Fashion must-haves for fall

The Top 10 trends for Fall 2007: 1. Retro twist Borrowed from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s: pencil skirts, delicate blouses, cloches, fitted suits and high-waisted, wide-legged trousers.

2. Gray lady

Steely to smoky, shiny and matte, it’s the color of the season.

3. His becomes hers

The masculine influence takes hold in wellcut jackets, roomy trousers, subtle plaids and no-nonsense, military-inspired coats.

4. Slick sheens

Metallics, especially textured silver and anthracite, woven into fabrics or making a statement in a bag, leather jacket or boots.

5. Hats on

A cloche, a fedora or a wide-brimmed felt chapeau finish a look.

6. Tighty whitey

White tights, if you dare, add a fashion-forward flair to fall.

7. Booties, baby

Footwear that’s not quite a boot and more substantial than shoes. Perfect when paired with wide, cuffed trousers and pencil skirts.

8. Long and lean

Slimmed-down silhouettes that sleekly elongate.

9. Suits me

Far from basic boardroom, the new matching suit combo says sexy and strong.

10. Color shots

Vibrant pops of electric blue, magenta, grape and scarlet. Wear bright plum tights, don a pair of Popsicle-hued leather gloves, go uninhibitedly bold with a peacock blue oversize clutch.