Glamour

Want: Graphic, chic, and swanky -- with a dash of moxie

Try: Didot and Pistilli

There's nothing quiet about this stationery suite, inspired by the larger-than-life fonts used in 1950s fashion magazines. At the same time, there's nothing gauche or loud about it, either. Combining big-statement designs (oversize ampersand and quotation marks) with understated, elegant colors (deep teal and burnished-gold engraving) is the key to pulling off this luxurious and infinitely cool look.

Stationer: Gryphon Stationers

The Web-based invitation-design company in San Francisco "creates classic invitations with a modern bent," says co-owner Erik Olsen.