If you hate your clothes—too last year, too colorless, too same-old-thing—here's help from fashion fix-it man Mark Gill. This Chicago-based designer and image consultant zaps bad old shopping habits and builds great new wardrobes. Get his advice on your fashion dilemmas! (Get the details on all of the clothes pictured in this feature. Use this Shop Guide.

• Stuck in a black-clothes rut and hoping to liven things up? Mark swears you can look terrific in color at any age; it's a matter of strategy. Find out what hues suit you best!
• Don't look dated after one season—find clothes that will actually last! Get Mark's top ten classics.
• It's the little things that pull an outfit together, so don't skimp on the accessories. Mark has the scoop on the embellishments!
• Shape? Check. Length? Perfect. But if the material's wrong for your body—too stiff or clingy—the skirt won't work. Fabrics matter-find out which ones flatter your figure!

From the September 2004 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine