Fashion trends among older avatars

'this terrible looking website was proudly coded in vim'

just kinda curious when a newbie becomes an oldbie .. or is there a midbie?. Rhetorical question really, I don't want to derail.

Bilbo bought a Naughty skin about a month from starting. A Gurl6 hair I think just before it actually. Tried the hair colours but always return to brown texture. In the intervening months I've tried another one or two do's but just plain used to my Branden. I tweaked my eyes a little more into a smile a couple of weeks back. Sometimes wear one earring for a giggle (right ear).

/me thinks ... memory failure .. probably said all this pages ago

Actually I've wondered about that myself. Maybe you stop being a newbie when you ditch the bling

Perhaps someone will come along and share some wisdom on the subject

/derail off

i dont think anyone born after 2004 will _ever_ be an oldbie.
youre either a noob or a non noob. but never an oldbie.

You stop being a newbie when you decide not to accept a stupid title thrown at you by someone else.

Personally, I'm kinda digging the "Dirty, Hobo-ish, Punky-but-without-the-cheeziness-of-Hot-Topic, kinda Goth, but not all "OMG, my parents hate me', kinda Tank-Girl like", tattooed, but cool, chunky boots and sexy jeans" style that's becoming more prevalent. Or at least in the places I've been shopping.

Maybe it's a neko thing, 'cuz they usually have some Neko stuff nearby. I dunno.

Nearly every male avatar I see falls into the "muscular, tall, tanned, long/straight haired, tattooed, semi-bearded, black-leather-clad" category.

They do diversify between gothic, fantasy/Gor, sci-fi and contemporary, but essentially they all look alike.

With a few notable exceptions. One exception is the newbie who thinks it's hilarious to expand their base hair until it grows over their face O.O

I can only recall one male avvie whose appearance really surprised me. He was pale and thin, dressed in exquisite period costume.

I don't know what men want, but I know the kind of men I like...

- the Pilot. Trim, a bit on the short side, not overmuscled. Bomber jacket and aviator specs, short neat hair.
- the Professor. Slim, tall, distinguished but not overdressed. Slightly longer hair, a little mussed. Glasses.
- the Thinking Man's Warrior. Bruce Willis. Sigh.

You can keep the Barbarians, the Gangsters, the Pimps, and the Football Heroes, thanks so much.

Of course, everything's out the window once he opens his mouth. If he's got a quick mind and a gentle heart, he doesn't need anything else.

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It's very simple. You stop being a newb when you throw away your bling and AO.

I don't use bling in the first place, though my collar has a subtle bling to it.

But let me get this straight... You want me to throw away the AO that I have spent so much time customizing? Are you joking?

hey I still use my AO.

Never did like Bling though.

Yes to be an official oldie you must toss the AO.

good then Ill never be old

Yeah, I threw away the bling about 3 months in, but I can't imagine ever getting to the point where I don't mind walking like a crippled duck or sticking my hands through my hips while standing about.

I like the official LL walk and stand...sorry but I do. I will never ever stand around striking silly poses!

LOL my AO is actually SLolder than most the active posters on this forum.

I bought it well over 2 years ago.

in 2+ years in SL, I have maybe a dozen outfits I enjoy wearing... 3 hair styles, and 2 pairs of shoes.. there just really is not much selection for the casual guy and you can only own so many jeans and t-shirts.

I find I have more avatars then I do outfits, being that when i failed to find things that felt "right" on me, I just started enjoying being completly diffrent, be it a dragon, a cat, a tiny baby...

Um... but doesn't the lack of an AO broadcast NOOB!?

Theres a big exception ..

if someone has been in SL so long there is NO ONE with their last name that has a AOL style first name (example Jill23) ..

then they are never a noob, no matter what they look like.

Oh I agree. Well, about the stands at least, though I do use an AO for walk and sits.

I just find many of the standing poses I see very silly. The default ones might not be perfect, but at least they look pretty natural. And I do love the way your chest rises and falls in a gentle breathing motion. It's very subtle... but perhaps subtlety isn't a big thing for many people.

I am sooooooo not going back to standard waddling! I don't use poses cause they're just not my thing, but the standard walk is just...... well..... painful!

Guess I'll never grow old

Eep. Perhaps I should amend that slightly...

Soji, the PERSON has to have those qualities, not his avatar. Ewww.