– Do hang on to every black thing you own. Black is once again the premiere fashion color for day and night.
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– Do think gray, then brown, if you insist on being colorful come fall.
– Do buy a huge cross on a pendant.
– Do head for the men’s departments for the best buys in great big white shirts, bound to be popular again as “jackets” this summer, even more important as a layer under jackets this fall.
– Do think Mongolian lamb or feathers for a fluffy, fun accessory. Some of the prettiest shoeboots are Sonia Rykiel’s high-heeled style, the opening outlined with flippy strands of Mongolian lamb.
– Don’t wear pale or shocking pink unless you want to stamp yourself as Establishment.
– Don’t wear the long red tartan Hermes skirt that crosses over in the back, right to left and left to right, like a double sarong. Whether the culprit is the double crossing or the red plaid pattern is hard to say, but the model looked like about a size 14 from the rear.
– Don’t ask Oscar de la Renta how the French liked his first ready-to-wear collection for Balmain. The clothes just weren’t snappy; they were too long, the accessories too proper and the prints too ingenue.