I answered your question on Suz's thread, Sterling:
http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....tegorizing
"Knowing what your wardrobe essentials are - and making sure they are current and suited to your needs - makes the outfit creation process a whole lot easier. They can also be the back bone of a signature style, the route to a fast fall back outfit, and are a way to refresh your wardrobe without zoning in on statement pieces. All of this impacts your future shopping plan.
A wardrobe that is overflowing with statement pieces in fun to look at - but hard to create complete outfits with UNLESS there are essentials in place to stick them all together.
A wardrobe that's overflowing with essentials is easy to create outfits with, but might lack the pizazz, verve and drama you're looking for.
Some styles are VERY "essentials heavy" - like Greyscale's list. Some are much lighter, like bonnie's list. My own essentials list used to be much longer - but I scaled it back a lot because I wanted to simplify what I wore with my non-essentias and statement pieces. In a way I strengthened my signature style by wearing fewer essentials more frequently".
