A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Deep Purple

Not going to say too much, but I this look was inspired by one of Elikatira's newest hairs - Break.  AND Maitreya Gold's Salience shoes that I picked up from this year's Shoe Fair 2011.  By the way it was announced today that the fair raised nearly L$1.2M for Soles4Souls, which is over $4,500 USD!  Way to give SLers!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

PS - Close-up shot photo-shopped, the other is untouched.

Quick Credits:

JACKET: Mon Tissu - Porter Jean Jacket in Used

DRESS: League - Thermal Dress in Purple

SHOES & TIGHTS: Maitreya Gold - Salience in Violet

HAIR: Elikatira - Break in Red 10

SKIN: League - Sia in Medium GlamGoth - Frex

EYES: ID - Light Sensitive in Dark Green

POSES: LAP aka Long Awkward Pose

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Bloom

With all the tornadoes and thunderstorms going on today - I think I could use a reminder that we're in SPRING!!  First, my thoughts are to Joplin, MO.  I have some family and a lot of friends in the area.  I even used to go shopping there all the time.  It is sad to see so much destruction and always makes me think of other weather related tragedies across the world.  As with anything we have to bloom after the storms.

Inspiration for this look comes from the white Enna dress by L'Abel.  I was invited to come browse their summer collection that will be available to all come next Saturday, May 28th.  I love the fresh breezy feeling of a white dress.  It reminds me of my cousin who owned a frilly white nightgown that I have forever imagined and admired in my memories.

Immediately I paired the look with the Peonies headband from LaGyo.  A new discovery for me - be ready to see more featuring pieces from their hat and jewelry collection.  The big flowers lent much inspiration with the Pink Fuel, Kumi skin that I picked up during the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser.

And I had to go for something really UP-do styled.  I chose to go with Boon's YN0421 high bun in black.  It is meant to be worn with Boon's hair bases that match all the shades of their hair - so you never have to worry about matching it up properly!

Some more Shoe Fair 2011 lovin' - sporting these elegant ivory Vilda heels by G Field.  The feathers add a touch of whimsy and style.  PSST the Shoe fair continues through to Friday, May 27th - Make sure you check it out before it is over!!

And since we're not quite into summer yet, I tossed on the Loire Knit Shrug in blue by Mon Tissu.  It brought out the blue in my Insufferable Dastard Light Sensitive light blue eyes.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:

DRESS: L’Abel - Enna in White

SHRUG: Mon Tissu - Loire Knit Shrug in Blue

HAIRBAND: LaGyo - Peonies Headband

SHOES: G Field - Vilda in Ivory

HAIR & HAIRBASE: Boon - YN0421 + Gathered Raised in Black

SKIN: Pink Fuel - Kumi in Milk Amethyst (Pacific Crisis Fundraiser)

EYES: ID - Light Sensitive Shaded in Light Blue

POSES: Del May

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Groove

Have I mentioned how much I love these 77 loafers by Treads?  I wanted to show use in both a male style (previous post) and female style (in this post).  I had a look put together using these pants by Gawk - then I saw this new top by Nylon Outfitters and chose items to match it.  I'm going to stop blabbing and just allow the look to speak for itself.  I really wish I had all these items to wear together in RL!

Enjoy!  

Love, Zoe

PS - I photo-shopped the close-up pic

Quick Credits:

TOP: Nylon Outfitters - Crocheted Flower in Orange

PANTS: Gawk! - Camel Tweed High Waist Pants

EARRINGS: Yummy - Floral Dangle in Inked Color

RING: Je Suis  - Isis Ring (custom colors)

SHOES: Treads - 77 Loafers in Epice

HAIR: Nylon Outfitters - Janet

SKIN & MAKEUP: Dutch Touch - Amber in V2 Dark + Eyeshadow #6

EYES: ID - Light Sensitive Shaded in Light Green

POSES: Del May

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Merengue

Walking the shoe fair a bit early by invitation was an unexpected treat - so was finding the store Treads with these unbelievable shoes!  Treads' 77 Loafers in Banane are the inspiration for this look.  Definitely my fave finds of the fair for this year - unique and different in the textures - they are unisex but I'm showing off my masculine side for this post.  I did end up tinting them a touch darker to blend a little bit more with the look in the end.  I'll let the rest of the look speak for itself but this is pretty much what came to mind.

