A classic, heavily boned victorian-styled corset with front gusset and back lacing, lightly embroidered, with lace trim on the bust. When worn with low-cut dresses and vests, the lace peeks suggestively from the decolletage. The Corset is fitted with garter straps with cord frog detailing and metal clasps. The set includes a coordinated pair of stockings, but the garter is designed to work with most BlakOpal stockings requiring a garter belt to hold them up. These are the perfect underthings to wear when you want to complete your Victorian look down to the skin, or wear the corset as a sexy top with your favorite clothes. The Corset is designed so you can wear it on any layer, making it a very versatile addition to your period or fantasy wardrobe. (Shown with the Amaranthine necklace, not included)

Includes:
• Full corset (jacket)
• Corset top (shirt, undershirt)
• Corset bottom (pants)
• Corset bottom with panty (underpants)
• Panty (underpants)
• Stockings (socks)

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Tags: Victorian, Corset, White

A stylish outfit, well suited for more conservative occasions, or times when you want to be a bit more buttoned up. The striped jacket has dark satin lapels, cuffs and detailing on the back. The outfit is brightened up with splashes of color at the hemline of the skirt, which is also trimmed with lace, and the bright-colored vest. The suit is worn with a crisp white tab collar shirt and a frilly cravat around the neck, or wear the vest without the shirt for a more saucy look. The jacket can be worn without the long skirt with the alternate jacket ruffle, giving this outfit lots of flexibility. Under the skirt is a pair of long pantaloons and matching stockings.

Includes:
• Jacket
• Vest
• Shirt
• Long skirt
• Jacket ruffle
• Pantaloons
• Stockings

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Tags: Roedean, Suit, Gray, Red

A delight for your legs! Matching garter, thong panty, and stockings that will make you feel sexy no matter what you wear them with. Tone-on-tone sheer & semi sheer patterning on the stockings is paired with silk brocade patterning on the garter and panty fabrics. Silk flowers accent the garter straps in front and back.

Includes:
• Garter
• Panty
• Stocking

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Tags: Slinky Legs, Stockings, Bundle, Floral, Flowers, Gothic, Cherry, Red, Cornflower, Blue, Latte, Brown, Black, Cocoa, Plum, Purple

A delight for your legs! Matching garter, thong panty, and stockings that will make you feel sexy no matter what you wear them with. Tone-on-tone sheer & semi sheer patterning on the stockings is paired with silk brocade patterning on the garter and panty fabrics. Silk flowers accent the garter straps in front and back.

Includes:
• Garter
• Panty
• Stocking

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Tags: Slinky Legs, Stockings, Floral, Flowers, Cherry, Red

A delight for your legs! Matching garter, thong panty, and stockings that will make you feel sexy no matter what you wear them with. Tone-on-tone sheer & semi sheer patterning on the stockings is paired with silk brocade patterning on the garter and panty fabrics. Silk flowers accent the garter straps in front and back.

Includes:
• Garter
• Panty
• Stocking

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Tags: Slinky Legs, Stockings, Flowers, Floral, Cornflower, Blue

A delight for your legs! Matching garter, thong panty, and stockings that will make you feel sexy no matter what you wear them with. Tone-on-tone sheer & semi sheer patterning on the stockings is paired with silk brocade patterning on the garter and panty fabrics. Silk flowers accent the garter straps in front and back.

Includes:
• Garter
• Panty
• Stocking

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Tags: Slinky Legs, Stockings, Latte, Brown

A delight for your legs! Matching garter, thong panty, and stockings that will make you feel sexy no matter what you wear them with. Tone-on-tone sheer & semi sheer patterning on the stockings is paired with silk brocade patterning on the garter and panty fabrics. Silk flowers accent the garter straps in front and back.

Includes:
• Garter
• Panty
• Stocking

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Tags: Slinky Legs, Stockings, Gothic, Black

A delight for your legs! Matching garter, thong panty, and stockings that will make you feel sexy no matter what you wear them with. Tone-on-tone sheer & semi sheer patterning on the stockings is paired with silk brocade patterning on the garter and panty fabrics. Silk flowers accent the garter straps in front and back.

