“Hey, look at you, carrying last year’s Prada bag and getting away with it!”

Ah, the backhanded bitch slap. A staple of the fashion nazi’s arsenal.

But how to immunize yourself against such zingers when keeping current with bag trends ...

Who can anticipate the strange, inscrutable movements of the trend-o-meter’s needle?

Take moccasins. Surely, you thought, with the waning (yes, waning) of the Ugg craze, the public’s penchant for cute, bootie-like shoes would abate. Nope. In fact, the look just ...

“So glad you brought Johnny over for a play date,” Betsy coos, twisting her pearls. “We’re having shrimp cocktail for lunch. My Campbell is so good at keeping his polo clean! Of course, I can lend Johnny a bib. I ...

Big hair is back. Atkins and South Beach diet books are on the best-seller list. Nick and Jessica are doing a Donny-and-Marie-style variety show.

Need more evidence of a ’70s redux?

Check out Wool & Hoop crewel-embroidery kits. Forget unicorns ...

You’re quite the decorator, you are.

You’ve matched the art to the sofa, the napkins to the carpet, and — oh, dear — the drapes to the La-Z-Boy.

But what about the wallpaper to the bedspread?

Okay, now, before you ...

Ours is a world of cut-throat competition.

Particularly for those who happen to be under 12. Seems like every week there’s some new tchotchke that kids just have to have — which can make a parent feel a smidge like ...

When it comes to jewelry, there are two basic categories: the timeless and the time-sensitive.

Take those neon-pink plastic heart earrings you loved in sixth grade. Sure, you dug them out for your short-lived ’80s phase last spring. And you’ll ...