1. Marion Cotillard in Chanel

How to make sparkles look chic and not cheap?  Follow the French leading lady’s example and wear them in a soft shade, with an elegant updo and minimal makeup. 

2.Rachel Bilson in Christian Dior 

White looks elegant with the right detailing - even enough so to wear in the least summery of months.  Rachel’s satin wrap gown is fitted and decorated to perfection, as is this dress by ABS.

If the designer keeps wearing knockout designs like this one, she might just steal the spotlight from her famous clients!  Her black ruffled frock with just the right amount of glitz looks polished paired with black tights.  To emulate Monique’s effortless style, try this dress by Sea.

4. Camilla Belle in Carlos Miele

 This budding starlet has gained as much attention for her fashion sense as she has for her acting talent and her exotic looks.  Her fun printed cutout gown is sure to send many a fashionista in search of something similar, like this look from Nicole Miller.

This  top model always delivers, this time mixing two spring trends - subtle metallics and girlish ruffles.  Get Jessica’s look with a babydoll dress by Juicy Couture.

Stevie Nicks is a rare bird in the world of rock and roll.  Starting in her days as the denim-and-florals clad, tambourine-toting lead singer of Fleetwood Mac in the mid-1970s, all the way up to her big-haired, eccentric, gothic incarnation in the 80s and her more toned-down (but still very her) look today, she’s always been tough-but-fragile, relatable but unquestionably a real individual.  Her music is just as wide-ranging as her wardrobe choices - if “Edge of 17″ and “Stand Back” are teased hair, black eyeliner, and thigh high platform boots, then “Dreams” and “Leather and Lace” are draped chiffon dresses and floral gypsy skirts.

Every now and then the spectre of Stevie shows up on the runways, and this season is certainly one of those times.  Jovovich-Hawk’s pastel creations captured Nicks’ eccentric 1920s-meets-1970s Hollywood fashion sense (above), and draped printed chiffon at Missoni, Sue Stemp and Balmain evoked her early bohemian days with Fleetwood Mac.  Roberto Cavalli’s styling - goth and gauze with dramatic updos and pale makeup - seemed almost like a nod to the covers of Bella Donna and The Wild Heart.  Nina Ricci’s Nicksian touch was in the hairstyling as well - more precisely, in the feathers therein.

Channel Ms. Nicks’s ethereal style with a dress by Nicole Miller and intricately embellished booties by Sergio Rossi.

The latest in runway trends somehow both fits right in with the shift toward sweet, ethereal dressing, and turns it on its head.  Lingerie dressing - or as some call it, “underwear as outerwear” has almost always been an option, but it hasn’t been in style for what seems like ages.  Marc Jacobs and Alessandro Dell’Acqua took the trend quite literally, trotting out outfits with outer underwear attached and matching 1950s style pastel lingerie sets, respectively.  Meanwhile, at Christian Dior, models walked out in tiny slips and flimsy tops in soft colors and lightweight fabrics, accented with towering jeweled high heels - a look some dubbed “prostitute-chic”.  Some of these designers seem to be courting controversy on purpose, with styles and palettes that very much evoke two films about that subject - Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge and Louis Malle’s Pretty Baby.  These looks are clearly meant to have a dangerous and seductive appeal, mixing the overtly sexual with the sweet and demure.

Off the runway, these pieces retain this appeal, but to wear them you don’t have to be quite as daring as you might think.  Sweet pastel pieces soften the look, and layering makes it all a little less risque.

When worn over or under more conservative pieces, Betsey Johnson’s eyelet bralette and nylon nightie perfectly translate this runway look to reality.

The longtime proprietress of famed vintage shopping spot Resurrection, Katy Rodriguez first took her Los Angeles-bred, red-carpet-ready fashion sensibility to the Bryant Park tents a few seasons ago and hasn’t looked back since.  This season’s collection is her best yet, full of dotted sundresses, tuxedo motifs, colorful tweeds, and high-gloss cocktail dresses in dazzling jewel tones.  The collection has been spotted on the most in-the-know fashionistas and in hip boutiques like bicoastal favorite Opening Ceremony.

Rodriguez’s Spring runway styling was impeccable; loosely curled hair, black gloves, sheer tights and high-heeled mary-janes brought out the ladylike splendor of each look.  The girl who wears Katy Rodriguez is laid-back and trend-savvy, but can look quite put-together when she wants to.

Of course, while these frocks might be red carpet favorites, their prices can seem a little exorbitant for the everyday.  For a similar look, pair some similarly polished accessories with a feminine cocktail dress like these by BCBG Max Azria and Isaac Mizrahi for Target.

