lurve Bites Digital Alchemy

Time is a great big circle, so it would seem. Not in that physics way where space time is curved, or whatever, I'm no scientist, I refuse to understand all that wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey stuff, but in the way of 'what goes around comes around'. And not even in a karma sort of way. It seems as if nothing is truly lost in time, as long as someone remembers it, either as a folk memory, or from documentation, things are always making a comeback. Music and fashion are two areas where this is most obvious. Those of us born in the 80s might have a vague recollection of the horrors that we wore back then, but it's what we're all wearing now. And as a further layer in the elaborate throwback, in the 80s, the 50s were big (just look at the Back to the Future movies and all the 50s theme diners that opened then), and now, in 2009, we have the pleasure of 'retro' 1980s tackiness, and 'vintage' 1950s style. It's all a wonderful melting pot of time. As for music, well, lately I've been almost exclusively listening to 80s alternative music, with the occasional foray into the 'modern', which has a distinctly 60s feel to it. My surely highly original theory on this is that we put a particular glamour on the times when our parents were young, and it's almost as though we feel like we're rediscovering and reinventing what our parents did when they were our age. Or else we just with our collective memory yearn for a time with less...drama. Either way, there are certain things that don't skip round the circle of time so easily. Food is one of them. When was the last time most of us tucked into a tasty meal of dormouse, tripe, or a big bowl of gruel? It seems that once a food has fallen from favour, it largely stays there. One foodstuff that seems to have bucked this trend is the pomegranate. Recently discovered to be a 'superfood', the pomegranate has become inescapable in the last few years, showing up in juices, smoothies, sweets, fruit salads, and every supermarket. The pomegranate is one of the oldest cultivated fruits in the world though, the Egyptians importing it from the Caspian sea and using it for dyes, for decoration, and of course, for eating, and as these are the ancient Egyptians we are talking about, there was deep symbolism assocaited with it too. Sofia London of Lurvebite has created this amazing Hathor's Pomegranate Dress Set for Rezzable's Digital Alchemy event, using the noble pomegranate and the ancient Egyptian goddess of Beauty, Music and Love, Hathor, as her inspiration.

lurveBite  Hathor's Pomegranate

Hathor's Pomegranate Dress Set is part of Sofia London's monthly Fashionable Food Couture line, which never ceases to impress me with it's fun creativity. As with all Sofia's outfits, there are several different ways to wear this outfit, and there's a whole raftload of accessories to play with to mix it up, but fear not, a styling card is included to help you put each look together. The bodice of the dress is simple, with a look of red crushed velvet, it is strapless and straight cut, with a glowing attachment of ruffles, which emulate the petals and buds of the pomegranate's beautiful flower. Simple transparent red bands adorn the upper arms. The first skirt is sculpted and A-line, reaching to the mid-calf, with leg attachments to provide a full effect at the base, in great ruffles of glowing red and gold, as Hathor was also one of the Egyptian deities known as the Eye of Ra (the Sun god). At the base of the spine is another glowing ruffle of red, showing this version of the dress as a true homage to the pomegranate's distinctive flower. Removing the leg ruffles and changing out the skirt for the fun Bubble skirt, the dress becomes more akin to the familiar fruit.

The Bubble skirt is a perfect dome shape, layered in the red crushed velvet fabric and a netting covered in the edible seeds of the pomegranate, and then chased around with floating, glowing seeds, orbiting the skirt mystically. The ruffle for the Bubble dress' bodice is also replaced by a gleaming array of tempting seeds and ruffles. A third way to wear this is as a fantasy bikini, with an all-prim ruffle as a bikini top, and classic bikini bottoms, textured with a fade downwards.
The accessories included with this dress are astounding in their creativity and quantity. First of all, the Sun Disc crowns, in two sizes, each holding a glowing red orb of the sun, as Hathor was often portrayed as wearing. Flicking animated cow ears are included, as another way Hathor was seen was as a beautiful woman, with cow ears. Although it's not advisable to try this in real life, as the pomegranate has terribly tough skin, a cute little pomegranate is included for wearing in the mouth. Simple but beautiful jewelry is included, earrings, necklace, and a ring in red and gold. A large glowing holdable pomegranate can be your fruity friend, or just a fun and healthy prop, or if you're more of a traditionalist in what you carry around with you, there is a pomegranate-shaped handbag. The final piece de resistance is the set of wearable pomegranate particle spawners, which, when used responsibly (put 'em away in laggy areas, folks!) complete the look perfectly! 

Worn with lurveBite's Hathor's Pomegranate Dress Set is the oBscene's Cleo skin in Peacock- Ruby w/o Mole, Inorite's Cleo Bob in Hit the Bottle, and kakaue Yoshikawa's Egyptian Magic Heels, all of which are available inworld at the boutique at King's Rezzable.

Credits:
Outfit: [ lurveBite ] Hathor's Pomegranate Dress Set - Digital Alchemy
Skin: the oBscene-CLEO-Ruby Peacock w/o mole
Shoes: kk egyptian magic shoe purple gems
Hair: ::Inorite:: Cleo Bob ~ Hit the Bottle, Baby
Eyes: Exile -TV Clubbing-

Written by Nivaya Barbosa
Photography, Model, Styling - SerinaJane Loon
A Timeless Agency Production