Happy Birthday Capricorn, all you gorgeous goats, you stubborn Earth babies (we can say that, because we are January girls ourselves).  It’s your month, and we want you to take a little time off of work (as hard as that is for you to do) and celebrate yourselves. 

We can’t figure out any reason for this to exist, which means we’re enchanted that it does. Neiman Marcus has a Zodiac Kitty necklace ($950, above) in 18K white and yellow gold with pave diamond trim. Look closely: The Kitty is actually a goat.

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You’ve found the party dress and the perfect shoes. You’ve scheduled the mani-pedi and pulled out your cute evening clutch. You are paparazzi-worthy,  except for one thing. What is that around your neck?

No, no, no. A dress like that demands a necklace worthy of your décolletage. It must shimmer in the light and reflect the twinkle in your eyes.

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Now we are down to sheer desperation and plain old panic. You haven’t found the perfect gift for your wife/girlfriend/daughter/significant other. (Or he hasn’t found the right thing for you). The awful economy has led to a lot of ”practical” items that will likely not generate much Ho-Ho-Hoing.  

To your rescue – five classic fashion gifts with which you absolutely, positively can never go wrong. One of these can last many years, some a lifetime. Take our advice, and you’ll be kissin’ under the mistletoe by 9 a.m. (Send your man this URL if he needs a gentle prod.)

1. A beautiful cashmere scarf or wrap: All the better stores should have plenty of these still on shelves. Two top labels to look for are Burberry and Loro Piana. Also nice, and slightly less expensive are Emilio Pucci for a dash of color and plush White + Warren (this long ombre scarf,above, is great).

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Even as we race around to finish our humdrum holiday shopping, we admit to an endless fascination with the gifts the beautiful people get and give one another for Christmas and Hanukkah.

Bild.com, the online version of the German newspaper, reports on several Hollywood holiday gift trends. Jessica Simpson, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway (above) are very into retro clothing, so they’re buying themselves and friends vintage blouses and Tiffany jewelry from the ’60s, the report says. (Perhaps like these ’60s Tiffany gold knot earrings for $3,395, above.)

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Yes, you can go to the department store or the jewelry store in the mall and buy a necklace or a bracelet or a ring. How special is that, really? Try something different this year. Pick from among five trendy jewelers we’ve found:

Andrew Hamilton Crawford: Chad Crawford and Andrew Tessier have joined forces to become two of the newest “it” designers, according to jewelry watchers. Born in the South but creating in New York, they have created funky, fun and just plain fabulous items, such as their fanciful resin bubble bangles ($248, above), beautiful star chandelier earrings ($68, below left) or fanciful puffed heart necklace ($78, below right).

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Is Miley Cyrus cute or what? She’s got a smile that goes from here to L.A., hair that falls down her back in natural waves, and - oh, we almost forgot - hit records, concert tours and a television show that just won’t quit. Where’s the fairness in all that?

We can’t get you a recording contract or a million-dollar alter-ego, but we can get you The Look.

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Here’s the secret: Just walk in, nod quickly to the staff as though you are very busy, and head straight to the back of the store. No small talk, and no stopping at all those gorgeous displays in the front, because you are here to save actual money, and that never happens in the front of the store. We promise. Come with us and we’ll show you how it’s done:

Happy birthday, November girls: Let a warm, glowing birthstone usher in a nippy month. Citrine shows itself off at Macy’s in a three-stone 14K gold ring ($179, was $300) and oval drop earrings ($329, was $550).

Nestle them in style: Clean off the top of that dresser and find your inner zen in the calmly organized drawers of an Art-Deco inspired leather jewelry box. At Red Envelope ($199, was $299).

Can we afford this dress? No, we cannot. Does that stop us from coveting it? No it does not. The Derek Lam silk gathered dress has us spinning with the possibilities. At Bergdorf Goodman ($1.052, was $2,490).

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