A Little Bit of Style by Zoe Demar - The Sea Hole

I love stumbling onto new places for my wardrobe.  I found a lot of creative tops, dresses, pants, and more at The Sea Hole.  It is now on my places I will have to visit on a regular basis.  Good quality with cute combinations of color and unique designs to SL made me decide to feature it not only in photography but here on my blog.  I'm wearing left to right: The Sea Hole's Octo dress in gold-teal, Thriftscore Dress in tiffany blue, and Yena BodySuit in Blush.  And unfortunately or not, I'm not the most timely blogger as a sale just ended at their store.  But you're not alone - I was there pre-sale so I paid full price for a lot of clothes!  

Here's a slurl & marketplace link: The Sea Hole Main Store & The Sea Hole Marketplace

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Quick Credits:

Look 1: 

The Sea Hole's Octo dress in Gold-Teal

Truth's Lucia hair in Dark Blonde

the body co's Orchid 07 Tropez skin with Smart makeup

(unedited)

Look 2:

The Sea Hole's Thriftscore Dress in Tiffany Blue

kik's Nina hair in Snow

the body co's Orchid 07 Tropez skin with Glitter makeup

(image touched in photoshop)

Look 3:

The Sea Hole's Yena BodySuit in Blush

Action's Trudy hair in Coal

the body co's Orchid 07 Tropez skin (no make-up)

(image touched in photoshop)

Zoe Demar's Photography Tips - Drama

Lights, Camera, Action!!

Drama seems to be a common theme for SLers, but the kind of drama doesn't always have to be in the social atmosphere. It can be found in pictures. A good way to create drama is playing off of light and shadow. Somtimes it can be with a crop or even with color. It also can be accomplished with styling to strike a mood.

Never be afraid to play because sometimes what is around a corner is so much more fabulous than what could have previously been imagined.

Yesterday a friend of mine had a fabulous picture but was stuck trying to make it work right in the proper dimensions she needed. Playing with rotation we found the proper fitting that still allowed the picture to sing its full glory. Might not have been what she really wanted but still worked.

Never give up, never stop trying, and leave the social drama at the doorstep.

Love, Zoe

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

Zoe's Quick Pick - Exile

Exile, originally uploaded by Zoe Demar.

Exile has been busy at work! Not only has he upgraded texture options but he has released all of these wonderful hairs to go with it (as well as 2 mens hairs, not shown)!! I'm modeling the color Roots - Drift.

Enjoy!

Love, Zoe

Credits to follow on flickr tomorrow.

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