Fashion Rules You Don't Have to Follow Anymore

Photo: Jonathon Kambouris

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Old School: You have to match your shoes to your dress.

New Rule: Keep an open mind when it comes to color combos, even with trickier spring shades like yellow, navy and white. I've taken the liberty of showing you two shoe color choices: one a no-fail pairing and the other a bit more daring.
Dress, New York & Company, $70; NYandCompany.com
No Fail Shoe: Gold and brown are perfect partners for yellow.
Lauren Ralph Lauren, $165; RalphLauren.com
Daring Shoe: A bright orange heel is fresh and keeps it all in the (citrus) family.
$395; LKBennett.com