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Balancing the season's key voluminous top is Chanel Price the narrow bottom.The idea is to achieve a long, leggy look with leggings, tailored trousers, over-the-knee boots, dark skinny jeans or a pencil skirt. This skinny bottom may sound scary, but is surprisingly wearable — simply layer volume on top and balance the look with a well-grounded shoe or boot.“The pencil skirt especially can fit on so many different body types,” Miller says.THE POWER DECADESWith its attention to investment dressing, power pieces and the return of the shoulder pad, Fall 2009 is clearly paying homage to two very strong fashion decades: the 1940s and 1980s.“That whole '40s trend is quite important, that really classy, '40s, almost Hollywood kind of look,” Augusti says.Basmaji calls it “retro glam,” and it's notable in the season's tailored suits and jackets, elegant scarves, slouchy trousers, pencil skirts, cinched waists and ropes of pearls.“It's Chanel Price definitely not a girly season,” Basmaji says. “Definitely feminine, but more elegant and sophisticated.”“It's not sexy any more, it's glamour,” Miller says. “It looks feminine. It looks strong and confident.”An even more important influence is the '80s, which can be seen in the season's rocker-chick leathers and denims, as well as all bold colours, opulent costume jewelry and the quintessential collegiate look.“There's a big trend of the varsity look,” Neveu says. “One of the looks that will be everywhere is the boyfriend jacket and the boyfriend jean. Another trend we're doing big is the plaids, everything from gingham check to buffalo plaid.”Just as the '80s had the beige power suit, this season is awash in neutrals, especially grey and taupe Chanel Price , but is also a powerhouse of the kinds of bold jewel tones we last saw 20-odd years ago: teal, scarlet, peacock blue, mustard yellow and every shade of purple.“Even though you might feel the pinch of the economy, you can feel opulence through your colours, through your clothing,” Miller says.THE NEW UNIFORMBefore we all became insta-trend victims, every woman had her “uniform,” that essential outfit that could be dressed up or dressed down, ready to go from work to dinner to nightclub to gala. Usually, the uniform was based on a suit, and it made everyday dressing a snap.Now the uniform is back, but in a whole new look Miller calls “structured classic with a twist.”“Everybody is going back to the suit,” she says.“It's about sophisticated, classic dressing,” Miller adds. “The major fall trend is tailoring. We want to do it elegant, Chanel Price classic, tasteful.”Best of all, tailored pieces are figure-flattering no matter your body shape or size, especially when it comes to the season's quintessential jacket.“We've got different shapes in jackets,” Neveu says. “The dolman sleeves are new and we're continuing with the trapeze jacket and the cropped jacket.”Adding contrast to the tailored pieces of the modern uniform are the season's lusciously textured pieces, such as soft leather jackets and skirts, as well as garments in velvet, wool, tweed, silk and satin, not to mention the season's essential knits.“Those are fabrics that are opulent, rich, understood, coveted,” Miller says.“Texture is really happening,” says Neveu, who loves the comfort of knits for her hard-to-fit customer. “There's a lot of cowl necks, big huge cowl necks. And we've got the shrug, it's the perfect cover-up. Our customer is not perfectly comfortable in a tank top or a halter top so she likes to cover up a little bit. The layered look is what's Chanel Price happening right now.”LUXURIOUS ACCENTSThe great thing about wardrobe basics like the black suit or simple sheath dress is that they can change their personality so easily, depending on the accessories they're paired with.“You have so many different looks this season, that '40s glamour, that rocker-biker look, then the bohemian embroidery and fringe. It seems like there's something for everybody, even that romantic look with the ruffles and lace,” Augusti says.“Accessories are a fabulous way to add a new look, a new vibe.”For instance, to create that ladylike '40s glamour, you can add a string of pearls, a beautiful beret and a sumptuous silk square. To create an '80s rocker look, you can slip into a leather jacket, an over-the-knee boot and piles of chains. Or for an opulent, individualistic style, you can have fun with sparkly costume jewelry from cuffs to brooches to arty collars.“Because I want to show the opulence, I'm going to wear bangles and jangle a little bit,” says Miller Chanel Price . “Something that looks like gold, feels like gold, but isn't gold.”No matter what look you're going for, you'll want a beautiful belt, worn over everything from cardigans to coats to create a narrow, yet curvy, hourglass silhouette.Also looking a lot sleeker is the season's key footwear: the stripped-down ankle boot (worn with lean trousers), the over-the-knee boot (worn with tunics and leggings), and the practical city pump, with a rounder, closed toe and a mid-height heel (worn with the pencil skirt).But whatever accessories you choose, make them lovely, personal and opulent in feel if not price. After all, the biggest investment you can make is in something that makes you feel truly beautiful Chanel Price .