Huzzah… we have new stuff for girls this week. One of our team riders is going to Indonesia in RL next week for surfing and I got all… jealous. So instead of dwelling on that, I designed new bikinis…

Inspired by the traditional textiles of Indonesia, these bikini sets are based on the fabrics of sarongs and selendang (shawls/slings) worn in the Palembang area of Sumatra. Executed in ikat-dyed silk, these fabrics are often trimmed with supplementary gold weft threads in ornate patterns.

These new bikinis are available at both our Toowoomba and Laguna Beach Club locations in-world. Each individual set is $195L and includes a patterned top, patterned bottom and plain bottom so you can mix and match if you like. Or get the ‘Everything’ set with both colours and patterns (a total of 10 pieces) for a reduced price of $750L.

And lastly, I am trying something new with the permissions… These bikini sets are set to TRANSFER (no copy, no mod, transfer) so that they can be purchased and given as gifts. Enjoy.

Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been busy setting up a second location for Namiko Surf Co. at the Laguna Beach Club. It’s crazy busy around here with a sim full of nude beach residents and me trying to put up shop posters… but it’s all coming together!

The exciting news is that I’m working on developing a dozen or so new surfboard designs with Sebastian Saramago that will be available for sale at the Laguna shop in a few days or so… For a preview, head on over to the shop and see the sample boards… (Laguna/183/87/22)

There is a new collection of boardshorts (for guys or girls) called ‘Slash’ and bikinis called ‘Cocoa Beach’. Each collection features five new colours derived from a variety of natural dyes including madder (reds), osage (yellow golds), logwood (deep purples), indigo (blues), cochineal (pinks and purples), and cutch (warm caramel) and iron (grey). And as always, the boardshorts look just as sweet on girls as they do on guys…

Does all work and no play make Keala a boring girl? I hope not. Here’s proof that I’m still making time to surf…

Last night, I surfed a new-to-me spot called the North Shore at imagiLEARNING (65, 215, 21)… a small but nicely designed sim with at several sets of waves installed — a couple that will take you back into shore… and another set that allows you to surf down about half the length of the sim.

I’m keeping a list of surf spots in Second Life, so if you see one you like let me know and we can post it on the list here… Or if you’d like to shoot some pics and write a review of a spot here, IM me and we’ll get you published!

Wishing you all a Happy New Year full of beautiful waves,
Keala