Picture Yourself In The Pink

Fashion influenced by the glossy magazine Cosmopolitan is now available through mail order.

Today’s pink suits are pretty, yes, but the look gets its dramatic edge by pairing a passive color with the punch of black in gloves, high-heel pumps and black fishnet stockings.

The designer version features Chanel’s signature white camellia on a black satin bow. You can do the same on the Cosmopolitan catalog version by stitching a big fabric flower to black satin ribbon from your local craft or fabric store.

Wear the flower and bow you’ve created pinned at the neck of a tailored or feminine white blouse or with a black skirt or pants.

Designer version

Pink mohair-blend boucle dress and jacket by Valentino Boutique, $3,175

White camellia fabric flower pin by Chanel, $170

Cubic zirconia rhinestone bracelet by Carolee, $175

Black satin high-heel Mary Janes by Via Spiga, $132

Total: $3,652

Dress For Less version

Pink acrylic dress and bolero jacket from Cosmopolitan Catalog, $158

White camellia flower pin by Eve Reid at Saks Fifth Avenue, $20

Rhinestone bracelet by Monet at major department stores, $45

Black satin high-heel Mary Janes by Nine West, $72

Total: $295

MEMO: All of the best looks and fashion bargains featured in this column are available in book form. Send $9.95 to Dress For Less, 177 Sound Beach Ave., Suite 6, Old Greenwich, CT 06870. For information about the catalogs mentioned here, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the same address.