British Sixties Retro

FREEBIE MODS

I was wondering to myself the other day if a virtual mod could dress in a sharp mod way for FREE! As this time of year seems to herald a hunt bonanza I figured I might be able to dress out a freebie mod by grabbing the odd prize and a few regualar freebies. It was actually suprisingly easy.

First up was some shoes and I noticed the Jeepers Creepers had a cool pair of bowling shoes in the SAH treasure hunt. These shoes were a must; so I tp'd in there scurried around the very centre of the store found the big boot and made my escape with some ultra cool new mod shoes. Strike one!

Next I needed some trousers, freebie trousers and jeans are littered across the grid but I wanted a name brand, something uber stylish. Male fashion on the grid doesnt get any cooler than Redgrave so hopping on a notecard lm I quicjkly gathered the free black pants redgrave @ le look, an awesome freebie from a top virtual designer. Strike two!

Finally I had a choice to make I could get one of a myriad of freebie T-Sirts that plague the grid, or I could track down a cool sweater or jacket; maybe a nice cool shirt. Or I could go totally mod and get a Parka and after all what screams mod louder than a fishtail parka. So I scurried over to Popscene and clicked the box. Strike three!

Sure I still need some sizzling shades and a neat hair cut, but I was definitely mod and it had cost me zilch, a mod bargain.

Gorgeous skins and much more!

*Wolf whistles*

OMG! You guys look smoke'n hot in these skins. These are the latest group gift from Belleza. left to right: Thomas V2 Pale - Thomas V2 Med

Thomas v2 Sk - Thomas v2 Tan - Thomas v2 Deep Tan

Hair: MADesigns - Slide DBIII free - available in the hair section.

Eyes: The Plastik - VaeColl. Ageis green (previous group gift).

Shape: Le.LOOK! le homme christmas gift.

Underwear: Vitamen - Athletic sheer boxers brown/blue (past lucky board prize).

Belleza Christmas group gift is still available in notices. Thomas V2 in 3 skin tones.

Underwear: Zarra white boxers from the Le.LOOK! le homme chrissy gift

Nikita Fride - Men's tattoo'd skin and shape, lucky chair only. Must be wearing group tag before you sit.

Gritty Kitty have a wall of freebies set up just inside the entrance to the right. There's shirts, tees and a few hair styles available, all for $0L.

Hair pictured: Zombie (left) & Ministry.

And the tees: Dangerdoom, Catnip, Play kitten & Pussy liquor.

Para Designs have this 'Cyber Scales' tattoo in a Midnight Mania (MM) board at their second store at CStar Mall. It comes in a couple of shades and also in a coloured version.

**UPDATE: MM board prize has actually changed since I started this post. Prize is now 'Carnival sleeves' unisex tatt, coloured only, all layers, 90 hits. Para Designs main store have another MM board for 'Noxious' tatt as well as a lucky chair for more tatts.

Rotten Defiance are having a rotten hunt. 10 skulls to be found. Skulls numbered 6 - 10 are male prizes and they're easy to find! There is a MM board here too.

#8 Grunge Jacket (had trouble making collar fit, no modify)

#9 Grunge shirt (collar & cuffs)

#7 Men's design tee

Spiked wrist bands: Little Britain Designs past camping prize.

#6 Brown cords

#10 Stitched jeans

On the right are Snake skin pants from Poison MM board. ***Don't rush over there, the store seems to have vanished :(

Rotten Defiance are also involved in a few hunts:

DBHH Death mask hunt gift #9 Jeans and shirt. Includes sculpted collar and cuffs.

Hint to find death mask: need to make a phone call?

40 Below hunt gift #14 - Men's Ice skater outfit, also comes with a bloody top version and an ice skate to embed in your chest. Hint to find snowman: OMGAH! I've been kidnapped by a Bunneh!

Little Britain Designs still have their converse ice skates available for free. You can get them in red and black. Just look for the frozen pond to find them.

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Extra credits:

Hair: FNKY/Cake - Jealous $300

Skin: Dragonfly - Joshua

Boots: Little Britain Designs - New Rock Black flame $400 (pic 9 10)

Piercings: Reaction (location currently unavailable)

Gloves: SiniStyle - Finger tape and black nails

Pants: SD Wears (pic 6)

Tank top: FNKY/Cake grey tank (pic 6)

All poses: Kuso DZCP SL005 P40 pose HUD $150

Connors dollarbies

Head over to Connors and pick-up these cool dollarbies!

