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Elegant Looks You Can Pull Off at Any Age

3 history-making catwalkers try on this season's most exquisite looks, accompanied by models for whom they paved the way.

By Clarissa Cruz

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Blazer, Escada, $1,325. Shell, Joie, $258. Pants, Donna Karan New York, $895. Earrings, Oscar de la Renta. Shoes, Chinese Laundry.

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From the May 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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