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If you want to rock trendy cowboy boots this season, stick to ones that are a solid color. By sporting cowboy boots with bright colors or crazy patterns, you'll look like a rodeo clown. And for more sage fashion advice, learn all about the 30 Fashion Trends That Will Never Go Out of Style.

Rocking one beautifully designed cuff bracelet can work, but piling on a bunch of jingly bracelets can quickly get excessive and overcrowded.

Don't do the Paris Hilton look. Trade in your buggy sunglasses for a pair that actually fit your face.

There are functional backpacks, and then there are trendy backpacks, which tend to be too small to hold anything, really. Stick to the functional ones.

You spent a lot of money on that bag and you want people to know—we totally understand. But after age 40, flaunting a ton of logos becomes a bit of a faux pas. Buy as many designer items as you'd like, but choose ones that are more understated than they are flashy.

These types of earrings are hard to pull off, no matter what age you are. Stick to studs, small hoops, or tasteful, dangly pieces.

You don't need the back of your phone to remind you that "you're beautiful." You can do that yourself!

If it's an investment piece or heirloom that you can't live without, feel free to keep it. Just make sure you don't ever wear it in tandem with other rings. As for the inexpensive, meaningless rings? You know what to do.

Though relatively easy to walk in, platform shoes are still hazardous for your ankles and feet. Oh, and they also look ridiculous. Toss 'em.

Leave the Minnie Mouse backpack for your niece or daughter.