New Release - Confidence! And go away sickness!

 Illness in my entire family has slowed me down considerably in getting much work done at all, so I am so glad I was able to release this today! Really hoping and praying that I will be able to get back on track with my normal working schedule soon! **Teaser!!! Coming up next will be a leather outfit full of attitude for you ladies out there! Keep an eye out! But for now, let's focus on this outfit, shall we? :D

"Confidence" is perfect for everything! Look upscale and beautiful or get down to business! Beautiful black suit jacket with feminine cut and style with sculpted rolled sleeves, jacket bottom, and collar, patterned button down shirt with sculpted collar and rolled sleeves, sculpted black leather belt, and detailed black dress pants with sculpted pant cuffs.

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life.

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

Skin: League
Hair: Truth

New Release - "Distinction!"

"Distinction" is a perfect yet bold contrast, showing the confidence that you possess! Suave brown sport jacket with sculpted rolled sleeves, jacket bottom, and collar, striped button down shirt with sculpted collar and rolled sleeves, sculpted dark leather belt, and detailed white pants with sculpted pant cuffs.

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life.

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

Skin: Redgrave
Hair: Bad@zz

Vacation Time!

Hello, all of you wonderful people! :) This note is to let you all know that Terk and I will be taking a much needed vacation starting tomorrow! We will not be available from December 23rd through January 2nd. We will be back on January 3rd to attend to any problems that may have come up during our absence.

If you should have a problem come up during our vacation time, please send Terk Sak AND Annie Melson  an IM AND notecard inworld detailing the problem, or simply email Terk. Hopefully this way we will then get all of the messages when we come back, and we will attend to them in the order we received them. If we don't get back to you by January 6th we probably did not receive your message, so please resend it and we will take care of it as soon as possible. 

We truly do value each and every one of you and we want to make sure you are happy! So please have patience with us - we WILL get back to you as long as we got the message.

Thank you all for a wonderful year! All of you have made the success of *Just BECAUSE* happen, and we truly thank and appreciate all of you! :) We wish all of you a wonderful holiday season full of love and happiness! Take care, and we will see you when we get back on the 3rd of January! :)

Sincerely,
Annie Melson and Terk Sak
creator and co-owners of *Just BECAUSE*

Glitz up your New Year!

Perfect for your New Year's Parties or all year long! Beautifully textured zippered dress in all layers, fun sparkles, and free moving flexi skirt and sequined flexi strands. You are sure to turn heads with this fun and gorgeous dress! Available in Silver, Gold, and Ice Blue, or buy the whole pack to fit any occasion and mood! :)

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life.

Buy it on the Marketplace!

Silver

Gold

Ice Blue

FULL PACK

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

Skin left to right: PXL, Filthy, and League

Hair on all models: Truth

New Release! "Cobalt"!

Perfect street wear attire for anything from casual business to clubbing!

"Cobalt" come with a Simple cut and style Black Suit Jacket with sculpted collar and sleeves (with and without shirt sleeve), printed blue detailed button down shirt in all layers with sculpted collar and rolled sleeves, highly detailed Dark Wash Jeans with sculpted pant bottoms, and Sculpted prim belt.

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life.

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

Skin: Redgrave
Hair: Bad@zz

Winter Sale at *Just BECAUSE*!

Two women's outfits and two men's outfits are on sale right now and until Saturday, December 17th at *Just BECAUSE*! Find the Christmas Bells on the outfits and enjoy the savings! These are complete outfits on sale right now! Take the opportunity to buy a special outfit as a gift - just in time for Christmas - to give to all the special people in your life!

Also participating in this wonderful Winter Sale is Goddess Apparel by Athene Forder, who has a sister shop on the *Just BECAUSE* land! Goddess Apparel is offering a COMPLETE women's avatar for only L$100! All proceeds from the complete avatar go to Red Cross to help others in need during the holiday season, so please take up this opportunity! There will also be several other gowns in the Goddess Apparel shop taking part in this Winter Sale!


