A little bit of style by Zoe Demar in Casual Layers

I keep hearing about people trying to get into the hair fair. I have been pretty lucky about my timing and did make my rounds but for those of you that might still need to wait a few more I encourage you to hit up some of your old haunts.

Instead of using one of the new hairs at the fair I decided to mix it up with another hair fave place of mine, Zero Style. When I stopped by the store I saw a couple of new hairs including the one that inspired the following casual layered look.



The inspiration - the lovely long layers of Zero Style's Camille in Dark Chocolate. I think I've been more into bangs recently, but really enjoy how Zero Style utilizes flexi which increases the amount of play you can have when wandering the grid or taking a fun snapshot.

I knew that for the next item I wanted to pull something from Leah's store, Naive. She's not new new to the fashion world. I first got to know her through her photography. Though she still is taking pics, she has turned her creativity to virtual fashion and has a good selection of a mix of styles for both the guys and the gals. I really liked the textured in the jeans along with the length of the capri, perfect for a casual summer day.

I knew I wanted to keep the overall look simple and searched a bit through my clothing collection and found this gray t-shirt from Cyanide. Another new to the scene designer known more for her poses has made a stamp by releasing quite a collection of sexy tops in numerous amounts of transparency and colors.

The Ayumi waistcoat that I'm calling a vest here for easy communication was an easy choice to add another element to jazz up the look a bit and add some unexpected color. The red pulls out a bit from the shoes, hoodie, and lunchbox ensemble. I personally don't have a lot of experience with Ayumi but the quality of the vest does make me want to go check it out for more.

With the top taken care of, I knew I wanted to throw in a new style of whimsy that has been used in Second Life with the creation of sculpties. You might see the a more well known and similar style at Coco's, but this wrap around hoodie creation has been in my inventory long before from Sey. The designer, risey Arai, is Japanese. I discovered it randomly when I was exploring. Its a scripted piece that has 9 different colored checkered textures - great for mixing up your looks. I haven't been back to the store for awhile but putting this together - be sure I will be stopping back soon. If I remember right they also do hair. And I'm also going to do something a little nontraditional of my blog posts and will link to their blog HERE because I know they might be harder to find.

At this point I felt pretty good about the look and it was an easy choice to pull these Hoorenbeek shoes called Samoa from my inventory. I'm amazed at the amount of detail one can get from sculpts AND textures - especially in the "shoe" designer department. The amount of realism fathoms me. Though I might be a little off-put about the close tie of using the "real life" logos, he is changing it up enough to avoid infringement to my knowledge. a side-note: I'm fascinated by copyrights - and am always learning.

Another old piece in my inventory - is this cute lunchbox from Miau Haus. Creative humor in creations goes a LONG way with me. I couldn't resist having a chick stuffed between slices of bread - perfect for any neko's lunch.

The eyes in Predawn were a very easy choice for me from Miriel - and I recommend you head to her store soon as she will be closing up shop any day now. I was saddened to hear the news, but it has to be expected with people or items in SL as things change and people move to different roads. I do wish her luck and hope that you do have the opportunity to pick up a few items from her jewelry, hair, shapes, and eyes.



Now I needed to choose a skin, and so I wanted to go with something very new to the grid. The designer isn't new but the skins are as they're to be released TODAY! Annyka Bekkers of Blowpop has some mad skills. What I like about her new skins is that each "line" has their own personality. I chose her Elizabeth skin due to the freckle love. And though you'll see this skin has reddish eyebrows I like mixing it up with darker hair. I probably would choose another to do a close-up with but I don't like limiting skin with my various chair colors and styles.

Last but not least is the icing on the cake. I'm not sure who brought in the idea of prim lashes first to SL. I think the first place I saw them was from Celestial Studios, but my has it evolved to be a must have for many in SL. I know for my modeling and photography it is a must have as it really helps make the eyes pop. I've picked up a good selection of lashes from here and there but when Carissa Crimson decided to put her out I was very curious to see what would come from it. I must say that I've really fallen in love with the au natural lash style that she released. She does have other styles as well that you should check out and see what your fave style fits your personality as I don't think you'll be disappointed.

PS - POSE BY TORRIDWEAR :)

That wraps up the layers of casual style. I hope you enjoy and can add some new places to your repertoire of fashion.

Love, Zoe

Are you Drooling over the Hair Fair yet??

I know that I'm not the only one gaga over hair and many are anxiously awaiting the hair fair sim to open to the public with me! It appears that the participating hair designers have also stepped up their game by offering numerous hair pieces to choose from. I received demos yesterday from Refuge (so cute!) and I know KMADD has demos out at their store. Others have been releasing teaser pictures such as the recent one today from Maitreya. I think out of everything in SL I'm the biggest nut when it comes to hair and typically buy in packs since I need different looks constantly for my photography/modeling.