ALOHA! Tombo shirt (sculpted collar and sleeve cuffs)

Rolled up jeans - Khaki

Other goodies pictured:

Hair: KMADD Christmas group gift - MADesigns Jude in Irish coffee

Skin: Belleza group gift - Thomas v2 SK Joining fee $250L definitely worth it!

Shape: LE.LOOK! l'homme amazing Christmas gift (now costs $250L)

Eyes: Umedama Holic - Frozen eyes gift07

Pose/Animation: Animate This - MaleStand3

SiniStyle: Taped fingers & black nails (not free)

Period Sim for hidden treasures

I'm not quite sure how long it's been open , but the sim called Period, still has some opening offerings to round out the year. I caught it will poking about at Discord's Nightmare City (cause those damn lucky chai's are addictive!) and popped over before work fast finds this morning. Needless to say, I needed more time, but here's some quick finds. (I seriously want to return to MeteoRain -- not for free but nice stuff at scary good prices.)

The two fast finds were this really nice black unisex turtleneck with texture / color change scarf; (the beige one beside it at Image was only $100L) from Image Direct and two sets of pants from the Aurora Shop; one in black leather and one in b/w tie die that I really like the look of. I think the pants need a belt..but I have a ton in my inventory... so that's not really a negative. The sim itself is both dark and fun, with plenty of other shops to explore, and random boxes with "?" on them that are also often gifts.

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What else I'm wearing:

Skin: Den Dou Ichiro (not free)
Hair: Caught in espresso by Shag (from the DTCH)
Boots: Coco Update group gift

Great Giveaways

The Belleza group isn't free, but the entry fee ($250L) pays for itself the first time a new gift is released. In this case, it's the popular and really well done Ewan Skin, v.2, in multiple tones, both bald and with scalp hair. Belleza does beautiful work anyway, but tone definition andetail make this well worth the entry price. It's one of the few groups I hold on to regardless of what other group slots I need.

I've got the Belleza Ewan v2 tan skin on here, and set it against a couple of other pickups: the hair is .::MADesigns HAIR::. ~ NATE ~ Ferra CotSh #6. The Sweats are from Wilson's Designs - from the No Hunt. (comes with a shirt too but then you couldn't see the skin.)

Den-Dou sn@tches stringer's vanilla twizzler...

...whilst parajen is dreamin'g of Alice in a joke factory!

I know...your thinking wtf is with that title. Well I wanted a title contain all seven designers that are mentioned in this post.

This is the Den-Dou lucky board skin - Scarface (A) great detail on this skin. The lucky board is located upstairs. The jeans are by Vanilla C. Design - Ripped faded black they are a Sn@tch City, Nightmare Eden prize. Head to Dreamin'g Alice and grab some free vampire bite marks. I am wearing both types, neck and breast (chest). The sexy mohawk is from The Stringer Mausoleum (TSM) Twizzler hunt #8 which is Summon Winter - Halloween orange $1L.

This skin is the Den-Dou group gift called Zombie skin. I must say, that it is a pretty hot lookin zombie. The divine blood filled, Vampire cuddle tub in the background, is the latest freebie put out in the hidden room at Parajen Homes and the hair is TSM twizzler prize #16 In the rain - tripurple1 $1L (Hint: look for something floating on water)

This is the second skin you could win on the Den-Dou lucky board, Scarface (B). Hair is a TSM twizzler prize #9 Summon Winter - Halloween purple $1L. All these shots were taken inside the Parajen Homes skybed Gothic skybox, that is still available for free in the hidden room.

For those who haven't been able to locate the hidden room, heres a hint: Look above the falling water and the bathing bird will direct you. Halloween fridge and decorations are free from the Joke Factory.

----Your taxi's await----

Den-Dou

The Stringer Mausoleum

Parajen Homes

Vanilla C.Design

Dreamin'g Alice

Joke Factory

Sn@tch City

Arrh...me heartys!

Shiver me timbers and Color me chaos... Arrh! ya dirty scoundrels! Remember long ago when you were a pesky lil kid, did you use to love making things out of cardboard boxes? like cars, cubby houses..pirate ships! Then you'll love this crayon coloured, cardboard pirate ship that's held together with sticky tape. It is a fun costume that made me smile and rem minis about cardboard tube sword fights with my brother.

