In the city, Fashion Week is anointing fall trends. And, despite the huge snowdrifts surrounding us, we’re thinking about spring clothes, shopping, and the warmer weather ahead.

Here’s a flash: women in their fifties are not style-dead. Just ask one who shops frequently in her teenage daughter’s closet.

Looking for a good deal? The Lord & Taylor at the Moorestown Mall now has a catch-all department for multiple Lord & Taylor clearance racks. It’s a real bargain hot spot.

Have you ever realized there are fewer men’s clothing stores in our towns? Well…one Maplewood woman is filling that gap.

Don’t fight it, even if you hate them. Headbands are back, they’re stylish and sometimes even practical. They even help roll back the clock.

Nita Ideas (www.nitaideas.com) in Millburn is a rarity; a clothing store with a designer/owner on premises.

We hear it everyday; the stimulus money is heading to the nation’s infrastructure; the new Wall Street may be your Main Street sewer project. But how best to dress when you lose your desk job for one in the cash-infused construction sector?

Nothing says fall fashion like plaid. It’s ubiquitous: a Catholic school uniform, a big punk belt, a Burberry scarf, a Carhartt workshirt. And this fall, it’s plain that plaid is the fad.

Need a new look? Want to indulge the inner you…and channel Hannah Montana, Madonna, or Rhianna? Stop by the Teaneck wig shop called Marlon by Mishoe.

Sally Miller, who has been called the Queen of Tween Fashions, is bringing style home to roost in her shop in Milltown.

So you’ve got your laptop, schedule, and textbooks. But did you remember to get a layered necklace or a leather jacket?

Proud mother of one? Have  twins? Maybe three children?

More?

Hillsborough mom (of three) Marlo Moleski wants you to proclaim it to the world, on the fashionable tops and tote bags she designs.

It’s Betsey’s party, and she wants you to celebrate with her.

Tennis is a game of smart footwork, big ground strokes — and, for women, skimpy clothing.