One BIG thing that I do want to add in here is to not forget that asides from great hair - the great cause of Locks of Love which the creators are donating some of the proceeds towards. Maitreya quoted on their blog, "50% of the sales will go to Locks of Love for the duration of the fair." So do be generous and look for how the vendors are donating. I personally have been thinking about growing out my RL hair to donate to the cause. I know there are certain rules to the hair, so if there is anyone thinking about it like I am you can go to the Locks of Love website HERE.

In honor of the hair fair I'm going to share some of my favorites of 2009 that I also submitted into the Hair Fair Flickr Contest this year. Congrats to the winners that were posted yesterday on the official hair fair blog HERE. It was really nice to do random pictures showcasing a few of my favorite sims along with it.

Exile's Love Story


Zero Style's Dana


Maitreya's Yasmin


Aden's Autumn II & Maddesigns' Cruz


ETD's Sarah


Abyss' Opium


Truth's Thalia 2


Argrace's Hunting Natural Wavy


LeLutka's Grace


Lamb's Cherry


Last but not least in any means as it is the biggest hair I have ever seen in-world!

Curio Obscura's Rococo Fantastico Hairstyle v1.1


I hope you enjoy having a good time at the fair - and remember to reduce your Avatar Rendering Cost to have a less lag experience! see my blog post here about ARC

<3 Zoe

Helping Hands

A lot of people donate to causes, helping fund a risky surgery, and sometimes to fixing laptops.

This one is about being evicted from a place that they live because they can't currently afford to pay rent and is getting kicked out whether she can pay it or not. It happens unfortunately to people everyday especially in these economic times. Sometimes I'm not able to help but this time I can and I hope that you will to!

I've known Voshie Paine for a very long time - she is very active in the fashion community and is always trying to include those that might not always fit in the mainstream scene.

I support her and am asking for your help. There is a yard sale that friends have created in order to help Voshie out. You can check it out here!

ALSO If you would like to donate an item - (trust me she has a lot there already) - feel free to IM Voshie Paine in world.

I will post an update when there is more news!

Thanks for reading,

<3 Zoe

Zoe's Spot - the single!

With Fashion Blogger's Appreciation week I was inspired to pull out a jacket that I designed ages ago, put on the finishing touches and actually give it out. Then I was approached yesterday by one of these bloggers, Suri Alex, asking where it is for sale and how much for. She will be blogging about it on Monday here at Suri Alex Style. So I have set it up to be sold to the public via the Latexia Sim which is right next door to Alphamale's sim.

Don't expect me to put out stuff too often or to make a big store as I do what inspires me and I'm pretty anal about quality too. Thus why I hadn't put it to the public. So consider this my "single" before my debut album hits the stores.

I originally wore it in this pic that I uploaded to flickr over a year ago in this piece titled "No Place Like Home".



[Z] Leather Jacket which is inspired by one of the most fierce women in the music business, Madonna.



[Z] is the logo for my store which I am calling it Zoe's Spot. It can be found by this Slurl to Zoe's Spot for 225L

Thanks for reading!

Love, Zoe

Feel Like Dancing

Feel Like Dancing, originally uploaded by Zoe Demar.

Ah I love the spring it makes me want to dance and luckily my new friend Rogan of Diesel Works has released some Ballerina poses and asked if I would share them with my readers!

His Ballerina set has 20 ballet poses and with a set purchase customers get a free couples ballet pose. He also wanted me to make sure to let my readers know that there is a Limited Time Offer. For anyone who purchases the full set, they will receive the whole outfit that is on the display poster for free (sent within 24 hours after purchase).

Don't forget about the "Diesel Works" group discount too! Details in his store which is at a new location here: SLURL

Have fun and don't forget to dance!

Love,
Zoe

Here is how you can appreciate this blogger

Please help!, originally uploaded by Zoe Demar.

I'm not one to accept appreciation full out but it has been nice seeing so many people participating in Blogger Appreciation Week. Thanks to Callie Cline for seeing the opportunity to do something new in the fashion community.

I thought this would be a great opportunity with something that I know a lot of bloggers and shoppers could appreciate. Its hard keeping track of inventory but even more difficult sometimes to mix up a look which is what I try to do with my personal blog.

It would be SOOOOO extremely helpful if those selling items could include a texture of the purchased items in the sales folder. I don't care if it isn't copy or mod so long as I have an image it helps out a lot! This goes to anyone out there that is making items from clothing to poses to hairstyles. It would be so nice to see more vendors doing this for their customers. And you'd make this blogger's day!

ALSO A BIG THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT DO THIS ALREADY!!

Thanks so much for listening!

Love, Zoe

Paper Couture Spring 2009 Collection Released!

Blossom, originally uploaded by Zoe Demar.

Hellloooo - I know I know everyone and their dog will most likely be blogging about the new Paper Couture releases. But why the heck not? It only happens about twice a year and I adore everything that is part of the collection. I love creativity and the uniqueness of the items that comes out of the hands of all involved in this collection. It deserves to be talked about and shared. So here is my 2 cents marking this event of the Spring release.

Hope you like it :)

Love, Zoe