My favorite photo shoot in the March 2010 issue of Elle.

Fun, playful combinations, without too much pretension.

Lady in the sun

coat, Michael Kors; dress, Michael Kors; scarf, Roberto Cavalli; sunglasses, Balenciaga; necklace, Kate Spade; lips broach, Zac Posen; clutch, Nancy Gonzalez

Green Backyards

shirt, Miu Miu; silk dress, Stella McCartney; hat, Hermes; belt, Zac Posen

Florescent Walls

embroidered shirt, Louis Vuitton; print pants, DKNY; cuff, M.C.L.; shoes, Alberta Ferretti

Bathhouse

jacket, DVF; shorts, Roberto Cavalli; hat, Hermes; broaches, Emporio Armani; bow pin, House of Lavande; clutch, Calvin Klein

Salmon Streets

jacket, Alberta Ferretti; pants, Sonia Rykiel; necklace, M.C.L.; belt, Zac Posen; broach on belt, Miriam Haskell; clutch, Calvin Klein

Fanning Break

shirt, Roberto Cavalli; skirt, Etrol; hat, Hermes; necklace, House of Lavande; croc clutch, Nancy Gonzalez; bracelets, Alexis Bittar; espadrilles, Ralph Lauren

Prom?

jacket, Marni; dress, Oscar de la Renta; turban, Patricia Underwood; bracelets, Alexis Bittar; sandals, Emporio Armani

Waiting Outside a Strip Mall

dress, Moschino; hat, Hermes; belt, Etro; necklace, Alexis Bittar; clutch, Giorgio Armani; necklace, M.C.L.

Waiting for the Bus that Never Comes

shirt, Roberto Cavalli; dress, Giorgio Armani; hair beret, Sonia Rykiel

Catalog Model

silk dress; Dolce and Gabbana

Why so many of the same brands? Moschino, Alberta Ferretti, Roberto Cavalli, Armani, Rykiel sprinkled with accessories by Zac Posen and CK. Same silk white Hermes hat featured in several images.

All shot in the warm Miami sun!

What does it mean for a look to be “styled by Joe Zee”?

Let’s take a look in the latest issue of Elle, March 2010.

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Keira Knightley is featured in this month’s issue. Joe Zee styles her in 5 looks:

Look 1:

Vera Wang Dress
Vera Wang Skirt

Too matchy matchy? JZee found this “look” visiting Vera Wang in Soho.

Look 2:

Plunging Canary yellow Bottega Veneta cocktail gown. How much styling is there in this look? Keira–put this on! Styled.

Look 3:

Emporio Armani black dress
Vera Wang black tights
De Beers Jewelry
Chanel Pumps

Black on black on black–it’s hard to match black, except in this picture, Keira is in the dark, so it doesn’t matter. Let’s just pull a few things in black and make her wear them.

Look 4:

Chanel Dress
Chanel Wrap

Creative. Chanel & Chanel. Maybe there’s a theme? Vera & Vera. What next?

Look 5:

Marc Jacobs Tunic
Marc Jacobs Tights
De Beers Jewelry
Antonio Berardi Pumps

Ah, Marc & Marc.

De Beers for all jewelry. Not sure why Elle is so conservative in introducing looks from a mixture of brands–just always seems so lazy.

Perhaps with less brands, their readers can understand better? Not sure.

JZee was featured on 2 reality shows: Stylista (the one where people fight to be Anne Slowey’s assistant) and MTV’s the City, where JZee hires Olivia Palermo. Bad judgement–Stylista is just terrible, makes Elle the laughing stock of the fashion world. The City–why on earth would you ever hire Olivia Palermo?

Based on the mtv show, Joe Zee has his assistants do all the work in pulling looks. So perhaps it wasn’t him, but the looks seem pretty boring.

The boring taste has been pretty consistent issue after issue. It is the style that is recognized at 100% Elle (post JZee takeover).