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Do you need some tips to transition to spring? Try a Flippy Skirt, here’s how to style the look

Transition to spring with a flippy shirt

As the days are longer, sometimes you crave a hemline that's shorter. Try a flippy skirt! What to wear now? Yes, unfortunately, it's that confusing time of year again... Transitional weather is here and with it comes an often confusing sartorial time no longer with a few simple tricks we've got up our sleeves for you. We've rounded up a few snaps of amazing ladies sporting a new way to think about wearing lighter dresses and flippy skirts early in the season. >> RELATED: Stylist Advice- Sheer or Opaque, what type of pantyhose to wear with what? The looks from English model + fashion favorite Portia Freeman to the amazing Paris street style ladies all make the styling compelling, and not too early too. Portia

I'll Have What She's Having: A suckerpunch of red coats and jackets to add instant WOW to any dreary day Flame, grenadine, lobster… vivid red coats by any name are the perfect late season into spring style zipper-upper. Need inspiration to get your wardrobe out of the doldrums? Look no further than these super chic woman snapped at Paris Fashion Week who certainly know how to stand out ahead of the pack from outerwear to suiting. The vivacious shade plays well against black but also in combination with a very non-Christmasy green. >> MORE: Paris and French Chic Trends These AMAZING street style chic ladies are the perfect amalgamation of many of the not only runway, but real way fashion week styles that we've been

Go for comfy & cozy with cool plush layers + furry accents like the ladies at Paris Fashion Week First we saw all the crazy colored & patterned fur, and faux fur, on the New York runways. As winter continues to linger, the real way ladies in Paris show you a thing or two about layering in a fun way with plush layers of all manners. From a shearling lined moto jacket to pink fur, who says you can't make a statement in a winter coat? >> Get Inspired: Snaps of the Paris Fashion Week Street Style Let's start with the basics... If you want to punctuate your end of the season look, try working outerwear that is textural, faux or

From Paris Fashion Week, CHLOE Fall 2013: After a few season's at the helm of storied ultra femme Parisian go-to Chloe, designer Clare Waight Keller delivered her best outing yet. Fall 2013 was heavy on deluxe daywear and delivered a fresh mix of the labels signature girlie elements with a clean, modern spirit. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS It was exactly the kind of nuanced collection that we've long admired Chloe for, with the right kind of subtle coolness thats made a Chloe purchase one that stands the test of time. We can imagine a place for these looks just about anywhere, from 9 to 5 and late into the evening. Harness details and a mod sensibility gave pinafore dresses and

Straight from Paris Fashion Week comes sporty street style inspiration to pep you up now... Go Varsity! Sound familiar? We brought the sporty Varsity insignia trend to your attention back in July with our coverage of one of Raf Simons final hit collections at Jil Sander straight from the runway -in case you missed. For pre-fall, Simons was serving a nod to the ultimate in chic retro prep, but the charming redhead here adds a touch of relaxed, everyday cool that's worth taking note of. >> MORE: Paris and French Chic Trends What works above is that while it is indeed a highly recognizable piece, the outfit has a lived in feel thats luxe but worn in a way that pays a

I'll Have What She's Having: A fresh, late season update by way of you belt your coat, just so Let's face it, we are all getting a bit sick of winter. We probably already bought what we could from the sales yet still may be craving a late season picker-upper. Rethink! Yup, rethink what we wear a different way. Get creative and get more style fast. >>MORE: Fashion Week Street Style Take a look at our lovely lady above snapped at Paris Fashion Week and notice how she added a simple ruff hewn luggage tan color belt to cinch in the waist of her otherwise unbuttoned coat. It looks fantastic and changed the line, in a great way, to her straight, slim coat. >>

Leave it to the French to take it up a notch. We saw those carefree and adorable boyfriend beanies on the street style ladies of London Fashion Week. And, now for Paris Fashion Week, we have the super chic knit hats by way of a turban and an oversized pom-pom looking so right with dressed up city fun colors. >> MORE: RUNWAY & STREET STYLE TRENDS I have to admit that I've always been a bit shizzled about wearing turbans. There was a black leather Hermés turban that I snagged at a sample sale and felt a bit overwhelmed wearing. I gave it out for consignment, and like a side street fortune-teller, it vanished without a trace, along with my

