body type
How to: Keep Your Feet from Sliding in Mules
We love the openness of this bare-heeled style, but the lack of strap makes it perilously easy to slip right out of it.Trick How-to advice from Lucky's editors and experts. (updated May 2007)
How to Fit a Tulip Shift
These sophisticated dresses have volume through the middle and then nip in slightly at the bottom—the result is surprisingly sexy. Here's how to get them right.
How to Buy a Maxi-Skirt
These lean, full-length pieces can look quite sharp when paired with a nipped little jacket.Fit How-to advice from Lucky's editors and experts. (updated October 2006)
How to Fit a Baby-Doll Dress
This swingy piece has a retro '60s, Mia Farrow cool, and the boxy cut can actually be quite flattering—as long as you get the details right.
How to Buy a Trapeze Top
Our senior beauty editor, Cristina Mueller, approached this swingy, '50s-style blouse with a fair amount of skepticism. But following a couple of easy shopping rules prevents this from being the case.Fit How-to advice from Lucky's editors and experts. (updated May 2006)
How to Buy a Frill-Hemmed Dress
This roomy item seems, at first glance, like it could hide any flaw.Fit How-to advice from Lucky's editors and experts. (updated April 2006)
How to Buy Pedal Pushers
These have a crisp, Audrey Hepburn vibe, but they're so body-conscious that you've got to be extra-precise with the cut.
How to Fit a Banded Tent Top
This voluminous shape can cause a struggle in the dressing room: Where, exactly, is that band supposed to sit?
How to Fit Drop-Pleat Pants
Difficult? Yes. But infinitely chic. Here's what to look for.Fit How-to advice from Lucky's editors and experts. (updated September 2005)
How to Fit a Dropwaist Dress
What to look for when buying this relaxed, pretty piece.Beauty How-to advice from Lucky's editors and experts. (updated December 2006)