Oh one side note for guys - sometimes ladies' fashions work out - the blazer/hat/socks are all female designed items but with some tweaking they worked!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:
JACKET: Mon Tissu - Rockaby Blazer in Red

TOP: Nanuk - Viggo V-neck in Tur
PANTS: Mr. Poet - Woven Pants in Coffee
HAT: Mon Tissu - Feather Wrapped Fedora in Straw
SHOES: Treads - 77 Loafers in Banane
SOCKS: Maitreya - Scrunched Prim Socks in Aqua
SKIN: Redgrave - Tyson in Dark Tan 02 
EYES: ID - Light Sensitive Shaded in Dark Brown
POSE: LAP aka Long Awkward Pose

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Hitch

Trains are a common sight in my hometown and is an essential service to many locations across the world.  Even if the look was not inspired by the location; as soon as I put on the girlpack by LAP, I knew that I had to hit up AM Radio's art installment at IDIA Laboratories (123,105,2058).  If you haven't been to one of AM's sims you're missing out!

The look started with the Minx shorts by Mon Tissu.  I thought about grabbing a fatpack but wanted to try on  a pair first as sometimes shorts with prims don't work out.  I was happy to say that these were perfect without having to do a single adjustment - that's a rarity!  Look for me showing off other colors in future blog posts!  

Originally I started with a cropped sweater jacket but all that went out the window when I discovered this open shirt with tank by Argrace in my inventory.  Mainly Argrace has converted over to creating only hair but looks like they still have some clothing if you haven't stopped by in awhile.  

I've had these riding boots by Mon Tissu in my inventory for awhile that I had planned in another look that didn't work out in the end.  When I bought them I didn't want to go for the typical brown or black shades and I'm still happy that I went with vintage red.

A first for this blog is to feature hair by Milana.  I'm a bit mixed on her hair - I love it in the pictures but sometimes I find it hard to fit to my head properly or find the right angle in a pose.  I have worn her style before with some major mods, this time I didn't mod it at all.  I'm wearing the Joy II hair.  I find that sometimes I want the sculpts to be out to show off the textures she includes to create the flexi style.  They're really beautifully done!

I picked up the girlpack pose set by LAP at the pose fair this year.  I didn't really think about using it for this look until I was digging for some different poses.  Once i put on the pack and tinted it - I knew it would make the outfit along with the setting.

I always like to feature different skins and totally transform my look each time.  I decided to go with the soft hues of LAQ's Tess2.  It brought out that doll like face that I felt fit the mood I wanted for the picture along with the delicate freckled specks.

As for eyes, I'm sticking with Insufferable Dastard again for this post wearing Light Sensitive in dark brown.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:

TOP: Argrace - Open Shirt in Cream

SHORTS: Mon Tissu - Minx in Brown

BACKPACK: LAP - Girlpack Pose Set (tinted)

RIDING BOOTS: Mon Tissu - Provence in Vintage Red

HAIR: Milana - Joy II in Blacks

SKIN: LAQ - Tess2 in Nougat 02

EYES: Insufferable Dastard - Light Sensitive in Dark Brown

POSE: LAP - Girlpack

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Casual Cool

Sometimes it is fun to give the other sex a try and in SL I get that chance to have a bit of fun.  I give a lot of credit to the male bloggers out there and creators as well.  It took a bit of shopping around to pick what I wanted to go with this look - it started with the top and went from there.  I'll let the picture do the rest of the talking.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:

TOP: Scars - Cardigan & White Shirt in Red

PANTS: Mr. Poet - Woven Pants in Black

HAT: Reek - Cricket Hat (Hud Textures)

