Sunday, June 24, 2012

Review: Zaara, Best of Denim

We've all been there... the perfect pair of jeans... the ones where you cried when you realized that it was finally time to get rid of them... the ones where you made a million memories of dates and boyfriends and times at the beach... the ones you'll never be able to replace once they're gone.  The same search happens in SL on a regular basis, the search for the perfect pair of jeans.  I brought Mom in on this post to help because, with her help, we may have just found them...

Zaara is a store that has been around SL for awhile now and specializes in Indian and ethnic couture.  It also happens to be a store that Mom will make the weekly pilgrimage to for fashion, which is why a post on anything from here was inevitable.  I'll admit, at first, I did not care for the store, but that is more because the ethnic style was not my favorite.  Mom though is a bit of a hippie at heart and quickly introduced me to a few items that made me easily change my opinion.  Zaara Kohime is the lead designer, and has a blog as well as a store on the Marketplace.  She recently held a bit of a clearance sale to make room for her new up and coming mesh creations.

But, back to the quest of the perfect pair of jeans.  When we look for a perfect pair of jeans we look for a soft fabric but thicker fabric, one that moves with you, shapes you, and makes you feel both sexy and at home at the same time.  The perfect jean can be great for a club or concert, or just relaxing watching a movie on the couch.  Jeans are a fashion icon to many, whether it be for work or play, and Zaara has the best ones that we've found in SL so far. 

Zaara jeans have the perfect cut; the waist height is always just right, especially when accompanied by anything from there store (we each chose a tank top to pair it with).  There are also six different denim styles available to choose from.  For our pictures we chose the Classic Jean in Black for L$275 and the Distressed Jean in Moss for L$300.  If you want something for a warmer occasion, the jeans also come in a capri style, two styles of shorts, and a mini skirt as well.  Mom happens to own a pair from each of them and has made them her go-to item for anything denim.

We love the look of the fabric too; somehow Ms. Kohime managed to make the texture look like it was just perfectly broken in.  The distressed jeans too have a cute detail of a pocket watch in the left pocket as well that we love.  We will both wear this jeans with almost anything and for almost any occasion.  Pair them with a pair of heels from Similar Italian Footwear and your favorite blouse or sweater and you're ready to go anywhere in SL. 

There are a great variety of colors and styles as well, with the jeans, capris, and knee shorts all coming with a variety of cuff options.  The black jeans in our photo feature the wide cut while the distressed moss jeans feature the straight cut.  A single item costs anywhere between L$225 to L$300 while a fat pack of all eight colors ranges from L$1,250 to L$2,000.  Well worth the Linden for something of this quality.



Overall:  10/10

Pros:  Great fit, many options, great detail, versatile, easy to mod if needed, look great with anything

Cons:  None

Stylings:

Jeans: Zaara, Classic Jean in Black for L$275 and Distressed Jean in Moss for L$300
Shirt:  Zaara, Indian summer tank in Gold-Black for L$120 and Bandhni Hanky top in Beige for L$95
Shoes:  Similar Italian Footwear, Barletta in Brown for L$750
Skin:  Chaisuki, Vienna 18 Nougat for L$1389 and Al Vulo, Matilde Cocoa for L$800
Hair:  Truth Hair, Kalia Blacks for L$250 and Janice Reds for L$250

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