Every girl has her go-to Little Black Dress, but come Fall, it’s hard to sex it up a notch without the option of a little extra skin.

Take it from leading ladies like Jessica Biel, Sarah Jessica Parker, and up-and-coming indie darling Carey Mulligan when it comes to playing the fine line between revealing and chic.

Pairing a peek-a-boo top with a longer and more demure skirt bring an essence of efortless class to the ensemble– add a pair of your favorite heels (we especially like SJP’s hint of HPNOTIQ blue) and you’ll be sure to turn a couple of heads at dinner.

So girls, do you think this look is too buttoned up and matronly? Or are you checking the balance on your credit card to hit up the mall as we speak?

With this week’s election, you may have found yourself thinking about the effects that politics and the economy have on your everyday life– and we’re not talking about tax cuts. When a country is at war or under political distress the height of women’s high heels tends to skyrocket. Not to mention masculine styles, such as all the boyfriend sweaters and military-inspired wear of the last few seasons, dominating the clothing styles. This overall toughening up makes sense if you think about it– fashion and femininity tend to take a serious back seat to the socio-economic realities of the time.

Now let’s flash forward to Fall 2010 and take a look at what the current fashion trends say about us. With a the revival of kitten heels, pointed toes, pleated skirts with voluminous fabrics, wasp waists, jewel tones, long, gold-gilded pendant necklaces, cat eye sunglasses… yes, Joan Holloway, we’d say the details that separate the girls from the boys have made a look-at-me comeback.

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