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You are a fashion saint when you look great, feel great, and sound great. < / p>

The basic of basic fashions are known as those items that everyone needs. Even though your choice of color, textile, and style is a matter of individuality, you must always ponder the basics. Not only is it important to fee attention to your basic wardrobe, your accessories can and generally do make your fashion wardrobe complete and unique. < / p>

Accessories do not always have to be expensive. Bargain department stores carry a money of inexpensive and attractive selections of costume jewelry, scarves, and belts. Just make sure the items you purchase are in good taste. And recollect, quality over total is always best. Purchase items that are of good quality in both essence and design; looks great on you, and is in a style that fits your personality. That garment will last longer and raise your self - esteem. < / p>

After making sure your closet consists of the basic essentials, you can round out your basic wardrobe with the following items: < / p>

O One tailored or casual dress< / p>

O Two blouses, one to wear with a suit, and one of a dressy structure for evening< / p>

O At beginning two scarves, one in a print, and one in a solid color< / p>

O A pantsuit< / p>

O At least three complete sets of under fashions< / p>

O Suitable sleepwear in pajamas or gowns< / p>

O A pair of slippers< / p>

O Five to six pairs of panty hose< / p>

Now you can start planning or updating your basic wardrobe. Before buying any item, decide first on your color choices. Spread out your purchases based on your budget and needs. Allow for lots of time and keep in mind that it is more important to buy the right item for the right occasion. < / p>

Now, test yourself on your basic fashion knowledge. For each of the following questions, give yourself twenty points if you know the correct answer. A perfect score equals 100 points. A passing score equals 70 points. Answers appear at the end of the Quiz. Good luck! < / p>

What are the colors of a basic coat?
a. Black, brown, navy, and neutrals
b. Red, gold, green and yellow
c. White
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What are the basic fabrics of a suit or pantsuit?
a. Sheers
b. Heavy cotton, lightweight wool, or good flannel
c. Natural Silks
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What is a basic style for daytime dresses?
a. One that is easy to dress up or dress down
b. Floor length
c. Sleeveless< / p>

What are the basic colors and styles of after - five dresses?
a. Basic colors are absolutely necessary and from gowns to shorts
b. Basic colors are not necessary and may be evening gowns to velvet pantsuits
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What two basic accessory items are always in good taste?
a. A luxury fur coat, and a sequined handbag
b. A two - piece set of expensive luggage
c. One pair of pearl earrings, and a single strand pearl necklace< / p>

Correct Answers: < / p>

1. A
2. B
3. A
4. B
5 C
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If your score is 60 points or below, your sense of fashion is not what it should be.
If your score is 80 points, congratulations. You did a good job.
If you scored 100 points, call yourself a fashion diva.
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Wearing the right outfit for its intended purpose reflects on your good taste. And good taste is essential when the investment for quality fashions comes out of your pocket. Wearing those items that fit your personality and figure is also important. So, learn to choose and spend wisely. < / p>

Gerri D Smith combines apparel design, and creative fashion writing, into a successful business. In business for twenty plus years and lovin ' every minute of it - even the ups and downs, Gerri ' s deep passion for creating women ' s fashions and accessories is enhanced by her love of writing. < / p>

Gerri ' s apparel and accessory designs are promoted and marketed online, and sold to private clients. As a free - lance designer, many of her designs are one - of - a - kind and special - ordered. Gerri publishes fashion and image - improvement articles, an online fashion eCourse, and an inspirational self - improvement eBook. The articles, eCourse, and eBook are marketed nationwide online, and offline to women business owners, individuals, and entrepreneurs. < / p>

Gerri ' s newest project is an exciting, quality fashion eCourse for the certain lady who wishes to learn more about the world of fashion, style, beauty and wellness. Just being able to share two of her deepest passions - creative fashion designing and creative inspirational fashion writing with others is her greatest pleasure. < / p>

Gerri D Smith apparel designer and creative fashion writer wishes you love, beauty and wellness. Your unique style and creative mind must be treated with all the individual attention you deserve. Allow me to invite you to build your wardrobe, style, image, and wellness with Distinctive - Elegance. Gerri is here to help. Visit, http: / / www. distinctive - elegance. com< / a>< / p>

