It's More Than Fashion...it's who you are - Rogan Diesel

This is a new segment to my blog - I invite others to participate at random, snap some pictures, and write a bit about who they are behind the fashion. Read details at the end of this entry to see how you may participate!

Victim: Rogan Diesel

Rez Date: 11/16/2008

Rogan Diesel is the owner and creator of Diesel Works Poses and Animations. If you've read my blog before, you most likely have seen a few of his poses. I first met Rogan after he shot me an IM thanking me for my purchase at his store. Honestly, I do get a little weirded out when people do this, but after talking to him for a bit he turned out to be a decent guy. Now we chat as friends when time allows and occasionally I have modeled for his store ads.

Right now Diesel Works is having a 50% off sale till June 23rd AND a photo contest until July 12th. Check out his blog HERE regarding details of the sale and HERE regarding the contest. Are you a Diesel Works group member? If so, you'll receive an additional 10% off of fatpacks!

If you haven't been to Diesel Works, there is a variety of both male and female poses, props, and animations as well as couple props and poses - my favorite being is bike set which I featured in my blog HERE.

Now for the WHAT ROGAN WAS WEARING?
Do you think his outfit reflects who he is properly??

Thank you Rogan for taking some time to pose for me! It was fun and nice to have you on the other side of the lens for a change!!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

---How can you participate?? Carefully read all the details HERE on my blog.---

A New Twist at Z...complete

Introducing a new segment that I'm calling, "It's More Than Fashion...It's who you are," where we get to know what people are wearing out and about doing their own thing but also a bit about what they do in SL. So much of fashion is personal expression but you can't always tell everything from what they wear.

How does it work?

It is meant to be completely random. No changing anything!! If you get a teleport from me, that's it! I'll have you hop on my pose stand and snap pictures of what you're wearing. I'll ask questions about you and put it here in my blog. If you want to be on the list to participate see details HERE.

My first fashion victim is my old and good friend, Foxy Innis who has been managing Crush Row (closing soon) as well as other interests in modeling and shape making. She also put on the the Skin & Shape Expo in 2009. We got to know each other after RPing out some Western characters in Deadwood right before I started up my photography business full-time. Foxy is a sharp witted and delight to be around if you can handle her blunt honesty. She doesn't put up with bullshit and will tell you how it is.

Foxy Innis & Flix Saiman

My other fashion victim is a brand new friend I got to know today. Flix Saiman is the owner and creator behind the business, Click. He also does custom builds Click offers highly detailed settings for photographers pro or not. Each set has custom poses to fit the setting as well as related props that can personalize the set to the users' delight.

Flix took some time to show Foxy and I some of his creations. I have to say that I was impressed by what I saw. A lot of detail goes into the creations along with custom poses! The more he showed us the more interested I was in his creations. It really gives a lot of what I have done over the past few years for clients - but fast forwarded. Instead of having to build a set and pick out poses it was already done for me - add models and click!

The sets are great if you're looking for a solid start to doing photography as a pro or even if you want to do some fun pictures with friends. Click's most recent creation is a bar scene with 27 singles poses and 9 couples poses.

Click is also currently offering a photography contest with multiple categories (even one without editing!!). The prizes include straight up linden as well as gift certificates to some awesome pose stores and more. Feel free to check out Click's main store (slurl) for details.

I find contests a good way to get known as a photographer around the grid as well as promotion for the businesses involved. So best of luck to all entries.

Now for the WHAT WERE THEY WEARING?

Do you think that they reflect who they are properly??

click the pics for details!

I really hope that this is a way to learn more about fashion in SL as well as what is going on around the grid and the people involved in making this a more rich environment for all!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

We have a winner!!

On Tuesday December 8th - I blogged about L.Fauna skins - in addition to that - for those that read, I had a contest offering one of the friend packs that I got from Launa Fauna.

I used http://www.random.org/ and got a winner!

Congratulations to EVEREST!!

Please comment on this blog post with your full SL name so I can send you your prize!

Thank you for those that commented! I do hope to do something like this again soon!

