Yhishara Cerise's Sweet Pea Lane: Día de los Muertos Under a Purple Moon

When I first seen the Zara outfit from PM I knew exactly how I wanted to style it. Fall is here and with it several events both in Second Life and Real Life. One (I hope) will be the Keep Calm and Give Me Candy Hunt from PM which has become an annual Halloween tradition in Second Life. The other is a real life holiday called Día de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead). Due to the skull theme, many people feel that it must be the Mexican version of Halloween, and I actually used to be one of them until I did a BOSL article on holidays. What I found is it's actually a very different kind of celebration.

Traditionally observed over the first two days of November, the Day of the Dead is a time for family and friends to celebrate loved ones who have died, making it more of a remembrance observance than a ghost and ghoul scare-a-thon. The sugar skulls seen everywhere were not actually a part of the ancient Mesoamerican tradition but have become accepted in modern times. Indeed, the skulls have become so widely accepted that they have become symbols of the holiday.

I find this holiday to be very beautiful in it's sentiment. I lost a real life brother in October many years ago, so I always tend to think of him at this time of year. He would have loved to know we were celebrating his life in such a way by looking at the good things in life that he was a part of rather than the pain of his loss. He was such a good brother to me and even through tears, I can't help but smile.

The accessories I chose for this outfit came from a long ago gacha set from DeviousMind called LaCatrina. The set features an early 1900's gown in bold black and white stripes in an off-the-shoulder and bustled style. But it was completed with vibrant and beautiful floral accents that just brought it to life (such as the parasol and floral sleeves shown in the image above). The mix and match colours of the Zara gown created a look that is so beautiful that I had to do a picture of it.

OUTFIT – PM – Zara Jumpsuit and Overskirt

Available exclusively at The Statement Arena until September 15 (So one more day peeps!)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TSA/132/133/3501

Sizes available: GenX Classic, GenX Curvy, Lara X, Lara X Petite, Legacy, Maitreya, Maitreya Petite, Reborn and Reborn Waifu.

Price: Single Colours - 299L MEGAPACK - 1599L

Comes in 12 colours and consists of the jumpsuit and the overskirt (which can be worn separately):

Single Colours come with a hud to adjust the transparency of the corset part of the jumpsuit.

In addition to being able to change the transparency, the megapack HUD comes with the option to mix and match all 16 colours (12 basic and 4 bonus) of the corset, trousers, and overskirt. It also comes with 5 colour options for the belt for even further customization.