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Fashion by the books: this spring, hit the library in style. Check out our fave new looks--and books! Reading has never been this fun-damental.


Get this sci-fi inspired look by pairing a pencil skirt with a girly girl·y  
adj.
Variant of girlie.
 button-up. A cropped jacket with a petite apple print makes for a snappy update. Add red plastic jewelry, and wait for the magic to begin.

Shirt, $30, Vans. Jacket, $13, Marshalls. Skirt, $34, GoJane.com. Glasses, $15, Foster Grant. Watch, $70, TOKYObay. Cuff, $12, and necklace, $20, Adia Kibur.

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The mod trend isn't as tough as you think. Pick a sheath with a simple, geometric pattern (paper clips--so cute!). Add a few big-time accessories in primary colors, and cinch cinch

a saddle girth on an American stock saddle. Tightens with a knot on a ring instead of with straps and buckles.
 a wide belt around your waist for novel graphic pop.

Dress, $146, Love-Life Inc. T-shirt, $10, and belt, $8,579. Watch, $20, Mudd. Earrings, $5, Rainbow. Red ring, $10, red and white bangles, $18 each, and black bangle, $6, Adia Kibur.

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Best friends forever. A mint cable-knit sweater over a striped pink oxford is classic prep-school pretty. Wear with your own BFF BFF Best Friends Forever (chat)
BFF Best Foot Forward
BFF Ben Folds Five (band)
BFF Born Free Foundation
BFF Binary File Format
BFF Boston Film Festival
BFF Biotech Finance Forum
 jeans, or pair with seersucker seer·suck·er  
n.
A light thin fabric, generally cotton or rayon, with a crinkled surface and a usually striped pattern.



[Hindi s
 Bermudas and leggings leg·ging  
n.
1. A leg covering usually extending from the ankle to the knee and often made of material such as leather or canvas, worn especially by soldiers and workers.

2. leggings
a.
.

Oxford, $11, Steve & Barry's. Sweater, $34.50, L.L.Bean. Shorts, $25, Younique. Leggings, $14, Via Spiga. Headband, $7, Accessories for Target. Scarf, $35, Lavender Girl.

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Win him over with a traditional tux shirt gone flirty. Suspenders are perfect with faded, fitted jeans. A silver charm necklace lets you wear the key to your heart.

Shirt, $14, Ambiance. Jeans with suspenders, $40, Younique. Silver charm necklace, $10, GirlProps. Gold necklace, $85, Wahine wa·hi·ne   also va·hi·ne
n.
1. Hawaii A Polynesian woman.

2. Sports A woman surfer.



[Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
 Jewelry. Silver Ring, $5, select Icing stores. Purple ring, $4.50, Claire's.

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Every girl sleuth has a go-to trench for solving mysteries. Pin on a broach and your favorite old-school jewels for days when you don't want to go undercover.

Trench, $36, Say What. Shirt, $28, BB Dakota. Headband, $3, GirlProps. Silver necklace, $76, Wahine Jewelry. Gold necklace with heart, $15, and orange pin, $20, Limoges Jewelry.

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Lookin' for adventure? Be ready for anything this spring by piling on lotsa light layers. Top a with a hooded tee and track jacket. That way, you can lose a layer as you go, go, go.

Jacket, $35, Dollhouse. Striped T-shirt, $14, 579. Camisole camisole /cam·i·sole/ (kam´i-sol) [Fr.] straitjacket; a jacketlike device for restraining the limbs, particularly the arms, of a violently disturbed patient. , $10, A Fresh Collection by Fruit of the Loom Fruit of the Loom is an American company which manufactures clothing, particularly underwear. The company's world headquarters are based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. One manufacturing facility still remains in Jamestown, Kentucky, and several other facilities are located across the  Sleepwear. Shorts, $25, Younique. Headband, $6.50 for three, Claire's. Glasses, $15, Foster Grant. Bracelets, $10 each, GirlProps.

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Author:Niemann, Nemo
Publication:Girls' Life
Date:Apr 1, 2007
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