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Ned Easterwood · 09-07-2008, 09:09 AM

A male friend of mine from RL is getting ready to give SL a whirl.

Due to various circumstances which I won't go into, he's limited on the amount he can spend - but he still wants to look presentable. His tastes are pretty middle-of-the-road - he's not goth, nor a metrosexual type - just a sort of ordinary guy.

I promised to talk to you guys about places for good quality men's clothes that were low-cost or freebies. My only suggestions along that line were Sarah's and NCI. (And yeah, I'll bully him into joining SLU and maybe posting a pic or two.)

Thanks gang.

Arwen Hykova · 09-07-2008, 09:18 AM

fleur has free mens skins

Aodhan McDunnough · 09-07-2008, 09:48 AM

IM me in world with his name I have a Ginny's freebies for men folder. It's a nice collection of ordinary clothes. The jeans I wear on a regular basis is from that folder.

Natalie P. · 09-07-2008, 10:24 AM

I think Karl blogs men's freebies.

*PAGING KARL HERBER, YOU ARE WANTED IN THE FASHION FORUM*

Madhu Maruti · 09-07-2008, 10:25 AM

I hope he won't mind me saying so (and I can't imagine why he would but you never know) but I noticed a few days ago that SLU member Karl Herber has a blog for men's freebies that he links in his sig. I took a look at it because I have been decking-out my cross-dressing alt lately and was interested in tracking down interesting, cheap men's clothes for her as I figure out what I want her look to me. It looks like a great resource!

ETA: totally crossed Natalie's post in the ether.

Ned Easterwood · 09-07-2008, 12:28 PM

I'll have him check out Karl's blog. Thanks.

Ran Garrigus · 09-07-2008, 01:17 PM

For low-cost clothes, I'd suggest checking out Truth. There's a big sale going on right now, with packs of shirts and things for as little at L$10.

Darkley · 09-07-2008, 02:43 PM

also sera korea has some reasonable mens freebie skins/hair/clothes

Miriel Enfield · 09-07-2008, 02:45 PM

It's not clothes, but I have some free eyes at my store. (I'm not a big fan of pimping my stuff, but it seems appropriate here.)

Also try the GNUbie Store; they're picky about what they include. The Free Dove is another freebie place, and I'm pretty sure it's got men's stuff, but I'm not sure if it's nice or will work for your friend. (No SLURLs for those last two, as I'm not in world at the moment.)

Ned Easterwood · 09-07-2008, 05:50 PM

I think I have LMs for Gnubie and Free Dove. I can give him those.

Oh - and he did send me one pic that he had done after he went to Sarah's.
He's using the "Boy Next Door" default. I gave him the guy's freebie pack from the BDSM Forum, and the skin is from there. Shades, shirt, jeans from Sarah, he says.

Aodhan McDunnough · 09-07-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beathag McMahon

I think I have LMs for Gnubie and Free Dove. I can give him those.

Oh - and he did send me one pic that he had done after he went to Sarah's.
He's using the "Boy Next Door" default. I gave him the guy's freebie pack from the BDSM Forum, and the skin is from there. Shades, shirt, jeans from Sarah, he says.

Ooook.... that's "ordinary?"

Lourdes Denimore · 09-07-2008, 05:58 PM

Alpha male has a nice freebie bag for males.

Daman · 09-07-2008, 07:28 PM

One of the other writers for Men's Second Style regularly covers cheap/free stuff. On the right column there's also a newsticker with freebies. Though it doesn't get updated very often.

Men’s Second Style » Freebies

Express Zenovka · 09-07-2008, 08:45 PM

haha.. that'd be me. hiya Daman

yeah, I've been slacking on the freebies lately but i can provide a list of good reads on the topic.

in addition to what I have and Karl's blog, there's also:

Free Finds For Men
My Second Life on the D-list (for the occasional freebie from Venturino)
Inspired - Second Life Freebies
as well as the big and relatively well known
Free*Style

Macphisto Angelus · 09-07-2008, 09:45 PM

Here is the link for Karl's site if you haven't found it already:

Free for Men

I have found some great stuff from that blog.

Daman · 09-07-2008, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Express Zenovka

yeah, I've been slacking on the freebies lately but i can provide a list of good reads on the topic

No problem

I've been slacking in general. Promised with my last posts to write something every week again. Never got to it the last 2 weeks.

Karl Herber · 09-08-2008, 09:36 AM

Aww thanks for the reccs for my blog, guys. Sorry I've not updated it much lately, I've been kind of unwell *shrugs* Hopefully I'll be back to posting again there in a week or so.

Ned Easterwood · 09-08-2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aodhan McDunnough

Ooook.... that's "ordinary?"

He thinks so.
The default avs are fancier now, you know. And he got most of the men's clothes from Sarah.

Charlemagne Allen · 09-08-2008, 10:06 AM

ETD has good quality guy's hair; freebie paradise and Gnubies has some lovely modable free shapes. I'm still looking for decent free guy's skin.

Karl Herber · 09-08-2008, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlemagne Allen

ETD has good quality guy's hair; freebie paradise and Gnubies has some lovely modable free shapes. I'm still looking for decent free guy's skin.

There really isn't any decent free male skin anywhere that I've found yet.

Nora Skins had one but the store is now closed and gone. There are a few people offering the Eloh Eliot variations but they are very feminine and young-looking. Most of the rest is just awful.

My favourites of the free mens skins is "Cody", which is available (among other places) at Sarah Nerd's Freebie Paradise, and "Redford" which is available at GQ Start.

