May has started out wonderfully for me, and when you get a glance at this freebie, your May will become as great as mine. FaMESHed is a monthly event on SL, and this month was actually the first time I ever attended. Being a guy, shopping events have not been a major focus of mine (until now). I am kicking myself for that though since I laid eyes on this fantastic FREE leather overcoat from Kauna! The Kauna-XIV Leather Overcoat is supplied in both a black and a brown version and is finely textured. In fact, click on the pictures in this post and you can almost feel the leather with your fingertips. Prepare to fall in some serious love with this overcoat. It is given away FREE at FaMESHed to celebrate the third anniversary of the event and to promote Kauna's excellent line of XIV suits and separates. If you have the money, you might well be compelled to do what I did and splurge on some matching components, like the XIV T-Shirt Pack: Plain & Striped and the XIV Shirt: Coffee pictured above. They are made to fit beautifully with the overcoat and are a very nice luxury if you have the coin.
You might ask, “What if you have nothing to spend on Second Life's great luxuries at the moment?” Well, if that's the case, then this overcoat is still a must pick up. In addition to the components made to fit especially for this jacket, you can use other items you could already have in your inventory. Being a mesh overcoat, it might be somewhat tricky to find pieces to wear under it. With this stylish garment, I would heartily recommend system (layers) T-shirts, and (if you can find some) system dress shirts with sculpted collars. Both will look great with it. Even if you have to fiddle with the sculpted collars to find one that works well, you are going to look fantastic.
In the picture above, you can see I paired The Kauna-XIV Leather Overcoat with a FREE Group Gift from Gizza; a pink and black shirt that was offered a while back and is still available. I think it looks very nice in this outfit and is a great example of a freebie that works well. Gizza is a great place to pick up a bunch of Free Gifts since they keep their previous FREE Group Gifts out for an extended period. It would be an excellent first stop in a search for items to wear with this stylish overcoat.
Last, but far from least, I am wearing a very special set of eyes. The Mayfly - Luminous - Mesh Eyes in London Fog are a FREE Gift from one of the best eye creators in Second Life. They look fantastic and offer a wide variety of options controlled by a surprisingly robust hud, which allows variations in size, reflections, and shadowing (among other options). I love the way they look! While you are in eye collecting mode - which sounds super creepy now that I say it out loud - keep in mind that Mayfly also has a FREE Gift over at Fab Free Headquarters! The recently updated Mayfly - Deep Sky Eyes in Medium Onyx are gorgeous grey eyes. If you haven't come by to pick them up yet, rest assured they are completely worth the trip. With all the great freebies and gifts this week, you’ll spring into May in style! From my little pixel heart to all of you, have fun and see you on the grid. -----WHC Riler
WHC is wearing...
Leather Overcoat - Kauna XIV Leather Overcoat (FREE Group Gift / FREE to join / @ The FaMESHed Event)
Pink Shirt - Gizza April Group Gift (FREE Group Gift/ FREE Group)
Eyes - Mayfly Luminous - Mesh Eyes in London Fog (FREE Gift)
Eyes - Mayfly Deep Sky Eyes in Medium Onyx (FREE Group Gift / FREE to join / @ FAB FREE HEADQUARTERS)
XIV Black T-Shirt - Kauna - Kauna - XIV TShirt Pack: Plain & Striped
XIV Black Pants - Kauna - Kauna - Tuxedo XIV Trousers: Black
XIV Shirt in Coffee - Kauna - Kauna - XIV Shirt: Coffee
XIV Pants in Chocolate - Kauna - Kauna - XIV Trousers: Chocolate
Necklace - Aitui - Bird Remains Necklace - Dark, Talon (Worn with black T-shirt)
Necklace - Aitui - Talon Necklace - Polished White (Worn with pink shirt)
Black Jeans - Sin Original Black Mesh Jeans (Worn with pink shirt, former hunt prize)
Skin - Belleza Mathieu
Hair - Dura *Dura-Boy*59(Black)