***This sale is ONLY at the *Just BECAUSE* Mainstore and Goddess Apparel sister store on the *Just BECAUSE* land in Second Life. Not available in Avination.***


SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store
SLURL for the Goddess Apparel shop

New Release - Jade!

"Jade" shows you as the confident, assured, and stylish woman that you are!
Included:

Beautiful Feminine cut and style Black Suit Jacket with sculpted collar and sleeves (with and without shirt sleeve)
Printed green detailed button down shirt in all layers with sculpted collar and rolled sleeves
Highly detailed Dark Wash Jeans with sculpted pant bottoms
Sculpted prim belt

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life.

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

Skin: League
Hair: Catwa

New Release! "The Red Night"!

"Smooth Jazzy" is such a hit that I thought I would offer it in a completely different color scheme! Introducing "The Red Night"! Very classy, suave, confident, and powerful. You will definitely make a statement wearing "The Red Night"!

Included:
Striking detailed Suit Jacket with sculpted collar and sleeves (with and without unbuttoned shirt sleeve)
Black detailed button down shirt in all layers with sculpted collar and rolled sleeves
Professional black slacks with sculpted pant bottoms
Sculpted prim belt

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life.

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store from

Skin: Redgrave
Hair: Bad@zz

Christmas 2011 Group Gift!

Tis the season for a new group gift for all of you wonderful group members! I've just put out a special Christmas group gift for you. I really hope you enjoy your gift, and I wish all of you a wonderful Holiday season! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you! :)

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store from

I Love Winter!

"Winter Fire" - Inspired by the winter season, this sweater hoodie is perfect for curling up by a fireplace with your sweetie or out for a winter stroll with friends.

Included:
Sweater Hoodie in long and rolled sleeve versons with sculpted hood and sleeve cuffs in layers
White detailed tank top in all layers
Beautiful jeans with sculpted pant bottoms
Sculpted prim belt

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life.

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store from

Skin: NOYA
Hair: Truth

New Release! "Red Titan" for the Ladies!

 Powerful just like the men's version but with a feminine touch! Power and strength, someone who doesn't back down and stands her ground - that's what it means to be a Red Titan! With "Red Titan" you are sure to show your inner power and strength, a woman who stands up for what she believes in and doesn't take "no" for an answer.

Included:
Red leather jacket with sculpted collar, sleeves, and jacket bottom
White detailed tank top in all layers with sculpted knotted shirt bottom
Ripped jeans stylized with red tartan in layers with sculpted pant bottoms
Sculpted prim belt with chain

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life! :)

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store from

Skin: League
Hair: Truth

Send in the Titans!

When you see the word "Titan" you think of power and strength, someone who doesn't back down and stands his ground. With "Red Titan" you are sure to show your inner power and strength, a man who stands up for what he believes in and doesn't take "no" for an answer.

Included:
Red leather jacket with sculpted collar, sleeves, and jacket bottom
White detailed tank top in all layers
Ripped jeans stylized with red tartan in layers with sculpted pant bottoms
Sculpted prim belt with chain

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life! :)

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store from

Skin from Redgrave

New Release! Warm and Toasty 2011 Winter Sweater Collection!

The Warm and Toasty 2011 Winter Sweater Collection. These beautiful sweaters that are soft and comfortable, yet sexy and feminine. Perfect this winter for anything from shopping in, hanging out with friends, or cuddling up with that special someone in your life in front of a warm crackling fire.

Includes:
Sweater in layers.
Sculpted collar
Sculpted sleeve cuffs

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life! :)

Buy them on the Marketplace!
Umber
Snow
Rose
Pumpkin
Ocean
Navy
Forest
Ebony
Cranberry
Caramel
All Colors

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

Hair by Truth and Skin (left to right) is from Filthy, League, and PXL

New Release - "Smooth Jazzy" - Inspired by Chris Botti!