Pirate ship - Dubloon Hunt gift #17 from Color me Chaos

Top - Morbid t-shirt (mens) - Dabloon Hunt gift #3 from Bubble fish

Pants - Ship Wrecked pants - Macabre hunt gift from Color me Chaos

The pirate ship comes with a cardboard tube pirate flag, a teddy figurehead and folded newspaper hat...cool!

Shoes - Death Chucks - Dabloon Hunt gift #2 DV8

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Pics taken at the gorgeous new Moonsong SIM, home of Studio Sidhe and Flipside

Pose: stand 213 $1L Sylva's Animation Factory

Weekly Freebies: Little Britain

Weekly freebies are a joy and one of my favourite groups for such gifts is the slightly crazy Little Britain store group.

What can I say about Little Britain, one of the most generous, craziest, coolest and devious [have you done one of their hunts, wow they know how to hide things!] group of designers on the grid. The store has a MM board which is regularly updated, a couple of lucky chairs giving away skins; plus several camping chairs with selected items and finally their weekly free gift. As with the MM board they provide both female and male versions of their gifts. Quirky, irreverent some might say downright rude the rocker inspired designs are perfect for punks, metal heads or people who just like crazy. And you don't even have to be a group member to get any of these freebies or join in their devilish hunts, but its a fun group if you have a spare slot [oh woe is me when will Lindens awake to the fact we need more group slots arrrgh] and worthwhile joining for hints on what is going on.

This weeks gift is the skull jeans set, a low cut pair of pink faded jeans and a prim pink tie emblazoned with a skull motif. The tie slotted perfectly around my neck no and required no adjustments. The jeans are always boot cut [as Little Britain sell a vast range of cool boots] so to avoid that bit of flare poking out of your boots prim uppers.

Ive matched the Little Britain gift with the cool free hair from Sadistic Hacker, a free tank from Mr.Poet and Dragon boots [which leave a blood splattered print] from the freebie emporium Primville Plaza. Albion is also wearing a pair of free steampunk goggles given away at the cyber/steampunk fest by A&U Creations, this cool scripted item has plenty of features and compliments the dazed rocker look Albion has been saddled with today.

Little Britain
Saistic Hacker
Mr.Poet
Primville Plaza
A&U Creations

Logo this

I'm not always keen on logoed apparel -- in 1st or 2nd life -- because it doesn't take much to stick a logo on a t-shirt or stamp it on the pocket of a pair of jeans. Then again, some logos become fashion statements in and of themselves -- like the long line of changing Panama Jack graphics that were popular a few years ago, and let us not forget Rebok, or Addidas, or Nike.

[Beck & Carter] haven't quite reached that level of notoriety in Second Life yet, but they've certainly got the start of it; their graphics are cool and attractive just as graphics and in their current crop of freebies (5 gifts in all and some extras) they've incorporated an already cool logo into some fun stuff. And the non-logoed stuff -- in this case a vibrant colorful shirt and short set -- are also kind of a signature of the designers in their own way. Hot trendy colors, vibrant designs, and a rich look that you could find on the Cote de Azure or Riviera. For those of you willing to part with a few lindens, their prices are pretty reasonable, in the $100-$250 rang for shirt and jean separates and up from there for complete outfits. If you are looking for head turning swimwear, this might be the place to look.


That said, they don't hide the fact that some of their looks are kind of courting the gay market, (they have a line of t-shirts and jeans celebrating the noted gay cartoonist Tom of Finland - not free) but from jeans to shirts, you also get that they understand how clothes fit and look on a male avatar.




Also, if you're looking for a few home accents, you might try clicking on the floral arrangements and maybe the floor... there's more free in the shop than the obvious stuff, so poke around. If you get all five gift releases, you'll also find three very cool document cases in red, leopard and black.

The logo for [Jetcity] has only recently started making an appearance - small and kind of whimsical -- you can see it in the newly redesigned shop and on the clothes that Jiru sets out. Nearly everything in the shop is free or only a few lindens -- well worth checking and rechecking. The new offering is a pair of front placard short pants (in 4 colors) with leggings ( in 6 colors). The placard is reminiscent of WWII uniforms and the addition of the leggings just reinforce that look. It happens to be a design detail I like, and with the right pair of boots this is a pretty distinctive look -- logo or not.


