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Does this sound like you: You wake up, shower, do your hair and, open your closet and ... so many clothes and none of them anything you actually want to wear. 

We've all been there, when everything in the closet is too boring/not appropriate/doesn't fit right. It seems like it is 80/20 rule: which means we wear only 20% of our wardrobe 80% of the times which is not an ideal ratio. 

The secret is building up an arsenal of wardrobe essentials- clothing item that will work for everyday and ones you can dress up or down and make your own. Once you have these wardrobe essentials (and a few fun extras), getting dressed in the morning will be as simple as whipping up a combo to suit your mood.

Because wardrobe essentials have to go with lots of other clothing, they tend to be monochromatic and neutral in color. They also must work with different outfits. A blazer that you can pair with a skirt, pants, or a pair of jeans is a good example.

Trendproof - you can wear them on all occasions without sacrificing style.

Flexible - you can change the whole look of it by adding a couple of accessories.

Your wardrobe foundation - without them you'll end up feeling like your style is 'crippled'. It's like not having underwear which is essential, right?

Style savers - use them to tone down a dressy or an overly trendy outfit.

Outfit multipliers - with for example 12 basic garments you can create up to 80 outfits! (This is called 'wardrobe capsule')

Stay tuned to know what they are and also to find out What's hot this Summer of 2013!!!

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