Wear Gray For A Day: September 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Wear Gray Auction items for September 24th 2010

Right when you land you at Wear Gray you will see 3 Bid boxes by Lucky Designs. In each bid box there will be a one of a kind item that is up for auction for 24 hours. If you are out bid it will send you your money back along with a message and SLurl if you wish to bid higher.

Todays items are as follows

Bid box #1
Hopskotch Kaylee Rai Oufit starting bid only 200L

Bid Box #2
Hooligan Streetwear Unisex Urban Prankster Outfit starting bid only 250L

Bid Box #3
A-Bomb Kelly shoes Starting bid only 20L

Everything raised in the auctions will be going to the ABTA.

Hope you enjoy and good luck winning some amazing one of a kind items exclusively at Wear Gray.

Sanura Snowpaw
Director, Wear Gray 2010

Arora Zanzibar
Liaison, Wear Gray 2010

Wear Gray Closes in 2 Days

We only have 2 days left until we close Wear Gray for the year many of the items are exclusive to Wear Gray and you won't find them again later in the stores so make sure you stop by and grab anything you may have missed or were thinking about grabbing.

Thank you to all the shoppers, designers, and bloggers for making Wear Gray a HUGE success we are currently at L$553,936, which is slightly over $2000USD

Thank you,
Sanura & Arora

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wear Gray Auction items for September 23rd 2010

Bid Box #2
GLAM! skins in 3 tones starting bid only 300L

Bid Box #3
Fire GOOD!!! Empyreal Dreams Orchid Seat Starting bid only 350L

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Wear Gray Auction items for September 22nd 2010

Bid Box #2
SE*Designz Pink Pearl Necklace starting bid only 50L

Bid Box #3
A-Bomb Courtney Boots Starting bid only 20L

Monday, September 20, 2010

Wear Gray Auction items for September 21st 2010

Bid Box #2
WoE Lacey Outfit starting bid only 250L

Bid Box #3
::Eclectic Firefly:: Studio Loft House Starting bid only 500L

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Wear Gray Auction items for September 20th 2010

Bid Box #2
Annabella's Song Outfit starting bid only 25L

Bid Box #3
NK Styles Dress starting bid is only 200L

Halfway

It's the end of week one of Wear Gray and we've hit a milestone. Our current donations balance is sitting at $502,810L.

If we can do that in a week, imagine how we can go with yet another week of trading still to go. We have lots more auctions and DJ's yet to come. If you haven't been over to Wear Gray yet, come on over and have a look at all the fantastic designs from merchants across the grid. There is literally something for anyone, any age, role-play, accessories, furniture...you name it!

Don't forget to check out our events page for the auctions yet to come and the DJ's planned for the remaining week. We hope to see you around the Market.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Wear Gray Auction items for September 19th 2010

Bid Box #2
Dark Goddess Designs Demon Horns starting bid only 100L

Bid Box #3
~Dreams in Digital Art~ Original Artwork starting bid is only 500L

To Hunt or not to Hunt

Did you know that Wear Gray has their own hunt going on around the Sim? Over half the stores on the sim are participating and all you need to do is look for a small grey ribbon.

Each store that is participating in the hunt has our hunt sign located in their store.

Ribbons are only located in the stores that have the signs shown. Some have 1 ribbon and some have more. When you get the ribbon it will be labelled as 'Wear Gray Hunt Item - 1 of....' to tell you how many to look for.

There are some terrific items in the hunt ribbons. Some of our bloggers - click their links to the left - have written about them so you can see just what you are hunting for.

And to end off on a really big high. Our total donations amount so far is:

$487,097L

Wear Gray Auction items for September 18th 2010

Right when you land you at Wear Gray will see 3 Bid boxes by Lucky Designs. In each bid box there will be a one of a kind item that is up for auction for 24 hours. If you are out bid it will send you your money back along with a message and SLurl if you wish to bid higher.

Todays items are as follows

Bid box #1
SySy's One of a kind Tygra Jumpsuit starting bid only 300L

Bid Box #2
[Acide!] Anklette starting bid only 80L

Bid Box #3
Indyra Originals Shoes & Bag starting bid is only 1250L

Friday, September 17, 2010

Double?

