Mariska Hargitay, who turns 48 today, has been a part of our lives for 12 years, since the inception of Law & Order: SVU. Here, we get some quick over 40 fashion tips from her style profile.
Mariska Hargitay, here with castmate Tamara Tunie (looking gorgeous in a sexy colorblock style), shows off a graduated graphic print at its most flattering, bisected to break up the pattern for a slimming effect and close together up top so that it's cohesive, not busy, but bigger below at the sweeping end of the skirt.
She also hoists her hair up in a pretty princess bun, so as not to compete with the print and just adds golden statement earrings for warmth around her face to offset the black-and-white palette.