WE couldn’t help but notice that one of the main trends this fall – all that hard-edged shine, leather, punk hardware, ankle boots and black – has a distinctly post-’80s French flavor, specifically auteur Luc Besson’s “La Femme Nikita” and “The Fifth Element.” Both feature a female hero, one saving the world and the other saving herself. It’s a fashion dilemma: What to wear on these trying days at the international office of espionage?

Something tough, built for speed, a little intimidating – a Euro mod look befitting an anti-heroine, a femme fatale on a quest. Mission accomplished. You better tell her she looks nice, or she’ll kill you.

Fashion editor: Serena French

Stylist: Caragh Wilson

Market associate: Christina Tam

Photographer: Michael Sofronski

Hair: Elaine Brown for Trillium

Makeup: Cynthia Rose for Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics

Model: Kate/I.D. Models

Location: Citiwide Self Storage

45-55 Pearson Street

Long Island City

(718)-482-0300

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