creativity and skills while giving the rest of us a look at what it takes to create a personal style and image that will make you stand out from our peers. The ultimate champion will have to survive the judges and some stiff completion to earn the title of “Master Stylist.” I recently had the opportunity to chat with Mills and Boa to discuss the show, their views on the competition, and its popularity. Imani Enzo: Thank you both for taking the time to chat with me. Let’s start with a question for you Frolic. What prompted you to create Styling Forward? What do you hope to accomplish with the show? Frolic Mills: Styling competitions are something I’ve been doing with MISS VIRTUAL WORLD for many years and in my opinion, those individuals become such great models because they are trained to think outside the ‘box’. With Styling Forward, I wanted to open this exercise to all the great stylists of Second Life, and see what level of fabulousness we could reach. I.E.: What are your views on the show so far? Are you generally pleased with the following, the growth of the contestants and the popularity of the show? Mimmi Boa: I must say that I was very excited about the show from the time Frolic first approached me with the idea and I am totally satisfied with the show as well as the huge following it has. It is also a wonderful
opportunity to work with a pool of competent and enthusiastic people. More importantly, I am truly amazed by the depth of talent and skill demonstrated by the participants each week. They make my job very difficult. I.E.: How about you Frolic? F.M.: I am most definitely pleased with the show!! I read just about every magazine, fashion blog and SL related website, and I can honestly tell you that I have never seen better styling anywhere on the SL fashion metaverse. I am also very pleased with the level of styling. The contestants have pushed the styling world to a whole new level. Overall, the show has been a raving success and I do believe that as it becomes more and more popular, we will see very creative models and stylists rising from the grey universe of the monotonous and dull. I.E.: How hard is it to decide which contestants stay and which ones go? F.M.: Sometimes it’s really hard to choose because these people keep surprising us with incredible creative work. Mimmi hates doing this part and she keeps complaining about it LOL. However, it’s something we have to do. M.B.: He’s right. It’s harder for me than you can imagine. I always hate to see someone leave the competition because they are all great stylists and they all create outstanding outfits. I know that this is a contest and that there can only be one winner. However, I do feel sick each time we have to eliminate someone.