GLASSES: Reek - Parachute Shades (Hud Colors)

SHOES: Redgrave - Aviator Loafer in Black

FACIAL HAIR + HAIRBASE: Antebellum - CDLI 

SKIN: Sacred - Ethan in Tone 2 Shaved Hair

EYES: The Abyss - Dave Gears in Green

POSE: Glitterati

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Sky High

I wanted to feature a bit of a store called, Erratic.  They're new but high quality with a LOT of color.  Erratic currently covers a lot of hip club and sporty styles.  They're located on the LE LOOK SOUTH sim.

I'm showing off more of a sporting style mix displaying their razorback tank, sporty shorts, and striped socks.  Note: I did a bit of photo-shopping on the shorts to fix the annoying glitch that all SL designers have to put up with.  I won't go into a long explanation of it but it is extremely frustrating and limited pixel area.

As far as the rest of the look goes, LAP's Skater Chic Poses definitely were a big part of the inspiration.  Elikatira's Play hair was perfectly suited paired up with Pink Fuel's early teaser and highly anticipated release of Kumi skin part of the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser.  An oldie but a goodie, Porn Star's Xtra Hi-Tops that come in a wide variety of customizable/scripted colors and textures.  Last but not least - Tres Blah's Blue eyes which I've worn on a number of occasions.

Enjoy!
Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:
TOP: Erratic - Tracy Racerback in Blue 1
SHORTS: Erratic - Jamie Sporty in Red 1
SOCKS: Erratic - Striped in White-Blue
SHOES: PornStar - Xtra Hi-Tops in MultiColor
SKATE BOARD: LAP (aka Long Awkward Pose) part of Skate Chic pack 
HAIR: elikatira - Play in Black 04
SKIN: Pink Fuel - Kumi in Milk/Amethyst (Pacific Crisis Fundraiser)
EYES: Tres Blah - Blue
POSES: LAP aka Long Awkward Pose

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Modern Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle!!  Thank goodness I can tame it with a lot of new creations from League.

One of my top places to hit up on a regular basis or for Fifty Linden Fridays.  League's creator, Nena Janus not only creates some of my favorite skins and fashions on the grid - she's started to release some jewelry pieces to throw into the mix.  Nena is a non-stop creative magnet.  Check out the tank top, mini skirt, leggings, skin, and necklace that I'm featuring from her collection!

I paired up the look with the stunning Simple Jacket in gray by Aoharu along with some hot Platform Wedges by Anexx.  I'm in love with the newest hair textures by LeLutka in the Rain style.  I can't wait till the next release!  I'm still wearing Insufferable Dastard eyes - this time showing off the blue/green shade.  Poses are by Del May - I can't say enough about the creative power behind her talent.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:

JACKET: Aoharu - Simple Jacket in Gray

TOP: League - Ribbon Tied Tank in Pure

SKIRT: League - Buttoned Corduroy Mini in Black

LEGGINGS: League - Merino in Light Brown

NECKLACE: League - Kandula in Silver

SHOES: Anexx - Platform Wedge in Black

HAIR: Lelutka - Rain in Blonde Fun

SKIN & HAIR BASE/BROWS: League - Sia in Medium Glam Goth with Blonde Hairbase and Brows 

EYES: Insufferable Dastard - Light Sensitive/Shaded in Dark Blue-Green

POSES:  Del May

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - GoGo

Beautiful talent and creativity seems to be popping out of the woodwork on all sides of Second Life!  Hair, skin, shoes, clothing...so many goodies to blog about and so little time.  I've decided to keep my trap shut and allow the pictures to do the talking for me.  Because honestly - I just love it all!!