Includes:
• Garter
• Panty
• Stocking

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Tags: Slinky Legs, Stockings, Gothic, Cocoa, Brown

A delight for your legs! Matching garter, thong panty, and stockings that will make you feel sexy no matter what you wear them with. Tone-on-tone sheer & semi sheer patterning on the stockings is paired with silk brocade patterning on the garter and panty fabrics. Silk flowers accent the garter straps in front and back.

Includes:
• Garter
• Panty
• Stocking

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Tags: Slinky Legs, Stockings, Gothic, Plum, Purple

This is a warm woolen coat that falls well below the knee, with a wrist-length attached cape. The wool is a bit worn in places, having seen a few years of use, but it will still keep the chill off you during the cold winters. The coat has a short turned-up prim collar, and fancy cuffs, with woven leather buttons on the cuffs and down the front of the coat. It is caught around the waist with a sculpted belt with large metal buckle, and hangs down in loose flex coattails. To give the extra degree of warmth, we've thrown in a big striped woolen scarf , sculpted to fit close around your neck with flex fringe. (Shown with Laced Boots, and Steampunk Formal Suit, sold separately)

Includes:
• Jacket
• Coat with attached cape
• Cuffs
• Coattails with attached belt
• Scarf

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Tags: Inverness, Cape, Coat, Scarf, Stalker, Black

With the holiday season upon us, we are pleased to announce that our holiday items are now in the shoppe. We’ve brought out our holiday trees, introduced new outerwear creations, and placed our FREE knit scarf and gloves at the Main Store as well as our flagship locations in New Babbage, Caledon Oxbridge, and Steelhead Shanghai.





Come get your FREE knit scarf & gloves and check out the other holiday items at our Main Store

Tags: Christmas, Shoppe

Beautiful victorian christmas tree, a perfect addition to your steampunk, gaslight fantasy, or other classic period residence. This larger version not only works beautifully outdoors, but has mod permissions, so you can resize as necessary to suit your needs.









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Tags: Victorian, Steampunk, Christmas, Tree

A perfect coat to keep you warm as the snow begins to fall, or while out skating on a beautiful frozen lake. Stylishly long, with a slight bustle, and laced skirt peeking out from below. The coat has a short cape that hands to the elbow. The coat is trimmed with soft flex fur at the collar, cuffs, and belt with a matching soft fur hat. The outfit is finished off with matching gloves, and tights. The coat bottom also comes in a version that doesn't include the skirt underneath.

Includes:
• Jacket
• Cape
• Cuffs
• Belt
• Hat
• Coattails with skirt
• Coattails without skirt
• Gloves
• Tights

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Tags: Rousette, Fur-Trimmed, Coat, Hat, Charcoal, Gray

A perfect coat to keep you warm as the snow begins to fall, or while out skating on a beautiful frozen lake. Stylishly long, with a slight bustle, and laced skirt peeking out from below. The coat has a short cape that hands to the elbow. The coat is trimmed with soft flex fur at the collar, cuffs, and belt with a matching soft fur hat. The outfit is finished off with matching gloves, and tights. The coat bottom also comes in a version that doesn't include the skirt underneath.

Includes:
• Jacket
• Cape
• Cuffs
• Belt
• Hat
• Coattails with skirt
• Coattails without skirt
• Gloves
• Tights

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Tags: Rousette, Fur-Trimmed, Coat, Hat, Burgundy

A perfect coat to keep you warm as the snow begins to fall, or while out skating on a beautiful frozen lake. Stylishly long, with a slight bustle, and laced skirt peeking out from below. The coat has a short cape that hands to the elbow. The coat is trimmed with soft flex fur at the collar, cuffs, and belt with a matching soft fur hat. The outfit is finished off with matching gloves, and tights. The coat bottom also comes in a version that doesn't include the skirt underneath.

Includes:
• Jacket
• Cape
• Cuffs
• Belt
• Hat
• Coattails with skirt
• Coattails without skirt
• Gloves
• Tights

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Tags: Rousette, Fur-Trimmed, Coat, Hat, Brown

A luxurious warm full-length flexi fur coat, with sash belt, sculpted collar, and cuffs. Can also be worn as a short jacket.

