Last Call for Last Call

When I was still a relative noob here in Second Life, I got a job as a dealer in a Texas Hold ‘em poker casino. I needed clothes. Dressy clothes, classy clothes, to greet guests and circulate on the floor of the casino. With a few of my own poker winnings in my account, I wanted to go shopping. A friend recommended Last Call by Dazzle Haute Couture. Once I ventured through those doors…I knew my inventory would never be the same.

Last Call is and will always be one of my favorite fashion houses in this amazing virtual world. Along with her talented collaborators, Katterina Dagostino and Devyn Carmicheal, Ginny Talamasca carved out a huge slice of the fashion industry in SL. Now sadly, so very sadly, Ginny Talamasca has left the building.

On January 11, 2008, at 9:00 am SL time, Last Call opened its doors to record setting crowds. All designs created by Ginny, Katterina and Devyn are on sale, marked down to $100L. The sim was jammed and inaccessible for nearly for the first 72 hours of the sale. I myself managed to teleport to a nearby location, and walk (maybe crawl is more the truth) to the front door. Once there, I could go no further. Outside the door were many hopeful av’s, all waiting their turn to grab some of the amazing bargains to be found inside. I knew that the sale would be running for a while, so I could wait. I wanted to pick up a few things that I didn’t have, and alternate colors of some of the things that I did.

I finally got in on the fifth day. Moving through the morass of lag was difficult, but doable. The sim was still jammed, and transactions were slow, but they were completed without a hitch. I managed to pick up a few coveted items. No doubt, before the sale is over, I will go back to pick up a few more. It’s in my blood.

The sale is set to run for at least a month, longer if the demand calls for it. But when this sale is over, it's over. These wonderful fashions will be gone. Yes, Ginny has left the building. And she will be sorely missed.