By Jin Lovelace, HSM team writer and filmmaker

It’s no secret that the social spectrum has started to resurface in the Home community, thanks to the slew of content released by key developers. Before, the simple idea was having “something to do” in the form of games. Since the PS3 is a gaming console, and having games on a social platform made sense at the time, at least on paper. Aside from the meta-gaming experience of fashion and decoration, this was the biggest thing the community latched onto, though it was met with both high praise and vitriol. As a result, the traditional aspects of the Home experience, such as the clothing and furniture, were shunted aside and nearly forgotten.

Now with a recently-released avalanche of content, Home is returning to its social roots. And with JAM Games’ newest personal space, The Jam Jar, it’s a real treat to see yet another personal space created with Home’s aspiring fashionistas in mind.

This is a space where Twilight Touch would feel at home.

The Jam Jar is very different than the other virtual abodes that reach out to the fashion medium on Home, and it shows. Instead of the typical runway-style space that combines glitz, glamour and flair, this personal space displays a quiet, faded opulence that rebuts the fashion stereotypes of other recently-released spaces.

For those who aren’t familiar with boutiques, they are small businesses that serve a sophisticated or specialized clientele, and trade in elite, high-end fashions and accessories. The word is French for “shop” via Latin from the Greek “storehouse”. The term became a household word in the 1960’s when London was the center of the fashion trade. Carnaby Street and Kings Road were the focus of much media attention as home to the fashionable boutiques of the era.

What I like about this space, aside from the stylistic details, is how accessible it is, how adaptable to all kinds of projects. I’m aware of the limits of Home coding, but I do wish there was a mannequin you could dress up with items from your wardrobe to showcase your styles, as you would in an actual boutique. But with The Jam Jar, showing off JAM’s fashions (or hosting fashion events, art exhibits, and so on) you can at least approach that fantasy. And this is why I truly appreciate this space, as well as its $3.99 price-tag.

The Jam Jar is available now under the New & Featured Items tab.

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One Response to “The Jam Jar”

1. Bayern_1867 says:

   September 8, 2013 at 11:38 pm

   I bought it right away. It’s decorated as a personal space. Much better than those warehouse-sized, loft-type spaces. (Although I confess I have several of those, too.)

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