Includes:
• Long bulky coat
• Short fitted jacket
• Flexi coattails with belt
• Prim cuffs and collar

(skirt, shoes not included)

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Tags: Fox Fur, Red, Coat

A full-length fur, with bustle to maintain that Victorian silhouette even in a snowball fight, or when ice skating. Can also be worn as a short jacket with matching fur pants. Includes sculpted bustle, collar, and cuffs, and flexi-skirt.

Includes:
• Long bulky coat
• Short fitted jacket
• Flexi coattails with belt
• Prim cuffs and collar

(boots not included)

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Tags: Fox Fur, Silver, Coat

Classic Navy Pea Coat in dark blue, with a nubby knit off-white sweater, gloves, and flexi scarf. This coat is specially fitted for women.

Includes:
• Peacoat Jacket
• Knit Sweater
• Knit Gloves
• Prim Scarf

(pants not included)

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Tags: Warm, Pea Coat, Sweater, Coat

Classic Navy Pea Coat for Men, with a nubby knit white turtleneck sweater, and gloves.

Includes:
• Pea coat Jacket
• Knit Sweater
• Knit Gloves
• Prim Turtleneck

(pants not included)

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Tags: Warm, Pea Coat, Sweater, Coat

As we celebrate our first weekend in the new Main Store, we felt the time was right to introduce two new free gifts in the shoppe. We offer a free outfit for a few reasons - first as a way of saying 'thank you' for stopping by, second so newcomers have something nice to wear as they explore the surrounding communities, and third as a means of demonstrating the quality of our merchandise. Back in July, we introduced the Burgundy Cutaway Suit For Men and the Lace Front Corset as gifts, and couldn't have been more pleased with the response from friends and customers. But that was nearly six months ago, and it's high time to start offering something new.





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Tags: Emerald Garden, Corset, Bustle Skirt, Green, Steampunk, Formal Suit, Black, Freebies, Shoppe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- BlakOpal Designs today announced the opening of their new Main Store location in Second Life, on a brand new victorian steampunk region. They will be marking the occasion with a number of giveaways to group members through the end of November. Residents can join the BlakOpal Designs Group (which doesn't count against SL group limits) via the terminal inside the door at the Main Store.

While this is exciting news, designers BlakOpal Galicia and TriloByte Zanzibar initially resisted the idea of building an island. "It always felt excessive and isolated - a store in the middle of the sea. I could never imagine using that many prims or needing that kind of real estate for what we do," Trilo explained. "It wasn't until I started thinking about the expansion of the steamlands and BlakOpal and I started having a lot of creative discussions that it started making sense to me."

"The environment has always been important to us, having an interesting location for people to come and explore, and be inspired - not just to come and shop," says BlakOpal. "It's kind of an extension of the fun that we have had with various events like Burning Life and SL6B, incorporating buildings and places for people to wander, along with the fashions."

While the region bears the BlakOpal name to make searching easier within Second Life, Mr. Zanzibar explains that the island itself bears a different name. "I call it Reachra - which in gaelic means 'the place of many shipwrecks.’ It serves as a sort of trading outpost, or shipping center. If you look back to the age of English, Dutch, and French colonization, there were a number of small coastal and island towns along the trade routes that sprang up to serve the shipping industry. In addition to legitimate industry, they also had trade with privateers, smugglers, and even pirates. The idea of exploring that from a victorian steampunk perspective was really exciting to us."

Considering the number of tropical islands in Second Life, they quickly ruled out anything equatorial and started heading North. After reading about towns on the southern coasts of England and Ireland that did business with bootleggers and privateers well into the 19th century, things started to come into focus. "At that point," says TriloByte, "it was all about Ireland. While we love England, it's fairly well represented in the Second Life Steamlands. Caledon feels like the English countryside to me, and New Babbage has always felt to me as if it was rooted in London."

The timing couldn't have been better, since Trilo and BlakOpal were heading to Ireland that day. "Hilariously, we'd been planning the trip for the last six months, and it wasn't until we were about to board the flight that it occurred to me that the foot we plant in reality might be planted in Ireland."

