Wardrobe Woes?

For advice on how to shop strategically for a practical yet stylish wardrobe, pick up a copy of The Lucky Shopping Manual: Building and Improving Your Wardrobe Piece by Piece, by Lucky Magazine Editor-in-Chief Kim France and Lucky Creative Director Andrea Linett. Containing everything from diagrams of the best cuts for every body type, to what to watch for in the fitting room and personal tips from young, successful professionals on dressing with trends, this guide is packed with information gleaned from years of the editors' fashion industry experience.

First-time director Kerry Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrowis a wholly digital production: only the characters and a few props are real, the sets are entirely computer-generated. But see it for another reason: the costumes of the two leads, played by Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, were designed by Stella McCartney. Apparently Law's ex-wife Sadie Frost, a personal friend of McCartney's, help talk her into taking on this new role. McCartney's designs strike a perfect, unsettling balance between golden-age movie stars and futuristic heroes.