French Black Swirl by Reasonable Desires
by Lisbeth DeCuir
Posted on January 17, 2008
Filed Under Vintage, Costumes
Whether you’re one of Second Life’s burley girls or just want to bring a little of the old razzle-dazzle to the comfort of your own home, you could do a lot worse than Reasonable Desires‘ French Black Swirl Showgirl. As far as visual impact goes, this little number has it in bucketloads - and at just $L199 you definitely get a lot of bang for your buck (if you’ll pardon the phrase!). In fact, the people who have seen me in this outfit have often responded with just a single word: Wow!
While the shop stocks a range of Vegas inspired costumes (including the elements range and a black lacy number), French Black Swirl has a certain vintage charm that makes it without doubt my favourite of the shops’ range.
For your money you get a headpiece, two back pieces, bodysuit, stockings, gloves, tiny gems to wear on the thighs, choker and arm cuffs. Be forewarned - the jewelery blings, though this is easily removed with the help of a ’scrubber’ script.
The texture work is, on the whole, good, with no screamingly obvious seams. It does get a little fuzzy in places, but you wouldn’t notice unless you zoomed right in. And thanks to its simple black and white theme, the outfit is ripe for tinting. I tested it, and it works very well. In fact some of the other girls I work with have used the prim attachments for the same outfit, tinted them and teamed them up with different lingerie sets - giving you even more mileage.
As ever with an outfit like this, there are a few alpha issues - but these are barely noticeable when in motion.
The set is no copy, so be careful if you decide to adjust any of the prims. Personally I chose to move the back piece from its original attachment point (spine) to the pelvis, as I felt it moved more naturally when dancing this way.
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I’ve always been obsessed with RL burlesque, and I’m loving this introduction into the burley world of SL. Great work Lisbeth, keep ‘em coming!