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"The sheer trend has been gathering major momentum since last spring, when Marc Jacobs let the skivvies show in some of his runway&amp;#x27;s most memorable looks. Now that it&amp;#x27;s trickled down to the red carpet and the fashion masses, it&amp;#x27;s time to take stock of a few simple rules. Get the lowdown on the Dos and Don&amp;#x27;ts of sheer dressing, after the jump. DO: Show some skin--but not too much. Marissa Tomei looks both daring and demure because she&amp;#x27;s got just the right amount revealed. Black lace is an inherently sexy fabric (doesn&amp;#x27;t it automatically remind you of lingerie?), so you don&amp;#x27;t want to take things to a trashy place by giving away too much. Tomei gives us just a glimpse of her chest and shoulders and her neckline helps draw the eye to her most feminine features without going overboard. The look is a definite DO! DON&amp;#x27;T: Use the sheer trend as an opportunity to revisit the 80s! Hilary Duff looks like she bought a dress that was too short for her and remedied the situation with a few yards of chiffon left over from an old ballet outfit. Neither hemline is working for her here--the first one is much too short, while the sheer skirt hits her in a really awkward place. Nice attempt to be trendy, but I&amp;#x27;m afraid this one is a total DON&amp;#x27;T! What do you guys think of the sheer trend? Have you tried it yet? And how would you help turn Hilary&amp;#x27;s look into a DO? Check out even more trends that are coming your way soon in our roundup of Spring 2009&amp;#x27;s most wearable trends. Photos: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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