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MONTHLYEditor’s Letter 60Runway Releases 72The Style Icon 88

48 Beauty Spy Favorite trends from the spring shows: coral cheeks and lips; plus, a top yoga teacher’s healthy-glow makeup tips, the season’s most gorgeous new scents and our breakdown of the best skin-perfecting foundations.

50 Hair Report An at-home blowout that delivers swingy, salon-like results that last for days. Also: the trick to creating bouncy, voluminous hair.

53 City Guide A look at Seattle, a city with a kaleidoscopic range of dazzling shopping possibilities.

55 Black Book A guide to the best design boutiques across the country. Art home pieces, quirky jewelry, idiosyncratic gifts – these places have as much personality as inventory.

33 Lucky Girl A look into the rocker model, Charlotte Kemp Muhl’s whimsical approach to fashion.

36 Lucky Editors Answer Editors share essential tips on how to play up your favorite feature.

37 Lucky How-To Find 26 versatile pieces that will get you all the way through spring – for the offices, weekend and everwhere in between.

40 Japanese Pop Art Inspired by graphic designer Lauren Willhite’s blog, Color Collective, our new page of the same name turns the color palette of a Pollock- esque Liberty print into a quirky outfit we’re all dying to wear.

42 Style Spy New labels to welcome spring with open arms, a retrospective on the tomboy trend with up- to-date styling options and a roundup of the best little white dresses.

51 Accessories Report The sophisticated, refined look of a top-handle satchel makes it an all-time classic. Plus, a meditation on our latest spring obsession: tribal necklaces.

54 Lucky Shoes From skyscraper heels to silver-wedge sandals, allow us to introduce you to this season’s de finitive’s guide to the most gorgeous footwear for every occasion.

58 The New Influencers Seven of the most distinguished and visionary style bloggers around offer their personal spins on this spring’s most exciting trends.

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Danielle PergamentFaye P. Chiu MosleyMary Gail PezzimentiAnne Kwon KeaneDian-Aziza OokaAlexis Bryan MorganLisa SteinmeyerJean Godfrey-JuneJames Morris

Eleanor StraussJulia KalachnikoffLiz KiernanLynette Pone McIntyreJoane AmayJenny KangMelissa LumFiona LennonNicola MillerNatalie BenottiEricka N. GoodmanMargaret Williamson

Maura LynchSimone Kitchens

Neal PhieferZoe Westman

Jaime KeiterJeffrey SchadMelissa McNamaraMaylis AtkinsJesse NewhouseDaniel Disipio

Susan LinneyDonna Sollecito Bien-AimeIlsa EnomotoSteven PearlMarisa Ryan

Susan LinneyDonna Sollecito Bien-AimeIlsa EnomotoSteven PearlMarisa Ryan

Maura RandallCaroline WaxlerKaren WilsonElizabeth kearnsRamona Dem, Jenna GottsMarlien RentmeesterEmily Hsieh, Jennifer Scruby

Stephanie TrongJen FordElise LoehnenBridget BuckleyLaura MorganLori Bergamotto

Diane VadinoAnna McEnteeAlison Sherbach

Danielle PergamentFaye P. Chiu MosleyMary Gail PezzimentiAnne Kwon KeaneDian-Aziza OokaAlexis Bryan MorganLisa SteinmeyerJean Godfrey-JuneJames Morris

Eleanor StraussJulia KalachnikoffLiz KiernanLynette Pone McIntyreJoane AmayJenny KangMelissa LumFiona LennonNicola MillerNatalie BenottiEricka N. GoodmanMargaret Williamson

Maura LynchSimone Kitchens

Neal PhieferZoe Westman

Jaime KeiterJeffrey SchadMelissa McNamaraMaylis AtkinsJesse NewhouseDaniel Disipio

Susan LinneyDonna Sollecito Bien-AimeIlsa EnomotoSteven PearlMarisa Ryan

Susan LinneyDonna Sollecito Bien-AimeIlsa EnomotoSteven PearlMarisa Ryan

Maura RandallCaroline WaxlerKaren WilsonElizabeth kearnsRamona Dem, Jenna GottsMarlien RentmeesterEmily Hsieh, Jennifer Scruby

Stephanie TrongJen FordElise LoehnenBridget BuckleyLaura MorganLori Bergamotto

Diane VadinoAnna McEnteeAlison Sherbach

Minimalism, its ebb and flow as a popular aesthetic, underpins almost every single social development of the 20th century. As women are liberated from their houses and roles in the 1920s, so they are freed, too, from the swathes of restrictive clothing, skirts, corsets and crinolines. As they take to the streets and to the workplace in the 1970s and 1980s, so clothing becomes more simplified, more masculine and more practical – and when the backlash to feminism came, at the end of that period, so the catwalks filled up with froufrou and frills and frothy femininity.

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This collection is not for the faint hearted wallflower! Staying true to the unique style that is Versace - flamboyant and over-the-top sexy are the first words that pop into your head at first glance through the collection. Think bright baroque patterns/tropical print on skin tight pants and slinky body-fitting cuts on evening dresses, and you’ve got the right idea.

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STYLISTS TOP PICKS

don’t really wear clothes as much as costumes,” says Charlotte Kemp Muhl, 23, of her everyday look. “I’ve gone to the grocery store in evening gowns just because it’s fun.” Muhl – who is one half of the band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth brimming with pieces that look pilfered from an abandoned theater: elaborate, headpieces, ethnic jewelry, Havisham-chic floppy furs and vintage nightgowns. Most everything has been picked up from a flea market in, say, Thailand or Iceland – the couple travels constantly – and Muhl even keeps a packed suitcase at the ready for when it’s time to hit the road again. In it? “Lots of feathers,” she jokes. “You know, the essentials.” --- Stephanie Trong

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It always seems like the fashion industry is two steps ahead when it comes to the latest trends. Before you know it, you are done buying the trendy boots for fall (and now wearing them!) and you are looking forward to what the hottest stylish heels and wedge shoes will be for spring of next year. And there’s already a ton of trends that you’ll want to be on top of for 2012.

SHOE MUST HAVES

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TRIB L STYLE TREND

Gorgeously ornate – but the leather cord lends a downtown vibe. The woven gold adds an artisanal touch. Such a cool, undone take on luxe. The ultimate statement piece – and a touch subversive. An over-the-top mix of metals that feels so decadent. Perfect to dress up a neutral tee. So chic under a crisp white shirt. A brilliant mash-up of textures that can go dressy or casual. This selection was fashioned after a Masai warrior’s necklace. With all this attitude in a dress, you’d want to opt for supersleek hair and minimal makeup, barring the chance you are trying to be cast in a remake of Walter Hill’s 1979 film The Warriors. In that case, carry a spear.

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POP ART INFLUENCES

Takashi Murakami makes the world’s cutest surfers. Speech-bubble speakers: sheer techie genius. My spring uniform will be these with a white blouse. Bag that says “Ka-Pow!” A heart with an adorably mischievous look in its eyes. Cheeky pins to put wherever, the pirate cupcake is hilarious. A happy yellow shirt and an even happier price. It took quite the bedazzler to make these fantastical billowing clouds.iaa

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