ROCK THE LOOK
Keep stripes from looking clownishby pairing a top and bottom in perpendicular patterns—one vertical and one horizontal.
AT THE BAR
There is nothing—and we mean nothing—a strappy red heel can't make sexy.
Flask, Mod Cloth, $29.99, modcloth.com; dress, Silence + Noise, $49, urbanoutfitters.com; bag, Forever 21, $14.80, forever21.com; shoes, LuLu*s, $35, lulus.com
ON A DATE
Pair a crop top with a high-waisted skirt—a peek of rib cage is the new cleavage.
Shoes, Call It Spring, $50, callitspring.com; crop top, ASOS, $45, asos.com; skirt, Mod Cloth, $44.99, modcloth.com; bag, Arizona, $24.99, jcpenney.com
AT THE OFFICE
Vertical piping, like on this blazer, draws the eye up and down, making stripes slimming.
Blazer, Covington, $50, Sears; bracelet, Mod Cloth, $12.99, modcloth.com; shoes, Torrid, $44.50, torrid.com; pants, Celebrity…