Enjoy! Love, Zoe

Quicky Credits:

DRESS: MichaMi - Print in Plum

EARRINGS: League - Wanderer

HAT: LeLutka - Knitting in White (tinted)

BOOTS: GOS - Curvaceous in Cream

HAIR: elikatira - Paper in Brown 04

SKIN & MAKE-UP: Tuli - Sara in Peach with Raspberry Lips and Black Lashes

EYES: Insufferable Dastard - Light Sensitive/Shaded in Dark Brown

POSE: Reel Expression

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Morning Sun

I am Going to allow the pictures to do all the talking for me on this one!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:

Morning After Dress - Tiny Bird

Tempest Hair - Exile

Jaliah Skin - Dutch Touch

Scrunched Prim Socks - Maitreya

Shine Eyes - Insufferable Dastard

Just Me Pose - Atomic

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Posin'

If you're looking for something new to put into your AO (Animation Override) or wanting to snap some shots, the Pose Fair 2011 is where you should be!

Open until April 15th there is a wide variety of poses and animations - if you're looking for props, the basics, or something more unique.

I'm featuring one of the props by POSEUR called Seductress.  I decided to change up the bed to add some various colors and selected two of the poses to snap some pics wearing some of my fave fashions.

Tram has released some new clothes today.  I'm wearing Tram's Godetia dress as well as one of the Pintuck tops.  I paired the top up with Maitreya's Boyfriend Jeans.  More newness by elikatira with this updo called, "Rhythm."  Yay for barefeet!  I'm wearing SLink's Mid Bare feet with the body co.'s Sage skin in tone 3 with Pink Pucker Day make-up.  Shining it up wearing eyes by Insufferable Dastard.

Enjoy and see you at the fair!

Love, Zoe

Images have been moderately photoshopped.

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Hillside

Time for some warmer weather - at least that is the hope! Zaara just released this beauty of a top call Zayba that comes in her typical amazing colors shown here on the right.


I decided to pair them up with some charcoal trousers from fri.day, classic Neyya heels from Maitreya, and some always awesome About hair from elkiatera.

The skin is the new, Sia by League (she also released some new clothes today too - deal if you get them today with Fifty Linen Friday).

The pose is by Glitterati (part of fundraiser for Japan pack).

Enjoy!
Love, Zoe
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A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Mix It Up

I was inspired by the newest release from The Secret Store.  The Chiffon skirts come in 6 textures, 5 of which I am showing here.  B is currently only available at Dressing Room Blue, so be sure to swing by to pick that up.  The skirt comes in two options, with or without sash, I mainly stuck with the sash in all styles but A.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

A - Style
JACKET: Maitreya - Short Trench in Red

SKIRT: Secret Store - Chiffon in Red Squared 

EARRINGS: Paper Couture - Faceted Parrot Stone

SHOES: Mon Tissu - Cottage Flats in Black

SKIN: Dutch Touch - Mensje in Peach Basic

MAKE-UP: Dutch Touch - Mensje lipsticks in Soft Salmon

HAIR: !lamb - Soma in Honeycomb

EYES: Tres Blah - Blue Eyes

EYE LASHES: Dutch Touch - Eyelashes
SHAPE: Dutch Touch - Mensje


B - Style

SHIRT: Armidi Gisaci - Kongo Chain Shirt in Bistre 

SKIRT: Secret Store - Chiffon in Silk Kerchief (only available at the Dressing Room Blue)

EARRINGS: Mandala - Takayama in Gold

SHOES: Mon Tissu - Cottage Flats in Moss

SKIN: Dutch Touch - Mensje in Peach Basic

MAKE-UP: Dutch Touch - Mensje lipsticks in Soft Salmon

HAIR: !lamb - Soma in Honeycomb

EYES: Tres Blah - Blue Eyes

EYE LASHES: Dutch Touch - Eyelashes 

SHAPE: Dutch Touch - Mensje


C - Style
SHIRT: Fri.day - Basic Cami in White
SKIRT: Secret Store - Chiffon in Pale Tartan
SHRUG: G Field - Ruffle Bolero in Ivory
NECKLACE: Mandala - Pearl Rain in Cream gold
SHOES: Mon Tissu - Cottage Flats in Beige
SKIN: Dutch Touch - Mensje in Peach Basic

