All the new items are now listed on XSTREETSL for easy gift giving and lag free browsing.

Clothing, Hair, & Shoes: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&MerchantID=59047&&sort=age&dir=asc

Eyewear & Jewlery:
https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&MerchantID=241005&&sort=age&dir=asc

We are very excited to announce the Paper Couture Spring 2009 Collection. The line is now on avaliable in Tableau!

Please enjoy the below video announcing the collection.

we also have a few images up on Flickr.



Please enjoy
- Ava & Cora Lu

A few customers have been asking if there will be a spring collection this year. Our answer is yes. More details to come.

Nivaya Barbosa and SerinaJane Loon of Rezzables were nice enough to feature the Black Swan: Winter Magic Gown in a blog post.

"The strapless bodice is formed of two diagonally overlapping panels, the first of sequinned silk, the second of the most exquisite hand drawn snowflake patterned antique lace, on a golden crème backdrop. At the waist is a black sash, secured with a beautiful jewelled snowflake pendant, and at the neck, an ivory coloured ruffle. The puff skirt is a mass of rumpled stiffened organza, reaching to the floor and spilling out to the sides, and is covered with clever sparkles, which move independently from the main bulk of the skirt and have the rather convincing effect of falling flakes of snow, depending on the angle viewed from."

View the orignal post here:
http://rezzable.com/blog/serinajane-loon/ava-lu-created-her-paper-couture-black-swans-winter-magic

We are honored to have been asked to be in the Black Swan sim's winter fashion show. We created a look inspired by the theme "Winter Magic".
Click here to see a little preview before the show on December 15th.

We feel that images speak louder than words so please enjoy the below video of a few select items from our new fall collection. All the items featured in this video are currently available in our stores. New handbags will be released at a later time, following a seprate announcement. - The Lu Sisters

Normally we try not to read reviews as they send prue into a deep spiraling depression. I think we all remember the jungle incident from two seasons ago. However, there are some too delicious not to read. Thank you Posh Pride for making such a post. Never have i felt more insulted and flattered at the same time. This has got to be one of my favorite reviews of a collection we've done. If I could I would bronze it and put it on the wall.

http://poshpride.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/paper-couture-no-future/

The post is a bit long, but its well worth the read. Heres some highlights:

"It’s true most of the clothes are hardly wearable, but they enforce the silly brainless models we are to be creative as well: you can’t wear this new collection without a little bit of character. You need humour, you have to be self confident enough but with some distance on yourself too; you can’t be dressed in PC without a bit of attitude and/or self-derision. And if it’s not a fashion challenge, what is it?!"

"But nobody’s perfect, and The Lus are far to be. Or if they are, this is only as the perfect reflection of a gorgeous lover: a Love/Hate relationship. The man I would love with no condition is the one I could slap and kiss right after. I think Paper Couture inspires me the same feelings…"

Hello again. After going into hiding for the past couple days we've peeked out of our holes long enough to see some of the images you have been posting to blogs and flickr. We LOVE seeing your avatars in our spring collection so stealing a page from Marni Grut of Royal Blue and her fantastic flickr group, we've created one as well. You can click here or type in http://www.flickr.com/groups/papercouture/ to visit the group page, please join and add to our photos! We want to encourage deconstructions and creativity photography of the current and past seasons and are looking forward to seeing your take on our designs.

Darlings we missed you,

snapshots from the spring 2008 show


Collection now available in Tableau

shoes and accessories (main floor)

Outfits and wigs (second floor)

--- April Fools!---
The Lu sisters are to merge their Paper Couture brand with Armidi by mid April, 2008. "We find Armidi amusing" said Ava Lu when asked why they decided join the Armidi girls. "We feel that we can bring a new level of couture to casual wear through Armidi". Prue Lu has stated that she will dedicate herself personally to dressing London and Adians pet cobra because, as she says, "animals are the future". Mare Lu, who is currently enrolled in a twelve step substance abuse program, grudgingly admitted that this is a good move for Paper Couture, as her sponsor insists she must make amends with the rival brand in order to heal. Mimi Lu, the youngest of the five sisters had this to say about the merge: "This is a once in a lifetime chance to work with people who have egos ALMOST as large as ours. Someone may lose an eye, but the end result will be a superlative virtual fashion collection, and that is worth losing the gift of sight for." Cora Lu could not be reached for comment. Rumour has it that she was inside her penthouse appartment, drinking Mojitos with a naked man less than half her age and watching The Bold & The Beautiful while the announcement was being made.

Hello my tiny diamonds. Are you as excited as I am? This week I, am representing P.C. at the 2007 Jewelry Expo. The 5 rings and pearl set that I have on display were created exclusivly for the expo and will not be for sale in the regular Paper Couture stores. Once this expo is over they will not be available in world. Our booth number is 62, click here to visit it.

A warm breeze on your face while sipping a exotic cocktail on the black sands of Waianapanapa is the feeling that the Lu's are experiencing right now. Ah yes my dears. If I might say so myself, our first runway show went off almost without a hitch. Our fall clothing line is now available to the public, with jewelry, shoes, and accessories to shortly follow. We've had a busy week and it's not over yet. We're planning to post a clip of the runway show for those of you who weren't there, so keep a jewel encrusted eye out.

Silhouettes, details and embellishments! There is so much anticipation in the air I feel like I can wrap it around me like a luxurious fur. You've been so patient my darlings and soon it will pay off, our new line is almost ready.

Well, my Sugar Orange Slices... I have so much to tell you!

First off I'm back from my vacation and much to my surprise my little JuJu was already home! I guess I forgot to pack him. Le sigh, I always do that. He's been giving me the cold shoulder ever since I returned. I brought him back a fancy glass and one of those toy monkeys with the velcro on it's arms from the Rainforest Cafe and it seems nothing can mend his little broken heart. Sometimes he acts like such a child. We're also having a little tiff over his diaper boycott but that's another story, darlings!

What else? Oh yes, Ava and Cora have been building us a web receptical for displaying our fashions. They've worked so hard. Sometimes if I listen real hard at night I can hear the faint sounds of gentle weeping coming from the computer room. Poor dears.

Anyhoo, I'd better go, we've just popped in a bootleg copy of Elizabethtown and I'm on popcorn duty. Oh and the store's open in 20 minutes.