Low Arc Lowdown: Indyra Originals

Yesterday’s HTT (Head To Toe) look has an added bonus of being entirely suitable from an ARC perspective for almost any event you need to attend.  Let’s break this down.

Indyra Original Couture – Marquise II in Tuxedo (385)

Coquette Noir Shoes – Moxie Heels in Albino Python (120)

Indy & Co. – PortaNoca Set in Classic Pearl

Necklace:  (25)

Earrings:  (55)

Indy & Co. – Miniaudiere in Gold (41)

All clothing and accessory items are available at the gorgeous Indyra Main Store.

This look was styled with additional accesories from:

W&Y Hair New 75 (134)

L.Fauna Smokey Cat in Shadow Purple (0)

Base Avatar Arc:  154

Total ARC for this look:  914

There is nothing like a look this polished that has low arc to boot.  Cheers Indyra!

The Low ARC Lowdown: MyPrecious Queen Contest Audience Look

Low Arc Look Styled for Audience at MyPrecious Queen Contest

Typically, when I’m an audience member at a contest show, I will always style very understated.  Its polite to stay low ARC and inconspicuous.  Both to the event staff and to the contestants as well.

For the MyPrecious Queen contest, I did maintain a low ARC, BUT I did not style entirely inconspicuous.  On purpose.  I missed semi-finals for this competition for personal reasons of the real world and unavoidable emergency variety.  And while I did stay fairly low key, I also didn’t want anyone to question why they chose me for those semi-finals.

In plain english, I was not about to show up looking like a hot mess in front of people who thought enough of me to select me to move forward in their contest.  I did, in fact, choose to show up displaying some of the styling that got me selected.

Sometimes you have to walk a very fine line like this and its important to do so without drawing the attention away from the stage.  Note that I did so here by using understated colors with unique styling.

Before we move to the point of this post, the ARC, I’d like to say 1 more thing about stying for events.

Please make a note to yourself.  If you are going to a designer specific event, try your best to wear that designer.  There are numerous occasions where I show up for an event, look around and people are wearing whatever in the world their little hearts desire.  That’s cute.

However, a billion people tell you how competitive modeling is every single day.  Why would you purposefully choose to NOT take the opportunity to show a designer that you are capable of making their clothes even more desireable?!

Show that you are a serious professional ladies.  Please, make every attempt to wear a designer’s clothes to their events.   It should be common sense.  If its not for you, WOOHOO!  That’s another job for me.  Having posted this tip for all to see, I now reserve the right to chair dance every time you screw up. 

Now, to the true point of our post today.

My base avatar arc is 154.

This gown is the MyPrecious by Agnes Finney Gracie Gown in Champagne.  It is worn as sold and has an ARC of 333. 

I use a variety of Donna Flora jewels to give this gown a retro style.  We’ll start with the Donna Flora Bouquet Necklace at an ARC of 94.  The Matching Bouquet Earrings come in at 55 ARC.  Donna Flora’s ATMA Bracelet clocks in at 30 ARC and the matching ring at an ARC of 50.  That leaves us with a total jewelry ARC of 229.

I’ve used Baiastice’s Lucrezia Hair Attachment here to help keep that ARC low.  It has an incredibly low ARC of 25.  The Tiny Bird Reds Pack Hair Base required to match it to my scalp has a whole 0 ARC.

Once again, my secret weapon Kitties Lair goes on those tootsies.  The Zara Sandals in Black come in with 230 ARC.

Let’s do that math:

Jewels:  229 ARC

Hair:  25 ARC

Shoes:  230 ARC

Gown:  333 ARC

Base Avatar ARC:  154

Total ARC for old hollywood glamour AND the added bonus of wearing a designer’s look to their event:

971 ARC.

The Low ARC Lowdown: Heading to the MVW Event

Low ARC look styled for Miss Virtual World Event

When going to a major event as an audience member, it never fails that I get a shock.  Someone inevitably shows up at the event, typically several someones, as though they are the only person in the grid who matters.  There are some people who will police and throw you out.  Some won’t.  But a very, very wise person has taught me that maintaining low ARC at events is your responsibility.  Unless of course you are on stage, in which case, blow it up.

Miss Virtual World is a tricky event to style for.  No, I’m not on stage this year so number 1, this event is not about me in any way whatsoever.  That being said, there are major industry names in the room and I don’t want to waltz in wearing nothing but a mannequin skin going TARDAR!  How you doin?

The solution?  Be fashionably respectful.  For attending Miss Virtual World 2011, I chose a look that was purposefully understated in its overall color, while still showing that I knew how to pop color and be unique.

In order to do this and maintain a low arc, you may have to waft through your evening gowns or even pick up something new.  This gown is one I recently styled for the December Issue of BOSL Magazine so it was already in my inventory.

This gown is from SAS, it is called Gabriella’s Dream and I am wearing it in Espresso.  This is the sleek flexi skirt version with the sculpted bolero.  The gown’s total ARC as styled is 329.

To add a dash of color and keep the styling unique, I chose Ganked Jewels.  These pieces are from the Jealousy set in Violet.  The necklace clocks in with an ARC of 109, the earrings have an ARC of 26, and the bracelet’s at 81 ARC.  Gem Total ARC comes in at 216.

I chose a short, chic hairstyle for this look in both an effort to keep the arc low and as another head bow to the ladies on the stage.  This is W&Y’s Hair New 75 in Mocha with an ARC of 134.

The shoes are a little secret ARC weapon of mine.  They are from Kitties Lair.  I chose the Nadia Sandal in Fallow for this particular look.  They have an ARC of 205.

So, let’s do our math.

Base Avatar ARC:  154

Jewel ARC: 216

Shoes:  205

Hair: 134

Gown:  329

So the total ARC for this look is *drumroll*

1038.

And as an added bonus, I’m not naked in a mannequin skin in front of the noteable names in the MVW audience yet I’ve styled very understated to keep the attention on the stage, where it belongs.