MAKE-UP: Dutch Touch - Mensje lipsticks in Soft Salmon

HAIR: !lamb - Soma in Honeycomb

EYES: Tres Blah - Blue Eyes

EYE LASHES: Dutch Touch - Eyelashes 

SHAPE: Dutch Touch - Mensje


D - Style
SHIRT: Mon Tissu - Prudence Cardigan in Yellow
SKIRT: Secret Store - Chiffon in Granny's Roses
SHOES: Mon Tissu - Cottage Flats in Mustard
SKIN: Dutch Touch - Mensje in Peach Basic

MAKE-UP: Dutch Touch - Mensje lipsticks in Soft Salmon

HAIR: !lamb - Soma in Honeycomb

EYES: Tres Blah - Blue Eyes

EYE LASHES: Dutch Touch - Eyelashes 

SHAPE: Dutch Touch - Mensje


E - Style
SHIRT: Surf Couture - Canvas Garden Top - Palm 4 
SKIRT: Secret Store - Chiffon in Old Bloom
EARRINGS: Zaara - Hiral Wood Earrings in Gold
SHOES: Mon Tissu - Cottage Flats in Beige
SKIN: Dutch Touch - Mensje in Peach Basic

MAKE-UP: Dutch Touch - Mensje lipsticks in Soft Salmon

HAIR: !lamb - Soma in Honeycomb

EYES: Tres Blah - Blue Eyes

EYE LASHES: Dutch Touch - Eyelashes 

SHAPE: Dutch Touch - Mensje


All poses created by TorridWear

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Golden Rose

It is always a surprise sometimes that certain stores haven't been blogged by me before.  One store in particular is Indyra Originals.  I've been a fan for awhile and even did a photograph for her store in the past, but sometimes a piece just doesn't work out right with the look that I'm going for.  That changed today as I made my focus the blouse of Indyra's Catalan in Antique Rose.  A fine pair of jeans even comes along with the blouse but I wouldn't be true to my blog style by sticking with them.  Instead incorporated other pieces.

I will say it wasn't the easiest look because the top does require some technique to match properly mainly due to the cut.  I also didn't wanna go the easy route and put a pair of jeans with it especially when the outfit already includes a pair.  SO a skirt was in order.  At first I tried something I had been eying for awhile but was a bit too high wasted and didn't give the proper silhouette that every girl wants.  Then I stumbled upon the perfect fit at Maitreya which surprisingly enough was already in my inventory, the Viento skirt in Eggplant.

Truth hair was on my head while shopping and though it worked for the look, as soon as I put on the elikatira boots it was going a bit more country than what I wanted.  I browsed through Truth's webstore on the marketplace and decided on Sonya Streaked in Barley.  This helped pull the more sexy appeal that I wanted with the blouse.

As mentioned the new Secret boots by elikatira in Sepia was perfect to pull out the gold belt option of the top and accessories (Catalan Ring & Snakeskin Clutch Purse) that Indyra already had matched with the look.

One skin that I have been wearing the past few days but hasn't been released yet - I'm happy to share that the wait for Belleza's Erika should be over SOON!!  I'm showing off the Erika Sunkissed tone in make-up #8.  I really like the variety of make-ups that Tricky is releasing in the Erika skin line and refuse to tease anymore about it.

And I am featuring Tres Blah eyes in blue...again!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:
Blouse: Indyra Originals - Catalan in Antique Rose
Skirt: Maitreya - Viento in Eggplant
Clutch: Indyra Originals - Snakesin in Gold
Ring: Indyra Originals - Catalan in Old Rose
Boots: Elikatira - Secret in Sepia
Hair: Truth - Sonya Streaked in Barley
Skin: Belleza - Erika SK 8
Eyes: Tres Blah - Blue
Pose: Maitreya

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Militia

I'm not going to spend time blabbing on about this one.

