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  1. If you want to buy something new, get a “little cocktail hat,” Mizrahi advises. Andy Richter/Getty Images

    Isaac Mizrahi's savvy style tips

    Award-winning fashion designer. Broadway costumer. Occasional actor. Now Isaac Mizrahi, 50, is a judge on Project Runway: All-Stars (Thursdays, 9 p.m. ET, Lifetime). We asked the eponymous style maven to share some of his savvy style tips — and more.

    • Feb. 9, 2012
  2. “Mix it up; don’t worry about different shades clashing,” says Vera Wang. Kohl's

    Vera Wang on the secrets to layering your clothes

    The strongest trend for 2012 is layering separates for a look that's both unique and chic. But there's a fine line between looking trendy and looking overdone. Vera Wang explains the secret to knowing when you've got it covered.

    • Feb. 1, 2012
  3. These argyle tights are Apt. 9 from kohls.com.

    Find the right tight

    Tights make chilly winter days instantly cozy. Jenn Falik, a fashion stylist in New York City, explains how get a leg up on the season's best styles for any age. If you're in your 30s ...

    • Feb. 1, 2012
  4. Milly offers a passel of prints for spring. Frazer Harrison

    Don't let your fashion prints overpower you

    Is bolder better? Judging by the kaleidoscope of florals, stripes, dots and argyles in single outfits, designers seem to think so.

    • Dec. 22, 2011
  5. Tricks to get stains out of anything. James Woodson/Getty Images

    How to get out any stain

    You were sipping coffee in your car, and next thing you know, your white blouse has a brown spot on it. Sound familiar? Undoing a stain's damage can be daunting. "When in doubt, soak the item in cold water first," says Erin Bried, author of How to Sew a B

    • Dec. 16, 2011
  6. One dress five ways

    The invites are popping up in your mailbox. But with every RSVP are you secretly harboring a fashion SOS? Have no fear.

    • Dec. 1, 2011
  7. Bright colors get chic in these jeans from Boden.

    Colorful cords and bold-colored jeans are in the bag this season

    Enough doom and gloom! Retailers are banking on jaunty jeans and colorful cords to entice shoppers through 2012. "Color is the key to getting out of this consumer funk," says Marshal Cohen, the NPD Group's chief retail analyst.

    • Dec. 1, 2011
  8. Nina Ricci's frilly baby doll dress includes a peplum. Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images

    Fashion's latest feminine flourish: The peplum

    Fashion is having a hip parade with its latest feminine flourish: the peplum. The overskirt's position — sometimes as high as the bust — sets apart today's middle-maker from previous versions in the '80s, '50s and 1800s.

    • Nov. 23, 2011
  9. New movies and TV shows have sparks fashion designers' interest in the Jazz Age. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images

    The '20s roar into stores

    The flapper will shimmy into stores this spring. Fringe, pleats and drop waists from the Roaring '20s cut a rug at fall fashion shows (including Ralph Lauren, below)."It's a fantastic era to go to when people need a pick-me-up.

    • Nov. 10, 2011
  10. They're easy-on, easy-off and great for layering. J.B./JCPSTUDIO

    Can't escape the cape this fall

    Capes and ponchos make a grand entrance this season as retailers hope a return to the '70s rescues them in brutal climes and financial times.

    • Nov. 3, 2011
  11. Actress Carey Mulligan has the look. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

    Short hair is the look. Here are the tips to getting it right.

    Cropped tops are in. Credit the androgyny craze, convenience — or confidence. "When a woman with a great short haircut walks into the room, it shocks," says Rodney Cutler, owner of Manhattan and Miami's Cutler Salons.

    • Oct. 20, 2011
  12. Tux love

    Le Smoking — Yves Saint Laurent's 1966 femme-tailored tuxedo — is smoking hot today. Credit a Paris YSL museum retrospective and a backlash to bareness, frills and florals — even credit the economy.

    • Oct. 6, 2011
  13. Modern Family's Sofia Vergara loves to have fun with fashion

    Sofia Vergara slips into her casual wear: black maxi dress, bright scarf, a pair of FitFlops — with rhinestones. "I like to dress up," the Colombian actress declares after glamming it up for this photo shoot.

    • Aug. 18, 2011
  14. 3 lifestyles and their looks

    No matter what your personal style, daily routine or current jean size, a few essential wardrobe pieces can make it easy to look great anywhere you go.

    • Aug. 18, 2011
  15. This closet is ready for a makeover. Tomas Rodriguez/Corbis

    Give your wardrobe a brand-new start

    Did you wake up this morning, stand in front of your closet and think, “I have nothing to wear?" You’re not alone. But the problem isn’t that you have too little to wear, it’s that you’ve got too much jammed in your closet. In the closets I’ve gone through, I’ve found that most people don’t wear 75% of the clothes they own!

    • Aug. 18, 2011
  16. Don't turn it into a costume. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for IMG

    Fashion goes Far East

    As runways orient themselves toward Shanghai chic, you may want to follow suit. But travel light if you go there, says Stephanie Solomon, fashion director for Bloomingdale's. "It shouldn't be a costume." Instead, streamline the silhouette and your choices

    • Aug. 11, 2011
  17. Basic black or gray, as in this Oscar de la Renta ensemble, grounds the look. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

    Tone down the 'bling'

    As a glitz blitz invades fall fashion, you can blind with bling — like Jenny Packham with her disco-inspired shoulder-to-shoe lamé and crystal-encrusted dresses, leggings and platforms. But don't, says designer David Meister.

    • Jul. 14, 2011
  18. Justin Bieber attends the European premiere of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never held at The Cineworld O2 on February 16, 2011 in London, England. Dave Hogan/Getty Images

    Menswear: Play it close to the vest

    Finally, we're over weeklong casual Fridays! Spring's three-piece suits and sleeveless sweaters echo sartorially smooth '30s star Clark Gable and TV's Boardwalk Empire. But dressing up is not just for old guys.

    • Jun. 9, 2011
  19. In February, Justin Bieber rocked a black velvet vest in London. Dave Hogan, Getty Images

    Menswear: Play it close to the vest

    Finally, we're over weeklong casual Fridays!

    • Jun. 2, 2011
  20. Stripe it rich

    Fashion stripes a chord this spring, from hats to espadrilles — and in between.

    • May. 12, 2011
  21. Thomas Pink adds a tie to his shirtdress.

    It's a shirt. It's a dress.

    Believe there's nothing sexier than a woman in a man's shirt? Designers agree, offering shirtdresses of all stripes for spring. The latest button-ups borrow from the boys as well as TV moms June Cleaver and Donna Reed.

    • Apr. 28, 2011
  22. Ann Taylor's wedge wraps stripes around your ankle.

    Stripe it rich

    Fashion stripes a chord this spring, from hats to espadrilles — and in between.

    • Apr. 21, 2011
  23. 4 cheap fashion fixes for spring

    It's time to pack away those chunky knit sweaters, Ugg boots and fuzzy mittens in exchange for light, colorful pieces. With each season comes trendy "classics" — the go-to items that every woman should have in her closet.

    • Mar. 24, 2011
  24. Dress like a (first) lady

    More than any other first lady since Jackie Kennedy, Michelle Obama has captured our attention with her sense of style.

    • Mar. 10, 2011
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