I purge my inventory a lot, so I wasn’t sure that I would have much material for an Oldies but Goodies challenge. I should have had more faith in my sentimental ways because I found some great memories boxed in my inventory. First up we have Brandy as you would have seen me in my first hours in SL. I was extremely intrigued by Caledon and bought my first dress from Silver Rose. The heavy use of Celestial Studios can be attributed to Closet Crisis and Hethr’s influence.

Credits
Hair – Celestial Studios Jennifer Hair – Truffle
Skin – CS Vogue Skin – Pure (Brown – Light)
Eyes – CS Eyes – Deep Brown
Dress – Silver Rose Lady Gambler (Silver Dollar)
Shoes – Lassitude and Ennui Eva – Coal (I know you can’t see them, but I have to credit them because I wore them with everything my first couple of months.)
Necklace – Boing Fromage Lady Cameo Set (silver)
Pose – from the Citronelle Spin Spin Sugar AO

The second look I want to share is very typical Brandy from the cusp of 2007/2008 after I had stopped spending much time in Caledon. The Chai Siyu skin was pretty much the only skin I wore for most of 2008. The Surf Couture sweater was the very first item I ever fatpacked in SL, and I wore them with everything, but I particularly liked them with the Trusty jeans from Launa Fauna, the first jeans to win my heart in SL.

The hair is vintage Exile, the hair that was a huge turning point for me really. I loved the rich black texture, which seemed hard to find back then because I kept finding blacks that had too much gray and white in them. In a very uncharacteristic move, I IMed the creator to gush about the hair, and the next thing I knew, we were best friends. The power of a good hair cannot be underestimated! That one hair was the beginning of lots of happy changes in my SL experience.

Credits
Hair – Exile Illicit Twilight
Skin – LF CHAI Skin – Cream – Siyu
Eyes – Sin Skins Intense Brown/Aqua eyes
Top – Surf Couture Shoulder Top – Storm
Jeans – LF Trusty Jeans (dark)
Shoes – Slow Tempo garage pumps – dark gray
Necklace – Tuli wooden heart necklace blue/pink
Pose – ANA_Mations Big Girls Stand 8