That '70s Glow.

You can wave bye-bye to Miss American Pie but '70s style is back

The 21st century take on '70s cool is so not about what was in Marcia Brady's closet or Danny Partridge's bureau drawers. What it is about is reinventing the Me Decade's classics. Got that? dust think Christina Aguilera and Lenny Kravitz, two performers who've mastered the art of '70s chic. Start with retro classics, like a well-worn denim jacket and five-pocket jeans, and add fashion flashbacks like halter tops, thick leather belts, handkerchief hemlines, and paisley prints. O-o-h child, things are gonna get easier (like getting dressed in the morning) once you ditch the kitsch and drive head-on into this never-say-die revival.

AMERICAN PIE: Wrap your hands around the wheel and lock your hair in leather cuffs. These top-down temperatures call for candy-colored cosmetics (like Stila's Denim Collection of the new sparkly pastels from Smashbox) and sunscreen-filled moisturizer (try Origins' new Have A Nice Day with SPF 15). On her: Suede top, Troy Smith; Hair ties, Oragome; On Him: Jacket, Gap; Bracelet, Backseat Betty.

KRAVITZ KOOL: Lenny would love this patchwork shirt-jacket. Dare to bare it or tie it on over a tee. Jacket, Zoe, NYC; Jeans and belt, Gap; Hat, Round up; Glasses, Blue Blockers, Bracelets, Backseat Betty.

GETTING TO THE POINT: Al Green-ery and a major fashion comeback; the handkerchief hemline. Top and skirt, Yigal Azourel; Shoes, John Fluevog.

BLUE JEAN BABY: Let a denim jacket take you from the Bee Gees to the Backstreet Boys. Jacket, the Gap; Gingham dress and head scarf by Backseat Betty.

CROCODILE ROCK: Mock-croc in oh-so-Seventies acid green. Top, Lili Cheung.

SWIRLIES: Paisley prints were a '70s staple. Tacky back then on polyester shirts, they're so cool now on ruffle-hemmed skirts. Skirt, Kriziad; Camisole, NH Collection.