If you’re long and lean, try: ankle-length styles 

The trend: Audrey Hepburn immortalized the look with her charming combination of clam-diggers and ballet flats, and denim brands are bringing it into 2010 by cropping our favorite skinny jeans above the ankle. 

How to wear it: This style is perfect for boyish figures, as ankle-length pants shorten coltish legs and give them some shape. The style looks great paired with the season's popular ruffle-front tops, which give the illusion of a bigger bust to those who are also small on top. 

Where to find it: Rich & Skinny’s button-front style comes in a variety of colors, from racy red to dark denim.  Visit revolveclothing.com.   

If you’re pear-shaped, try: wide-leg trousers 

The trend: Curvy girls rejoiced when last season’s wide-leg styles hit the shelves, giving them a flattering alternative to slim-fitting stovepipes. And luckily, they’re still going strong this season. 

How to wear it: The season’s trouser jeans come complete with a low-slung, booty-slimming waistband—perfect for pear shapes who aren’t flattered by high waists. To balance out voluptuous hips and thighs, try wearing a top that accentuates the upper body with puffy sleeves or padded shoulders. 

Where to find it: Not only is AG’s Mona trouser a perfect cut for pears, it also comes in a dark wash that’s office- and party-appropriate. Visit couturecandy.com.   If you’re petite, try: an ultralight wash The trend: Just when we were starting to get bored with dark denim, our favorite brands decided to lighten up things with superfaded tints. How to wear it: Light colors command attention, so you should stay away from this style if you’re not loving your lower half. This style is most flattering when paired with a slimming black schoolboy blazer and v-neck T-shirt. 

Where to find it: We love James Jeans' pale grayish-blue heathered wash on its  Patrick boot-cut  almost as much as we love the braided waistband. Luckily, you can get both in the same package. Visit shopstyle.com   

If you’re tall and thin, try: denim leggings 

The trend: Denim leggings take the skinny jean to a whole new level. No playful scrunching around the ankle here. This skin-tight, curve-celebrating trend hypes up the '80s nostalgia of the season.   

How to wear it: This jean complements the oh-so-hot knee boot by minimizing excess material shoved into the boot. It also provides an exciting contrast to chunky ankle boots. Just be sure to wear longer slouchy pieces on top to complement the ultratight bottoms   

Where to find it: Shopbop.com offers a variety of denim leggings, from Current/Elliot’s version with the conventional five pockets to Juicy Couture’s banded waist.   

If you want to hide your tummy, try high-waisted styles 

The trend: After a long season of barbecues and beer, you can be forgiven for packing on a few pounds around the middle. Thankfully, high-waisted denim hasn’t gone anywhere, nor has its ability to give us an instant tummy tuck. 

How to wear it: High-waisted jeans are most flattering with a wider leg, especially when worn with a tucked-in top. We recommend a light chiffon blouse in the season’s busy patchwork prints, which draw the eye up and away from any bulging around the waist. 

Where to find it: Aristocrat’s Holland style features a scalloped “tulip” waistband, putting a new spin on last season’s high-waist trend. Visit couturecandy.com

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Maybe it happened because you just can’t resist a bargain, so you regularly come home with shopping bags crammed full of 85-percent-off clearance items. Maybe shopping is your go-to stress reliever after a tough day at work. Or perhaps you just don’t want to get rid of any old garments because you think you might need them again. Whatever the reason, your closet is so jam-packed with pants, shirts, dresses, skirts, and more that you can’t even move things from left to right…but when it comes time to choose an outfit each morning, you don’t really want to wear any of it.            “At some point or another, I think that almost all women deal with the ‘closet full of clothes but nothing to wear’ problem,” confides Marla Tomazin, who has been an image consultant for twenty years after earlier experience in the fashion industry. “The good news is, if digging through all of that mess in order to put together a matching outfit makes you crazy, there are some specific things you can do to make your wardrobe less wieldy and more wearable.”            If you’re ready to break the nothing-right-to-wear cycle and return to the days when you were excited to open your closet and wear its fabulous contents, then read on for four of Tomazin’s tips:

First, sort what you have. If you’re at your wits’ end, chances are your closet is so cluttered and disorganized that you aren’t really familiar with each piece of its contents. That’s why Tomazin says that step one needs to be taking everything off the rack. First of all, you’ll be able to clearly see if you have an overabundance of a certain color tee, for example, or too many pairs of black pants. Plus, as you consider each piece of clothing, you’ll be forced to consider how much you actuallylike it. Tomazin recommends trying on everything and evaluating each item based on whether or not you would purchase it again today. If the answer is “yes,” that piece is a keeper.If you think you might not have a clear sense of what looks good on you or would simply like an outside opinion, ask a friend who’ll be honest to assist you in eliminating things that don’t fit, don’t flatter you, are too worn, or don’t match your lifestyle. And don’t hold on to something just because you spent a lot of money on it. Tomazin admits that it can be tough to get rid of an expensive item, but if it is no longer an asset to your wardrobe, it has lost its value for you. Be sure to set aside clothes that you want to keep but need alterations and clothes that are no longer appropriate for you but that can be donated.

Next, organize what’s left. After you have discarded everything that is no longer an asset, organize what’s left. First, re-hang everything you’ve kept, grouping pieces in order of color or prints. You’ll immediately feel more peaceful when you walk into your closet, and you’ll also have a better grasp on your wardrobe. Specifically, Tomazin says that you should use this newfound “clothing clarity” to make a list of what you need to complete the outfits you already have. These pieces will probably be very simple things: the right underpinnings, jewelry, a new black skirt or base-color pant, for example, that will appropriately extend the wear of jackets or blouses that you already own.

Buy some new pieces—with help—and start small. After you’ve cleared out some space in your once-overfull closet, reward yourself by going shopping for some of the items on your “to-be-acquired” list…but use the buddy system. Tomazin recommends taking a friend whose opinion you can trust, hiring an image consultant, or going to a personal shopper in your favorite store. This person can assist you in picking a few pieces that are flattering, easy to put on and match, and that make sense with your current lifestyle, and he or she can also help you to decide on a comfortable shopping budget.Tomazin says that as you rediscover your style, it’s best to start small, even if you leave the store with only three new pieces—albeit ones you feel very good about. (Again, she recommends concentrating on things that will extend and pull together the pieces you already have, like a brown belt or new pumps.) Tomazin also recommends purchasing at least one thing that’s outside your normal fashion box. This strategy will give you the opportunity to see how this new piece makes you feel and to evaluate the feedback you get from others before you buy more.Change your shopping strategy. Now that you have cleaned out your closet and started to figure out what kinds of pieces you’ll still like and want to wear once you get them home, it’s time to tackle what is, for many people, the toughest step of all: changing the way you shop. If you’ve never passed up a sale in the past, for example, it’s finally time to break the clearance addiction—otherwise you’ll fall back into your old pattern of buying odds and ends that you’ll never wear. Tomazin recommends looking at the garment first and the price second—that way you’ll be choosing only between pieces that are flattering. She also reminds us that it’s worth spending a little more for pieces that you’ll wear again and again and again, as opposed to shelling out less for something you’ll wear once or (maybe) twice.            “Ultimately, when you streamline your closet, you’ll quite literally be changing your life,” Tomazin concludes. “You’ll feel less tense as you prepare for your day, and maybe for the first time in a while, you’ll also be excited about what you’re wearing. As you continue to acquire new pieces after the big clean-out and update, pay attention to how they make you feel and how often you find yourself wearing them…and keep building on that knowledge.”