I'll make this one short and sweet.

Last years TOTAL donations - $212,524L

This years TOTAL as at the end of the day on the 16th - $418,365L

We still have 9 days left for the Wear Gray Market. I think I can honestly say we are going to easily DOUBLE last years donations. All that is needed to push us over, and make it double last years is $6,683L

Thank you so much to everyone donating and showing your support. It truly is heart-warming.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Wear Gray Auction items for September 17th 2010

Bid Box #2
* RezIpsa Loc * Gray Matters Tee starting bid only 50L

Bid Box #3
Cilian'gel Dress starting bid only 50L

Wear Gray's Stage

It's update time, so we thought we should tell you all about the central stage at the Market. During set-up stage for Wear Gray we approached Further Monday and Fang Roffo, owner's of !Weather or Not?, enquiring about a build for a central stage.

For anyone that visited Operation Squeegee this year and saw the central stage there, you will know why we went straight to them. Further and Fang pride themselves on their unique designs, attention to detail and sculpties. Whilst the stage is specific for Wear Grays events, it holds many other uses. During a conversation with Further at set up, I mentioned that it would look cute as a garden accessory as well. So that was the focus for my picture. To give you inspiration to see it another setting, other than a stage with a DJ booth and advertising.

The stage itself is a low 31 prims with an extra prim shadow. Not only is it great as a stage when you want to fit in what you need but not take up too much room for dancers, it's just perfect for those backyard or beach-side decks, with a table and chairs and maybe some potted plants.

The stage is available at !WorN?'s Wear Gray store and is exclusive to the Wear Gray Market. So get it while it's there. Their store is right next to the central stage at Wear Gray.

Our thanks go to Further and Fang for the hard work and effort they put in to this stage, and for donating it to Wear Gray for our central stage.

Lastly, a quick update on our totals - $384, 108L. We're over the moon at the generous amounts of donations coming in.

Don't forget, the Wear Gray stage is only available at the Market, now through till September 25th.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Wear Gray Auction items for September 16th 2010

Right when you land you at Wear Gray will see 3 Bid boxes by Lucky Designs. In each bid box there will be a one of a kind item that is up for auction for 24 hours. If you are out bid it will send you your money back along with a message and SLurl if you wish to bid higher.

Todays items are as follows

Bid box #1
..::Beauty Killer::.. Cirque Sauvage Outfit starting bid only 100L

Bid Box #2
Oran store Tattoo starting bid only 20L

Bid Box #3
{what next} Garden Party Picnic Bench starting bid only 100L

A Little Bloggity Goodness

Our official Wear Gray Bloggers have been hard at work blogging all the wonderful creations for sale at the Market.

We just thought we would share some links with you.

Feles Seitan has a few links to check out covering kids wear , mature clothing and furniture

Isabeau Reinard covered skins, eyelashes, clothing and furniture

Audra Graves looks adorable in a kids oufit

Sophia Harlow rested on poseprops and wearing Wear Gray clothing

Arora Zanzibar went Wear Gray Hunt crazy

Villemo Inglewood looks like she's ready for the ball in this lovely gown

Alicia Chenaux has a fan girl moment on day one

Jordan Whitt plays dress up in a few outfits, poses on a pose prop and shows off some furniture

Incognito Xaris covers jewelry and fashion

Fayne Khandr plays around with poses and clothing

Willow Zander says Hi from Wear Gray is some cute outfits

Beulah Mills gets dressed up for the ball, tries on some casual outfits, shows off some jewelry, can't decide which colour to get so goes for all 10, looks as pretty as a princess in this gown and finally some cute tee's for any occasion

Thank you to all our Wear Gray Bloggers, and to all the other bloggers around the grid helping to spread the word.

There's always one.....

There was a break in the DJ events today, the auctions still going strong through the day though.

There was however some entertainment, of a different kind.

It seems that no good charity event is free from people deciding to run amok. Today was only day three and we had the pleasure of ejecting and banning an individual that was acting very inappropriately.

Did this stop us having an awesome day in sales and donations?....no way! We are still going strong as ever with tonight's tally for the end of day three sitting at

$354, 807L

And with a third lot of auctions under way we hope to boost that amount even more. Don't forget merchants. If your items are up for auction, make sure to let your VIP's in your groups know. After all, they are one of a kind designs that they may want to grab.

Wear Gray Auction items for September 15th 2010

Bid Box #2
Cilian'gel poster Male outfit set starting bid only 50L

Bid Box #3
Bellissima! Hunter Tweed Kilt starting bid is only 750L

Everything raised in the auctions will be going to the ABTA.

Hope you enjoy and good luck winning some amazing one of a kind items.

Sanura Snowpaw
Director, Wear Gray 2010

Arora Zanzibar
Liaison, Wear Gray 2010

Monday, September 13, 2010

The Tips Are Getting Bigger

Today was Day 2 of the Wear Gray Market and DJ Marcus was on fire. Not only did Marcus kindly donate his time and tips to Wear Gray, he also put out the offer that he would match the tips received in our Wear Gray donation jar up to $5,000L. Thanks to the generosity of those dancing away and listening to Marcus set, the $5,000 was soon reached, and true to his word Marcus then added $5,000 to the jar as well. It was so heart-warming to see a donation sitting there with $10,000 just from one event, and with not even an hour having passed.

Now the Market is on a Mature sim. But that doesn't mean we condone people just wandering around half naked. There are after all childrens stores and children avatars wandering around. After a quick scan of the sim and the people attending it was seen to be an all adult crowd. And to liven things up and help get in more donations for ABTA.....

A challenge is set forth:

Marcus32 Vyper: ok.... here's an idea

Marcus32 Vyper: I see 15k in that tip jar.... I strip to my boxers

And we sit back and watch the donations roll in. It seems people want to see skin! But what about the guys in the crowd you ask?....Well never fear gentlemen -

Sanura Snowpaw: I'll tell you what for the guys to have incentive to donate I'll strip to my bra and panties if we hit 15K also

Our very own Organiser jumped in to help boost donations. Marcus set the challenge at 8.16pm and by 8.26pm we hit $15,000

Not only did Marcus' first challenge of reaching $5,000 get smashed. But the second challenge of reaching $15,000 was blown out of the water with our eventual tally for the evening reaching a whopping $19,000.

So our lovely white kitteh and our DJ stud got down to their briefs and partied hard with the crowd. Lets not forget Sanura passing out in shock a few times and having to take a lay down in the grass from the generosity of everyone around.

And with an end to the 2 hour event, we are absolutely stunned at the progress of our total donations so far.

Thank you to everyone who came and danced the night away. Thank you to Marcus for his generous tips and to those who helped us reach a phenomenal amount in those 2 hours.

Wear Gray Auction items for September 14th 2010

Bid Box #2
Larnia Kids Reading Bench starting bid only 150L

Bid Box #3
Gothic Passionate Dreams Outfit starting bid is only 500L

Wear Gray Auction Items Sept 13th

Right when you land you at Wear Gray will see 3 Bid boxes by Lucky Designs. In each bid box there will be a one of a kind item that is up for auction for 24 hours. If you are out bid it will send you your money back along with a message and SLurl if you wish to bid higher.

Todays items are as follows

Bid box #1
*Bellies* Wear Gray Striped Jeans starting bid is only 50L

Bid Box #2
[MONKEE] Hermione Opal Jewlery set starting bid is only 249L

Bid Box #3
Puarangi Designs Goddess Set starting bid is only 400L

Day one ends with happy tears

Day one of the Wear Gray Market and Sanura and Arora are bouncing around high on happiness. Even before the sim was opened for business we had received more donations that we thought possible, thanks to the merchants participating in Wear Gray having donation jars and Wear Gray Vendors in their stores.

After just 18 hours of open trading we beat last years totals of $212, 524L. Day one wasn't even over and we had outdone all of last years efforts!!!

8pm rolled around and our first DJ for the Market, Alicia Chenaux rocked the sim for two hours bringing in more donations. Alicia donated all tips for her set using a Wear Gray Donation jar instead of her own. Thank you ever so much for your generosity Alicia and for helping us open with a bang.

With midnight now upon us and a new day about to begin in the market we count up our totals and can't wipe the grin from our faces. It's only just begun, but we are so happy to announce that our donations so far have reached $257, 574L.