Inspiration started with a vest by Kyoot that is currently available exclusive on the new Illusory.  But it wasn't quite working out with what I wantet.  After visiting LeLutka everything turned to Military style and thus I pulled out another fave top of mine from Kyoot.

Click on the pics to check it out in my flickr.

Quick Credits

Jacket: LeLutka - Charlie in Dark

Shirt: Kyoot - Beneath My Bones (Stumblebum Exclusive)

Micro Pants: Kyoot - High Waisted in Slate

Hat: LeLutka - Dictator Hat

Boots: J's - Thigh High in Black

Hair: Kin - Cricket in Black

Skin: Illusory - Paige in Tan/Stained B3

Eyes: Illusory - Eyes 13

Pose: Long Awkward pose aka LAP

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Keep It Casual

New years brings a lot of thoughts of goals and ambitions to the mind.  Sometimes I can't wait for the year to be over...other times I wouldn't mind the year sticking around.  2010 involved a lot of bad health stories in my family, but some other major positives out of it all.  I'm hoping for a good start to 2011 but don't want to look too far ahead into the future and just keep it casual.  Which is what I did for this first look of the year.

Make sure you go check out the dressing room, if you haven't had a chance yet.  They're doing, "best of's" sale which has a good selection of items out from designers.  I'm showing off one of my buys with the Glam Affair skins called Jadis.  I'm typically mixed on the skins that Glam Affair puts out, but when you can get one for 70L typically you'll see me pick it up!

Exile also has released this new hair called Nikki and has a New Years Eve version out for free for awhile underneath the tree in his store.  I'm really impressed at how much Exile has put out over the past year and really feel like the quality matches.  Sometimes he can be a bit wild, but that's what I love about it too!

The top is from a store that is new to me called, LouLou&Co.  They have a few clothing pieces that I really liked as well as some jewelry and shoes.  I spotted the brand when out shopping at a SL, "mall" for lack of a better word.  I like the Jelly Pop top that comes already in a combo top.  Which saves time when I'm putting together looks.  Also sometimes layering doesn't quite work the way I want it to so I appreciate designers that take the initiative to do so.

Mon Tissu, I believe should mean love, because that is what it says to me when I first heard of them and they definitely delivered.  Congrats on their opening with imaginative and creative styles that I gaga'd over for days.  These Balcon Lounge Pants are part of their second release and though some might think they should stay in the bedroom, I say shout it to the world!  

Who knew elikatira would be back again releasing hair and now shoes?!  These Flair Flats are part of her brand new collection featuring many new styles.  I may be a Elika hair fanatic but will gladly accept anything she designs into my inventory.

Ah some tattoos to bring a new dimension into my look.  I decided to pull out an oldie from my GoK aka Garden of Ku collection called YlangYlang - we all need some of that this new year!

Manna's Victoria bracelet was another piece I picked up in the SL, "mall" and another store new to me!  Best thing about going to satellite store locations - shopping around!  I hope to show off another one of the pieces that I picked up from Manna later.

And since I have talked about these Ibanez eyes before - my brief - good eyes, pick them up if you want something new to add to your collection.

Happy New Year!!!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:

Shirt: LOULOU&CO - Jelly Pop in Pink/Cream

Pants: Mon Tissu - Balcon Lounge Pants in Goldenrod

Shoes: elikatira - Flair Flats in Cocoa/Brick

Bracelet: Manna - Victoria Bracelet

Tattoo: Garden of Ku (GoK) - YlangYlang in Medium Dark

Hair: Exile - Nikki in Whiskey

Skin: Glam Affair - Jadis Dark in TDR Special A

Eyes: Ibanez - Ltd Edition Natural Eyes in Grey

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Skipping Stone

I am in a blogging mood this weekend!  This look is inspired by the new hair bases and hairs by Boon.  One of the best hair bases created by a hair creator versus a skin creator.  There are a few different styles available.  I picked up a couple straight off and am looking forward to seeing what will be next.  Oh and if you hurry, you can get 50% off with Boon's sale on their newest releases!

