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Alison Syrett, Lucky magazine

When we spotted pleated skirts all over Spring 2012 runways, we couldn't wait to try the trend as it was intended: breezy and bare-legged. Luckily, warm temperatures arrived early this year, giving us ample opportunity to wear the ultra feminine piece. In the slideshow below, we've found 15 versions of this season's must-have item-all of them are available online. Click through to start shopping now.

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Natalie Matthews, Lucky magazine

Those "Runway to Win" pieces that fashion designers made to support Barack Obama's reelection campaign are finally available online.

Of course, since the totes, tees and other accessories share the same palette (red, white and blue) and materials (simple cotton or canvas), they kinda look alike. In real life, we'd be be able to tell a Marc Jacobs bag from a Jason Wu satchel three blocks away, but with these pieces, it's not so easy.

If you don't believe us, try to match the piece to the designer yourself, by clicking through our guessing game below. (Whatever your politics, it's undeniably a good little distraction.)

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Photo courtesy of Journeys.comRay Siegel, Lucky magazine

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The classics are totally cool and necessary to have in every single color and all, but these new comic book Chuck Taylors need a spot in the shoe closet, too. I'm a firm believer that fashion is heading in a far more conspicuous direction, especially when it comes to sneakers. At least for the time being, I'm setting aside my all-white sneakers in favor of a pair of these Wonder Woman converse and maybe even a pair with the glitter all over it. Why not?

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They're $59.99 and you can order them right here at Journey.


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Elana Fishman, Lucky magazine

We're so pumped for the fifth-season premiere of Mad Men that we can barely see straight. Obviously, though, we've missed more than Don Draper's handsome mug and Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce's office drama during the long hiatus. We're pining for those ridiculously chic period costumes. And while Betty, Joan and Peggy have all worn outfits we'd love to own, some of the show's secondary characters are pretty good dressers, too. Here's a look at some of our favorite lesser-seen players from the show's first four seasons-plus some pieces to help you get in on their style. They may not earn quite as much screen time as Mad Men's primary cast, but we're pretty, well, mad about how they dress.

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Natalie Matthews, Lucky magazine

If all brides share one quality, it's that they want lots of different things: From their weddings, from their marriages and maybe most importantly, from their bridesmaids. (I'm not married, but I did see 27 Dresses, so I'm sort of an authority on these things.)

That's why the selection of bridesmaid dresses below span from sundresses to gowns in silhouette, preppy to bohemian in style. That way, picky brides can remain picky. But here's the thing: we also divided them by which body type they'd flatter in hopes that self-conscious bridesmaids can stand a chance at comfort.

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Jessica Lewis and Nicole Laverty, Lucky magazine

To make sure your bras are comfortable, it's really important to get fitted by a specialist at least once a year. The rest of the time, ordering online is completely okay-albeit a little trickier. Band widths vary slightly depending on the company, so you never know how a new label will fit.

To help figure out which size you are at what brand, we measured the end-to-end length of T-shirt bras from five popular lingerie lines-Calvin Klein's Level 3 Seductive Comfort Customized Lift, Victoria's Secret's Full Coverage, Gap's Favorite T-Shirt, Bali's Back To Beautiful and Elle MacPherson's Bare & Bold-to compare proportions. Consult the charts below to see how you size up. (Or down!)

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Illustration by Lauren FriedmanJean Godfrey-June, Lucky magazine

Q: I love the look of a belt over a cardigan or jacket, but how do you wear it so it looks nonchalantly cool, not contrived? -Anika

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A: Dear Anika,

Tellingly, no fashion editor chose to address the "jacket" portion of this question. "A thin belt! With a cardigan!" exclaimed executive fashion director Alexis Bryan Morgan. "The belt literally and metaphorically pulls your look together-and you can use it for an extra pop of color."

People think that fashion is utterly subjective, but it is not: The fashion editors spoke with one voice. "A belt is cute with a cardigan," mused online fashion editor Ray Siegel. "I like a thin belt. A thin belt in a fun color, like neon. A pop of color!"

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Color is part of the making-it-cool equation; fit is the other half. If you belt a sweater that's too short, you create an awkward-looking peplum. And be sure not to belt it too

Ray Siegel and Amanda First, Lucky magazine

It comes as no surprise that this Fashion Month yielded some pretty awesome nails. From pretty ombré to trippy psychedelic swirls, we rounded up the freshest manis to walk the runways for fall-or for right now, because there's no way we're waiting until September.

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