Hostile Makeover — Ellen Byerrum

Home of the helmet hairdo and congressional comb- over, Washington, D.C. is a hotbed of fashion faux pas. If anyone should know, it's "Crimes of Fashion" columnist Lacey Smithsonian. She dishes out advice to the scandal-scorched and clothing-clueless, doing her part to change this town--one fashion victim at a time...

IF LOOKS COULD KILL

With a romantic weekend ahead of her, Lacey promises her "once a cop always a cop" boyfriend that she'll stay out of trouble...but she sashays right into it. She's set up an interview with reality TV makeover success story Amanda Manville. The inside skinny on the supermodel is that Amanda is a prima prima donna. But the daunting diva actually begs for Lacey's help in stopping a deadly stalker. As if Lacey doesn't have enough on her hands with her mother and sister visiting...But since acting sensible is for ugly shoes, she steps right in--and learns that sometimes makeovers can be murder...

Lacey's Fashion Tip of the Day:
Life is not a dress rehearsal: If you're the star, don't dress like the understudy.