A few months ago, I was banned from a certain Jazz venue for writing what I felt
was an honest editorial regarding their somewhat ambiguous dress code standards.
This blog was written as a result of their management asking me to leave
after wearing one of Jumo’s fabulous illusion gowns.
Mind you, I had been writing for this same group for well over the span of 5 years on
numerous events as well as several promotional articles in their behalf.
Mind you, I had been writing for this same group for well over the span of 5 years on
numerous events as well as several promotional articles in their behalf.
My editorial was very sincere and intended as a simply plea for change.
I wrote it from my heart and passion for this venue.
The very basic and challenging question is whether or not New Era illusion
formal gowns should be permitted in light of the fact that many of
the other gowns allowed there are terribly risqué and nowhere near the
finesse, sophistication and quality of the Jumo gowns.
In reality, the root of the dress code issue rests not in the code itself -
but more about the current management mindset and in educating
those who enforce their codes to the latest trends in high fashion styling.
Seventy (70) years ago, when Marilyn Monroe was questioned about her posing
nude, she responded, “The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.”
She acted upon her words afterwards when she sang ‘I Wanna Be Loved By You’
(in the 1959 movie Some Like It Hot). In the movie, she wore a fabulous nude
and silver-sequined cocktail dress that flowed over her sensual curves like water.
Monroe wasn’t the first (or certainly the last) to embrace illusion,
Monroe wasn’t the first (or certainly the last) to embrace illusion,
figure-hugging fabrics as an extension of this idea. The fashion world has
been at it for centuries, coming up with new and exquisite ways to suggest
our bare flesh without actually having us stripping and showing it off.
Today in Second Life, new era fashion trends like this fabulous Jumo Vivian Gown
are emerging as the next generational artform of full length sheer gowns.
The Jumo Vivian Gown is an Illusion type gown (named for the nude effect
derived from strategically placed sequins, beads and lace).
This look took root in the '30s Hollywood with a sheer gown designed
for Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933).
This exquisitely sensual Jumo Vivian Gown comes with a color & texture
HUD applier featuring new exotic textures and rich colors.
This applier provides 25 different color options grouped into three uniquely
different texture styles for that special look you wish to make.
Since moving on to other venues, I have discovered that more and more
new era gowns are given the right of passage by venues seeking a higher standard
of dress - demonstrating both exemplary taste and freedom of expression.
I am proud to wear the Jumo Fashion label as testimony to June's excellence,
contemporary achievements and contributions to the Second Life fashion industry.
Store: Jumo Fashion
Designer: June Monteiro
Product: Vivian Gown
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