Out with the old, in with new

ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- FACING A CLOSET FULL OF 2005 STYLES AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?
SOME THINGS ARE KEEPERS AND SOME THINGS AREN'T. HERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY APPAREL MAKERS WORTH AND RALSEY, COUSIN JOHNNY KNITWEAR AND JEWELRY DESIGNER JESSICA FIELDS:
*TRASH THE LOW-RISE JEANS BUT DON'T BUY TOO HIGH A WAISTBAND EITHER. THEY INSTANTLY ADD YEARS ONTO YOUR FRAME. AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, TOSS ANY TAPERED-LEG JEANS WITH AN ELASTIC WAIST; THEY MAKE YOUR BOTTOM LOOK WIDER AND YOUR STOMACH ROUNDER.
OPT FOR A BOOT CUT OR SLIGHTLY FLARED ANKLE AND BE SURE THEY COMFORTABLY FASTEN JUST BENEATH YOUR BELLY BUTTON.
* SAVE YOUR TAILORED WHITE SHIRT. IT CAN BE BUTTONED UP FOR WORK, WORN LOOSE IN THE EVENING OR UNDER A V-NECK SWEATER OR A SOFT JACKET, PERHAPS WITH CROCHET DETAILS, FOR WEEKENDS.
* BUY GOLD JEWELRY. GOLD CHANDELIER EARRINGS, MULTILENGTH NECKLACES, AND CHUNKY BANGLES AND CUFFS ARE EXPECTED TO BE POPULAR STYLES. GOLD ALSO COMPLEMENTS THE MANY WHITE AND TAN GARMENTS THAT WILL BE IN STORES COME SPRING.
* SAVE YOUR LEATHER JACKET OR BUY ONE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. IT'S A CLASSIC. IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW JACKET, CONSIDER A BELTED TRENCH OR ONE WITH A FUR COLLAR. SOME STYLES CAN BE PART OF AN OUTFIT, ESPECIALLY PAIRED WITH A FEMININE BLOUSE AND SKIRT, OR JEANS AND WHITE T-SHIRT.
* TRASH THE PONCHOS. THIS TREND IS OVER! YOU'LL GET MUCH MORE MILEAGE OUT OF A CARDIGAN, PARTICULARLY ONE WITH HANDICRAFT DETAILS.
* SAVE YOUR METALLIC OR SKIN (PYTHON, FOR EXAMPLE) ACCESSORIES, BUT WEAR ONLY ONE AT A TIME.