Vintage Visions    In this maddening world of fashion trends that go in and out as fast as you can say casual Friday, it's refreshing to find clothes that rarely go out of style. In fact, you, too, can have a wardrobe filled with classics that have a very unique place in history. The New Basics    It's a new season and time to update those basics in your wardrobe that you fall back on time after time, year after year.. Fab Fashion 5 Ways    A tree-trimming party at home. Cocktails at your best friend's house. The neighborhood brunch. A gala evening at the Nutcracker Ball. New Year's Eve..   The emphasis is on sexy makeup      Makeup is flirtatious. Expect smoky, bedroom eyes, glowing skin and color-drenched lips. For the mouth, pink is hot, and coral is back. Pale shades are cool again, and they all get extra pout with iridescent or semigloss finishes. La Jolla's casual wear boutique makes the move.    A shopping expert's advice on what to do when your favorite local store goes on-line and you have to share them with the rest of the world…and how to deal with finding them on the jam-packed information super-highway.

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