Iris Ophelia’s of New World News gives us a rundown on how Japanese designers are breaking new ground in Second Life, and talks about her favorite Japanese owned shops in this first of two installments. The second installment will have more and will have tips on breaking the language barrier.

More and more talented Japanese artists and companies are developing the virtual world around us– even a quick glance shows how groundbreaking these efforts have been, or can be. But with so much innovation happening on the Japanese frontiers of Second Life, why is there so little coverage of their work in the SL fashion scene? It’s time for the sun to rise on our fashionable friends from the East. Source: Ophelia’s Gaze: the Second Life of Japanese Fashion, Part 1

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