Let’s start with dresses. Specifically little black dresses — the classic LBD, to be perfectly exact. If you have a little black dress, you are practically set for just about any occasion. If you have three of them — one with a short skirt, one with a medium skirt, and one with a long skirt — you are set for every possible occasion.

The same goes with black skirts — same lengths. These can take you from day to evening, from your work place to a night out, without any trouble at all. They should be paired with silk tops in lovely, jewel toned colors.