We have a tendency to cram everything into our basic black leather handbag, pray that it stays shut and go about our daily business.  It’s not that we don’t want to add a shot of color into our handbag rotation, it’s just we’re so used to old faithful that we hate to change.  This season, inspired by the pastel purses and easter egg clutchs we saw on the Spring 2010 runways of Nina Ricci and Versace, we’re stepping out of our comfort zone and investing in a handbag in a soft subtle shade like mint green, lemon yellow, baby pink or light lilac.  Check out our picks for best pastel purses for spring.

There are certain runway trends that even the most adventurous of fashionistas wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole.  You would think that this spring’s fascination with underwear as outerwear as seen at Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier would be one of them.  But with our helpful tips below, we’ll show you how to master showing off your girly bits in the most sophisticated way possible…

Still think your ballet slippers are the perfect pair of flats?  Think again.  For Spring 2010, we’re putting away our dancing shoes for, well, another pair of dancing shoes – the oxford.  What started out a few seasons back as an alternative to the ballet flat, the jazz shoe went from street style to high style as designers, including Ports 1961, looked to this flimsy piece of footwear as inspiration and from it, brought back the oxford.  Part menswear, part dancewear, the oxford is our pick for the most comfortable alternative to the ballet flat.  Because everyone, even you SJP, needs a day off from the high heels.  Click through to find our top 10 picks for oxfords…

As soon as the mercury surpasses 20 degrees Celsius on our exterior thermometer, all we can think about is ditching our black tights/knee high boot combination and showing off our bare (although blindingly white) legs.  But since we still have a few degrees to go until we reach 20, we’re preplanning how to disguise the paleness of our legs when the day finally arrives.  Our answer: graphic print skirts in vibrant shades inspired by Balenciaga’s Spring 2010 collection.  We figure in a skirt this wild, no one will even be looking at our legs.  But just in case, we’ll be sure to stock up on self-tanner.  Click through to find out our top 10 picks for graphic print skirts for the spring…