Discovery Series: [Decoy] by Annette Voight

For the second installment of the Color Me Beauty: Discovery Series, I'd like to introduce to you my adorable friend Annette Voight, clothing designer and owner of the store [Decoy].

Pictured above: Annette Voight outside of her shop, Decoy.
(Random Factoid about Annette: She's a music junkie, known to spend hours-upon-hours listening to music on her iPod! You can actually listen to her most recently played music on her Last.FM page!)

I first discovered Decoy last year around the holidays, while shopping around for a "secret Santa" gift for one of my friends. What I liked about Annette's designs were that they were colorful, fun, and fresh and that there was a lot of variety.. whether you wanted a t-shirt and jeans or more formal cocktail-attire. Her work is original and hand-drawn.. she can sometimes take up to 3 weeks on one piece to get it "just right" (refer to her new series of shoes, the Francisco Wedges!). Her attention to detail in her creations is a quality that I believe enables her to stand out as one of the great unique talents in SL!

Annette, from Georgia, USA, has been designing in Second Life since August/September '07. Inspirations for her designs come from: her sister's closet, RL clothing designs, food (the Sweetarts dresses!) and frequently by other SL designers. Her love for music also inspires her designs, as she tries to create pieces that "fit the song." The 'Elisa' dress was named after the Italian singer Elisa Toffoli, as she felt the dress would flow well whilst dancing to her music! :) Keep an eye out for her musical inspirations when you're in her shop! It just goes to show you.. inspiration can come from anywhere!

Pictured above: (right to left) Annette and I--- this picture is just too cute not to post!

Annette describes her personal style as dressy-casual. Her inventory is *filled* with jeans, and she wears them all the time! She claims she has some difficulty assembling high-fashion ensembles and that she just prefers to stick to casual, simple, and colorful--- totally fitting of her personality!

So if you're ever stumbling around SL and you find yourself face-to-face with a cute little neko bopping around with iPod headphones glued to her ears.. say hello :) It's probably Annette Voight, getting motivated to create her next great design...

What are you waiting for? Discover me!
Decoy (mainstore) @ Daffodil Island
Decoy @ Fashion Victim

~LR~

Photo Credits:
LauraRose is wearing....
Dress: Decoy "Aubrey" in Sea (group gift from December... Annette is *very* good to her group members!!!)
Shoes: Decoy "Francisco Wedges" in White/white
Hair: ETD "Ashley" in Expresso
Skin: Wax Poetic// Java Joe (ripped/waxed)

Annette is wearing....
Shirt: Decoy "Flava Pop tank" in Citrus
Jeans: Decoy "Genesis 10" in White
Shoes: Decoy "Francisco Wedges" in Orange/white
Scarf: Decoy "Mraz Scarf" in White (unreleased)
Hair: Cake "Europa" in Brown
Skin: Tuli "Celeste-Dawn"