Love, Zoe

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Ice Blue

I was one of lucky ten to receive a new L.Fauna skin blogger pack. It also included two friend HUD packs that I can choose to give away to whomever I choose. So to make it a little more exciting - I want to give one to you - my readers.

How to win: Comment on this blog post before noon SLT on Friday December 11th. I will do a random selection using the same website http://www.random.org/ and will announce the winner and send the HUD along with instructions in-world.

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The Launa Fauna brand, "Chai," is now going in a new direction and with it a new name: L.Fauna. Fauna indicated that she needed a new beginning saying in a note card that the new name, "...a great way to inject new enthusiasm into my work..." She has spent three months working on these skins and plans to release more faces in the future.

Launa is also releasing a 50L skin part of "50L Friday" - be sure to swing by on Friday to get your copy. I really like the face on the skin and think you will too. And of course on top of this I had to mix the skin in my typical style mix that I'm calling, "Ice Blue."

Inspiration - Launa Fauna's newest skin line called L.Fauna

I really didn't know what I felt like blogging - was going to do a full out snow sweater thing then went in a fully different direction picking out a red blazer with this skirt both by Madsy. And ended up pulling the blazer but sticking with the skirt. I found out about Madsy due to Dango Jewel's blog and had picked up a few things from the store including the Peplum skirt in black - shown here in a simplified version by not including the system skirt portion.

I love the high waist of the skirt which encouraged me to pull out one of my favorite tops from LeLutka's summer collection - the Louise shirt in Dark Blue. There are many shades of the Louise shirt to suit anyone's style and I absolutely love all of them. It is one of my face of all time pieces that LeLutka has released. And who needs sweaters in a virtual world? Besides - if one went out clubbing in the middle of winter - I doubt they would wear a bulky sweater.

Going on a hotter than colder look meant for me to toss away the boots and pull out a new sexy heels from Kalnins. The Orchid heels are HUD scripted to allow many different straps, heel, and nail combinations. Along with skin tinting, lighting, and resize options. Probably not "the" easiest color hud option in the world but using the presets I didn't have too difficult of a time getting a decent match on the skin. I would LOVE to have more color control options with the shoes but there a decent selection that any fashionista can have fun mixing with.

I knew I had to go edgy with the hair and had to pull out one of the newest lamb creations called Ghost. Lamb always puts out new and inventive styles. If you're not one for the long pony she also has the Witch style which is the same but with a bun in back instead for more of an "up-do."

I then pulled out some pieces that Bella Bombast of Uzuri gave me recently. She had contacted me awhile ago with some jewelry saying she liked my blog. I did my investigation, so to speak, on her store and ended up buying more items. She does more ethnic styles of jewelry that I adored. I do hope to blog more of her pieces but again - I have to fit it with the style and ended up choosing both her Dalya earrings and Chifu ring. Both pieces are in Turquoise but due to wanting to match with the shoes and not able to change the color of the shoes to match the Turquoise I instead modded the jewelry with a tint of blue to match more with the shoes. And even if you don't agree with me - least I know gold and silver CAN be put together if a designer chooses to, rule or no rule.

One thing about designing in general - least with fashion and also home decor - is that it doesn't have to be exact exact - so long as it fits in the family of colors. Thus why I feel like this outfit works with the slight tonational difference between the shirt and accessories.

Last but not least - I'm always on the look out for new eyes that capture my fancy. One that caught my eye is this Baiastice creation of the 3rd series in Ice on Purple. Keeps in tone of the make-up of the skin to really make the eyes pop and still works in the hues of blue.

So there you have it!

I hope to see your comments and good luck!!

Love, Zoe

Relay For Life - Clothing Fair STARTS TODAY!

TODAY - Monday March 16th at 10am SLT starts the annual Relay For Life Clothing Fair.

I was able to visit the sims yesterday and want to congratulate all those involved in getting this fair ready! The build is fabulous! I recommend taking a couple of days to visit (not all day) but enough time to really get the full scope of all that is going on.

First of all, to make this the most enjoyable experience for yourself I want you to be aware of what you can do for yourself while shopping/exploring/experiencing. Its called Avatar Rendering Cost or ARC. It will help keep what you wear at a lower render cost thus helping your personal lag. It will also help benefit those around you. The lower the number, the better the experience.

