Fashion is the perfect way to show your unique traits to the world.

You don’t have to be a fashionista to know that clothing trends go in and out with the tides. Sometimes trends even resurface, making your mom’s vintage bellbottoms oh-so-cool just in time for your first day of high school, too. But what about those fashions that have long faded into obscurity? Here are some that deserve another chance.Be aware of brand name clothes. You don't need to exclusively shop by brand. The most important rule of having style is to not be defined by labels. You don't need to wear Gucci or American Eagle to be a stylish person. It's not what you wear, but how you wear it.

The Girl Dressed To Kill

We may not be totally plugged in when it comes to the highly-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie, but we can recognize a killer designer collaboration when we see one.Here's the deal: Fashion favorites like Cynthia Rowley, Diane von Furstenberg, Halston, Opening Ceremony, Rag & Bone and a handful of other ready-to-wear designers are each creating a Star Wars-inspired outfit to be auctioned for charity starting on Dec. 2.
Although the one-of-a-kind designs won't be sold in stores, the high-fashion looks are serving up some major holiday fashion inspiration. To see what we think celebs like Jaime King, Kristen Bell and other fans of the franchise might wear for the holidays, we look to our five favorite designs from the collaboration.

Ebony Beauty In Killing Style

Imagine your own personal style. Use the current trends to guide your fashion not dictate it. Wear what you want. Think about what it is you want people to gain from your style. What does your outfit say to a stranger on the corner? Keep these in mind as you map out some ideas about your style.

Wounderful Dressup For Women

The essential dress is always a summer dress. Obviously there are cocktail dresses and evening dresses (those ridiculous, frequently monstrous creations worn by actresses at the Oscars), but none has the allure of the summer dress, which contains all the promise of summer itself. My personal favourite is a red silk shift dress with gold patterned panels at the sides which I bought for my wife in Vientiane, Laos, about 10 years ago; a decade later it's still going strong, its promise unbroken.

I am aware of the dangers of converting personal preferences into rules but, in the spirit of Wallace Stevens' poem "Notes toward a Supreme Fiction" ("It must be ..."), here are my thoughts on the perfect (summer) dress:

First, it must be sleeveless. Obviously. I announced this, years ago, to my wife. "But I have a dress with sleeves," she said.

"Which one is that?" I asked