Its more festive bookends, Christmas and Valentine’s day, often usurp all of our attention, but President’s Day is a perfectly good holiday too.  Aside from New Year’s Day, it’s really the only day we have to celebrate in the barren month of January, so why not get some celebrating done?  Like an Independence Day in the middle of winter, it’s a good excuse to throw a party, dress up or  simply be patriotic.  So after you’ve retired your red and green but have yet to purchase anything pink, take a moment to explore all of your red-white-and-blue clothing options.

This is not to say one should go all out in stars and stripes, but if one were to do so, it would not be off-trend - Chanel’s spring collection was full of both patterns, often worn together and always in that most American of color combinations.  If you do not wish to look like a walking flag, though, there are always red or blue solids, worn with a little or a lot of white, to help ring in the spring fashion season.

American Eagle’s navy cardigan and Nanette Lepore’s stretch corduroys make for a smooth winter-to-spring transition.

A few years ago, fashion took an extreme turn toward the futuristic and otherwordly.  Headlines cried out that the metal garments, newly developed fabrics, and strange streamlined shapes purveyed by Hussein Chayalan, Balenciaga and Dolce and Gabbana were indeed the future of fashion, and that for the next few seasons at the very least, runways would be sporting an obvious intergalactic influence.  It really appeared that the axiom “the future is now” was about to come true.  In actuality, though, the future was - ironically - then: the very next season the new style had all but completely disappeared from runways, and fashion had returned to its old methods of drawing from the past and the present.

Now, it seems the fashion world has finally realized that the future is what you make it, and not what sci-fi movies would have us believe.  This does not mean, however, that designers have given up on thinking galactically.

Case in point?  The latest designs from Chanel and Yves St. Laurent.  Both design houses featured star patterns heavily this season, and while the new designs are indeed forward-thinking, they are more rooted in the “now” than in the “later.”

Achieve this more down-to-earth take on futurism with a chain charm bracelet by Disney Couture, Diane Von Furstenberg’s chiffon skirt, or Rampage’s star-print wellies.

Someone had to bring the glamor of Old Hollywood back, and Dita Von Teese has taken it upon herself to be that person.  No matter how regularly Charlize Theron, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and the like are lauded for reinstating old-fashioned cool on the red carpet, none of these Hollywood swans have gone anywhere near as far as Dita has in achieving that end - after all, how often do we see Nicole, Beyonce, or Angelina in a corset, hose, full makeup, and a cocktail hat?  Mrs. Von Teese is a true expert in her field, admitting to practicing for years to perfect her hair, makeup, and clothing styles.  And it has paid off - nowadays, she can be spotted regularly in the front row at Yves St. Laurent and Louis Vuitton, and she gets her pick of exquisite looks from these designers and many more.

Of course, every style icon must grow and change.  But while her aesthetic has morphed from an amalgam of burlesque cliches into a chic, modern, and very fashion-forward mix of diverse designer duds, the underlying retro-noir theme of her wardrobe has remained. 

To get Dita’s look, work off of her tried-and-true influences rather than from the woman herself.  Absolutely necessary are a great pair of hose, some perfect red Rampage pumps, and an hourglass-emphasizing cocktail dress like these by Roberto Cavalli and Dolce and Gabbana.

 If there was one thing about this season’s runways that was undeniably spectacular, it was the accessories.  Shoes and bags just seem to get more and more innovative, both in structure and in appearance.  Valentino’s was a star show, with the designer using his final show (don’t worry; the line will continue with the help of ex-Gucci designer Alessandra Fachinetti) to showcase brilliant bags and shoes in sumptuous materials and vibrant colors (above).  Fachinetti’s former house, meanwhile, offered up fun 50s-ish peep-toe ankle boots and shoulder bags, and Dolce and Gabbana seemed to start a mini brocade trend - look for it to enter its full swing in the fall - with their shoes and bags in rich tones.  Marc Jacobs was another standout, introducing the “backward heel” - a stunning, if rather odd, architectural feat - and some quirky new bags and hair accessories that featured animals as their central motif.

Hair accessories emerged as a trend elsewhere as well.  Playful bows separated Sportmax from the pack, and colorful net hairpieces were a favorite at Louis Vuitton.  The hat, of course, is not going anywhere, making memorable and very retro appearances at Dior and Ralph Lauren.

Enter a particularly lighthearted Spring with pastel patent pumps by Marc Jacobs or a luxe bag by Miu Miu.