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I suggested to Aisha, a recent client, that miss form in a durable leather handbag. Aisha argued that woman plainly couldn ' t bring to spend upwards of $300. The remarkable thing about this was that once we analyzed her recent clothing purchases we realized that teenybopper was spending about $300 comic book on clothing! Aisha was all suffering from sticker shock and had kind of become accustomed to buying total instead of quality. The end aftermath was that her closet was essentially bursting at the seams with discount and ill constructed clothing. In the end, Aisha was in aftereffect spending $3, 600 annually ( nearly 10 % of her $37, 000 remuneration ) on a wardrobe that lacked both function and style. < / p>

Establishing a budget is a very difficult question to answer from a general perspective as everyone ' s budgetary and clothing locality is different. If you have a job that allows you to work in a casual environment where some of your everyday clothing can be incorporated into you daily work outfits, I would estimate the overall clothing allowance to be hereafter around 7 %. For those that work in a more professional office environment where you are expected to dress the part and dressing the part may overall modify your promotion - adeptness factor; I would estimate around 10 % of your remuneration. Keep in mind, this budget should include the costs of alterations and professional cleaning services. It is also important to note that if you are maintaining a household on this salary, i. e. you have children or a spouse you must allocate a portion of this amount to their clothing allowance as well. < / p>

Example 1: Aisha works in a business casual environment. Her salary is $37, 000. Her clothing allowance is: $2, 590. - Example 2: Elaine works in a professional business environment. Her salary is $85, 000. Her clothing allowance is: $8, 500. < / p>

1. Invest in Investment Pieces: Investment pieces are just that - " investment " pieces! So, don ' t be afraid to spend a little more money on the classics which are required to create a functional wardrobe. Discount stores such as Marshalls, Century 21, and DSW could produce some very valuable finds, however it is important that you don ' t become distracted and divert from the standard classics when shopping at these stores. For classics, I recommend shopping at a formula store. A formula store is typically a specialty retail store that stocks key basics. Some great formula stores are Gap, Ann Taylor LOFT and The Limited. The great thing about a formula store is that once you find the sizes and styles that suit you best, you can shop there season to season with little difficulty. These are great stores for purchasing a classic a - line skirt, trousers, jeans, button - ups, and tees, tanks and camis of variety. < / p>

2. Don ' t Be a Label Whore: When it comes to beautiful dresses, handbags, shoes and scarves there are some designers that are simply ahead of the par, however to simply focus all of your efforts into collecting clothing that has a designer label tag regardless of how flattering or well - fitting the item is - is simply not a good option. < / p>

3. Do Apply The Cost - Per - Wear Concept: To get back to the example I gave previously of Aisha spending $300 on a leather handbag. The leather handbag is an investment piece which can be carried for months or possibly years to come. If Aisha carried this handbag for just six months her cost per wear would be $50. I discuss the Cost per Wear Concept in more detail in a recent post. < / p>

4. Don ' t Charge: I know to some people this may seem unthinkable; however I think whenever you shop with credit cards you are always tempted to get caught up in the emotional buzz of said item and go well over your budget. If you ' re carrying a lot of debt ( particularly from past shopping activities ) you really need to think long and hard about plunking 7 - 10 % of your income towards clothing. A simple rule of thumb I often use is " Don ' t buy it unless you can afford to buy two. " No, I ' m not saying that you should buy two of everything; rather what I am suggesting is that every time you buy something, you take that same dollar amount and apply it towards paying off debt or towards savings. So in effect, that $300 handbag will now cost you $600; $300 to purchase and another $300 in savings or debt payment. The amount of your clothing budget should match or exceed the amount you are saving or applying towards debt repayment. < / p>

5. Make It Automatic: Now that you have established your clothing budget, the only sure fire way to stick to it is to make it automatic. Here are two great ideas for actually staying on budget. Low Tech Option: If your budget allows for $200 to be spent a month on clothing. Place this amount of cash in an envelope. When shopping for clothing only spend what is in the envelope. Once this amount is gone you have exhausted your clothing budget for the month. High Tech Option: Set up a separate checking account ( I suggest an ING Orange account ) and have a specific amount deposited into your account periodically; for example $50 a week. When shopping for clothing only use the debit card associated with this checking account. The nice thing about this option is that if you are not someone who shops on a weekly or monthly basis the money continues to grow towards your much anticipated shopping spree. < / p>

6. Maximize Your Budget: A pair of Jimmy Choo shoes is no longer $500. It ' s $500 minus the $165 you will get for selling them on EBay the following year. EBay and consignment stores are a great source for stretching your clothing allowance. If you don ' t have a lot of designer clothing in your closet you can still receive some financial benefit from making a tax - deductible donation to your local goodwill or charity. < / p>

Have a Fashionable Day!
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