Plucked from the Dior Spring 2013 Couture runway, the Silver Linings Playbook actress chose a blush-colored drop-waist dress with exaggerated sections of flared fishtail skirt.

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Also consider the flared trumpet-skirt silhouette, which is sassier than an A-line and falls between your lower knee and mid-calf.

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The model Carolyn Murphy closed the Calvin Klein show with a navy leather dress, fitted on top then flared into a full skirt in the bottom.

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