From there, everything fell into place. Resistance turned into excitement, and the island was born. In fact, Trilo sketched out the plan for multiple regions, giving them option to grow and expand down the road. Hundreds of reference photos have helped him create the original textures and shape his plans, and he's looking forward to fleshing out additional builds and the region's backstory as time permits.

It may come as no surprise that the two are multi-media artists and designers in RL as well, having worked together on a multitude of projects ranging from Burning Man festival art installations to sewing opera gowns, elaborate costume pieces and, of course, pirate outfits.

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ABOUT BLAKOPAL DESIGNS

BlakOpal offers wearable art and specialized pieces for both ladies and gentlemen in Second Life. Drawing from neo-Victorian, gothic, pirate, and steampunk inspirations, Miss BlakOpal Galicia and Mr. TriloByte Zanzibar create works that infuse passion and adventure with just a dash of whimsy.

BlakOpal Designs started in New Babbage in November, 2008 when the pair moved into Her Dark Materials, a warehouse space in Babbage Palisade designed and run by Miss Bela Lubezki. The first shoppe opened in Babbage Square in December, followed soon by satellite locations and another store in the Caledon Oxbridge Village, near the community gateway. In addition to the new Main Store, BlakOpal Designs has three flagship locations (in New Babbage, Caledon Oxbridge Village, and Steelhead Shanghai), and more than a dozen satellite stores. BlakOpal Galicia and TriloByte Zanzibar have also participated in Burning Life in 2008 & 2009 (under the Eridu Society camp name), the SL6B event, Virtual London Fashion Week 2009, and a number of other festivals and fashion shows.

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Tags: Shoppe, Reachra, Press Release

A Stylish suit for any Steampunk or Victorian affair, The cutaway-styled suit jacket fabric is covered with a pattern of tiny cogs, with long flex coattails, and is finished off with satin lapels and cuffs. The jacket is worn over a patterned vest with white shirt, and black flex cog-lace tipped cravat at the neck. The look is finished off with dark tweed pants in flared and bootcut styling. Shown with Two-Buckle Shoes (sold separately).

Includes:
• Jacket
• Vest with shirt
• Pants (bootcut and flared)
• Cravat
• Coattails
• Cuffs
• Socks

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Tags: Steampunk, Formal Suit, Black, Gears

Silk brocade and satin ribbons adorn this beautiful emerald green back-lacing long corset. Layered with a lace top, and paired with fingerless, lace trimmed gloves, with matching fabric details. Coordinating garter and panties, with sheer black stockings. And a full flexi-prim skirt in three gorgeous coordinating fabrics, over a black lace petticoat. With matching silk sculpted shoes.

Includes:
• Long Corset
• Full Flexi Prim Bustle Skirt
• Lace Undershirt
• Long Fingerless Gloves with satin and lace detailing
• Garter Belt
• Black Sheer Stockings
• Matching Sculpted Shoes

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Tags: Emerald Garden, Corset, Bustle Skirt, Green, Dress, Gown

For the last year, we have been offering the SteamBook Pro portable computing device at our shoppes in Second Life. It’s been a remarkable little gadget that serves as a wonderful, low-prim steampunk decoration for your virtual home or office. Showcasing a selection of public domain illustrations from Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and components designed from original RL counterparts, it was quite a lot of fun to make.

We are very pleased to announce a partnership with Mr. Zauber Exonar to take this wonderful creation to the next level. He has skillfully applied his ZauberCom scripts to the device, so now it not only has great form, but it offers great function. Indeed, take a look at the long list of things it can now do:

• Adjustable clock function
• Answering Machine
• Send emails to real-world inboxes
• Receive emails from the real-world, with configurable blacklisting or whitelisting
• Twitter and Identi.ca updates, with tweet-splitting for tweets longer than 140 characters
• Tip jar with 3 optional special effects
• Optional hovertext for answering machine and tip jar.
• Optional online status indicator with hovertext.
• Built-in security orb system with whitelisting

The basic decorative models are of course available at the main store and several satellite locations as a free gift for your enjoyment. These new scripted masterpieces are available either at his shop in-world, or on the Meta Life site.

