Kotsiopoulos says stripes are this season's most accessible trend. "Jill Sander did this floor length white and blue striped gown, which is awesome, but you can also do a striped skirt, or a great striped bag. American Apparel has adorable striped tees and you can find the trend at Gap, J.Crew and Target." You might be thinking that this trend, though most prevalent, is the one you'd avoid since, duh, horizontal stripes make you look wider, right? Wrong. Kotsiopoulos says that's a misconception. "Horizontal stripes give you an allusion of depth and actually make you look thinner." Who knew?
Eye Makeup Look: Gray/green smoky eyes
Pairing stripes with a heavy smoky eye "makes it less of a preppy look and toughens it up," says Kotsiopoulos. Merante agrees saying, "At Chanel, smoky dramatic gray green eyes took center stage."
To create a more wearable version of this look, apply an emerald green shadow like the one in Make Up For Ever Eyeshadow in Peacock Green 80, $19 from lashlines up to your brows. Blend the shadow along the lower lashlines as well and "smoke out" the shadow for a softer look. Line top and bottom inner rims with a soft eye pencil. Then define and lengthen top and bottom lashes with a volumizing mascara.
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Fashion Trend: Wild, crazy prints
"The French have this saying, 'belle laide,' which means untraditionally beautiful, striking. Ugly, but beautiful -- that's kind of what these prints are," says Kotsiopoulos who warns that these prints work best in moderation. His tip: Wear a crazy print with jeans or shorts but keep the rest of your look neutral -- including makeup.
Eye Makeup Look: Nude eye with strong brows
Merante says, "Clean eye makeup was a big trend at the spring 2011 shows [including], Versace [where] the brows were the focus and the eye makeup was kept nude."
To get the look, apply a golden brown shadow all over your lid up to your creases. Try Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Eyecolor in Cashmere, $13. Then, using a dark brown shadow, lightly blend it into the creases of your eyes outwards. Fill in and slightly arch your brows with a color that's one shade darker than your natural brows. Lock them into place with a clear mascara. Apply two coats of volumizing mascara to the top lashes only and you're done.
We may not be privileged enough to sit front row at Fashion Week, but not owning a jet or answering to the name "Anna Wintour" doesn't mean you can't enjoy -- and copy -- the hottest fashion and makeup looks displayed on those runways.
To prove it, we (with help from George Kotsiopoulos, celebrity stylist and co-host of E!'s "Fashion Police" and makeup artist Anthony Merante) scoured designer collections from New York, Paris and beyond and boiled them down into a digestible Cliffs Notes format so you'll feel confident in copying this season's hottest trends.
Doesn't front row sound so overrated now? Although a coveted seat in the front row next to, say, Mr. Clooney, would be cool�
