Fab Fourth Essentials

Fireworks ban? Create your own sparkle. Just in time for summer’s most celebratory day, LA Times reporter Jenn Harris and fashion critic Booth Moore have put together stars, stripes and chic ways to accessorize the holiday.

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And then there are these All-American star-spangled beauties, shown on the New York Times website. They are admittedly a one-time wear, but for what it’s worth, you can find them at Charlotte Olympia, 221 E. 65^th St., in New York. If you have to have them in short order, the phone number is 212-744-1842. 

Stars and stripes pumps, $1,050 at Charlotte Olympia, 22 East 65^th Street, NYC. 212-744-1842