Damien's Fate

The season of pool parties is fast approaching and I am more than happy to share this wide range of swimwear for all body types and levels of shyness. Other new items include a set of beach towels that are slung realistically over the shoulder or around the neck.

Also included this week are materials-ready versions of the trunks that are ready for the upcoming materials viewer for Second Life. There are more details on a technical notecard in the packages, but in short ‘materials’ will bring much more realism to clothing and objects in Second Life. Here is a quick video that shows how these look in action -

All available now at the main store location and at the marketplace, read on for details!

“Mark” trunks are the longest ones available this week, with a subtle stripe pattern available in the usual wide range of popular colours. (demo)

“Spitz” features a candy stripe motif that is used across this week’s releases, these colours are bright and complimentary, a great way to stand out from the crowd. (demo)

“Ian” trunks are a medium length item with a fun cut around the side of the leg with a contrasting black or white colour. (demo)

“Thorpe” trunks feature a tri-tone texture in line with the candy set for this week. Bright popping colours for the base with a muted waistband. (demo)

“Michael” trunks don’t leave much to the imagination, they come in a wide range of colours and feature a tie on the waistband. (demo)

“Phelps” bring the fun candy striped design to the Michael trunks which are sure to bring a smile to peoples’ faces :) (demo)

“Matt” is the first of FATEwear’s beach towel collection, in a simple and versatile range of stripes that can be worn over the shoulder or around the neck. (demo)

“Biondi” finishes off your look nicely when paired with any of the candy striped trunks available this week, hit the beach in style! (demo)

“Nicholas” is a gift from FATEwear to loyal subscribers, featuring a range of graphics for your beach towel. Enjoy!

But wait, that’s not all, be sure to point your lady friends in the direction of coldLogic this week for their brand new line of sexy summer swimwear!

What’s up with Spring? As usual it’s hot one day, cold the next. To follow the theme FATEwear has put away the tees and brought out the longer sleeves with a new range of shirts with sleeves that cover the wrist. All available now at the main store location and at the marketplace, read on for details!

   “Stefon” is a layered tee and contrasting longsleeve shirt made of thin material that comes in three wear styles, half tucked, tucked and untucked. Fits all FATEwear pants with ease! (demo)

“Zolesky” brings some graphic fun to the ‘Stefon’ shirt with a bold graphic* with matching striped sleeve layers. The FATEpack has some bonus graphic and colour options at a discount! (demo)

“Seth” is a fun stripey baseball style shirt which comes with an optional breast pocket in solid colour, the sleeves are long with thicker stripes than the chest. (demo)

“Scott” is a twist on the classic baseball style shirt look with sleeves that contrast eachother in interesting ways. The optional pocket version also adds to the style of the shirt. Check out the FATEpack version for even more crazy combination options! (demo)

All available now at the main store location and at the marketplace. Stay tuned for more great spring time releases coming soon!

*all graphics are original work or modified public domain artwork

Hi there!

FATEwear is participating in this year’s Fantasy Faire – a Relay For Life event in SL.

These items are 100% donation to RFL and each come in three colours. Please read on for specific details on each item if you like, or just go visit the FATEwear store @ Fantasy Faire right now! :)

“Rochon” is a layered elven dress which is tied up in the front with a long delicate ribbon. The sleeves are long and flowing and while the overall design is conservative when it comes to showing skin the front of the skirt is split up the center, showing off your legs :)

“Ithron” is clearly inspired by the wizard archetype from the pointed hat to the bag of mysterious magical supplies. The long robes can be worn with or without the large bellowing cloak.

“Feredir” is the second Elven offering, this time in the form of a hunter’s garb. The layered look includes the boots as shown and can be worn with or without the cloak.

See these outfits and more from other amazing creators now at the Fantasy Faire event!

Part two of the FATEwear Spring line is here, featuring old favourites with fresh new twists. I hope you enjoy, all available now at the main store location and at the marketplace. Read on for more details!