I'll Have What She's Having: Paris Fashion Week street style proves to have zippy classic age-appropriate inspiration with business chic takes on animal print skirts. Animal prints can have a fabulously downtown cool edge, like our street style ladies and their leopard pants from London Fashion Week, yet too much fierceness may get out of hand for work. But not always, especially if you follow the super chic cues from these two sophisticated ladies, above, snapped at Paris Fashion Week. Either like the red Balenciaga print, left, or the more classic, big cheetah, pictured right, choose your style weapons and work it! >> MORE: I'll Have What She's Having and Fashion Week Street Style When you want to wear a business chic & age-appropriate animal print skirt,

I'll Have What She's Having: Classic styling in yet difficult-to-wear pieces in this first in a series of Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trends Beautiful, volume-packed pieces that look oh so gorgeous on the hanger. Yet, when you put them, you may look like you were the last one sitting at the ribfest. But, when worn RIGHT, the result is MAGIC, like our lovely lady above snapped at Paris Fashion Week. >> MORE: I'll Have What She's Having and Fashion Week Street Style The key to pulling off volume is to balance fuller pieces against slimmer fitting pieces, and show a little skin, like this cute crop top, doesn't hurt either. (Rewind: we highlighted camel crop top sweaters in our Milan Fashion Week

Leelee Sobieski arrives at the Christian Dior Spring / Summer 2013 show as part of Paris Fashion Week

French Style Alert: Ok, the runway collections are gorg. And probably more out of most of our prices points beyond some healthy inspiration. But then there are also the celebs in gifted/borrowed duds and those who just happen to have good taste. >>RELATED: What to wear in Paris Here you go for a quick look what they wore to Paris Fashion Week. And, why you should care by way of style tips inspired from Leelee Sobieski, Ines De La Fressange, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Salma Hayak. Well, because these ladies all have clean, crisp styling that you JUST might want to consider in your wardrobe. Leelee Sobieski arrives at the Christian Dior Spring / Summer 2013 show as part of Paris Fashion Week

Get inspired right now with highlights from the Paris Runways for Spring 2013 Too much fashion too fast coming your way during fashion month? While we may agree and said last week with Milan, consider the collections ample reason to bulk up on instant style advice that you can try at home -TODAY! >>DISCOVER: Highlights from New York Spring 2013 Fashion Week Fresh off the Paris runways that just closed comes our seasonal take on notes you shouldn't miss, condensed for you here to hit your closet and go. With all of these ideas coming your way, we can't imagine not getting started. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS What keeps it all exceptional and most certainly refreshing were the new takes on

Martin Margiela 2013: Get inspiration for right now with highlights from the Paris Spring 2013 Runways Maybe it takes a few hit & miss collections to deliver the kind of on the dot, pure perfection the design team at Maison Martin Margiela presented in Paris as it was one winner of an outing. >>DISCOVER: Paris Fashion Week Spring 2013 Streamlined and solid, a sobering palette of neutrals made way for plays on proportions and shapes that kept up with the modern winds of fashion while allowing for a subtle sexuality. An a-line trapeze shape lent many of the looks a billowing elegance, while body-con tube dresses, sculpted bustier tops and voluminous maxi lengths added a glamorous sense of drama. Standouts included

Valentino 2013: Inspiration for what to wear right now with highlights from the Paris Spring 2013 Runways By now it's no secret that we are big fans of the studied femininity the duo behind Valentino keep churning out with collections rife with wearable, yet covered up clothing so proper, it has a modern preciousness to it. >>DISCOVER: Paris Fashion Week Spring 2013 What they continue to excel at is taking the stiffness out of couture garb that ultimately gives it a fresh, relaxed sensibility that while naive, is at the same time precise, seductively classical and feels just right. And that's quite an enviable, remarkable accomplishment. Fresh perspectives from an institution, that make sense for today while justifying a purchase seem

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Do you need some tips to transition to spring? Try a Flippy Skirt, here’s how to style the look

Street Style Trend Report: Red Coats at Paris Fashion Week

Street Style Trend Report: Plush + Furry Accents at Paris Fashion Week

CHLOE Fall 2013 Runway Photos- Milan Fashion Week

Street Style Trend Report: Sporty Varsity Style at Paris Fashion Week

This is how you Belt your coat à la Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend

Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend Report: It’s chilly, wear a fun + chic knit hat, like a turban or a big pom-pom!

Afraid to wear an animal print skirt to work? Think again, just add Paris Fashion Week Street Style for age-appropriate business chic

This is how you wear Camel + Red + Volume à la Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend

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