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"The best way to break out of a style rut? By switching up your accessories, but of course. The best way to get new ideas for accessorizing? By stealing them from well dressed girls! Breathe new life into your old outfits with a few smart tips from my friends, after the jump. Some of my very adorable girlfriends and I spent the long holiday weekend in the Hamptons, and getting dressed to go out at night was always the most fun part (it may have had something to do with the prosecco we were sipping, but it was also a total blast digging through piles of jewelry and swapping skirts and telling each other how gorgeous we all looked). Since it&amp;#x27;s always more fun to see a chic style on a real girl than a professionally primped celeb, I thought I&amp;#x27;d share the photos. Here are a few accessorizing tips I walked away with from these lovely ladies: Wear your shorts with stilettos. Meet the ever-adorable Vanessa. The truth is, she could wear a paper bag and look amazing (hello, do you see that hair?!) but she also happens to push the fashion envelope on the regular and always pulls it off. Remember my tip for &amp;quot;treating shorts like a skirt&amp;quot;? Vanessa adds a pair of killer heels from Aldo and voila, suddenly her casual jean shorts are looking totally hot. Focus on a few areas. Here&amp;#x27;s my friend Alexa, who, in addition to looking like a real-life Ashley Olsen, accessorizes like nobody&amp;#x27;s business. She creates one amazing point of visual interest on her right arm, wearing a chunky gold cocktail ring, a big costume bracelet, and neon pink nails that all work together to lend her simple black dress a disco-glam vibe. Try out the same idea by piling on necklaces of differing lengths and thicknesses or doing a great headband/earrings combo to draw attention to your face. Don&amp;#x27;t be afraid of a bright, bold shoe. And last but not least, we&amp;#x27;ve got Stacey, who claims to know &amp;quot;nothing about fashion&amp;quot; but whose outfits tell quite a different story. She recently bought her first-ever pair of Manolo Blahniks, and I urged her to wear those babies as much as possible this weekend. With a navy dress? No problem. With a yellow floral? She needed a bit more convincing. But I think her look speaks for itself (again, it doesn&amp;#x27;t hurt that she&amp;#x27;s gorgeous!) and I think trying out a pair of bright shoes is a must for everyone this summer. Check out six great pairs for under $100 (and find out what to wear &amp;#x27;em with!) here. What do you think of these little styling tips, girls? Have you already tried any of them out? What are your secrets for accessorizing this summer? And how cute are my girlfriends!? Add glamour.com to your Google homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Friend us on Facebook"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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