“Taylor” comes with three great wear options; closed, one button and open. Perfect for changing your appearance to match the weather! The shirt features two breast pockets and a creased front.

“Samuel” features a striped texture for the “Taylor” shirt and looks fantastic when paired with this week’s “Eddie” pants or the “Marty” pants from last week for hte perfect Spring look.

“Steve” shorts bring a fun and oversized gingham texture to the incredible popular line of shorts at FATEwear, available in a wide range of colours and even more bonus colours in the FATEpack HUD!

“Eddie” brings another fantastic spring pant and belt set in a range of bright colours. These creased pants also come with a stiff or relaxed look for the leg.

All available now at the main store location and at the marketplace. Stay tuned for news on FATEwear’s participation in this year’s Fantasy Faire – a Relay For Life event.

I’ve been hit with the Spring Cleaning bug and have made the hard decision to retire some of my old – but still good – products that currently reside only on my marketplace store and taking up space! I have been in Second Life for 9.5 years and have been creating content since day 1.

Most of the old stuff has already been removed, but there are some products that I feel deserve a last ‘hurrah!’ before drifting away into the matrix beyond. Read on for details!

This sale runs on til April 16th and includes the following brands and products:

Loco Pocos (tiny animal avatars): Established in 2008, Loco Pocos brought a huge range of tiny animal avatars that were fully animated, scripted and accompanied by a right region of stories, adventures and hidden prizes. 70% off the entire line! Search my store for “Loco Pocos” – Loco Pocos video by Sasy Scarborough

Poco Pals (plush animal toys): Loco Pocos were such a big hit that ‘normal’ sized avatars wanted to take part too, thus Poco Pals was born in 2009, bringing all the functionality of the Loco Pocos avatar, wearable as a plushie toy. 70% off the entire line! Search my store for “Poco Pals” – Poco Pals demo video

Random Crap: Starting out as a repository for my self-created machinima props and turning into a full permission sculpt kit store in 2010 providing kits that covered the major seasons and popular trends. 70% off entire line! Search my store for “randomcrap”

Mirada: As far back as 2004 I teamed up with my now wife Washu Zebrastripe and Mirada was born, home to many of my early products such as the smartHUD* and the Alternate Reality Chamber (ARC). Mirada has had a very long life! 90% off! smartHUD demo video – ARC demo video

*The mirada smartHUD will still be available after the sale.

Hi there!

It has been a while, but the wait was hopefully worth it – Spring has officially begun and I am happy to share with you FATEwear’s first release for this season, and it is a big one!

You’ve waited long enough, so let’s get right to it :) All available now at the main store location and at the marketplace. Read on for more details!

“Andy” is a great spring jacket, made from denim and paired with an optional button down shirt that tucks into all FATEwear pants with ease to create an excellent layered look. Three wear styles included for open, closed and single button looks.

“Shaw” is a vibrant shirt with rolled sleeves for the warmer weather, the shirt can be tucked, untucked or half tucked. See the individual picture for a glimpse of how that looks.

“Graham” features a gingham style texture for the “Shaw” shirt, two options with each colour for larger or smaller patterns. The same three style options available.

“Nathan” brings a new simple shirt to the FATEwear line but with the added benefit of three style options for tucked, untucked and half tucked. The FATEpack HUD allows you to colour the arms and hems separately to create your own look!

“Drake” brings some fantastic spring colours and colour fades to the “Nathan” shirt, both light and dark fades available!

“Charles” brings a classic polo shirt to the line up with three versions for the collar, closed, open and popped – if you’re so inclined!

“Henry” adds some fun multi-toned stripes to the “Charles” shirt, available in a wide range of colours that pop!

“Marty” starred in all the other pictures above. These belted slacks are perfect for the warmer weather with their thinner material than jeans, versatile cuff options and bright spring colours contrasted with the optional belt!

All available now at the main store location and at the marketplace. Stay tuned for more great spring time releases coming soon!

I’d also like to take this moment to mention that my friends and I at coldLogic have also had a massive springtime fashion launch, be sure to let the lady in your life know! Here is a taste of what is on offer there today.

