If you want outside-the-box inspiration when it comes to style, you need only look to our contributing editor, Tala Samman. Tala can take the most basic item and transform it into a head-turning outfit that inspires style envy in every onlooker. This month, she takes on the printed t-shirt. With three separate cues prompting her choices, Tala whips her red snake-print t-shirt into three looks to suit almost any situation, from a day at the office to an afternoon running errands.

written by GRACE GORDON|photographed by MICHELLE BOBB-PARRIS