Introducing the fur.

May I present to you the very first post dedicated to furries on Second Thought!

As this is the very first post, I thought I'd start off by showing you a few of my very favourite outfits for my furry.



The Avatar - Natural Kani White Female

The very first thing that I think I should tell you about is the avatar that is featured in each of these pictures. Called a Kani, they come in a variety of different colours, including some subtle shades and also some more outrageous, funky looking ones.

The one advantage of this avatar is that it comes with few attachments, allowing for more customization and individuality in each seperate one. It also comes with the ability to alter the colour of the eyes and change the positions of the ears, with five different set positions. As a bonus for photo opportunities and in general, there is also the option to change the shape of the eyes and to add a slight smile around the mouth.

The one thing that I should point about this avatar is that it is very small - something you should consider if you do not want such a small shape.



Outfit One - The Summer Kani



This summery outfit consists of clothing with no prims, making it easily customizable for a furry avatar whilst still looking good.

The top, Le Plage Tee in Sunshine from Surf Couture, is highly detailed with some lovely loose creases along the stomach section. This gives the material a light feeling and presents a very summery look, with the neck of the top showing off the chest area - and in this case the tattoo - and complimenting the shape of the avatar.

When it comes to bottoms on furry avatars, shorts are most likely to look the best as there is no risk of the texture running into the prims or looking strange without prim cuffs at the bottom. The shorts you can see here are Hot Blue from Sweetest Goodbye, and come in a nice dark denim colour - although there are many other colour options in the store - presenting a nice contrast against the white fur of the Kani and adding that much needed variation of colour.

The hair that you can see here is one of my personal favourites - Nico in White from Maitreya. I love the way it covers the one eye and gives a slightly moody look. As the Kani's head is larger than the average human avatars, some fiddling and resizing is needed in order for it to fit well. However, when it came round to that it was very easy to do and didn't take long at all.



Outfit Two - The Sophisticate Kani



This outfit is a big favourite of mine when it comes to my furry. It is highly fashionable and detailed, whilst having a few prim additions thrown in there to bulk it out a little.

The outfit, called Buone Vacanze - Mirtilli from Gisazi Armidi, is sold as a whole and comes in a variety of colours. The texturing is of a high quality, my particular favourite part being the slight stretched creases along the chest area and down towards the first button, giving an emphasis on the shape of the avatar and making it seem all the more curvy.

The prim additions are also made to a high quality with the textures mixing well into the others. The collar, as you can see, is not symmetrical and instead seems to be slightly off skew. This detail is a very good idea in my opinion, as it adds more realism to the outfit.

The only part of this outfit that I had to fiddle with was the belt. Coming in three different size options - large, medium and small - it fitted perfectly on the first try. However, as is common with quite a few items of clothing, it clashed with the tail and I was forced to choose between tail or belt. Therefore I had to spend a couple of minutes changing the attachment of the belt so that I could wear both at the same time. An easy task if you know what you are doing with prim attachments, but otherwise, you may have to choose between belt or tail.

The hair in this image is from a lovely shop called Sky Everett Designs, in which you can find many similar designs aimed mainly at Victorian hairstyles to go with big ball gowns. This hair, Quiet Seduction, was one of the more subtle hairstyles and compliments the avatar nicely with wisps of hair floating infront of the eyes. Again, this hair will need to be resized and fiddled with slightly in order to fit the Kani avatar, however this is an easy process and doesn't take long.



Outfit Three - Casual Kani



Going for a more casual look? This outfit, particularly the shorts, gives a relaxed casual feel for the wearer.

The top, Ribbon Tank - Laybug from Elephant Outfitters, is simple and effective with a small bow attachment for the right strap. Althought relatively simple, and slightly less detailed than the previous outfits, the top gives a bright, funky look with it's contrasting colours and stripes.

Although I have shown these shorts before in the human clothes section, I have since discovered that they are incredibly furry friendly, with the belt, pockets and cuffs fitting nicely onto the Kani avatar without dislodging anything else. The high quality texture and funky appearance, along with the fact that I didn't have to fiddle with any of the prims at all, makes the Cargo Shorts from Malt a winner for me.



Fourth Outfit - Pretty Kani



OK, so I know I have shown this dress before as well, but it is one of the only dresses that I have found that is tail and furry friendly. The Flexi Silk Organza Dress from Armidi is beautifully textured with some lovely details around the chest area.

The skirt prim itself joins nicely up to the rest of the texture with a well placed ribbon around the lower chest which smoothes the transition between texture and prim. There is a lovely outer lace section which provides some more 'poof' and gives the dress a more dainty feel.

The dress as a whole is just the right length to make the Kani look incredibly cute, emphasising just how small the avatar is and adding a feel of youth.

Definitely a good one for parties.