SN: My favorite part of designing is working on a piece, seeing the next step in the process and then watching it all come together in a finished product. Like I said, when I start an outfit, I usually have some basic idea of what I want, but rarely does the end result turn out to be my initial thoughts. The most challenging part is getting sculpties to line up properly...LOL! AC: As a designer, what is most rewarding for you? SN: Getting rave reviews of my work from someone who I really respect and admire. She knows who she is. :-) AC: Aside from designing, what other projects are you involved in? SN: Wow...lots...LOL! Right now, I am working on a machinima of one of 5 vignettes that has been granted special showing at The World Expo in Shanghai, China through This End Open Project. It is in the final stages of edit and will be mounted by a professional film person and have original music to it. I’m very proud of the work I’ve done on it and the great group of people I work with at Kamachinima Production. I am also doing some voice over work for Pookymedia. She produces the SL game show, The First Question, and many other machinima projects. I have a fashion show coming on July 5th on MODA Fashion Spotlight on Treet.TV, which I am really excited about, and of course I will continue to further The Niven Collection Line.
I also hope to get back to doing my videozine, ScarlettCast!, when time allows. AC: What does fashion mean to you? SN: I view fashion as a form of art and expression, be it structural or textural. I make my creations with this mindset. I love that I can bring something to fruition in a short time that would take months to create in RL. Of course you have to deal with the limitations like prims/sculpties, hair and clothing passing through bodies and not fitting properly with certain stands, sits and poses, but it’s a learning and creating process and it’s rewarding just the same. AC: What should we expect to see from your designs in the future collections? SN: I will probably continue to do my collections around a theme - such as I did with MonoChrome. I tend to take life as it comes, so we will see what happens. I like to try new things and SL gives me the opportunity and tools to learn so that I can create what I envision. Scarlett is a fashion force to be reckoned with. She seems to have her finger on the pulse of SL fashion. With each season, her designs get better and better. Keeping with RL fashion, Scarlett says, “We will see more variations on similar colors, textures and styles of each collection.” A businesswoman with a purpose, I expect nothing but good things as each season approaches. A