Inspired by Chris Botti, the incredibly talented trumpet player most known for his smooth jazz music. Look smooth, clean, confident and relaxed in this newest outfit by *Just BECAUSE*! Perfect for dancing, business, or exploring with a slightly relaxed formal/business style. ** Personal side note here - this is swooning material for me! Yeah, I'm a sucker for this style. :)**

Includes:
Highly textured suit jacket, sculpted sleeves (with and without the exposed unbuttoned sleeves), jacket bottom, and collar
White button down shirt in all layers with sculpted rolled sleeves and collar
Highly textured black slacks with sculpted pant bottom prims
Sculpted prim black leather belt

**Prim attachments are modifiable so you can fit them perfectly to your shape. Clothing layers are copy only! This is to further protect the creator's textures. Each article of clothing is hand painted, original, and copyrighted. Thank you for understanding.**

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

*Just BECAUSE* Avination SLURL 

Also available on the Marketplace!

Hair from Truth

New Release! "Assurance"

An outfit that will make you look HOT yet streetwear COOL!

The detailed and finely crafted leather pants feels and looks about as real as you can get. You will swear you can hear the leather creak when you move! The white button down shirt has matching black leather strips on each side to tie the whole outfit together nicely.

Includes:
White with black leather strips button down shirt in all layers with Sculpted rolled sleeves and collar
*JB* Black Leather Pants with Sculpted pant bottom prims
Sculpted prim black leather belt

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy/Mod or in Mod/Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life!

Buy it on the Marketplace!

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

*Just BECAUSE* Avination SLURL 

Hair from Truth 

Autumn is here! And so is a new Group Gift! :D

I'm super excited about Autumn finally starting to show itself, so I'm celebrating by offering this Group Gift to all of my wonderful group members! I hope you enjoy it! Available in Second Life and will soon be in my Avination store!

P.S. I have moved my mainstore to a new location! This group gift is only available at that new store. Below is the landmark for the *Just BECAUSE* mainstore...

*Just BECAUSE* SLURL in Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/61/180/37

New Release - "Rescue"!

This outfit is very special to Terk and I because all of the proceeds will go to our long time friend, Debi Latte, to help her husband and her rebuild after Hurricane Irene took out their home. This is why I have made a women's and a men's version of this outfit - so everyone can get involved and help. :) For those of you who do not know, Debi Latte is a singer here in SL and she has sung several times at our store. But she was our friend before she even began singing here. :)

Now back to working on that outfit strictly for you men out there! I had put it aside to work on this important project, but I thought it was definitely worth it for this cause. I know there are some out there who are waiting for that men's outfit I've been working on, but I'm sure you all understand. :) 

Anyway, on to this outfit! :D

"Rescue" is a really cool new casual jeans and leather jacket outfit. The detailed and finely crafted leather jacket feels and looks about as real as you can get. You will swear you can hear the leather creak when you move! The organic textures of the jeans and shirt are a wonderful blend for the leather jacket.

Includes:
Leather jacket with Sculpted sleeves, coat bottom, and collar
Long sleeve black and grey shirt with Sculpted sleeve cuffs
*JB* Original Charcoal Jeans with Sculpted pant bottom prims - relaxed and cuffed
Sculpted prim black belt

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy/Mod or in Mod/Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life!

Buy it on the Marketplace! (womens)
Buy it on the Marketplace! (mens)

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store

*Just BECAUSE* Avination SLURL 

 

Hair on both models from Truth

Why Does it Take So Long to Make an Outfit???

 I've been asked this question a couple times over the past 9 months since I opened *Just BECAUSE.* It's really a great question, and each time I have answered it I always think I should write a blog entry on it so everyone can know.  So here I am finally doing just that! :D

I know a lot of designers use shortcuts to help speed the process along, and I do have a few I use, but for the most part I really enjoy making clothing from scratch. I literally paint each article of clothing in Photoshop. I don't use pre-made templates or clothing created by other people. Nor do I use pre-made photoshop brushes for the creases and wrinkles. I hand paint them all. Each little detail, crease, highlight, and shadow is hand painted by me. Each style is created completely by me. This takes quite some time, especially since I strive to make the most realistic outfit I can. Not to mention I then have to create my own textures to fit on each sculpted piece just right. As you can imagine, this can be quite time consuming! And very very soon I will also begin making my own sculpted prims too. That will tack on even more time spent creating.

