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"  When it comes to pulling off looks inspired by our glorious nation, less is more. When wearing stars, stripes, and any sort of Native American feathers and fringe, you really need to take as much of the clich\u00E9 factor out of it as you can. The best way to explain is to show an example of who did Americana right and why. So, example: William Rast fall 2009, look number 20. It&amp;#039;s a basic T-shirt and jean-skirt ensemble touched with all sorts of Americana\u2014the flag, the feather, the denim\u2014and yet it looks totally modern. With all due respect to the nation, full-on red, white, and blue stars-and-stripes clothing looks best on small gold-medal-winning gymnasts on the front of Wheaties boxes. If you take a closer look at the T-shirt, you&amp;#039;ll see that though the design is clearly American flag, it&amp;#039;s a stripped-down, arty rendering of it\u2014just the stripes. Even the dark heather-gray hue of the T-shirt feels cool and offhand, much cooler than classic white. The denim skirt has a high waist and a smattering of hefty, tough grommets, which makes the ordinary denim skirt much more stylish and interesting. An earthy bit of leather wrapped around the wrist and dangling from the neck with a feather is all the accessorizing needed\u2014it feels a little spontaneous and is much easier to pull off than feather earrings. No matter how hard we try to like them, putting feathers on either side of our head makes us feel like some small fluffy animal. Stick with a necklace or bracelet. Then\u2014that&amp;#039;s it! Some classic booties or plain leather sandals and you&amp;#039;re set. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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