The last couple of items on my list aren't representative of logos, just a couple things that came down the pike while I was hunting for them: First up the lucky chair win at [Analise] that Eliza announced in the group. Called Sandman, it's a black on grey set of pants and top, wrapped sscarf and simple belt. I'm wearing the top here with an offering from Raven at [Rfyre]; laced black leather pants in both regular and boot cut styles, that she put out as a freebie to correct an issue with the pants that accompany the Bytterwynds line of awesome kilts.

And from [Maschienenwerk], my perennial go to place for casual clothes, is this camo tank paired with another of the offerings from[Beck & Carter]. It's not new -- I've had it for awhile, but pulling it out for this reminded me that it was probably about time to go check and see if anything new was up and lo and behold, there are chucks and sneaks. I don't have them pictured -- but if you ever wanted a pair of Converse All Stars, high tops or low rise, in pretty much any color you can think of... Armin has you covered. (Third floor. Can't miss them.)

Oh, and in case you missed it -- for a name in 2L that doesn't actually seem to need a logo, my hair is from MADesigns, the fat pack offering this month prompted by the popularity of the the same style offered in the JFTG hunt ~ Slide in NB III.

Edited to add: The creative brains behind [Beck & Carter], Joyd Beck and Croce Carter, noted that joining their group gets members a free gift every month, so if you've got the slot, I'd go for it.


Wearing (from top right to left and down):
[Beck & Carter]: Black T-shirt 3 & Pornosophy jeans
[Beck & Carter]: Maglia Velata Nera Con Cuore Maniche CORTE T-shirt & Astrakan slacks
[Beck & Carter]: Molticolor shorts and shirt
[Beck & Carter]: Amanda Lear T-shirt & Astrakan slacks
[Beck & Carter]: Pornosophy jeans and t-shirt
[Maschienenwerk]: Camo tank and [Jetcity]: short pants--Brown-- Leggings grey
[Analise] : Sandman Black (shirt, scarf & belt) and [Rfyre]: Bytterwynds Black Leather lace ups

Wearing but not free:
[*Redgrave*] Biker Boots -Night-
MCD (Mystical Cookie Designs) Rimless 605 Glasses

Summer boy

I must confess, I am not really thrilled about the kids fashion and I am completely ignorant to anything kids-like.
So, when I visited a kids store (by chance) today, I was surprised to find a large variety of clothes and accessories that I usually don't picture for kids.
Anyway, I found something interesting for adults as well. This flip-flops for istance.
I haven't seen them blogged around but I think that they're really handy.
One pair of flip-flops and dozen of options.
Thanks to the color changing menu you can recolor sole and rubber as you prefer.

There are also a couple of boxes with some free t-shirts, underwear and pants.


The quality is not the best but some items are not too bad.
The pants are all low-rise and you can't wear the swimtrunk without showing the *very bottom* of the back (you know what). I am wearing them with one of the free underwear found in one of the boxes.

The shirts come without underpants layer so you have to wear an high-rise pant to avoid to show the belly.
Meh, modern kids fashion trend.

Details:
Noi's Flipflops (free)
** Yuto ** freebie box (free pants and t-shirts)
Yuto's used underwear box (free t-shirts and underwear)
M.R.M. Surf Bracelet *White Shell*

MHOH Showcase: outfits

M.H.O.H. #84 +DV8+ (Boots, Hair and Outfit)
MHOH #33 - Kumaki Glasses


From left:
MHOH #6 - "nuvolino"/Touch of + Sneakers: MHOH #2 - BeReal -
MHOH #105 - Perfectionist + MHOH #90 Adjunct (pants)
MHOH #38 - INDI Designs + MHOH #10 - ::Line:: NWchucks + MHOH #39 - MK Fashion - M Darkstar 4


From left:
MHOH #60 - BALACLAVA!
MHOH #78 - Mire Gentleman's Apparel (boots not included)
MHOH #52 - Crash Couture + MHOH #3 - [hoorenbeek]


From left:
MHOH #7 - MadeForYou (boots not included)
MHOH #116 - Demise (boots not included)
MHOH #86 NachtMusik (boots not included)

