Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Eyes On Me

July 03, 2026

DICTATORSHOP has added more pieces to the sexy and sumptous ClubNoir range. Using the Groove Chair and the Groove Lounger, each with a rich leather texture selected but you have other choices too (such as latex, and so many mix & match possibilities), I tried to create a private nightclub corner. The build is actually the Nautilus from Fanatik, which comes preset with a reflection probe and lighting, but I covered the walls with the curtains from the same set to make it more night club and less steampunk.

Both the Chair and the Lounger are packed full of animations and I love that these have a very large selection of excellent solo animations for both male and female avatars. I could easily find animations that showed off the furniture well and also for showing the sexy romper from the Muses, the cute Taffy hair from Wasabi (love the unusual pony tail and the pretty bow) and for doing close-ups to show the wonderful new Depthglass Eye System (mesh eyes that utilise BOM and a PBR lens, for amazing realism) from ContraptioN. As a result, there’s a lot of photos in this post!

I do have one complaint about the eyes, however. I ended up stuck for hours last week making my own eye textures because the Depthglass Eye System can make a more “basic” texture look amazing and now I can get exactly the colours I want.

A Certain Vintage

June 12, 2026

You still have a few more days (until the 15th) to enjoy the Vintage Fair. Grasshopper Street has this smart and elegant suit out at the fair, which I paired with theit Zelda pumps that are out for Wanderlust Weekend. The suit is neatly tailored and includes a good set of colour options plus tinting on top of that. The fit is excellent on Legacy.

At first I had gone for a more overtly sexy, tousled hairstyle, but then Wasabi released the Sundae style for Access and I quite like the version without the bangs for this look as well. With the bangs it felt more youthful.

The Lian Midcentury Cottage from Trompe Loeil is furnished with a selection of pieces from DICTATORSHOPs Serica range, from which I featured the bed already. Here I went with a different colour scheme that I thought suited the house and the more vintage look very well.  The tables (four different versions) are decor only but the chair and the sofa are packed full of animations and come in PG, Adult Vanilla and Adult Kink. I really liked the solo poses in the chair, they are nicely varied and definitely not the same old seated poses you find in many chairs.

Finally, in the first photo there’s a very cute freebie from Dutchie, the coffee cup. There’s coffee and tea available, each with two different motifs, and they come in wearable or decor. The decor is clickable and will deliver a holdable cup to yourself or to guests, so perfect for having around your house if you never want to search your inventory for a mug again!

Silken Luxury

May 23, 2026

Lately I have been picking up quite a few Trompe Loeil builds on their weekend sales, since I realised that I needed more interiors that look great with PBR. I have also been working on improving my understanding of reflection probes, EEP for PBR and light sources for PBR.  Not quite fully there yet, but I am really happy with how the materials came out in these shots. That is with a reflection probe and a custom EEP. I could have added some more lights for shadows, but one step at a time.

The gorgeous bed is by DICTATORSHOP and it features various silks (18 main fabrics, 12 presets and tons of possible combinations) with a clear Asian inspiration, either patterned or tone on tone. It also uses bamboo that comes coloured six different ways and as you can see there is a matching nightstand. The bed uses a brand new engine that includes custom animations, and automatic Physics Cock and V Bento support. You can choose between PG, Adult Vanilla and Adult Kink. I didn’t have my partner on hand so I could just give a taste of the solo menus this time, but there are definitely some fully packed couple menus too.

The beautiful candelabras are a brand new release from Libertine that you can pick up for just L$50 during Wanderlust Weekend. They come in either bronze or silver and in four different versions. And they will be updated/improved later on.

Since I opted for a bit of a rough surrounding (Trompe Loeil’s Theda Rustic Castle), I went for an outfit that was a cross between fantasy and lingerie. This collaboration between Petrichor and Ersch was released for the Fantasy Faire and I love that not only does the skirt come in two lengths but you have four options for the sleeves, from really opulent to a bit more modest. I liked the contrast as well with the more modern hairstyle from Wasabi.

Ritual Sacrifice

April 17, 2026

Some gods are difficult to appease…

I felt it was time for something truly fantastical and for that I combined some of the most striking fantasy pieces from We Love Role-Play with a DungeonCore release from DICTATORSHOP, for a dark and twisted scene.

The Veilspire Spell Desk by Roped Passions is turned into something more sinister by pairing it with the DungeonCore Bondage Cross and by placing it in the A Gothic Place build by Nocturna Deed. To complete the picture, I used the Acrimony Anubis tattoo on myself together with the fantastical set of mask, headdress and neckpiece from Pendulum. The barely-there dress by Aitne also looks like it would suit a dark priestess very well.