Gauzy, exotic beauty. Shimmering and mysterious. This describes both the silent film era actress Theda Bara, and the gown that Tabitha Ninetails has named after her in tribute.

Layers of peacock and luxurious gold details waft above a skirt that's sheer yet elegant. And the movement of it shows a hint of the classically styled underskirt to perfection.

What better accessories than a teasing glance, emphasised by the kohl lined eyes of the Cleopatra skin by So Obscene? All wrapped around the beautiful shape created by Corrupted Innocence as a custom for this skin. I could not feel more regal and old Hollywood elegance than in this.

What comes to mind when you think of Egypt?

Visions of pyramids and Cleopatra's exotic eyes conjure up such a heady combination of ancient times. When Egyptians still roam the land in their distinctive sandals and magnificent head dresses, the universe was probably still thinking long and hard whether they should grace this world with my presence.
It would have been awesome had I been born during those times when you could snag a pharaoh and live such a hedonistic life. Imagine lounging all day, eating grapes and having servants gently fanning you with
peacock feathers. Then there's  this lavish table filled with glorious food and wine served in heavy goblets made of gold and rubies. The
feast never ends and the food never runs out so you never have to worry about ordering take out food from that ornery guy at the Chinese restaurant in the corner. Aaaah, the lovely vision and times gone by.

Recently there has been a call in the SL fashion world for something that is nigh impossible to be found on the grid - diversity in skin tones. As hard as it is for the ladies, the choices are even fewer for the men. When creating the Digital Alchemy - Inspired by Ancient Egypt shows Rezzable knew that the usual pasty flesh of their male blogger wouldn't quite cut it. (Cough... vampire, remember guys?) So they turned to Kira Paderborn of Shapes by Kira to help - and she totally dazzled everyone by creating two new male shapes and a range of skin tones under her new label, Corrupted Innocence. So I introduce to you, Kahotep in the Ashan dark skin.

As you can see, Kahotep has a powerful yet not overly tall build, and African features.This dark skin is amazing, the definition on the abdomen and collarbone gives him a true three dimensional look, and I've been wearing this skin all week and getting lots of compliments on it.

 Look at the pretty pictures. You know you want this gorgeous shimmering gold dress from Neferia Abel of Ivalde anyways, so I'll go light on the words this time. This beauty pretty much speaks for itself.

According to Neferia's notes, "Ma'at was the goddess of the physical and moral law of Egypt, of order and truth. She said to be the wife of Thoth and had eight children with him. The most important of her children was Amon. These eight were the chief gods of Hermopolis and according to the priests there, they created the earth and all that is in it."

Passion, mystery, opulence,  and... ummm... sand. Lots and lots of sand. The thought of Egypt conjures up all these images in the imagination of anyone. And this is what Shai Delacroix has achieved with the sunstruck luster of her Digital Alchemy creations, the Vizier of Lower Egypt men's outfit and the Eternal Nefertari for the women.

"The pomegranate was an important fruit in Ancient Egypt; it's red color was used for the sun disc crown, and it's many seeds symbolised fertility and plenty." Yes, all true. But it takes a mad kind of genius to be able to translate this into couture. Luckily Sofia London is just that good. (And no, that's not a ball gag in my mouth.)

I am Nefertiti, I am Arsinoe, I am Hapshetsut. I am all the greatest Queens that ever ruled the Upper and Lower Deltas of the Nile when I wear this, the Amanra. Created by Kungler Couture for Digital Alchemy in their second collaboration with Rezzable.

The Kunglers got it very right when they created this around the knowledge that the Ancient Egyptians only ever wore white to symbolise the purity of spirit. But the gold wrapped around the dress adds a touch of sumptuous elegance that is so right in evoking the soul of this culture. Just the bandaged look of the bodice alone breathes all that is Egypt to the wearer, but Barbara and AvaGardner Kungler also added a beautiful falling overskirt complete with a cockchafer beetle to enhance the drama for the catwalk.

As my very first blog for Rezzable I was invited to display some of the gorgeous new creations for the Digital Alchemy show. There are some elegant dresses, all ethereal and floating white and I want to share those with you too. But the first one that caught my eye was the Lapis Sun by Kavar Cleanslate of Exile. If Cleopatra had been out in the field in this rather than lounging on a chaise in something fluffy and pure she'd have conquered all the men between Egypt and Shanghai without a single blow being struck.