Sunday, March 16, 2008

Costa Rica Shopping

Yesterday was just so busy with hunts and "life" that I missed the opening of the new area of the Costa Rican Shopping Mall -- Laguna Arenal 159/248/23/ So I headed over there early this morning to see what I could see. Costa Rica has always been very inviting, but the art in the streets and the new shops ( I am pretty sure they are new anyway) in the second sim was fun to see.



There are some great shops there with fantastically fun outfits as well as art, household goods etc. My favorite of the shops (and the freebies) was Savvy. Seen here are two of the three free gifts. Now these may not be NEW gifts, but I hadn't seen them before so new to me.

There is a very cute "business suit" which has both open and closed jackets. I am wearing it here open with the Sassy Sweater from the Nuclear Boutique hunt of yesterday. You could of course wear it without a shirt and be more daring. The skirt was a bit tricky to fit and the second skirt had transparency issues, but this is definitely worth going to a bit of effort to get right. The skirt is mod so you can tint it a very light gray to get rid of the Windlight shift of color. The pictures aren't great today, I'm afraid. Major problems with scripts (hence facelight) and Windlight and maybe just the computer (sigh). BUT imagine the clothes (and me) even better.

The second outfit is definitely my style AND also a gift. It comes with jeans, leg warmers (very cute) and the sweaters - both worn and tied. Wearing with the lower half of my fav Villager Boots from Angry Monkey.



There is another very nice set from Pinup Dolls that includes a swimsuit, top and shorts -- all coordinating. Worn here with the free sandals from Shoes Simply Shoes. While not "me", it is very well made and has a fun retro look.

There are lots of other gifts here including the illusive backpack from La Zoo as well as a bandana, and a large framed painting of a Costa Rican Sunset. Just wander around the shops. Most gifts are very visible and will most likely be out for today at least.