I thought I posted this yesterday but it seems to have disappeared.
<https://coveteur.com/universal-closet-staples>

Not everyone's basic staples are the same. In the past I used to get sucked into ideas like needing the perfect white t shirt, a trench coat, etc., but I found that if I bought something because I thought it was a building block and not because I liked it in and of itself, I wouldn't really wear it.