From left:
MHOH #101 - Primal Tech & Eruption (boots not included)
MHOH #15 - Trixxy's Shop
MHOH #130 - Casey's Creations
MHOH #133 - Sr e Sra Smit Fashion

From Left:
MHOH #34 - CONCRETE FLOWERS
MHOH #64 - Sassy Kitty Designs
MHOH #143 - Toxic Tiger
MHOH #122 - Sensual Mistery Store



MHOH #27 - F.A.T. DESIGNZ
MHOH #46 - Zoobong & Caliente
MHOH #51 - Whippet & Buck Main + MHOH #3 - [hoorenbeek]
MHOH #69 - ! Thalia's Fashion Collection



From left:
MHOH #25 - Eros Fashion
MHOH #18 - Santero Men's Fashions and Skins (Outlaw outfit)
MHOH #70 - NOSOTR@S
MHOH #22 - [SS] Design


From left:
MHOH #95 Wicked Fashion
MHOH #67 - =^ WILDCATZ ^=
MHOH #103 - EXILE + MHOH #3 - [hoorenbeek]
MHOH #79 - (BL) Ink (boots not included)


From Left:
MHOH #136 - Jungle Wear
MHOH #41 - Subtle Submission + MHOH #50 - Millage Valenti Skin Store (cap)
MHOH #11 - A-BOMB
MHOH #112 - Scottish
MHOH #150 - GQ Fashions For Men


From left:
MHOH #59 - Hell Bop Clothing
MHOH #75 - Robbish Design
MHOH #121 - BalAni

From left:
MHOH #4 - Color Me Chaos - Grunge Kilt
MHOH #129 - : : NebuchadNezzar - NDN - Infantry

Skin not free:
Scorpio_Eclipse[4]D Smooth

DSN

Update:
Two MM boards at Perfectionist where you can find both Anthony and Jacob skins.
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Delivery Status Notifications? Deep Space Nine? Dementi Si Nasce?
This time the correct answer is Designer Showcase Network.
All the informations here.

Some of the items I've received so far (and decided to blog):
- a complete outfit, skin and shape from Perfectionist;
- a couple of tees from *Vextra Messing*;
- a pack of eyes from Cipria Couture;
- sample poses from Lazy Places.




In the Perfectionist - Derelict pack I found a nice blue sweater complete of prim cuffs and two collars (with and without tie), a plaid jeans and boxer briefs (not showed).
I also found a skin, Anthony, with its shape, Anthony - slim.
I am not wearing the shape because I wanted to show this shoes.
Unfortunately are no mod and I needed to make a huge shape to fit them; this means that if you use a big-sized shape you can wear them but if you use normal size shapes, like I usually do, just forget about it.




Both t-shirts in polaroid frames are from *Vextra Messing*. Textures are detailed and unions are well done, I think I'll go check the store soon.
Yesterday I received a pack form the funny Joey Urqhart, owner of [NEVER TRUST A PIKEY!]. I met her in her store in Ganesha where she sell clothes and animations (btw, there is a freebie box with also two t-shirts for guys). She is working on contortion poses and anims, Freakshow, on the right the preview of two of them.
And I did my first female shape for this.
For the girls out there, the skin is a preview of the new Dutch Touch :StAr:: line and hair are from Tiny Bird Designer's Showcase samples pack.
The shoes? Well, no mod as well but not giant-sized. And pink.

PIC I:
Sweater: Perfectionist - Blue Sweater w/pinstripe shirt
Pants: Perfectionist - Perfectionist Plaid Jeans
Skin: Perfectionist - Anthony Lt. Tan skin w/hair, stubble
Eyes: [CIPRIA COUTURE]*EYES*Light Blue [glossy]
Pose: [LP] Lazy Places For DSN Run Unisex
Not from DSN:
Shoes: Rain Present box Men
Hair: .::MADesigns Hair::. ~ DAVID 2 ~ DB III
Piercings: Urban Dare :: Lip Ring 2/ Nose Bar 2 - Color Changing