We would like to thank everyone who has donated, purchased items or even just visited to show their support. It means the world to us, and to those, whose lives are going to be affected for the better, by our eventual donation to ABTA at the end of the Market.

Sanura & Arora

Saturday, September 11, 2010

We're Open

The Wear Gray Market has opened it's doors and is ready to raise some serious funds for the American Brain Tumor Association.

Take your limo right to the centre of the market. To help everyone have as close to a lag free shopping experience as possible, you'll be offered a Lag Reducing Tips note card on landing. There are some very helpful hints in there and also some myth-busters. You'll probably be surprised that what you normally thought was a great lag reducer - actually isn't =) One of the helpful ideas is sitting on a prim and editing/moving yourself around. It's a lot easier when the lag monster strikes to just slide around on a prim. So to help you with that you'll see a stack of boxes where you land. They have been set so anyone can use them, so grab a prim, park your tush....and enjoy shopping sitting down for a change. (oh and psst a little fairy told me they are also set for sale with freebie gifts inside).

The central area includes banners from our merchants who have their stores in the market. Each sign has the LM to their main store, just touch and go. Their are also banners scattered around the sim. As you can see we have a lot of designers sponsoring this very worthwhile cause. It is so fantastic to see so many people getting behind it.

Just behind you when arriving are the auction boards. During the two weeks of the Market there will be three items, donated from the merchants of Wear Gray, that will be auctioned off in the bid boxes. These will run for 24 hours and the highest bidder will automatically be sent the item upon closing. 100% of the profits raised from these auctions goes towards Wear Gray supporting the American Brain Tumor Association. The auction details can be found on our Events page.

The stage area was kindly designed and donated by Weather! or Not?. At a low 31 prims it looks absolutely fantastic. If you love it as much as we do - pop over to !WorN?'s Wear Gray store and grab one. It's only available at Wear Gray as an exclusive, so don't leave it till the last minute. There are 10 DJ's lined up over the course of the two weeks that will be appearing at Wear Gray and performing at the central stage. Make sure to check our Events page to keep up to date with who is playing, and when.

Monday, September 6, 2010

A Sneak Peek

Wear Gray is in set up mode and it's all hands on deck. It is fantastic to see all the stores filling up with designs so to give you all a bit of a preview is a few of the designs you will see at the Wear Gray Market this year.

New from *elymode* and debuting at Wear Gray is the Joell set: a collection of sexy tops, tight fitting pants and shrugs. Available in purple, black, red and brown, the items are sold separately for you to mix and match! 100% of the proceeds from the tops and pants will go towards the American Brain Tumor Association.

Created in honor of my Mom who I lost 4 years ago.

Leigh is a sensual flowing long dress with contrasting bodice panels and decorative rhinestone clips! It includes a resizeable skirt and all clothing layers so you can still wear your tattoos and other adornments.Leigh is available in my shop in 5 color combinations for $575. I have created leigh in Grey exclusively for Wear Gray for a Day for only $300! This is a limited edition that you will not see again until next year's event, if at all. Copy/ No Mod /No Trans. ~DragonLady

Magoa has produced 8 new and exclusive items. Three of them will be sold at 100% for the American Brain Tumor Association. ALL other Magoa products displayed on the sim will give 20% of their profits as well, including the other 5 new and exclusive Wear Gray items.

The women's set includes a set of bangles, a grouping of necklaces with beads, cords and pendant, and two matching earrings that mirror the pendant plus include flexi dangles.The men's set includes a choker-style necklace of braided leather and stone, plus two styles of cuffs/bracers, one of each style for Right and Left handed-wear. The ladies' set is available for L$300 and the gentlemen's set for L$200 at Wear Gray, with 100% of proceeds to benefit the American Brain Tumor Association.

This lovely gown comes with two full outfits, one with gold pearls and the other with silver. There is also a large and a small version of the skirt for each detail color, as well as detachable trains. The gown is going for 350L for the event and comes in 4 other jewel-toned colors.