&Bean's Old Bones skin in Rose, which I had potentially used in my last blog post, was my first choice and inspired the rest of the look.  I did decide to add some drama to the look by pulling out an eye make-up tattoo by Kyoot in smokey dark red.  Which brings out Exodi's Zbilja eyes in brown.

Kyoot created this cute top that includes the jewelry textures.  There are a few color options but I went the light pink version.  Self-Evident for it's name is right!  It is a bit revealing on the sides (not shown) so if you're modest, not necessarily the best top for you, but I like it!

I was having a little bit of a hard time deciding on my lower half at this point and was still deciding on some sort of jacket to go with the top.  I scoured Emery and spotted these Denim B-Zip jeans. I really like the bold zippers and deep blue color (not the best pics to show em off, but you get the idea).  I did have quite the time keeping my head straight wandering through Emery.  Please do a store makeover, I felt like I was in a maze.  Love your stuff, Emery, just hard to find what I was originally hunting for.

I've had these new Gos' Urban Boots lined up to do a bit of a military look (I got the fatpack which has all the colors scripted into the boot for easy styling) but with the jeans pulling the look out of what I had originally intended...I went for something a bit more fall.

Which is where last year's Aoharu released Nordic Knit Coat in Gray comes into play.  It really brought a cozy feeling to the look in the end.  Which is something I love about mixing old with new!  Sometimes old doesn't look so "old" if it fits the look!

And the poses by Olive Juice really brought this image to life!  Keep on creating!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

PS - Images have not been modified.

Quick Credits
Coat/Sweater: Aoharu - Nordic Knit Coat in Gray

Shirt: Kyoot - Self-Evident Tank in Pink
Jeans: Emery - Denim B-Zip
Boots: Gos - Urban in Stone
Hair: Boon - MKT012 in Blonde with Gathered Raised Hairbase in Blonde
Skin: &Bean - Old Bones in Rosy / Little Brows
Make-up: Kyoot - Smokey / Dark Red
Eyes: Exodi - Zbilja in Brown
Poses: Olive Juice

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - All Dolled Up

Who can resist such a fashionable dress?!  It came into view across my flickr contacts and had to be mine.  It is brand new called Orelle by Tee*fy for winter available in 6 shades, if I recall properly.  Color choices are so difficult sometimes!!  I went with black due to the color of the bow and sparkle in the skirt texture.  Typically you'd see me use either only the top or the skirt, but I really loved the sophisticated feel that the overall design brought to the table.

Stunning, elegant, clean are the three words that I wanted to go for this look.  I pulled out one of the newer 69 hairs called Jessica 2, which I absolutely adore!

I knew I wanted some sort of hair piece.  I was thinking feathers but recalled this hat that was the first piece that brought my attention to the Rozoregalia brand.  The detail in the texture of the sculpted flowers heightens the detail of the overall style.

As for skin, I checked out &Bean but went with Redgrave's Trinity in Tan to warm up the look.  I'm happy to see Redgrave producing skins again!  Also if you haven't checked out the redesign of their build it is fabulous and should stop by to gander.

Heels were easy!  I've wanted to put a look together with Maitreya Gold's Hana for awhile.  They make me want to go dancing.  I would love to find a lovely flamenco dress to pair up with another color in the future.

And just to add a bit of sparkle, although hidden with the pose (by LAP), is the Leather Blossom ring by Paper Couture.

Last but not least, the eyes - which I've used before in other shades is JeJune by Tres Blah, this time in Violet.

Design Tip - always pull in harmony of three.  Silver is found in the hat, heels, and skirt/bow; the tan in the hair, bow, and ring.  Overall not really noticeable, but you'll like it for some reason or another to bring balance to the look.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

PS - Images have not been modified

Quick Credits

Dress: Tee*fy - Orelle Dress in Black

Heels: Maitreya Gold - Hana in Silver Patent

Hat: Rozoregalia - Rosenkavalier Black Hat & Hair (shown in non-hair option)

Ring: Paper Couture - Leather Blossom 

Hair: 69 - Jessica 02 in Light Mocha

Skin: Redgrave - Trinity in Tan / Smoky

Eyes: Tres Blah - JeJune in Violet 

Pose: Long Awkward Pose [LAP]

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Sexy

A quick style for today.  I was more in the mood to photoshop than blab, so leaving you with mostly pics and less talk!