PIC II:
T-shirts: *Vextra Messing* Mens Tee ~Cowboy Dark Grey
*Vextra Messing* Mens Tee ~Skull Vestie Maroon
Hair (she): .:[ Tiny Bird ]:. Stein - Brownie
Not from DSN:
Skin (she): :: DUTCH TOUCH :: Skin ::STAR:: SPECIAL Cream Bikini-FReckled
Shoes: Rain present Box Ladies
Pants (he): **Bee Make** denimu darkred (1 L$)
Poses (rght): [NTAP] SHOWOFF! / [NTAP]Contortion Hussy! (preview)
Pose (left): *StAr PoSeS*
Hair (he) : .::MADesigns Hair::. ~ JONAS ~ DB II
Face tattoo: **Bee Make** kiss mark (free)

Fly By Night

Or posting without coffee:

From the VIP Hunt:

Smoking blueblood black hair - [SPN/UnZipped]
Three versions, with knitted caps, black hair..

Low Rise Cover Trousers - [Fear&Clothing]
there's also a feather bolero if you have the balls to wear it ~grin~

Shirt and Waist coat - [Juice Mainstore]
Four vests and pants (not shown), nicely done and versatile.


And because Monica Outlander rocks like a rocking thing:

May group gift - [Miamai Mainstore]
Nicely wrinkled t-shirt that looks awesome and Monica's really well-done jeans. You cannot go wrong joining this group.

Nekobang rocks!

Do you remember SchismPhrenic opening? Today I've met the sparkling couple Evangeline and Switch at the store and she's been so generous and nice!

Evangeline's works are based on Eloh Eliot skins but her inspiration comes from unexpected sources such as a group chat and -bang- Mr. Rad comes out!



I forgot to ask her where the love for '80s popstars comes from.
Are you more Richie Rich or David Bowie?



But probably you prefer a neko style... No problem! Sweeneko Boy is waiting for you.



All the skins are priced 25L$ and on the roof there are some dollarbies.
Thank you Evangeline and keep on letting your creativity flow!

Stuff:
Pict#1: bangBang
Skin: *ES Mr. Rad (25L$)
Pants: Damiani Denim black (free)
Tank: Nekorifik brown mens skull (free but not sure if still there)
Hair:=MYA=: Shinadari_Hair_Brown (full color pack free, more freebies nearby!)
Belt: ~ENGLISH ELEMENT~ BULLET BELT - BLACK (old hunt gift)
Tie: [Kyoot] - Kitschy Neck Tie - Red (Group Exclusive) (subscribo gift, maybe still there)
Weapon: TalTech Black Thunder LoLSBS Pistol (Box) (lucky chair)

Pict#2: U Rock!
(on the right)
Skin: *ES Oh Richie! (For Boys!) (25L$)
Hair:=MYA=: Shinadari_Hair_Brown&Red (full color pack free, more freebies nearby!)
Hoodie: *~*Beneficent Designs*~* Nero Devil May Cry
Pants: Damiani Denim black ripped
Violin case: Satoko Instruments Satoko's Violin for Male (The Bunny Hop Hunt gift)
(on the left)
Skin: *ES Ziggeh Played Guit-box (For Boys!) (25L$)
Hair: :=MYA=: straightbob-black (full color pack free, more freebies nearby!)
Shirt: (NS) Sugar Skull Red (free in group notices or 1L$ in store)
Pants: Damiani Denim black ripped
Boots: (NS) Rock'n'Rolla Ugg's (1L$)
Tattoo: Pretty -N- Punk Tat (free)

Pict#3: I <3>
(me on the left)
Skin: *ES Sweeneko Boy (25L$)
T-Shirt: Pretty-N-Punk Tee! (free)
Hair: "FA"Wild Worker (lucky board or in store)
Tie: from Little Britain Tom Boy (old weekly gift)
Wrist Bands: from Little Britain Jackass outfit (old weekly gift)
Pants: from Little Britain Jackass Pants (old weekly gift)
Paws, ears and tail: from Little Britain Neko Army Brat (old weekly gift)
(neko on the right [go kuro~])
Skin, ears and tail: *=Hybrid v2=* Complete Hybrid (Hybrid @ Glass Earth is having a 50L$ sale, hurry!)
Hair: "FA"Wild Worker[(script)Tresure Hunt edition]
Bag: !BAG+++ Neko+ TuEko
Jeans: BLUjeanswithBelt (old gift)
T-shirt: Boundary
[Mokotica] -- Inferno Black Reading Glasses (not free)
SOREAL Superstars WHITE/Black (not free)