oh-system-skirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sl4nowt.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/02\/oh-system-skirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh, system skirt…"},"content":{"rendered":"

(To the tune of ‘O, Christmas Tree!’)<\/p>\n

I was so glad to see a great designer like Ivey Deschanel of Sn@tch recently releasing an item that contains a system skirt. The system skirt is much maligned in SL, and it does<\/em> have its limitations. It splits open in many crossed-leg poses, stretches weirdly in wider-leg stances, has that strange gap between waistband and body, but it’s still the best way to get that vintage ‘pencil skirt’ look if you’re a lover of vintage clothing, and I’ve seen it treated in many interesting ways (not the least being as the skirt section of a male jacket).<\/p>\n

However, the one thing<\/em> that most people complain about with regard to the system skirt is, “It makes my butt look HUGE!”<\/p>\n

The key to working around that? Make a no-butt shape. Make a copy of your usual shape and dial down the butt and saddlebag sliders to pretty much zero. You’ll look very boyish (and possibly in dire need of a cheeseburger!) if you wear that shape with a normal skirt, or with pants, but wear it with a system skirt and the skirt will give you your hips and butt back; without that extra padding! It’s a good idea to rename that shape something like “no butt, for system skirt”, so you can just search for “system” and find it quickly.<\/p>\n

I’m going to make a more detailed post about this on the main blog soon, but today’s was inspired by a cute skirt suit I found in Ivalde’s discount room. I bought the suit in both brown and beige, and mixed and matched them up:<\/p>\n

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The suit is called Brianna<\/em> and was just 20L per set. Yes, it’s a little old, and obviously hand-drawn, but I like it for that authenticity. Mar chose the colour-change Flapper Pumps<\/em> from Baby Monkey’s discount room, to go with them. Her bag is also from Baby Monkey (although I’m not sure if it’s still available there) – the Lulu Purse<\/em>. Hair is the freebie Renee<\/em> from Audacity at Savoir Hair and the earrings are the Oracle Gold Earrings with African Jade<\/em> from Lilipily, which – if I recall correctly – were a DSN (Designer Showcase Network) gift. Poses are by Glitterati.<\/p>\n

There are a couple more pictures behind the cut :)<\/p>\n

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(To the tune of ‘O, Christmas Tree!’) I was so glad to see a great designer like Ivey Deschanel of Sn@tch recently releasing an item that contains a system skirt. The system skirt is much maligned in SL, and it does have its limitations. It splits open in many crossed-leg poses, stretches weirdly in wider-leg stances, has that strange gap between waistband and body, but it’s still the best way to get that vintage ‘pencil skirt’ look if you’re a…<\/p>\n

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