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Now seriously, we really don’t need to be cautious anymore. Despite the recent sharp drops of temperature in some parts of the country, summer is truly here, and what better proof for this than the sheer volume and range of bare flesh we’re privy to in almost any public space in this country.

 How does one accessorize the soft sheaths of a maxi dress or the sensual curves of a clingy jump-suit, or the subtle décolletage of a strapless tube? Personally, I don’t accessorize as much as I would like to—more often than not because I do not particularly like the ‘busy’ look, but also because I feel like even too much textile would overwhelm my frame, let alone jewelry, totes, belts, and scarves.

Is it really time to take down those spring textiles, those sheer flowing fabrics, those draping sheaths and floral prints in strawberry and peach? Is it really time to throw open windows, breathe in fresh pollen, and finally look out onto green surfaces? I mean, I don’t want to get excited before it really is time, but seriously, is this not the one occasion in the year when ‘cleaning’ (and we all know that ‘spring cleaning’ is not merely an idiomatic expression) is not a bad word? But, what is it that makes even ‘cleaning’ a happy thing—apart, of course from all the bounty of nature’s wonders?

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Classic blacks and muted metallics seemed to rule the roost at the 66^th annual Golden Globe awards, 2009. My personal favorite was Kate Winslet’s severe, but sophisticated strapless black column by Stefano Pilati at Yves Saint Laurent. With a subtly crossed-over bodice, and a belt that added just a light touch of sparkle to interrupt the long column of black, Winselt displayed neither too much bust, nor too much bling. Indeed, the lady who took home two globes this year also got it right with accessories and the appropriate hair do—her alabaster neck bare, chic diamond danglers falling scarcely below her ear lobes, and hair softly swept back into a chignon... Enjoy the slide show.

_{Image: Anne Hathaway}

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Boots! Puss wore them. One administers the boot to unworthy boyfriends or girlfriends, as the case may be. One goes to boot camp. One’s car has a boot, especially if one is British, or in any way touched by the influence of Empire. One buys boot-legged whisky and boot-legged tapes secretly. But above all, boots are a basic fashion and weather accessory that if living in North America, one has probably had as a part of one’s life at some point or the other.