How To Build the Perfect Wardrobe With Seven Fashion Staples

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These pieces can be tweaked to match your personal style, but there's one thing they should all have in common: A perfect fit.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A little black dress
Plain dark jeans
A crisp, white button-down shirt
Black dress pants
White T-shirts
A black skirt
A trench coat
Professional laundering (optional)

Step 1: Invest in a little black dress

Invest in what fashionistas call the LBD, or Little Black Dress: A simple, elegant sheath.

Tip: Try a sheath dress in navy, brown, charcoal, or red, too. Just make sure it's a solid color.

Step 2: Find the perfect jeans

Have a go-to pair of jeans that fit well and can be dressed up or down. That means no rips, studs, or fading -- just a dark pair of plain jeans.

Step 3: Get a crisp white shirt

Own at least one crisp, white, button-down shirt. Look for fitted ones that won't bunch around your hips when you tuck them in -- but won't tug at the buttons, either.

Tip: Unless you can afford professional laundering, avoid 100 percent cotton in favor of a no-iron fabric.

Step 4: Have black dress pants

Buy at least one pair of black, all-season pants in a basic cut that works just as well with a sweater or jacket as it does with a shirt or blouse.

Step 5: Stock up on white tees

Stock up on white T-shirts -- crew neck and V-neck, long-sleeved and short-sleeved.

Step 6: Get a good skirt

Get a good black skirt. A knee-length, A-line skirt is universally flattering. But if you have the figure for a pencil skirt, go for it.

Step 7: Buy an all-weather trench coat

Buy a classic, all-weather trench coat. Don't skimp on it; a well-made one will last you a decade or more.

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[nadiaboo1]

omg, I thought there was going to be someone making a better outfit with only staples. Gees, I feel dumb.

[TheCliffordCult]

Instead of "first" I'll just say this: poop.

[TatiSsj2]

Why aren't hoodies one of the staples? :)

[nadiaboo1]

@lollipopfop - you're no fun.your fashion "staples" are borring.

[lollipopfop]

@Akanbojimita I have about ten little black dresses. No sheath ones.

[lollipopfop]

@nadiaboo1 You should feel dumb. The point of staples is to mix them with other things. You aren't supposed to wear them together with nothing else. I think its kind of obvious that this video would tell you their idea of staples. Which is exactly what they did.

[CourtneyKiefer904]

I thought this was a "how to dress in '80s clothes" video

[FunnyGirlz221]

@nadiaboo1 well maybe you could try that

[Narakuhater]

i have professional laundering in my closet

[narmixrawr]

I own a little black dress :D