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Spring fashion: Seven most flattering looks

Put your best body forward with easy fit tips that enhance your assets, skim your curves – and capture spring's most flattering styles
By Photos by Alvaro Goveia; Makeup by Sheri Stroh; Hair by Brian Phillips, Manicures by Leeanne Colley; Set decoration by Caitlin Doherty
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Nougat London full skirt, polka-dot Marc by Marc Jacobs top

Decorative details like ruching create curves

Under $100: Moon dress, $59, The Bay. Bracelet, $50, Banana Republic.

Moon dress with floral print

Nothing is more slimming than head-to-toe black or nautical navy

Earrings, $169, Thomas Sabo. Top, $295, skirt, $325, both Pink Tartan.

black top and skirt Pink Tartan

Look for full skirts with flaw-hiding pleats, and define your waist with a belt

Marc by Marc Jacobs top, $245, Holt Renfrew. Skirt, $265, Nougat London . Under $100: Belt, $88, Brave Leather.

Nougat London full skirt, polka-dot Marc by Marc Jacobs top

An empire waist makes you appear longer and leaner

Dress, $240, Banana Republic. Under $100: Bracelet, $50, Banana Republic. Shoes, $13, Old Navy.

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orange empire waist dress Banana Republic

Dresses with a subtle A-line sweep over your hips and tummy

Hugo Boss dress, $695, Holt Renfrew. Noir jewelry bracelet, $160, Elle Hardware. Nine West shoes, $120, Capezio Shoes. Vintage umbrella, Smash.to.

A-line Hugo Boss dress, abstract print

Wide-leg pants create a slender silhouette and minimize hips and thighs

Jacket, $134, Banana Republic. Under $100: Belt, $30, Gap. Attitude Jay Manual pants, $50, Sears.

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wide-leg Jay Manual pants

Flowing fabrics drape easily and won’t cling in all the wrong places

Vince top, $350, Holt Renfrew. Shoes, $365, Stuart Weitzman. Under $100: Pants, $70, H&M. Garden chair, Post and Beam Architectural Reclamation.

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