Once upon a time, I fell in love with a blazer. It had feathers (my very favorite trend that never runs its course), and adequately achieved a menswear-inspired look du jour - but with a feminine twist I actually wanted to pull off.

Yet as the story so often goes, the price tag on this Elizabeth & James blazer - $765 - offended my eyes, so I had to look away. Luckily, like a lot of Olsen-wear, the look was easily re-created - and with a more figure-flattering (for me, anyway) blazer and downsized, removable, plumage.

What You’ll Need:
- Feather trim, about $10/yd anywhere but Mood
- Blazer - any will do, my favorite is from H&M
- Velcro strip (black), $1 store
- optional: needle & thread

—JAZZI McGILBERT

McQueen and Cavalli both went for plumage this season, but how realistic is a peacock tail if you’re not in Victorian costume?

We really want to test-drive the feather trend, but we still keep in mind the wise reminder from Style.com that, “feathers may be the new fur, but they’re not necessarily easy to wear—there’s a fine line between super-chic and Big Bird.”

Natalie satisfied her feather craving with Yarborough’s gorgeous necklaces, and now we’ve decided to get in on the trend with this awesome Grey and Black Pheasant pin that we stumbled across on the otherwise hokey art teacher/Upper West Side mom-ish website Frou Frou collection.

You can clip it to black ballet flats, stick it in your hair, or attach it to the strap of an otherwise yawn-worthy cocktail dress.

—ALISON COOL