Gilt’s Wardrobe Refresh: Five Essentials for the New Year Sale

Gilt Groupe is  kicking off the New Year with an interesting “wardrobe refresh” sale. I find it interesting because it’s about building your wardrobe around five essential pieces. To me, this is a throw back to an earlier era of dressing, before there were mass retailers and budget stores which offered constantly rotating fashions for the latest styles.  With so many options coming onto the market, and the emphasis on the latest celebrity trends, many of us have gotten away from building our wardrobe around a few basic pieces that we could mix and match simply.  So what are the five wardrobe essentials Gilt Group suggests? Here are their five easy pieces:

1. The Blazer
2.  The Classic Shirt
3.  The Pencil  Skirt
4.  The Little Black Dress
5.  The Basic-Trouser (pant)

For a short list, this is a great one. To this essential list, I would add a few of my staples:  a good white shirt, a great pair of ballet flats or neat short heeled pumps, string of pearls or statement piece of jewelry and my personal bête noire a great handbag.  The Gilt sale is on until Jan. 13 and features season less pieces from Jil Saunder, Tibi, Calvin Klein and Nanette LePore.  Click here to shop the Gilt sale as my guest. Of course, you can look for your wardrobe essentials at New Year’s sales at Macy’s, Loehmann’s, Nordstrom’s, Kohl’s (think Simply Vera) White House Black Market, Ann Taylor, H&M and other retailers.  Now is a great time to refresh your style and sell off old pieces on eBay or donate them to your favorite charity or consignor.