Buy It in-world at Zauber Exonar’s Steampunk Emporium or you can purchase sepia or color versions on Meta Life

Tags: Steampunk, SteamBook Pro, Color, Sepia, Scripted

A very beautifully detailed gothic dress, covered with rose-patterned lace, sumptuous brocades, and silks. The long bodice is low-cut with lace trim, thin straps, and an open stomach trimmed with more lace, the bustier ends as a garter belt. The top is set off with a triple-gem brooch caught close around the neck, and a short lace cape that brushes loosely across the shoulders and down your back. Worn with the dress, this caplet gives you an classic gothic romantic look, or take it off for a different, tantalizingly sexy look. The dress' skirt hangs in layers of lace and satin to just below the knee, showing off the rose lace stockings beneath. The over-the-elbow glove-sleeves are laced with ribbon over more open-work rose lace that falls loosely from the cuff over your hands. The outfit is finished off with multi-layered flexi wings detailed with more roses. Overall, a very versatile and extremely beautiful outfit.

Includes:
• Long bustier top with garter
• Flexi capelet
• Capelet shirt
• Prim necklace
• Gloves
• Stockings
• Glitch pants
• Flexi skirt
• Panty
• Flexi wings

Shoes not included

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Tags: Amaranthine, Dress, Gothic, Wings, Red

A very beautifully detailed gothic dress, covered with rose-patterned lace, sumptuous brocades, and silks. The long bodice is low-cut with lace trim, thin straps, and an open stomach trimmed with more lace, the bustier ends as a garter belt. The top is set off with a triple-gem brooch caught close around the neck, and a short lace cape that brushes loosely across the shoulders and down your back. Worn with the dress, this caplet gives you an classic gothic romantic look, or take it off for a different, tantalizingly sexy look. The dress' skirt hangs in layers of lace and satin to just below the knee, showing off the rose lace stockings beneath. The over-the-elbow glove-sleeves are laced with ribbon over more open-work rose lace that falls loosely from the cuff over your hands. The outfit is finished off with multi-layered flexi wings detailed with more roses. Overall, a very versatile and extremely beautiful outfit.

Includes:
• Long bustier top with garter
• Flexi capelet
• Capelet shirt
• Prim necklace
• Gloves
• Stockings
• Glitch pants
• Flexi skirt
• Panty
• Flexi wings

Shoes not included

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Tags: Amaranthine, Dress, Gothic, Wings, White

Protect yourself from the elements stylishly in this Leather Expedition outfit. The coat is made of pieced leather, with overstitching details for added durability. It sports a standup sculpted collar and long flex coattails, with sculpted leather straps wrapped around both wrists. The leather pants have straps across the thighs, and the pebbled texture is slightly worn. A sculpted utility belt and bag hangs off one hip to keep all your expeditionary tools and notes in one handy place. A sculpted leather fedora hat will keep the hot sun off your head, and there are two pairs of goggles for your adventure, one that is worn, and the other that sits above the brim of the hat for when the conditions aren't too bad. (Shown with Laced Boots, sold separately)

Includes:
• Jacket
• Sculpted lapels
• Sculpted utility belt
• Flexi coattails
• Wrapped cuffs
• Hat
• Goggles on forehead
• Goggles over eyes
• Pants
• Socks

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Tags: Desert, Expedition Wear, Brown

Protect yourself from the elements stylishly in this Leather Expedition outfit. The coat is made of pieced leather, with overstitching details for added durability. It sports a standup sculpted collar and long coattails with a flounce of leather around the hip, and sculpted leather straps wrapped around both wrists. The leather pants have straps across the thighs, and the pebbled texture is slightly worn. A sculpted utility belt and bag hangs off one hip to keep all your expeditionary tools and notes in one handy place. A sculpted leather fedora hat will keep the hot sun off your head, and there are two pairs of goggles for your adventure, one that is worn, and the other that sits above the brim of the hat for when the conditions aren't too bad. (Shown with Laced Boots, sold separately)

Includes:
• Jacket
• Sculpted lapels
• Sculpted utility belt
• Flexi coattails
• Wrapped cuffs
• Hat
• Goggles on forehead
• Goggles over eyes
• Pants
• Socks

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Tags: Desert, Expedition Wear, Brown