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"I&amp;amp;#8217;ve wary of wearing turtlenecks since age 15, when everyone in my high school started calling the tight shirts with ear-grazing necklines &amp;amp;#8220;hickey hiders.&amp;amp;#8221; (I think we have one of the 19 beloved episodes of My So-Called Life to thank for that nickname, but I can&amp;amp;#8217;t be sure.) I&amp;amp;#8217;ve recently started to reconsider my anti-turtleneck stance (pretty deep, right?) especially sinceYesterday, the designers behind the perky Shipley &amp;amp; Halmos line sent almost all of their models down the runway wearing tight black turtlenecks underneath their iridescent satin mini-dresses. The black turtleneck trick isn&amp;amp;#8217;t exactly new&amp;amp;#8212;catwalkers wore a similar style in last fall&amp;amp;#8217;s Blumarine show and just yesterday at Monique Lhuillier preview, long-sleeve black leotards (ripped ones) were slipped underneath confection-like dresses. But the way it looked with the short Shipley and Halmos frocks, tipped the style over into totally wearable territory for 3 reasons: 1) big necklaces (like the ones you&amp;#x27;ll probably be wearing from now thru November) really stand out against a black turtleneck 2) the simple cotton top helps dress-down a fancy frock or blouse 3) the all-black look on the arms has a sveltering effect But what do you think? Will you&amp;amp;#8212;or have you&amp;amp;#8212;worked the black turtleneck &amp;amp;#8220;undershirt&amp;amp;#8221; look? Have another good idea on how to dress-down a fancy dress? (If you wanted to, you could always try this. For more easy-to-use wardrobe tips, check out 13 fashion week outfits for real women. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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