I hope your year is going well so far. Today I’m happy to present to you the newest FATEwear release. These items are the first to use the new scripted HUD in the FATEpack bundle which has several additional colours built in at no extra cost, be sure to check it out!

All available now at the main store location and at the marketplace.

Feedback on the new HUD appreciated! Enjoy :)

FATEwear recently held an anonymous survey with customers about how I can better package future releases. The results are in and I’d like to go through what I’ve learned and what I plan to do moving forward.

First of all, I want to thank all those that took time out to take part in the survey, I really appreciate it. You have helped shape the future of FATEwear!

FATEwear’s most popular colours

1: How would you rate the colour choices available at FATEwear
The vast majority is happy with the range of colours. Currently there are around 16 colours that are commonly used in the store, though typically products are released in 5-6 options on average. Out of all the colours I have in store it should be of no surprise that black (‘void’) outsells the other colours by far, followed by white, red and grey. For that reason, these colours will almost always be available for new products, but I’d like to start offering more options per item…. more on that in a moment.

 FATEwear’s extended colour palette

2: Which of the following options would you prefer for choosing a product colour?
Out of the options available for this question the slight majority requested a HUD control for choosing colours on FATEpacks. There is still a strong desire for individually packed colours too. Since this the results of this question are divisive I will most likely try to offer both options. For example, a shirt comes out with 6 colour options for individual purchase, purchasing the FATEpack will gain you a HUD controlled version in the main package, with the extra colours included as boxes withing the FATEpack. This will allow the best of both worlds… with an extra added bonus – more colours!

The future of FATEpacks.

3) …How much would you pay [for a FATEpack]?
Half of you would like a steeper discount on the  FATEpacks of 50% the cost of individual items, while a third of you are happy with the current discount of 33%. A smaller percentage want HUD controlled versions at the same price as individual items (sorry, that’s not gonna happen!). So, this is an important result, especially when compared to those who want more colours and those who want a HUD. My plan is this: Offer the usual range of individually packaged colours which would be included in the FATEpack as individuals also and continue to charge the regular discount of 33% on those colours, BUT, to also include extra colours only available through the HUD.

What this achieves is that those who want to continue with the standard FATEwear packaging and pricing scheme can continue to do so, and those who want the HUD and more colour options at a cheaper price also get their wish. If you consider that using the HUD version will provide you with many more colours then the discount is no longer 33% but closer to 60% or more.

The recent Edward Suit release was heavy on wear styles!

4) How important are ‘wear styles’ to you? For example, a simple polo shirt with three wear styles, closed collar – open collar – popped collar.
About half of you said that more wear styles are very important, with the other half liking extra options. I think this is very clear and I will definitely aim to offer wear style options for future releases when applicable.

5) Would you pay more for extra wear styles?
The majority again voted that they would be happy with paying more for more wear styles, as long as there were a good amount. Fair enough here I think, and I will continue to offer competitive prices that fairly reflect the quality of items on offer.

What are you most excited about?

6) Which of the following items would you like to see at FATEwear? Choose as many as you like.
There were a lot of items on the list, and somewhat surprisingly to me ‘more casual wear’ came out on top as the most requested item. I say surprising really because casual wear doesn’t seem as in demand as formal wear, but worry not – I hear you – and I am currently working on a large release for spring that will be sure to please. Another surprise was footwear, your feet are screaming out for FATEwear shoes, and I will provide, though I cannot give a time estimate on footwear as it is something I haven’t done much of before and I am sure it will take quite a bit of work.

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So there you have it. The results, my thoughts and plans. Thanks again for taking part in the survey and stay tuned for the next big FATEwear release!

In a constant effort to improve FATEwear, I would greatly appreciate if you could take a few moments and fill in the multiple choice survey below.

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Thanks!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Everyone has a favourite coat, a coat that you wear down to it’s threads over a harsh winter. The Lando coat is this coat. Weathered and worn and available in six great new colours. All available now at the main store location and at the marketplace.