Not only is my time in Photoshop quite extensive, but I also have to take care of the store and everything that entails. I talk to bloggers, hunt organizers, mall owners, singers and organizations for events, as well as customers who might encounter a problem. Terk handles a lot of these, thank goodness, but I do end up having about half contact me instead of going to him like my profile asks them to. This in turn eats up a lot of my time that I should be spending in Photoshop. Then there's time updating this blog, facebook, and twitter.

My clothing business in Second Life and Avination is my actual real life work, so I work a fairly regular working schedule. When my work day is done, I am done until the next morning, and I take my weekends off too. But when I'm working, I am doing just that - working. I don't laze around or wander around in world. I will talk to people when I encounter them, but for the most part I am quite alone and working in Photoshop, even when I'm online. I know... sounds incredibly boring, doesn't it?? LOL! But I enjoy it because it is art, and I love art! :)

So that is why it takes me some time to create outfits. It's not a glamorous explanation or reason, but it is what it is. It's real and it's authentic. And now you know what I've been up to all this time. But now my fun time writing is over. Time for my workday to end! Take care and enjoy your second life or avination life! :D

"Established" for Women!

I'm so pleased with the wonderful reaction I've had with the men's version of "Established" and I'm very excited to bring it out as a women's version too!

Just like the men's "Established" now the women can show just how confident and independant she really is - a woman who knows who she is and what she wants! Strong and sexy!

The detailed and finely crafted leather jacket feels and looks about as real as you can get, you will swear you can hear the leather creak! The organic textures of the jeans and shirt are a wonderful blend for the leather jacket.

Includes:
Leather jacket with Sculpted sleeves, coat bottom, and collar
Black button down shirt in all layers with Sculpted rolled sleeves and collar
*JB* Original Brown Jeans with Sculpted pant bottom prims - relaxed and cuffed
Sculpted prim Dark brown belt


You can buy this outfit on the Marketplace!

Also remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy/Mod or in Mod/Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life! Gift boxes are available to make your gift giving all the easier. :)

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Warwick/145/35/25

*Just BECAUSE* Avination SLURL --   http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pemberley/186/128/23

Hair by Truth

Skin by League

New Outfit Released! "Established"

First off, I want to thank all of you for being patient with me in getting this new outfit released. It has been crazy trying to learn a new program on top of working on creating awesome outfits for all of you, not to mention having to make a new store build and prepare for 3 cool hunts (which start in only a few short days!) It's a good thing you can't see me - you'd find me with my hair pulled back in a tumbled mess looking quite tired and frazzled! LOL!

Now to the real reason you want to read this blog posting! ;D

I'm releasing a new outfit today! With "Established" from *Just BECAUSE* you can show just how established you really are! This new outfit is sure to make you look like the confident independent man that you are - a man who knows who he is and what he wants!

The detailed and finely crafted leather jacket feels and looks about as real as you can get, you will swear you can hear the leather creak! The organic textures of the jeans and shirt are a wonderful blend for the leather jacket.

Includes:

Leather jacket with Sculpted sleeves, coat bottom, and collar

Black button down shirt in all layers with Sculpted rolled sleeves and collar

*JB* Original Brown Jeans with Sculpted pant bottom prims - relaxed and cuffed

Sculpted prim Dark brown belt

You can buy this outfit on the Marketplace!

Also remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this outfit in Copy/Mod or in Mod/Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life! Gift boxes are available to make your gift giving all the easier. :)

SLURL for the *Just BECAUSE* store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Warwick/145/35/25

*Just BECAUSE* Avination SLURL --   http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pemberley/186/128/23