Ned Easterwood · 09-08-2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl Herber

There really isn't any decent free male skin anywhere that I've found yet.

Nora Skins had one but the store is now closed and gone. There are a few people offering the Eloh Eliot variations but they are very feminine and young-looking. Most of the rest is just awful.

My favourites of the free mens skins is "Cody", which is available (among other places) at Sarah Nerd's Freebie Paradise, and "Redford" which is available at GQ Start.

One of the Nora skins is available in the men's freebie package at the BDSM Forum.

Karl Herber · 09-08-2008, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beathag McMahon

One of the Nora skins is available in the men's freebie package at the BDSM Forum.

Is it the one with or without the tattoos included? If it's the without one, I'd like to include a SLURL for the location in my blog, if that's ok? (The one with the tattoos is also available at Sarah Nerds and I've reviewed it already).

I've made notes of some of the other places suggested in this thread so if no-one has any objections I'll be reviewing those in the near future too.

Brave Republic · 09-08-2008, 01:38 PM

Beathag --contact me in world or IM me his SL name. I have some nice free stuff for male noobs.

Char this includes a decent photorealistic skin--so drop me a line as well

Brave

09-07-2008, 09:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ned Easterwood Senior Member Mereille's Guy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Detroit, Mi. Posts: 9,589 SL Join Date: 5/4/2007 My Mood:	Good men's freebies A male friend of mine from RL is getting ready to give SL a whirl. Due to various circumstances which I won't go into, he's limited on the amount he can spend - but he still wants to look presentable. His tastes are pretty middle-of-the-road - he's not goth, nor a metrosexual type - just a sort of ordinary guy. I promised to talk to you guys about places for good quality men's clothes that were low-cost or freebies. My only suggestions along that line were Sarah's and NCI. (And yeah, I'll bully him into joining SLU and maybe posting a pic or two.) Thanks gang. __________________ Ned Take 'er easy for all the sinners of the world, dude. Abide. And amen. http://www.dudeism.com/ My Unitarian Jihad Name is: The Claymore of Loving Kindness Unitarian Jihad

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09-07-2008, 10:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
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Madhu Maruti Blue in hue Kickin' it at the cafe Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 534 SL Join Date: Nov 2007 Business: Madhu's Cafe My Mood:	I hope he won't mind me saying so (and I can't imagine why he would but you never know) but I noticed a few days ago that SLU member Karl Herber has a blog for men's freebies that he links in his sig. I took a look at it because I have been decking-out my cross-dressing alt lately and was interested in tracking down interesting, cheap men's clothes for her as I figure out what I want her look to me. It looks like a great resource! ETA: totally crossed Natalie's post in the ether. __________________ Visit Madhu's Cafe - coffee house in the sky - hang out, chat, fish, enjoy the sounds of classic Bollywood and occasional world music parties - NEW! at Madhu's - watch Bollywood song videos on TV - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Milyang/39/16/701/

09-07-2008, 12:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ned Easterwood Senior Member Mereille's Guy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Detroit, Mi. Posts: 9,589 SL Join Date: 5/4/2007 My Mood:	I'll have him check out Karl's blog. Thanks.

09-07-2008, 01:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ran Garrigus Weirdo in a Weird Land Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 220	For low-cost clothes, I'd suggest checking out Truth. There's a big sale going on right now, with packs of shirts and things for as little at L$10. __________________ Old Fashioned -- Occasional SL fashion reviews.

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09-07-2008, 02:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Miriel Enfield Mad Artist Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,086 Business: Miriel SLShopper Ads: 2	It's not clothes, but I have some free eyes at my store. (I'm not a big fan of pimping my stuff, but it seems appropriate here.) Also try the GNUbie Store; they're picky about what they include. The Free Dove is another freebie place, and I'm pretty sure it's got men's stuff, but I'm not sure if it's nice or will work for your friend. (No SLURLs for those last two, as I'm not in world at the moment.) __________________ Miriel: Jewelry, eyes, shapes, and a couple of hairstyles. Oh, and a pretty forest. And a treasure hunt. 3.5 on the Internationally Recognized Trout Recreant Scale of Slutwatoosi. "Blender is the Pai Mae of 3d programs. It hates newbies, despises windows users, and has nothing but contempt for English speakers. It will let you learn, but mostly because doing so will give Blender a chance to amuse itself by making you suffer." - Twenty Sided

09-07-2008, 07:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Daman Wodenborn Sovereign Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Europe Posts: 1,557 SL Join Date: May 2007 My Mood:	One of the other writers for Men's Second Style regularly covers cheap/free stuff. On the right column there's also a newsticker with freebies. Though it doesn't get updated very often. Men’s Second Style » Freebies __________________ I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it

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Express Zenovka just a random guy (hippos) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 18 SL Join Date: 06/09/2007 My Mood:	haha.. that'd be me. hiya Daman yeah, I've been slacking on the freebies lately but i can provide a list of good reads on the topic. in addition to what I have and Karl's blog, there's also: Free Finds For Men My Second Life on the D-list (for the occasional freebie from Venturino) Inspired - Second Life Freebies as well as the big and relatively well known FreeStyle Last edited by Express Zenovka; 09-07-2008 at 09:07 PM..*

09-08-2008, 09:36 AM	#17 (permalink)
Karl Herber Beachcomber Blue Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 370 Blog Entries: 1 My Mood:	Aww thanks for the reccs for my blog, guys. Sorry I've not updated it much lately, I've been kind of unwell shrugs Hopefully I'll be back to posting again there in a week or so. __________________ Horse Tales - and - Free For Men

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