NEWS: What's Zo Wearing? November 18, 2007

CULTURE: What's Zo Wearing? November 18, 2007

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. Born out of the murky depths of her black hole closet,"What's Zo Wearing" is SG's answer to middle-of-the-road makeover shows.

Sometime last spring I vowed to only buy dresses to simplify shopping and slow closet growth. That's all been forgotten now, though I did faithfully stick with the plan all of the summer. But, as with any drastic regime, there were side effects.

Once I finally realized just how sick of dresses I'd become, I began purging anything frilly and light-colored along with most dresses I'd accumulated. Now I actually need to get a flashlight to navigate my closet, like in the olden times of Zo-spookiness. This means muted colors, layers back in effect along with pants paired with heels. Less overt girlyness with a lot more attention paid to interesting construction and detail, even when I'm wearing skirts or dresses. A new era?

My mantra's become "quality over quantity" this season. I'm not really shopping and am donating a lot to Goodwill thus leaving myself with fewer, better options. Though in all likeliness this is simply hibernation and my shopping appetite shall return, ravenous!















Little black jacket: H&M
Pants: Zoomiez [really]
Slingback shoes: gift
Sparkly partial socks: Tokyo
Layered asymmetrical top: eBay
Scarf: left at my place by a friend some years ago. She's never getting it back.

Zoetica Ebb is a painter, SG style technician, alt. model, photgrapher & occasional cosmonomad. For further details, visit Zoetica's member page, or her portfolio website, BioRequiem.

how do you manage to get the coolest clothes ever all the time?

Great pants.
These pictures remind me of Bowie for some reason...

You got the best limbs posed in the best angles. Oh, and you're well-dressed!

Once again, Andrew & Zo rock it. 'Great shots, you two.

i love the jacket and pants!

it all works, especially the blue hair.

Damn, those pants are awesome.

Thank you!

This is not the first bowie comparison, believe it or not. Thank you - its a hefty compliment to Drew and me.

Thanks, H&M!

Thanks, Wil - I have Coley to thank for letting me know about the great pants at Zoomiez, which is actually a sort of skater-girl shop. Doesn't do the boys much help though. Maybe we should start What's Andrew Yoon Wearing? I'll shoot, he'll pose.

where did you get the socks?

ditto!