Comments on: An Apology & Clothing Permission Commentary

By: Elric Anatine

Elric Anatine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:27:07 +0000

Thank you, Miss Gray, for your supportive words. I do know that my forthright nature can sometimes seem harsh, but it comes from an honest place.

Ahhh yes, jacket tails can be something of a pain in the backside sometimes. BlakOpal usually makes everything mod, which is nice, but also very primmy which can sometimes be difficult to contend with depending on what one is modifying. Just hazarding a guess, remember that you can angle a jacket tail piece inwards & downwards as though towards the waist, and then slide accordingly along the horizontal axis. This lifts the jacket tail up a bit so that it falls more acceptable around the aforementioned backside.

In future, do not hesitate to IM me in world. If I am available, I would be more than happy to assist if I can.

Thank you again for your kind words.

Cheers.

By: Fogwoman Gray

Fogwoman Gray — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:43:32 +0000

My primary avatar on the grid is female, although I use a male alt for various dirty jobs
I very much appreciate your honest reviews, and learn much from them. I was thinking of your last one as I fought to modify a completely moddable man’s jacket tail from BlakOpal- and was chuckling and wishing you were nearby to help. The problem was with me, of course – not the creator! Had it been no mod I would have been most put out.
Your information on the issues with resize scripts has been very valuable as well.
I completely understood what you stated in your blog, and you were perfectly clear as I saw it. Please continue posting this informative and interesting commentary on stylish men’s fashion in SL, I send new male avs to read all the time

By: Otenth Paderborn

Otenth Paderborn — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:08:53 +0000

You do not owe Ariel Zuhal an apology.

“All pieces in this ensemble are no copy/no mod. One piece contains resizer scripts that cannot be removed, another piece contains resizer scripts that can be removed and all other pieces (the two collars and the coat bottoms) contain no resizer scripts whatsoever.”

I believe these comments are all true. Four of five items (the one with resizer scripts that can’t be removed, and the three no mod pieces with no scripts) are all fatally flawed by these very qualities. As a customer, I do not expect to have to contact the creator in order to purchase well executed items.

Any creator that sells items with resizer scripts that cannot be removed deserves to have a bad reputation.

By: Kulta Hannu

Kulta Hannu — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:44:51 +0000

I’m sorry if your original post upset the creator ~ I for one took it in the vein that it was intended as I understand the dilemma from the consumers point of view.

I have an undying appreciation for those creators who give me the option to purchase a copy/mod/no transfer version of clothing because my av(s) do not fit the normal human model. Creators have the option to design their wares in a number of ways ~ and one would hope that they would do so in a manner that would make their customers come back for more.

The fact is ~ fashion is a personal vision for the creator that stops at the door as the sold item leaves the shop with the customer. That is when it is transformed innumerable times into different visions by those who wear them. Each time complimenting the creator’s skills when items are used with such versatility.

As an aside, there is little that frustrates me more these days, than items that won’t let me *see* what layers they are on ~ and if they are a pricy item I am all the more furious to find myself stuck with illfitting garments. I am left feeling cheated yet again as I toss the items into the back of the inventory or sometimes just pitch them altogether.

It’s not impossible to find a happy middle ground between creators and customers ~ I have a closet full of examples that will attest to that.