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The Lone Wolf
The lone wolf, the man who walks alone in life. Mark Everett of Eels sings in his song, Lone Wolf, “I am a lone wolf, nobody needs to get too close to me, you’ll only see this truth, I am a lone wolf…” This song as well as ...
New Blogger Alert
I want to welcome aboard Myvegancookbook Bolissima. He has joined the ranks here at Phantom’s Republic as our new male fashion blogger. Vegan is the owner of Adjunct and maintains his shop blog at http://www.adjunctsl.com/blog/ If you̵...
Cha Cha Changes….
I want to thank Phan for allowing me to take over as admin on the blog and carry on without him. He’s missed everyday by me and several others. I wish him well and if the addiction ever takes him again we’re here with the doors open t...
Blog Transition
I have yet had a chance to publicly thank those who were a part of Phantom’s Republic team while I was online, but before I do that, I am pleased to announce that Fiona Haworth, owner of PrimPads furniture and our Home and Gardens coorespondent...
A Change in the Atmosphere
Atmosphere Works has recently moved out to a new location in order to expand their ever growing line of fabulous furniture. If you are unfamiliar with their work, you are in for a real treat. It’s beautifully sculpted and textured complete ...
The Orchids of Costa Rica
Orchids proliferate in Costa Rica. Warm-weather-loving, humidity-seeking, exotic, colorful and graceful, orchids are the perfect flower to represent the beauty of the Costa Rican sims. It’s entirely appropriate, then, for me to point you to the wo...
The Nardcotix Man
After last month’s fashion show, I took my guy to shop at Nardcotix … he likes plaid shirts, and designer Nardya Rousselot has a truck full … not to mention a nice assortment and variety of other items in her new but growing men...
Allure @ Costa Rica
Allure Fashions / Obry Fashions has opened a shop here in the Costa Rica Sims Shopping District! Filled with women’s casuals and intimates, Allure/Obry is one store to add to your next virtual shopping trip! Amara is wearing their “S...
Taking It Easy in Mashooka
Aradhana Voight of Mashooka came into the SL fashion scene like a breath of fresh air. With her elaborate textures and Indian-inspired style, she supplied SL shoppers with clothing from both the East and the West. Located on Laguna Arenel in t...
It’s all fun and games….
I won’t follow this up with the end of that because quite frankly there is very little that you can lose an eye doing here in SL unless of course you’d like to lose and eye and then I’m sure there is some place you can get an dangli...
The Electric Revolution Must Have Crayons
Or, the CheerNo “Deuil” Winter Collection Exclusive Fashion Show The CheerNo Fashion show actually showcased two different lines, designer CheerNo Destiny’s “Montage” and “Deuil.” Montage was released in f...
What’s in VoguE
Some of the most fashionable women live in the Costa Rica sims. It’s like a mecca of the rich and beautiful—no luxury is spared; no beautiful thing missed. Therefore it was entirely appropriate that Zalyn Bailey, designer for VoguE, would bring ...
Gloria Marchant
There’s only thing worse than two ladies wearing the same dress to the ball … and thankfully, with over 100 guests throughout the evening, we did managed to avoid that during Saturday night’s Costa Rica Sims Ladies’ Society&#...
Phantom of the Opera
What do a bleeding skull, a crashing chandelier, and an enormous pipe organ represent? … A great excuse for a party! Last evening, the Costa Rica Ladies’ Society hosted “Phantom of the Opera – A Halloween Masquerade Ball,R...
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween one and all! I’m a huge huge huge Halloween fan. While I was out and about this morning I realized some people were still scurrying about for a costume for the many parties that are going on about the grid. So here I am to...
In Time for the Ball
Everyone at Costa Rice is excited about the Masquerade Ball for Halloween this weekend. Beautiful women and handsome gentlemen will crowd the floor, skirts swishing, high intrigue taking place in the corners, glances darted across the room, tittering...
Nardcotix Fashion Show
High noon in Second Life was a great time of day for the townsfolk to gather in the square to see the new Sheriff ride in. The Square: the Fashion Venue of the Costa Rica Sims. The town crier: Clyde Saunders of Costa Rica Sims Productions. The...
Red Zone
Nardya Rousselot is one of the hottest new designers in SL. With a store in La Fortuna 1, Nardya offers to Costa Ricans unparalleled elegance with her evening and day wear. Take, for example, this gorgeous dress from Nardya. With its lace, off-the-s...
Black, Blue, & Red All Over
Mid-autumn … that period of the year where you embrace the extra inches of fashion, but are still reluctant to let go of the fun colors of the warmer seasons! I started this ensemble at Meriken Co., one of my absolute all-time favorite stores....
A Halloween Masquerade Ball
Want a great excuse to dress extravagantly and have a great time on Halloween this year? Consider yourself invited to the blow-out double event at the Costa Rica Sims … Bring a friend, or two, or three to our Halloween Masquerade Ball / Oct...
Asymmetrical Elegance
Some nights in Costa Rica, you find that you need to dress up. And I mean, you need to look the part of the elegant woman who keeps a second or third home in Costa Rica while she gallivants around the grid, taking care of business. There is no bette...
Vote for Machinima
There is a lovely competition going on at Meeting Point put on by Machinima Artist Guild. 450 flicks are up in 5 categories. In world voting goes on until October 16th. This a fab way to spend some time and see how creative our world really is....
Signature Sneak Peek
Yesterday, Simple Spad, creator of the number one men’s skin line in SL, IM’d me to see if I’d like to try out a new skin. Of course, I wasn’t about to say anything but “hell yeah,” and within a few moments I rec...
Feeling Bliss
Where does a girl go for a dress when a party comes up? Turns out Costa Rica has the answer: Bliss Couture. Amutey DeCuir has recently opened shop in the Plaza Colonial Shopping at Laguna Arenal. There, you can find your evening dress for the next co...
Under the Sea
I have been invited to blog for Phantom Republic, which is a true honor for me as we go to the Costa Rica sims’ blog as well. It was with great pleasure I accepted Phantom’s invitation and accept the challenge of writing to his considerable audie...
PR welcomes Harper Beresford
Harper Beresford rezzed into SL two and half years ago, and since then has become a creative force in SL photography, blogging, and fashion criticism. Her SL photography has been displayed in RL in Berlin, Florence, and San Francisco. Her work has ...
Human Rights Awareness
One of the things I love best about secondlife is how passionate our community is. From Locks of Love to Relay for Life we come out in spades to help real life charities and causes. Earlier this week, Charlotte Bartlett, of Scarlet Creative, open...
Now Hiring!!!
Phantom’s Republic Fashion | Lifestyle | Entertainment The Art of Living in SL Phantom’s Republic, founded in June 2008, is a team blog exploring the best of “living” in virtual worlds, focusing on fashion, lifestyle, and e...
Now, THAT’s aDORKable!
A trip to the various pose shops in SL can be a little overwhelming sometimes. Whether it’s to take pictures with a special someone or for commercial purposes, getting just the right pose that will bring out the personalities of those to be ...
Wanna Be a Princess?
Kudos to Fiona and her team with the excellent machinima below! Not everyone dreams of being a princess, but for those that do … you gotta think about those royal gems! CCD (Caithlin Carter Designs) has come out with three new releases, thre...
