NEW YORK, June 28, 2006

Summer Whites, For Less Green

Glamour's Suze Yalof Schwartz Uses Latest Accessories

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    In this installment of "Chic on A Shoestring," Shop, Etc. magazine's Mandi Norwood shares some of this summer's hottest skirt trends, and how to pick the most flattering style.

  • Video Chic In White

    In "Chic on a Shoestring," Suze Yalof Schwartz, Glamour magazine's executive fashion editor at large, presents summer bargains that are stylish in white, one of the colors of the season.

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(CBS)  LOOK No. 2: SUMMER COCKTAILS AND THE PERFECT WHITE DRESS

The way to dress up your simple white dress is to throw on pale filigree earrings, a great clutch with sporadic beading, and a braided gold high-heeled strappy sandal.

Steal:

Dress: Express $70
Earrings: Banana Republic $26
Bag: Moyna $152
Shoes: Banana Republic $48

Grand total: $296

Splurge:

Dress: Susana Monaco $130
Earrings: Vicente Agor $2,880
Bag: Jamin Puech $535
Shoes: Hollywould $385

Grand total: $3,930

The difference: The expensive earrings are made of real gold. The expensive bag is hand-beaded, and the expensive dress is made of a nice, thick jersey.

LOOK No. 3: WHITE WEEKEND

Protect yourself with an oversized hat like we are seeing on all the celebrities this season, a great straw bag, and ballet flats, so walking for hours is both chic and breezy.

Steal:

Top: Club Monaco $49
Pants: Old Navy $20
Hat: Anthropologie $68
Sunglasses: Pink $25
Bag: Aldo $25
Shoes: Banana Republic $80

Grand total: $267

Splurge:

Top: J. Crew $69
Pants: Club Monaco $79
Hat: Patricia Underwood $360
Sunglasses: Dior $240
Bag: Eric Javits $450
Shoes: Delman $315

Grand total: $1,513

The difference: The J. Crew is a higher-quality fabric.


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