I read a lot of books, and for anyone who’s seen me running around the grid wearing various combinations of horns, antlers, wings, elf ears, and faun legs, you’re probably not surprised that one of my favorite genres is urban fantasy. The other day I started reading Blood, Smoke, and Mirrors by Robyn Bachar, and as soon as I read the description of Portia, I knew I had to recreate her look in SL.

I paused in the doorway and blinked at the faerie perched on the arm of my sofa. Enormous silvery white wings glistened and glimmered in the sunlight, shining through my front windows. Thick waves of hair the color of newly fallen snow fell forward as Portia bent over the box in her hands. I envy her those hands, her fingers are slender and delicate, and her pale skin is flawless. Though small in stature, she does not have the willowy, almost anorexic angles many artists seem to favor when painting faeries and pixies, but instead her form is rounded, curvaceous. Aspiring artists also have faerie fashion all wrong – they don’t usually go for flowers or diaphanous gowns. Portia likes ripped jeans in a bleached 1980s style, white fishnet stockings, combat boots, and torn sweatshirts. I keep waiting for her to update her style, but she must be waiting for it to come back.
– From Blood, Smoke, and Mirrors by Robyn Bachar

Most of this outfit is pulled straight from my inventory though I did find that my extensive jeans collection was missing the bleached and ripped variety, so I went shopping for those and chose an older release from Dutch Touch. Because Portia is described as she’s perched on a sofa arm, I thought it would be fun to get a shot on the big sofa from Grim Bros. It’s just perfect for a fairy and has a lot of fun poses in the many cushions and pillows.

Oversized furniture made me think of the giant pocket watch I have out in one of my sky gardens, so that was the next stop for photos. This Wonderland-inspired mushroom and pocket watch set from Studio Sidhe is one of my favorite pose props that I’ve ever bought. It’s bright and whimsical and includes great poses though for this entry I’m using a pose from Lazy Places and not the included poses.

I’m still trying to get the hang of taking photos with SL shadows, so I thought I’d share the latest effort here too and give a close-up of how well the skin and hair go together. I adore this big hair, and I keep finding excuses to wear it.

Body
Wings: 7Selections Ragged Fairy Wings, Jewel, Tint White
Hair: Exile Miss Southern Belle / arctic
Skin: Tuli Hope (Ivory) 01 (PU)
Lashes: Tuli Audrey lashes tattoo

Clothing
Sweater: WoE Cary Sweater (Grey)
Jeans: Dutch Touch Jeans Ripped Xtra – Light
Tights: Blowpop Seamed Fishnet Tights
Boots: Lazy Places Stappen Boots Black

Poses and Props
Couch: Grim Bros. silly big sofa as found at Miasnow
Giant Pocket Watch: Studio Sidhe Alice Loitering Amongst the Shrooms
Pose: Lazy Places Fluff ‘n’ Stuff 3