Do prints put on pounds? Do shoes and handbags have to match? If the label on a garment says "dry-clean," can you wash it in the machine?

The answers to these and other pressing fashion questions are in a new booklet, "Dispelling the Myths About Fashion and Fabric Care." The booklet, written by experts at Woolite Fashion Forum™, is available free to consumers who want the record set straight on the most common fashion and garment care fables.

Today, there are more options and trends than ever before in fashion. That's one reason stylists now say the key to looking great and shopping smart is knowing fact from fiction. Here is a sample of a few myths uncovered in the booklet:

• The little black dress always makes you look slimmer-FALSE. Black is generally flattering for most women, but it is a myth that it automatically makes you look slimmer. Whether the dress is black or hot pink, women need to look for the right silhouette for their body type. Dresses that skim the body are most slenderizing.