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.

This week, Zo offers up a little fashion guidance especially for the guys.











Zo Says: After so many requests i decided i ought to offer a little menswear advice, thus i present our model and, coincidentally, my significant manfriend. We'll call him D. D is wearing a transformer outfit, which changes from office-wear to club/concert/street wear by shedding a mere two layers. A tight 3/4 length jacket over a thin sweater over a sleeveless button down allows for layers without unnecessary bulk. It's stylish and illustrates D's structure while keeping him warm.

I must address the trouser issue, which seems to boggle the minds of many: They. Must. Fit. It isn't in every man's best interests to wear them quite this tight, but under no circumstance do i want to see your underwear. Or lack there of. Despite popular belief, the "i just had an accident" look is not attractive - pants which threaten to fall to your ankles at any second cause alarm. Loose-fitting doesn't mean ill-fitting. Trousers with too-high waistlines are equally unsavory. Not only do they make for heinous anatomical squishing, they *will* make your rear look bad, no matter what it looks like on its own. This is truth.

Do not fear bags. You do not have to endure lumpy pockets any longer. You do not absolutely have to carry a messenger bag, either. Both D and i have this incredibly roomy attractive bag from Maxpedition. It will fit everything you ever need to carry including phone, wallet, keys, iPod, sketchbook, Nintendo DS and so on, while adding dimension to almost any outfit.

Boots - $19 - Supply Sergeant
Boot zippers - $5.49 - Barre Army / Navy
Stretch denim boot cut jeans - $60 - Lip Service
Belts - $5 each - Downtown LA fashion district
Red stripe shirt - $15 - 181 Martel mega sale (sleeves removed with scissors)
Tripp gray striped sweater - $35 - Hot Topic
Girl's gray jacket - $10 - small thrift store, Koreatown
Fingerless gloves - $5 - Wilson's
Bag - $50 - Maxpedition

All styling by yours truly.

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.