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Phillies red is about to replace Eagles green as the city's most fashionable color.

As The Phillies cinched the National League East title Sunday and the Eagles lost their third game of the season (16 to 3) securing an 1 and 3 record for the season, bright red has become a happier color. Not to mention it can move easily beyond the boring uniform sweats we see here in the bull pen.

And that makes us happy because fire engine red is such a better color than Hunter green. A girl has so many more fashion options from the red long sleeved T-shirt she can layer underneath this season's trendy storm cloud grey jumpers to the cute little red baseball caps she can wear with sweats on the weekend. She can carry a shiny patent leather bag and claim her love for the Phillies (even if it's really a love for Kate Spade

But there are still fashion pitfalls.

Here are a few tips:

1. Please don't use as face paint, chances are you'll look more like a flushed clown and there is nothing tough about that. (Phillies roar.)

2. Those sparkly Target ballet flats are not technically Phillies Red. Sparkles aren't appropriate for sports fans. Sorry girls. Go for the matte version.

3. Yes, matte red lipstick is (the rage for Hollywood glamour) back but that shade won't work for all of us. Please try out different shades before you smear your kissers with Phillies-shade red. You could end up looking more like you have a fat lip than a trendy Phillies fan.

4. Please refrain from dying your hair Phillies Red under all circumstances.

Do you have any Phillies red fashion tips you'd like to share?

Posted by Elizabeth Wellington on October 1, 2007 7:27 AM | Permalink

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Comments (2)

Christy:

Nail polish.

Mine are currently in the Big Apple Red shade of OPI. (no Mets jokes please)

Posted by Christy | October 1, 2007 1:16 PM

Posted on October 1, 2007 13:16

Citizen Mom:

Coach Ergo patent hobo, coral red

Posted by Citizen Mom | October 2, 2007 9:04 PM

Posted on October 2, 2007 21:04

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The Mirror Image team consists of Inquirer and philly.com writers with a passion for fashion and an eye for the trends. We live to shop and shop to live, but always appreciate a good sale. We know that “What I am going to wear?” is a serious question, possibly requiring consultation and multiple outfit changes. We believe beauty treatments can be a necessity instead of a luxury, and consider awards shows required viewing. Above all, we strive to bring style into our daily lives – and have fun telling others about it.

Contributor Elizabeth Wellington has been the Inquirer's Fashion Reporter since 2003 and writes the Mirror, Mirror column for the Sunday Image section. She is a bargain shopper who hates buying pants and rarely meets a dress she doesn’t like.

Contributor Chris Gray is the editor of the Image section, and has been a reporter and editor at the Inquirer since 2001. She believes you are never too tall for heels and considers text messaging a vital form of communication.

Contributor Karen Heller covered fashion for several years, nationally and regionally, and has an enduring interest in style and fashion. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, she reports on popular culture. Her column appears in the Wednesday Daily Magazine.

Contributor Kristen Graham is a Philly.com producer and columnist. She is still recovering from her mother dressing her in homemade cotton plaid bell-bottoms as a toddler, and regards religious Project Runway and What Not To Wear watching as the only way to make amends.

Contributor Jodie Chester Lowe is a Philly.com Entertainment producer and a member of the Great Expectations project team. By college, she knew she needed to expand her wardrobe beyond casual shirts and jeans. She’s branched out with the tops, but denim still gets its own drawer (or two) in her dresser.

Contributor Ellen Dunkel is the Philly.com Entertainment channel manager. She was almost literally born to shop, having grown up in Paramus, N.J., the No. 2 ZIP code in the United States for retail sales. She often serves as a personal shopper for family members who are missing the fashion gene.

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