How do I figure out what ARC number I have?

First we need to get the Advanced menu visable by pressing Ctrl+Alt+D

Second go to the then then to and finally click . Above your avatar's head you should now see a number indicating your ARC. (See the following image for help)

I have a number over my head, yay. You will notice if you have other avatars around too, that they will also have a number over their heads. They will vary in color from green (low) to red (high).

How do I reduce my ARC number?

I was curious myself so here is a series of shots where I remove prims until I get down to the lowest amount of ARC which is 1.

So if you see me or others walking around like this you'll know why. It may not seem like much, but it does help! I also recommend turning down your personal graphic settings by getting into the graphical menu under your preferences which can be accessed by pressing ctrl + P. It is something that models do in order to prep for fashion shows to help with their own lag.

I hope this helps your personal lag during the festivities. Here are some things going on this week during the fair that I hope you will participate in:

There is a Silent Auction for 7 one-of-a-kind SL gowns starting today and going until the 22nd.

This year at the SL Clothing Fair something special is in the works. We will be offering a Silent Dress Auction featuring original interpretations of the designs seen grid-wide representing the 7 Deadly Sins.” Bidding will start when the fair begins on Monday, March 16, 2009 at 10:00 am SLT and will close at 6:00 pm SLT on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Winners will be announced at 8:00 pm SLT on the 22nd to bid the fair adieu. You are probably sitting there wondering at this point who the designers are that worked so secretly on these 7 dresses. Let me share the list:

• Wrath ... Raven Pennyfeather from House of Rfyre
• Sloth .... Moxie Polano from Haute Couture by Moxie Polano
• Lust ... Paul Lapointe and Bastchild Lotus from Lapointe and Bastchild Designs
• Envy .... Swaffette Firefly from SF Designs
• Vanity .... Wiccan Sojuorner from Bewitched
• Gluttony ... Nicky Ree from Designing Nicky Ree
• Avarice... Lemania Indigo from Lemania Indigo Designs

Each dress will be an exclusive one of a kind design from the designer, Never to be resold and all proceeds from this auction will go to the Relay for Life campaign.
Auction will take place on the Entertainment sim place your bids early and
often.

CLICK HERE to teleport to the Entertainment Sim for the Silent Auction.

Being a photographer in SL, I have to share the info for the first annual Clothing Fair RFL Photo Contest! Good Luck if you choose to participate. Here is the scoop:

Its time for the first annual Clothing Fair RFL Photo contest!
Category name: RFL exclusive style (both categories: Male and Female)
Goal: Mix and Match the exclusive items available from the RFL-kiosks during RFL Clothing Fair to create a composite style.Each Item must be purchased from the fair. The look must include items from at least 3 different designers. The person must add on the description of the photo the reference of store name and item name for each RFL-item that comprise the final look, so other people can buy them if they wish have the same look.

HAVE FUN! Mix and Match Prizes will be given to the Best Male and Best Female COMPOSITE. This event is sponsored by the designers of the fair and photoLIfe. Each winner will recieve a brand new photoLIfe Studio plus a wonderful gift bag from the designers. Just some basic rules to remember:

1. All photos must be PG rated...absolutely NO nudity
2. May be post processed. We want your best work
3. Focus of the photo must be a of RFL outfits purchased at the fair
4. No more then three entries per person
5. Have fun!

Upload your entry to http://www.flickr.com/groups/slclothingfair09photocontest/
Contest Runs from 10am slt March 16, 2009 till 6pm slt March 22, 2009 . Winners will be announced at Party at 6pm-8pm slt on March 23 on the Entertainment sim at the Fair.

CLICK HERE to teleport to the Entertainment Sim for the Photo Contest End Party on Monday March 23rd.

If you're into Fashion Shows the FIRST show starts doay at 3pm SLT by Timeless Agency.

For all fashion show dates and times, check out: Timeless Agency's blog here.

Thank you for reading, have fun, help a great cause, and stay lag free as best as you can! It will be crowded!

- Zoe