Jewelry By Alexander

As a very special treat, and in conjunction with the MODA Fashion Spotlight for Eros Designs, the models will be wearing luxurious jewelry pieces designed by Alexandar Vargas and Hunter Tempura of By Alexander.  I had the honor of being invited to the fitting session held prior to the show and therefore had a sneak peek at these incredible designs.  It was just as if they had been custom-made to enhance the beauty of the models and the fashions of Eros Designs.  Alexandar commented: "Keth has been an inspiration, her gowns have been a constant reminder of elegance to me.  Hunter has been a wonderful teacher, and support.  Without either I'd be lost."  Alex and Hunter have been soulmates since December 9th, 2006.

Alexandar with his incredible imagination and skills manipulates objects until they match what he envisions in his mind.  Working with small prims is a very difficult process.  After the basic links are created, his focus switches to the elegant styling of the creation.  Hunter also brings her original concepts to the working table.  They complement each other and push each other to achieve perfection.  A single design can take as much as three to five days to create and styles such as "Elegance" and "Kiss of Glamour" were completed in a week.  Alexandar strives for perfection, "I feel if someone is buying my jewelry that it should be well worth it."
HD: Alex, where does the inspiration come from?
AV: Gwen Carillon, an artist her in Second Life, of course Keth whom I've know forever (since I began SL) and, all my lovely lady friends.
HD: So this is all from imagination?
AV: Yes, except one piece "Elegance", it is an actual set my wife has.  Of course SL doesn't permit for the full effect of the jewelry, because of prims.
HD: Can you tell me one aspect of yourselves that the SL community doesn't already know?
AV: I like constant change, so as far as my designing goes, nothing will stay in my store forever.  I will remove pieces and replace.  It's how I am.  I like fresh new things.  I love new ideas. And, I'm a perfectionist.  Oh, I listen to music ... I listen to loud rock such as Nine Inch Nails.  Tempura likes quiet, we fight over stream!
HD: Tempura and Alex, who are your favorite designers after Keth Mommsen?
TH: I love Victoria's gowns as well as Rebel Hope.
AV: For formals, Keth of course .... casuals from Truth, Savvy Avvy and Armidi, but I really don't have a favorite.

Elegance in Gold	Ocean Pearl Collection Sophisticated Glamour

You must visit in person the jewelry boutique By Alexander, as my photography skills cannot do justice to these wonderful pieces of jewelry.

MODA model Zeek Agnon is wearing "Elegance in Gold and Silver."  A long chain pieced together with princess cut diamonds. The chains and curves are in gold and white gold to add to a fascinating look to this elegant and beautiful piece.

Amazing FREE Jewelry!

Ding! Designs

Second Life has never seen such an amazing piece of jewelry!

Rue Oh of Ding! Designs has created the Earth Pendant. It is her contribution in Second Life to bring awareness to the spirit of Earth Day.  A snapshot cannot do justice to this one-of-a-kind creation.  It is so realistic, down to tilt and cloud movement.  You must zoom in on the globe while wearing it and you will be as mesmerized as I was.

Zen Paine - CEO of Ding! and Rue issued the following statement: "It features what may be the most beautiful natural wonder there is, the planet we share.  By making it available to the Second Life community completely free of charge, we hope to help spread the word about the efforts Earth Day was built around.  We would also like to issue a challenge to other designers to create pieces that feature the planet in some way and make them available at no charge."  Zen will gladly set up a free dispenser at any location requesting one.

Meet Ding!

When I arrived at the Ding! Designs shop, I didn't really know what to expect and may I say what a pleasant surprise it turned out to be. I was greeted by Zen Paine the CEO of Ding! Designs. Zen also handles all of the marketing effort for this innovative enterprise. Within minutes, I was comfortably seated with Zen and introduced to the creative genius Rue Oh. Together Zen and Rue are a force to be reckoned with.

I was amazed by the versatility of their product line. From lovely hats, to incredible pieces of jewelry to scripted medieval staffs and one-of-a-kind custom statues and sculptures. The MODA Fashion Showcase featured Ding!'s jewelry and hats.

Zen and Rue started their business bases on the premise that so many ugly products existed in SL and they would create high quality items that actually would be appealing to certain market segments of SL. Their first product was a scripted medieval staff which was received with acclaim by the medieval villagers. Over 24 color combinations are now available. There was no stopping the Ding! Designs business.

Rue decided to dabble in jewelry creations and has achieved pieces quite unique in this business segment. She has designed some all sculptie prim necklaces using micro-prims. Every single link of the chains was hand-placed. Some of the most popular designs are the rose (as shown in the picture), the bird pendant, the dragon pendant and the chained heart pendant. During my visit, I was given a tour of their second floor working area where Rue showed me her most prized creation, not yet unveiled to the general public. I don't think that I can do justice to this work-in-progress. It is referred to as an earth model for now with different layers (some rotating) for the cloud map, land and water masses.

Some of Rue's artwork will never even make it to the display shelves of Ding! as unique creations are commissioned by private buyers for their estates or groups. Should you have a very special idea that you would like to see created to give to that special someone, please visit Ding! Designs and they will turn your dream into reality.