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Deal du Jour: Xhilaration Wedge Sandal

We're convinced the wedge will never go out of style - it gives you height, comfort and style. And season after season, designers find new and funky ways to redefine this perennial warm-weather favorite.

Target has a bunch of cute wedges for Spring, including this stand-out, architecturally-inspired beauty: The Xhilaration Tonia Wedge Sandal in Celery Green. Just as celery is a negative-calorie food, this shoe actually pays you to wear it!

Well, not literally, but it's so cheap, it might as well!

>> Celery Green Xhilaration® Tonia Wedge Sandals, $19.99 at Target.com

Spring Fashion Trends 2008: Sheer Magic

Transparency figured largely in many designers' collections for Spring 2008. The trend toward maximum exposure with minimal fabric was made clear with sheer layers, peekaboo insets, and barely-there second skins. See your way through this style bubble by remembering one key rule: It's not what you see, it's what you don't see. Cover up accordingly.



Revealing Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear looks from Chanel, Rodarte and Marc Jacobs. Image source: Style.com