Summer is perfect for just lazing around in the sun. Enjoy these slouchy pair of shorts in three colourways: Black & White, Army & Khaki, Basil & Rust (not shown). Each come with sculpted prim legs. Complimenting the new sweater tanks in a one shoulder silhouette.
Now available at Casa del Shai.
Happy Weekend!
Its time for ultra luxe glam and the billowing chiffon dress beckons. Casa del Shai welcomes La Eleganza. A sophisticated nod to this season’s Summer Nudes but with a twist of gold. Sculpted front bodice capped up with twisted gold cord at the neck. A gold braided belt ties everything in, worn with a full flowing skirt.
This is the gown for the summer’s big event. Take it away, La Eleganza!
In White, Gray, Flesh and Cocoa. Only available at LE. Look Sim as an exclusive offer.
Its a cruel, cruel summer. Everyone’s out planning beach vacays, trying to get you on the season’s hottest party list .. Yes you, with your sparkling water and spf sunscreens, you gotta be ready to take on the heat.
Casa del Shai introduces this season’s first bikini offering, tie dye batik bikinis to show off your lovely St. Tropez tan. Each come with sculpted delicate strings to hold it all in, one in the back and two on each hip. The colors reflect the faded bohemian glory in pink, mariposa, black, sun, sea and foam.
Only available at Casa del Shai.
A few months back, Casa del Shai was asked to participate at Avenue’s Tribute to Alexander McQueen. Here is an inspired piece sculpted by hand and heart for that show. Thank you for giving us the greatest gift, Mr. McQueen. The Gift of Inspiration. The Gift of Creative Freedom. Casa del Shai bids you farewell with a rosette inspired avant garde piece called Pula Pod Dress. Comes with the Pod, Catsuit and a nifty little Lips hat.
Brought to you by the talented Miss Lainy Voom. 
Hope you had a great Halloween!
Once again, we would like to introduce a first offering for the Casa. We’ve joined the Fifty Linden Fridays group and each week new things will be unveiled to you. The Kimora Evening Gown is made with luxe fabric, sculpted with pure frills and pouf. The striped bodice lingers around your waist to meet at the low back. Also worn with or without the sleeves. Please check out the Fifty Linden Fridays group for other participating stores. This gown will only be on sale for $L50 today and will be back in regular pricing tomorrow. Enjoy!
Somewhere, inside a little closet, hides a tiny discarded bedraggled sack doll. Roughly hewn and faded, it smiles back like a faded memory of long lost nightmares and crawled out dreams. This Halloween, it comes out to haunt you as shakes, rattles with a new life.
The Kulam Sack doll Avatars is our first sculpted tiny avatar venture into the realm of wicked witchcraft. These dolls are handpainted in Photoshop, sculpted in Maya and brought to life with scripted Blinking Eyes!
Each doll comes with its own personality:
Punk is an mohawked pierced with a needle teenage boy. Pinned is a do-gooder, fashionably cool with his neatly pinned body and a newsboy cap. Pirate is a buccaneer complete with a scabbard and a bandanna. Rollers is your regular fabulously coifed, dolled up Lady in lipstick. Stitches is almost done up but not quite, his arms off-kilter as its sewn midway.
Kulam is a Filipino word for witchcraft and sorcery.
Only sold at Casa del Shai sim and XStreet SL.
“After the deluge of the terrible storms, there will always be a rainbow, a grander scheme to rebuild new lives.”
The Typhoon Ondoy as you may have seen over the news, destroyed thousands of homes in the very city we live in. That day, I got a phonecall from my sister to ring up emergency numbers to call in Marikina. A friend of hers reported the big Marikina river had swollen and fiercely pushing out to the banks at 10am. Our country has no consolidated 911 emergency response teams, needless to say, there was nothing on the web to call except for the mayor’s office.
As the day unfolded, I recieved text messages from friends, people stranded on top of their roofs, asking to report it online. There were countless stories of being stranded for 18 hours up on rooftops as the floodwaters rushed in their homes in as little as 3 hours. People, cars and trees swimming precariously in floodwaters by the streets. It was mayhem as the rains continued nonstop for 6-or so hours.
The internet being the only form of communications for some areas (phonelines, mobile was cut off) was a huge aid. Facebook, plurk, twitter updates had helped Filipinos tremendously for calling out volunteers, troops to send out, rubber boats to deploy, updates on victims stranded, missing persons listings. In about 24 hours, private citizens and teams were dispatched to help out those in need. Its such an remarkable feat of unity amidst catastrophe.
Luckily spared from the rains and flooding, albeit the flickering electricity and internet connections, we decided to produce an in-world fundraiser to help out the Philippine Red Cross efforts. Casa del Shai and Straylight Botanical will be contributing 50% of our earnings this two weeks to the cause. Last night the Typhoon Ondoy music event was a huge success. Thanks to my partner and RL husband, Kriss Lehmann, our friends Miabella Foxley and Bethany Heart, we will be donating a total of over $L500,00 to Red Cross this week. Your efforts make you all our internet heroes. We salute you. Thank you all for extending a hand.
If you had missed out on any of our fundraising activities, please take the time to post your personal donations to Red Cross Philippines via bank transfers or Paypal.
A hark back into shimmering golds and blacks, the Chryselda Evening Gown echoes this season’s affair with glamour. The sculpted folds of the sleeves highlight a long flowing V along the neckline, wrapping around your delicate nape in a semi halter fashion.
Accentuating your hips with a stylish sculpted Mother of Pearl belt, a distinct column silhouette and a skirt that drapes softly around your calves. Another red carpet number from Casa del Shai only in Black and Gold.
