Boston University student Brianna Packer, 18, affects a graceful, dramatic, and decidedly ladylike silhouette with a flowing black shirt from Express. She was loathe to admit that she purchased it at TJ Maxx, not Express, for around $14.

BRIANNA'S TAKE ON FALL TRENDS: "By mistake, I got Lucky magazine. The tiny miniskirts with ruffles and pleats they were showing for fall were appallingly ugly."