“What am I going to wear?” is a common, daily question women ask themselves when opening the closet door. Going from work to various events, changing a look from day to night, or transitioning into the weekend can be style challenges.
Celebrity stylist Lloyd Boston offers a solution—invest as much as you can in the clothing and accessory essentials that every woman needs. In Boston’s book The Style Checklist: The Ultimate Wardrobe Essentials For You, he offers lists of essential wardrobe pieces to coordinate to create the perfect look from work to weekend and beyond without overstuffing your closet.
“Many of us believe that the more clothing you have, the better off you are. But notably stylish women can attest to the exact opposite,” says Boston. All of his essentials can be mixed and matched for diverse looks that keep you in style and your closet an organized and roomy place of fresh fashion ideas and not a graveyard of dusty, ill-fitting has-beens.
Lloyd Boston’s Work Essentials…and Then Some
- classic white shirt
- navy blue blazer
- lightweight sweater twinset
- black skirt
- business handbag (not a laptop case)
- black pantsuit
- gray flannel suit
- black pumps
- pinstriped suit
- black turtleneck
A Few Weekend Essentials
- khaki pants
- easy jeans
- linen shirt
- short-sleeved polos
- leather thong sandals
Some Travel Essentials
- nude heels
- shawl wrap sweater
- long, lightweight scarf
Saturday Night Essentials
- leather jacket
- traffic stopping jeans
- party dress
Some Finishing Touches
- signature scent
- hoop earrings
- wooden bangles
- sophisticated wallet
- perfect sunglasses. iBi
