Annah Whitfield of AnnaH is someone whom I’ve grown to know over the last several months and have had the pleasure of watching grow as a designer in Second Life. It’s one of the reasons I enjoy blogging - to appreciate the evolution of someone’s craft - whether just starting out or pushing the limits of what’s possible in SL fashion. I think that’s what my blogging is really - personal appreciation in my own small way.

As a reminder, Annah was a very new designer just a few months ago - and though I have never tried to design anything in SL - I can imagine how challenging it is to get out there and enter the highly competitive fashion scene here.

This week, Annah released some new items that I think show her transition into a more experienced designer from a texturing perspective in particular. They’re simple and classic staples - the long wool “Paris II” shorts and bright knit “Phillippa” tops - and to me, they’re a good example of how far she’s come. In the first picture (taken in Windlight and still not lit correctly *sigh*), I am wearing the new “Brisque” skin from LF Fashions Chai (this is a group freebie!) and Truth’s “Dakota” hair, along with the new AnnaH top and shorts.

In the below picture, the skin is TaP “Automne 3,” hair by Naughty, shorts and top (on the left) from AnnaH and top from the Last Call “Kamryn” outfit on the right.

The necklace is the new “Heart Window” necklace from Yummy. I love this necklace for its flexi tassel and intricate prim work. I have no idea if there are plans for this in silver, but I would love that.

More from AnnaH after the jump…
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