Inspiration is the newest skin, Amber, by League and one of the best corsets found on the grid by The Abyss.

Check out the other picture for details!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

PS - SO HAPPY TO HAVE SCULPTED HANDS ON THE GRID!! 
Thank you SLINK!
(hurry up Reek!)


(note images have been edited (shading/highlights) otherwise untouched.)

Quick Credits

Corset: The Abyss - Corset in Red

Leggings: LeLutka - Simp in Black

Heels: N-core - Temptation Xtreme II in Strawberry

Choker: The Abyss - Junkyard Barbed

Hands: SLink - de Jolie Hands Relaxed

Piercing: Zoe’s Nose Piercing - (not available)

Hair: Truth - Mischa Streaked in Raven/Blood

Skin: League - Amber Pale in Pillarbox

Eyes: Ibanez - Ltd Edition Natural in Blue

Dolly Pose Prop: Kari 

A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - Rocker

Time for some yum in menswear!  Connors - a new designer (to me) has been catching my eye with their clothes.  I couldn't resist this shirt. There are a few different texture variations but I had to go with black.  That's when I knew exactly what I wanted to put together.

This hair by Shag has been screaming at me since the hair fair to be photographed.  Its called, Boys Don't Cry (v.2) and I have wanted feature this hair for a bit.  It has a tuft of spiked hair in the front with a black fedora styled hat.  Originally I was thinking about going for blonde, but ended up choosing the shade midnight, which is a blue tinted black.

It was the shirt that bended me to do a rocker look and for pants it was a very easy pick to go leather featuring The Abyss' distressed leather pants - I already had picked up a pair for female and went back to pick up the male.  It comes with a black and brown sculpted belt that I'm not wearing here.

I also opted to go with the black slow rider boots by The Abyss. What is also nice is that one of the options includes the lower part of the leather pants attached to the lower part of the boot for easy wearing.  The other bonus, since I'm not in guy form often, I don't tend to have a huge selection of guy shoes, so I am fortunate that The Abyss offers a wide variety of items to purchase.

The rings & nails have had my attention for awhile offered by Rozoregalia.  I have wanted the shorter nail offered for female sizes but am happy I got to get it for this male look.  Very unique selection of high quality prims.  It includes different hand size options as well as different combinations of rings.  The necklace also has different ways of wearing it - you can check out the store for more details.

As far as skin goes, I wasn't sure what I wanted to feature but decided to go with Belleza's Shawn.  I do my best to keep my blogging and photography business separate, but hell, Belleza does an excellent job with skins so I pulled out the skin that I used to do the ad work with.  If somebody asks me where to get good male skins Belleza is always one of the first out of my mouth.  This is also what determined that I went with the midnight hair in the end since so much of my look is dependant upon the hair base that comes with the skin.

Now the eyes - they're from The Abyss' Dave Gears skin set.  Nuff said - I use them often.

Poses - this is one of my favorite male pose sets that Diesel Works have offered.  You're seeing pose 1 out of 12 from the Enzo set.  You can try out the rest at the store.

So there's my male rocker look!

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:
Shirt: Connors - Patterned Shirt in Britannia
Pants: The Abyss - Distressed Leather Pants
Neckalce, Nails, & Rings: Rozoregalia - Gemma (sold separately)
Boots: The Abyss - FM Boots / SlowRider in Black Leather
Hair: Shag - Boys Don’t Cry V.2 in Midnight
Skin: Belleza - Shawn
Eyes: The Abyss - Dave Gears in Blue
Pose: Diesel Works