Far left: For the office, Lowell is wearing a brown wool sweater
(Evergreen, $69), taupe dress shirt (Gillio, $59.50), beige T-shirt (Pure
BasicStuff, $19.50)-,fiark brown corduroys ($49:50), -brown lace-up
Rockportshoes ($99- A5), aftfroni-Nordstrom:

Fashion

Left inset: From Hudson!s: Lowell.is wearing clothing by Liz Claiborne —
: taupe fleck blazer ($158); broWn and beige plaid shirt ($62.50), taupe
microfiber pants ($59.50), brown leather belt (Kenneth Cole, $36).
Wendy wears Chao: taupe and navy plaid blazer ($168), V-neck navy
silk shell ($68), navy and taupe floral silk skirt ($68).

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You can look great in the latest fall styles,
and stick to a tight budget.

ashion this fall is more
about what you know than
what you buy, according to
fashion coordinator Dayna
Pink. "It's about learning to put
together outfits, on the premise
that you don't have to wear a suit
every day."
For young adults who are
shopping for quality but are re-
strained by a limited budget,
Pink says to go for "a few great
pieces."
The fall lines in women's fash-
ions are heavy on menswear for
women (suiting, trousers and
shifts), knits, leather and lots of
miniskirts. The colors are dark
and moody, and shoe designers
are trying to bring back stilletos,
says Pink — although only time
will tell if the high, pointy heels
will take off in reality.

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For men, the challenge is to
look professional without wear-
ing a full suit. Pink favors cords
and sweaters or blazers.
"Things have gone from
casual Friday to upscale casu-
al every day," Pink says. "Peo-
ple have learned how to dress
casually and still look nice, in-
stead of coming in on Friday in
a concert T-shirt and bad
khakis."
Bangs are back, says Peter
Scaglione, of Peter's Place hair
salon in Birmingham. But this
time, it's a little asymmetrical
or very short, above the eye-
brows.
Overall, hair styles are shoot-
ing for a square look, he says, and
the "colors are cooler than they
have been — lots of burgundy,
darker reds, ash blond." O

Clockwise above: After hours, anything goes (from Hudson's). On Lowell: Brooks Brothers taupe
corduroy pants ($69.50), yellow polo-style long-sleeved sweater ($49.50), French blue shirt
($49.50); blue and yellow speckled tie ($49.50) and Hush Puppies' the Wayne in taupe ($70). On
Wendy, it's Halston all the way. Burgundy rayon jacket ($90), olive short-sleeved camp shirt
($42), multicolored wrap skirt ($62); dark brown raw silk shoes by Nuova Donna ($57), earrings by
Monet ($16).

At happy hour, Lowell goes for Liz— Claibome, that is. Rust shirt ($59.50), navy and rust tie
($35), brown two-button blazer ($185), khaki microfiber wrinkle-free pants ($59.50); Clubfellow
brown leather belt ($32) and Hush Puppies' the Wayne, in taupe ($70) — all from Hudson's.

Wendy kicks back in clothes from the Liz Claiborne store, Somerset Collection. Red cotton vest
($79), gray mock turtleneck ($34), black microfiber skirt ($62), and earrings by Monet ($16) from
Hudson's.

Work-wear for women is upscale casual this fall. On Wendy: navy and gray plaid shorts ($52),
cadet blue mock turtleneck ($39), navy sweater jacket ($98), all Liz Claiborne, Somerset
Collection.