NEWS: What's Zo Wearing?

CULTURE: What's Zo Wearing?

Secret Photoshop Agent and resident Fashion Icon Zoetica often has the staff at SGHQ asking, "What's Zo Wearing?" Her unique and eccentric style is a rallying call to those who suffer from mainstream malaise. Each week, she tells us how she's combined ordinary items to create her extraordinary look. Undaunted by unusual combinations, "What's Zo Wearing" is SG's answer to middle-of-the-road makeover shows.













Zo says: It's cold in Europe this time of year. As a daughter of Russia, I'm often a little sad when I find myself unable to graciously handle temperature change, but facts beckon to be faced. Save for the year I spent in Chicago, it's been a long time since I've had to deal with real weather.

My adventure's itinerary was dense: two-countries [three, if you count Monaco], five-cities in 10 days. I have yet to get through the 500+ photos I took while away! As I despise lugging multiple suitcases around, I packed all I needed into a small rolling case and a backpack. In spite of this hinderance, I'd like to think I managed to dress capaciously.

Our hotel room in Florence had a wooden cross on the wall and padded headboards on two small beds masquerading as a king sized one—moved together by the hotel staff for the occasion. My hair was large and the green of my sweater went classically with the red of my hair. All was dictating for a mini-shoot.

These may not be the best and were taken with my modest Canon SD30, but what matters here is that I was thinking of you. Yooou.

Scarf $8 + striped top $11+ Boots $30—Ross.
ZIp up sweater—$15 at the amazing 15 dollar store, 3rd Street Promenade.
Skirt $20—Buffalo Exchange.
Legwarmers—Forever 21.
Incredible knockoff bag 30 eu—streets of Florence.

Zoetica Ebb is a painter, SG style technician, make up artist, alt. model, photgrapher & occasional cosmonomad. Born in Moscow, Russia, she was raised by a troup of gypsy scientists from space, who coldly sold her to an American technological research facility in 1992. After a daring escape, she graduated from the LA County High School for the Arts, retreated into the rumored underground atelier where she studied with the much-revered fashion guru Madame Von Kuntzertag, followed by a brief stint at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She's traveled the world, gathering fashion expertise and is thrice certified as official Finesse Monitor to the Khan throne. For further details, visit Zoetica's member page, or her portfolio website, BioRequiem.

scarf = awesome

That whole "twins pushed together pretending to be a king" thing isn't just Firenze, they pulled that shit on me in Venice too.

Cheap bastards.

love the hair, awesome boots, and that scarf is adorable. yay for Zo!!!!

Headline......
Next week..Zo wears hefty bag and flip flops...still looks better than the entire rest of the planet.

I want a Zo in a closet too!!! where can I get one?

as always...brilliant...you should have your own TV show and teach these "Sheep" how to dress...

I love the Poison Ivy hair!!!

She's so cute! It's like she is a cartoon drawn in mid air.

Green is my favorite color.

You went to Italy and took pictures...inside your hotel room?

I loved it!

No shoes on the bed geez!

I went to France and MOnaco, too. 500 pictures, as the column says. some are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoetica/

more to come! ^__^

They make zip-ups in GREEN? WTF?

I guess that's why you've got the column!

wow! you should havea segment on Oprah every month...pure genius!-
_j-M@niaC

*thumbs up!*

its like that in sweden too. in fact my bed is two beds pushed together to make a queen size. i dont quite understand why that is.

Zo is the cutes girl ever.

you are brilliant.. and warm by the looks of it!

well I for one didn't know I could layer skirts, so nuts to you!