:{od}: Liana Cyber inspired white corset with mesh top and kyoot sculpted tutu. Available exclusively at the Wear Gray Faire for 300L. Don't miss out on Nylirr a dark goth compliment also available exclusively at the Faire.

Rising Silks for Her - "Solar" - Special Edition White. The silks are scripted for resize and have some texture change functions; not color but rather glow, shiny, etc.

Just one of the many designs on show at DragonLady's Closet at the Wear Gray Market.

Everyone needs a 'little black dress'. Exclusive Wear Gray item for Gothic Passionate Dreams.

TempT will be introducing Brihanna Gowns at the event. All proceeds from the special edition in grey will go to Wear Gray and will only be available as a single purchase for this event. The only other way to get it is in a fatpack. The Gown is just 300L and will also available in 6 other colors as well. It includes the matching jewelry and a 2.0 viewer neck tattoo.

`*~Zanzibar creationZ~*` usually known for the wacky and weird designs is putting out an exclusive Wear Gray - Purple Haze Dress. Of course it has it's own little wackyness to it. Dress comes with Skirt prim with brain decals, belt/sash and top neck tie. Available only at Wear Gray for $200L

This is my favourite creation for Wear Gray... in honour of all the people in my life that I have lost to cancer. Unforgettable necklace, L$100 Lindens, all proceeds to the charity.

The "Wear Gray" exclusive color is silver metal with a diamond/gray awareness ribbon charm. After the "Wear Gray" event is over, a color/gem/metal change version will be available in the LacieCakes main store (for a slightly higher price). This necklace is highly detailed with a realistic clasp & shadowing. The word "Hope" is engraved on one of the charms and this necklace also includes a little "bling" (instructions how to turn it on/off are included). Available at Wear Gray for $159L

Izzie's donation item is called "Wear Color Outfit" and it's a whole outfit that consists of a jacket, 2 pants (flared and hot pants), tank top, socks and gloves. It costs L$ 400

Dark Mouse Jewelry offers this exquisite necklace for Wear Gray. The picture really does speak for itself.

This horn set is 241 Prims of Demonic glory. Extremely tiny chains adorn the upper horns, each link made from one sculpted prim and interconnected to attain the arcs under the horns. The lower horns pierced by spikes and rings to make an elegant design. The graceful curves interlink to complete the design. This horn set is controlled by the (DGD) CC HUD which gives you the ability to change to 3 different metal textures, 4 horn textures, and infinite color combinations. Even the metals can be colored to add even more variation. The main horn texture is a custom made seamless texture to give the horns a unique look.

One of the items from Boof is the 'Eat Me' Mouth Lollipops. They come in 8 colors. The colors include:Orange, Black, Blue, Purple, Red, Teal, Green and Pink. Available at Wear Gray for only 30L each

Beauty Killer - BabyDoll Dresses. Comes in 3 cute different styles (Pink Strawberry, Green Polka and Pink Polka). 240 L$ (All goes to The American Brain Tumor Association). All Dresses are included in one pack.

The sexy outfit is called Satin 'n Mesh, and will be sold as a Fatpack for 300L or individually as 85L. It comes on a shirt/pants or jacket/pants layers. The top can be worn as a tunic (with the belt) and the shorts can be worn individually as well (careful, they're definitely booty shorts!). The prims are all mod. For Wear Gray, these items will be mod/copy/notrans.

From Bellies - 75L each! Prim sleeves, prim hoodies, prim strings, prim shirt bottom. All layers included!

This outfit is called Dusk and it's for the boys. It's a gray jacket with sculpted sleeves and collar as well as a hoodie sculpt that can replace the collar to transform the outfit into something more comfy. Jacket includes a sculpted bottom to add volume to the jacket as well as a belt for style. Outfit also comes with a stand alone belt, if that is preferred. Included is a white undershirt/tank if it gets too hot and tartan gray shorts with sculpted cuffs. It is Mod for the prims and some prims with resizer script as well. It is also trans for gifting if there's a lil boy you think would look cute in the outfit. 150L for the whole deal!

A gorgeous flowy purple dress from Bliss Couture.

These are just some of the items available at Wear Gray. Each Merchant has more than one exclusive item available plus normal store items and possibly new releases as well. Be sure to pop on over and grab an exclusive while you can.